Best phone of 2019: Vote for the best flagships

The preliminary stage of our public vote for the best phones of 2019 got intriguing, but in the end, five phones from the three main categories emerged. With nearly 70,000 votes across three categories for almost 60 phones, you picked those to compete in the final round. Flagships The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ took the top vote last week, and for a reason. It features refined image processing, which made its camera one of the best of this year, plus its wired charging was boosted to 45W, leaving other Samsung models in the dust and catching up with the competition. The competition doesn't...

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Best phone of 2019: Vote for the best midrangers

The preliminary stage of our public vote for the best phones of 2019 got intriguing, but in the end, five phones from the three main categories emerged. With nearly 70,000 votes across three categories for almost 60 phones, you picked those to compete in the final round. Midrangers The battle between Xiaomi and Samsung gets heated in this category. The Redmi Note 8 family has two representatives - the Redmi Note 8 Pro boasts a larger display with HDR and a significant boost in performance (it's the first phone powered by the Helio G90T chipset). Also, it upgrades the main camera on the...

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Best phone of 2019: Vote for the best in the entry level

The preliminary stage of our public vote for the best phones of 2019 got intriguing, but in the end, five phones from the three main categories emerged. With nearly 70,000 votes across three categories for almost 60 phones, you picked those to compete in the final round. Entry-level phones Xiaomi vs. Samsung transcends into the affordable market as well. Many of you went for the Galaxy M20, which boasts a massive 5,000 mAh battery with 103h Endurance rating. And it has an ultrawide-angle lens on the back that complements the primary 13 MP camera. The 1080p screen is also a plus in this...

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Flashback: the Nokia N91 was legendary for its audio quality, but was a one-off

Nokia unveiled the Nseries in 2005 with three devices - the N70, N90 and the star of today's article, the Nokia N91. The announcement came in early 2005, but DRM issues pushed the release back to 2006. Still, this was a hotly-anticipated phone, winning the "Most Innovative" award from the Mobile News Awards. It was worth the wait too, the N91 was widely considered to have the best audio quality of any phone. It sported a 3.5mm headphone jack, making it compatible with the best headphones on the market. Nokia recommended several Sennheiser, JBL, Harman Kardon and Bose headsets in its press...

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Realme 5i got certified in Singapore

A couple of unannounced Realme smartphones were seen on the website of IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority), a Singapore telecommunications regulator of sorts. The smartphones in question are the Realme 5i and the Realme C3. The Realme 5i has cropped up in IMDA's database yesterday, bringing it another step closer to official status. We've previously seen it listed at several other authorities too, and the RMX2030 model number checks out. In this instance too there are no specifics relating to the phone's hardware. We already have the Realme 5, 5s, and 5 Pro, and we're...

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Vulnerability discovered in Twitter for Android, all should be well now

Twitter's posted a statement on its Privacy blog, notifying of the discovery of a security vulnerability in its Android app. It offered the possibility to allow a bad actor control over your profile (including sending tweets and DMs) and access to otherwise non-public information if they were to insert malicious code into restricted storage areas of the Twitter app. Twitter says it has no evidence whether anyone's actually exploited the vulnerability but is taking the necessary measures. Based on the specific version of Android and the Twitter app, people who could have been...

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