Hi Can you tell me if it has FM radio? Thanks

I does have an FM radio function, but you must connect a 3.5mm set of headphones. I just tested it and it found all of my local stations, switches between them easily. The specific app is called "com.sec.android.app.fm" that's part of the factory OS.

Oh? Didn't know that, they made it seem like this is targeted at the India market. I bought it in the US, but only through a 3rd party reseller that isn't a Samsung partner. Are you saying the phone can come from a partner retailer of Samsung? That is to say, it's official licensed to the EU market?

@@polymatrix It's sold at every major tech store in Turkey, so Im guessing it is licensed.

@@rgk167 Good to know, thanks for the insight!

iPhone gets so many reviews I'm not sure I can contribute anything of real value. However, my other channel, is all about gaming on Apple hardware including the iPhone. @applegamingse

So looking at my notes, for Honkai Starrail it's really sticks to 30-60, hovering around the low 40s, at the Low preset. For $200-ish, on eBay (assuming you're in the US) you can find used Pixel 7 or 7a which has a significantly better GPU, so I'd probably point you that route. The Pixels have fewer running background processes compared to the Galaxy A-series, Samsung puts a lot of bloat on there which can eat up CPU cycles & available RAM. If you run a debloat script or are meticulous about uninstalling/disabling the Samsung apps it might not matter. If you want Samsung specifically, or that's all thats in your market, I might push you towards the Galaxy A35, it's only $20-$30 & has a better overall GPU. The experience at Low will get you closer to 60FPS (doubt it will still hit that consistently)

🤔 I wonder if they've made some changes to the build since I tested it & you started using it?

oo just watched your full vid let me explain the difference with an educated inference. the data tracking that windows implement may help the performance of edge. so like performance tuning based on battery etc.

next time try fire fox with the with the normal install to see if there is any difference.

Does Tow-Boot automatically boots to NVMe? Or do you have to manually select the SSD from the menu every time you turn on the Pinebook Pro?

Also wanted to say that certain registry tweaks in NtLite can have adverse effects in regards to power management. I read this in the Windows11forum. Same Dev I think. Bet thats whats going on.

It's a bit better, but the real bottleneck is the SoC. The initial load form the NVMe is quite fast. But once anything is loaded into RAM the performance compared to the eMMC/microSD isn't notable.

Initially it seemed like it was going ok, but when it's idle for say an hour or so it never resumes which forces me to reboot the whole system. I've been getting a lot of kernel panics recently, I haven't put much effort into troubleshooting it yet due to other priorities. Needless to say this mode still needs a bit of work.

I think if you consider the phone for what it is - a mid-range device, that gets the core features right for most customers - then it's very good for what it is. But if you expect it to be a high-performer for a low cost, you've put the wrong expectations on the device. That is to say: it's not an A54 at a discount price. Instead, it's a competent moderately-priced phone.

I wish i could give a definitive answer but a couple days after I did this the PbP started giving frequent kernel panics. I haven't had a chance to troubleshoot it yet due to other obligations. That said, for the first couple days I could get about 4.5-5 hours of KZbin 1080p streaming via Firefox.

Maybe hold off, I've been getting kernel panics all day when using it /sigh

I've got one I'm willing to sell. Having issues with the suspend on all but one kernel

@@paulgupta2454 The thought has crossed my mind, too! lol

It's called Tako Stats - but it needs to have Shizuku installed & setup for wireless debugging as a pre-req.

I don't have this phone anymore, and I really wish I'd kept it. What I recall is that TWRP doesn't officially support this model of BLU, but it works. It was very frustrating getting it to boot to the GSI but I think I ended up wiping every partition, recovery included, and at some point I got the recovery partition unlocked to install the GSI image. Once at that point you can install any compatible Android image; typically just a GSI.

As someone else mentioned: the dev removed some of the power management features. I don't know that for sure but it seems completely believable. If that type of feature can be reintroduced that would be great, but I know some people don't think it's worth it if any type of telemetry is returned to Microsoft.

This is good insight, thanks for sharing!

Yes, all of the drivers were present. But it's still a good thing to point out, I appreciate it.

Thanks for the tip!

Thanks! I bought mine as soon as I saw your comment.

They are sold out 😂

@@releasethemccrackin6104 it’s in stock right now lol. I just purchased two.

@@Young_Jefe.718 not for the New 3DS XL

I haven't seen any temperature issues, it doesn't get any warmer than the OEM battery from what I can tell. I'm just going by feel, though, I haven't looked at it with an IR thermometer.

@@polymatrix Thanks for the update! Im thinking about replacing mine, great to know that temperatures aren't a problem

​​​​@@polymatrixhow Is the battery performing after 1 year?

@@IbraQuelloVero Still seems pretty good, but I haven't played it as much. Been on my Switch Lite a lot more. Performance seems roughly the same, though.

@@polymatrix thanks 👍

download.lineageos.org/m20lte

@@polymatrix thank you for replying. So 19.0 is not released yet?

@@prajwalpradhan2957 I guess not, if it's not on the official download repo then anything with 19.0 is going to be unofficial. XDA forums is the place to go to look for the newest beta/alpha builds of custom ROMs or the r/LineageOS subreddit (note these are community driven & it may be that no one has put effort into developing LOS 19, yet).

@@abshire1499 That's great info! If I still had my M20 I'd definitely give it a try.

@@abshire1499 yes I have used this rom and it's supercool the only problem is that it doesn't support wide angle camera which is my #! priority. Otherwise it's buttersmooth. Thank you for recommending.

I think if you get it for the right price it's a good deal, should work fine.

This has links to the GApps - it's the only one I've ever used.

I have no idea, I didn't keep it long enough to test something like that. I can't imagine that on a device like this that's entry-level that Samsung would take such an Apple-like route. Additionally, I'm not sure if the replacement screen you received is from Samsung directly; if not then it might be a hardware issue with your replacement screen.

This system is using an ARM-based CPU, not an x86/64 which makes the options for software somewhat more limited. For now, I don't think this is the best option for you. With the new Windows On ARM initiative that may change in the future, but even by then I think there will be cheaper & more powerful options. I would also add that this one is more privacy respecting, but if you're going to run Windows on here then you're defeating some of the best features of this laptop.

@@polymatrix I appreciate your comment, yes I agree with you about losing all the privacy features that can only be achieved with the power of Linux and open-source software. In the future I intend to buy one of these for testing and deepening in the world open source hardware and software. Best regards!!

@@polymatrix well you can run windows on a pi

@@THE-CRT Yes, but I'm not aware of anyone making a Windows build for the Rockchip SOC that powers the PbP.

Yeah, it's a limitation of PLS LCDs I think. Definitely not a limitation if Lineage OS since I was running all 3 phones on 18.1 in this video.

Hello to you & everyone in Uruguay! I hope you're well. Your English is perfect, no need to apologize. I'm sorry it didn't work out, but my battery is still doing ok. I would tell you to contact the seller & see if they'll offer a replacement or at least can get you in touch with the manufacturer to have it replaced.

@@polymatrix Thank you.

A single 8GB module is going to be the RAM limit. As for the SSD: does your model have the SATA connector on it? If so, then a 1TB SSD shouldn't be a problem. If you don't have the SATA connector you'll have to get an adapter for your WiFi card slot to put in an SSD. Please note there is some back & forth on the Dell forums about how (if at all) you can use the SSD as the primary boot drive. For a 2022 WiFi: another gentleman in the comments suggested an Intel AC8265. When I looked it up it's a model release in 2016 instead of the 2014 wifi card I used in this video.

@@polymatrix it does have a sata connector and I got Intel 8260NGW dual band wifi card last night. Would I be able to jus plug and play this wifi card?

@@chrisstover4518 Before you insert the new wifi card you should either A) download the Intel drivers first B) be able to connect to the internet via ethernet or using a USB to your phone (basically any other way of getting to the internet). This is so you'll have the drivers to install manually if Windows doesn't see them see the new hardware automatically. Other than that, if it fits in the slot, it should be fine.

@@polymatrix awesome and thanks so much man any other tips like physically putting it together I have no problem I jus have issues with the rest lol

That's great news! Unfortunately I bricked the phone in trying to install a different OS. I sold it to a guy who likes to tinker with broken phones so I no longer have it. All the same, thanks for the update! I'm glad BLU is still working on updating them, even if they're slow on the release cycle.

It's really up to 11 now ? I know it had an official 10

How can you update bold N1 to 11??

Yes, but if you can afford the cost it's definitely worth it!

Smartphone gaming didn’t quite takeoff and kill handhelds like predicted and the ps vita was the only other competition but Sony gave up on it. Nintendo basically had no reason to try with portables at that point so they can get away with stuff like that. They still do ludicrous stuff with the switch like online and the bad build quality of joycons even now

@@NewEvolutionTime agreed. That makes perfect sense. The joycons are a nightmare. I’ve gone through drift issues non stop I simply bought a pro controller (well worth the price) and stopped playing handheld. I notice of trend when it comes to Nintendo. Fun games you can’t play anywhere else, but terribly and cheaply to built products. I wish Sony didn’t give up on the vita though. It was actually quite a great handheld system especially for playing old classics on it

​@@donnyohakam This is only started happening recently, beside the hinge which was always going to be a problem no matter what, the ds was well built. idk about the Wii u but the 3ds is when things started getting less durable in general not just Nintendo.