Sunday Q&A - Week 12

Hello and welcome to the Week 12 edition of our Sunday Q&A! This week we discuss our battery test once again, fingerprint sensors and why we don't have more scores on the site. Webster: Hi, I like your site for comparing phones, but would it be possible for you guys to list an IR blaster as a feature? This is one of the major points I look at when choosing a phone. Hi, Webster. We are, in fact listing IR ports in our specs database - if you look at a phone that has it like the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, you'll see a line for that. However, since it's a rather niche feature we chose to omit...

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Week 12 in review: Apple deliver red iPhone 7, Galaxy S8 rumors still

Week 12 of the year is now on the edge of the door and it's time to take a quick look back and see which news was the most interesting to read. This week was more interesting than the last with news like the two announcements of the Oppo F3 selfie expert, Google's release of the Android O Developer preview and Apple's release of a Red iPhone, new cheaper iPad and a storage increase to the small iPhone SE. But nevertheless the exhaustive Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks asserted their dominance over tech news once again. The Galaxy S8 takes up 12 slots out of the 30 articles we've selected...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/week_12_in_review_for_the_last_week_galaxy_s8_leaks_rule_the_news-news-24185.php

Weekly poll results: LG G6 shines bright in fans' eyes

Voters in our weekly poll showed strong interest in the LG G6, now it's up to LG to turn the hype and early launch into sales. T-Mobile already started shipping pre-ordered units and an unlocked US version is on the way. It's already on sale in Malaysia and coming soon to Canada. Europe will have to wait until late April. Many commenters were quite happy with the performance of the G6 and so were we. Some brought up the fact that the 2017 flagship uses some 2016 components, but LG will not be alone in this while certain components are in short supply (notably the Snapdragon 835). Some...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_lg_g6_shines_bright_in_fans_eyes-news-24177.php

GSMArena giveaway: Enter to win a Huawei P10

Looking to try the latest and greatest from Huawei? You've come to the right place as we have a silver P10 unit to award to one lucky participant in our latest giveaway. You have two weeks to sign up and collect as many entries as possible. We doubt anyone doesn't know what the P10 has to offer but just in case you were living under a rock for the past month or so here's the review of the handset and its specs page to bring you up to speed. How to enter Follow Huawei on Twitter (1 entry). Like Huawei on Facebook (1 entry). Subscribe to Huawei's channel on Youtube (1...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/gsmarena_giveaway_enter_to_win_a_huawei_p10-news-24173.php

Huawei P10 Plus: random thoughts

We've been spending quality time with the Huawei P10 Plus lately. Ever since it arrived at the office excitement has been in the air. The team is already hard at work on the in-depth review, but while you are looking forward to that, we though we might take the time to share some thoughts on the P10 Plus. Just like its little sibling, the P10 Plus is a looker and simply has a way of luring you in. It also ties in together well and the visual overhaul of EMUI seems to be a natural extension of said effort on the software side of things. We definitely like this new refined...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p10_plus_random_thoughts-news-24199.php

Google fixes Pixel Bluetooth bug with server-side update

Some Google Pixel users have been complaining about a bug with their devices where the Bluetooth would switch off on its own and if you switched it back on it could switch off again. Last month, Google had announced that they are aware of the issue and had fixed it, and that it will be rolled out to the device shortly. Google confirmed today that it has finished putting the fix in place and that affected devices should be working now properly. Moreover, there is no update that needs to be installed by the user and the fix is installed automatically. Google confirmed that it is a...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/google_fixes_pixel_bluetooth_bug_with_serverside_update-news-24202.php