Watch the Redmi 7 unveiling here

Xiaomi is introducing the Redmi 7 today at 2 PM Beijing time or 7 AM CET. The event will be live streamed on Xiaomi's website, and we provided a link below for all fans out there. The phone is expected to be introduced by brand president Lu Weibing, and we expect to see the Redmi Note 7 Pro as well. Rumors and leaks pointed to a phone with 6.26" LCD and HD+ resolution. There will be a notch for the 8 MP selfie camera. The chipset is expected to be Snapdragon 632, coupled with 2/16 GB, 3/32 GB, and 4/64 GB memory configurations. Sadly, the device will skip the 48 MP shooter and...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 10

After a few hectic weeks, the top 10 trending chart finally got some stability in week 11 with the top three remaining unchanged. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro sits on top followed by a trio of Samsung phones. The entry level Galaxy M30 and the flagship Galaxy S10+ take the silver and bronze medals, while the mid-range Galaxy A50 was fourth. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 got pushed down to fifth, ahead of the Galaxy M20, while seventh goes to the upcoming Motorola Razr 2019. Samsung Galaxy S10 lost a position to the foldable phone and is now eight, while the Xiaomi Mi 9 went down to ninth....

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Samsung Galaxy Buds vs Apple AirPods

Last month, when Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone, it also launched the Galaxy Buds, the company's latest truly wireless Bluetooth earbuds. We have been using them for a few weeks now and you can find our review here. The Galaxy Buds aren't the first set of truly wireless earbuds from Samsung, as the company has been making them as far back as 2016 with the original Samsung Gear IconX. However, even though Samsung was one of the first to market, it was really Apple that popularized this style of product. Not to mention, Apple's implementation was also much better in...

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Samsung Galaxy S10e in for review

Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy S10e - the value flagship in Samsung's S10 lineup and quite possibly the best compact phone period. We're on our way to deliver a detailed review of the Galaxy S10e early next week, but before that let's look at this little gem and share some early impressions. The first thing to stand out about the Samsung Galaxy S10e is its size. Unless you're using an iPhone 8 or a Pixel 3 the Galaxy S10e will strike you as minuscule the moment you get your hands on it. A big part of that comes from its impressively light 150g weight - whereas the iPhone XS is...

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Weekly poll: are periscope cameras the future of smartphones?

Multi-camera phones are the norm now, but the modules they use have a traditional design, one optimized for size. This limits the focal length - which, true to its name, is a measure of the distance from the lens to the sensor - meaning that telephoto cams rarely go above 2x zoom (and we're yet to see one go above 3x). A new breed of telephoto cameras has emerged at this year's MWC (we've seen prototypes earlier, but no mass market products). Yes, we're talking about the periscope type cameras, which are called that because light is reflected 90°. This guides light along the width of...

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Week 11 in review: all about the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro

This week we saw a big jump in Huawei P30-related stories, which is to be expected as we draw closer to their official launch on March 26. By far the biggest story was Huawei's ad campaign to tease the P30 Pro's 5x zoom camera, in which the company misleadingly used DSLR-taken photos. Now, Huawei didn't say these photos were taken with a P30 Pro but it was strongly implied. Anyway, no bad press eh? The P30 Pro made appearances on both AnTuTu and Geekbench, flexing its Kirin 980 muscle. We saw some camera samples actually captured with a Huawei P30 Pro and we got a good look at the...

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Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy S10+ is the best-loved among its siblings

Last week's poll shows that the Galaxy S10+ is the one to have from Samsung Galaxy S10's LTE trio. It took in nearly 40% of the vote, leaving its two siblings in its rear view mirror. People appreciated the Dynamic AMOLED display and the addition of an ultra-wide angle camera, the battery life was rated highly too. Some weren't happy with the in-display fingerprint reader, but the major complaint against the S10 phones was that they didn't feel particularly innovative. The Galaxy S10, despite being fairly similar, only secured 22% of the vote - that's 2 percentage points lower than the...

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