Top 10 trending phones of week 11

Samsung is the dominant force in our trending chart this week, its newly unveiled Galaxy A series resonating well with you guys. The Galaxy A33 became the most popular phone in our database, follwed by the Galaxy A53. Last week's leader, the Apple iPhone SE (2022), completed the rostrum, while the third new A series phone, the Galaxy A73, took fourth position. The Galaxy S22 Ultra makes it four Smasung phones in the top 5 as the Xiaomi 12 Pro stands in sixth. We then have a Redmi Note 11 pair with the vanilla model ahead of the Pro+ top version. Samsung Galaxy A52s sits in ninth,...

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Samsung Galaxy S22 in for review

It's finally here - the Galaxy S22 has arrived at the office and we can start work on its review. The smallest S22 flagship took its sweet time this year. It's been plagued by delays in many markets across Europe and some impatient readers have even gone down the conspiracy route - we've heard that we've purposefully forgone an S22 review, but the truth is the Samsung store just took this long to ship our unit. Anyway, here's an unboxing - you get the Galaxy S22 (ours is the Mystic White), a SIM tool, and a USB cable. The box is even smaller this year, which makes Samsung's carbon...

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Week 11 in review: Galaxy A73, A53, A33 are official, Xiaomi 12 now global

Another week down, so let's recap. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A73, A53, and A33 - all three with high refresh FHD+ AMOLED displays, 5,000mAh batteries, and 25W charging. The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G will become available in select markets on April 1. Prices for Europe start at €450, the Galaxy A33 launches on April 22, starting at €370. The A73's pricing is yet to be confirmed. The Xiaomi 12 series went global. The Xiaomi 12 Pro starts at $1,000/€1,000 for an 8/256GB model, the Xiaomi 12 is $750/€800 for the base 8/128GB model, and the Xiaomi 12X is $650/€700 for an 8/128GB unit. Honor...

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Weekly poll results: iPhone SE (2022) sees little love

The new Apple iPhone SE (2022) was never going to be the most desirable iPhone, but it received a rather cold welcome, whereas its predecessor enjoyed some positive comments. Those can be summed up as “it’s cheap” and “it’s small”. Of course, that was back in 2020 and things have changed since. Starting with the first, the new model costs $430, $30 more than its predecessor. This is without taxes, mind you. In Europe, the new SE starts at €520, you can get some very capable Androids for that kind of cash. If you want to stick with Apple, an iPhone 12 mini costs around the same in some...

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Oxygen OS 12 released for OnePlus 8, 8Pro, 8T and 9R

OnePlus seem to be having a busy weekend since news just dropped on the community forum that Oxygen OS 12 is officially our and no longer in beta for four of the company's devices - OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 9R. The package names are as follows: OP8: IN2011_11.C.11 (IN), IN2015_11.C.11 (NA); OP8 Pro: IN2021_11.C.11 (IN), IN2025_11.C.11 (NA); OP8T: KB2001_11.C.11 (IN), KB2005_11.C.11 (NA) and OP9R: LE2101_11.C.14 (IN). All of these are based on Android 12, and as far as we can tell, share the same changelog: System Optimized desktop icons with improved...

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