<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alischan's Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subscribe to get the original uncompressed camera samples & tech reviews.]]></description><link>https://alischan.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y-1l!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feef8cf22-fead-499e-a500-76046f401525_1000x1000.png</url><title>Alischan&apos;s Newsletter</title><link>https://alischan.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:26:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://alischan.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[de]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[alischan@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[alischan@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[alischan@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[alischan@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[When AI Photography Creates Zombies... (Honor Magic8 Pro vs. realme GT 8 Pro) 🧟‍♂️📸]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus: Why my fence started glitching out and the uncompressed photo samples YouTube doesn&#8217;t want you to see.]]></description><link>https://alischan.substack.com/p/when-ai-photography-creates-zombies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://alischan.substack.com/p/when-ai-photography-creates-zombies</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:01:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/W5lKoanIG5s" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>The full comparison between the <strong>Honor Magic 8Pro</strong> and the <strong>realme GT 8 Pro</strong> is finally live on YouTube.</p><p>These are two absolute flagship beasts, but during my testing, I found some results that are... let&#8217;s call them &#8220;disturbing.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Watch the full review here first:</strong> </p><div id="youtube2-W5lKoanIG5s" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;W5lKoanIG5s&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/W5lKoanIG5s?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>But as we all know, YouTube compression crushes fine details. That&#8217;s why I wanted to show you the <strong>raw truth</strong> right here.</p><h3><br>1. The &#8220;Walking Dead&#8221; Incident &#129503;&#8205;&#9792;&#65039;</h3><p>Both phones use heavy AI processing at high zoom levels. Usually, this sharpens the image. But sometimes, the AI hallucinates.</p><p>Check out this crop from the night test. The Honor Magic8 Pro tried to reconstruct a woman&#8217;s face on a billboard. The result isn&#8217;t photography&#8212;it&#8217;s a horror movie.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NFQv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d192b07-7186-4200-baa6-3feef37a5e8a_3840x2160.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NFQv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d192b07-7186-4200-baa6-3feef37a5e8a_3840x2160.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NFQv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d192b07-7186-4200-baa6-3feef37a5e8a_3840x2160.heic 848w, 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="E-Mail-Adresse eingeben &#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonnieren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3><br>2. The Glitchy Fence &#128201;</h3><p>You might have noticed the fence behind me flickering in the video. That&#8217;s not a rendering error; it&#8217;s physics fighting with over-sharpening.</p><p>The fine lines of the fence clash with the sensor&#8217;s pixel grid. Since both phones (especially the realme) apply aggressive sharpening, the fence looks like it&#8217;s bugging out of a video game.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1021932,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://alischan.substack.com/i/188133995?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FAhA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14b27028-d256-4c75-9303-478c6ca604e6_3840x2160.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h3>&#128229; Download the Uncompressed Samples</h3><p>If you want to be the judge and see the real noise, the real sharpness, and the real colors without YouTube&#8217;s compression, I&#8217;ve uploaded the original files for you.</p><p><strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hD1tqYygK6yH8RCshLPu8YXINoqOxrbv?usp=share_link">&#128073; LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER</a></strong></p><p>(No ZIPs, just an open folder. Browse and zoom in as much as you want.)</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://alischan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Jetzt abonnieren&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://alischan.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Jetzt abonnieren</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[ORIGINAL FILES: Honor Magic8 Pro vs. Magic7 Pro (Camera Samples)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Download almost 1.5 GB of uncompressed camera samples. Warning: The Magic8 Pro files are HUGE]]></description><link>https://alischan.substack.com/p/original-files-honor-magic8-pro-vs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://alischan.substack.com/p/original-files-honor-magic8-pro-vs</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aleschan Akhtar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:14:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y-1l!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feef8cf22-fead-499e-a500-76046f401525_1000x1000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey guys,</p><p>Thanks for watching the comparison review on YouTube! As promised, here is the direct access to the unedited source files.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://alischan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonnieren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;de&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Get the raw data before everyone else. Sign up to receive new comparison files directly in your inbox.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="E-Mail-Adresse eingeben &#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonnieren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong>Why you should download these:</strong> YouTube compression kills details. To really judge the upgrade, you need to see the pixel-level data.</p><p>There is significantly more data, texture, and depth information in these new files. Especially in the AI-enhanced shots and portraits.</p><p><strong>What&#8217;s inside the Zip File:</strong></p><ul><li><p>&#128193; <strong>Magic7 Pro Folder:</strong> 88 Photos (~500 MB)</p></li><li><p>&#128193; <strong>Magic8 Pro Folder:</strong> 90 Photos (~900 MB)</p></li><li><p>&#9989; <strong>100% Unedited JPGs</strong> directly from the devices.</p></li></ul><h3><br>&#128229; DOWNLOAD LINK</h3><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zQDVD7Cr3smnu41MTPz7cJ3Ukq5IjEhB?usp=share_link"> </a><strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zQDVD7Cr3smnu41MTPz7cJ3Ukq5IjEhB?usp=share_link">&gt;&gt; CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE &lt;&lt;</a></strong></p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://alischan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonnieren&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;de&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="E-Mail-Adresse eingeben &#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Abonnieren"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>