Top 10 trending phones of week 36

It was certainly one of the most turbulent weeks in recent memory in our trending chart. Only the top three from last week remain and one of them barely hung up to the 10th spot. Impressively enough, the Redmi 8 Pro managed to retain its lead amid the drama, but the next phone to have been here last week is all the way down in seventh. Nokia 7.2 takes second, while another phone to come at IFA - Sony Xperia 5 - completes the podium. A trio of Apple iPhones follows - those are going official next week, but they are already getting people talking about them. In seventh we have...

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Week 36 in review: IFA week brings a myriad of announcements

Welcome to your personal recap of a very, very busy week in the world of tech. This week saw the IFA trade show's biggest announcements - while the show technically started on September 6, a number of smartphone announcements happened on the days before that. Here's a list of the many announcements of the week, which include the Kirin 990, vivo Z1x, LG G8X ThinQ, Moto E6 Plus and One Zoom, Nokia 7.2 and 6.2, Huawei Enjoy 10 Plus, and many many more. We'll be focusing on the biggest announcements in the paragraphs to follow. Samsung announced the Galaxy A90 5G and officially relaunched...

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Weekly poll: What were the best phones to come out at IFA 2019

IFA 2019 saw several major reveals - you can read our recap of the new phones that were announced if you were too busy to follow along with each event. What do you think - was it more exciting than last year? Here's the 2018 recap if you need a reminder. And more importantly - which is your favorite phone? That's the theme of this week's poll. To keep things fair, we've split things into flagships and mid-rangers. Let's start with the flagships. We'll link to our hands-on reviews and videos if you need more info on each phone. Asus ROG Phone II ZS660KL • Sony Xperia 5 • LG G8X...

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IFA 2019 wrap-up: all new phones and tablets

Early September is a favorite time of year for both smartphone makers and reviewers - many of the most interesting phones for the second half of the year are unveiled during the press days leading to the start of the IFA tech show held annually in Berlin. In case you weren't paying attention to the last couple of days, here's a recap of what you might have missed. Sony The Sony Xperia 5 reveal marks the return of the Compact series. The petite flagship packs almost the same set of features as the larger Xperia 1 - it has the same triple camera with Eye AF, the same Snapdragon 855...

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Weekly poll results: the Redmi Note 8 Pro is off to a rocky start, the Note 8 fares worse

While Xiaomi is normally in tune with its fans, last week's poll shows that the new Redmi Note phones may be a rare misstep. The Redmi Note 8 Pro received an overall positive score with most votes being in favor of the phone. Still almost as many people said they will look at different models. What went wrong? The choice of the MediaTek Helio G90T was by far the most common complaint. It's a powerful chip, but many brought up bad past experiences with MediaTek. Some were concerned about the availability of custom ROMs and the ability to install a modded version of Google's camera app....

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