Redmi teases a 64 MP smartphone camera

Samsung unveiled its new 64 MP camera sensor back in May and in the last days of July, we already know which smartphone manufacturer will be among the first to use it. It is Redmi, as the company already posted somewhat of a camera sample on its Weibo profile. The Xiaomi subsidiary said the industry is officially entering the era of 64 megapixels, and we should expect a phone with the sensor soon. The official poster by Redmi The image did not say specifically it will use the Samsung sensor, but given the timeline, it is highly likely. Even if smartphones were able to produce 64...

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Honor 20 in for review

The Honor 20 series aims to provide a viable alternative to Huawei's P30 handsets for those that can't quite stretch their budgets that far. Sure you won't get the periscope around the back, the display is IPS instead of OLED and there isn't any official IP rating. At the same time, you're still getting the flagship Kirin 980 chipset, an All-view display and a quad camera in a more affordable package. We already got the chance to review the Honor 20 Pro and this time we have the vanilla version drop by. Let's take a look at its highlights before it gets the full review...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 29

After a few weeks of calm in our trending chart the Android One-powered Xiaomi Mi A3 debuted and shook things around. It shot straight to the top, pushing the Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A70 down a spot and the Redmi Note 7 off the podium. The Redmi K20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A30 in fifth and sixth have also slid down to make way for the A3 ascend. Then we have the Samsung Galaxy A80, which makes a return to the chart and captures the seventh position, ahead of another returnging phone - the Galaxy S10+. The Galaxy A20 is down in ninth, while the Xiaomi Mi 9T captures the last...

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Interview: OnePlus' Zake Zhang discusses the OnePlus 7 Pro camera

Last week, we had the opportunity to visit the OnePlus camera lab based in Taipei, Taiwan. There we got to see how the test engineers go through different tests to see if the camera is working to their standards and also the equipment they use for it. OnePlus camera software development team We also had a chance to speak to Zake Zhang, Image Product Manager at OnePlus. The following is from a one on one interaction that we had, where we talked about how the camera on their latest OnePlus 7 Pro came about, how some of its tech works, what some of the difficulties they faced and...

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Week 29 in review: Snapdragon 855 Plus and Exynos 9825 flex their muscle

Welcome to your very own digest of the bigger tech stories of the past week. Xiaomi took the wraps off a long-expected Mi A3. The Android One device is the first in its line to carry an AMOLED screen, which coupled with a Snapdragon 665 chipset and stock Android makes for a good proposition at €250. Then again, its resolution is 720p, so maybe not - you can share your thoughts here. Xiaomi also launched the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro in India - both will go on sale locally from July 22. Qualcomm announced its flagship chipset for the second half of the year - the Snapdragon 855...

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Flashback: HTC HD2 was the best Windows Mobile phone, but it toured other OSes too

Few phones are so impressive that we still remember them fondly a decade after their release. And the HTC HD2 really is one of these all-time greats. This was HTC at its peak, it designed a powerhouse that became the focal point of a vibrant developer community. The HD2 was the first-ever Windows Mobile device to have a capacitive screen. It ran WM6.5, which was still designed with a stylus in mind, so HTC had to step in and replace as much of the user interface as possible. The Sense Home tab • The People tab • The Messages tab • The Email tab • Photos and videos...

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Weekly poll: is the Xiaomi Mi A3 worth €250?

Xiaomi may launch new phones pretty frequently, but its Android One series sees a new release only once a year. The Xiaomi Mi A3 is what we got after 12 months of waiting and watching smartphone tech improve at breakneck pace. It's launching at the same price as the Mi A2 a year before it, €250, and it brings several important upgrades. The new triple camera has a large 48MP main sensor, it ditches the useless 20MP cam in favor of an 8MP ultra-wide shooter and adds a 2MP depth sensor. The selfie camera gets a bump in resolution too at 32MP. The Xiaomi Mi A3 also comes with a...

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Weekly poll results: brand loyalty is important, but it's not everything

One in three voters in last week's poll have a favorite brand and put their trust in it when buying a new phone. However, two in three people are not as attached and prioritize the quality of the product over loyalty to the brand. Among them, most prefer to do their research for each upgrade. The rest look at the offerings of their favorite brand first, but aren't afraid to switch to a new vendor if something better comes along. Okay, those are the numbers rounded up - there's actually a small group of people (8%) that love trying new things and jump between brands in the name of...

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