Top 10 trending phones of week 4

Week 4 of 2018 saw no change at the top of our popularity charts. The upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 leads from the Xioami Mi A1 and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The larger member of the Samsung Galaxy A 2018 family has climbed to fourth this time around, trading places with the Oppo F5 either side of the Galaxy J7 Pro. In seventh we see the return of the Huawei Honor 9 Lite, which pushed the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A down a spot. Nine is taken by another phone to return to the top 10 - the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus, while the Galaxy Note8 had to settle for the tenth position. The...

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Poll: Will you disable iPhone CPU 'throttling' if you have the chance?

We are sure we're all wondering how the heck we got here, but here we are. Come spring when Apple releases iOS 11.3 you will be given the option to both view your battery health and disable Dynamic Power Management if it's been enabled due to your battery being in poor health. See our concepts here to know what this could look like. So the question is simple - will you disable Dynamic Power Management if your battery is in poor health? #qp_main2013388 .qp_btna:hover input {background:rgb(59,160,56)!important} #qp_main2013388[results='0'] .qp_a:hover...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/will_you_turn_off_cpu_throttling_on_your_iphone-news-29315.php

Week 4 in review: MWC and Galaxy S9 news streak continues

The uneventful January is almost over now and our attention has completely shifted to the Mobile World Congress which starts in a month. This is reflected in our most read articles throughout the week, which are peppered with Galaxy S9 and S9+ titles. The most read article from this past week concerned the upcoming Galaxy duo's fast charging capabilities (which are starting to look a bit regular these days). Another engaging story was the 1080p@480fps video capture that might debut on the Galaxy S9. Finally the design of the Galaxy S9+ was shown alongside some case renders and we got the...

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Weekly poll results: a great chipset is cool and efficient

Maybe Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung and others are right to chase after decreasing nanometers year after year. Our poll showed this is the leading sign of a popular system on a chip, garnering 15% of the votes. Building a chip on a lower nanometers has compound advantages - it decreases power use and heat generation, which lets you increase performance without risking overheating or killing the battery. You usually get two of those three as makers adjust the balance to suit a particular market segment. Improved cooling proved a surprisingly popular option. Even though it's not technically a...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_a_great_chipset_is_cool_and_efficient-news-29332.php

Counterclockwise: smartphone battery endurance has doubled since 2010

We've looked at smartphone batteries before, but that was just the raw capacity. As you well know, the size of the battery is not the only measure of how long you can go between charges. Our battery test gives a more realistic result so let's chart that. We suspected that with each year, the Endurance rating will grow but also that newer phones will get better Endurance per mAh. As you can see from the chart below the former is true, the latter is not. Starting at around 40 hours between charges for a 2010 phone, the average 2017 phone can get double that. And it has been a fairly...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/counterclockwise_smartphone_battery_endurance_has_doubled_since_2010-news-29334.php

Chrome OS spotted running on an Acer tablet in the wild

Google's Chrome OS has successfully managed to carve our a sizeable market chunk for itself, primarily in the education field. Now, as the unique OS is officially enjoying growing Android app support and on its way to a new Android-inspired, touch-friendly UI update, it appears to be expanding on to tablets as well. An intriguing new photo of an unannounced Acer tablet, running Chrome OS was briefly posted online by Alister Payne - an attendee at the BETT education expo in London. Shortly after, his Twitter post was taken down, likely on Acer's request, but the original text has...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/chrome_os_spotted_running_on_an_acer_tablet_in_the_wild-news-29350.php