Honor X40 GT to arrive on October 13 with a Snapdragon 888

The Honor X40 series is getting a GT variant, a rumor suggested last week. Today we know it was true, as the company officially introduced it with a teaser and a launch date. The smartphone will arrive this Thursday, October 13, and will have a Snapdragon 888. The official teaser also revealed three cameras in a huge circular camera setup on the back, lined in an X-formation with the LED flash. Honor X40 GT official posters The front of the phone will have a single punch hole in the center and we are pretty confident the panel is an OLED, given how the less powerful and cheaper...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 40

The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max's reign in our trending chart came to an end this week. The newly announced Google Pixel 7 Pro is the phone most talked about in the past seven days, while another newcomer - the Xiaomi 12T Pro completes the rostrum. The vanilla Pixel 7 came in fourth, pushing the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra all the way down to fifth position. Yet another newly announced phone - the Infinix Zero Ultra - takes the sixth position, placing just ahead of the Galaxy A53. The ancient iPhone X is somewhat shockingly the only other Apple smartphone in the top 10 and it even...

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Hot take: Google Pixel 7, 7 Pro lack in innovation, Pixel Watch has big shoes to fill

In typical Google fashion, leaks of Google’s next-generation hardware were aplenty, only this time Google didn’t wait to reveal its fall lineup – instead teasing early renders during Google I/O in May. The Pixel event wrapped Thursday morning, but there were no surprises left to announce if you were following leaks in past few weeks. We have a new Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and we got a glimpse of Google’s upcoming Pixel Tablet. The launch event took place live and in-person with some pre-recorded segments. While it was nice to see a live event, I feel like a...

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Week 40 in review: Pixel 7 series, Pixel Watch and Xiaomi 12T series announced

The first week of October is over and we have all the big news covered in our weekly recap. OnePlus kicked things off on Monday with its Nord Watch. It packs a 1.78” AMOLED rectangular screen with a resolution of 368x448 px, a heart rate sensor, an SpO2 monitor and sleep tracking. You get over 100 modes for sports tracking and battery life is rated at up to 30 days with normal usage. Pricing is set at INR4,999 ($60). Xiaomi followed by announcing its Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro alongside the Redmi Pad tablet. The 12T Pro gets the latest Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset alongside...

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Apple iPhone 14 Plus in for review

The Apple iPhone 14 Plus hung back a few weeks after the 14, 14 Pro, and 14 Pro Max all went on sale, so it's now the last of the 2022 iPhone models to land at HQ. The Plus marks Apple's bet on big over mini and will inevitably divide opinions. Some will love the more affordable big iPhone, others will lament the loss of the truly mini iPhone. Let's get back to that affordable business. Despite its lower price, the iPhone 14 Plus ships with the same box contents - a cable and a sticker. Continuing the thread, the iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899/€1,149/£949/INR 89,900, which is...

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Weekly poll: the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are selling the pure Android benchmark, are you buying it?

Some would say the Pixel 7 series is how Android 13 is meant to be experienced. Others would argue that it’s even better, thanks to the Pixel exclusive features and the promise of new ones to come with future Pixel Feature Drops. Others still would point to the headaches that previous Pixel generations have caused their users. Where do you stand on this topic – will you be picking up one of the Pixel 7 models or will you look elsewhere for your next phone? Google Pixel 7 • Pixel 7 Pro First things first, the phones cost the same as last year $600/€650/£600 for the small one and...

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Flashback: smartphone camera sensors grew not only bigger, but smarter too

When it comes to film photography 35mm was by far the most popular option and was used on anything from simple point-and-shoot cameras to pricey SLRs. It was so common that focal length of lenses is still usually listed in 35mm equivalent. The digital transition brought the “full frame” DSLRs where the size of sensors matched that of a 35mm still. However, it also brought smaller digital cameras – small enough to put in your pocket. For them the 1” sensor is the holy grail with cameras like the Sony RX100 series being a popular example. Those fell out of fashion as smartphone cameras...

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