Unreleased Realme smartphone leaks in live images

Realme introduced the X50m 5G and is preparing to launch the X3 and Narzo lineup. These devices will have an already revealed design of four cameras in the upper left corner, as well as familiar paint jobs. However, it appears that Realme is preparing a smartphone with a completely new device, according to one trustworthy source on Weibo. Is Realme preparing a new phone? The device has three cameras, a carbon-like finish (which is more likely to be underneath a glass panel) and a vertical stripe from top to bottom. It might look like a gaming handset, given the unusual design with...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 17

Huawei's nova 7 event came a bit late in the week, but obviously the phones were hot enough to make up for the lost time and we have one of them on top of the trending chart. The nova 7 Pro edged the iPhone SE (2020) as the yet to be announced Mi 10 Youth completed the podium. The latter is one of the many rumored phones in this week's edition of the chart. Like the Redmi 10X sitting in fourth or the Realme X3 in seventh or the Redmi K30i that got the tenth position. These are clearly phones people are gonna be monitoring closely in the following weeks. The vanilla nova 7 is in...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 16

It was an exciting week 16 for mobile fans as Apple and OnePlus officially unveiled new phones and it's hardly a surprise that those are among the leaders in our top 10. In fact the iPhone SE (2020) was already on top last week so it was expected that it will retain the lead in its launch week. OnePlus 8 Pro is also having is second week in the top 10 in its first week of officialdom, taking second, while the vanilla OnePlus 8 got fourth. In fourth we have the original Apple iPhone SE as people would innevatibaly compare specs between that one and its 2020 edition. Truth be told...

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Flashback: the Motorola Droid started a proxy war with the iPhone

This is a story of rivalry between former partners - Motorola vs. Apple, Verizon vs. AT&T. We've already covered the first iTunes phone, the Moto ROKR, Steve Jobs could barely hide his contempt for the device when showing it on stage. This union was dissolved quickly as the team at Cupertino went on to make their own phone. A phone they will sell exclusively through AT&T. The carrier enjoyed an influx of new customers as the carrier was the only place you could buy the desirable iPhone. Verizon customers couldn't get in on the action until the iPhone 4 due to a technical limitation, the...

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Weekly poll: Are you buying an Apple iPhone SE (2020)?

The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is now on sale in more than 40 countries and we'd like to know if you plan or getting one (or perhaps you already did). You could knock Apple for refurbishing a phone from 2017, with a design from 2014, but the iPhone SE (2020) is the cheapest iPhone around and that means it will likely do well in the market. You could look at the iPhone SE (2020) in a number of ways. It's the most powerful small phone you could buy. And it's the cheapest phone with flagship chipset you can buy in most countries. At the starting price of $399 in the US, €479 in...

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Hot take: Motorola Edge and Edge+

This week brought us the Motorola Edge and Edge+ and with them the return of Motorola to the flagship market. The two phones carry hefty expectations on their shoulders as ambassadors of sorts, so they'll be closely monitored by everybody in the tech industry. Here are a few early observations on them that we have. Back in the major league It started with the unveiling of the Razr 2019, but that ine being a nostalgia-infused tech showcase couldn't exactly be taken very seriously as an indicator for the company's future intents. Well, the Edge+ definitely can. It lives up to 2020...

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The new phones and tablets of week 17

Unphased by the global lockdown the smartphone makers keep bringing new hardware and week 17 was particularly busy seeing 13 new devices join our database - 12 phones and a tablet. To make sure you haven't missed any of them here's a quick summary. Oppo was one of the two most active makers, unveiling 4 new phones - in ascending price order those are the A12, A52 and A72 as well as the Find X2 Lite. nubia followed with the announcement of the nubia Play - one of the cheapest 5G phones around and it comes with a 144Hz display too. Arguably the most exciting event of the...

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