Asus ROG Phone 3 is our Best Gaming phone of 2020, LG Wing 5G wins Trailblazer category

Last week we had a round of voting to determine the Best Phones of 2020 in seven different categories. While five categories continue to a final this week, two categories have their outright winners. The Asus ROG Phone 3 ZS661KS knocked out its competition – with three quarters of votes it is our Best Gaming phone of 2020. Asus has built a strong brand of gaming hardware that spans PC components, laptops and (for three years running) an Android smartphone. The Lenovo Legion Duel is also backed by a PC gaming brand, though it only managed third place. It was behind the Black Shark 3...

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Oppo Reno4 Z 5G in for review

Say hello to the Oppo Reno4 Z 5G, known in some markets as the Oppo A92s. It comes in a stacked retail box with an 18W charger, USB cable, proper 3.5mm earbuds and a complimentary case - not bad for just under €300. On the rear the Reno4 Z 5G has four cameras - a 48MP main camera, 8MP ultrawide unit and a pair of 2MP sensors for macro and depth. The front holds a 16MP main selfie camera and 2MP depth sensor to help with portraits. Video from the rear main camera maxes out at 4K while selfie video goes up to 1080p. The display on the Oppo Reno4 Z 5G has good brightness and...

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Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag Bluetooth tracker details surface

We’ve known for a while now that not unlike Apple and its AirTag, Samsung has been working on a smart object tracker, dubbed the Galaxy Start Tag. Information on the EI-T5300, as its official model goes, has been trickling-in over the past few weeks, but mostly in a fragmented manner and getting naturally buried by more-interesting news, like Galaxy S21 leaks. We did some digging around and managed to piece together a much more complete picture from various sources. The South Korean certification authority actually has a whole schematic of the EI-T5300, among other things. The...

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Meizu Watch tipped to pack a 420 mAh battery

Meizu teased a new smartwatch back in June, but we haven't heard much about it from the company since. Now we learn the smartwatch will pack a battery with a rated capacity of 420 mAh. This information comes from a reliable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, who also said that the company is working on a pair of TWS earphones with active noise cancellation. 魅族watch真的快了，嘉德在做电池，额定容量420mah。然后那个神似app的anc tws也快了[吃瓜]— Digital Chat Station (@StationChat) December 12, 2020 The source doesn't divulge anything else about the smartwatch or the TWS earphones, but a teaser shared by Meizu...

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Infinix Hot 10 Play visits FCC – an even cheaper variant with dual rear cameras

Infinix has a couple of current devices under its “Hot” family line – the vanilla Hot 10 and the Hot 10 Lite. Like its name suggests, the latter downgrades specs a bit, through things like a smaller 6.6-inch display, slightly smaller battery, less memory and one fewer main camera module. Following in the same trend, an Infinix Hot 10 Play has surfaced on the FCC website – an even cheaper device, with an AI Dual Rear camera setup. The FCC filing is for an Infinix X688C – an official model number that has been cross-referenced with other documentation and matched-up wit the Hot 10...

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ZTE Axon 20 5G in for review

Every once in a while we get a device that tries to push the boundaries of smartphone design. Hardy the brand that comes to mind when you think of revolutionary tech, ZTE ushered its Axon 20 5G on to the scene back in September as the first commercially-available device with an under-display camera and now we finally have a unit in our hands. We haven’t touched a ZTE device in a long while but the Axon 20 feels and looks like your run of the mill glass slab sandwich held together by an aluminum frame. Then you take a look at the display and there are no obstructions, no moving pop-up...

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Realme teases Watch S Pro with AMOLED touchscreen, CEO shows its prototypes

Realme introduced the Watch S last month, and it will follow it up with a Pro variant soon. The company recently shared a live photo of the Watch S Pro to build the hype, and in a new video posted on Twitter, it teased the Watch S Pro with an AMOLED touchscreen. The video stars Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor who flaunts the Watch S Pro, which also has a heart rate sensor onboard. Looks like @ShraddhaKapoor, Chief Lifestyle Officer, Brand Ambassador for #realme AIoT products is excited for #TheStylishNewPro.Are you ready to #MeetTheProTrendsetters? pic.twitter.com/hWCNzRtNiz— realme...

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Oppo A15s banner reveals key specs

A couple of months have now passed since Oppo unveiled its A15 budget handset. Enough time for the Chinese giant to already be nearly ready with a sibling for it in the A15s. The latter device model has been spotted on Malaysia’s SIRIM certification website, as well as Singapore’s IMDA and Europe’s EEC sites, hinting at an imminent global release. Now a leaked banner for the upcoming phone offers a glimpse at its overall design, as well as some of the key specs. Oppo A15s banner It hardly comes as a surprise that the A15s appears to be outwardly identical to its vanilla A15...

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OnePlus 9 5G hands-on photos and hardware details leak

The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are on their way and potentially expected a bit earlier than usual in mid-March. That much we already know, alongside some pretty credible chatter of a third OnePlus 9E model to complete the lineup. Thanks to an abundance of renders of varying believability, we also have a pretty-good idea as to what the upcoming phones will look like. Today, however, brings the biggest and most tangible leak for the OnePlus 9 5G to date. It seems a prototype unit is out in the wild and has been involved in an up-close and personal hands-on photo session. OnePlus 9 5G from...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 spotted in the wild

Xiaomi’s next mainstream flagship line, likely represented by a vanilla Mi 11 and a Mi 11 Pro is inching closer and closer to release. That much we are pretty certain of, seeing how it has popped-up in the rumor mill on quite a few occasions already. After getting a fairly good look at the clean and uninterrupted front panel of the Mi 11, we are now treated to a few real-life shots of the phone from the back side. Xiaomi Mi 11 in the wild Cross-referencing the unit’s main camera island arrangement with an earlier case leak for the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro clearly hints that...

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AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G gets Android 11-based One UI 3.0 stable update

The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G locked to AT&T's network is receiving the stable build of Android 11-based One UI 3.0. The firmware carries version number N986USQU1CTL2 and requires a download of around 2.5GB. A complete changelog of the update is currently unavailable, but you can expect it to bring redesigned UI and new features to your Note20 Ultra 5G. Android 11-based One UI 3.0 stable update for Note20 Ultra 5G The One UI 3.0 update for AT&T's Note20 Ultra 5G is rolling out over the air and should reach all the units soon. But if you can't wait for it, you can try...

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G appears in a hands-on video

Leaked renders and official videos of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series smartphones have already revealed their design, and now we are looking at a working Galaxy S21+ 5G that has appeared in a hands-on video posted by YouTuber Random Stuff 2. The video corroborates previous design leaks and shows off the smartphone's slim bezels. The YouTuber says that the S21+ 5G "is really good" and he's impressed, but the cameras capture pictures with saturated colors. That's hardly a surprise since the phone appears to be a pre-production unit and is likely not running the final firmware. The...

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