vivo iQOO 11S to sport Dimensity 9300

iQOO is going back under the wing of its parent company vivo, but at least in the short term that won't be having an impact on its product portfolio. There is a new flagship called iQOO 11S on the way, and according to the latest online gossip, it will be one of the first with a yet unannounced Mediatek Dimensity 9300 chipset. The new phone will keep a lot of the specs of the iQOO 11 series, including the 6.78” E6 AMOLED screen by Samsung, UFS 4.0 storage and LPDDR5X RAM. The model number of the device is V2304A, and we should see it pop up on listings fairly soon. Currently,...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 13

Samsung's grip on our trending chart is easing off and even if the Galaxy A54 extended its run at the top the chart is far more diverse this week. Newly announced Redmi Note 12 Turbo took second place, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra rounded up the podium. The Redmi Note 12 Pro gained a spot and now sits in fourth, while the Tecno Spark 10 Pro rose to fifth position. The Samsung Galaxy A34 slid to sixth place, just edging newly announced Meizu 20 Infinity. Apple's top smartphone, the iPhone 14 Pro Max regained some of the ground it lost in the past few weeks and is back to eight spot,...

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CCA PLA13 IEM review

The CCA PLA13 are the company's first IEMs with planar magnetic drivers. It's quite possible the PLA13 are just rebranded PR1 from CCA's sister company KZ. At just $65, the PLA13 are one of the cheapest planar IEMs you can get today, which is quite an achievement since just a few years ago you would have to spend hundreds of dollars for the same privilege. In this review, I will be looking into the audio quality of the PLA13 and assessing whether it's worth getting on to the planar hype train in this price range. Design The PLA13 have a somewhat typical CCA/KZ design with...

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

This week we found some major discounts on current flagships, plus deals on mid-rangers and some entry-level phones. Use the links below to jump to your region: The UK Germany India USA UK The new Galaxy S23 starts at £900 unless you engage in trade-in deals. The Galaxy S22 is still a fairly capable phone and it is a good deal cheaper at £540. This was the last generation of Exynos-powered S-phones in Europe, but the rest of the hardware is similar enough (it’s not like the S23 got a QHD LTPO display or faster than 25W charging). ...

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Week 13 in review: Meizu 20 trio announced, Oppo and OnePlus deny leaving Europe

The final week of March 2023 gave us yet another Redmi Note 12 variant, this time called Turbo, with Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 chipset, up to 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM and 1 TB UFS 3.1 storage. Sadly, the device is unlikely to launch on the international market. Meizu, the smartphone company that is owned by the Geely alongside the likes of Volvo and Smart, is back with a full flagship lineip - three phoens with 50MP main cameras and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipsets. Multiple reports from China and Europe suggested Oppo and OnePlus, two companies that are under the umbrella of BBK Electronics, are planning...

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You can no longer download Huawei Health from the Play Store

Huawei Health is no longer available in the Google Play Store and now you can get the app only through an unsecure sideload or by getting Huawei's App Gallery first. The last version of the app was from 2020 and it ran until October of last year. It didn't have support for Huawei's latest wearables, like the Band 7. So it makes sense that it's no longer available. People were already using the App Gallery variant, which is up to date. It's interesting to note that the app is still available in Apple's App Store and Samsung's Galaxy Store. If you need to download Huawei Health,...

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Weekly poll: would you buy a Huawei Mate X3 or Huawei P60 Pro?

Huawei’s new P60 series became available in China this week (with the P60 Art launching next week), the company’s new foldable flagship is a few weeks out. Both flagship series are set for a European launch on May 9, so they will be available in a bunch of markets. But would you actually buy one? Let’s start with the Huawei Mate X3, a light (239g) foldable with large displays (7.85” main, 6.4” cover, both 120Hz), IPX8 water resistance rating (unheard of outside of Samsung’s lineup) and a 50+8+13MP camera trio that includes a 5x periscope (125mm). This phone is not cheap by any means...

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