Nokia G21 in for review

The Nokia G21 arrives a little less than a year after the G20 came on the scene. As with other makers, the G-series is home to mid-rangers that focus on affordable pricing and offering a reliable product rather than going after gimmicks. The G21 is a herald for a new design language for the company. Previous models featured a centered circular camera bump, what was once affectionately called “Oreo”. This model shifts to a rounded rectangle bump that is tucked into the corner. It’s not a totally innovative design, but it does feel like a fresh take after a couple of years with the...

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Nokia G21 unveiled with 90Hz LCD, 50MP camera and three day battery life

The sequel to the Nokia G20 has arrived and it comes with improvements to the battery, screen and camera. None of the upgrades will make your head spin, no, the company is focused on sensible, reliable designs. That reliability is best expressed in Nokia G21’s top feature – running for three days between charges on its 5,050 mAh battery. HMD made improvements to its power saving modes, making them less restrictive. This allowed the company to enable the first level of battery saving at 20% (instead of 10%), at 10% you get the second level of power saving to extend battery life even...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 6

Samsung's Unpacked event took place this week, bringing us a trio of smartphones and as many tablets. Unsurprisingly then it's the Korean company that dominates our trending chart with the new Galaxy S22 trio occupying the podium. The Ultra top-dog came first, followed by the compact vanilla Galaxy S22, while the middle Plus version got third, some way behind its siblings. The Redmi Note 11 and 11 Pro 5G were at the opposite ends of the chart last week, but they are now a spot apart in fourth and fifth. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE slid to sixth position ahead of Apple's iPhone 13 Pro...

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Week 6 in review: Galaxy S22 series is here, Meta facing problems in the EU

Welcome to your weekly recap. It was a busy week with Samsung’s Unpacked event where we finally got the long anticipated Galaxy S22 series and a trio of Galaxy Tab S8 tablets. Galaxy S22 is the small flagship that Android fans are waiting for, the S22+ offers a middle ground option while the S22 Ultra is the ultimate S Pen wielding non-foldable in the maker’s lineup. All three phones will be available with either Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets depending on the region. Galaxy S22 starts at $800/€850/£770, the baseline S22+ is $1,000/€1,050/£950 while the S22 Ultra starts at...

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