Alto's Odyssey Review

The original Alto's Adventure, launched three years ago, was an unmitigated success. Players loved the simple yet exciting gameplay, wonderful visuals and a soothing soundtrack, resulting in millions of copies being sold across multiple platforms. Three years later, developer Team Alto is back with a sequel. Called Alto's Odyssey, the game has similar gameplay style to the original but with a few new twists and a brand new setting. It's now out on iOS and we decided to take a look. Unlike the snow covered peaks of Alto's Odyssey, you slide down sand covered dunes in a desert in...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 9

Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ and the duo snatched two of the top three places right away. The first dual-camera Redmi Note phone kept its high presence at second. Our popularity contest has the Asus Zenfone 5z at fourth. The Taiwanese manufacturer announced the phone at MWC 2018 with a notch at the display's forehead and a dual camera on the back. The top 5 is wrapped up by the past year's flagship Galaxy S8. HMD Global plays the nostalgia tone at the Congress in Barcelona. Although Nokia 8110 4G feature phone surely looked promising, the Nokia 8 Sirocco gathered...

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Counterclockwise: which flagships are MWC regulars and who is just visiting?

The Mobile World Congress is the biggest gathering of phone makers in the world and the most interesting event of the year as far as phones go. It's when we see many of the high-profile launches for the year... or do we? Did this year feel a bit light on flagships? The scale of the MWC is both a blessing and a curse. All tech-loving eyes are pointed at Barcelona for several days, you can announce a paperclip and it will be big news. But at the same time there are so many devices vying for a place under the limelights that some go unnoticed. A maker showing its new flagship at the MWC is...

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In Past Tense: The story of Kaloyan's phones

Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years. Experience first hand how the industry evolved and how it shaped us, one phone at a time. How this tech journalist started his way Hi, my name is Kaloyan, 32y old, and I've been with GSMArena for 10 years and counting. Three years ago, I shared my phone history with our readers in a rather dry, list-like manner. Now that we're running the Past Tense featurette, I've decided to retell my story but with a shifted focus. So, how did I choose my first...

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Week 9 in review: Samsung Galaxy S9 and Sony Xperia XZ2 go official, MWC 2018 wraps up

MWC 2018 wrapped up with plenty of new smartphones. Samsung introduced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on Sunday, followed by our benchmark reports, camera comparisons, photo samples. Sony unveiled the redesigned Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ2 Compact and LG went further into the AI rabbit hole with some software and hardware upgrades of the V30 flagship. Nokia's booth at MWC gathered a lot of interest with the four new phones - ultra-cheap Nokia 1, dual-cam Nokia 7 Plus, a stunningly beautiful Nokia 8 Sirocco and a feature phone, dubbed "banana phone" because of its yellow color - Nokia 8110...

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Xiaomi Mi LED Smart TV 4C appears on online store ahead of launch

The Xiaomi Mi LED Smart TV 4C has appeared on the Mi.com online store ahead of the March 7 announcement. Although the product page is not yet available, the television is visible in the store section, although actually on sale. The Mi LED Smart TV 4C is the smaller sibling of the Mi LED Smart TV 4 launched in India last month. It has a smaller 43-inch display versus the massive 55-inch panel on the bigger model. The 4C also has 1080p resolution with no support for HDR while the bigger model supports both 4K as well as HDR. The television is priced in India at INR 27,999...

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