Top 10 trending phones of week 10

The storm of announcements that was the MWC and the week preceding it really shook things up in our top 10 trending chart, but now things are starting to settle down a bit. A bunch of high-profile names dropped out including both flexible phones as a lot of people realized that their market arrival is still way off and some mid-rangers took their place. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is our new leader, followed by Galaxy M30, which is its direct rival in India and other emerging markets, while the Galaxy S10+ flagship had to settle for third. Even the market launch didn't help the Samsung...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds review

I've been using the Samsung the IconX (2018) since they came out in late 2017. They had some drawbacks, which kinda got on my nerves so I really hoped the next generation would be able to address those. Now the Galaxy Buds are out and shipping with Galaxy S10 early pre-orders and I am here to tell you Samsung fixed a lot, but not quite everything. Galaxy Buds vs IconX (2018) The White earbuds look marvelous - they share the finish with the Prism White color of the Galaxy S10 flagships. While the IconX (2018) case was bulky, heavy and with a physical open/close button, now the...

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Weekly poll: did the Samsung Galaxy S10+, S10 or S10e live up to your expectations?

So, what do you guys think - are the new Galaxy S10 flagships everything you wanted? Their Dynamic AMOLED screens are the best that DisplayMate has tested, the S10+ rear camera is tied for first and the selfie camera is first on DxO's chart. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ is the fully-loaded model. It has the largest screen of the LTE trio, 6.4", and the largest battery by some distance - 4,100mAh compared to S10's 3,400mAh. You'll need that capacity if you're going to share it with your wearables. The Samsung Galaxy S10 buys you the same excellent rear camera - the triple...

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Counterclockwise: remembering the classic mobile games

The Nokia 3310 is a nostalgia machine - people remember it as indestructible, even though it's not the most rugged phone form Nokia. Similarly, people view the game Snake through rose-colored glasses. In fact, the relaunch of the 3310 leaned heavily on Snake. We're not saying that Snake isn't a great game, but it's far from the only one. Just like the actually-rugged Nokias, these games were forgotten and they don't deserve such a fate. Space Impact • SI: Evolution X • SI: Kappa Base • SI: Meteor Shield The Nokia 3310, for example, also featured Space Impact a horizontal...

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Week 10 in review: OnePlus 7 leaks, Oppo F11, F11 Pro and Realme 3 debut

It's a been a good week for tech fans. A few phones got unveiled, a few others got leaked and a few hot topics were discussed around the water cooler. First, let's look at the new hardware. Oppo and Realme unveiled three phones - the Oppo F11 and F11 Pro have a 48MP main camera and a 16MP selfie one that pops up on the Pro - while the Realme 3 goes for a more conservative 13MP + 2MP main camera and a 13MP selfie camera, but packs a large new battery. Huawei and Meizu unveiled two phones. The Huawei P smart+ (2019) has a mouthful of a name, a 24MP regular camera, 2MP depth camera and a...

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Weekly poll results: fold in designs win a narrow victory over fold out alternatives

Foldable phones are the first new form factor to emerge in years and people - both consumers and the teams designing the phones alike - are still not sure what the best design is. Over the week we had some back and forth between Samsung and Huawei execs, each claiming theirs is better and the other one has flaws. No clear winner emerged there and last week's poll is too close for a definitive victory. The fold in design of the Samsung Galaxy Fold won by 4 percentage points. Right now it seems that people's main concern is durability and the usual safety blanket - the...

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