Top 10 trending phones of week 32

With a bunch of high-profile announcements coming this week it's little wonder that our trending chart is greatly changed compared to week 31. Samsung's new foldable flagship - the Galaxy Z Fold4 emerged on top when all the dust settled, followed by Xiaomi's Mix Fold2. The Galaxy S22 Ultra handled all the turbulence surprisingly well to place third and even managed to edge the newly unveiled Galaxy Z Flip4, which settled for the fourth position. The Redmi Note 11 is back down to fifth, while the Galaxy A53 and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max retained their sixth and seventh respective...

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Weekly poll: Will Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 make you join the foldable revolution?

Here they are – the most important foldable flagships to launch this year, at least if you live outside of China (which more variety). Is now finally the time to get your first foldable? Or are you looking to upgrade an existing one? Of course, some of you are already starting to type “I don’t want a foldable” - don’t worry, you will have your say too. For a more detailed look at the new foldables, check out our hands-on review. We also have pricing information for the US and Europe and you can check out the infographics and promo videos for a quick look at the new...

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Weekend filler: The new phones of week 32

It’s the middle of August but Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola and OnePlus kept things busy with a slew of announcements. Here’s a recap of all the new phones launched during week 32. It all started with OnePlus and its Ace Pro smartphone which was launched in China as a local equivalent to the OnePlus 10T. You can see the differences between the two come down to RAM/storage with the Ace Pro starting with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and maxing out at 16/512GB. The other differentiator is the software with the Ace Pro getting ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12 while the OnePlus 10T runs OxygenOS 12.1...

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Weekly poll results: OnePlus 10T gets the cold shoulder

Last week’s poll shows that the new OnePlus 10T does not live up to previous OnePlus models that fans adored. Instead, removing the alert slider and adding a questionable 2MP camera makes it feel like the brand has lost its identity. Is that everything that is wrong with the 10T? You know the three most important things in real estate are: 1) location, 2) location and 3) location. This situation is no different - you’d be hard pressed to find a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 phone in the US for $650. Not to mention that if you pre-order now, you will get the 16/256GB model instead of the 8/128GB...

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Week 32 in review: Samsung, Xiaomi. Motorola launch new flagships

Week 32 was arguably the most exciting one this year with a bunch of high-profile announcements. OnePlus kicked things off with its Ace Pro - the China-exclusive version of the OnePlus 10T that debuted last week. Things then really picked up on Tuesady with the Samsung unpacked event that brought us the company's latest foldables - Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. The Fold4 trims the bezels and reduces the overall body height, moving to a less tall screen aspect. The new 50MP main and 10MP 3x telephoto cameras are its most major upgrades. The Galaxy Z Flip4 also optimizes the...

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