Top 10 trending phones of week 16

After 5 consecutive weeks on top the Samsung Galaxy A54 was finally dethroned. The new leader in our trending chart is the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, which just made its official debut and immediately began the most talked-about phone in our database. The Samsung mid-ranger is now sitting in second, but is still comfortably ahead of the third-placed Redmi Note 12 Pro. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra slid down to fourth, along, while the Redmi Note 12 is now down to fifth position. Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max regained some ground to place sixth this time around, as the Realme C55 is headed in the...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 to use stacked battery tech borrowed from EVs

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is about ten months away now, which means the development of the components that will go inside it should be nearing completion to allow enough time for testing and manufacturing. And according to the latest report from South Korea the next bar flagship might bring new battery tech, borrowed from the EV industry. Korean publication The Elec claims Samsung’s SDI division, which is in charge of battery R&D is looking to carry over stacked batteries to the smartphone business. Rather than a change to the chemistry content of the battery this refers to how the...

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Sennheiser IE 200 review

The IE 200 are Sennheiser's entry-level in-ear monitors. If you've ever felt envious of the company's more expensive IE 300, IE 600, or the flagship IE 900 models, then at $150, the IE 200 is a much easier pill to swallow, especially since the previous entry point cost twice as much. With the IE 200, Sennheiser has a very clear goal; to offer an exceptionally neutral sound signature at an affordable price. This is a bit of a departure from the other models in the series, which have all come to be known as bass cannons. In that sense, it is a bit of a role reversal. If you want the most...

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