Hot Take: iPhone 12 lineup

Seven years since the launch of the iPhone 4s, Apple didn't launch its new iPhones in September. Instead, we got them last week, a whole month later than usual. But this year has been anything but usual, so why should we expect that from the iPhone launch? Regardless, even if it wasn't as scheduled, Apple came out swinging with the new iPhones. We got four new iPhone 12 models this year, including two new Pro models, an update to the standard iPhone, and an honest to goodness small but uncompromised iPhone in the form of the iPhone 12 mini. The new iPhones come with features like...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 42

Apple had its biggest phone announcement ever this week and the iPhone 12 quartet quickly occupied the top of our trending chart. Unsurprisingly, given that it made the top even before its official debut, the iPhone 12 Pro Max sits in first. The 12 mini slides in second with the middle children of 12 Pro and 12 following in that order. That's hardly a surprising development seeing how the mini and Pro Max are unique propositions - one being by far the tiniest phone with flagship chipset and the other by being the most capable iPhone yet. But even the jack-of-all-trades position of the...

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Amazfit X review

Introduction Last month we received the Amazfit X and after spending a lot of quality time with the futuristic-looking wearable we are ready to share what's good about it and what rubbed us the wrong way. The uniqueness of the X comes from an extra-tall screen that curves around your wrist, offering a lot of room for text, while also looking much better than any of its rivals. It was initially available at Indiegogo for just over $150, but its retail price is supposed to be $329, although now that all units available through the platform are gone it's unclear how much Amazfit will...

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Week 42 in review: Apple iPhone 12 series and OnePlus 8T are official

Welcome to your week's recap and as far as eventful weeks go, this one was huge. Apple's much anticipated, not to mention delayed by a month, iPhone announcement happened this week and Apple unveiled an unprecedented four-strong lineup. The iPhone 12 family is all OLED, all 5G and boasts a new design with flat sides, reminiscent of the iPhone 4 and 5 of old. The non-Pro iPhone 12 and 12 mini have dual cameras. The iPhone 12 Pro has a new 6.1-inch display (up from the 5.8-inch of its predecessor) and a mostly unchanged triple camera. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a new 12MP main camera ...

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Weekly poll: which iPhone 12 model will have you opening your wallet?

Tuesday’s event left us with mixed feelings – Apple knocked it out of the park while simultaneously dropping the ball. The non-Pro iPhones now have OLED screens, the Pro Max has major upgrades on all its cameras compared to its predecessor and the mini is perfect for those who want a tiny flagship. So, why does it feel like these phones are not as good as they should be? Yes, they have 5G, all of them, mmWave 5G at that – something that rumors said was too costly, too difficult to design, too power hungry. The mini is the thinnest, tiniest 5G phone yet. And its a proper mini too, it’s...

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Flashback: iPhone 7 Plus added an extra camera, took away the 3.5mm jack

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 series in September of 2016 it proved to be a highly influential launch. There are two phones in the family, but we’ll focus mostly on the iPhone 7 Plus because aside from being the larger phone, it is the first iPhone to feature a dual camera. The main 12MP camera was improved with the use of a brighter lens, f/1.8 versus f/2.2 on the iPhone 6s models. Apple also doubled the number of LEDs in the flash to four, making it 50% brighter compared to the old models. A new sensor detected flickering lights and compensated for that in videos and...

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