Huawei nova 9, 9 Pro appear in new live images, confirm previous rumors

Huawei is introducing the nova 9 series on September 23, and we expect at least two smartphones - the nova 9 and the nova 9 Pro. Previous rumors suggested they will be a lot similar to the Honor 50 devices, including the Qualcomm chipset. Today we saw live images of the phones, and there is confirmation they will indeed sport the Snapdragon 778G chipset, although they will be LTE-only since Huawei is not allowed to use any intellectual property on 5G connectivity, developed on American chips. Huawei nova 9 The nova 9 Pro was even spotted at Geekbench with its model number...

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Hot Take: Xiaomi 11T series, the 11 Lite 5G NE and the Xiaomi Pad 5

We doubt that the timing of Xiaomi’s September 15 event was coincidental – it was the day after Apple launched new iPhones and tablets. Is anyone really choosing between an iPhone 13 and a Xiaomi 11T? We doubt it. But a Xiaomi Pad 5 vs. iPad 10.2 (2021) may be a close call. Either way, with students going back to school and the holiday season just ahead, many will be looking to freshen up their hardware. Let’s have a closer look at what Xiaomi has put on the table. Successors to what? Just which phones are being replaced by the 11T series? Certainly not the Mi 11 models, those are...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 37

Apple and Xiaomi held major events this weeks and the devices to come out of them took our trending chart by storm. It's little surprise to see the iPhone 13 Pro Max on top - it was already there last week when it was still in rumorland. The vanilla iPhone 13 and the iPhone 13 Pro take the other two podium places, while the Xiaomi 11T Pro placed fourth. The iPhone 13 mini gathered the least interest among the new Apple smartphones, which doesn't bode well for its chances of doing better than the iPhone 12 mini. Even so it gained enough attention to place fifth this week, ahead of the...

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Week 37 in review: iPhone 13 series, new iPad mini, Watch Series 7 out

This week brought a bunch of major announcements. Starting with Infinix, which unveiled the Zero X, Zero X Pro and Z Neo. All three devices feature periscope cameras. We have a first look at the Zero X Pro and a review coming soon. The bigger even by far, however, was Apple's on Tuesday, which gave us the iPhone 13 series but also its next smartwatch and a new iPad mini. The iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max are out for pre-order now in the first wave of countries. The vanilla 13 series got a battery bump, brighter screens as well as access to last year's sensor-shift stabilized...

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Realme 8i in for review

Realme announced two new phones last week, and one of them is already with us for a review - the Realme 8i. It has an attractive price tag and specs that not many other devices in the same segment bring to the table. Here are our first impressions before subjecting the 8i to our usual reviewing process. The Realme 8i we have is in Stellar Purple, and it is a cool gradient between deeper violet hues and silver-ish glares. The transition is also in the frame, which might look metal, but is plastic. All four sides are flat, but nothing too extreme, making the phone easy to...

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Weekly poll: the new iPhone 13 series is on pre-order now, will you be picking one up?

It’s that time of the year – Apple announced new iPhones, discounted some older models and discontinued others. If you are looking for a new phone, would you pick up one of the iPhone 13 series? Pre-orders started this Friday in the first wave of countries, there the new phones will start shipping on September 24 (Friday next week). You can consult the table below for the pricing of the models with base storage in various countries: iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max US USD 700 USD 800 USD 1,000 USD...

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Flashback: the Apple iPhone X and its hated but influential notch

According to an interview with then Chief Design Officer Jony Ive, Apple spent 5 years developing the iPhone X. And it was worth the effort since the design it introduced in late 2017 will have been relevant for 5 years before Apple finally does away with the notch (expected to happen in 2022, unless it doesn’t – rumors of notchless iPhones have been proven false before). Ah, yes, the notch, one of the most controversial features ever introduced. In an amazing feat of miniaturization, Apple managed to fit a whole Kinect-like 3D sensor inside a phone. But it committed the ultimate sin of...

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