Weekly poll results: the Sony Xperia 1 V is well-liked but pricey, the Xperia 10 V fails to convince

Snapdragon 695? “No, thanks”, said the people in last week’s poll. The Sony Xperia 10 V is looking like a flop as the outdated chipset and 60Hz display are a tough sell at €450. And that improved 48MP camera looks odd with its 1080p @ 30fps video limitation set by the chipset that really should have been retired by now. There isn’t much else to say about the 10 V, a few people who like the phone for its size, card slot and headphone jack commented that they may as well get the Mark 4 – the few upgrades of the 2023 model are not worth the extra cost. With that out of the way, let’s...

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Motorola Edge 40 Viva Magenta hands-on

This week was all about the new Motorola Razr series foldables, but there was another slab phone announced alongside them – the Motorola Edge 40 in Viva Magenta. As you may have heard by now, Viva Magenta is the Pantone Color of the Year for 2023 and Motorola has been incorporating the vibrant shade across several of its smartphones this year including the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion and the brand new Razr 40 Ulta aka Razr+ in the US. These are our first impressions of the Motorola Edge 40 in Viva Magenta. To say that the Viva Magenta color on the Edge 40 pops would be an understatement...

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Android 14 could bring battery health feature to phones and tablets

iOS has a Battery Health feature that's missing as a native feature on Android to show the device battery's maximum remaining capacity. However, Android 14 could bring that to all Android devices when its final version is released. Former XDA-Developers' EIC Mishaal Rahman has revealed that Google added some new BatteryManager APIs to Android 14 beta. Two of them are public APIs - used to provide information about cycle count and charging status - while the rest are system APIs that report the device's manufacturing date, date of first use, charging policy, and state of health. Rahman...

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Redmi 12's specs, renders, and retail box surface

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi unveiled the Helio G85-powered Redmi 12C last December, and the company is expected to introduce the vanilla Redmi 12 soon. The Chinese brand hasn't divulged the Redmi 12's launch date yet, but its Portuguese division mistakenly listed the smartphone on its official website, revealing its specs, design, and price. The listing has been taken down, but thanks to Twitter user @kacskrz and German blog WinFuture, we know what the Redmi 12 will offer. The Redmi 12 will pack a 6.79" FullHD+ 90Hz LCD with a punch hole in the center for the 8MP selfie camera. And around...

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Motorola Razr 40 series is launching soon in India

The Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra unveiled a couple of days ago will launch soon in India. This revelation comes from Motorola's Indian branch, which took to Twitter to tease the debut of its latest foldables in the world's second-largest smartphone market. Motorola is yet to explicitly confirm whether it will launch both Razr 40 series smartphones in India or just one. But, the source code of the promo page set up by the brand on its official Indian website includes "MOTOROLARAZR40FAMILY," which suggests the company could launch both smartphones in India. A #FLIPin' awesome gift...

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vivo X Fold2 in for review

The vivo X Fold2 launched in April, but the company confirmed its plans to keep the smartphone in China. Despite the sad news for international fans of the brand and of the foldable scene, we received one unit in Blue to run our tests. This is our first encounter with OriginOS 3, but perhaps this is the best phone to review it on. The extra depth due to the phone being foldable gives us a lot of features to explore. But first, let’s see what's inside X Fold2's box. There is a Blue leather case for the back panel, matching the finish of the phone itself. Thanks to the transparent...

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