Redmi confirms Snapdragon 665 for Note 8, Helio G90T for Note 8 Pro

The new Redmi Note 8 phones are arriving on August 29 and with every day closer to the launch, company executives tease another bit of specifications about the upcoming devices. During the weekend, both the official account and the brand manager Lu Weibing took it to Weibo to announce the chipsets of the phone - Redmi Note 8 will have Snapdragon 665, while the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be among the first devices with the Helio G90T platform by Mediatek. Redmi Note 8 teasers Thanks to previous renders and teasers, we also know the phone will have a quadruple camera setup on...

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Google Nest Hub review

The Google Nest Hub is Google's take on the Amazon Echo Show. Announced late last year as the Google Home Hub, the device got a rebranding back in May and is now known as the Google Nest Hub. The Nest Hub is being launched in India today and we got one in our hands to try out before it goes on sale. Google markets the Nest Hub as a digital photo frame and while it can do that, the Nest Hub is so much more. As the previous comparison with the Echo Show would suggest, the Nest Hub is a fully featured smart home device that features a voice assistant as well as the ability to control...

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Samsung Galaxy A60 in for review, unboxing and key features

This is the Samsung Galaxy A60, but you might know it as the Galaxy M40, depending on where you live. It's a budget phone with decent specs and heaps of charm but you shouldn't take its model number to mean that it's a better phone than some of its lower-named peers like the Galaxy A50. For starters the Galaxy A60 has an LCD instead of an AMOLED. The resolution is alright at 1080x2640px but the less-punchy colors are a clear giveaway. Samsung didn't use a notch and instead placed the 16MP f/2.0 selfie snapper inside a punch hole on the screen. Samsung Galaxy A60...

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Week 34 in review: Redmi 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro leaks aplenty, Android 10 official

Realme unveiled the 5 and Realme 5 Pro this week. The Realme 5 is the bigger device at 6.5-inches and packs a Snapdragon 665, a mammoth 5,000mAh battery and a quad camera. It's main sensor is a 12MP f/1.8. The Realme 5 Pro packs a smaller 6.3-inch screen, a Snapdragon 712 and a quad camera with a 48MP main sensor. Samsung meanwhile announced the refreshed versions of its Aseries best sellers - the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s. Those add extra cameras and improve the design of the rear panel. This week also brought about a bunch of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro leaks and...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 34

Samsung and Realme each announced two phones this week and the more premium member of each pair made our top 10 trending chart. Not only this but they are both on the podium. The Samsung Galaxy A50s dethroned the Galaxy Note10+, which now finds itself all the way down in fourth position. In between we have the Galaxy A50, which saw its popularity boosted by multiple comparisons to its successor, and the Realme 5 Pro, which is shaping to be a seriously attractive phone. The Redmi Note 7 retains fifth, while the Samsung Galaxy A70 slipped two spots to sixth. The Xiaomi Mi A3...

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Interview: Realme's Madhav Sheth talks Snapdragon 855, Realme XT and Realme OS

After the launch of the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro last week, we sat down with Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth to learn more about the company's plans regarding the Snapdragon 855-powered smartphone, Realme OS, and Realme XT. You can check out the full interview below for all the details. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth What's your opinion about the quick update cycle? Realme 3 Pro was launched four months back and now we have Realme 5 and 5 Pro. If you take Realme 3 and 3 Pro, I'd say Realme 3 is still priced at INR8,999 ($128/€115) which is INR1,000 ($15/€13) cheaper than Realme 5...

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Don't just buy any 45W+ PD charger for your Samsung Galaxy Note10+

Samsung's new Galaxy Note10+ is exciting for more than a few reasons as our in-depth review shows, one of which being its 45W fast charging capabilities. Yet it ships with a 25W charger in the box so if you want to unlock its full potential you'll have to buy another one. If you are just here for the short version it goes like this: Due to a combination of high current requirements and the use of optional PPS technology the Galaxy Note10+ likely won't reach its advertised 45W charge rate with anything other than the official Samsung 45W charger. Now there might be...

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Weekly poll: Realme 5 and 5 Pro want to claim the value for money crown

Realme is aggressively redefining the feature set we can expect from a €200 phone. The Realme 5 Pro uses the same 48MP sensor as the OnePlus 7 Pro (IMX586). And even though Xiaomi's Mi A3/CC9 matches the Realme on price and 48MP main camera, it loses out on screen resolution and chipset. Is Realme 5 Pro the best value-for-money phone out there? It certainly makes a strong case for itself with a 6.3" 1080p+ screen - okay, it's not AMOLED, but resolution boosts the perceived image quality. That's one point over the Xiaomi Mi A3, the chipset is another - Snapdragon 712 has faster CPU...

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