Redmi Note 7 flies to space, takes photos, and returns without a scratch

We've seen plenty of unusual durability tests of the Redmi Note 7, including cutting fruits like a ninja on the screen and being stomped by people. To prove the ultimate quality of build, Redmi actually sent a unit in space, the phone took pictures at 31,000m altitude, before falling to the ground without any major damage. Plenty of enthusiasts and amateur weathermen have sent GoPros and other tech in space with a weather balloon, but this is the first time a Xiaomi mobile device went to the stratosphere of our planet. The Redmi Note 7 even took photos, that later were posted on...

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Realme X officially arriving on May 15, Realme X Lite to tag along

Realme is going back to its roots and is relaunching the brand in China, announcing the Realme X. The Oppo subsidiary posted on Weibo the official launch date - May 15, and there will be also a lighter version of the device, called Realme X Youth Edition or Realme X Lite as usually translated. The announcement also stated the phone is available for reservations at plenty of online retailers in China, such as JD.com, Suning, and TMall. The official launch is taking place in Beijing and was announced with some futuristic cyberpunk art, where all the billboards are saying "realme X". We...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 18

The past seven days were lacking any major smartphone announcements, but rumors still shook up the trending chart. The OnePlus 7 Pro is arriving on May 14 and it gained so much traction, it reached the second spot already. The Samsung Galaxy A50 retained its lead for yet another week, but once the flagship goes official it will surely have to concede it. The third place is for the Galaxy A70, as the top half is completed by the Huawei P30 Pro and Redmi Note 7. The Huawei P30 Lite kept its sixth place from the previous week, just edging out the Pixel 3a XL that is scheduled to launch...

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Week 18 in review: OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro dominate, Pixel 3a and 3a XL coming

Like the week prior, this one was dominated by the incoming OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. The pair is due on May 14 and OnePlus is constantly posting teasers to hype up its arrival. Among these teasers were a few camera samples released from an early review unit and then we got an official teaser from OnePlus' Twitter account showing a bird captured from an ultra-wide, regular and telephoto lenese. We saw a printed ad for the OnePlus 7 Pro in the New York Times, too, teasing no bezel and no notch and hinting at the pop-up selfie camera. The Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will arrive on May 8...

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Weekly poll: Do you use dark themes?

This week's poll was actually suggested to us by one of our readers. Dark themes are all the rage these days, claiming to conserve battery power and to protect the screen, but are they as popular with users as with software developers? Dark vs. Light on OLED There are proper arguments on both sides - darker themes do save power on OLED panels so going all black will help stretch your battery that little bit longer. There is also the subjective matter of aesthetics - whether you like the side bezels to blend in and if you prefer to read white text on a black background. Oh...

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Our Samsung Galaxy A40 video review is up

If you keep a close enough eye on our YouTube channel (which you totally should) you might just feel like we already did the Galaxy A40. Well, frankly, we can't blame you as all the confusion around the plethora of new models Samsung recently unveiled is perfectly understandable. Just to keep the record straight, that was our Galaxy A50 video review - the Galaxy A40's slightly more premium sibling. The A40 is actually the second smallest member of the new "A" family, with a diagonal of just 5.9 inches, right after the A20e. Samsung's new mid-range compact offer is going up against...

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