Weekly poll: are port-less phones the future?

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus arrived in late 2016 with a major omission – the 3.5mm headphone jack was gone. Competitors pocked fun at Apple in ads but followed suit soon after. These days the only flagships to still offer a headphone jack are Sony, Asus and Red Magic. The jack is more common in the mid-range, but there are still many phones in that segment without one that sell millions of units. So our question for today is this – you already bought a phone without a headphone jack, will you buy one with no wired port at all? There have been a few prototype devices that abolished the use...

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Weekly poll results: Realme 11 Pro has potential the 11 Pro doesn't deserve its name

How can you call a phone “pro” when it doesn’t even have basics like an ultra wide camera? Voters in last week’s poll were not impressed by what the Realme 11 Pro has to offer and believe there are much better mid-rangers on the market right now – not the least of which is its own sibling, the Pro+. What went wrong? Well, the 11 Pro lacks an UW camera, but that’s not all. There were the usual complains about the lack of a microSD slot and a 3.5mm headphone jack (at least there are stereo speakers on board). That Dimensity 7050 also had a tough time concealing that it’s a 1080 underneath, a...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch6 and Watch6 Classic appear in colorful renders

Next month, Samsung is hosting the Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5, where it's also expected to make the Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic official. We got our first look at the Galaxy Watch6 Classic last month, which has now appeared in official-looking images with the vanilla Watch6, showing the smartwatches in different colors. Samsung Galaxy Watch6 • Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic The source claims that the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 will come in silver, black, and beige colors in two sizes - 40mm and 44mm. The Samsung...

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Asus Zenfone 10's design and color options revealed through leaked renders

The Asus Zenfone 10, launching on June 29, has appeared in official-looking press renders, giving us our best look yet at the flagship and revealing its color options. These renders, leaked by reliable leakster Evan Blass, show the Asus Zenfone 10 in five colors, with the green shade already confirmed by Asus. The Asus Zenfone 10 packs a punch hole display, confirmed by Asus to measure 5.9" diagonally, but its resolution is yet to be confirmed. Asus Zenfone 10 leaked renders The Zenfone 10's frame has antenna lines, meaning they are made of metal. The smartphone has a...

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iQOO Neo 7 Pro's processor and charging speed officially confirmed ahead of July 4 unveiling

A few days ago, iQOO revealed the design of the iQOO Neo 7 Pro, which will be unveiled on July 4 in India. Now the company has confirmed a couple of key specs of the smartphone - its processor and charging speed. iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO Neo 7 Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which will be joined by an "Independent Gaming Chip" (IG Chip) to take the "gaming experience to new heights" and deliver "enhanced graphics and smooth gameplay." The iQOO Neo 7 Pro will also support 120W FlashCharge technology, advertised to juice up the phone's battery up to 50% in...

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