Oppo A93s 5G announced with Dimensity 700

The Oppo A93s 5G has just been announced, coming as an incremental update of the Oppo A93 5G. The main difference is the chipset, as the new phone is powered by a Dimensity 700, with everything else remaining pretty much the same. The A93s 5G has a 6.5” LCD with 90Hz refresh rate and Full HD+ resolution. There is one camera behind a punch hole in the left corner, and that’s an 8MP snapper with an f/2.0 lens in front of it. On the back you get a 48MP main camera alongside 2MP depth and macro units just as the Oppo A93 5G, but the design has changed a bit and now the shooters are in...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 29

With the Nord 2 making the top 10 last week when it was still not official, it's little surprising that it's the new leader of our trending chart now that OnePlus officially lifted the courtain. The long-standing leader Redmi Note 10 Pro ended up a distant second, but it still managed to fend off another newly unveiled phone - the Poco F3 GT, which settles for third. That pushes the Poco X3 Pro two spots down to fourth, while the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra retained fifth, despite all the commotion. The Redmi Note 10 is down to sixth, just ahead of the third debutant that made our...

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Razer Hammerhead TWS Pro long-term review

Introduction Razer's Hammerhead earbuds have been around for years, and Razer's current TWS pair of Hammerheads are the company's second iteration of its TWS variant. The Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro launched back in December, and the TWS earbuds market has seen a lot of new competitors since. So how have the Hammerheads held up? Let's go over some of the buds' features. The company boasts the Hybrid ANC, a redesigned case, updated microphone hardware, and superior battery life compared to the previous iteration. They have an in-ear fit, which will largely contribute to the...

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Week 29 in review: Nord2 5G, Realme GT Master Edition, Poco F3 GT official

Another week down, let's recap. Huawei confirmed that its P50 series is going official on July 29 and that the phones will launch globally with Harmony OS 2.0. An official teaser further revealed that the Huawei P50 phones will still use Leica cameras and that at least one model will sport a 125mm periscope lens with an f/3.4 aperture. This seems to be the same lens that was on the P40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro, but rumors are promising new sensors for the P50 generation. Samsung will allow you to trade in two old devices to get a discount on a Galaxy Z Fold3 5G or Z Flip3 5G. Early prices...

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Weekly poll: the OnePlus Nord 2 promises the flagship experience on a budget, can it deliver?

Here are those words again, "flagship killer". Can the OnePlus Nord 2 that was announced earlier this week really help you break that expensive habit of buying pricey flagships? Well, it has a flagship battery - 4,500 mAh with Warp Charge 65 support, just like the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. A full charge is achieved in just 30 minutes and should last you for two days. There's no wireless charging, though. It has a flagship camera too, one of them, at least. The 50MP IMX766 sensor (which was used in the 9-series ultrawide cameras) is now in the main role and it has Optical Image Stabilization...

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Camera test: 2013 contender challenges the reigning champion

Introduction We kicked off a Flashback series on our YouTube channel just last week, with the first video starring the Nokia 808 PureView. It is a smartphone with a cult following thanks to what was a groundbreaking camera at the time. That video prompted a closer look at the PureView camera, which we did in a head-to-head with the current image quality benchmark, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. One thing led to another and here we are with yet another famed opponent for the Xiaomi - a Nokia Lumia 1020. A spiritual successor to the 808, the 1020 builds on the PureView concept but drops it...

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Weekly poll results: Valve's Steam Deck beats the Nintendo Switch OLED

Valve stole Nintendo’s thunder – people were already lukewarm on the minimal upgrades brought on by the Switch OLED, but then Valve’s own portable console arrived to offer people an alluring alternative. Many complain about the lack of physical game media, which makes it easier to sell old games you no longer need. And that’s true, but Steam’s whole reason for being is to make buying, installing and playing a new game just a few clicks away and doing it online makes the whole process frictionless Valve Steam Deck • Nintendo Switch OLED Plus, it’s just a Linux PC in an unusual...

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