Any Wear watches with heart rate monitor you can swim with? - Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can anyone name an #AndroidWear Smartwatch that you can swim with and has a continuous heartrate monitor?
(Not the ugly Polar M600 which isn't continuous unlike other watches.)
Thanks!!

A smartwatch that you can swim with... Good luck finding one. I was waiting 3 years until something like M600 appeared. As it the closest to a training watch + smartwatch.. Because until then I had to use 2 watches (was using polar ft80 for training + gear live for everyday use).
At the moment I'm using M600 and yes it's bulk watch but this is a watch to train with not to fashion with it.. I still wear it everyday with suit and I personally dont care of it looks good or bad. I have classic watches if I want to wear fancy.
I'm not quite getting the heart rate continuous you mean... M600 on training mode has obviously continuos hear rate measurement. You dont have any watch in the market that makes continuous heart rate measurement during all day long.. That Would be unbearable battery wise. You have app however that provide periodic heart rate measurement for all day in 1h to 6h intervals hear rate measurement and they work well. Inalso use this apps.
I already send my feedback to polar dev team for that periodic heart rate measurement and they looked like they heard my feedback for future dev.
Also m600 pairs too with the sleep for Android accelerometer and barely spends battery (10% overnight)
Honestly I'm happy with m600. I use screen off and no tilt, and on average watch need a recharge each 3 days (with 4 training session week and wearing it 24h)

Maybe the Nixon watch?

prking07 said:
Maybe the Nixon watch?
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This doesn't have a heart sensor. However the new LG Watch Sport will satisfy the requirements thankfully.
Thanks!!

CJSnet said:
This doesn't have a heart sensor. However the new LG Watch Sport will satisfy the requirements thankfully.
Thanks!!
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Maybe it would work but the Sport is IP68 rated. Not necessarily meant for swimming. The manual for the Sport says "do not swim while wearing this product". http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-watch-sport-style-user-manuals-747718/

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[SmartWatch with android] Continuous heart rate monitoring

Hello.
Excuse me for any grammatical errors.
I bought a Zenblaze Thor 3G, a very good smartwatch, the unique thing that I don't like is that isn't possible to monitor the heart rate continuosly, I only can open the health app and see what my heart frequency is.
There is a way to do this? (maybe with an application)
Thank you!

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Sony Xperia 5 II's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
sadly the xperia 5ii doesnt even come close to my p30 pro in brightness outside,
Very disapointent but ok it has other strengths
No issues at all with mine. It may not be ultra bright but I can still see the screen more than ok.
I can say 5 II is brighter than Xperia 5.
I was concerned because a few reviews mentioned a lack of brightness. I'm sure it's not as bright as some but where I live is very bright and it works. I have a bigger problem my my face reflecting on the screen if the sun is right.
Just got my Xperia 5 II few days ago. Put it side by side with Pixel 4 and noticed straight away that the Pixel screen is better - brighter, no blue tint when looking at it from the angle, better colours. Outdoor (bright sun) visibility is clearly worse than on dirt cheap Pixel 4 which is very disappointing. Considering that in Pro mode you have only a half of the screen as a viewfinder, taking pictures at bright sunny day conditions become a pain in the ass a bit.
I had disabled the auto-brightness and set the brightness to the highest level. Then I read that the highest level set that way was not as high as the highest level with adaptive brightness. So, I turned on adaptive brightness and it does seem to work, totally subjective, a bit better. I'm still not happy with the screen in sunlight.
patrickt said:
I had disabled the auto-brightness and set the brightness to the highest level. Then I read that the highest level set that way was not as high as the highest level with adaptive brightness. So, I turned on adaptive brightness and it does seem to work, totally subjective, a bit better. I'm still not happy with the screen in sunlight.
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Exactly, this phone unfortunately doesn't worth its price tag
robi101012981 said:
Exactly, this phone unfortunately doesn't worth its price tag
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I like the phone. It was worth it for me. I understand it wasn't for you.
patrickt said:
I like the phone. It was worth it for me. I understand it wasn't for you.
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I don't understand why you like it, cause the battery life it's mediocre...I don't get more than 6h sot on WiFi,on mobile data I can barely get the 4h sot mark, camera quality it's bad,so why do you like it?
robi101012981 said:
I don't understand why you like it, cause the battery life it's mediocre...I don't get more than 6h sot on WiFi,on mobile data I can barely get the 4h sot mark, camera quality it's bad,so why do you like it?
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A. I prefer photography to computational photography
B. I don't play games, don't do Facebook, and don't need 6 hr. screen on each day
C. I charge by phone each night before bed, up to 80%, and the next evening it's at 50% at worst.
D. I like the Photo Pro interface
E. I like the photographs I get
F. I was spending my money. You can spend yours on Samsung or Huawei if you want.
patrickt said:
A. I prefer photography to computational photography
B. I don't play games, don't do Facebook, and don't need 6 hr. screen on each day
C. I charge by phone each night before bed, up to 80%, and the next evening it's at 50% at worst.
D. I like the Photo Pro interface
E. I like the photographs I get
F. I was spending my money. You can spend yours on Samsung or Huawei if you want.
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I would easily pick P40 Pro/Mate 40 pro if they would have GMS, but I can't live without Google, so my only alternative to a good camera was Sony, at least this was my hope...Samsung I don't like it, I honestly hate this brand because they're selling overpriced phones without a reason, and they make market differences(Exynos in some countries, snapdragon in another country).
About charging, yes, I also have Battery care set on auto and I charge my phone overnight, but yeah, I spent some time on social media so my hope was that battery should be better, but this was false, unfortunately
That's why Sony sales are so low because phones are not so good as they say, or maybe I was a little bit unlucky and got a faulty unit(unlucky that I only have 1 year of warranty)
I think sales are low because people prefer a point-and-shoot camera that takes great photos for them. That is Huawei and Samsung. My sister said she preferred photos from my Huawei p40 pro. I said I preferred taking photos with my Xperia 5 II.
I have my fun taking photos.
patrickt said:
I think sales are low because people prefer a point-and-shoot camera that takes great photos for them. That is Huawei and Samsung. My sister said she preferred photos from my Huawei p40 pro. I said I preferred taking photos with my Xperia 5 II.
I have my fun taking photos.
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I would also have fun if the phone would focus properly, but unfortunately it can't do this
robi101012981 said:
I would also have fun if the phone would focus properly, but unfortunately it can't do this
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I think we've settled on my enjoying my Xperia 5 II and you don't like yours. I'm happy. You're not. That's life.

S20 Series bad battery Life explained!

Reason of bad battery life at 120 Hz:
1. If you select 120 Hz then your phone is just locked at 120 Hz all the time.
2. Even when you are watching Youtube or Netflix.
3. Software does not do anything to save the battery as does not switch back to 60 Hz during video watching.
This is not really acceptable from companies Like Samsung and their software developers. Shame on them that they are ruining the experience of using this phone by proving bad battery life intentionally. To check this and verify just go to the developer option and select show screen refresh rate and you will find this bitter truth.
And most of us use the phone for content viewing on this gorgeous display but due to Samsung software policy, the S20 series are experiencing bad battery life. Samsung can easily fix this damn thing but they won't as they want to ruin the phone within 1 or 2 years.
You can also check GSMArena's article: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s20_fe_5g-review-2178p3.php
asaduzzaman.abir said:
Reason of bad battery life at 120 Hz:
1. If you select 120 Hz then your phone is just locked at 120 Hz all the time.
2. Even when you are watching Youtube or Netflix.
3. Software does not do anything to save the battery as does not switch back to 60 Hz during video watching.
This is not really acceptable from companies Like Samsung and their software developers. Shame on them that they are ruining the experience of using this phone by proving bad battery life intentionally. To check this and verify just go to the developer option and select show screen refresh rate and you will find this bitter truth.
And most of us use the phone for content viewing on this gorgeous display but due to Samsung software policy, the S20 series are experiencing bad battery life. Samsung can easily fix this damn thing but they won't as they want to ruin the phone within 1 or 2 years.
You can also check GSMArena's article: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s20_fe_5g-review-2178p3.php
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You bought the phone knowing it was 120Hz only if you enabled it, you also have an option to switch to 60Hz whenever you want (ie. watching YT), also if you wanted a variable refresh rate you could have opted for the Note 20 Ultra instead
This thread is like complaining that your front door always opens onto the same street each day....
asaduzzaman.abir said:
Reason of bad battery life at 120 Hz:
1. If you select 120 Hz then your phone is just locked at 120 Hz all the time.
2. Even when you are watching Youtube or Netflix.
3. Software does not do anything to save the battery as does not switch back to 60 Hz during video watching.
This is not really acceptable from companies Like Samsung and their software developers. Shame on them that they are ruining the experience of using this phone by proving bad battery life intentionally. To check this and verify just go to the developer option and select show screen refresh rate and you will find this bitter truth.
And most of us use the phone for content viewing on this gorgeous display but due to Samsung software policy, the S20 series are experiencing bad battery life. Samsung can easily fix this damn thing but they won't as they want to ruin the phone within 1 or 2 years.
You can also check GSMArena's article: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s20_fe_5g-review-2178p3.php
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Gsm arena? The very same gsm area that claims the note 20 ultra has a stainless steel frame ?
A simple workaround would be to create a bixby routine which switches the display's refresh rate to 60Hz whenever a specific application (youtube?) is running ...
DaReDeViL said:
A simple workaround would be to create a bixby routine which switches the display's refresh rate to 60Hz whenever a specific application (youtube?) is running ...
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Thank you.
120hz is dynamic on the s20. I know this because when we hardcode it in lineage it's drastically different in some apps.
Some apps are 120hz constantly but most aren't. This is very evident in games on the s20 on OneUI. If you freeze gameoptimizer with adb more of them will run at 120hz.
That's really not worth talking or dramatize about. Dont click me!
That's definitely not the main reason. The main reason for bad battery life om exynos is the non-integrated RF chip they use which consumes a **** ton of battery. (Actually the whole rf side on the exynos chipsets is not well optimized).
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You bought the phone knowing it was 120Hz only if you enabled it, you also have an option to switch to 60Hz whenever you want (ie. watching YT), also if you wanted a variable refresh rate you could have opted for the Note 20 Ultra instead
This thread is like complaining that your front door always opens onto the same street each day....
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So everytime we watch a youtube video we have to go to settings and turn to 60Hz?
You are one of those who buys an apple car without an engine, just because it has apple logo on it, aren't you.
agentsandy007 said:
So everytime we watch a youtube video we have to go to settings and turn to 60Hz?
You are one of those who buys an apple car without an engine, just because it has apple logo on it, aren't you.
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Yea that's me, Samsung owner who buys Apple cars without an engine... ok...
Have you watched ANY videos of 120Hz vs 60Hz battery test? Any at all? You might save 1% battery watching a 1 hour YT video at 60Hz vs 120Hz...
And back to my original point, if 120Hz annoys you, why did YOU choose to buy this phone instead of the Note 20 Ultra which has variable refresh rate?
YOU chose to buy a phone with the specs YOU are now complaining about, YOU!.
i had the same issue on my s20 exynos.
what i did was - settings - general - reset all the 3 options.
1. network reset
2.accessibility reset
3. reset settings.
problem solved.
no need for factory reset.
then redid all settings as per my liking
aod on, wifi, bt, location on.
using almost all useful features and battery life is awesome.
Just give it a try ... on s10 it was the same problem and this helped ...
Because the phone never goes to deep sleep and the soc is alltime working in background at around 400 mHz... this method brings it back to normal ... it worked for me and some friends that had the same problem.

Best Blood pressure activity tracker/fitness tracker

Im searching now quite for a while.
There are almost no forums or similar trustworthy reviews sites which recommends or rates fitness trackers.
Generally i am looking for a fitness tracker which can measure as much as possible things like blood pressure, SpO2, Hearth rate, sleep + rem, temperature, steps, calories...
Most important for me would be a quite reliable blood pressure and hearth rate monitor.
I prefer to stay below ~50$ and i dont like smartwatches (i prefer something small and comfortable).
So far it seems for blood pressure and hearth rate best would be ppg + ecg.
Can you recommend me something good ?
So far most interesting i found was the E66 or E88 on gearbest which seem to use "professional medical chip" from silicon labs. (but was one from the least which even mentioned the sensor) or Spovan looks interesting because it uses these additional sensors (red diodes, hrv ?) but no clue about the quality of the sensors.

Oppo Find X5 Pro "Real Life Review"

Here's my review after owning for 10 days. I am not an Oppo ambassador so therefore these thoughts are not biased in any way. I could have gotten a Samsung S22 Ultra for around the same monthly price (maybe it was £5 more) but the lack of charger in the box put me off. The Oppo gift incentive also swung me over.
I'm sure everyone knows about the features and specs of the phone so far so I won't bother with those.
What I like:
- The build quality and design are exceptional, without a case the phone feels great in the hand, although it's very slippery if you have cold hands and there is no clammyness from your fingers to provide grip. The ceramic feels better than glass and I haven't seen any scratches yet. It also feels very slim so one handed use is possible.
- The screen is very good, even in 1080p it's hard to see the pixels compared to other 1080p phones.
- Main camera and ultrawide very good, in the right lighting conditions they provide excellent shots with plenty of detail.
- Fast and very few stutters in the OS. I haven't encountered any bugs yet.
- Charging is insanely quick and phone doesn't really get hot when charging.
- XPAN is cool and interesting.
- Vibration motor is much better than previous phones I've used. On the strongest setting I won't be missing any calls.
- Battery life is reasonable in terms of SOT. I consistently get 6-7 hours under heavy use.
- Wireless Android Auto works flawlessly.
What I don't like:
Camera
- You cannot zoom or switch between cameras when shooting 4k60 video.
- Some shots on the main and ultrawide cameras can be over exposed, it sometimes takes a few shots in the same light to get a good one. Hopefully they can fix this in a future update.
- Some indoor daytime shots of moving subjects are always blurry.
- Selfies are often, in my experience, over exposed, and not on par with what I've seen from P40 Pro.
- Videos taken in 1080p do not send well over Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms. It could be to do with the compression used in this format, but once uploaded to these sites, the videos are very choppy, colours are crushed, and the videos are in general pretty unusable. Only videos sent in 4K look ok. This was an issue with the Find X3 Pro, and I am not sure why Oppo have not addressed this yet.
- There's no getting around the fact that this phone lacks any reasonable camera zoom at all. 2X is not zoom in my opinion.
- Forget nighttime shots of moving subjects, night photo takes 2s to process (although quicker than other phones).
- I feel like the MarisiliconX thing is mostly a marketing gimmick.
Screen
- The AlwaysOnDisplay is very dim and there's no way to change it. Also the coloured icons are very hard to distinguish at a glance. If the display is dim, then greyscale icons would be easier to see.
- 120Hz doesn't seem to be active in a lot of apps, so I had to manually force it using an app from youtube video.
Software/OS
- Cannot increase grid size in ColorOS launcher any more than 5 x 6. Please give option for up to 9 x 6 like Nova? Otherwise launcher is perfect!
- There is no desktop mode when plugged into a usb-c monitor like Samsung Dex or Huawei EMUI Desktop. You can indeed enable desktop mode in developer settings but it's not the same experience.
- When using a 3rd party launcher (I always use Nova), there are some bugs when going back to home screen, e.g. the recent apps screen flashes up for a split second when it shouldn't. Because of this I forced myself to get used to ColourOS launcher.
- There is no button to turn off/on 5G in the notifications quick settings menu.
- "Hey google" only works in Android Auto & Google Maps if you have the global "Hey Google" listening setting enabled. Not sure if this is an android 12 bug or just Oppo bug.
- Oppo PC Connect is only available on PC, not Mac or Linux.
Battery/Charging
- Standby battery life could be better. It drains about 5-7% overnight when my Huawei P40 Pro only drained 2%. If I barely use the phone during the day (only check/reply to messages etc and use around 1.5h SOT), then the battery is still below 40% when I go to bed. My P40 Pro barely drained when not used heavily. Of course Huawei do much more aggressive battery/memory management and if I enabled optimisation for all apps in the Oppo's settings then maybe I could get similar but I don't want to mess with notifications.
- Wireless charging with a non-oppo wireless charger seems very slow. I have a 5W charger in my Lexus and when charging using it, the phone still loses battery when using wireless android auto.
All in all, I actually preferred using my old Huawei P40 Pro as the camera was superior in most situations as well as better standby battery but the hacked google services installed just put me off. Android auto was very temperamental, hence I can't stick with it.
Interesting review.
I agree. The Marisilicon thing is a slight gimmick. Its not as good as Google Pixel image processors. My Pixel 3 still takes better images.
Build quality is good but heavyish for me. I had an OP8 and I'm finding the camera bump a little odd even after 2 weeks.
I hate that I'm being forced to power down using power button and volume up. Had to download a 3rd party app to make this process more convenient. Also download a lockdown app which is missing from here.
Also have a weird YouTube Bluetooth issue. When I'm listening to YouTube in the car and someone calls, the YouTube still plays in the background through the speakers as well as the conversation!?
Sometimes the apps get stuck and you need to kill the app. The comments section on the YouTube app also sticks and you need to press home and return to the YouTube app. Minor bugs which I expect and hope Oppo fix through software updates.
I too was swung by the gift pack. I was originally planning to get the OP10 Pro but EE do not offer this handset and I get 30pc friends and family so this was a no brainer.
Happy with the phone. At over a thousand quid should be perfect.
OnePlus2Oppo said:
Interesting review.
I agree. The Marisilicon thing is a slight gimmick. Its not as good as Google Pixel image processors. My Pixel 3 still takes better images.
Build quality is good but heavyish for me. I had an OP8 and I'm finding the camera bump a little odd even after 2 weeks.
I hate that I'm being forced to power down using power button and volume up. Had to download a 3rd party app to make this process more convenient. Also download a lockdown app which is missing from here.
Also have a weird YouTube Bluetooth issue. When I'm listening to YouTube in the car and someone calls, the YouTube still plays in the background through the speakers as well as the conversation!?
Sometimes the apps get stuck and you need to kill the app. The comments section on the YouTube app also sticks and you need to press home and return to the YouTube app. Minor bugs which I expect and hope Oppo fix through software updates.
I too was swung by the gift pack. I was originally planning to get the OP10 Pro but EE do not offer this handset and I get 30pc friends and family so this was a no brainer.
Happy with the phone. At over a thousand quid should be perfect.
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I like your thinking, I am also on EE with the 30pc f&f discount :'D I went for the smart plan so I can hand the phone back with no upgrade charge after 12 months if something better comes along.
I used to work for them years ago and had the discount ever since. It makes the RRP of the phone over 24 months much less (if I factor-in the price i'd pay for sim only anyway).
For your youtube issue, have you tried giving the youtube app permission to Phone? I've had some other apps ask me to set Phone permissions (such as Tidal) in order to pause during a call. I guess YouTube might need that permission so that it can see that the Phone is in use?
It is a little heavy compared to other phones i've used. I have been checking Youtube nearly every day to see if anyone has done a drop test lol.
For me the power button thing isn't a big issue as I rarely power it off.
I agree though, at the price, the phone should be perfect. This is what is kind of putting me off compared to the Huawei I paid only £300 for in Grade A condition from CeX.
Thanks. I've just set the permission on YouTube as per your suggestion. I've never had to do that ever before so just another tedious quirk!
Won't say it too loudly but surprised the F&F is applied to the handset and not just the line rental but I'm not complaining.
Keep me posted to any other bugs/fixes. I'll do likewise
OnePlus2Oppo said:
Thanks. I've just set the permission on YouTube as per your suggestion. I've never had to do that ever before so just another tedious quirk!
Won't say it too loudly but surprised the F&F is applied to the handset and not just the line rental but I'm not complaining.
Keep me posted to any other bugs/fixes. I'll do likewise
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It is the line rental, I mean if you add up 24 months of line rental and subtract the price of a sim only (that you'd need to pay anyway, usually around £15pm) then that's your effective handset price.
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It is the line rental, I mean if you add up 24 months of line rental and subtract the price of a sim only (that you'd need to pay anyway, usually around £15pm) then that's your effective handset price.
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...so the YouTube permission didn't work. I can't figure out what's going on!?!
mcall_r said:
What I like:
- The build quality and design are exceptional, without a case the phone feels great in the hand, although it's very slippery if you have cold hands and there is no clammyness from your fingers to provide grip. The ceramic feels better than glass and I haven't seen any scratches yet. It also feels very slim so one handed use is possible.
- The screen is very good, even in 1080p it's hard to see the pixels compared to other 1080p phones.
- Main camera and ultrawide very good, in the right lighting conditions they provide excellent shots with plenty of detail.
- Fast and very few stutters in the OS. I haven't encountered any bugs yet.
- Charging is insanely quick and phone doesn't really get hot when charging.
- XPAN is cool and interesting.
- Vibration motor is much better than previous phones I've used. On the strongest setting I won't be missing any calls.
- Battery life is reasonable in terms of SOT. I consistently get 6-7 hours under heavy use.
- Wireless Android Auto works flawlessly.
What I don't like:
Camera
- You cannot zoom or switch between cameras when shooting 4k60 video.
- Some shots on the main and ultrawide cameras can be over exposed, it sometimes takes a few shots in the same light to get a good one. Hopefully they can fix this in a future update.
- Some indoor daytime shots of moving subjects are always blurry.
- Selfies are often, in my experience, over exposed, and not on par with what I've seen from P40 Pro.
- Videos taken in 1080p do not send well over Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms. It could be to do with the compression used in this format, but once uploaded to these sites, the videos are very choppy, colours are crushed, and the videos are in general pretty unusable. Only videos sent in 4K look ok. This was an issue with the Find X3 Pro, and I am not sure why Oppo have not addressed this yet.
- There's no getting around the fact that this phone lacks any reasonable camera zoom at all. 2X is not zoom in my opinion.
- Forget nighttime shots of moving subjects, night photo takes 2s to process (although quicker than other phones).
- I feel like the MarisiliconX thing is mostly a marketing gimmick.
Screen
- The AlwaysOnDisplay is very dim and there's no way to change it. Also the coloured icons are very hard to distinguish at a glance. If the display is dim, then greyscale icons would be easier to see.
- 120Hz doesn't seem to be active in a lot of apps, so I had to manually force it using an app from youtube video.
Software/OS
- Cannot increase grid size in ColorOS launcher any more than 5 x 6. Please give option for up to 9 x 6 like Nova? Otherwise launcher is perfect!
- There is no desktop mode when plugged into a usb-c monitor like Samsung Dex or Huawei EMUI Desktop. You can indeed enable desktop mode in developer settings but it's not the same experience.
- When using a 3rd party launcher (I always use Nova), there are some bugs when going back to home screen, e.g. the recent apps screen flashes up for a split second when it shouldn't. Because of this I forced myself to get used to ColourOS launcher.
- There is no button to turn off/on 5G in the notifications quick settings menu.
- "Hey google" only works in Android Auto & Google Maps if you have the global "Hey Google" listening setting enabled. Not sure if this is an android 12 bug or just Oppo bug.
- Oppo PC Connect is only available on PC, not Mac or Linux.
Battery/Charging
- Standby battery life could be better. It drains about 5-7% overnight when my Huawei P40 Pro only drained 2%. If I barely use the phone during the day (only check/reply to messages etc and use around 1.5h SOT), then the battery is still below 40% when I go to bed. My P40 Pro barely drained when not used heavily. Of course Huawei do much more aggressive battery/memory management and if I enabled optimisation for all apps in the Oppo's settings then maybe I could get similar but I don't want to mess with notifications.
- Wireless charging with a non-oppo wireless charger seems very slow. I have a 5W charger in my Lexus and when charging using it, the phone still loses battery when using wireless android auto.
All in all, I actually preferred using my old Huawei P40 Pro as the camera was superior in most situations as well as better standby battery but the hacked google services installed just put me off. Android auto was very temperamental, hence I can't stick with it.
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I agree re the in-hand feel, I am a fan of ceramic and yes on paper it is not much smaller than other phones but does feel more manageable.
- The AlwaysOnDisplay is very dim and there's no way to change it. Also the coloured icons are very hard to distinguish at a glance. If the display is dim, then greyscale icons would be easier to see.
I'd agree wth this, they are tiny
Re the blurry photos, I still think it is better than a Samsung, maybe only the Pixel or iPhone is better in this regard?
I think I prefer my S22U overall especially the more reliable fingerprint sensor but prefer the size and in-hand feel of the Oppo.
arsenal74 said:
I agree re the in-hand feel, I am a fan of ceramic and yes on paper it is not much smaller than other phones but does feel more manageable.
- The AlwaysOnDisplay is very dim and there's no way to change it. Also the coloured icons are very hard to distinguish at a glance. If the display is dim, then greyscale icons would be easier to see.
I'd agree wth this, they are tiny
Re the blurry photos, I still thnk it is better than a Samsung, maybe only the Pixel or iPhone is better in this regard?
I think overall I prefer my S22U overall especially the more reliable fingerprint sensor but prefer the size and in-hand feel of the Oppo.
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I don't have any issues whatsoever with the fingerprint sensor, it seems faster than on my huawei - are you using a screen protector?
I contemplated returning to get S22U but today is the last day of my return window so I think I will just keep it. Samsung is slightly more expensive and I still need to buy seperate charger.
I can trade-in in 12 months anyway and get something else on my contract so maybe Oppo will have released a Samsung beating phone by then.
There is nothing wrong with the FPS, just think the S22U is better. I have had the Pixel 6 and it is way better than that. I just think the ultrasonic sensor is more reliable, less prone to issues if your hands are wet etc
arsenal74 said:
There is nothing wrong with the FPS, just think the S22U is better. I have had the Pixel 6 and it is way better than that. I just think the ultrasonic sensor is more reliable, less prone to issues if your hands are wet etc
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Ah I see, having had both Oppo and S22U (exynos?), is samsung better in every department?
mcall_r said:
Ah I see, having had both Oppo and S22U (exynos?), is samsung better in every department?
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I think the Oppo camera is better indoors but that is anecdotal, actually other than zoom reach the Oppo camera is slightly better overall I think (for stills) I also think the Oppo battery is better at least standby wise. Other than your personal preference re size and design I think the S22U is better for most other things

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