Sony Xperia XZ4 with Snapdragon 855 tops AnTuTu with 395k score

An unofficial Sony phone has popped up on AnTuTu with a model number I8134 and a score of 395K. This most likely is the upcoming Xperia XZ4 and the chipset it's running is the Snapdragon 855. The score of 395K is higher than the 360K we've seen from an earlier Snapdragon 855 AnTuTu test but points to a reasonable average. It's also higher than the Huawei Kirin 980 (~270K) and Apple A12 Bionic (~350K) scores we've seen. From what we know so far the Xperia XZ4 will have a notchless 21:9 screen, meaning it's taller than current 18:9 and 19:9 screens. We also know the Xperia XZ4 will...

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Huawei planning to launch a red Mate 20 Pro

Although the new 2019 is already here, China is still preparing for its holidays in February. Huawei is joining in, and sources from China revealed the company is preparing to launch a Mate 20 Pro variant in Fragrant Red, as well as in Comet Blue, meaning the phone will be available in at least seven different colors. The red version appeared on Weibo with celebratory graphic ornaments around it, meaning it is highly likely to debut right in time for February 5, the Chinese New Year. While there is a visualization of the red option, the Comet Blue was only seen in source codes,...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_plan_launch_red_mate_20_pro-news-34880.php

vivo NEX gets a price cut in India

The vivo NEX S was introduced in China in the first half of 2018, eventually making its way to more markets in July. One of them was India, where the phone was marketed as vivo NEX and priced at INR47,990, but actually sold for INR44,990 ($650/€560). Its price has been lowered once again with the start of the new year, with a current price tag of INR39,990, which is a $75/€50 cut. According to sources, the reason behind the discount is simple - vivo is preparing the market for the NEX Dual Display. The dual-screen phone was launched at the same price the vivo NEX was introduced...

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What were the best-looking phones of 2018?

.inline-image.left{ margin: 20px 0px 20px 25px; min-width: initial; border:none} hr {max-width: 100%; margin: 30px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #b6b6b6;} #review-body .author-name { padding-top: 2.8em; padding-left:10px;} Introduction Just as we see the year 2018 in the rear-view mirror we decided to take a somewhat different spin on it and try and find the most beautiful phones it brought. Ignoring pricing and feature sets we'll only focus on looks here. A quick comparison of the last two years shows that while 2017 brought mostly grey, black and white phones with...

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Amazon India teases Huawei Y9 2019 availability

Amazon India has set up a teaser page for the launch of the Huawei Y90 2019 smartphone. The teaser doesn't mention the date of the launch and prefers to keep it vague with a "Coming Soon!". However, you can register to get an email from Amazon when the phone is available for purchase. The Huawei Y9 2019 is a budget smartphone from Huawei. It has a 6.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2340x1080. It doesn't have any of the fancy teardrop notches and instead a more traditional looking one but it justifies it to some extent by having a dual front camera. The Y9 2019 is powered by...

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Top 10 most popular reviews of 2018: Q4

Closing off our most popular reviews series it's time to take a look at the final three months of the year. Coming in as the most read review in Q4 is non other than the OnePlus 6T. OnePlus' latest flagship got a lot of things right, like the great screen with a reduced notch, the in-display fingerprint scanner, the improved camera and most importantly with the better battery life. In second is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. If there was a phone this year that tried to upset the Galaxy Note9 as the most feature-packed phone of the year, it was the Mate 20 Pro. From the AMOLED display, the...

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