Weekly poll results: the OnePlus Nord CE is not the new king of the mid-range, but may edge out the original

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G struggled to make a case for itself in last week’s poll – it received some positive votes and, crucially, it edged the original Nord by a decent margin. But the majority voted against it. The whole point of the “Core Edition” device was to trim the fat off the spec sheet and bring a price cut that will make this mid-ranger one of the best value-for-money phones out there. Did OnePlus succeed? Not quite, by the looks of it. The shadow of two Poco phones - the X3 Pro and F3 - loomed large over the Nord CE. Other alternatives like Samsung’s Galaxy A52 5G (and...

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Realme Watch 2 and Buds Air 2 in for review

Today we welcome a couple of cool Realme gadgets in our office. The Realme Watch 2 and the Realme Buds Air 2. The Realme Watch 2 is very light - just 38g, but doesn't skimp on features. It has blood oxygen and heart rate monitoring, tracking for 90 different sports, IP68 water resistance and can go for 12 days on a charge. The Realme Buds Air 2 have an in-ear design as well as active noise cancellation. Music is blasted through 10mm drivers and the buds keep boing for up to 5 hours. You get a total of 25 hours from the case and a 10 minute charge nets you two hours of listening...

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Leaked memo reveals OnePlus asked its employees to not respond to any OS-related questions

A few days ago, OnePlus CEO Mr. Pete Lau announced the company's decision to "further integrate" with Oppo to "be more efficient" and bring "faster and more stable software updates" for its users. And even though Mr. Lau said that OnePlus "will continue to operate independently", there are still some unanswered questions, one of them revolving around the use of custom skin on the company's smartphones. Global versions of OnePlus smartphones run OxygenOS, while the Chinese models ran HydrogenOS before it was replaced by Oppo's ColorOS. Thus, OnePlus customers were concerned if OxygenOS will...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 has reportedly entered mass production

Earlier this month, we heard the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 entered mass production, and now a new report by FrontPageTech claims the mass production of the Galaxy Z Flip3 has also kicked off. The source also claims that Samsung has ordered the production of 50,000-70,000 units of Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 a day since it is aiming to produce a combined seven million units of both devices and wants to be ready in time for their launch. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 in leaked promo Samsung hasn't divulged anything about the Galaxy Z Fold3 or Z Flip3 yet, but the company is rumored to...

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vivo Pad trademarked with European IP Office

vivo trademarked several product names last year, one of which was the "vivo Pad" tablet that was expected to arrive in January. However, that didn't happen, and months later, there's still no word from vivo about its first tablet. But it looks the company will soon enter the tablet category since a vivo device, believed to be a tablet, bagged TUV certification earlier this month, and now the vivo Pad name has been trademarked with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The vivo Pad is trademarked under Class 9, which covers several product categories, including tablet...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Galaxy Tab A7 Lite launched in India, sales begin June 23

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Galaxy Tab A7 Lite unveiled last month have arrived in India. The Tab S7 FE comes in Mystic Black, Mystic Silver, Mystic Green, and Mystic Pink colors and has two memory options - 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB priced at INR46,999 ($635/€535) and INR50,999 ($690/€580), respectively. Both models have LTE connectivity. The Tab A7 Lite is offered in a single 3GB/32GB configuration but comes in Wi-Fi-only and LTE models. The former is priced at INR11,999 ($160/€135) while the latter costs INR14,999 ($200/€170) - both sold in Gray and Silver colors. You can buy the...

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