Huawei sells 2 million nova 5 smartphones in a month

Huawei unveiled its nova 5 series on June 21with three phones taking the stage. It was also the official debut of the new chipset Kirin 810 that should power many upcoming midrangers by the company. Just five weeks after the event, Huawei announced it already sold 2 million units of the nova 5 smartphones. It includes the nova 5i, nova 5, and nova 5 Pro; the newest addition with four cameras nova 5i Pro was launched on Friday, so it is sitting out this milestone. The announcement from Huawei arrived following its fourth consecutive weekly flash sale and only includes only phones...

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Oppo showcases Waterfall screen with extremely curved edges

Another week, another innovation for Oppo. The company that showcased an under-display front camera is now preparing a screen with 88-degree curved edges and no buttons on the side. It is called Waterfall Screen and is nearing the 100% screen-to-body ratio with ever so tiny bezels on the top and bottom. Oppo Waterfall screen Images were shared by Brian Shen, company VP, on his personal Weibo profile. Minutes later, various bloggers and media representatives also took it to the social media to introduce videos and gifs of their hands-on experience with the...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 30

The smartphone world is starting to slowly heat up after the relative calm of the past few weeks and we got a few announcements that caused plenty of movements around our trending chart. Last week the Xiaomi Mi A3 made its debut and immediately occupied the top, but this time around it was unable to hold it and the Samsung Galaxy A50 reclaimed the first position. Samsung Galaxy A70 remained in third, but in forth we have this week's most exciting announcement - the Asus ROG Phone II. Aiming to become the new gaming phone king, the new ROG Phone certainly starts off well. Xiaomi...

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Week 30 in review: ROG Phone II is here, Note10 and Note10+ news heat up

Welcome to your recap of what was a truly exciting week in the mobile world. The top story this week was the announcement of the Asus ROG Phone II, which is the first phone with a 120Hz OLED screen and the first to be powered by the new Snapdragon 855+ chipset. The ROG Phone II will launch in China next month and will become available globally in September. The Samsung Galaxy Note10, as usual, garnered a lot of attention throughout the week. A couple of Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ dummies were photographed side by side, giving us a glimpse of how Samsung's upcoming phones stack...

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Xiaomi Mi A3 in for review

Xiaomi's A-series just got a new member, the stock Android lineup welcoming the Mi A3. The phone is somewhat odd, offering a number of upgrades over last year's Mi A2, but also a few downgrades. The Mi A3 is powered by the Snapdragon 665 chipset based on the more efficient 11nm manufacturing process, but also sporting a slower CPU than the Mi A2's S660. The display is virtually the same according to the specs sheet in terms of size - 6.01" vs 5.99", you get less screen real estate. The taller aspect means you get less surface at the same diagonal and when you add the notch and...

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Weekly poll: Asus ROG Phone II - hot or not?

Gaming phones are a quickly growing niche and for a good reason as we recently found out. The latest horse in that particular race is the second Republic of Gamers smartphone by Asus, called shortly ROG Phone II. We already had our first hands-on experience with the phone, which got us really excited. It is arguably the best gaming smartphone on paper, packing the first 120Hz OLED display, a mamooth 6,000 mAh battery and an unrivaled set of accessories. Much like its predecessor, the ROG Phone II comes with a whole case full of add-ons - Yes, there is an actual suitcase for the...

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Sony WH-XB900N wireless noise canceling headphones review

The XB900N are the latest in Sony's line of Extra Bass headphones. These try to incorporate some of the features from the higher-end model, the WH-1000XM3, including things like active noise cancellation and a gesture-based control system. In this review we will learn how the XB900N sound, how comfortable they are, how all the different features work, and whether or not they are worth your money. Design The XB900N design is a cross between the 1000XM3 and the XB700, both of which we have reviewed in the past. The design of the back of the ear cups resembles that of the...

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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi Mi A3 gets the cold shoulder

The Mi A3 arrived as this year's Android One phone by Xiaomi. The predecessor Mi A2 was met with great enthusiasm, but it appears the camera focused Xiaomi Mi A3 isn't getting anywhere near the same approval rating. Plenty of you voiced concerns about specs like the HD+ screen and the fact that you can get mightier Xiaomi phones at a similar price. The Xiaomi Mi 9T is a bit above €350, but many of our readers think you better pay up and massively upgrade instead of settle for the Mi A3. Others were saying that the device should be called Mi A3 Lite, as it feels somewhat of a...

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Flashback: Project Ara promised easy to upgrade modular phones but never delivered

The IBM PC was unveiled in 1981 and thanks to a strange decision by IBM, it became the granddaddy of most desktop and laptop computers today. Instead of making everything in-house (as with previous IBM projects), the design team decided to outsource as much as possible. This led to an open platform that allowed other companies to build accessories, write software and even build entire "IBM PC Compatibles". Since the PC used an Intel processor (8088) and Microsoft software (PC-DOS and Microsoft BASIC), this was the birth of the "Wintel" behemoth. Mobile phones never really had an "IBM...

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