Realme 7 Pro goes on sale today

The Realme 7 Pro announced earlier this month will go on its first sale today in India at noon local time through Flipkart and Realme's online store. The Realme 7 Pro comes in Mirror Silver and Mirror Blue colors, and you have two memory options - 6GB/128GB priced at INR19,999 ($270/€230) and 8GB/128GB that costs INR21,999 ($300/€250). The Realme 7 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 720G SoC and boots Android 10 with Realme UI on top. It's built around a 6.4" FullHD+ Super AMOLED display that has a fingerprint reader underneath for biometric authentication, and a punch hole in the...

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Realme Narzo 20 series is coming on September 21 with Dart Charging and big battery

Realme introduced the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A back in May, and the company is now set to unveil the Narzo 20 lineup on September 21 at 12:30PM IST (7AM UTC). The launch event will be likely streamed on the company's official YouTube channel and social media accounts. Realme sent us a cool-looking special media invite package for the launch of the Narzo 20 series, which includes energy bars and a handheld gaming console loaded with retro games like Super Mario and Contra. The former might have something to do with the battery on the Narzo 20 lineup, while the latter could be a hint at its...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 37

Our top 10 trending chart is back after a 1-week hiatus and there are plenty of fresh news faces around. The newly unveiled Poco X3 NFC is our new leader, followed by another new entry - the Samsung Galaxy M51. The leader from the previous installment, Realme 7 Pro, completes the rostrum. A couple of Redmi phones are left just off the podium, the Note 9 Pro ahead of the Note 9. The most consistent member of the top 10 this year - the Galaxy A51 is now sixth, while the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is down to seventh. Three more new names complete the top 10, lead by the second Poco of the...

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Honor Watch ES review

Introduction Honor just launched the Watch ES alongside the rugged Watch GS Pro and it's on sale in Europe for €99.90, however at the time of writing it can be bought for a discounted €79.90 as part of Honor's back to school promos. The Honor Watch ES comes in Meteorite Black, Coral Pink and Icelandic White (both band and casing), offers up to 10 days of battery life, Huawei's TruSeen 4.0 heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring, a 1.64-inch AMOLED display, full 5ATM waterproofing and extensive support for workout tracking. Honor have bundled the Watch ES in a simple box with a...

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Week 37 in review: Poco X3 NFC and M2 are here, Moto Razr 5G official

Welcome to your week's recap of the most exciting stories - let's get started! Poco unveiled two affordable devices - the Poco X3 NFC for Europe and the Poco M2 for India. The Poxo X3 NFC is the first Snapdragon 732-powered smartphone, it has a 6.67-inch IPS LCD with 120Hz refresh rate, a 64MP main camera and a massive 5,160mAh battery that recharges at 33W. The Poco X3 NFC is on sale, starting at €229 for a 6/64GB model. The Poco M2 has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD, a 13MP main camera, Helio G80 chipset and a 5,000mAh battery. It will go on sale on September 15, starting at INR 10,999 for a...

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Flashback: Nokia's first cameraphone was also the first Symbian S60 smartphone

Nokia is probably best remembered through its camera phones – Lumia 1020, 808 PureView, N8 and others still carry a spark of nostalgia for long-time fans. But it all started with the Nokia 7650, the first model from the Finnish company to have an integrated digital camera. It shot 640 x 480 px stills, which were recorded to the internal 4MB of memory. Before taking a photo, you had to slide open the keyboard as the lens normally sat protected behind the slider. This ruined the sleek (for the time) form factor somewhat, but the novelty of it was undeniable. The 7650 had an advantage...

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Weekly poll: is the Poco X3 NFC great value for money?

The Poco X3 NFC, the second mid-range phone in the family, is here and it brings incremental improvements over the X2. The Snapdragon 732G chipsetmakes its debut with the X3, and while nothing really stands out in the spec sheet, that is not exactly a criticism – this phone launched at just €200. This was an early bird special that ended on Friday, but the regular price of €230 (for the 6/64 GB model, €270 for 6/128 GB) is pleasantly low as well. That’s about on par with X2’s price when it launched, so let’s see what has changed between then and now. The screen is as before, 6.67” LCD...

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Android 11 review

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