Top 10 trending phones of week 2

It's still early in the year, but we are already getting an action-packed week in our trending chart including a new leader and 3 new phones in the top 10. The Redmi Note 7 debuted on Thursday and it wasted no time climbing to the top and dethroning its stablemate - the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro had to settle for second this time around. In third and fourth we have a couple of new phones that are yet to even become official. The Samsung Galaxy M30 and Xiaomi Mi 9 are already getting people excited and their specs pages are among the most searched on our website. In sixth we find the...

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Weekly poll: what will be the best feature of 2019 smartphones?

Carriers are trying to get a 5G hype train going - some quite desperately. 5G networks will offer much higher bandwidth and will deliver better Internet to homes - better than the crummy wired Internet some people are getting, at least. And it's low-latency promises VR/AR and autonomous vehicle applications. But do smartphone users care about 5G? Well, you tell us - what feature are you most looking forward to in 2019? Here are a few major trends we think might be "the next big thing". Motorola Moto Z3 Triple, quad and even penta cameras have become standard on flagships and are...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_pollwhat_will_be_the_best_feature_of_2019_smartphones-news-35028.php

Counterclockwise: the rise, death and rebirth of the slider phone

Sliders are experiencing a resurgence as the form factor has found a new use. In the early days it was used to make a phone smaller and protect the keypad from accidental presses (by putting the keypad on a slider), today they are used to maximize the screen-to-body ratio - there's no more keyboards, it's the selfie camera that's on the slider. Sliders hit their peak in the 2007-2009 period. A whopping 109 different slider phones were launched in 2009. However, as the chart below shows they experienced a steep decline soon after. The popularity of the form factor peaked in the same...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/counterclockwise_the_rise_death_and_rebirth_of_the_slider_phone-news-35034.php

Weekly poll results: 6" is the new 5.2"

Back in 2016 our poll showed that people preferred screens between 5" and 5.3". Then in 2017, 5.2" was elected best although larger sizes were already gaining popularity. Now? Now people want larger screen - 6" is the new favorite. Naturally, back then we were mostly talking about 16:9 screens and now the 18:9 aspect ratio is more common. As a reminder, a 6" 18:9 screen is equivalent to a 5.5" 16:9 screen (same width, but taller). A quick calculation shows that a 6" 18:9 screen has about 25% more surface area than a 5.2" 16:9 screen. That number drops to around 18% if we go for a...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_6_is_the_new_52-news-35026.php

Android 9.0 Pie coming to the Asus ROG Phone soon

One of the best gaming phones of 2018, the Asus ROG Phone, is still waiting for the Android 9.0 Pie update but it appears that the wait won't be that long. A Geekbench listing has been spotted in which the smartphone is running Google's latest and greatest. The model number of the handset ASUS_Z01QD checks out as well as the benchmark scores and the hardware. The OS shown in the score sheet is Android 9.0 Pie, which could mean that Asus is almost done with the development. However, the company didn't give any time frame so we can only hope that it won't be long before it hits the Asus...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/android_90_pie_coming_to_the_asus_rog_phone_soon-news-35050.php

Apple's AirPower charging mat has finally entered production

After missing all deadlines, Apple has finally kicked off the production of the much-anticipated AirPower charging pad. Better late than never, right? ChargerLAB claims to have a credible inside source, which in turn says that Luxshare Precision has put the AirPower on its production line. Interestingly, Luxshare Precision is the same manufacturer that produces Apple's USB-C cables and AirPods. The advanced charging pad was supposed to launch last year, but the complexity of the device halted the production and we really hope that Apple finally breaks the silence in the following...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/apples_airpower_charging_mat_has_finally_entered_production-news-35049.php