OnePlus Buds Pro 2 review

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 are the company's second-generation premium wireless earbuds. The first-generation model was a decent attempt and a good overall product for the $149 asking price but was a letdown in terms of audio quality and noise cancellation. The Buds Pro 2 promise improvement across the board; better audio quality with a new dual-driver system tuned by Dynaudio, improved adaptive noise cancellation, and improved battery life. The new model also includes spatial audio with head tracking, which is all the rage these days. All of this comes at a slight premium, with the...

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Weekly poll results: Motorola's new mid-rangers split opinions

The underdogs have won – the Moto G73 left would-be buyers hesitant while the G53, G13 and E13 received a warm welcome in last week’s poll. Do our eyes deceive us, a phone with an HD+ display won out against an FHD+ one? It did indeed, though there is more to it than that. The Moto G53 is cheaper, which helps a lot – these are affordable phones, after all. For something more powerful, look over at the Edge series. Speaking of, the Moto G73 has 5G now, which is good, but so does the G53 as well as the Edge phones. Some of the older models cost around the same while offering more...

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IDC: Tablets sales slightly declined in 2022, Chromebooks fell off a cliff

IDC's full-year 2022 and Q4 2022 market report on tablets and Chromebooks is here and the results are not ideal. Overall, the tablet market shrunk by 3.3% throughout 2022, but posted a flat growth of 0.3% for Q4 of the same year. After a strong 2021 year with insane 180.5% growth, however, the Chromebook market was bound to normalize and it recorded a 48% decline in shipments for the full 2022 year and 24.3% fewer units in Q4 2022. The main driving forces of the market in 2022, as usual, were Apple and Samsung. Apple is still the leader with 49.2% market share in Q4 and 38% throughout...

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Samsung Galaxy S23+ in for review

Having already welcomed the Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra in our office, it's now time to complete the set with the Galaxy S23+. As we pass the phone to our review team we figured we’d share a peek at the middle member of the S23 family. Except for a redesigned camera bump, updated Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a modest bump in battery capacity, the Galaxy S23+ follows the formula of its predecessor. Without the contoured camera island the back feels more minimalist – basic, even. But although we have the exact same camera setup, we hope to see an upgrade to image quality enabled by the new chip...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra benchmarks - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy examined

This year it finally happened the new Galaxy S series runs a single SoC across the globe. No more Exynos versions, there's only Snapdragon. But that doesn't mean the new Galaxy S23 series doesn't stand out from the crowd. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 running under the hood in all S23 phones is actually "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy". That's because the CPU and GPU are both overclocked and offer slightly higher performance than the other phones with the same chipset on the market. But how much of a difference does it make? The SD 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy sports the same CPU configuration with...

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BLU G72 Max announced with Helio G37 and 5,000 mAh battery

The US-based company BLU announced its latest smartphone dubbed G72 Max. Unfortunately, BLU hasn't shared any pricing or availability dates yet, but the specs clearly suggest a low price point. The device is built around a big 6.8-inch 90Hz IPS LCD panel with a modest 720 x 1600px resolution and runs on a MediaTek Helio G37 chipset. There's a single memory configuration - 4GB of RAM coupled with 128GB of expandable internal storage. We've seen quite a few 3GB/64GB options in supposedly the same price bracket, so kudos to BLU for that one. On the back of the device, you will find...

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Samsung cuts Galaxy S22 prices in India

As it's usually the case with older flagships, prices drop once their successors launch and that's what Samsung did in India for its Galaxy S22 smartphones. However, only the biggest and smallest of the S22 family can be purchased at a discounted price, whereas the Galaxy S22+ is discountinued. The vanilla Galaxy S22 now goes for INR 57,999 starting price, while the 256GB option will set you back INR 61,999. Originally, these cost INR 72,999 and INR 76,999, but of course, those were launch prices from a year ago. The Galaxy S22 Ultra also sees a significant price cut, with the base...

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