Top 10 trending phones of week 41

Week 41 brought several new announcements, which shook up our trending chart. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max was finally dethroned by the newly announced OnePlus 9 RT, while another new phone - the Infinix Note 11 Pro rounds up the podium. The Redmi Note 10 Pro has to settle for fourth this week as the Galaxy Galaxy A52s has also lost out a couple spots and places fifth. One more newly announced phone comes in sixth with the Black Shark 4S Pro, the gaming phone just edged out the Xiaomi 11T. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is now eight, followed by the Poco X3 Pro and the entry level Galaxy...

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Week 41 in review: OnePlus 9RT official, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro leaks aplenty

Another week down and it was mostly dedicated on the build up to the major events of next week. Apple, Google, Samsung and Huawei have all booked announcements in week 42. The OnePlus 9RT's unveil was the hottest actual event of week 41. The new phone brings a Snapdragon 888 with improved cooling, a 6.62-inch AMOLED of 120Hz refresh rate, up to 600Hz touch sampling rate and a trio of cameras on the rear - a 50MP IMX766 main camera, 16MP ultrawide and a macro. The OnePlus 9RT goes on sale in China on October 19, prices start at CNY 3,300 ($510/€445/₹38,500). The Infinix Note 11 series...

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Amazfit GTR 3 Pro review

Introduction This year there is a Pro variant of the round GTR watch, which is what we've had on on our wrist for a while. There are a few differences between the vanilla and the Pro model, which we will dig into in a few minutes, but first a quick overview of the watch itself. The Amazfit GTR 3 Pro is designed with a classic look in mind, so one of the options is to have a brown leather strap (which we do). The other version comes with a fluoroelastomer strap, which is more resistant to wear and tear. Which one you want depends on what you plan to use the watch for. It’s great for...

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Weekly poll: the Realme GT Neo2 upgraded to a better chipset, screen and battery, who wants one?

Realme's GT series is still quite new (the brand itself is hardly old), but it already contains several high end models. The latest addition is the Realme GT Neo2, Neo being the line with not-quite-flagship phones that prefer to use powerful chipsets, just not ones as pricey as the Snapdragon 888. For the first two Neos that was the Dimensity 1200, however this new model switched things around and picked the Snapdragon 870 - the slightly revised version of the well-liked 865 from last year. This 7 nm chipset may not be the latest and greatest, but it will still offer a performance boost...

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Google October 19 event - what to expect

It's been a few years since Google had lined up a Pixel lineup this ambitious, but here we are, days away. The October 19 event will see Google return the Pixel line to flagship status after a hiatus in 2020 with the Snapdragon 765G-equipped Pixel 5. The Pixel line will also get back to a more conventional lineup of a regular, more reasonably sized model and a more expensive, plus-sized model. Tensor chip It all begins with the custom-developed Tensor chip. It will power the pair of Google phones that will be unveiled and it's expected to be capable of running with the likes of the...

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