New profile picture of our channel

Made by talented artist @Qirkl

Special thanks to gfx artist @JstormZx for his great ideas too

For those who dislike our new logo..

I understand many still prefer the old one and everyone has different opinions.

Some find the new design too basic, resembling just an arrow, while the old one was seen as raw and bold. But the previous logo also has its own drawbacks and since it's been more than a year, I believe a change is due.

Change is challenging, especially when the previous logo was well-received, but I think any design can be upgraded with creativity.

This new logo was my choice, not the designer's. So instead of just disliking it, I propose a collaborative effort.

So if you're up for it, create a NEW logo using the letters — T, L, and Z.

Let's see how much y'all are creative and We'll have a poll upcoming Sunday to pick a new one together.

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Google Pixel 6 series gets support from The Mainline Linux Kernel
Source

Pixel 6 series is powered by Google tensor GS 101 and was launched back in 2021.

Now, the initial Google Tensor GS101 support along with the Pixel 6 smartphone Device Tree support is finally set to appear in the mainline Linux kernel rather than being found in just the various Android/AOSP downstream kernel sources.

The initial GS101 / Google Tensor patches along with the Pixel 6 DT (Oriole) have made it into the Samsung SoC tree's "for-next" branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.8 cycle.

In the recent patch series for this Tensor/GS101 SoC, support added in this series consists of:
* cpus
* pinctrl
* CCF implementation of cmu_top, cmu_misc & cmu_apm
* watchdog
* USI uart
* gpio

Better late than never. It's also with Linux 6.8 where the newer Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be able to boot the mainline kernel.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 & Galaxy Note 2 received Android 14 upgrade

The Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 were released in 2012 (almost 12 years ago) with 2GB RAM running on Samsung TouchWiz UI

The Samsung Galaxy S III (Samsung i9300) was based on Android 4 (Ice-cream Sandwich) & was powered by a Samsung Exynos 1.4GHz Quad-core chip

Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) was based on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) & was powered by a Samsung Exynos 1.6GHz Quad-core chip

Samsung last updated both of them to Android 4.4 (KitKat) with 3.4 Kernel version

A custom ROM developer has now brought LineageOS 21 based on Android 14 to both Galaxy S3 as well as Galaxy Note 2

Mostly all things are working including the cameras, NFC, Graphics & even the RIL
However, encryption is dead as FDE was removed with Android 13 & these devices don't support FBE.

A jump from Android 4 to Android 14 basically means that Galaxy S3 has received 12 Android OS upgrades making it the longest-updated device even though unofficially

Good Job!

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Samsung teases Galaxy S24 series launch

Samsung has officially confirmed that the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra will be unveiled at its first Unpacked 2024 event in San Jose, California on January 17.

AI features will be the major area of focus for the new flagships, with the Exynos 2400 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipsets both boasting significant AI capabilities.

Galaxy S24 series specifications have already been leaked. Click HERE to check them out!

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iPhone 15 Pro max is the BEST Folding Phone acc to the same Youtuber who said Pixel 8 is the worst smartphone

STOP Believing the CPU Throttling test results of Xiaomi flagships

Xiaomi 14 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 & even features a Vapor-liquid separation design cooling system for heat dissipation

The CPU throttle test results of Xiaomi 14 pro indicates that it barely throttles, offering 88% of its max performance

However, the Xiaomi benchmarking results are FAKE

Previously Xiaomi was one of those that CHEATED by letting CPU performance be boosted during benchmarks.
Now Xiaomi has changed its way

Basically, Qualcomm allows OEMs that use Snapdragon chips to "remove thermal limitations" during benchmarks, clearly reflecting the real-world scene

Thus, Xiaomi 14 pro reached 93C in the CPU test & the on-surface temperature reached 50C
Also, newer Ximi's have 6C offset, so the 93C reported is canonically 100C on-die.

Pixels and iPhones however throttle the CPU performance to stop the smartphone from heating and Xiaomi lets it heat just to flex its smartphone performance

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Vivo X100 series launched in India

Vivo X100 Pro is the first phone to feature Zeiss APO floating periscope & also the FIRST Android phone to offer 4K portrait video shooting

Specs:
• 6.78" Flat LTPO 8T OLED Display
• MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC
• 100x Digital Zoom

X100 Pro:
• 50MP main (customized IMX 989 VCS bionic, OIS)
• 50MP UltraWide
• 50MP ZEISS APO Periscope (100mm) Telephoto Macro (OIS)
• Vivo V3 imaging chip
• 5400mAh battery

X100:
• 50MP main (customized IMX 920 VCS bionic, OIS)
• 50MP UltraWide
• 64MP Telephoto Macro (OIS)
Click HERE to check out all specs

Price of X100 Pro:
16GB + 512GB = Rs.90,000 (~1080$)

X100:
12GB + 256GB = Rs.64,000 (~770$)
16GB + 512GB = Rs.70,000 (~840$)

There is only 1 variant of X100 Pro in India and Vivo made sure to price that 330$ more costly than in China

X100 costs 200$ more in India compared to in China

So, please wait for the price drop
Also, there are chances you might even find for half the price on OLX after 2-3 months lol

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Redmi Note 13 Pro and Pro Plus launched in India

Redmi Note 13 Pro:
• Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
(Overclocked Snapdragon 6 Gen 1)
• 200MP main (Samsung HP3, OIS) + 8MP UltraWide + 2MP useless
• 5100mAh battery; 67W fast charging
Click HERE to check more specs

Note 13 Pro Plus:
• MediaTek Dimensity 7200-Ultra
(Customized Dimensity 7200 for Xiaomi)
• 200MP main (Samsung customized HP3, OIS) + 8MP UltraWide + 2MP useless
• 120W fast charging; IP68 rated
Click HERE to check all specs

Special Feature for Redmi Note 13 Pro:
Xiaomi removed NFC only 💀😂

Both of them come with MIUI 14 based on Android 13

Price for Redmi Note 13 Pro
• 8GB + 128GB = Rs.26,000
• 8GB + 256GB = Rs.28,000
• 12GB + 256GB = Rs.30,000

Note 13 Pro Plus:
• 8GB + 256GB = Rs.32,000
• 12GB + 256GB = Rs.34,000 💀
(Costs Rs.22,000 in China)
• 12GB + 512GB = Rs.36,000

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Correction in Redmi Note 13 5G post

Redmi Note 13 5G comes with MIUI 14 based on "Android 12" instead of Android 13

So, after launching a smartphone with 2 yrs old Android version, Xiaomi now promises 3 Android OS upgrade on Redmi Note 13 5G

In short, Android 14 already launched 3 months ago, and Android 15 will be the last for Note 13 5G

Thanks to @mochfaridofanani for pointing it out

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Xiaomi corrected the Redmi Note 13 5G Android version

Previously, the Redmi Note 13 5G specifications page on Xiaomi India website noted that it comes with MIUI 13 based on Android 12.

Now Xiaomi has corrected its mistake & changed it to MIUI 14 based on Android 13

However, it seems like Redmi Note 13 5G gets 2 Android OS upgrade only (instead of 3 OS) with 4yrs Security patches

Android 14 already launched 3 months ago, and Android 15 will be the last for Note 13 5G

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Poco X6 series will launch with HyperOS instead of MIUI

Poco X6 and X6 Pro are launching in India on 11th January along with Poco M6 Pro.

Unlike the Redmi Note 13 series that debuted with MIUI 14, the Poco X6 Pro will boot HyperOS 1.0 out of the box, likely based on Android 13
Poco X6 however MIUI lol

Well, HyperOS is basically rebranded MIUI anyways

Poco X6 will be a REBRANDED version of Redmi Note 13 Pro that has been launched today

However, there is a slight difference this time
Redmi Note 13 Pro packs a Samsung HP3 200MP main camera while Poco X6 will use a 64MP Omnivision OV64B main sensor

Poco X6 Pro is the rebranded version of Redmi K70E which is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra SoC

Poco M6 Pro will be powered by MediaTek Helio G99 Ultra in 2024

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