Weekly poll: will your next phone be small, medium or large?

This year Apple unveiled its largest phone ever alongside the smallest iPhone in a long while. The iPhone 12 mini stands alone in its size category, as the SE is bigger (despite having a smaller screen) and the Xperia 5 II is not really a Compact phone. It’s clear that at this moment large phones are winning, but Apple does have the uncanny ability to start new mobile trends. Next year could see Android makers returning to the mini category, after abandoning it years ago. If that happens, would you buy one? Or will you continue to go up in screen size until you get something that can...

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JAYS f-Five True Wireless review

The f-Five True Wireless are the latest wireless earbuds from Swedish audio brand JAYS. They feature a truly wireless design and come in at an affordable $79 price tag while claiming to offer much of the same quality and performance as more expensive products. Design f-Five have a typical in-ear truly wireless design, where the two earbuds come inside a compact carry case that also doubles up as a charger. The case has a vertical design and is relatively small and lightweight. It is made out of hard matte plastic that doesn't feel particularly high quality but is...

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Weekly poll results: Moto G 5G finds a fanbase, the G9 Power gets no love

There is a clear favorite in last week’s poll – the Moto G 5G secured just over half of the votes, giving it a decisive victory against its sibling, the G9 Power, and (more importantly) warding off the negative votes. The comment section is not entirely in love with the Moto G 5G, some call it a “2015 design with 5G”, even though the Snapdragon 750G chipset is brand new and there were no 48MP cameras back then (especially not on mid-rangers). But we understand where people are coming from, this model lacks wow factor. One commenter suggested that these two should have been styled after...

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First OnePlus 9 CAD renders surface

The upcoming OnePlus 9-series are said to launch earlier next year in March and the first batch of rumors started flying in this month. At first, wе heard that OnePlus is planning to launch three OnePlus 9 phones but then the rumor was quickly dismissed. Now we have CAD-based renders of what seems to be the vanilla OnePlus 9. The renders aren't very detailed, but there are a few things to consider here. For instance, the triple-camera module on the back looks just like the OnePlus 8T's while the front retains the off-centered punch-hole design for the selfie camera. The current...

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MIUI 12 based on Android 11 hits Redmi K30 Pro Zoom

The Chinese version of the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom has started receiving an OTA update containing not only MIUI 12 but also Android 11 too. This could mean that a global rollout of the software is just around the corner. The software version is V12.1.3.0.RJKCNXM stable and weighs 3.3 GB. However, some users who have already installed the update report issues with battery life and sound. Of course, Google's latest security patch for November is also baked in. Source (in Chinese)

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Qualcomm confirms that it can now supply Huawei with chips

Earlier this week, news broke that Qualcomm has finally been granted a license to supply Huawei with some products. It was just a report from China, however, and no actual evidence to back these claims. Until now, of course. In a public statement, Qualcomm has confirmed the rumors and some of the products are 4G-enabled. This is in line with an earlier report saying Qualcomm not being able to deliver 5G chips to the Chinese tech giant for now. There's no word on when Qualcomm will be able to export its 5G chips to Huawei but the latter has repeatedly stated that it's willing to work...

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MediaTek MT6893's single-core performance higher than Dimensity 1000+

MediaTek's rumored MT6893 chipset that's been doing rounds these past few days in the media shapes up to be quite the performer. The latest report comes once again from the famous Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station and claims that the SoC is faster than MediaTek's current top-end Dimensity 1000+ chipset. At least that's what the single-core score suggests from the Geekbench listing. The tipster also adds that the main Cortex-A78 core is clocked at 2.8 GHz, but that might change before launch, or there will be two separate versions. The most powerful core will likely be tuned to 3.0...

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