Weekly poll results: the Honor Magic4 Pro and Realme GT2 Pro are your favorite MWC 2022 phones

Last week we asked you to pick your favorite phone from the string of MWC 2022 announcements. Two winners emerged overall, one topping the group chart, the other getting a lot of love in its individual poll. The Honor Magic4 Pro was elected as the favorite flagship from this year’s MWC. That 64MP zoom camera really caught people’s attention. The unique look was another draw. The phone will be available next quarter starting at €1,100. While it came in second in the overall poll, the Realme GT2 Pro had the best ratio in the individual “hot or not” polls with over 2/3rds of people...

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Flashback: the iPhone 6 introduced a new design in 2014 that still lives

Earlier this week Apple announced the iPhone SE (2022) – the third generation model in the series that spans 7 years. We have already talked at length about the original iPhone SE from 2016, but in truth the new model isn’t really a sequel to that one. No, both the second and third SE models are based on the design of the phone that we will talk about today. And that is the Apple iPhone 6, which (ironically) is older than the original SE – the 6-series arrived in 2014. Of course, the SE itself was based on the iPhone 5 from 2012, a game-changing phone in its day. If you look at the iPhone...

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Apple's "Peek Performance" event hot take

Apple’s “Peek Performance” event went down this week and it was transformative to a few of Apple’s most important lineups - the iPhone, the Mac, and the iPad. So let’s look at the biggest stories from the event. iPhone SE (2022) fails to excite, but it's okay You can count the upgrades of the iPhone SE (2022) over the two-year-old phone it replaces on one hand - better processor with 1GB more RAM, 5G and new tougher glass. Hardly gets the geeks' hearts racing. From the 2017 design that was already showing its age back then, through the small, low-res display, to the single rear camera -...

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Xiaomi Watch S1 Active is arriving on March 15

The Xiaomi Watch S1 Active that leaked last week was rumored to go official on March 15. Well, that rumor has turned out to be true as Xiaomi today announced that it will unveil the Watch S1 Active next Tuesday at the same event where the Xiaomi 12 series smartphones will make their global debut. Xiaomi doesn't tell us anything about the Watch S1 Active, but the image it shared on Twitter reveals the smartwatch's straps will come in at least six colors, including white, blue, and black, corroborating a previous design leak. Xiaomi Watch S1 Active's leaked renders (Image credit:...

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Google adding its transcription feature to the Android app

YouTube introduced transcription on its desktop website some time ago and it proved to be particularly useful in long videos. It helps you find a certain commend or extract your favorite quote by searching the automatically generated transcript of the video. Screenshots of the transcript feature As of now, some users report the new feature being implemented in the native Android app. There's a dedicated "Show Transcript" button below the video's description. The transcript itself is quite similar to its desktop version, it's just adapted to the mobile's UI. As most of Google...

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite stars in leaked renders

The first rumor about the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite told us all about the hardware whereas the new one from 91mobiles reveals most of the handset's design in what appear to be leaked renders. An unnamed industry source who sent the renders says that this isn't the final design, so minor changes could be implemented before the Nord CE 2 Lite release. What we know for sure is that the handset will use an off-centered punch-hole for the selfie camera positioned in the upper-left corner, the protruding and blocky design of the rear camera module and the side frame's...

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