Mint Browser by Xiaomi now available on the Google Play Store

Xiaomi has released its Mint Browser on the Google Play Store. A lightweight version of the browser that comes built-in to MIUI, Mint Browser is available to install on all Android devices running Android 4.4 and above. Mint Browser is a lightweight browser, designed to consume fewer resources. Whether that's browser download size, install size, memory usage or data usage, it's a bit more frugal compared to some of the other browsers out there. Mint Browser screenshots Due to its lightweight nature, it isn't particularly feature-rich but it does do all the basic...

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Here's how the Honor View 20's selfie camera was made

Honor is yet another company to deliver a phone with a punch hole in the screen for its selfie snapper with the View 20. It showcases its in-screen camera design ahead of the official launch and we were lucky enough to be at the event and be able to bring you some hands-on photos. Later we got a chance to chat with David Yuan, the chief designer at Honor, who walked us through the creation process of the punch hole camera, detailing why the camera is located in the upper left corner. Honor View 20 teasers The top bezel got thinner with the View 10, it became a notch in the...

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Top news of 2018: Q1

As the year 2018 draws to a close we are hoping 2019 will be an interesting one. We are also taking the chance to remind ourselves what the past twelve months brought. We'll go about it chronologically, starting with the most interesting stories from the first quarter of 2018. The first three months of the year set the tone for what's to come. There's CES in early January, the MWC in late February and a variety of one-off events in between. Here are the 30 most-read news article we published between January and March. The Galaxy S9 duo launched at a Samsung Unpacked event, but not...

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M2) ZB631KL review

The ZenFone Max Pro M1 was a sleeper hit for ASUS. The ZenFone Max Pro M2 aims to build on that success. The new phone brings with it a more modern design, faster processor and improved cameras while maintaining things like the stock Android UI and massive battery that made the original so popular.

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Best Phones of 2018: the winners

We have our winners - the best phones of 2018 have been selected, thank you to everyone who voted. There was one upset, but strong performance in the preliminary voting was pretty indicative of how well phones fared in the final vote. Samsung takes home the prestige Flagship award. However, outside of the premium category Android One devices dominated with wins for HMD and Xiaomi. Now, allow us to hand out the awards. Best Flagship of 2018 The Samsung Galaxy Note9 scored a clear victory, it collected the highest number of votes in any category. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro put up a good...

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I was wrong about the Google Pixel 3

Just before Google's October 9 Pixel 3 event, I wrote a piece about how the Pixel 3 XL is going to be a big deal. And I was wrong. It turned out that the Pixel 3 is the bigger deal of the two. It's Google's best phone yet and it's the Pixel worth getting this year. After having owned the Pixel 2 XL last year, this fall I bought the Pixel 3 XL during one of the promos that brought its price to levels i find reasonable - about €200 below its MSRP. I've been mostly happy ever since but I can't help but feel I made the wrong choice by going for the larger Pixel phone this...

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