The New Phone Thread

[-Jamie-]

Gestures work lovely on the samsung too!

So much better, swiping from the side to go back is w**k and bringing up the used apps doesn't always work 😂


Wish Google would allow some more customisation of that

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Upgrading from my Pixel 6 Pro. Very interested to try out the 100x AI camera.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

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Upgrading from my Pixel 6 Pro. Very interested to try out the 100x AI camera.

Should be a noticeable upgrade.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Should be a noticeable upgrade.

So far the most noticeable thing is that I no longer have access to the Barclays Banking app. Could be interesting given I have to use it to pay all the staff tonight...

 

[Oggy997]

You can transfer it using an activation code generated on the old device.... Assuming you still have it

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

So far the most noticeable thing is that I no longer have access to the Barclays Banking app. Could be interesting given I have to use it to pay all the staff tonight...

You can transfer it using an activation code generated on the old device.... Assuming you still have it

Yeah should be able to do this, i'll have to do the same with HSBC app.

 

[dann2707]

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Upgrading from my Pixel 6 Pro. Very interested to try out the 100x AI camera.

What storage do these have?

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

You can transfer it using an activation code generated on the old device.... Assuming you still have it

You'd think, but with Barclays nothing is simple.

"Go to your old device and choose 'Generate QR' code in the Barcalys app"

Instant random error code on the old app. f**king useless. I'm not pissing around with it today at the risk of getting locked out so I'll sort next week once the staff have been paid.

I think they go up to 1TB storage but I just went for 256GB as I have everything on the cloud nowadays.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

What storage do these have?

Start at 256GB and go up to 1TB.

 

[Oggy997]

You'd think, but with Barclays nothing is simple.

"Go to your old device and choose 'Generate QR' code in the Barcalys app"

Instant random error code on the old app. f**king useless. I'm not pissing around with it today at the risk of getting locked out so I'll sort next week once the staff have been paid.

I think they go up to 1TB storage but I just went for 256GB as I have everything on the cloud nowadays.

I had the exact same thing, and while I'm quick to complain about many things, they sorted it in under 10 minutes, including the wait on hold.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

I had the exact same thing, and while I'm quick to complain about many things, they sorted it in under 10 minutes, including the wait on hold.

I've already wasted 30 minutes on the phone with them today trying to sort my PC login to business banking because my f**king credentials wouldn't work only to be told that I was incorrectly selecting the PIN Sentry option rather than the Mobile PIN Sentry. I need to wait a few days for the shame to subside before calling them back about this.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Just tried out the super zoom business, quite impressive, and shot through a window as well (0.5x up to 100x):

Gets obvious up close how much the AI is filling in with stuff like text though it does helpfully also save out the 'original' for each AI enhanced shot:

 

[Matt Cup]

Moon shot next please.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Moon shot next please.

Too cloudy, but you can have a pigeon:

1x Zoom:

Pro-res Zoom:

 

[Flat Eric]

Too cloudy, but you can have a pigeon:

1x Zoom:

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Pro-res Zoom:

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No way that pigeon looks that good! 🤣🤣🤣
Some serious AI trickery going on there.

Impressive though

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

That's incredible!

 

[MatthewR]

Ordered 2 X Pixel 10 Pros (not XL checked sizes in a store on Sunday and the pro will do just fine)

Got £1036 in trade in for 2 x Pixel 8 Pros plus £200 store credit.

Just ordered 2 X Pixel snap cases, screen protectors and the charging stands.

Total cost £1030 so effectively got two phones for the price of one with the deals on!

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Ordered 2 X Pixel 10 Pros (not XL checked sizes in a store on Sunday and the pro will do just fine)

Got £1036 in trade in for 2 x Pixel 8 Pros plus £200 store credit.

Just ordered 2 X Pixel snap cases, screen protectors and the charging stands.

Total cost £1030 so effectively got two phones for the price of one with the deals on!

Happy with mine so far.

Screen is better than my Pixel 7 and the fingerprint reading has been faultless, whereas the 7 used to not sense it properly sometimes.

Camera is a big upgrade too, the macro mode was surprisingly good. Can get so close to things and still be able to focus.

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

I'm now obsessed with taking s**t photos of things far away and gawping at the AI enhancement:

No zoom (there is a squirrel on the fence):

Normal Zoom:

AI Enhanced Zoom:

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I need to sort a new contract out as mines finished on my S22u and I'm still paying the same amount.

 

[imprezaworks]

I'm now obsessed with taking s**t photos of things far away and gawping at the AI enhancement:

No zoom (there is a squirrel on the fence):
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Normal Zoom:
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AI Enhanced Zoom:
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That's ace

 

[davo172]

I need to sort a new contract out as mines finished on my S22u and I'm still paying the same amount.

Lebara sim only

Get on the comparison sites

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

That's ace

Only slight annoyance is that it only kicks in above 30x zoom, while the optical zoome is just x5, so anything between x5 and x30 is often actually worse quality than the x30+. It'd be nice if you could apply the super-res to that middle ground.

 

[ForceIndia]

I'm now obsessed with taking s**t photos of things far away and gawping at the AI enhancement:

No zoom (there is a squirrel on the fence):
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Normal Zoom:
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AI Enhanced Zoom:
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Am I missing something, because that looks incredibly artificial to me?

 

[dann2707]

Am I missing something, because that looks incredibly artificial to me?

I haven't been for an eye test for a while but I don't think it looks very ai to me. Slightly edited yes but it doesn't look like Chatgpt has made it.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

I'd say it looks more like one of those HDR filters in the early days when people used to max out the adjustment sliders.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Only slight annoyance is that it only kicks in above 30x zoom, while the optical zoome is just x5, so anything between x5 and x30 is often actually worse quality than the x30+. It'd be nice if you could apply the super-res to that middle ground.

Took me a while to figure out why i was only getting 30x zoom.

I had it set to 50mp hi-res and it doesn't work in that mode.

 

[ForceIndia]

I haven't been for an eye test for a while but I don't think it looks very ai to me. Slightly edited yes but it doesn't look like Chatgpt has made it.

That and the pigeon look like plastic models to me.

How does this stuff deal with less savoury stuff? If some perv/nonce is using it to look though someone’s window at a distance, is it going to “enhance” the image? Will it make everyone look as artificial as Amanda Holden??

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

That and the pigeon look like plastic models to me.

How does this stuff deal with less savoury stuff? If some perv/nonce is using it to look though someone’s window at a distance, is it going to “enhance” the image? Will it make everyone look as artificial as Amanda Holden??

They were plastic models. It was taking too long faffing around with the camera settings so I just set up some plastic wildlife around the place.

Less savoury stuff will take a bit longer. Since I've knackered my back, setting the timer on the camera, stripping off, then running and hiding in a bush 100yds away is more awkward than normal.

 

[Flat Eric]

They were plastic models. It was taking too long faffing around with the camera settings so I just set up some plastic wildlife around the place.

Less savoury stuff will take a bit longer. Since I've knackered my back, setting the timer on the camera, stripping off, then running and hiding in a bush 100yds away is more awkward than normal.

Who owns plastic pigeons?! And squirrels!

 

[davo172]

Who owns plastic pigeons?! And squirrels!

Never mind that ar kid, an yo bin fuckin about wi the IT systems at yoor werk! ?👀

An they gid ya sum time off?

Sall appnin ayit!?🤣

 

[Flat Eric]

Never mind that ar kid, an yo bin fuckin about wi the IT systems at yoor werk! ?👀

An they gid ya sum time off?

Sall appnin ayit!?🤣

Still here mate! No time off for me 👀

 

[davo172]

Still here mate! No time off for me 👀

What's happened then?

Pootin ayit?

 

[Flat Eric]

What's happened then?

Pootin ayit?

Absolutely no idea
Couldn't comment if I knew anyway 👀

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

Who owns plastic pigeons?! And squirrels!

I didn't specifically buy pigeons and squirrels, it was just part of a plastic wildlife variety pack camera zoom prop test kit from Amazon.

 

[Flat Eric]

I didn't specifically buy pigeons and squirrels, it was just part of a plastic wildlife variety pack camera zoom prop test kit from Amazon.

What other animals come in the pack?! You got a link?!

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

What other animals come in the pack?! You got a link?!

Sure ; linky

 

[MatthewR]

Pixel 10 Pros arrived yesterday, cases and screen protectors today and expecting that the wireless chargers will come on Sunday.

Set it up today, so far it feels very nice in the hand and very quick. Camera is amazing!

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

100x of the moon tonight.

 

[Flat Eric]

100x of the moon tonight.

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This another prop?!