Oppo A17 arrives with Helio G35 for $130

Oppo A17 appeared in leaks over the weekend, and now it is official. The smartphone comes with a Mediatek chipset, big battery and dual cameras, and its key selling point is the back panel that has a leather-imitating texture. The Oppo A17 is built around a 6.56” LCD with HD+ resolution and standard 60Hz refresh rate. There is a waterdrop notch for the 5MP f/2.2 selfie camera with fixed focus. The back has a 50MP f/1.8 main camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The chipset is a Helio G35, matching the A16, A16s, and A16K. RAM is 4GB, while storage is 64GB storage. Oppo A17...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 38

Week 38 still saw one of Apple's latest smartphones on top of our trending chart. The iPhone 14 Pro Max is still a runaway leader, but its stablemates have all lost ground with the iPhone 14 Pro losing the second spot to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The first more solid rumors about the OnePlus 11 Pro sparked enough interest to put the still unofficial phone in fourth, ahead of the returning Galaxy S21 FE. We then have the Galaxy A53 in sixth to make it three Samsung phones in the top 10. The vanilla iPhone 14 is down to seventh, while the 14 Plus is out of the top 10 entirely....

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Week 38 in review: Asus ROG Phone 6D announced, Pixel 7 series pre-order date confirmed

Welcome to our recap of the biggest headlines from week 38. The Apple iPhone 14 fever is still here – we saw the regular iPhone 14 pass a durability test where it fared quite well. The 14 Pro models had their shaky camera problem ironed out with its latest iOS 16.0.2 update. In semi-related news, Android makers such as Xiaomi and Realme are preparing to implement Dynamic Island-type notification systems to their upcoming devices – can’t say we didn’t see that coming. Xiaomi is set to launch its Civi 2 smartphone on Tuesday, September 27 with a centered pill-shaped cutout on its...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro review

For the second year in a row Samsung introduced TWS earphones alongside its foldable smartphones. The August 10 event saw the arrival of the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, the successor of last year’s Galaxy Buds Pro. We spent a bunch of time testing those and here goes our review. The first thing you'll notice is that Samsung managed to lower the weight and removed the glossy finish, making the Buds2 Pro both more comfortable and more attractive. The case for the earbuds is square and unlike previous versions, the color on the outside matches the one on the inside. There are three color options...

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Asus ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition hands-on

If Bruce Wayne decides to take up mobile gaming seriously, he can rest assured Asus has him covered with the ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition. Gotham’s superhero vigilante is the inspiration behind the latest limited edition phone from Asus' ROG lineup and we got the chance to test it out alongside all of its bundled accessories. The unboxing experience starts with a hard-shell box with latches that reveals the phone and all its goodies. There’s a hardshell Batman-themed Aero Case, a custom bat-shaped SIM ejector tool and the usual Asus 65W HyperCharge charger and braided USB-C cable. The...

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