My top 5 phones of 2023 – Hristo

Hi there, I’m Hristo, the lead news editor here at GSMArena and I have the honor of wrapping up this year’s installment of the "My top 5" series. Being arguably the biggest foldables fan at the office I don’t share the sentiment expressed by some of my colleagues that the year was boring. Granted, the bar phones have been a bit meh for a good while, but incremental upgrades are what you get in a mature market. The foldable space, on the other hand was booming and I’m loving every bit of it. I couldn’t quite fit within the 5 phones required by the format, so I’ll begin with a couple...

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OnePlus Ace 3 is here, Redmi Note 13 series coming: Week 01 in review

Welcome to the end of the first week of 2024! We rounded up all the Galaxy S24 series rumors in preparation for the series' January 17 unveil. The Galaxy S24 Ultra is going to be the star of the show, as usual, while the vanilla and Plus will get better displays, slightly bigger batteries, and Exynos chipsets in certain markets. Samsung's pre-order scheme for the S24 series will be similar to last year's - you'll be able to get twice the storage for the same price if you commit to a purchase before the market launch. The Galaxy S24 Ultra will be able to record 4K video at up to 120fps, and...

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Deal: Samsung's flagship Galaxy Tab S9 tablets get price cuts

Samsung’s latest flagship tablets are powerful – but pricey. The good news is that the Galaxy Tab S9 series prices are already starting to fall. The FE models are cheaper but less capable too and sometimes you need the extra grunt of that Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The smallest tablet of Tab S9 trio has an 11” display (2,560 x 1,600px) and an 8,400mAh battery. Unlike the other two, the base configuration here has 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Wi-Fi £120 off Read...

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Weekly poll: if the OnePlus Ace 3 launches near you, will you buy one?

A little less than a year later the OnePlus Ace 3 arrives to replace its predecessor. Comparing the two shows only a few upgrades, but they are important ones. OnePlus Ace 3 The Ace series picks a performant but reasonably priced chipset, pairs it with a large OLED display and a fast-charging battery and keeps the price to mid-range levels. Last year’s Ace 2 had a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, this year the Ace 3 gets the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. OnePlus waited a few months to a year after these chips first launched to get a better price on them. And that’s a solid strategy, old flagship...

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