Purple Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS Edition is official, pre-order begins on June 19

We've seen multiple leaks about the incoming Galaxy S20 smartphone in purple, but now it is finally official - meet the Galaxy S20+ 5G BTS Edition. The phone comes alongside with the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition, also with purple accents. The announcement was made today, but we are still in the reservation phase - interested customers can leave their info and will receive an e-mail on June 19, saying that pre-order is launching. While the hardware is no different from any other Galaxy S20+, it is the extras that come in the retail box that make this edition...

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Honor to launch X10 Max, X10 Pro in the near future

Honor is planning to expand its X10 portfolio at the domestic market, according to a fresh new leak The brand is going to introduce Honor X10 Max and Honor X10 Pro, but not at the same time due to supply issues. Apparently the Honor X10 Max was planned to launch with Dimensity 1000+ chipset, but due to shortage of chips, Honor will have to launch it with the Dimensity 800 platform. Another leakster revealed the difference between is the screen size - Honor X10 Max will have a 7.09" diagonal, making it one of the largest phones around. The Honor X10 Pro is said to have a "normal...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 24

Samsung Galaxy A51 only held to the top for a single week as the Redmi Note 9 Pro shot past it in week 24. The Redmi Note 9S is still on the podium but had to settle for third this time around. In fourth we have the OnePlus Z, which gains momentum despite still being a few weeks away from an official announcement. This leaves the Redmi Note 8 Pro in fifth, just ahead of the newly announced Redmi 9. Another Redmi phone follows - the vanilla Note 8 is seventh. The Samsung Galaxy A71 slipped to eight, while the Redmi Note 9 in ninth makes it six Xiaomi phones in the top 10. And with...

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Sony WH-CH710N wireless noise-canceling headphones review

The Sony WH-CH710N are a relatively affordable pair of noise-canceling headphones. They are the successor to the CH700N, which we quite liked when we reviewed them two years ago. The CH710N continue the tradition of offering active noise-canceling at more reasonable pricing while also having a solid battery life. Design The design of the new CH710N is made to be more in line with the recent 2019-2020 Sony headphones. This means a more uniform and, frankly, a boring exterior that is just a single material, color, and texture used for the entirety of the headphone frame and earcups. The...

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite in for review

Xiaomi's invasion of our office continues with the Mi Note 10 Lite. It was introduced as a cheaper alternative of the Mi Note 10 cameraphone, and now it is with us to determine whether it strikes a good balance between price and performance. Our unit is in Midnight Black color, and with its appearance out of the box it is already impressive - we don't often see midrangers with AMOLED screens and curved sides, so the Mi Note 10 Lite is easily among the better lookers in its price segment. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite is already selling at multiple markets with a starting price of €349 for...

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Week 24 in review: PlayStation 5 hardware shown, Mi Band 5 is here

Welcome to your week's recap. Amazingly the most popular device of the week wasn't a phone but rather the Sony PlayStation 5. The PlayStation 5 will come in a sleek new white and black body meant to stand upright. It will be sold in a version with an optical 4K Blue-ray drive and a version without one, called PlayStation 5 Digital Edition. We also saw a listing for the PS 5 on Amazon, citing a price tag of £599.99 ($760/€670). The next-gen console is due sometime in the second half of 2021. Moving on to OnePlus and its first truly-affordable phone in years. The OnePlus Z' specs and...

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Weekly poll: Redmi 9 does more than the Redmi 8, but costs more too - is it worth it?

The Redmi phones - not Redmi Note, not Redmi K, just the base series - is the baseline for Xiaomi phones, a distillation of the most important features wrapped up in an affordable package. By their affordable nature, they move slightly behind the times, but the Redmi 9 is still a major upgrade over what came before it. For starters, the screen now has 1080p+ resolution, no more slumming it with 720p+. Also, the diagonal was adjusted to 6.53" (up from 6.22") to make better use of the higher pixel count. Powerful chipsets have proven their ability to draw in potential buyers, so the...

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Flashback: the Samsung Jet was a feature phone that made smartphones of the day tremble

You probably have an image in your head of what a feature phone looks like - a small non-touch display and a keypad below it. And that is exactly what they are for the most part, but there are a few rare devices that shatter such expectations. The Samsung S8000 Jet from 2009 is one of the prime examples. Its 3.1" AMOLED display covered most of the front and the multitasking OS with TouchWiz styling had you questioning where the line is between smart and feature phones. Size comparison: Apple iPhone 3GS, LG KM900 Arena vs Samsung S8000 Jet and Samsung S5630 This wasn't a...

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