Top 10 trending phones of week 5

As we enter February we are starting to feel the excitement caused by the new chapter in the smartphone evolution. The first 2020 flagships are about to go official, but they are already making our trending chart as the leaks marathon got you properly interested. The returning Poco brand is the big winner this week with its X2 topping the list, a couple of days before its announcement. It's joined on the podium by the Galaxy A51, which is now hitting shelves around the world and the Redmi Note 8 Pro. In fourth we have Mi 10 Pro 5G - another flagship coming this month. It edged out...

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Weekly poll: high refresh rate screens will be common in 2020 phones, but do you want one?

High refresh rates seem to be the new battleground for mobile display tech - but do you actually care? Naturally, gaming phones were the first to adopt this feature (starting with the Razer Phone in 2017), now it has crossed over to mainstream flagships. Last year 90Hz was pretty popular, this year the industry is moving to 120Hz. We know that the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the OnePlus 8 phones will sport 120Hz displays. Xiaomi even demoed 144Hz overclock for the Redmi K30 5G's 120Hz screen (just inside the lab, this mode hasn't been officially released to consumers). Enabling a high...

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Ulefone Armor 7 in for review

Since you find yourself reading this short introduction to the Ulefone Armor 7, which just tumbled into the office, we will assume you are either curious to see something different or are actually considering a purchase for one reason or another. The Ulefone Armor 7 is actually one of the more viable rugged phones currently out on the market. The company's sales pitch for the Armor 7 seems to be leaning towards an active lifestyle, with plenty of sports and outdoor activities. And while that is a viable demographic, on paper, we kind of feel it is more wishful thinking from the PR...

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Weekly poll results: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip excites, but price scares people off

Based on last week's poll most people are not interested in a foldable clamshell phone like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip - it's too expensive, nearly half of the voters think so. And that's even though the Z Flip is significantly cheaper than the Galaxy Fold (it is expected to cost €1,400, down from the hair-raising price of €2,020 for the Fold). Even though clamshells won a poll as the best foldable form factor, there's a large contingent of voters who want a larger foldable like the Galaxy Fold, not a small one like the Z Flip. The lack of 5G connectivity or Snapdragon 865 chipset was a...

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Flashback: the iPad is not just a large iPhone, but never fulfilled its potential

In its first 10 years, the iPhone reached 1.2 billion units sold. The iPod managed 300 million units (for comparison, Sony had sold 50 million Walkmans in the first 10 years). Theserevolutionized the smartphone and portable music industry, respectively. This year the iPad turns 10 and while it has sold over 400 million units, the new era of computing it promised never arrived. When Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPad back in 2010, many wrote it off as just a "large iPhone". But Jobs was adamant that this is neither an iPhone nor a keyboard-less MacBook, it occupied a segment that is...

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Nokia Captain America specs, price and images surface, might be the Nokia 5.2

Nokia is hosting an MWC event on February 23 in Barcelona, Spain. The company hasn't revealed what smartphones it's going to announce at the event, but a Nokia smartphone codenamed "Captain America" has surfaced, which might go official at the event. Popular leakster Evan Blass has shared a couple of images of Nokia Captain America, which might be the Nokia 5.2. The pictures reveal it will sport a waterdrop notch display and come with a wide earpiece, which may double up as a loudspeaker. Nokia Captain America Around the back, the smartphone has an LED flash surrounded by four...

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