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2019 Winners and Losers: Xiaomi

Posted: 29 Dec 2019 07:00 AM PST

This year the mobile phone market saw the rise of many new trends - from high refresh rate screens through 108MP image sensors to periscope cameras. The first foldable phones went on sale, charging speeds went through the roof, displays got curvier and grew punch holes. Some brands used these trends to their advantage and grow in the market, others missed the mark. In this series we look at what each company got right in 2019 and where their efforts came short. Xiaomi kept pushing in the right direction in 2019 - for the most part. It brought us a 108MP camera with the Mi Note 10,...

Best phones of 2019: The Winners

Posted: 29 Dec 2019 04:00 AM PST

Here are the winners - the best phones of 2019 in three major categories - Flagship, Midrange, Entry-level, have been selected by you, our readers, throughout the last two weeks. We started with a preliminary public vote where over 20 devices per category were competing to enter the final round. The Top 5 devices were sent to another vote where over 70,000 readers picked what they think the best phone is. Without further ado, here are the winners: Best flagship of 2019 - Samsung Galaxy Note10+ The latest flagship by the Korean manufacturer collected a third of the votes in the final...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2019: Q3

Posted: 29 Dec 2019 01:00 AM PST

>We are taking a look back at the phones that excited you the most in 2019 and the reviews that got you reading. It's time to focus on Q3 - head this way to find the top reviews for Q1 and Q2. We're now at the quarter of the year at which Apple releases its new iPhones and Samsung and OnePlus their fall flagships. Yet, the most read review in the months July through September was the Xiaomi Mi A3. The Mi A3 was hugely anticipated as it's the maker's only Android One smartphone. In our review we praised it for its battery life, clean software, fast and accurate under-display fingerprint...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite user manual corroborates previous design leaks

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 09:30 PM PST

Leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite expected to arrive at CES 2020 next month have already revealed its design, and now we are looking at the phone's user manual which corroborates those leaks. Galaxy Note10 Lite on the left and Galaxy S10 Lite on the right The user manual only includes the sketches of the Galaxy S10 Lite, but they do confirm that the smartphone will sport a display with a punch hole in the center and a fingerprint scanner underneath. Around the back, it has a rectangular camera island on the left side, housing three snappers stacked on top of each other,...

Huawei Mobile Services 4.0 beta is packing more features and getting closer to Google's offering.

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 07:00 PM PST

In the wake of soured relations between Huawei and the US, life has been anything but easy for the Chinese tech giant. However, that doesn't mean that acceptance or desperation have settled in. Quite the contrary, Huawei and its subsidiaries and sister companies have really been doubling-down hard to make up for lost ground and still come out on top. Whether through impressive efforts into 5G infrastructure, expansion and contracts or the aggressive Western marketing for tech accessories like smart TVs and wearables, which haven't been affected by various trade bans quite as badly. And these...

Oppo Reno3 series racks up more than 1.46 million registrations

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 04:30 PM PST

The Oppo Reno3 and Reno3 Pro unveiled two days ago have exceeded 1.46 million registrations of interest in China, out of which 580,000 came through JD.com. The lineup also became the booking champion on TMall for 2019. How many of these registrations convert to sales is something we'll have to wait to see, but these numbers are indicative of the high interest garnered by Oppo's first wave of 5G smartphones. That said, it's worth mentioning that these figures were counted on December 27 at 6:30 PM local time, so the final count is likely to have crossed 1.5 million by...

Realme's next fast charging tech might be called SUPERDART

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 02:00 PM PST

The battle for ultimate phone fast charging supremacy has always been around, though never really on quite the scale as it is raging right now. Currently, the title is held by Oppo and the Reno Ace, with its 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 Flash Charge tech, capable of getting the 4,000 mAh from zero to full in 30 minutes. However, Xiaomi, among others, might already by on track to best that, potentially with the upcoming Mi 10 flagship line and specifically a 66W (11V, 6A) charger, it certified recently. Realme SuperDart could be the next charging tech by Realme. Gets trademarked.#Realme #SuperDart...

Huawei NovaBuds headphones and potentially other "Nova" branded devices on the way

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 12:00 PM PST

As per a recent patent filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Huawei might be looking to spice things up within its smart accessory business. The Chinese giant already has its FreeBuds 3, truly wireless headphones out on sale in many markets, including Europe. And, in fact, in the wake of the ongoing US scandal, has been pushing these and other accessories hard in places where it is currently facing issues with traditional smartphone products. Thus, it was hardly surprising to see that another pair of earbuds, of some sort, is on the horizon. The story...

Samsung Galaxy A30s gets 128GB version in India, 64GB model receives a price cut

Posted: 28 Dec 2019 10:00 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy A30s launched in India back in September was available in the country in 4GB/64GB configuration. Now a new variant has arrived with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The new model is priced at INR15,999 ($225/€200) and is currently only sold through offline stores across the country. But it should soon be available through the company's official India site, Flipkart, and Amazon.in. In addition to launching a new version of the Galaxy A30s in India, Samsung dropped the price of the 64GB model in the country for the second time and it's now available for INR14,999 ($210/€190)...
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