Top 10 trending phones of week 39

The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max extended its reign in our trending chart in week 39 and just last week it's followed by the Redmi Note 13 Pro+. The Galaxy S23 Ultra comes in third as newly announced Xiaomi 13T Pro came just short of making the podium. We then have the other member of the new duo, the vanilla 13T, placed fifth. The Samsung Galaxy A54 is up to sixth, pushing the Redmi Note 13 Pro to seventh. The Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Pro are now down to eight and ninth, respectively, while the Redmi Note 12 completes this installment of the chart. The iPhone 15 Pro Max's rule now spans...

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Xiaomi 13 Ultra Photography Kit review

How can you make possibly the best smartphone for photography an even more capable cameraphone? Accessorize it! That's exactly what Xiaomi did for the 13 Ultra with the Photography Kit - a quirky set of accessories for the everyday phone user, but an invaluable work tool for the enthusiast photographer and videographer. What's the Photography Kit? The Xiaomi 13 Ultra Photography Kit features a quality protective case with a lens cap, a 67mm filter adapter, a camera grip with Bluetooth, and a lanyard. The whole package You can just snap the case on the phone and put...

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Week 39 in review: Xiaomi 13T is here, iPhone 15 Pro Max overheating

As the new iPhones shipped out to buyers and reviews went live, some things became apparent about the new iPhones. The Pro Max has one hell of a camera - it ranked second on DxOMark's chart (a huge leap for an iPhone, historically), and the Pro models seem to struggle to cool down the A17 Pro chipset. According to Ming-Chi Kuo's survey, Apple made compromises to the cooling system, reduced the cooling area, and by choosing titanium over steel, made the Pro models harder to cool. Apple will address the issue via software updates. The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro's prices for the States...

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

It has been a week after the iPhone 15 series hit store shelves and it has been a fairly quiet week because of it. With only a few major launches, we focused mostly on older phones and their slide down the price ladder – and how they compare to the new offerings as well. Use the links below the jump to your country. USA The UK The Netherlands Germany India USA Foldables are still quite expensive, but if you’re patient enough, you can grab a discount. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 with 512GB storage has fallen by $255 several months after launch. ...

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