Vivo X70 series to arrive on September 9, Pro+ will have a Zeiss T* camera setup

The vivo X70 series will come with a custom-made ISP, and today we know when exactly that will happen. The company confirmed September 9 as a launch date and posted images of the vivo X70 Pro+ smartphone, revealing its camera setup and some details. The flagship smartphone will have a Zeiss T* camera - that’s the very same branding we have seen on the back of the Sony Xperia 1 smartphones. Zeiss is the German optics company, while T* is a special type of lens coating, eliminating all the glare from stray light. The images also reveal a camera island with four shooters in an...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 34

Week 34 didn't see as many new announcements as the previous two, leading to relative stability in our trending chart. Long-term leader Redmi Note 10 Pro returned to the top as the Redmi 10 and former number 1 Mix 4 complete an all-Xiaomi podium. Poco X3 Pro rose all the way to fourth position with Samsung Galaxy A52s and Galaxy S21 Ultra taking the next two spots. Redmi Note 10 in seventh and Poco F3 in ninth make it six Xiaomi-made smartphones in the top 10, while Google's Pixel 5a 5G in eight is the only smartphone not coming from the top two smartphone manufacturers...

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Lypertek Pureplay Z7 review

The Pureplay Z7 is the latest pair of wireless earbuds from the Chinese manufacturer Lypertek. The company came into the limelight after the launch of its excellent Tevi model, which has since then been replaced with the largely identical Pureplay Z3. I reviewed the Tevi and also the newer Levi models last year and found them to be some of the best wireless earbuds in their price range. Compared to most other brands in their price range, the Lypertek products had more focus on audio quality over superficial features and to this day remain two of my favorite wireless products that I've...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds2 review

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Buds2 earphones earlier this month, along with the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 smartphones. We received a pair of the new earbuds, and we are now ready with our review, so pour yourself a Sunday drink and enjoy the read. The new earphones borrowed the Active Noise Cancellation from the Galaxy Buds Pro, but stayed humble on speaker sizes, so that’s why they are positioned as a successor of the Buds+ rather than an evolution of the Pro. The new earbuds arrive in a square case, just like the Buds Pro and Buds Live. Samsung announced them as its...

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Week 34 in review: Xiaomi drops Mi branding, iPhone 13 coming on September 17

Another week is in the books, so let's recap. Huawei could be prepping a special edition Mate 50 smartphone with a dual ultra-curved display with touch-sensitive sides. Huawei's Mate Pro line has waterfall screen sides and the Mate 30 Pro didn't even have a volume rocker back in 2019, so this Arc design is not entirely new for the maker. We'll see what comes of it. Xiaomi stopped Redmi Note 10 production, citing issues related to chip shortages. The company suggested customers purchase other devices from the same lineup, like the Redmi Note 10 Pro (convenient), Redmi Note 10S and Redmi...

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Motorola Edge 20 in for review

The Motorola Edge 20 series arrived a month ago, and we finally got our hands on a member of the family. The vanilla Edge 20 is now with us and we’ll go over its highlights before handing it over to the review team. Pulling out the phone from the box, we can feel how unusually thin it is. Other manufacturers have ditched the idea of having uber light devices lately, but the Edge 20 measures just 7mm for the most part, making it super easy to handle. The camera setup adds 3mm more, meaning the phone is very wobbly when laid on a flat surface, though. The camera setup on the back...

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