Weekly poll: the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro are selling high megapixel counts, are you buying?

Two hundred megapixels – that’s how far smartphone cameras have come. Back when we started “this phone has a camera” was enough to make jaws drop. These days it's not only about raw resolution, image processing has come a long way (especially with the advent of computational photography) thanks to the ever more powerful mobile chipsets. A few weeks ago the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra got the thumbs up from fans, now it has competition – the Xiaomi 12T Pro, which uses the same 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor. Same Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 too. They have more similarities, but we’ll get to that in a...

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Weekly poll results: Pixel 7 series is well loved, could make the Google phones more mainstream

Many commenters under last week’s poll have already pre-ordered one of the new Pixels – the 2022 models are proving to be quite popular or at least well liked. Maybe Google is right to be making a record number of Pixel 7 units. If you want one, but haven’t pre-ordered, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro (and Pixel Watch) are now available for direct purchase. You will find pricing details in this post (note: it seems that 512GB Pixel 7 Pros are not available in Europe for some reason). Last year the Pixel 6 poll showed that there are a lot of potential buyers for the Google phones, but the...

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Amazfit Falcon goes official with Titanium design, dual-band GPS, and 20ATM water resistance

The Amazfit Falcon we leaked back in May has been officially unveiled by Amazfit with its pricing and availability details. It's a premium rugged smartwatch with an aircraft-grade TC4 titanium unibody design, which Amazfit says "represents the ultimate balance of toughness and class." The Falcon is corrosion-resistant, and its four control keys are also made from titanium. Amazfit Falcon Not just that, the Falcon passed the 15 military-grade tests to bag the MIL-STD 810G certification, and it also has 20ATM (up to 200 meters) water resistance, which is a first for Amazfit...

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OnePlus 9RT gets Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 Open Beta

OnePlus has released the Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 Open Beta update for the OnePlus 9RT, which was launched last October with Android 11-based ColorOS 12. It is currently seeding in India and brings the Aquamorphic Design to the 9RT in addition to some optimizations, improvements, and new features. If you are interested in giving it a try, make sure your 9RT is running the latest OxygenOS 12 version (C.07) before installing the update. It should also have at least 30% battery and 5.5GB of free storage. However, it's worth noting that beta builds aren't usually as stable as the...

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Motorola Moto E22s is launching in India on October 17

Motorola launched the new Moto E32 in India last week, which is different from the one announced in Europe, and the next smartphone it will introduce in the Asian country is the Moto E22s. The Moto E22s will launch in India on October 17 and will be sold through Flipkart and leading retail stores starting October 22. The Motorola Moto E22s isn't a new smartphone, so we know what's on offer. It's powered by the Helio G37 SoC, runs Android 12, and has 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage onboard. It also has a microSD card slot for storage expansion of up to 1TB. The #motoe22s features a speedy...

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