u/Aquahiker

I'm still waiting for a half decent spec'ed small Android tablet that's 10" or less with at least GPS (LTE would be a plus) but they seem to be lacking in the Android world. I have a feeling that major manufacturers are avoiding that form factor because it would cut into their foldable sales.

I've had an AllDoCube iPlay Mini 50 Pro NFE - the tablet started rebooting itself 4 months into using it - I contacted their support a few times but ZERO reply. The tablet started to lose the touch screen functionality randomly during normal use and I had to press the power button twice (sleep/wake) to have that come back. It finally died a few weeks ago completely - piece of trash. The iPlay 80 Mini Ultra looks good but I'm pretty leery of AllDoCube now. Never had a phone or tablet die like that on me before.

Anybody know any tablet they can recommend out there? I guess an alternative is to buy something like a Pixel Fold for $450. It seems like all the 8.8 tablets out there don't have any GPS/LTE functions and there seems to be a new 12"+ tablet released by some manufacturer every month :S

Thanks

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u/Aquahiker — 10 days ago

Hi – I have a few questions and was wondering if people have answers 😊

Background – we will be arriving at IST airport at around 5:40 PM on Aug 26th and leaving on Aug 30th.  We're using the free stop-over program with Turkish Airlines.  The first 3 nights are paid for at the JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea (I know it's away from all the tourist sites – I didn't do my research when I booked it and it can NOT be changed).  We will probably have at least 2 carry-on luggage and at least 1 checked luggage.

Question 1 – Best way to get from Ist to the hotel?  I did some search on Reddit and it looks like any of the private shuttle would be good like Transfeero, WelcomePickups and SafeAirprotTransfer.  I see the Havaist bus will go to Atakoy and then maybe a short Uber to the hotel but I'm not sure if it's worth it at this time of the evening.

Question 2 - Anybody have any information on how to contact the Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea via chat / whatsapp / email? It looks like they only have a Turkish number.

Question 3- Will it be easy to get to the tourist sites using public transportation or should we look into booking tours?

Question 4 – We head back to the airport area on the 29th as our flight isn't until the 30th so we'll probably look for a hotel near the airport.  Any recommendations on how to utilize this day and hotel to stay?  Shuttle again or try public transportation?

Thanks!

 

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u/Aquahiker — 10 days ago
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I'm just starting to learn the Vivo camera app and I have to admit, so far I'm not too impressed. I usually shoot in the pro mode because I want to have a raw file to work with. I know this is not a very precise comparison but it's my first try. At the same time, I'm impressed that the Vivo and S25 can produce images as close as the much more expensive Canon.

I'll let you guys guess which photo belongs to which camera set up. All were lightly processed with Adobe Camera Raw and denoised in Photoshop. I figured it's the normal process I go through so instead of presenting the out-of-the-camera shot, I'm presenting the processed.

Vivo - Shot in Pro Photo mode at 85mm, 50mp resolution, Zeiss Natural with EV -1. I had to set the EV to -1 because the flower was getting blown out and I was horrified at my first Vivo shots.

S25 Ultra - Shot in Expert Raw with the Super Telephoto (5x) at 50mp resolution, all auto.

Canon - Shot with 100mm and one of my pre-programmed settings with all auto except shutter at 1/400.

The thing with the Vivo and S25 is that you can't do focus peaking so usually only about 50% of the shots are focused on the center of the tiny orchid. The orchid flower is about 0.5 in (1.27 cm) horizontally.

Please let me know what you guys think and what Vivo camera settings you would use to take a photo like this. I'll come back tomorrow with the camera-photo info.

Thanks!

u/Aquahiker — 16 days ago
▲ 3 r/Vivo

This is for the OriginOS on CN rom on the X300 Ultra.

Launcher

  • Default Launcher can be changed by first setting it in the default app screen, then in the "Replace System Home Screen" section which requires a Vivo account (done). Everything seems to be working great until I tested the "Origin Privacy System" - Vivo's version of Private Space.
  • Issue: The Default Launcher resets to the Vivo System Launcher when exiting "Origin Privacy System". Has anyone found a solution to this?

Launcher

  • Issue: Default Launcher does not allow icons to be assigned to a folder group like Nova Launcher. I guess I have to live with a messy home screen with messy folder icons.

Origin OS

  • Is there an English manual for this so I can RTFM? :D
  • Issues: I'm not sure what some of the stuff are - App/Kit, Mood Cube, and there seems to be tons of hidden features in the Origin OS

Thanks!

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u/Aquahiker — 17 days ago
▲ 10 r/Vivo

Has anyone find any twist-on lens cover for the photography case yet? I was thinking about leaving the photography case on as the permanent case without the grip.

The current photography kit comes with 2 decorative rings (not sure why 2 and the use for them), the twist-on lens connector (to twist on the 2 zoom lenses), and a 67mm filter twist-on adapter (pictured installed). I'm using my Canon 67mm lens cover to cover the phone for protection but it's comically humpy as you can see in the photo and probably not easily pocket-able. All these twist-on pieces can be released with a button and quick twist off.

It would be nice to find a twist-on cover that flips open so I can use it to take normal photos while still have protection (similar to the Nillkin Camshield) and then twist that off and twist on the lens connector when I want to use the zoom lenses.

u/Aquahiker — 17 days ago