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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by londons_explore on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:27PM (#21392774)
Until you get bugs like "3D games lag when in fast moving car due to constant cell handovers" and "4G doesn't work at the same time as playing a 1080p60 video, so netflix/youtube are broken unless on wifi".
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by arcticbull on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:40PM (#21392872)
Sure but the phones $80. Getting to that price point requires some compromises. You’d think they’d also set the baseband VM at highest QOS.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by himlion on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @06:56PM (#21392977)
I'm currently using a Xiaomi Redmi Go that was a bit less than that and I think it's remarkable how few compromises it has.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by scarface74 on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:57PM (#21393966)
That’s a fair compromise to make a smart phone more affordable.
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