Realme reaches 10 million shipments worldwide in just over a year

When Realme 1 arrived back in May 2018, it was a great deal and a phone worth recommending. 11 devices later and 14 months further in time, the company finally can join the big boys league after reaching 10 million shipments across the globe. The Weibo profile of the company revealed the impressive milestone that is dated between May 16, 2018 (the announcement of Realme 1) and today's date. Simple math tells us that Realme managed to push over 22,000 devices per day on average. Looking back to the company's path, first it started with the Realme 1 under Oppo's wing, after going...

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LG unveils X2 (2019) / K30 (2019) mid-ranger

LG announced its latest affordable handset in South Korea under the name X2 (2019). It arrives with a quad-core CPU, an HD+ screen without notches, and a single camera on the back. The price is KRW198,000 in South Korea, but we expect it to cost about $160 around the world. LG also revealed the phone will have another name in Europe (including Germany, Italy, and Poland) and North America - LG K30 (2019). The phone packs a Snapdragon 425 chipset, 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. There is also a slot for microSD cards for expanding on that. The camera on the back has a 13 MP...

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Samsung Wireless Powerbank hands-on

Today we're looking at the Samsung Wireless Powerbank, a product that does exactly what it's called. While powerbanks are common, as are wireless chargers, there are very few wireless powerbanks on the market and even fewer from reputed manufacturers. The Samsung Wireless Powerbank goes a step beyond most and also includes fast charging, not just for the wired mode but also for the wireless mode for Samsung's own smartphones. For wireless charging, the powerbank supports standard Qi charging, Samsung's own Fast Charge protocol as well as all the different Samsung...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 31

Samsung dominated our popularity chart in week 31, getting six of its devices in the top 10 to Xiaomi's four and taking the first two spots. The Samsung Galaxy A50 leads from the Galaxy A70 with Xiaomi's Redmi Note 7 completing the podium. The newly unveiled Black Shark 2 Pro got fourth, while the Mi A3 makes it three Xiaomi' phones in a row by capturing fifth. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 becomes one of the few tablets to ever be among the top 10 most popular devices in our database, as it edged out the Galaxy A30 for the sixth spot. In eight we have the upcoming Samsung Galaxy...

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Week 31 in review: Black Shark 2 Pro, Galaxy Tab S6 and MediaTek's gaming SoC

The mid-summer rarely brings a lot of high-profile announcements, but we got two premium products this week alone. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 slate and the Black Shark 2 Pro gaming smartphone officially began their journeys today. Yet our most read story was not about a device, but a technology. Oppo's new Waterfall display with nearly 90-degree curved panel promises to bring us yet another step closer to the all-screen future and clearly got you very excited. It looks awesome and we might get to see it as early as next year in one of Oppo's flagship models. We got plenty of leaks...

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Mi True Wireless Earphones review

The Mi True Wireless Earphones is Xiaomi's attempt at the truly wireless earbuds segment. Employing a very AirPods like design, the Mi True Wireless Earphones bring you that wireless freedom along with features like touch gestures, splash and sweat resistance and active noise cancellation at a very attractive €80 price tag. Design The design of the Mi True Wireless Earphones bears more than a passing resemblance to the AirPods. It comes in a similar dental floss like casing with a top that opens up to reveal the earbuds inside. However, the case isn't as compact as the AirPods and while...

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Weekly poll: How do you like the new Black Shark 2 Pro?

Xiaomi's Black Shark sub-brand debuted its latest offering this week - the Black Shark 2 Pro. Largely based on the original Black Shark 2, the new phone sports slightly more powerful Snapdragon 855+ chipset, and up to 12GB of RAM. The internal storage can go up to 256GB but more importantly, it's the third smartphone with the fastest available storage for mobile phones - UFS 3.0. The only two other phones with this storage are the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. Sadly the display 6.39-inch AMOLED is still capped at 60Hz so even at the gaming-friendly FHD+ resolution you won't be able to go...

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Weekly poll results: Asus ROG Phone II is a home run

For the past week we've been gathering your thoughts on the Asus ROG Phone II and they turned out overwhelmingly positive. It's yes to know ratio was over 7:1, suggesting that there are plenty of takers if Asus gets the pricing and availability right. The second gen gaming phone is a substantial upgrade over its predecessor and it has resonated really well with the public. And no wonder. The phone sold out in no time and Asus even had to apologize for not having enough units to ship. Having spent some time with the phone, we can confirm it's truly impressive although we haven't...

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