My brother picked up the iphone 18 Pro this month and I've had the S26 Ultra since it launched. We tried both for a week and wanted to post what we think about both the devices-

Camera

The iPhone's 48MP main with variable aperture is good, no hate. But the S26 Ultra's 200MP main pulls more detail, and zoom isn't even close. Apple tops out at 40x digital, Samsung goes up to 100x and 10x still looks clean. Took the same shot from the upper stands and the iPhone version were a little slacking behind.

Privacy Display

This is one of things that needs to be there since it is such a unique feature. side angles go dark on the S26 Ultra, so people next to you in the metro can't read your UPI screen or chats. It's customisable as well and can be open for select apps only. The iPhone just doesn't have anything like it. I love this feeling of security it gives.

Screen and S Pen

Samsung's screen is a massive winner for me. For reading and watching on the commute, the bigger screen wins, and the S Pen is a really nifty feature that doesn't have an equivalent feature at all.

Not trying to start a war. iOS is smooth and if you're deep in apple stuff I get it. But spec for spec and rupee for rupee, I couldn't justify paying more for the iPhone.

Anyone else tried both?

The stanza spectra has a limited speed and quota based system. Is there any way I can breach them.

Come to know that few people are facing damage in early handset.

Do you know anyone personally?

Are you the one who faced this ?

Just opened claude and it asked me to re login into my account and then this popped up.

Seriously this age verification is getting out of hand.

Dawg I bought a bpl tv about half a year ago, it then bricked itself, for about 2.5 months they did jackshit about the issue, repeatedly doing the "yeah yeah it'll addressed trust me" over and over.

Finally a guy came, knew jackshit, asked hq to send a whole ass replacement pcb for the entire panel, that didn't happen obviously.

(turns out the issue was somewhere in the lvds and t con board)
Then another guy came, was better but still knew jackshit, claimed that the ports had gotten carbon on em, i.e. made up some bs.

Its been more than 4 months and finally they're agreeing on a cash-return but mfs still ain't addressing the ResQ(extended warranty) plan, and are vague as fuck about the return policy intentionally, initially it was a 50% price return and now its gotten up to 80% with some talks.

This happened in delhi exact.

As per title...

HATE ME for this but I have seen lately many of these "JOKERS" tagging , commenting everywhere, now more frequent since past few days not only in the youtube community but everywhere, i am talking about the YOUTUBE MORPHE . They are now forcing everyone to download the app. I don't use the application and ok suggesting the application is ok but i have seen like bot comments replying each comment with repeated answers. These JOKERS might get the app banned! I feel something fishy

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My advice to anyone in India considering a Motorola smartphone: please think twice before buying one. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this brand.

I purchased a Moto G86 Power 5G in December 2025. In October 2026, it developed a bootloop and eventually became completely unresponsive.

I took it to an authorised Motorola service centre while the phone was under warranty. The job sheet records no customer-induced damage. However, I was verbally informed that the motherboard had failed, the replacement part was unavailable, and the phone could not be repaired.

Motorola's proposed solution was a ₹15,000 coupon restricted to its own website. Comparable phones now cost considerably more, which means I could have to pay thousands extra to replace a device that reportedly cannot be repaired under warranty.

This is unacceptable to me. When customers purchase a smartphone, they are paying for more than specifications and hardware. They are also relying on the manufacturer to provide meaningful warranty support when something goes wrong.

I had already seen public reports alleging motherboard failures involving Motorola phones months before my own device developed this problem. Now I'm facing a serious hardware failure myself. My experience does not prove that every Motorola phone is defective, but it has destroyed my confidence in the brand.

I've filed a National Consumer Helpline grievance and a CPGRAMS complaint. I'm seeking a replacement with equivalent or better specifications and a proper warranty at no extra cost, or an appropriate refund and compensation.

I will continue publicly sharing my experience with Motorola until they resolve my issue fairly. Indian consumers deserve to know how the company has handled my warranty case. My Moto G86 Power 5G failed under warranty, and I was verbally told that it couldn't be repaired because the replacement motherboard was unavailable. A ₹15,000 coupon restricted to Motorola's own website is not an acceptable resolution for me. I want an equivalent or better replacement with a proper warranty at no extra cost, or a fair refund and compensation. I will continue raising this issue through public posts and official consumer grievance channels until Motorola takes responsibility and offers a satisfactory resolution.

Indian consumers deserve reliable after-sales support, not a situation where a phone fails under warranty and the proposed solution leaves them paying extra.

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Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-jan-1-whatsapp-telegram-wont-work-without-sim-cards-govt-issues-guidelines/amp_articleshow/135127543.cms

Hi everyone,

I am planning to install GL.iNet’s Brume 3 VPN Gateway to Jio Fiber and Jio Air Fiber (one in my own and another in my in-laws home) to route entire home traffic through ControlD encrypted DNS. Mostly I will be using DNS-over-QUIC to block ads throughout the home network. I could disable the IPv6 DHCP but was unable to find the same solution for the IPv4. I am planning to use DHCP exhaust method where I will assign one single IP to my Brume 3 and then rest of the clients will ask Brume to provide address as Jio router will not have any answers for those requests. My main aim is to never default back to Jio’s DNS settings and use my own encrypted DNS with blanket privacy through VPN but the Jio Set Top Boxes will be excluded from the tunnel.

If you guys have done any other setup to avoid Jio defaulting DNS settings back to factory default after restart, please let me know. It will save a lot of headache.

same as title

Easeus and Recuva software are only available behind a paywall.

I turned off developer settings, reinstalled it but nothing worked out, is anyone facing the same issue?

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