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Weekly poll: Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro up their game, but is it enough?

Posted: 01 Sep 2019 07:00 AM PDT

For years now Xiaomi's Redmi Note series has been a leader in the value-for-money race, but in recent times they've faced some tough competition. To fight back, the company is introducing a proper Pro model and upping the camera count. The Redmi Note 8 Pro costs 40% more than the vanilla model and here's what it has to offer. It brings a larger screen, 6.53" vs. 6.3", and a larger battery, 4,500mAh vs. 4,000mAh. Both have 1080p+ screens and 18W fast charging. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro The MediaTek Helio G90T chipset is a big deal. It only has two "big" cores, but they are...

Top 10 trending phones of week 35

Posted: 01 Sep 2019 03:00 AM PDT

September is only now starting, but the rate of smartphone announcements these days will almost make you believe we are in the middle of the Fall tech craze. This time around it was Redmi's turn to bring exciting new phones and its latest 8 and 8 Pro immediately took the top two spots in our chart. In third we have the Samsung Galaxy A50, which is arguably the most consistent phone in the past few months. Xiaomi Mi A3 only returned to the chart last week, but it's already at number 4, suggesting that it may stay for longer this time. The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ lost another...

Weekly poll results: Realme 5 Pro is a hit, steals the spotlight from the Realme 5

Posted: 31 Aug 2019 11:00 PM PDT

Realme has a future best-seller on its hands - but not two of them. The Realme 5 Pro got a very positive reception in last week's poll - people are happy with the upgrades over the Realme 3 Pro, which launched earlier this year at the same price. The upgrades are mostly in the camera department - going up to a 48MP sensor for the main camera and adding an ultra wide and dedicated macro cameras. The selfie camera dropped in resolution (25MP to 16MP), but the new sensor has larger pixels (0.8µm to 1.0µm). Added splash resistance and a slightly overclocked chipset just about cover...

Flashback: the Motorola ROKR E1 was a dud, but it paved the way for the iPhone

Posted: 31 Aug 2019 07:00 PM PDT

Apple began life as a hardware company, selling desktop computers and then adding laptops to its roster. But in 2001 the company started its long journey to becoming a media distribution company - a journey that saw the launch of Apple Music in 2015 and will welcome Apple TV+ later this year. In 2001 Apple released iTunes to the world and a few months later the very first iPod followed. Those two products revitalized the waning company and grew quickly. In 2005 Apple had a commanding 75% share of digital music sales and 80% of MP3 player sales. With over 20 million iPods sold, Steve...

Huawei hints at an update to the FreeBuds coming at IFA

Posted: 31 Aug 2019 12:50 PM PDT

Huawei's Mate 30 lineup isn't going official until later in September, but the company's still coming to IFA next week. Among the things the Chinese maker is bringing there is a new Kirin chipset, but that's not all - apparently, a new pair of wireless earbuds is on the way unless we're totally misinterpreting this short teaser below. New Kirin technology will connect you to a whole new audio experience.Discover how by following #HuaweiIFA2019 👉 https://t.co/Al4vGP6xiX#RethinkEvolution #IFA19 pic.twitter.com/WBwKrACotr— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August 31, 2019 What we...

Apple initiates screen replacement program for aluminum Watch Series 2 and 3

Posted: 31 Aug 2019 09:50 AM PDT

Apple is starting a screen replacement program covering the aluminum versions of the Apple Watch Series 2 and Series 3. It addresses a crack that may develop along the rounded edge of the screen, starting from one corner and then potentially spreading along the entire perimeter, as shown in the example drawings. The affected models are both 38mm and 42mm sizes of the Series 2 and 3 with GPS-only and GPS+cellular versions of the latter. Nike+ versions of both generations are part of the program as well. It's unclear what causes the crack to form and just what the "very rare...

Samsung Galaxy M30s key specs confirmed through Android Enterprise listing

Posted: 31 Aug 2019 08:20 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy M30s made headlines throughout the week and it seems an official announcement isn't too far away as the smartphone has received Android certification from Google. The Galaxy M30s has been listed on Google's Enterprise Recommended devices website and the listing confirms a few specs of the smartphone. The M30s will sport a 6.4" display which is likely to have a 1080p resolution. The smartphone runs Android Pie and has 4GB RAM. It will come in two storage options - 64GB and 128GB. The listing also confirms the presence of a fingerprint scanner, which from...

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