Realme Watch S review

In addition to growing its presence in the smartphone world, Realme has been expanding its efforts in the smart wearables realm. The company recently released its second smartwatch offering with the Realme Watch S which aims to bring a much more refined experience than the Realme Watch released back in May. The Watch S brings a more traditional round form factor paired with a nearly identical feature set to its predecessor. This raises the question did Realme simply repackage their first-gen watch into a round form factor? Yes, but it also added a notably better feeling aluminum frame...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 49

The Poco M3 held on to the first spot as we entered December, with its stablemate Redmi Note Pro 5G joining it on the front row. The iPhone 12 Pro Max completes the podium just as it did last week. The ancient in technology terms Galaxy A51 moved two spots up to fourth as the Redmi Note 9 Pro retained fifth. The Poco X3 NFC slid down to sixth, while the Mi 10T Pro got seventh and made it five Xiaomi-made phones in the top 10. A couple of Samsung phones follow with the Galaxy A21s ahead of the Galaxy A71, while the newly announced Infinix Zero 8i completes the top 10. This leaves no...

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Poco M3 in for review

Say hello to the Poco M3 - a phone that will most likely be a huge seller this holiday season. Starting at just $129 or €149 for the 4/64GB version, the Poco M3 is very affordable, but that doesn't mean that it's underspecced. For starters, it comes in an extremely well-equipped box - you get a case, a plastic screen protector, a 20W charger, USB cable, SIM tool and three Poco-branded bracelets - two rubber ones and a braided one. On the front the Poco M3 has a 6.53-inch 1080p IPS LCD. It's bright and colorful and has thin bezels and good viewing angles. It punches well above its...

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Week 49 in review: All about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Welcome to your weekly recap and this one is all about the newly-announced Snapdragon 888 chipset. The first to feature the potent new Cortex-X1 core, running at up to 2.84GHz and promising a 25% performance boost over the Snapdragon 865, while being 25% more efficient. In terms of graphics, the Adreno 660 GPU will be 35% faster than the Adreno 650, while being 20% more efficient. After Qualcomm's announcement it seemed like every phone maker wanted to claim to have they are making phones with the Snapdragon 888. We also brought you an exclusive first look of the Realme Race, which runs...

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Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 GPS review

Introduction With the TicWatch Pro LTE last year, Mobvoi has certainly got my attention with its power-efficient layered dual-displays and arguably one of the smoothest Wear OS experiences of 2019. One year later and Mobvoi is back with the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS. The name "GPS" is there to differentiate the LTE variant that just landed in Europe. Mobvoi (formerly named TicWatch) is proud of its achievements with this new wearable. Although it does not offer the TicWatch Pro 3 in any other colors or sizes at the time of this writing, the watch does have much to offer to its main...

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Best smartphones of 2020: Preliminary round

2020 is almost over (finally!) and major phone launches for the year are behind us. So, it’s time to reflect on everything that happened in the smartphone world this year and pick the best phones that launched over the last 12 months. We’ve divided phones into seven categories and we’re looking for the Top 5 phones in five of them to proceed to a final round of voting, while the other two categories will directly produce the ultimate champions of their segment. We start with the flagships – the best of the best, money is no object phones. These live on the bleeding edge of screen,...

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Realme Buds Air Pro review

Introduction The holiday season is upon us and it's the perfect time to buy a quality pair of truly wireless earbuds, whether for a friend or your best friend (you). If price is important to you, but quality is non-negotiable, then have a look at the Realme Buds Air Pro, which star in this review. Realme Buds Air Pro in Black and White Not only do they offer up to 25 hours of playback and great sound from a small form factor, but they add premium features like IPX4 splash resistance and active noise cancelling for INR 4,999/€90. Build quality and fit The Realme Buds...

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