Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G arriving in the Middle East as Reno5 Pro 5G

The Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G has been rumored to arrive overseas for over a month, and the phone is about to finally make it. Its first global appearance will be in the Middle East, as Oppo Arabia set a launch date of March 16. However, the phone with the telephoto lens will be called Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G, there is no Plus sign in the name. The Reno5 Pro+ 5G is different from its non-Plus sibling despite their similar looks. It has a Snapdragon 865 chipset and a 13MP telephoto camera, tucked behind the upper right lens. Other specs include a 50MP Sony IMX766 main sensor and a 16MP...

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Xiaomi Mi 10S officially arriving on March 10

Xiaomi has been rumored to launch a new Mi 10 phone, despite the Mi 11 lineup, and the rumors appear to be true. The new phone will be called Xiaomi Mi 10S and will be officially unveiled on March 10. The device will have a 108 MP camera and while the setup looks like the Mi 10 Ultra at first glance, there are some major differences, revealing this isn’t a rebranded phone with new internals. Xiaomi Mi 10S official posters The Mi 10S will have a four-cam setup, with the sensor behind the main shooter being 108 MP. There is also a dual-LED flash, but what the phone does not have...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 9

The Redmi Note 10 was the name on everyone's lips this week with the newly launched lineup taking our trending chart by storm. We have the top dog for the Indian market - Redmi Note 10 Pro Max - on top, while its global twin confusingly called Note 10 Pro is third. Then there's the Redmi Note 10 in fourth and the 10 5G in eight. In second we have a phone that's yet to even get a launch date - the upcoming Poco F3. Last week's leader, the Redmi K40 Pro+ is all the way down in fifth, while the highest placed non-Xiaomi phone is the Samsung Galaxy A32 in sixth. The Galaxy S21 Ultra...

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Hot take: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 lineup

Redmi introduced its Note 10 series, having six different smartphones at launch. Three of them were first introduced in India, and later after a little reshuffling of the names, four made it to the global stage (the math checks out because two of those are actually the same phone under different names). The Note phones by Redmi have been best-sellers for the better half of the past decade, ever since the Redmi Note 4. Back then, there were just three of them, with no Pros and Maxes. But we are living in 2021 where companies aim to cover all price ranges - a seemingly valid strategy when...

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Week 9 in review: Redmi Note 10, Meizu 18, Realme GT, Nubia Red Magic 6 arrive

What a week this was - let's recap it. Starting off with Xiaomi's Redmi Note 10 series, which debuted in India and went global a few hours after that. The Redmi Note 10 Pro globally, and Pro Max in India, is the best Redmi Note in existence with a 120Hz AMOLED and a 108MP ISOCELL HM2 main camera. It is joined by the Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10S and Redmi Note 10 5G globally. India received the Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 alongside the Pro Max. Globally the Redmi Note 10 series will debut on March 8, India will get them starting March 16. Realme brought the Realme GT 5G flagship...

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Samsung Galaxy SmartTag review

Samsung staked its claim to the smart tracker market in January with the announcement of the SmartTag and SmartTag+ - small Bluetooth-powered trackers that you attach to your belongings so you can quickly locate them when misplaced. What is it Today we have the Galaxy SmartTag, the Bluetooth Low Energy-powered tracker, which is the only one on sale at the moment. Samsung will release the more-powerful Ultra-wideband SmartTag+ later this year (it will be compatible with the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Note20 Ultra). The Samsung Galaxy StartTag is a small (39.1x39.1x9.9mm) square object that...

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Weekly poll: does the Redmi Note 10 lineup have your next phone?

Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 10 series for India and for the global market. The phones are mostly similar with a few notable changes, so you’ll have to be careful when looking up information online about them. And after you do your research and read reviews, will you buy one? And which one? Assuming the reviews are positive of course. Let’s do a quick recap of what we’re looking at. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro has the best screen in the family, also the biggest – a 6.67” AMOLED panel with HDR10 support and 120Hz refresh rate. It has the best main camera too with a 108MP sensor,...

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Samsung Galaxy A02s/M02s review

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