WhatGear: May 2019

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Oneplus 7 Pro vs iPhone XS Max Camera Comparison

Picture one taken in artificial light inside the comic con. Yes it's a busy of Ironman made out of foam. Looks pretty awesome right?

The iPhone whilst delivering a decent photo with good detail seems to be quite a bit darker than the OP7pro. This is likely due to its smaller image sensor.

The OP7pro photo on the other hand appears to have more detail, more accurate colours. It's not crushing the blacks as much as the iphone. Generally speaking I think the OP wins this one. What do you think?

Ok it's Ironman once again. This time shot in very bright natural lighting conditions. Again the iPhone is producing a darker picture. It's crushing the black levels again, and has a lot more shadow. and you can really see that if you look at the Joker on the right side of the picture. I gotta give it to the op7 again.

So now a selfie portrait on the two devices. Many thanks to the lady playing Lara Croft. So there are some significant differences here on the iPhone a truly amazing amount of blurry background, but the subject of the image is quite misty. It almost appears to have a sort of smokey mist over the entire photo.

The OP7 however has delivered a very crisp photo. There doesn't seem to be any softness to the photo. I don't feel it's over sharpening the image and I personally think the skin tones are more accurate. The amount of background blur is not quite a much as the iPhone but it's pretty decent...don't you think?

Ok rear camera portrait. Again the iPhone delivering more blur. But what is interesting here is the colours. It seems to me that in portrait mode the iPhone is doing a better job. The OP7 seems to a lot brighter and a bit more washed out. I'm sure this is something OP can improve in software...but I think you got to give this one to the iPhone.

Now colour test. Shot indoors...how many of you are fortnite fans? Anyway. I've done quite a few camera comparisons with the iPhone, and it almost always seems to ad a warmer tint to photos...which you can see here.

The OP7pro once again with its larger image sensor is delivering a brighter image with vibrant colours and not too much dark shadows. The iPhone however much darker and deeper colours plus way more shadows.

When it comes to colour accuracy, I'd say OP7 is doing better. You may disagree...if so leave a comment.

Now a detail shot. So there was some kind of cosplay gathering out from. The lighting conditions were good...but what I want to show you here is how much detail the cameras can pick up.

So I zoomed way way way in to this photo in post editing. So you guys can see the difference in detail reproduction...so here's Thor God of Thunder holding storm breaker. I'm actually really impressed with how the OP7 is doing here. There's not too much distortion or pixelation, compared to the iPhone. What do you think? Does the OP7 win this one?

This is Chewbacca, Chewbacca is a wooky who chooses to live on endor with a bunch of 2ft tall ewoks....that does not make sense.

I took this shot to demonstrate HDR. Due to the pretty heavy backlighting through the windows, I think this will suffice.

I think you will agree both phones are delivering impressive detail...but the shades of colour coming from the OP7 look better to me. I seems to me that the strong lighting is affecting how much detail the iPhone is able to take in in the foreground of the photo. OP7 wins?

These last 4 photos I'm gonna leave for you to decide which one wins. So there will be polls up in the top right corner for you to vote...so let me know. Also I'd love to here you feedback in the comments.

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Hope you guys enjoyed this daylight camera comparison if you're interested in seeing a low light photography comparison. Make sure you subscribe to WhatGear and turn on the notifications for that video. In the meantime check out some of my other camera shootouts...and I'll see you in the next one don't be late.

Monday, 27 May 2019

Sony SRS XB32 Review | Should you buy this party speaker?

So summer is coming and you might be looking for a good sound investment for you summer holidays, BBQs and stuff like that. There's a few front runners in this market. Stuff like the ultimate ears, the JBL's and the Bose. Which are all pretty sound when it comes to ruggedness, portability, and audio quality.

With that said that said, the new Sony SRS-XB32 brings a little something different to the table.

Does it extra high ends, extra mids...no it's more bass. Also a pretty cool light array setup.

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So this is a little bit of an incremental upgrade to the Sony SRS XB32 from last year's SRS-XB31. The main differences this year is top, back and sides of the device are now covered with a hard shell as opposed to mesh from last year. I've heard people hating on this change. But let's consider what advantages this brings to the device.

Better dust resistance with an IP67 rating. Meaning its more resilient in those sandy/dusty conditions.

The other cool thing is now the led light array wraps round the sides forming this flux capacitor on both sides. Also because of the hard shell, arguably it may help with the acoustics...maybe.

There is another significant upgrade from last year's XB31. It's actually something I spoke about in my review from last year and that's now you can customise the light array using the first able app.

So let's talk about some things that haven't changed. The 48mm drivers and passive radiators are the same & located in the same places. The battery life is the same, it still charges over USB b. It would have been nice to

It still has a 24hr battery life which is very important as you know. Also this is cool. Imagine you down by the beach not a single power supply in sight...and your phone runs out of power because you've had the BT on all day. It's all good because you can be like...I have the power! Because you have use the Sony SRS-XB32 as a power bank by simply connecting a cable to it's usb port.

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If you're thinking about buying the Sony SRS XB32 you need to hear this Sound Test. I would recommend listening to this video with some decent speakers or a good pair of headphones.

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Thursday, 16 May 2019

Oneplus 7 Pro Vs Oneplus 6T | 5 REASONS TO UPGRADE

1. The display

This is the first time we see a OnePlus device with more than a 1080p FHD+ display. Don't get me wrong the 1080p on the 6T display is formidable at 402ppi.

With that said the new OnePlus 7 pro has the NEW fluid amoled display which is now for the first time 1440x3120 which ppi of 516.

Let's be honest about this. It's just better and it's all screen...no notch. If that wasn't enough to convince you this OLED panel has a refresh rate of 90hz. Which it's much fast & smoother...and a bigger

screen calls for a bigger battery. The OnePlus 6T had a 3700mah cell and now the Oneplus has a huge 4000mah battery.

2. The Cameras

So one of the areas I wish my OnePlus 6T was a little better at is this area. Bear in mind I've been spoilt a bit because I've been testing devices like the Sony XZ3, Google Pixel 3, Mate 20 and View 20.

So the 6T has this dual layout with two 16MP cameras & 16MP selfie cam. Now I'm not trying to knock its performance. In fact, a lot of my Instagram pics are shot on the Ones 6T, and a lot of people seem to like them.

However now on the OnePlus 7pro, there has been another giant leap forward in camera tech.

The OnePlus 7 has triple cameras with the primary being the Sony IMX 48MP half-inch sensor. This is great for many reasons. One of them being that the OP7 can take in more light than the 6T. So you will get much better low light performance. Not only that, but you will also get far more detail in each shot thanks to its 4 in 1 pixel binning software.

Combine that with the 16MP ultrawide camera. For those time you're trying to take a group photo...and you're backing up... you're backing up and you fall off a cliff. No need for that because it can shoot 118degrees...to put that into perspective the human eye can see roughly 120degrees.

Say cheese.

Let's not forget the OnePlus 7's third eye 8MP telephoto. The OnePlus 6T had a digital zoom but that's never going to be as good as optical.

So for you passionate photography phenoms. The camera improvements are a very good reason to upgrade.

3. Sound

So look here see. Sound and Vision go hand in hand & now the OnePlus 7 pro has one of the most beautiful screens in the Flagship game.

and I'm not afraid to say one of the weaknesses in all previous OnePlus devices was lack of stereo speakers. This is no longer a weakness.

If you're the type of person who likes to consume a lot of video content on your phone. Then the addition of stereo speakers...I think is a good reason to upgrade. If you like to use headphones a lot then maybe this isn't that exciting for you...but for me it's kind of a big deal.

4. Performance

The 6T really was and still is an incredibly fast phone. Time is a really valuable commodity, and nobody can really give you your time back.

But if you can save it...well that's a good thing. The 6T had the Qualcomm 845 and up to 10GB of ram, which is still faster than a lot of phones today.

The Oneplus 7 pro now has the epic Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 which is 3 times faster than the 845 and 2 times faster than Apples current flagship A12 bionic. How much are those phones again?

Throw in up to 12GB of ram and you truly have a speed demon of a device right there at your fingertips.

The improvements delivered by the 855 isn't just speed. You're going to see loads more improvements in AI, connectivity and loads more stuff.

Also, the data read/write speeds have been increased that's thanks to the all-new UFS 3.0 storage which is 79% faster than what we see on the OnePlus 6T.

Also, the modem has been upgraded from the 6T which was a Cat 16 the OP7 pro now has a Cat 18 modem. So faster internet speeds which are all important for the number 5 reason to upgrade.

5. Gaming

So a 9Hz panel the world's most powerful mobile platform the Snapdragon 855. Inside the 855 resides the Adreno 640 GPU. The 6T had the Adreno 630 GPU which has 20% slower than the 640GPU...again can you give me my time back.

So I could stop there and this is an amazing gaming phone. But there is more.

OnePlus have rebranded and improved upon the gaming mode that was present in the OnePlus 6T. Enter Fnatic mode! Fnatic being a well-known eSports organization.

To put it simply the OnePlus will focus all forward thrusters on your gameplay using a process regulator. It will also strip back all unnecessary distractions & and apply network enhancements for as low latency gaming as possible.

So you thought that was it didn't you. There are a couple more really awesome upgrades in the OnePlus 7 that are really going to make a huge difference to gaming experiences.

When your gaming your phone is under a lot of pressure, your Processor starts to heat up, the performance begins to throttle to compensate for this. Your hands are also warming the device as well. Here's the solution

Beneath the surface of the Oneplus 7 is a 10 layer liquid cooling system. Strategically placed to keep your device cool under pressure. As for you the gamer...lets just hope you're not one of those people who like to rage quit

Also, there's a new more powerful & accurate haptic feedback system. I which I heard is one of the best in the smartphone game.

That's my top 5 reasons for upgrading. I didn't mention the new 30watt Warp charging which is mind-blowing for a reason. That's because the OnePlus 6T's dash is still pretty epic. Warp charge is better though.

That's it I'll see you guys in the next one & and remember you can always make more money but... nobody can give you your time back, but the speed of the Oneplus 7 pro you can save it.

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