Vivo X Fold schematics reveal quad cam setup on the back

vivo's upcoming foldable flagship will be called X Fold, multiple rumors suggested. Today, the trustworthy leakster Digital Chat Station posted schematics of the upcoming foldable, revealing a punch-hole camera on the cover screen and a quad-cam setup with a periscope lens on the back. He also revealed that the phone hardware would be “absolutely top-level”, meaning we should expect a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, OLED displays on both sides, and a main camera with a gimbal stabilization. The vivo X Fold will adopt the form factor of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold,...

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Realme 9i hands-on review

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Top 10 trending phones of week 9

Having taking a break last week as yours truly was busy roaming the MWC grounds, the trending chart returns and it's unsurprisingly significantly changed. Even so, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra remained on top, just edging out new additions Poco X4 Pro and Redmi Note 11E Pro. Samsung Galaxy M33 came in fourth, ahead of the Redmi Note 11 Pro and the Galaxy A13. We then have the vanilla Galaxy S22 in seventh and the iPhone 13 Pro Max in eight. The fifth Samsung phone on the chart is the Galaxy A52s in ninth, while the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G makes it four Xiaomi phones in...

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HiFiMan HE400se headphones review

The HE400se are entry-level planar magnetic headphones from Chinese audio manufacturer HiFiMan. The company is known for making portable audio players and headphones but off-late has grown in popularity for its expansive and impressive range of planar magnetic headphones, which goes as high as $8000. The HE400se, however, are on the other end of that spectrum. Coming in at just $129, the HE400se is the cheapest model in the HiFiMan range and one of the cheapest pairs of planar magnetic headphones on the market today. At that price, the HE400se goes up against mostly dynamic driver...

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New phones of the week - MWC 2022 edition

MWC 2022 is officially in the books and it brought over plenty of new smartphones. The announcements kept pilling on even after the four-day conference so let’s recap all the new phone hardware that made it to the market. Starting off the list chronologically, TCL unveiled five new phones as part of its TCL 30 series. TCL 30 5G is a Dimensity 700 powered phone with a 6.7-inch AMOLED, 50MP main cam and a 5,010 mAh battery with 18W charging. It retails for €250 and is coming to Europe in April. Next up is the TCL 30+ priced at €200 which also brings a 6.7-inch AMOLED and 5,010 mAh battery...

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Week 9 in review: Nokia, Poco, Realme and Honor announcements

The Mobile World Congress came and went and makers of all shapes and sizes took advantage of the world's attention to showcase new stuff. Let's take a look at the biggest stories from the week. Xiaomi's Poco announced the 4G variant of the M4 Pro and the brand-new X4 Pro 5G. The biggest selling point of both is the AMOLED display - 6.67-inch 120Hz on the X4 Pro 5G, and 6.43-inch 90Hz on the M4 Pro. The X4 Pro 5G has a 108MP main camera, while the M4 Pro a 64MP. Both devices have 5,000mAh batteries, but the X4 Pro 5G charges at 67W, while the M4 Pro at 33W. The Poco X4 Pro 5G is on sale,...

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