Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ in for review

You know a phone is a notch above its peers when it has a Plus annexed to its Pro. That's precisely the Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ - the best of the Spark 20 family in both looks and specs. For starters, the Pro+ has an AMOLED display, even if it shares the 6.78-inch diagonal 1080x2436px resolution, and 120Hz refresh rate with the IPS LCD of the Spark 20 Pro. The other change is the chipset, the Pro+ has a MediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate to the Pro's regular Helio G99. What makes the Ultimate better isn't very clear as the CPU and GPU clocks match, but with a name like that it just has to be...

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Samsung confirms January 17 unveiling for the Galaxy S24 family, probably by mistake

For a few weeks now we've been hearing through the rumorsphere that Samsung would make the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra official at an event in the US on January 17. And now there's proof of that date from Samsung itself, but this isn't as straightforward as you might think. Samsung Australia has confirmed the date through a post on X, but it's seemingly a hidden post, since you can't see it if you browse the account's timeline. It's dated December 28 in Australia (December 27 pretty much anywhere else), but has only been spotted today. Join Galaxy Unpacked on Jan 18th,...

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Samsung plans to focus on performance, quality, and generative AI in 2024

It's a new year, so it's a great time to make some New Year's Resolutions. Samsung agrees, and the company has announced its plans through the voices of co-CEO and Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee and co-CEO and President Kyung Kye-hyun, in a joint New Year's message. They have revealed Samsung's strategic priorities for the new year, including the pursuit of "super-gap technologies" to maintain its competitive edge in 2024 and beyond. Samsung wants to strengthen its competitiveness through "technological supremacy and adaptability to future changes". The execs have emphasized a...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra - what to expect

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S24 Ultra on January 17 alongside the S24 and S24+ and it will be the company's best phone yet. This will be the third time Samsung will use the Galaxy S22 Ultra shell but as you'd expect, the new phone will be better in almost every way thanks to refinements both big and small. Here's what we expect to see based on rumors and leaks so far. Titanium frame Like Apple's 15 Pro and Pro Max, the Galaxy S24 Ultra will use a titanium alloy in its frame to bring the weight down. Titanium is very strong and in tandem with aluminum can be very light - Apple...

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Honor Magic6 Pro design revealed ahead of January 10 launch

George Zhao, Honor CEO, shared an image of one Honor Magic6 smartphone, talking extensively about the inspiration behind the green paint job and the camera island. He explained how the five-thousand-year history of the Chinese civilization, stone cutting in the 19th century and “the vitality of all things in nature” inspired the creation of a squircle. Setting the marketing lingo aside, we can see the Magic6 series will stick to the three-camera design. Later, the leakster Digital Chat Station shared images of the Magic6 Pro from all angles ahead of their publishing on the official...

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