Weekly poll results: OnePlus 5T found to be a worthy upgrade

Last week we asked you if the OnePlus 5T did enough to live up to expectations and you seem to be very positive about it. Around 70% of you voted that the OnePlus 5T is a worthy upgrade and a bargain at this price. Being among the cheapest Snapdragon 835-powered phones of the year often came up in the comments section. Things the OnePlus 5T was expected, but didn't deliver, included optical stabilization for the camera, water-proofing, stereo speakers and expandable storage - but the vote results show they are hardly huge dealbreakers. We found the OnePlus 5T to be an excellent...

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Oppo A79 debuts with 18:9 OLED display, MediaTek Helio P23

Oppo has added yet another device to the lower echelons of its portfolio dubbed A79. Its screen and design are identical to those of the R11s flagship, but the internals are far less thrilling. The Oppo A79 is built around a 6" OLED screen with a resolution of 2180 x 1080 pixels and the taller 18:9 aspect ratio. The top and bottom bezels have been trimmed significantly, giving the mid-range device very high screen-to-body ratio. Oppo A79 The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P23 chipset with a 2.5GHz octa-core Cortex-А53 CPU and 4GB of RAM. Internal storage is...

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Deal: 128GB Google Pixel 2 XL down to $900

There's a face we didn't expect to see this Black Friday - the Google Pixel 2 XL. The phone is so hard to find that eBay units usually cost more than the original asking price rather than being offered at a discount. And yet here we have a deal that lets you have the 128GB Pixel 2 XL for $899.99 with sales taxes charged only to those living in Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. Even if you do live in one of those four states, however, you will be saving $50 compared to what you'd need to pay if you ordered from the Google Store. Just as with Google though, you only get the Just...

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Analyst: iPhone X availability improved due to increased production, demand still strong

Apple iPhone X is a hard device to manufacture. It took more than a month longer than the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to arrive to the shelves and even so initial stock was pretty limited and shipping estimates increased to 5-6 weeks. Yet stock quickly started to improve after the launch and currently waiting times are down to 1-2 weeks. Even the expansion to 14 new markets yesterday didn't do the iPhone X availability any harm, which means one of two things - either Apple has way more units to distribute around now or the demand has sharply declined after the initial hype died...

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New Samsung Gear S2 update brings battery life-related optimizations

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Gear S2 smartwatch. Arriving as build number XXU2EQJ2 and weighing in at 22MB, it's not a big update, but does bring along some optimizations aimed at increasing the battery life. In addition, the update also includes some security enhancements. Currently, units in Europe (the Netherlands to be specific) are getting the update, although other regions should get it soon as well. As is usually the case with OTA updates, it may take time for the update notification to pop up on your device's screen, so be patient. Via

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Oppo F5 Youth goes official with 16MP selfie camera

Oppo has launched a more affordable version of its F5 mid-ranger. Dubbed Oppo F5 Youth, it retains the 6" 18:9 display with minimal bezels and FHD+ resolution (2160x1080 pixels), but comes with a downgraded camera setup. The Oppo F5 Youth is powered by the same MediaTek Helio P23 chipset as the regular F5, featuring an octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU and ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU, but has its RAM reduced to 3GB. Storage is 32GB, but there's a microSD card slot for adding to it. The memory expansion slot comes in addition to the two nano-SIM slots, so you don't have to sacrifice the second line to get...

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Oreo beta program for Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 to kick off soon

HMD Global has confirmed that Oreo beta testing for the company's Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 smartphones will begin soon. The company's CPO Juho Sarvikas took to Twitter to announce this. Yes, Nokia 6 and Nokia 5 next. Just reviewed today, we will open Beta Labs for those models soon— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) November 24, 2017 This comes shortly after the final Oreo build started rolling out to the Nokia 8, making it the first Nokia smartphone to get the new Android OS. Sadly, there's currently no information on exactly when the Nokia 5 and 6 will start receiving beta builds. Source

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