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I can’t stand this guy anymore. Anyone got a TLDR so I can skip giving him a view?
AI summary cause I can’t be bothered either lmao
The video reviews the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 folding phone. While initially skeptical that it was just a minor upgrade, the reviewer found that the Z Flip 5 has some notable improvements over the previous model, especially the new Snapdragon chip and a simplified hinge that folds completely flat. The biggest change, however, is the much larger external screen, which allows for more notification management and app usage without opening the phone. Though not perfect, the reviewer concludes that the Z Flip 5 is currently the best folding phone overall, praising its performance, design refinements, and reasonable price point for those interested in foldable devices.
Damn, I had to watch the video to compare with the review (I’m very skeptical of anything AI), and this is right on point
I knew it was right without watching the video as his videos, especially phone reviews are all about the same and sound like that.
Not a long time ago i found a webpages where you put a youtube vid and you get a summary of it. I mean it’s not that hard, ytdl download the subtitle, give it to AI for summary and voilà ! Don’t need to waste 20 minutes of your life for what can be summerized in 10 lines. I’ll probably try making a bot for lemmy.
This is what I used https://kagi.com/summarizer/index.html. They also have an API https://help.kagi.com/kagi/api/summarizer.html
Oh wow, you sent me down a rabbit hole! That’s a great tool. Then I realized it requires an account, as it is a paid service. And their main service is a search engine, which seems really interesting so far (you get 100 searches free). Love the customization options! What’s your experience with the result quality? Not a huge fan of having to 0ay by search once beyond a threshold, but if the service is good…Google got super annoying with all the ads. But there’s still companies like Duckduckgo that offer great search as well.
There is YouTubetranscript so you can skim the words of the video. Useful for vague videos with click bait titles.
Is there a specific extension you recommend for Firefox? (for the AI summaries)
I just use the one that comes with my search engine, Kagi. They do have a FF extension https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kagi-search-for-firefox/.
But I don’t know of any dedicated one.
I hate that I’ve used chatGPT so much I can instantly recognize when something was generated by it lmao
This isn’t generated by chatGPT actually. I’m using the kagi universal summarizer which uses their own models.
well all bots sound the same
kill it with fire!
(if skynet is reading this in the future, this was written as a joke)
Once bots are teaching the next generation of people it’ll be harder to tell the difference. Muhahaha
Oh gods this will be a timesaver for those rambly videos that should’ve been a text article but somehow isn’t.
do they specify what engine they use?
it could still be gpt
From the docs:
Summarize Page is made using Kagi’s own, in-house models. There are currently two models in use:
- Agnes (accessable via either the web or the API)
- Muriel (currently API only)
oh, look at that! nice
Holy shit. I apologize then lmao. That’s cool.
So much for schools and their expensive AI detecting programs which don’t work.
That’s the funny thing. Once you use it so much you can instantly recognize when something was generated by it based on its frequent usage of certain words or formats. Dunno why I’m being downvoted for that. It’s true.
Humans may be made irrelevant in places, but you can’t say they’re bad at (broadly) recognizing patterns
I can’t stand him either anymore. The production quality is high but the content feels very low effort and subjective. I especially cannot stand the zoom in thing as if he’s saying something impactful or profound. What’s worse is many of the similar channels are adopting it.
I guess that’s the life cycle of a YouTube channel: Quirky and interesting -> gain traction -> adapt content for wider audiences to maintain growth -> become bland and lose the thing that was interesting to begin with
When he started his channel, phones were out on a monthly basis with revolutionary tech each time.
The smartphone tech has more or less reached a plateau. I think he’s trying to stay the same, but the products he reviews are less interesting
You’re right, there is just not that much to be said about the 15th iPhone release we have seen year after year. And he has been branching out with the car videos and checking out other tech every now and then.
I wouldn’t even mind the different subject, as you said phones are just not as interesting as they used to be. But these videos are very surface level, basically just watch him read the product page for a cool expensive thing.
I’m not subscribed to anymore phone youtubers anymore for probably that reason. At the height of Android youtube I was subscribed to MKBHD when the tech was fresh exciting, and then subscribed to people doing custom roms or app recommendations.
But, now days when it comes to tech youtubers I prefer ones that at least go through the motions of seeming like they are being objective like Gamers Nexus or Hardware Unboxed or Digital Foundry by putting on a show of testing different configurations and so on. Lot of other tech youtubers just feel more like adverts lot of times with how shallow the presentation is, so whether product is recommended or not feels more like the purpose is to just get the brand out to viewers.
Which becomes really noticeable when they cover a product that you do actually use and watch their review on, and see how much stuff they glossed over with really the main highlight being nice cinematography. Videos aren’t even straight to the point and short either, which is really part of why I stopped watching lot of them. If they at least were more straightforward and brief 2-3 minute overviews it’d be fine, but now they all push 10 minutes and over so waste your time.
yeah, I’ve always found smaller youtubers doing better
maybe its because smaller ones are more genuine as they are not doing this for money meanwhile largeer ones who have this as their defacto job always have the same narrative, I mean a mkbhd video, mrmobile video sound basically the same they don’t talk about long term use of a phone and always give impressions
the only review they have made is mkbhd on why I don’t use pixel anymore and mrmobile on his z fold experience
everything else is impressions with cool shots which gains views and gets them a preview unit from companies weeks before embargo
Random people holding a camera with one hand while awkwardly trying to record them going through their phone with the other hand has been more useful lot of times for answering questions I had.
The secondary cover screen is pretty cool, don’t get me wrong. And let’s be real, modern flip phones LOOK fucking cool. But…from a user perspective, is there anything a flip phone can do that your average phone CAN’T do? Besides flipping?
Yes - fit perfectly in a woman’s size pocket.
My girlfriend said that and then put the phone in her purse anyway, and then can’t find it when it rings.
Fine but there are plenty of us that refuse to carry a purse. Folding phones are helping with that.
There’s no revolutionary advantages. They’re a bit easier to toss in your pocket and the outer screen’s limited functionality seems to be a good way to do things like check the time, check notifications, turn on/off smart devices, or switch songs without having to open the phone and potentially falling down an instagram/reddit/lemmy rabbit hole
I have a fold 4 which I love. Was thinking about switching to the flip so I went to check one out. All the reasons you listed where the things drawing me to it until I remembered I wear a smart watch and do all that already without taking my phone out. Then it became useless to me. The only benefit would be the small form factor when in my pocket but like I said, I have a fold, big phone in my pocket doesn’t really bother me. And the biggest thing in would miss is being able to set my phone down half folded and watch videos on the vertical half. A feature I didn’t think I would use but I do all the time.
Easily frame and take photos with the main camera.
I had a Z Flip for a while but replaced it as the cameras were a deal killer. For me personally I liked how small it was in my pocket. I know it’s a small thing but that was my favorite part. When I replaced it, I gave it to my mom, who actually wears it around her neck with a lanyard. Sure, you can do that with a normal phone if you’re feeling adventurous. The benefits are definitely niche though.
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I agree. Nothing unique in his videos at all now
I’ll have a flip phone again… One day…
Why in the hell would I want to flip my phone
So you can end all phone calls like this
This hasn’t aged well:
I had a Motorola MPx200 back in the day, and it was my only flip phone in all my years of having mobile phones. I have to say it was really nice doing the flipping. There’s something about the tactility and the chunky hinge doing the snapping.
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Not sure where I read it, but apparently they are mostly bought by women because the flip phones are more practical when you have tiny or nonexistent pockets and a small purse.
My wife can’t wait for these to become affordable (sub $500). She is still pissed off that mid-range small phones disappeared 3-4 years ago to be replaced by 6" phablets.
This is literally me rn, Cant find decent small phone with reasonable price.
This might turn in to something worthwhile: https://smallandroidphone.com/
5.4”-ish 1080p OLED display (60hz ok)
That is considered small??
Depending on bezels and ratio, it could be smaller than your 4.7 inch Nexus 4 for example
mid-range small phones disappeared 3-4 years ago to be replaced by 6" phablets.
mjd-rangesmall phones disappeared 3-4 years ago to be replaced by 6" phablets.FTFY
I think you can get last gen Flip for sub $500
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