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For all of you Nexus 4 owners, thought this might be of interest.

I wish this would work for Nexus 7. I was thinking some of you might like this.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6499/hands-on-with-the-analogix-slimport-microusb-to-hdmi-and-vga-adapters

This makes it so much better than mhl without needing constant power.
How much is the adaptor? And I wonder if we can disable the phone screen during video playback? This combined with undervolting would mean epic battery life when used as a video player.

PoisonWolf said:
This makes it so much better than mhl without needing constant power.
How much is the adaptor? And I wonder if we can disable the phone screen during video playback? This combined with undervolting would mean epic battery life when used as a video player.
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The article says it's on amazon for $30

Nice! I just order one.

[hfm] said:
The article says it's on amazon for $30
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Way too pricey. Will wait for monoprice to get to it eventually.

sbasinger said:
Nice! I just order one.
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It sounds geek awesome, then I asked myself what I would ever use it for that I wouldn't use my Xbox or ps3 instead. Nothing was the answer.

I would use it so i could turn my n4 into a Nintendo/super 'tendo console and relive the dream. Some people could use it to record them self and see it live. Steve Wozniak would make live smartphone porn.
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I thought people would have known about this,
plus it should be in the accessories section.
slimport thread

Yeah sorry. Duh on me.
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PoisonWolf said:
Way too pricey. Will wait for monoprice to get to it eventually.
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They have something that is supposed to work, but didn't on the t mobile S2. Not sure if it would on the N4 I haven't been able to test.

Please continue the discussion at the thread linked below
ketjr81 said:
I thought people would have known about this,
plus it should be in the accessories section.
slimport thread
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[Reviews] Hands-on with the Nexus 5

I figured I'd start a thread and group all the reviews out there so far.
Here's some great reads with a lot of awesome pictures:
MobileSyrup Review: http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5/
Engadget Review: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-announces-nexus-5/
Tech Crunch: http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5-and-android-4-4-kitkat/
CNET: http://cnettv.cnet.com/google-nexus-5-souped-up-android-kitkat-lte/9742-1_53-50158275.html
Gigaom: http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
AndroidCentral: http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough
Video Reviews:

that verge video is such a pile of crap
i mean, really. that's the guy they get to introduce a brand new phone? lol

N4 vs S4 isnt really a review video. Just comparing the specs but there is no device being shown in the video at all

lolcopter said:
that verge video is such a pile of crap
i mean, really. that's the guy they get to introduce a brand new phone? lol
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LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...

klin1344 said:
LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...
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+1
Cheers!!
sent from my S4 (9500 international)

klin1344 said:
LOL at "cameras in androids are not impressive" and "lag which is usual for android phones".
I smell an iSheep...
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that's the verge for ya

BennyJr said:
that's the verge for ya
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Even Chris Pirillo fell for that 'lag' exercise/flicking the screen when showing the N4 versus iPhone...I'm like..HELLO! WHO the f uses their phone that way!?! No one. Period. It's a stupid exercise that proves nothing. Compare the units in NORMAL navigation, and you MIGHT detect smoother operation, but I detect it as SLOWER operation.

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Even Chris Pirillo fell for that 'lag' exercise/flicking the screen when showing the N4 versus iPhone...I'm like..HELLO! WHO the f uses their phone that way!?! No one. Period. It's a stupid exercise that proves nothing. Compare the units in NORMAL navigation, and you MIGHT detect smoother operation, but I detect it as SLOWER operation.
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Chris Pirillo is a tool. Who cares what he thinks?

tom9384 said:
Chris Pirillo is a tool. Who cares what he thinks?
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I used to...he loved the N4 at first, but then lost me with the iPhone comparison nonsense.

zephiK said:
N4 vs S4 isnt really a review video. Just comparing the specs but there is no device being shown in the video at all
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Yeah gotta love the videos that list specs, or just has a person ranting off to the camera.... Um there are better formats, like text & pictures for those kinds of things. Keep up the reviews, It'll keep me busy until my ordered N5 ships.

Added two more videos.

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
Kevin Tofel is a great reviewer and gives Chrome/Chrome OS a lot of love so he's good in my book for that alone
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MaxCarnage said:
http://gigaom.com/2013/10/31/nexus-5-hands-on-looks-like-an-impressive-google-android-flagship/
Kevin Tofel is a great reviewer and gives Chrome/Chrome OS a lot of love so he's good in my book for that alone
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Added to the OP, thanks bud.

Saw
I'll see them all *,..,*

Another
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough

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Another
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5-and-android-44-kitkat-video-walkthrough
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Added, thanks!

An other one, this time a white one *_* thx to this youtuber DD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxRpsqt4Ik&list=PLxqB17zS5A_BqJabpPVc-CC1HCweEnzWy

Exel said:
Added, thanks!
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Thanks for adding our Androidizen video to your round up.

How has no one linked MKBHD's review?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dg2UIzIt4s

Google Nexus 5 review - on my blog.

[Discussion] Open Source, image post-processing algorithm.

Keeping the sensor parameters aside, can we expect an open-source take on the post-processing for smartphone cameras? This code can be modified as needed and can be incorporated into custom roms. Thus eliminating the reliance on the OEMs for the updates.
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I'm no camera expert, but, doesn't post processing depend on a individual camera module? I think all custom rom developers can contribute together on a particular camera module for the phone (like, for oneplus 3, all custom rom developers for oneplus3 can contribute together on the camera module, which then, they can integrate into their individual roms, as you are suggesting!). But, I've noticed that custom rom developers are less interested in camera of the phones (argument being, if you need professional quality photographs, buy a DSLR, which doesn't make sense to me.) I hope it changes.

Yes you are right. Devs should understand that, we don't expect DSLR level photos but atleast we can expect the quality to be on par with the stock factory rom. That way, migrating to a custom rom wouldn't be that much of a pain.
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We have seen OP's over aggressive approach to noise reduction leading to very soft images resulting in a loss of details. If devs could tune down the noise reduction a bit, might give better results.
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Hello,
I created a thread where I uploaded some pictures (4 sets). I took them side-by-side using both Official/Stock OxygenOS Camera as well as the Ported OxygenOS Camera. And the original photos were also uploaded.
I am interested in knowing how far (or near/identical) the quality really is (this is not a technical/scientific experiment, but more on just visual inspection of the photos). I am inviting people to participate and let me know what they think by voting in the thread.
Here is the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/poll-tell-difference-ported-oos-camera-t3574805
I will reveal the answers when the poll closes.

topet2k12001 said:
Hello,
I created a thread where I uploaded some pictures (4 sets). I took them side-by-side using both Official/Stock OxygenOS Camera as well as the Ported OxygenOS Camera. And the original photos were also uploaded.
I am interested in knowing how far (or near/identical) the quality really is (this is not a technical/scientific experiment, but more on just visual inspection of the photos). I am inviting people to participate and let me know what they think by voting in the thread.
Here is the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/poll-tell-difference-ported-oos-camera-t3574805
I will reveal the answers when the poll closes.
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Hello, Well, I'am aware of your poll but the problem is I couldn't find any pictures in Gdrive.
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navneetsoni11 said:
Hello, Well, I'am aware of your poll but the problem is I couldn't find any pictures in Gdrive.
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Hi,
Thanks for letting me know. Someone else responded in that thread around 2pm so it looks like the pictures are available for viewing without problems.
When you click the link (from the polling thread), you will see four folders - one folder = 1 Set for comparison. You will need to open the folders to see the pictures.
Here's the link once again: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxHcXHUSGaDDUXRoVk1WcGhxWWM
Hope you can try it out and try to see the difference. Looking forward to it!

Thanks man, now I can see the pics.
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navneetsoni11 said:
Thanks man, now I can see the pics.
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Great to hear. If you have the time, please try to vote and comment in the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/poll-tell-difference-ported-oos-camera-t3574805
...so that I can add your vote.

navneetsoni11 said:
Yes you are right. Devs should understand that, we don't expect DSLR level photos but atleast we can expect the quality to be on par with the stock factory rom. That way, migrating to a custom rom wouldn't be that much of a pain.
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That makes no sense what's so ever. This is the difference between closed sourced and open sourced drivers and such. You can't expect the same quality from devs that do this for free without the use of documentation from the camera maker, to companies that can spend millions in developing camera software.
This is something you have to weigh. Understand the trade off. There is a price to pay for being on open source software and sometimes it is more then people are willing to pay. Which is OK.

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Great to hear. If you have the time, please try to vote and comment in the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/poll-tell-difference-ported-oos-camera-t3574805
...so that I can add your vote.
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I did cast my vote, however it was challenging to find which was shot with stock or port. Therefore you should add a "Can't tell" option (just a suggestion).
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navneetsoni11 said:
I did cast my vote, however it was challenging to find which was shot with stock or port. Therefore you should add a "Can't tell" option (just a suggestion).
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Thanks for casting your vote, @navneetsoni11.
I realized too late that XDA's polling system allows for only a single vote, and the only way to edit it would be to make a request to a Forum Moderator. Also the poll is about to end on the 17th. I'll assess if it will still be feasible to have it added.

How to get Netflix in HD and HDR in Mate 10/Pro

I managed to get Netflix HD (specially HD because with a 2k display and not being able to get hd content is stupid) and HDR in my Mate 10 (not pro) by changing the device model to the mate 10 RS porshe design NEO-L29, also works changing it to Mate 10 pro BLA-L09. This also may work for the Non supported Mate 10 Pro phones, Netflix only support officially the NEO-L29 and BLA-L09, thats it says in the website.
You need to have magisk root, with safetynet pass in green and modify this file:
/product/hw_oem/ALP-L29/prop/local.prop (mine is ALP-L29 but it might be ALP-AL00, ALP-L09... Or whatever brand you have, check in settings about phone.. So edit the file for your device model)
See the screenshots attachment for more details.
So basically change all the words ALP-L29 (or whatever is your model) in that file to NEO-L29.
Reboot and go to Netflix, which now appears in the playstore and can be installed.
Go to any of the Netflix originals like black mirror or stranger things and you should see the word HDR next to the title.
I don't know if the hdr really works on our device's screen in Netflix but defenitley Netflix now recognises my Mate 10 as a porshe design and as a supported device.
What I can assure is that HD now works because before doing this change, I downloaded an episode of black mirror and the size was 330 mb but after the change the size now is 770 mb(if I change to NEO) and 550 (if I change to BLA-L09) and obviously it looks sharper...
HDR seems to work too, The shows with hdr support seem to look better than the ones where it says HD only, the blacks seem darker and more saturation but I cannot be 100% sure... ?
Keep in mind that not all the Netflix content is in hdr only the shows original from Netflix and only some of them.
Hope it works for you and let me know if you see the HDR improvement, specially in the PRO device because of the AMOLED.

I have mate 10 pro bla-l29... it is normal dual sim that is sold in europe. Bla-a09 is us version only. It is so ****ed up that they dont support all versions who comes up with such an idea. I kinda feel discriminated.
My phone is not rooted so now i am stuck watching sd on a 800 Dollar phone thanks

0alfred0 said:
I have mate 10 pro bla-l29... it is normal dual sim that is sold in europe. Bla-a09 is us version only. It is so ****ed up that they dont support all versions who comes up with such an idea. I kinda feel discriminated.
My phone is not rooted so now i am stuck watching sd on a 800 Dollar phone thanks
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it will work with the next update which will be pushed soon

0alfred0 said:
I have mate 10 pro bla-l29... it is normal dual sim that is sold in europe. Bla-a09 is us version only. It is so ****ed up that they dont support all versions who comes up with such an idea. I kinda feel discriminated.
My phone is not rooted so now i am stuck watching sd on a 800 Dollar phone thanks
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Yes man I know how you feel, thats why Ive been investigating untill i found how to fix this problem, But yeah you need Root for it, If I buy a phone super expensive is because i want the best feature, it very sad how these companies work.
I think the BLA-L09 is european and the BLA-L29 is like more international. So one would expect that the international version is what should be supported and not the euroean. Anyway, It´s not only huawei fault, its also netflix´s, why all these restricctons? Every phone with at least a 720p screen and google widevine drm support should be able to get HD support. All these exclusivities netflix is doing with some phones is very discriminatory.
Anyway, if you really consume a lot of netflix, i would recommend you to root and get HD support for your phone.

bihariel said:
Yes man I know how you feel, thats why Ive been investigating untill i found how to fix this problem, But yeah you need Root for it, If I buy a found super expensive is because i want the best feature, it very sad how these companies work.
I think the BLA-L09 is european and the BLA-L29 is like more international. So one would expect that the international version is what should be supported and not the euroean. Anyway, It´s not only huawei fault, its also netflix´s, why all these restricctons? Every phone with at least a 720p screen and google widevine drm support should be able to get HD support. All these exclusivities netflix is doing with some phones is very discriminatory.
Anyway, if you really consume a lot of netflix, i would recommend you to root and get HD support for your phone.
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BLA-L09 is Single Sim and L29 is Dual Sim

DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
it will work with the next update which will be pushed soon
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Really, but that´s only for the PRO, isn´t it?
It´s shocking that a 2k phone like mate 10 doesnt support HD oficially.
In their website only these models have support:
Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-A09, NEO-L29)
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23939

bihariel said:
Really, but that´s only for the PRO, isn´t it?
It´s shocking that a 2k phone like mate 10 doesnt support HD oficially.
In their website only these models have support:
Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-A09, NEO-L29)
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23939
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I don't wanna be that guy, but people need to stop saying 2k display... 2k is 2000. It makes absolutely no sense to say that.
2k resolution is a slightly larger fullhd cinematic movie recording format (just like 4k compared to Ultra HD)
2k is like 2048x1080 so if one of these phones has close to 2k screen it is the fullhd+ mate10pro.
Saying 2k is insulting your device.
No offence meant lol

0alfred0 said:
I don't wanna be that guy, but people need to stop saying 2k display... 2k is 2000. It makes absolutely no sense to say that.
2k resolution is a slightly larger fullhd cinematic movie recording format (just like 4k compared to Ultra HD)
2k is like 2048x1080 so if one of these phones has close to 2k screen it is the fullhd+ mate10pro.
Saying 2k is insulting your device.
No offence meant lol
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Hahah don't worry, I say 2k because everyone one else knows it as that, few knows it as QHD. I normally like to call it just 1440p like 1080p, 720p as that's a more precise term...

DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
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The next Netflix update or the next update from Huawei? I have a BLA-AL00 but sadly as of today still no HD or HDR on Netflix yet

Thank you. It works for me (ALP-L29).

Anyone can make this as Magisk module? Thanks in advance.

Anyone figure out why the Mate 10 has been purposefully disabled or not supported for HDR playback? I want to know what dumb ****s are responsible for this.

Grumpy Cat said:
Anyone figure out why the Mate 10 has been purposefully disabled or not supported for HDR playback? I want to know what dumb ****s are responsible for this.
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Netflix could add any phone they want to support HD.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-L09)
Netflix doesn't care for us... Still no HD support!
I just contacted with netflix support and their reply was to change my phone or watch on different device!
That's very sad.
Any other solution?
Thanks

johnxdaaa said:
Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-L09)
Netflix doesn't care for us... Still no HD support!
I just contacted with netflix support and their reply was to change my phone or watch on different device!
That's very sad.
Any other solution?
Thanks
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??? Get another phone xD or try the modded apk. Otherwise no other way, widewine can't be hacked
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:laugh: ... i am gonna change the phone
Where can i find the modded apk?
Thanks!

johnxdaaa said:
:laugh: ... i am gonna change the phone
Where can i find the modded apk?
Thanks!
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Search for HD/hdr10 modded Netflix apk on google
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DeeZZ_NuuZZ said:
Search for HD/hdr10 modded Netflix apk on google
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I found a modded version, it played well for a day (HD and HDR logo appeared and the quality was top), but today a msg appeared to download the latest version and the program closed.
Is there a hacked version that works well without this msg?
(If it's not permitted for posting, please someone sent me a pm)
THANKS..

johnxdaaa said:
I found a modded version, it played well for a day (HD and HDR logo appeared and the quality was top), but today a msg appeared to download the latest version and the program closed.
Is there a hacked version that works well without this msg?
(If it's not permitted for posting, please someone sent me a pm)
THANKS..
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Same here...

Got the error too today. No way to get it working again, they patched it on the server side, so every old app is banned now
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Dual cam

dual camera function no longer works with android 9

worse...
setting menu fails to open, and forces the camera app to crash.

adventure72 said:
dual camera function no longer works with android 9
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This is a well known feature they have removed. It's not news.
Saponetto said:
worse...
setting menu fails to open, and forces the camera app to crash.
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Or, don't fiddle with the developer options, as you've stated in your own post.

Max_Terrible said:
This is a well known feature they have removed. It's not news.
Or, don't fiddle with the developer options, as you've stated in your own post.
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but with android 8 it worked great

adventure72 said:
but with android 8 it worked great
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But you're not using Android 8, anymore, are you? You were talking about Android 9 and so was I. Samsung removed the dual camera feature in Android 9, just like they have removed a great many other features, as well. These things are all well documented across the treads on this forum. It's nothing new.

FFS why didnt I read the CONS of the pie update...
I lost the dual camera, i lost the call recording options for what?
For Samsung UI?! Sure it looks better but.... its just UI

I loved this feature, the apk worked fine on 8. It's one feature I really miss. Does anyone know of an alternative that works well on the note 8 pie?

latouffe said:
FFS why didnt I read the CONS of the pie update...
I lost the dual camera, i lost the call recording options for what?
For Samsung UI?! Sure it looks better but.... its just UI
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By that i prefer android 8 than 9, it just ui nothing more
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latouffe said:
FFS why didnt I read the CONS of the pie update...
I lost the dual camera, i lost the call recording options for what?
For Samsung UI?! Sure it looks better but.... its just UI
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I'm no fan of the latest update, but for the record, third party call recording is blocked by Google not samsung..
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you need root and magestic. the look for Samsung 4k60 Camera Mod
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People need to stop being Iphone users. Back in the day, I recall they tried to remove the SD card with the S6. We didn't buy the phone.
Sales did horribly and Samsung said sure, we will put it back.
Now, everyone is flocking buying the S21, sales doing pretty good.
On top no one goes and tells Samsung on Twitter anything.
Samsung wants to make IPHONES.
That's their goal. That's why they paid millions to BTS singers just to get the fanbase.