Oppo Reno6 5G in for review

The Oppo Reno6 5G arrived in May, but it took the company more than three months to deliver the phone outside of China. Now that it is available in Europe and other markets, we got a unit for a review. The Reno6 5G has a solid Dimensity 900 chipset, a 6.43” AMOLED and super fast 65W SuperVOOC charging. We received a bright mint box which includes a Starry Black smartphone, a SuperVOOC 2.0 65W fast charger, a USB cable, USB-C earphones, and even got a transparent case. The Reno 6 5G sits very well in hand with its 182gram weight; it feels lighter than expected and has...

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Week 38 in review: Surface Duo 2, Realme GT Neo2 and Huawei nova 9 series debut

While not quite the high-profile announcements of last week, the past seven days brought several new devices so lets recap. Microsoft's Surface Duo 2 was by far the biggest story of the week, the second generation folding phone seemingly addressing many of the issues with the first one. Huawei took the wraps off its nove 9 series, while Realme held its own event to unveil the GT Neo2. The iPhone 13 lineup went on sale and still made plenty of headlines with teardowns and first reviews revealing some of the stuff that Apple didn't reveal at its event. Popular tipster IceUniverse...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 38

Apple's iPhone 13 lineup remains the dominant force in our trending chart for the second week running with the 13 Pro Max joined by the vanilla 13 and the 13 Pro on the podium. The Xiaomi 11T Pro also retained its fourth position from last week, with the first change coming in fifth place. The iPhone 13 mini that occupied it last week dropped off the chart entirely, allowing the Samsung Galaxy M52 to gain a position. The Redmi Note 10 Pro also benefited from the sharply declining interest in the diminutive iPhone to get sixth place. The Samsung pair of Galaxy A52s and S21 Ultra...

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Weekly poll: how important is a high refresh rate screen to you?

Months ago we asked you about what the ideal smartphone screen looks like and the answer was a flat 120Hz panel with 1080p resolution. That more or less describes the iPhone 13 Pro/13 Pro Max screen, doesn’t it? Now that Apple finally took the plunge and offered a high refresh rate screen on mobile (something it has done for tablets since the 2017 generation of iPad Pros), we wanted to ask again – how important is 120Hz? Or any other frequency above 60Hz? The higher refresh rate makes the screen better at showing different kinds of content, e.g. it can display 24 fps footage without...

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Flashback: a look back at the first 5G smartphone

5G is still advertised as a new and exciting development in mobile technology, but it has been over 2 and a half years since the first 5G phone launched, so it’s not all that new. And yet some countries are still at the trial stages and don’t have a commercial 5G network active. Not that this stops smartphone makers from boasting about launching the latest 5G phone. Let’s go back in time to early 2019 when the first gaggle of 5G phones appeared. Many were unveiled in February, but wouldn’t launch until months later. Despite a slight delay it was the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G that became...

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Weekly poll results: iPhone 13 Pro Max leads the new Apple charge

Last week’s poll shows that the division in the iPhone 13 family is bigger than ever – the two Pro models stand head and shoulders above their vanilla siblings in terms of fan interest. The iPhone 13 Pro Max in particular gathered the majority of the positive vote and received nearly 70% more votes in favor than the smaller iPhone 13 Pro. And the two are miles ahead of the 13 and 13 mini. Highlights: iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max • iPhone 13 and 13 mini Sure, many aren’t interested in getting a new iPhone and Apple isn’t interested in capturing the entire market either. But it...

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