Top 10 trending phones of week 7

We are just a week away from the MWC 2023 and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra still reigns supreme in our trending chart. It's once again joined on the podium by the Poco X5 Pro and the vanilla Galaxy S23. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max is on the rise, placing fourth this week and edging the OnePlus 11. We then have the Galaxy A53 and the third member of the new Galaxy S23 series - the Plus - in sixth and seventh. The Galaxy S22 Ultra rises to eight place, while the Xiaomi 13 Pro that is preparing to make its global debut is back on the chart in ninth position. The final spot goes Redmi...

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Blackview BV9200 in for review

The Blackview BV9200 is the latest tough smartphone to land in our office. It is a rugged phone, certified to survive the toughest conditions, and the company claims it has improved materials to respond to a wider range of challenges. The device can be thrown in a lake, driven over by a car or dropped from over 1 meter and live to tell the story. It comes with MIL-STD-810H, IP68 and IP69K certification so you don't have to take BlackView's word for it. It is also a pretty capable midranger with a 50MP main camera, a dedicated button for quick access to select apps, and a notification...

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Week 7 in review: Here's the iPhone 15 Pro with USB-C, the Galaxy S23 FE might be happening

Welcome to another week's recap. Samsung published the reparability score of its as-of-yet-unannounced Galaxy A54 and it's a solid 8.4 out of 10. Great news for the many potential buyers of Samsung's bound-to-be-popular midranger. Even better news is the reported return of the Samsung Fan Edition phone. By Korean outlet The Elec, it appears Samsung will unveil a Galaxy S23 FE edition in the second half of the year. The report claims that Samsung will forgo the Galaxy A74 and focus on the Galaxy S23 FE. We got our first look at the iPhone 15 Pro thanks to leaked CAD schematics. They show...

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, the US, Canada and the Netherlands

Samsung started regular sales of the Galaxy S23 series this week, so the pre-order bonuses are no longer available. But there are still plenty of good deals to choose from. Just like last week the Google Pixel phones offer a premium experience for less money than most flagships these days, for example. We also picked out a number of refurbished units – you don’t have to buy a brand new phone to get a premium experience. Use the links below to jump to the region that’s relevant to you: Germany The Netherlands The UK USA Canada India Germany The...

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Flashback: a look back at Wi-Fi's history

As the saying goes “home is where the Wi-Fi connects automatically”. As much focus as smartphone makers put on advertising the next-gen cellular connectivity of their phones, many of us spend most of the day connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is certainly not the first method of transferring data between nearby devices wirelessly. Early PDAs used infrared, which allowed them to sync calendar appointments and email inboxes, for example. Infrared is directional, however, so to connect your PDA and PC you needed to aim at the IR adapter and keep still for several seconds. The easiest...

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