Honor X10 Max officially arriving on July 2, specs revealed

We've been hearing about a bigger Honor X10 for quite some time, and now we get an official confirmation of its arrival - it will be called Honor X10 Max and will be officially unveiled on July 2. According to the official Weibo profile, the phone will have 5G connectivity, and there is even an image of the phone, revealing a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera, as well as a fingerprint scanner on the right side, below the volume rocker. The Honor X10 Max is expected to provide the same Magic user experience as the Honor X10 but on a bigger screen. The Honor 8X had a Max sibling...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 25

In week 25 two makers occupied the entire top 10 of the most trending phones in our database. Xiaomi leads Samsung six to four, including taking three of the first four spots. Interestingly enough all six phones by the Chinese maker belong to the Redmi sub-brand. The Redmi Note 9 Pro still leads from the Samsung Galaxy A51, but the third phone on the podium is the Redmi Note 9, which replaces the 9S. The Redmi 9 is fourth, ahead of the Galaxy A71 and a trio of Redmi Notes - the 8 ahead of 8 Pro and the 9S. The two Samsung phones that complete the top 10 are the Galaxy M31 and the...

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Samsung Galaxy A41 in for review

The Samsung Galaxy A41 has arrived at our office and we are preparing to put it through our review gauntlet to find out if it's a worthy buy. The Galaxy A41 comes in Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White and Prism Crush Blue colors and we've received the black version, which shimmers rainbow colors from different angles. The retail box includes the usual paperwork alongside the earphones, a USB-C cable, and a 15W adapter. The Galaxy A41 has a Helio P65 SoC at the helm and it runs Android 10-based One UI 2 out of the box. It comes in a single memory configuration - 4GB RAM and 64GB...

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Week 25 in review: Samsung Note20 and Tab7 leak, ROG Phone III and OnePlus Nord rumors

We didn't get a lot of high profile announcements this week, but we saw HTC unveil a pair of phones, which is a rather rare event. Doogee S88 Pro and Tecno Spark Power 2 also arrived with big batteries and aggressive pricing. While no actual releases took place there's a lot currently going on in camp Samsung. If rumors are to be believed, August 5 is a date to mark on your calendars. That's when the Korean giant is expected to show us the Galaxy Note20 line, the Fold 2, the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and hopefully a pair of Tab S7 tablets. Quite the lineup. Also on everybody's radar - the ROG...

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Redmi Earbuds S Review

The Redmi Earbuds S, also known as the Redmi AirDots S, are a pair of affordable truly wireless earphones by Xiaomi. Despite the pricing, the company markets these as full-featured wireless earphones with an attractive, lightweight design, 12 hour battery life, splash-resistance, and a dedicated low-latency gaming mode. As for the price, the Redmi Earbuds S will set you back by a mere $24 or so in the Indian market. That's not a lot of money even for wired earphones, so to deliver a truly wireless earphone experience on such a tight budget was likely not easy. So the question is,...

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Weekly poll results: Redmi 9 gets a warm reception

Flagship prices have shot up sky-high, are entry-level phones following a similar trajectory? Well, the Redmi 9 may be pricier than its predecessor, but it still got a lot of positive vibes in last week's poll. The MediaTek Helio G80 chipset is quite powerful for the segment. People were already discussing how well it will handle games at 1080p in order to put that higher resolution screen to good use. The Mali-G52 MC2 should hit 30 fps easily and go up to 60 fps in less demanding games. This GPU is comparable to the Adreno 612 (that's the GPU inside the Moto One Zoom and the Galaxy A70...

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LG Velvet Dual Screen in for review

LG has been on the back foot in the smartphone market for a few years now, but the company's attempt at a fight back stats here. The Korean manufacturer launched the LG Velvet - a midranger with focus on design, 5G support and the unique dual screen attachment. The device is already selling in Europe for €650, but the package includes goodies worth €400 on their own so it looks like a proper deal. The LG Velvet really stands out in its Illusion Sunset color. It isn't a color per se - it is a mirrored finish that in theory is somewhere in the cross-section of red, pink, and...

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Weekly poll: can the HTC U20 5G and Desire 20 Pro win over a new generation of customers?

Some Android users have an HTC-shaped hole in their hearts - the maker was known for its premium build quality and beautiful Android customizations, plus the audio hardware was always on point. While the company has fallen on hard times, it's not gone completely. In fact, just this week it unveiled two new Android 10 mid-rangers. The HTC U20 5G is one immense phone with a 6.8" display, dwarfing the titan of yesteryear, the HTC One Max (5.9"). There isn't much to say about this display besides noting its size, it's a 1080p LCD with 20:9 aspect ratio, standard 60Hz refresh rate, no HDR,...

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