Weekly poll results: Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ grab the MWC flagship crown

Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ were unchallenged in last week's poll - the duo is the fan favorite of the MWC. With over 40% of the votes, the S9 siblings got more votes than the next two combined. Surprisingly, Asus clinched second place with the Zenfone 5z - the most affordable Snapdragon 845-powered phone at a price of €480. The 21% result isn't enough to challenge the Samsungs, but the number of positive comments is more than encouraging. Then there's a tie - Sony's and HMD's competitors both got 17%. The Nokia 8 Sirocco rode a wave of nostalgia (not to mention the well-executed...

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Oppo is teasing a new F7 "Selfie Expert"

The Oppo R15 and R15s have been a rather constant presence in the rumor mill these past few weeks. A new official teaser, however, brings an interesting twist to the company's upcoming lineup - the Oppo F7. This is the first time we are actually hearing anything substantial about the device and there might be a pretty good explanation for that. Looking at the poster, the next "Selfie Expert" looks almost identical in design to the R15, which is probably how it slipped under the radar. The promotional image in question was posted on Twitter by Oppo India. It showcases the design and...

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Blue Huawei P20 Lite poses for a photo

Huawei's P20 roster is due to be officially unveiled on March 27 in Paris, but it's not like it's been shrouded in secrecy. The latest in a series of leaks we have today is of the P20 Lite version, in a color scheme we like to call 'life-altering blue' (we kinda like blue phones). Huawei P20 Lite The lone live photo only shows the back of the phone, and it matches the look we're familiar with from previous leaks - first @evleaks showed a Shirley-named prototype, then came TENAA and press renders. The Huawei P20 Lite is said to sport a notched (gasp) 5.84-inch 1080p+ display, and...

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Huawei Y9 (2018) goes official: 2 cameras front and back, 4,000mAh battery and Oreo

Huawei has announced the Y9 (2018) midranger in Thailand - a phone that shares a lot of bits with the Mate 10 Lite and puts them in a redesigned package. There's a 5.93-inch IPS LCD on the front, naturally in an 18:9 aspect, because who still makes 16:9 phones. Resolution is 1,080x2,160pixels - the new FullHD. Inside it, the Kirin 659 is in charge of things, Huawei's own chip now dominating the company's mid-tier lineup (for example, Honor 9 Lite, P smart, and the Mate 10 Lite, of course, have it). In this case it's paired with 3GB of RAM, while storage is 32GB (expandable via...

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Deal: Grab yourself the original Samsung DeX for $80

Samsung's DeX dock is now available for $79.99 in the US straight from the Korean maker's website - $70 off its original MSRP. Meanwhile, Amazon will sell you one for $82.99. It's the old version of the dock, the one introduced with the Galaxy S8 (but will work just as fine with the new S9 and S9+), that keeps your phone upright. The new dock, on the other hand, lets you use the phone as touchpad potentially saving you from carrying a mouse. DeX v.2 (a.k.a. DeX Pad) is available on Samsung's website for $99.99, so it only made sense for the old version to get a...

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Motorola Moto Z2 Force on Sprint getting Oreo update

Sprint has started rolling out a new update to Motorola Moto Z2 Force units on its network. Arriving as software version OCX27.109.48, it's a major update that brings along Android 8.0 Oreo. It's been sometime the roll out began, so it's likely that some units would have already got the update. For those who are yet to see the notification on their handset, the update should be arriving sooner than later. It's worth mentioning that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon variants of the Moto Z2 Force have already received Oreo. Source | Via

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