Top 10 most popular reviews of 2023: Q1

The year is almost over, and as we are preparing for the new one, we take a look at the most popular reviews of 2023. The first quarter was a busy one, with major manufacturers racing to introduce their phones with the then-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. We saw the Galaxy S23 series, the Xiaomi 13 lineup, the OnePlus 11, and even the Honor Magic5 Pro all become official. Unsurprisingly their reviews were extremely popular as the industry was finally shaking off the after effects of the pandemic. And while flagships are influential for a maker's reputation, midrangers were the...

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Poco M6 gets official in India with Dimensity 6100+, 8GB of RAM

The Oppo A59 from earlier isn't the only smartphone that got its official global debut in India today. It's joined by the Poco M6, a device powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6100+ SoC, which is paired with 4/6/8GB of RAM - and supports an additional 8GB through RAM expansion. The Poco M6 has a 6.74-inch 720x1,600 LCD screen with 90 Hz refresh rate and up to 600-nit peak brightness, Gorilla Glass protection on top (though which version isn't mentioned), 128GB or 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, microSD expansion support, dual-SIM functionality, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a side-mounted fingerprint...

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Oppo A59 launches in India with Dimensity 6020 SoC

Oppo really likes the A59 name, it seems, since it's now unveiled the second smartphone bearing it. The original was released in 2016, and obviously the new one has nothing in common with it aside from the name. The new A59 is now official in India, and some details about it were outed just a few days ago. The phone is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6020 chipset, and it starts at INR 14,999. That amount of cash nets you the version with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. If you want 2GB more RAM, the price is INR 16,999. Those seem to be your only options. Both of them will become...

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Moto G34 goes official with SD 695 and 120Hz display

Without much fanfare, Motorola launched its Moto G34 in China. The midrange device brings a 120Hz OLED display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chip and a 50MP main cam. You also get a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging and Andrdoi 14 with Moto MYUI 6.0 out the box. Moto G34 in black and blue Moto G34 is built around a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and the aforementioned 120 Hz refresh rate. There’s a centered punch hole cutout near the earpiece which houses a 16MP front-facing camera. The device also brings dual speakers with Dolby Atmos. The back houses a 50MP main cam...

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Honor posts first Magic6 Porsche Design teaser

Honor and Porsche Design announced the beginning of a new partnership last week. The first product of the joint work between both companies will be a Magic6 Porsche Design smartphone, expected in January 2024. Today, the brand posted the first teaser on Weibo, which also appeared on the personal profiles of several executives, including the CMO Harrison Jiang. The image itself does not reveal much about the actual phone, aside from the fact it will be a big phone with curved edges of the screen. There is also the latest Porsche 911 in the background to remind everyone that Porsche...

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LG announces Dual-Hz OLED monitor with 4K 240Hz and FullHD 480Hz modes

LG has unveiled the range of UltraGear OLED gaming monitors that it will be showcasing during CES 2024. Chief among these is the new 32GS95UE, which has an interesting trick up its sleeve. The 32-inch 32GS95UE features what LG calls Dual-Hz. This allows the monitor to switch between two modes, one where it runs the display at its native 4K (3840x2160) resolution at a maximum of 240Hz refresh rate, and the other where it can run it at a reduced FullHD (1920x1080) resolution but at the panel's maximum 480Hz refresh rate. The user can switch between these modes easily using a hotkey or...

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Redmi Note 13 Pro confirmed to launch in India on January 4, chipset revealed

Redmi is introducing the Note 13 family to the Indian market on January 4, that much we've known for more than a week now. But what wasn't officially confirmed was which members of the very expansive family we should expect to land in India. Today, the brand's Indian arm has thankfully revealed one of them: it's the Redmi Note 13 Pro, perhaps unsurprisingly. Redmi has outright named it in its newest teaser posts over on X, and it's even got a special website teasing the launch. Over there we get confirmation that the Indian Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, just like the Chinese model, will be...

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iQOO Neo9 Pro shows up on Geekbench with Dimensity 9300 on board

vivo sub-brand iQOO is going to make the Neo9 and Neo9 Pro smartphones official at a special event on December 27. This has already been confirmed. Now that we're getting closer and closer to the big day, people who are in possession of prototypes are starting to run benchmarks on them, and you know what that means, right? The iQOO Neo9 Pro has just been spotted in the Geekbench online database, because a unit was put through the paces of Geekbench 6. It managed a single-core score of 2,235 and a multi-core score of 7,381. The phone is powered by MediaTek's latest and greatest, the...

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Oppo A59 specs sheet leaks online, will cost $180

The Oppo A59 appeared online with a full specs sheet. According to X user yabhishekhd, the phone will have a lot of common features with the Oppo A58 devices, like the cameras or the battery capacity, but the big improvement will be the Dimensity 6020 chipset that supports 5G connectivity. The A59 will have a 6.56” LCD with a notch for the 8 MP selfie camera. The panel resolution is not mentioned, but we do know it will have a 90 Hz refresh rate. The cameras on the back are fairly basic - 13 MP main + 2 MP secondary, wrapped around a neat design that we've seen in some Reno...

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Honor Magic6 Pro appears in a hands-on photo

Honor is working on the Magic6 series, and the first live photo of a phone from the lineup appeared online. A user on Weibo shared an image revealing the new Magic6 Pro will look a lot like its predecessor, the Magic5 Pro. The device has three cameras, aligned in a triangle formation, with the top one having a periscope lens and there is also “100x zoom” writing between them. The user also shared a fan-made render, better explaining the overall design of the camera island. Honor Magic6 Pro live photo & fan-made render This image is quite different from a previously posted...

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nubia Red Magic 9 Pro survives bend test from both sides

A couple of days ago nubia's Red Magic 9 Pro was officially launched outside of China, where it was initially introduced last month. We've already put the gaming beast through the paces of our usual in-depth review, so go take a look at that if you haven't already. Also as usual, Zack from the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything has taken out the tools and subjected the Red Magic 9 Pro to his customary 'durability test' to see how it can withstand scratches, burns, and bends. Spoiler alert: very well, as it turns out. The scratch test is pretty much the same for all devices nowadays,...

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Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S24 in four colors in official-looking renders

Samsung is widely expected to introduce the Galaxy S24 family at some point next month, and as we are almost at the end of December, it's time for the official-looking renders to come out, seemingly. The first set has been leaked today and depicts the 'vanilla' Galaxy S24 in all its glory, in not one, not two, not three, but four upcoming colorways. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is in all its glory in Onyx Black, Cobalt Violet, Marble Gray, and Amber Yellow. On top of these, there will apparently be three more hues, which will be exclusive to Samsung.com: blue, green, and orange. That's a...

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Oppo confirms the 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor for a Find X7

Oppo officially mentioned the Find X7 lineup for the first time. The first teaser revealed the series will debut with LYT-900, which is a new 1”-type sensor by Sony. We expect the platform to be in the Find X7 Ultra smartphone, as the latest reports suggested there is no Pro version incoming. The Sony LYT-900 is not official, but leaks suggested it is 16.384 mm in diagonal with 50 MP, each being 1.6 μm big. The sensor does share a lot of specs with the IMX989, also a 1”-type sensor by Sony, and we have to wait for the official unveiling to see what the difference will be. According...

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Samsung Galaxy A55 runs Geekbench with Exynos 1480 SoC, Xclipse 530 GPU confirmed

Last week we saw a Geekbench run from the Galaxy A55's SoC, but it wasn't in the Galaxy A55 - it was using some kind of test platform. Today, that changes, as a prototype of the A55 itself has also made it onto Geekbench, and this confirms the interesting GPU choice Samsung's made. The A55's chipset is widely believed to be marketed as Exynos 1480, following, of course, in the footsteps of the 1380 seen in the A54 and the 1280 in the A53. Unlike those, however, the new one won't use a Mali GPU, instead opting for an AMD RDNA2-based Xclipse 530 GPU, which has been confirmed by today's...

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Google Play Store to let you uninstall apps remotely from other devices

Play Store version 38.8 is out and Google is adding the ability to uninstall apps remotely from devices connected to the same account. The remote uninstall is supposed to work on all platforms - PC, Auto, Phone, TV and Wear. As of now, you can only install apps on devices under the same Google account, but you can't remove them. The new functionality allows you to also uninstall and the Play Store's new UI compiles all of your installed apps in a more manageable list. For instance, you can order by size, group by device, etc. Screenshots from the new Google Play Store...

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Nothing Phone (1) Android 14 beta is now out

Last week Nothing rolled out the stable update to Android 14 for its Phone (2), and this week the spotlight moves onto the Phone (1), the company's first ever smartphone, released last year. There is now an open beta of Android 14 available for all Phone (1) owners who are adventurous enough to run beta software on their devices. As with the update for the Phone (2), the Phone (1)'s is also labeled Nothing OS 2.5. As that name implies, this is the most significant update since the launch of Nothing OS 2.0, which came out alongside the Phone (2) earlier this year. There are plenty of...

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Lava Storm 5G leaks ahead of December 21 official announcement

A few days ago Lava unveiled the Yuva 3 Pro, and later this week the brand is all set to introduce another model: the Storm 5G. The Lava Storm 5G will be made official on December 21, but a few of its specs have already been leaked, along with an image showing the part of its rear which houses the cameras. [Exclusive] This is your first look at the Lava Storm 5G Black colour variant.The device will feature:1. A MediaTek Dimensity 6080 processor2. 8GB RAM (Expandable upto 16GB)3. 8MP Ultra-wide angle camera4. Will be priced below ₹15,000Will share more details ASAP.#Lava…...

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Apple pulls Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 from US stores due to ITC ban

Apple will preemptively remove the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 from its stores in the US this week to comply with an ITC ruling regarding a patent dispute with Masimo. The ruling bans Apple from selling the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the US on its website after 3 pm ET on December 21, and in stores from December 24. The ruling is regarding Apple using medical device maker Masimo's technology in the two watches SpO2 (blood oxygen) sensor. Apple spokesperson Nikki Rothberg says Apple "strongly disagrees" with the order and is "pursuing a range of legal and technical options" to...

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Samsung Galaxy S24 storage and color trims leaked

With 2024 just two weeks away, we’re inching closer to the rumored January launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. The latest leak concerns the RAM, storage, and color trims for all three S24 models and comes from a reputable source that holds a solid track record for Samsung devices. All three Galaxy S24 phones will be available in Black, Grey, Violet, and Yellow colors at launch. Samsung usually offers exclusive colors for devices ordered from its official webstore but we don’t get any additional info for now. Samsung Galaxy S24 will start at 8GB RAM and 128GB storage just like...

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Xiaomi's HyperOS begins global rollout - here are the first devices to get it

Xiaomi announced its new take on Android dubbed HyperOS back in October and released the revamped software alongside the Xiaomi 14 series in China. Now, the company has detailed the global rollout of HyperOS. It will begin seeding to nine devices in Q1 of 2024. These are the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, 13 Pro, 13, 13T Pro, 13T, Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12S, the Xiaomi Pad 6, and the Poco F5. Xiaomi says eligible users will receive the update over the air but the rollout will be gradual. HyperOS is built to power your phone, home, and even car. Aside from a slight visual restyling, the OS...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE's Snapdragon variant could launch soon in India

The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE unveiled in October comes in two versions - one powered by the Exynos 2200 SoC and another having the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip at the helm. The Snapdragon version is currently exclusive to the US, with other regions - including India - getting the Exynos variant. That could change soon since the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE's Snapdragon model is expected to launch in India soon. Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has uploaded an image on its website under the "Upcoming Launch" section. It's the same image that was used to tease the S23 FE's launch in India in October. The...

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Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

The tablet segment may not be as hot as it once was, but it doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of cool devices out there. And if you don't want to go with the Apple’s eco-system, there is a good chance you’d stop on a Samsung or a Huawei tablet. And today we will be pitting against each other the latest and greatest tablets from these two manufacturers. The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 faces the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. Two large slates with high-end stylus support and optional keyboard covers. Both of those will be remembered for their notched screens, which surely made them controversial...

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Week 50 in review: iPhone 16 prototypes leak, Galaxy A15, A25 official

We're at the end of week 50 of the year - just two more to go! Samsung decided not to wait until 2024 to announce its latest crop of Galaxy A-devices with the new Galaxy A15 duo and Galaxy A25 5G. Galaxy A15 is available in 4G and 5G trims with both phones sharing the same core specs apart from the chipsets. Galaxy A25 features more capable cameras and Samsung’s in-house Exynos 1280 SoC. All three new phones share 6.5-inch Super AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution and Infinity-U notch cutouts. The A15 models get a 90Hz refresh rate while the A25 features a 120Hz panel which also peaks at...

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Samsung Galaxy A55’s Exynos 1480 spotted on GeekBench

Samsung’s Galaxy A55 is definitely in the development pipeline and already inching towards a release. As far as we know the phone will use the Exynos S5E8845 chipset, which is believed to be the Exynos 1480, since the Exynos 1380 and 1280 carry model numbers S5E8835 and S5E8825 and power the Galaxy A54 and A53, respectively. In an interesting new development, a GeekBench scorecard was spotted online for the chipset in question, likely working on a test platform of some sort. Exynos 1480 GeekBench It scored 1,180 points in the single-core CPU performance test and 3,536 points in...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a55s_exynos_1480_spotted_on_geekbench-news-60939.php

Google launches Pixel Diagnostic App and new repair manuals to fix Pixels easily

Google has launched a new Pixel Diagnostic App for the Pixel phones and released new repair manuals in English and French to make fixing Pixel phones easier. The Pixel Diagnostic App allows users to test their Pixels for issues before and after a repair and also see if their device is functioning properly after it's repaired. The app can be launched from the Pixel's Phone app by dialing *#*#7287#*#*, but make sure your smartphone is connected to the internet before proceeding. If you have to send your Pixel for repairs, you can use the new Repair Mode for Pixels to protect your data and...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Exynos in for review

The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE unveiled in October has two variants - one powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and the other having the Exynos 2200 chip at the helm. We already reviewed the S23 FE's Snapdragon model, and now it's time to put the Exynos version through its paces, as it landed at our office. The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Exynos' retail package is identical to its Snapdragon counterpart. You get a USB-C cable, a SIM ejector tool, and some paperwork. We've got the Graphite model, but there are more colors to choose from. The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Exynos we got alerady runs...

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Samsung US drops the Galaxy S23 FE to its lowest price yet

The Discover Samsung Winter Sale ends this Sunday, but there are still a couple of good offers to be had. The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE has been discounted during the whole week, but today’s daily deal drops its price even further – you can have it for as low as $400 with a $200 discount and enhanced trade in. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 8/128GB $200 offenhanced trade-in Read our review from $400 at Samsung US Additionally, you can pick up a case for the S23...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra are discounted on Amazon UK

Samsung is about to retire the Galaxy S23 series, but that doesn’t include the new Galaxy S23 FE – this will remain the “budget flagship” option until its replacement arrives probably in the middle of next year. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE 8/256GB £50 off Read our review £600 at Amazon UK That same £600 can buy a foldable phone these days too, the Motorola Razr 40. It uses a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, so it’s down on performance compared to the S23 FE...

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