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One UI 8 (stable build) – What’s New? - Call Captions - Best Face feature - Wallpaper Suggestions - Adaptive Lock Screen Clock - Easy access to Galaxy Buds

Galaxy S25 FE specifications - 6.7" FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz - Exynos 2400 - 7.4mm (161.3 x 76.6 x 7.4) - 50MP main | 12MP ultra-wide | 8MP 3x telephoto + 12MP selfie - 4900mAh battery with 45W wired + 15W wireless charging - One UI 8,Android 16 - Weight: 190g Join - @tech_zone40

RED’s Cybersecurity Shift: What’s Actually Changing In 2022, a new set of rules (delegated act 2022/30) brought cybersecurity front and center. As of August 2025, manufacturers selling devices in the EU need to: Block the installation of unauthorized software Use Secure Boot (or similar) to verify firmware authenticity Ensure only signed and approved ROMs can run The directive doesn’t name “bootloaders” specifically, but its demand for software authenticity basically makes bootloader unlocking—at least in its current form—a thing of the past

Samsung’s Early Move: A Sign for the Whole Market Samsung’s decision to disable bootloader unlocking in OneUI 8 wasn’t random. It was a strategic move, anticipating RED’s enforcement. Other manufacturers—Xiaomi, Google, and beyond—will need to follow to keep their devices certified for sale in Europe. The pressure is on to: Maintain CE certification Guarantee firmware can’t be tampered with Realign policies to meet RED’s cybersecurity demands Failing to comply isn’t an option for any brand that wants to keep a foothold in the EU market. .

EU kills Android bootloader unlock starting August 1 Join - @tech_zone40

OPPO K13 Turbo Series - 2 Mist Shadow Breathing LEDs with support for 8 colours. Join - @tech_zone40

The OnePlus Pad Lite comes with 4 OS updates and 6 years of security updates promise according to OnePlus 🙌 Chipset used in OnePlus Pad Lite - MediaTek Helio G100 Yes, the Pad Lite is good value in offers , but don't buy it on this promise. Buy it for the product.

The Infinix Hot 60 Pro and Hot 60 Pro+ will get 3 OS updates, and 5 years of security software updates.

Many people have the general idea that : Snapdragon > Mediatek, which is wrong Now a brand is pushing this very wrong idea because they'll launch phone with 6s Gen 3 phone< 15K in 2025 A particular SoC is good or bad, not brand Eg: D7300 >> 6s Gen 3 even if it is from Mediatek ! Join - @tech_zone40

Infinix GT 30 is launching on August 8. - AMOLED 1.5K 144Hz screen, 4500nits brightness - Dimensity 7400 - 8GB LPDDR5x RAM - 8GB virtual RAM - 256GB storage - Android 15 with XOS 15 - 90fps gaming in BGMI (officially certified by Krafton) - Customizable gaming shoulder buttons - Customizable LED strips on the back - Colors: Pulse Green | Cyber Blue | Blade White - Battery, charging, camera details yet to be revealed #Infinix #InfinixGT30 Join - @tech_zone40

Redmi Is Testing 165HZ Refresh Rate Join - @tech_zone40

Galaxy S26 Series : Galaxy S26 Pro : - 6.27" - 4300mAh battery Galaxy S26 Edge : - 6.66" - 4200mAh / 4400mAh battery Galaxy S26 Ultra : - 6.89" QHD+ 120Hz flat OLED - SD 8 Elite 2 for galaxy - 200MP+50 UW+50MP 5x +12MP 3x - 12MP front - 5000mAh battery - 60W charging - Qi2 - Thinner<8mm & lighter No S26 & S26+ Join - @tech_zone40

OPPO K13 Turbo Series - Micro Centrifugal Cooling Fan - 7000mm² VC Cooling - Turbo Breathing Light #OPPO #OPPOK13Turbo #OPPOK13TurboPro Join - @tech_zone40

BSNL has launched the 'Freedom Plan,' offering a one-month 4G service trial for just Rs 1 to attract more customers. - 2GB Data/Day - Unlimited Voice Calls - 100 SMS/Day - 30 Days Validity - FREE SIM - Offer valid: 1st – 31st August 2025 - Walk into your nearest BSNL CSC or retailer now!

Applicable for new users only.

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Conclusion Color OS at ~16K starting with K13 becomes good, but is horrible at 10.5K. For 10.5K.. Nothing OS doesn't sell at 10.5K, FunTouch OS does not either, Realme UI is horrible, forget Android Go, & ignore Poco. One UI 7 might compete well For 10,000 to ~16,000 better take this over the others in terms of software. After 16K it's still Color OS, FunTouch OS, & Nothing OS that are far better skins overall than this. Oh yes, this is far better than Hyper OS for Poco & Redmi as well, but that is not a super high bar to clear. Final words, Infinix/ Tecno have done a very good job with XOS/ Hi OS 15, this is a step in the right direction. Circle to Search is there, yes, it works, but is quite laggy and also slow, There's a 1st-party Circle to Search 'clone' called 'Folax Smart' or something, just use C2S instead (12/12) Join - @tech_zone40

Media 1. Third party widget animations (Not totally broken, but not good, very laggy) 2. First party widget animations (Good. If only there were actually some good widgets for this) Yeah, spacing and all is fine but what's the use. (11/12) Join - @tech_zone40

-First party photo editing suite except missing eraser -Video editor is also fine -Can crop the subject, and save it to the smart bar -Screenshot annotation is perfect -Third video shows what it came up with for the 'Video Vlog' thingy. 🔴Something very annoying in general about this skin, is that the bottom navigation bars for any app (1st party) are not swipable. You *have* to tap on them, can't slide. The camera app missing thumb gestures for operation is another annoyance. 🟢Speaking of updates, it's right now on the July 2025 patch! That's as fast as... uh, the Xiaomi 14 which also went from May to July update (14 still has June patch but whatever) Summary 🟢Multitasking, (mostly) customization 🟢Feature suite 🟢Animations (mostly) 🟢Battery, RAM optimization 🔴Camera app 🔴Feels heavy to use, quite slow in many places 🔴Missing some AOSP basics, cuts down some features that can be *easily* added 🔴Mixed UI design with no originality 🔴Bad haptic implementation 🔴Some of the worst widgets on any skin 🔴Buggy

9. First Party Apps 🟢Gallery has search, is very well organized 🟢Calculator has all the features you need. Clock, Calendar are both good too. 🟢Stock dialler is really good, has call recording too 🟢Notes app has no missing functions -Weather app is fine, till it kicks you into a Browser for very basic info that should have instead been expanded there -Settings app is neatly designed, things are easy to find - X Message is trash, poorly designed & doesn't even have support for RCS Just switch to Google Messages instead Camera App 🟢Pro Mode 🟢Dedicated Night Toggle 🟢Document scanner works well ❌'AI' Camera & Gallery- the names are so bad ❌Immature app, cannot even use thumb swipes for navigation, cluttered with AI Slop ❌Very limited settings ❌AI auto video editor tops out at 30FPS (10/12) Join - @tech_zone40

8. Animations & 3rd-party launcher behaviour Animations are almost perfect. 🟢Moving wallpaper, great blur, good opening/ closing, good QS animations, unlock animation, Dynamic Island animations, etc 3rd Party Launcher Behaviour 🟢Gestures & everything still work fine ❌Broken animations, very stuttery with lots of frame drops ❌Breaks animations of default launcher (Until you change the wallpaper after you switch back to it...yeah, weird) (9/12) Join - @tech_zone40

7. Stability, Optimization 🟢Standby battery drain is very controlled 🟢Apps do not consume too much RAM & background tasks aren't aggressively cut off (Hi, Hyper OS) ❌Feels very slow & heavy to use. Smooth, but slow ❌Many lags, micro-stutters ❌Generally buggy (8/12) Join - @tech_zone40

6. The QS -The 'Data Used Today' is here -Cannot change anything from here properly or resize -Cannot get rid of some things -Design is... well -Longpress has no functionality in many cases (7/12) Join - @tech_zone40