Weekly poll results: Ultrawide camera trumps telephoto by quite a margin

The masses have spoken and we can finally table the argument - which camera do we use most on our multi-camera smartphones. It comes as no surprise that the most-used camera on our phones is the main one - 60% of you voted in its favor. And it's the ultrawide-angle camera that is the second most-used on your phones, by a big margin. Twice as many people frequently snap ultrawide pics compared to those that zoom in. That puts into perspective just how popular ultrawide cameras are - it's no surprise that every maker out there (aside from Google) either has one or is scrambling to put...

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Flashback: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 or why the X-Panels weren't superheroes

There are few stories of meteoric rise and precipitous fall that can rival the tale of HTC, but Sony's mobile division offers just as many highs and lows. Today, it sells some Xperia - it shipped less than a million during the three months of Q2. How did we get here? Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 It all started with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the first ever phone to bear the name. But it wasn't an Android device as you would expect today, it wasn't even a Sony Ericsson phone - it was designed and built by HTC. Windows Mobile 6.1 had to be dressed up with X-Panels to make its...

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Lenovo launching a new Note series smartphone on September 5

Lenovo launched the K9 in India last October, and later in May, it quietly followed up with the K9 Note. Now, the Chinese phone maker is all set to unveil a new Note series smartphone on September 5 as it sent out invites to the media for a launch event. Lenovo K9 Note (also known as K5 Note 2018) The invite doesn't reveal much about what the company is going to announce and simply says "Get ready to witness the magnificent. Block your dates for #KillerNote on 5th September 2019". We are likely to see the K10 Note going official at this event. We don't know anything about the...

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Motorola Moto E6 Plus live images surface

Motorola unveiled the Moto E6 last month, and it seems the company will follow up with a Plus variant soon as its live images have just leaked. These photos tell us that the Moto E6 Plus will run Android Pie out of the box and sport a notched display surrounded by bezels and chin smaller than the vanilla E6. The smartphone has the volume rocker and power key on its right side, and its glossy back is home to a dual camera setup aligned vertically in the upper-left corner. There's also a fingerprint scanner placed in the center with the Motorola logo atop. Motorola Moto E6...

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Huawei expects a $10 billion dip in smartphone revenues due to US ban

Huawei's H1 financial report showed the company's revenues grew by 23% over last year and it pushed 118 million smartphones despite the negative impact of the US trade ban. The Chinese tech giant expected to accumulate significant losses after it was put on the Entity List but now it has adjusted its prediction and it estimates its consumer business department will miss on $10 billion of revenue, a third lower than initial estimates. Huawei Deputy Chairman, Eric Xu gave the latest prediction during a Q&A session following the announcement of Huawei's new Ascend 910 AI chipset meant...

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Check out these renders of the OnePlus 7T with a triple camera setup

A couple of days ago we saw sketches of an unknown OnePlus device with the back housing a circular camera island. Turns out that device is the OnePlus 7T. This confirmation comes from popular leakster OnLeaks who leaked the CAD renders of the 7T, giving us our best look yet at the device. The front side of the OnePlus 7T looks similar to its non-T variant - notched display surrounded by small bezels and an earpiece above the selfie camera. But, the back is where things look different. The OnePlus 7 comes with a dual camera setup placed vertically in the center, whereas the 7T sports a...

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Our Samsung Galaxy Note10+ video review is up

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ unveiled earlier this month comes with many improvements over its predecessor. But, it ditches a feature that still has a lot of demand - 3.5mm headphone jack. Besides, the placement of the power button also makes taking screenshots using a combination of volume down key and power button difficult. This doesn't really make the Note10+ a bad device, and if you are thinking of buying one, you can check out our video review below. The Galaxy Note10+ comes with 12GB RAM and will be powered by an Exynos 9825 SoC or the Snapdragon 855 chip depending on where you...

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Oppo Reno 2F specs leak, will come with Helio P70 SoC and quad camera

Oppo is all set to unveil its Reno 2 series on August 28 which is said to include three models - Reno 2, Reno 2Z, and Reno 2F. Specifications of the Reno 2 and 2Z have already leaked, and now we get to know about the 2F as well. According to the latest report, the Reno 2F will be powered by a Helio P70 SoC which will be paired with 8GB RAM. The smartphone will have 128GB of storage onboard and will sport a 6.53" FHD+ AMOLED display with a fingerprint reader embedded in it. The Reno 2F will come with a quad camera setup which will have a 48MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 as the main sensor...

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