Xiaomi CC9 to arrive on July 2

The new Xiaomi smartphone series will be called CC (with multiple meanings behind the abbreviation) and Lei Jun, the company CEO, explained earlier this month the phones will be for young and creative people. The first phone is expected to be called Xiaomi CC9 and to arrive on July 2. The date was officially announced on the company's Weibo profile, with an invitation to the event that will take place in Beijing, China. We don't have official confirmation on any smartphone yet, but we expect to see a device with a triple camera on the back, accompanied by the Xiaomi X Meitu...

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Samsung Galaxy A30 in for review

The first half of 2019 saw Samsung phone launches left and right which quickly filled the new Galaxy-A line's ranks. The reborn line already has over ten members, but one the Galaxy A30 has remained one of the most interesting - you don't need to look further than the popularity charts on this very website to know that. The phone is one of the two original members of the new A-line along with the Galaxy A50. On the outside, you'd be hard to tell the two apart but the A30's lower price tag means it has one fewer cameras around the back and a fingerprint sensor there instead of under the...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 25

Week 25 saw the Samsung Galaxy A50 return to the top of our trending chart after watching various newly announced phones occupy the top for the past few months. Well, there were no major launches this week (the Huawei nova 5 series came too late) and the mid-ranger took its chance to add another title to its tally. Its stablemate - the Galaxy A70 became the biggest gainer as it rose three spots to get the silver medal, ahead of last week's leader - the Xiaomi Mi 9T. The Redmi K20 Pro, which is yet to make a proper international debut retained fourth, just edging out the rising...

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Weekly poll: what's the best position for a punch hole camera?

While pop-up cameras have become quite common, a punch hole selfie camera is still the "2019 way" to get rid of the notch. The Samsung Galaxy S10 has a hole in the top right of its screen, the Huawei nova 5i in the top left and we've been seeing rumors of a centered punch hole on the Galaxy Note10. Which is the best position? It may seem like a trivial distinction, but it's not - it's about finding the right balance. The way Android lays out its status bar is notification icons go on the left, various indicators go on the right (e.g. battery, signal bars, the clock). This remains true...

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Sony Xperia 1's Cinema Pro app put to the test: shooting a cinematic video

The Sony Xperia 1 boasts features co-developed with Sony's professional divisions - CineAlta (which makes cameras for Hollywood movies) and Alpha (which makes Sony's top mirrorless cameras). The culmination of this is the Cinema Pro app, which leverages the three cameras and the finely-tuned screen to turn the phone into a serious videographer's tool. That's the promise, anyway, we took the app for a spin and shot the cinematic video below. In the process, we learned what the app does well and where it falls short. Before you ask, we shot all segments featured in this video mostly...

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Week 25 in review: Huawei announces 5 new devices as Galaxy Note10 leaks

In a rare change of pace this week was not so dominated by the Huawei political problems, but rather by its newly announced devices. Plus we got Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10 Pro's first major leaks. For starters the pair will likely become official on August 7 and go on sale shortly after. We also saw two purported screen protectors for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10 Pro which differ in size but had a centered punch hole in common. We also saw a case reportedly tailored for the Galaxy Note10 Pro which revealed the re-arrival of the IR blaster but also the (expected) departure...

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Weekly poll results: Galaxy S10+ and Redmi K20 Pro voted best H1 2019 flagships

The first six months of 2019 saw the launch of many great flagships and impressive value for money offerings. Last week we asked you to pick your favorite premium and 5G models as well as the bets "mainstream" flagship. Here are the fan favorites. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ topped the Best premium flagship of H1 2019 category with a decisive victory. Samsung's performance was strong across the board, which goes to show that the company has its finger on the pulse of the flagship smartphone market. The runner-up in this category is the Huawei P30 Pro, which edged out the OnePlus 7 Pro by...

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