Week 28 in review: iPhone rumors gather traction, Mi Max 3 getting bigger

The most important event this week was the official announcement of the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus. A couple of less major new products were introduced by Xiaomi and Microsoft - the hybrid watch Mijia Quartz and the Surface Go Windows tablet. We also got a bunch of new leaks and rumors about the flagships of the upcoming Fall - Samsung Galaxy Note9, Huawei Mate 20 Pro took turns in the spotlight. Some midrangers that are closer to a debut made headlines too - the Nokia X5, the Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi Max 3. For these and the other top stories of the week check out the list...

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Smartphone World Cup: The final

It's been a long and exciting tournament - passions high and tensions rising, especially in the two semi-final matches. We've tallied up the scores and the final is lined-up. It's the Samsung Galaxy S9+, against the OnePlus 6. Samsung Galaxy S9+ • OnePlus 6 Now, that's a tough battle, if we ever saw one. Speaking of which, the two semi-finals were definitely no walk in the park. Any speculations or excuses for hard or easy groups and match-ups is now out of the question. There are really no real losers beyond this point. Innovations and futuristic looks took the vivo...

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Sunday debate: Are our smartphone processors fast enough?

We're only two months away from Apple announcing its latest A12 SuperSonic (our name) processor alongside the 2018 iPhones, which will undoubtedly have increased CPU/GPU performance. In this weeks Sunday debate we discuss whether our smartphone processors are fast enough? Paul: "For the majority - they sure are" As enthusiasts, it's hard for any of us not to get caught up the in the various specs and associated numbers of our smartphones. Be it the number of megapixels, the amount of RAM or, as in the case of this subject matter, CPU performance. If I take a step back,...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 28

After more than a month of rapid movement, the top 10 trending phones chart had finally had a relatively calm week. There are still three new names, mind you, but the top five contains the same phones as last week. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro kept its lead ahead of the Oppo Find X and the only change on the podium is the Samsung Galaxy J8, which replaces its J6 sibling. The Galaxy J6 is still around in fourth, just ahead of the Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro, which also slipped a position and is now fifth. The higher placed of two new entries is the Huawei nova 3 in sixth, pushing the Samsung...

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Benchmarking the Snapdragon 710

The Snapdragon 710 is a rather curious new beast. It is the ambassador, of sorts, to Qualcomm's fresh lineup of 700 series chips, unveiled back in February. Currently, we have only heard news of one other 7 series chip - the Snapdragon 730. It will likely be based on a Samsung 8nm LPP manufacturing process, use different cores and even feature a dedicated NPU 120 chip for on-device machine learning tasks. It looks like a different beast altogether and is unlikely to show up before the end of 2018. For now, we get the Snapdragon 710 - a 10nm chipset that Qualcomm is also taunting...

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The BlackBerry KEY2 video review is up

We already reviewed the BlackBerry KEY2 in our typical detailed manner - the long-form text review has been up on our homepage for the past week or so. But if you'd like to see the device in action, Ricky has prepared a pretty exhaustive video review too, which just went live on our YouTube channel. The BlackBerry Key2 is a real attention-grabber with its unorthodox form factor and rubber back cover. But it's bound to remain a niche product, or at least Ricky thinks so. The majority of us have already gotten used to on-screen typing and switching back to a physical keyboard takes...

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