Watch the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G global unveiling live here

Oppo is hosting an online event, introducing the Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India. This will mark the global debut of the Reno5 series and for this time we expect to see the same device make it around the world, instead of a downgraded 4G smartphone with the same moniker. The launch will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we’ve provided the video below. The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is the middle member of the lineup, more capable than the vanilla Reno5 5G, but not quite as powerful as the Reno5 Pro+ 5G.We should see a phone powered by the Dimensity 1000+ chipset with four cameras on the...

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Watch the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G global unveiling live here

Oppo is hosting an online event, introducing the Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India. This will mark the global arrival of the Reno5 series and for once we are glad to see the proper device make it around the world, instead of a downgraded 4G smartphone with the same moniker. The launch will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we’ve provided the video below. The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is the second-best phone from the lineup, ahead of the vanilla Reno5 5G, but still lagging behind Reno5 Pro+ 5G. If indeed Oppo is bringing the same phone, we should see a phone powered by the Dimensity 1000+...

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Phiaton 900 Legacy review

You may or may not have heard of Phiaton and that's because they're a brand that's mostly doing its business in the US. But the brand is actually been doing this for a long time and it has delivered some amazing products. What are the Phiaton 900 Legacy The cans we'll cover in this review are the Phiaton 900 Legacy, which are the company's flagship product. They're the most feature-packed and as such command the highest price. At $250 the 900 Legacy aren't cheap, but that all depends on how you look at it. They offer active noise cancellation, transparency mode, above 40...

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Week 2 in review: Galaxy S21 series debut as Xiaomi ends on US blacklist

Welcome to another week's recap. The major development from the past seven days was the official debut of the Galaxy S21 family, which immediately went on pre-order. You can browse the list below for our detailed coverage. Another premium phone launched this week with the iQOO 7, but being limited to China it didn't get nearly as much of the spotlight. Meanwhile OnePlus launched its first smartband and we even got a chance to review it. Xiaomi ended up on the US blacklist and will be hoping the new administration under Joe Biden takes steps towards ending the trade war with China or it...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 2

There will be no prizes for guessing which phone tops our popularity chart this week. The newly unveiled Galaxy S21 Ultra got more attention than the second placed Galaxy S21 and the Xiaomi Mi 11 in third combined. The third member of the new lineup - the Galaxy S21+ - only got to fifth, behind the Galaxy A12. Redmi Note 9 Pro went up to sixth, while the Galaxy A51 retained its seventh position from last week. Week 1's runner-up, the Mi 10i, is now down in eight, while the only phone not come from either Samsung or Xiaomi in the top 10 is the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in ninth....

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Flashback: the original Samsung Galaxy S was a best-seller that spawned an empire

We’ve covered the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III in previous Flashback articles, but now it's time for the original – the one that started it all. Well, ther was the I7500 Galaxy after which almost all of Samsung’s Android phones are named, but we mean the original S-series phone. The Samsung Galaxy S (I9000 if you want to compare model numbers) was announced in March 2010. Yes, the S series are over a decade old now. The phone became available in June of that year and would reach a total of 10 million units sold by January 2011. 4 million of those were sold in North America (more on that...

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Weekly poll: are you getting a Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra or are you sitting this one out?

Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 trio went live this Friday. You can check this article for the prices of the three flagships in the US, Europe and India. Keep in mind that pre-orders get freebies and if you don’t want a TWS headset and a smart tag, you can wait a bit after sales start for the prices to drop. Or maybe you’re no going to buy an S21 at all, that’s what we want to ask you today. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G feels is definitely the one that got the most upgrades. It has an improved 108MP sensor, a longer 10x periscope and a 3x telephoto lens for mid-range zoom, plus...

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