Weekly poll results: Oppo Reno8 Pro+ stands out from the other two

The Oppo Reno8 trio is made mostly out of the same stuff, yet the three models received surprisingly different results in last week’s poll – one did quite well, one got no love and one was somewhere in between. Of the three, the Oppo Reno8 Pro+ was most people’s favorite. That Dimensity 8100-Max is a big draw and the 10-bit 120Hz AMOLED display promises excellent image quality. But as one commenter says, chipset and display aren’t everything. Despite having the custom MariSilicon X ISP on board, people were not impressed with the camera setup. The main 50MP camera lacks OIS, the 8MP...

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Flashback: A decade of Samsung Galaxy S camera tech

The Samsung Galaxy S III was released in May 2012 – ten years ago. The S-series has evolved significantly over the past decade and we wanted to try and quantify that evolution. Since there is a lot to cover, we thought we should keep it simple and focus on the camera today. The third generation S-phone arrived with a single 8MP camera on its back and one 1.9MP selfie camera on the front. This was before the days of multi-camera setups, OIS and so on. In fact, OIS wouldn’t appear until 2015 and the Galaxy S6. Then in 2018 the Galaxy S9+ brought the first telephoto lens to the series, the...

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Motorola Moto Edge 2022's specs and renders surface

Motorola is expected to launch a new smartphone dubbed Moto Edge 2022 in Q3 of this year, which is codenamed Dubai+ and has appeared in leaked renders, revealing its design. The Motorola Moto Edge 2022 has a punch hole display, which, the source claims, measures 6.5" diagonally. It's a FullHD+ pOLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, with the punch hole in the center housing a 32MP selfie camera. Motorola Moto Edge 2022 The camera island on the rear features three cameras - 50MP primary (with OIS), 13MP ultrawide, and 2MP depth. On the right-side frame is the volume rocker and...

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Leaked renders showcase upcoming budget Moto g GO phone

Motorola might be looking to breathe some new life into its "Go" line of phones. At least that's what a leaked render hints at. The images, courtesy of an industry leakster, showcase what is clearly a budget phone with sort of a retro design. Motorola Moto g GO renders Since the image is a controls layout tour of sorts, a few specs are listed right on it. We can see some thick bezels and a particularly wide chin from the front with what is described as a "multi-touch display". Most likely an LCD. It has a teardrop notch that houses a 5MP selfie camera. The control layout...

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New Unisoc chipset vulnerability could allow remote denial of network services

Check Point Research, a cyber security research firm has recently published its findings on a new vulnerability discovered in the baseband processor of Unisoc chipsets. Simply put, the vulnerability affects the network modem that is part of the chipset and responsible for network connectivity. It could theoretically allow an attacker to send a corrupted network packet and disable or interrupt the device's network connectivity. As far as we know, that's the extent to which the vulnerability can be used so far. We also can't be sure just how many Unisoc chipsets are susceptible to...

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vivo T2 launch postponed yet again

It seems vivo is having some trouble with the vivo T2 in particular. The launch event for the phone has now been postponed a second time with no clear public reason. Vivo was originally supposed to unveil the phone on May 23, which was then pushed forward to June 6 due to force majeure causes. Now a new social post on Weibo pushes the event forward once again to an undetermined date and time. vivo T2 announcement postponed We can't really think of a good reason why vivo keeps delaying the launch, especially since the vivo T2 isn't an entirely new device but rather a...

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Oppo Reno7 5G/Find X5 Lite review

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Google Pixel 6a appears in an unboxing video ahead of its release

The Google Pixel 6a unveiled last month isn't hitting the shelves before July 28. But that didn't stop the smartphone from starring in an unboxing video uploaded on TikTok by user anjangz. We are looking at the Charcoal version here, which is kept screen-side down in the package, with the display covered by a protective white sheet having labels for the controls, ports, and in-display fingerprint scanner. The package also includes a USB-C cable and a USB-C adapter with a prominent "Google Tensor'' branding joined by a graphical chip illustration. Looks like Google really wants people to...

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Xiaomi Poco C40 launching on June 16

An official-looking banner for the online launch of a new Poco C40 phone has recently surfaced online. According to it, the new model will be unveiled on June 16. The Poco C40 hasn't really popped up in that many rumors yet, but it has one major leak to its name that suggests it might be a rebranded Xiaomi Redmi 10C (Global), which is, in turn, shares most of its specs with the Redmi 10 (India). You can see a comparison of the trio here. Despite looking the same on the outside, there are slight differences between the phones, and as far as we currently think, the Poco C40 should...

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Oppo Reno8 Lite goes official in Europe as a rebranded Reno7 Lite

Oppo might just be on a mission to totally confuse buyers and media alike. An Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G was recently launched in Spain. And just like the rumors foretold, it is a rebranded Oppo Reno7 Lite 5G, which in turn is identical to the Oppo F21 Pro 5G for India. None of these have much to do with the main Reno8 trio. You can check out the comparison of all three here. An in-depth review of the Reno7 Lite 5G is also currently under way, so you can look forward to that. In the meantime, the European Reno8 Lite 5G is rocking a 6.43-inch, FullHD+, 60Hz AMOLED display with a punch hole...

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Oppo K10 5G launching in India on June 8 with different design and specs

Oppo launched the Snapdragon 680-powered K10 in India in March, and now it's set to introduce the 5G version of the smartphone in the country next week - on June 8. However, the Oppo K10 5G launching in India next Wednesday is different from the one announced in China in April. The Indian model has a flat design and sports a display with a notch instead of a punch hole. The smartphone also has two LED flash modules inside the rectangular camera island on the rear, which houses two cameras instead of three like the Chinese K10 5G. Oppo hasn't detailed the Indian K10 5G's specs sheet...

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