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The best phones of the decade - part 2

Posted: 01 Jan 2020 07:00 AM PST

At the turn of the decade we look back at the most influential phones to come out in the past 10 years. You can find the first part here. Google Pixel - 2016, October After parting ways with Motorola, Google tapped long-term partner HTC to develop the Pixel and Pixel XL (HTC also built the first ever Android phone). But this isn't about the search giant finally slapping its name on a phone, which it avoided previously so as not to antagonize other Android makers. It's not about the death of the Nexus line either. No, this is about computational photography. Google developed a...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite live images surface

Posted: 01 Jan 2020 05:00 AM PST

Around two weeks ago, we saw renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite which revealed its design. Now we are looking at its live images that corroborate previous design leaks. As you can see from the pictures below, the Galaxy Note10 Lite will sport a centered punch-hole display and feature triple cameras at the back housed inside a rectangular plate in the upper-left corner. The glossy back doesn't have a fingerprint reader, though, meaning we are likely looking at an in-display solution. Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite leaked live images The Galaxy Note10 Lite will have the...

Oppo is recruiting beta testers for ColorOS 7 based on Android 10 for the F11 and F11 Pro

Posted: 01 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST

Oppo announced ColorOS 7 based on Android 10 back in November, with an initial launch in China followed by it going global. The company has in the meantime been working on updating its phones to this new version of its skin, but it's been slower than a lot of its competitors with the rollouts. If you have an Oppo F11, F11 Pro, or F11 Pro Avengers Edition, here's some good news for you. Oppo is opening up a "trial version" (read: open beta) of ColorOS 7 for these devices. If you want to get this on yours, then head over to the Source linked below for the full instructions. Note that...

Realme 5i passes through Geekbench confirming key specs

Posted: 01 Jan 2020 01:00 AM PST

The Realme 5i coming on January 6 has passed through Geekbench, confirming its key specs in the process. According to the benchmark database, the Realme 5i, bearing version number RMX2030, will be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC paired with 4GB RAM. The smartphone will run Android Pie out of the box, which will be likely layered with ColorOS 6. The Realme 5i scored 1,543 and 5,602 points in Geekbench 4's single and multi-core tests, respectively. And on Geekbench 5, it achieved single and multi-core scores of 314 and 1,389 points, respectively. Realme 5i on Geekbench 4 (left)...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2019: Q4

Posted: 01 Jan 2020 12:00 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. We are now at the final quarter - you can also check out the 10 most popular reviews of Q1, Q2 and Q3. Welcome to the final installment in our top reviews of the year recap. The months October, November and December had just 3 flagships and were dominated by upper-midrangers. The most popular review of Q4 was the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, which was characterized by snappy performance from the Helio G90T chip, a versatile 64MP camera and outstanding battery life. We didn't much...

Realme will show ads on its phones but you can disable them

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 11:10 PM PST

One of the most contested aspects of the MIUI software experience on Xiaomi and Redmi phones in places such as India has been the extensive use of ads all over. But it looks like the appeal of introducing ads into your software UI is just too high, because now Realme is doing it too. Realme as a brand is an Oppo offshoot that is pretty clearly aiming to compete primarily with Xiaomi (and mostly, its Redmi sub-brand), and it's been doing a great job so far. Now though, it will introduce ads in its UI in India, which it's sneakily calling "commercial content recommendation". All Realme...

Nokia 4.2 gets a huge price cut in India

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:00 PM PST

The Nokia 4.2 was released earlier this year in India for INR 10,990 (approximately $154 or €137). Subsequently it got a price cut down to INR 9,499 ($133 or €118), which made the already affordable phone even more so. Now though it's received a new price cut, and this one is huge. The Nokia 4.2 went from INR 9,499 to INR 6,975 ($97 or €87) over at Amazon, and we expect the price change to be reflected on both Flipkart and Nokia's online store in the subcontinent too. So now the Nokia 4.2 is around 36% cheaper than its introductory price, which makes it a much more appealing purchase,...

Latest official poster shows off the front of the Realme X50 5G

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:00 PM PST

Last week, Realme shared a couple of posters of the X50 5G, which revealed the design of the smartphone and confirmed quad rear cameras and a side-mounted fingerprint reader. Today, the company shared a new image, which shows us the front of the X50 5G. A previously shared poster by Realme did reveal that X50 5G will feature a display with a pill-shaped hole in the upper-left corner for the dual selfie camera. But the image shared by Realme today offers a clearer look and shows off the slim bezels surrounding the phone's display on three sides - left, right, and top. The X50 5G will...

Happy New Year 2020!

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 07:00 PM PST

Another year is upon us and another cultural decade begins. We can only hope the next 12 months will be as eventful an filled with entertainment as the past 12 have been. Thank you for staying with us for another round of exciting stories from the world of mobile technology. We've been quite the busy bees in 2019 - we are on the brink of reaching 1 million subscribers on our YouTube channel, after publishing more than 140 videos in 2019 - that's almost 24 hours of non-stop phone reviews and opinions. We also posted nearly 6,000 articles, trying to stay on point with every leak,...

2019 Winners and Losers: Google

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 04:00 PM 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. Winner: Pixel 3a and 3a XL Undoubtedly, Google's best products this year were the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL. Sure, you...

Samsung Galaxy M21 is on the way, details leak alongside colors for the M11 and M31

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 02:00 PM PST

Samsung is working on new M-series mid-rangers, and these will also be sold at offline retailers when they launch next year. For now, rumor has it that the M11, M21, and M31 are on the way, and as their names imply, naturally these will be the successors to the M10, M20, and M30, respectively. A new report today sheds some more light on the Galaxy M21, letting us know that its model number is SM-M215F. It will have 64 and 128GB built-in storage options, which is an upgrade compared to the M20's choice between 32 and 64GB. Galaxy M30, M20, and M10 Expect to also see Android 10 with...

Unlocked US Galaxy Note10/10+ are getting Android 10 now

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 12:00 PM PST

Samsung is eager to close out 2019 with all its flagships under Android 10 (well, almost all). Today the maker has seeded the Android 10 update to the Galaxy Note9 and now to the unlocked Galaxy Note10/Note10+ in the US. Up until this point the firmware was available for the Galaxy Note10 devices on Verizon and, as of yesterday T-Mobile. Unlocked devices around the world started receiving the Android 10 update in the middle of December but it's only now that unlocked units in the US are starting to see the firmware pop up on their phones. A bit ironic that the carrier units got to Android...

Get used to it - Samsung Galaxy S20 is Samsung's next flagship

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:30 AM PST

You've heard this before - Samsung has chosen the S20 as the name of its next Galaxy S flagship, instead of the logical S11. The information originally came from reputable tipster @Iceuniverse and he's now reconfirmed his statement. The renaming makes some sense. 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade and Samsung has concluded the old one with 10 annual Galaxy S flagships. Making the next one the Galaxy S20 will differentiate it, especially when put side by side with the Galaxy S10. Yes🙂— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 31, 2019 By all accounts Samsung is bringing out...

Realme X and 5 Pro get December security patches and more with the latest updates

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:00 AM PST

Realme has released a new software update for the Realme 5 Pro that adds Dark Mode toggle to the notification center and bumps up the Android security patch level to December 2019. The new firmware, bearing version number RMX1971EX_11_A.15 also comes with an updated Nightscape algorithm for the selfie camera and extends Clone Apps support to Twitter, Freecharge, Zomato, Swiggy, and Snapchat. Here's the complete changelog of the update: Security Android security patch: December 2019 System Added click the blank area to back to the...

2019 Winners and Losers: Oppo

Posted: 31 Dec 2019 08:48 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. Oppo is one of the most innovative smartphone manufacturers for the past few years and is constantly pushing the envelope...
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