The new vivo V17 appears in hands-on video

The vivo V17 was announced last month in Russia, but now a new phone with the same moniker is onto the Indian market. The phone was teased with L-shaped main camera setup and a punch-hole design for the front-facing snapper, and today a hands-on video confirmed the renders. According to the source, this device will have Snapdragon 675 chipset, coupled with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The four shooters on the back will come in this combo - 48 MP main + 8 MP wide-angle + 2 MP depth sensor + 2 MP macro, while the selfie is said to have a 32 MP sensor. Along with the video, we also saw...

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Honor Band 5 Sport review

Honor already has the Band 5 affordable wearable, which we really liked. However, the company decided it needs one more of those and brought a Sport version that is targeted at runners and basketball players. Honor promises the six-axis motion sensor gives detailed info on your motion of running if you attach the Band 5 Sport on your shoe, so logically, that's exactly what we did to test its performance. Honor Band 5 Sport specs Design: Eco-friendly Fiber Band, 15g weight. Six colors: Glacier Grey, Sakura/Cherry Pink, the rest should be purchased - Nebula Viole, Star Yellow,...

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Week 49 in review: Snapdragon 865/765 are here, nova 6 official, Redmi K30 rumors

Welcome to your weekly news recap, let's get into it. Qualcomm unveiled its next flagship chipset the Snapdragon 865 alongside the upper midrange 765 and 765G. The Snapdragon 865 promises a 25% faster processor and 20% faster graphics and Geekbench results corroborated the claims. The Snapdragon 765/765G brings a bigger improvement over the 730/730G in graphics. Qualcomm also unveiled its new in-display fingerprint technology, called 3D Sonic Max. This new fingerprint sensor has a significantly larger workable area and even allows the user to authenticate with two fingers. Huawei ...

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Redmi Note 8T in for review

The Note line is key for the independent Redmi brand and so far we've had the chance to review two Redmi Note 8 models this year. Redmi Note 8T, Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro We now welcome the third one, Redmi Note 8T, which aims to up the standard Note 8 by bringing NFC connectivity and an 18W fast charger in the box. This could very well be the most minor update we've seen but it's still welcome improvements to an already greatdevice. Another thing to note is that the 8T is actually 3mm taller and nearly 10 grams heavier than the standard Note 8 but apart from that the...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 49

Xiaomi remained the dominant force in out trending chart in week 49. There was a slight shuffle at the top though as the upcoming K30 dropped to third, while the Redmi Note 8 Pro regained the top ahead of its non-Pro version. Another Xiaomi phone - the Mi Note 10 - takes fourth, just as it did last week. The Samsung Galaxy A50 retained fifth as its Galaxy A70 sibling gained three spots to slide just below it. In seventh the Mi Note 10 Pro makes a somewhat surprising return, while eight goes to the freshly announced Huawei nova 6 5G. Realme's X2 Pro is down to ninth as the last...

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Turboant X7 electric scooter review

Introduction An electric scooter review? Well, yes. If it wasn't painfully obvious from our content already, we are major geeks here at the GSMArena office and we don't really discriminate in that passion of ours either. From servers, cameras, drones to cars and even appliances, chances are you can easily find at least one expert in the team. And when it comes to electric scooters, we kind of have an entire team going with around 7 different electric scooters owned and scrutinized, maintained and modded on a daily basis. Turboant X7 specs Body: Folded: 105.664 x 41.9 x 44.958...

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Weekly poll: can Motorola One Hyper's 64MP camera and 45W charging carry it to victory?

Motorola's One series of phones is now focused on delivering interesting cameras rather than an Android One experience. The newest member of the family, the Motorola One Hyper, brings Moto's first 64MP sensor and its first pop-up selfie camera. The pop-up houses a 32MP sensor, topping previous 25MP selfie cams in the Motorola range. This is a Quad Bayer sensor, which enables the Night Vision feature to shoot brighter images in the dark. Flipping around the back, the 64MP camera also has a Quad Bayer sensor and Laser AF assistance. There's no OIS and judging by the One Zoom, the...

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