AAA 505: 2020 in the Rear View - Biggest stories, our favorite hardware, disappointing trends, important apps - a podcast by TWiT

Top News of 2020 includes:

• COVID-19 and event cancellations.


• The failure of Contact Tracing.


• Honor spinning out of Huawei.


• The confusing OnePlus strategy.


• Google Play Music and YouTube Music.


• Samsung's commitment to three years of OS upgrades.


• The growing ubiquity of RCS.

Best Hardware of 2020 includes:

• Google Pixel 4a


• OnePlus Nord


• Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G


• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G


• OnePlus 8 Pro


• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2


• Vivo X51 5G


• Xiaomi Redmi 9

Disappointing trends of 2020 includes:

• What you pay for 5G and what you get.


• "Sticker cameras" and pointless specs.


• OnePlus Nord N10 5G/N100.


• Pixel 5 pricing.


• Lack of wireless charging in so many phones.


• Too many fast charging standards.


• Not including power bricks in the box.


• Ultra flagships at outrageous prices.

Best apps of 2020 includes:

• Dolby On


• Reface


• Zoom

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3aRWiVb

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Myriam Joire and Matteo Doni

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