Top 10 trending phones of week 18

Having returned to the top of our trending chart the Samsung Galaxy A54 built a commanding lead this time around as the Xiaomi 13 Ultra lost some of its interest and dropped down the ranks. That allowed the Galaxy S23 Ultra to get second place, while the Redmi Note 12 Pro rounded up the rostrum. Redmi Note 12 come in fourth and Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max also benefited from the Xiaomi flagship's slip up to capture fifth. We find last week's runner-up in sixth, just ahead of the Tecno Spark 10 Pro. A couple more Samsung phones follow - Galaxy A34 and Galaxy S23, while the Realme C55...

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Week 18 in review: Sony Xperia 1 V and Pixel 7a leak, Google shows off Pixel Fold

The Sony Xperia V's design is now revealed, thanks to a billboard in Hong Kong. Not that we weren't sure what the phone would look like, but it's nice to see the triple color scheme - White, Black, and Green. The Xperia 1 V will become official on May 11. Nothing teased the Phone (2), showing us a glimpse of what appears to be the phone's back. There's a red LED video recording indicator, like the one on the Phone (1), and what looks like a switch. The phone will pack a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. There were plenty of Google Pixel 7a leaks this week. Its specs got detailed, we saw a long video...

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Weekly poll: can the Motorola Edge+ (2023) or Motorola Edge 40 find a place in your pocket?

This week Motorola unveiled two new members of the Edge 40 series – a US version of the Edge 40 Pro (with small tweaks) and the vanilla Edge 40 for the European market. Let’s start with the Motorola Edge 40 as it is the new model. This falls in the “premium mid-ranger” slot with its Dimensity 8020 chipset (really a Dimensity 1100 with a new coat of paint) and a 50+13MP camera setup. As you can expect from the Edge series, this one has an excellent screen – 6.55” OLED, 144Hz, FHD+ – and a fast charging battery with 4,400mAh capacity, 68W wired and 15W wireless charging. All this can...

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Weekly poll results: vivo foldables spark interest, but the X Fold2 might need a price cut

It has been a couple of weeks since vivo introduced its next-gen foldables and we still haven’t heard anything about an international launch. But last week’s poll shows that if the company does decide to go for a wide distribution, there would be a fair number of interested buyers. There’s the usual share of foldable skepticism, around a quarter of voters in each poll don’t believe that this is the form factor of the future. But it’s gaining traction - just a few years ago there were only a handful of models, now there is plenty of competition, which can also be seen in the...

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Google I/O 2023: What to expect

It’s almost time for Google’s biggest event of the year – the annual I/O developer conference. This year we’re getting at least two smartphone announcements with the Pixel 7a and Pixel Fold alongside the official introduction of Android 14 as well as details on the Pixel Tablet and possibly some Pixel 8 series info. The big event is scheduled to begin at 10AM PT time (2PM UTC) on Wednesday, May 10 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California and will be livestreamed on YouTube. As usual much of the intrigue surrounding the new devices has been lost thanks to the myriad of...

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