Hot take: Motorola Edge and Edge+

This week brought us the Motorola Edge and Edge+ and with them the return of Motorola to the flagship market. The two phones carry hefty expectations on their shoulders as ambassadors of sorts, so they'll be closely monitored by everybody in the tech industry. Here are a few early observations on them that we have. Back in the major league It started with the unveiling of the Razr 2019, but that ine being a nostalgia-infused tech showcase couldn't exactly be taken very seriously as an indicator for the company's future intents. Well, the Edge+ definitely can. It lives up to 2020...

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The new phones and tablets of week 17

Unphased by the global lockdown the smartphone makers keep bringing new hardware and week 17 was particularly busy seeing 13 new devices join our database - 12 phones and a tablet. To make sure you haven't missed any of them here's a quick summary. Oppo was one of the two most active makers, unveiling 4 new phones - in ascending price order those are the A12, A52 and A72 as well as the Find X2 Lite. nubia followed with the announcement of the nubia Play - one of the cheapest 5G phones around and it comes with a 144Hz display too. Arguably the most exciting event of the...

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Weekly poll results: OnePlus 8 Pro fate to be decided by reviews, non-Pro written off

Voters in last week's poll did not go easy on the new OnePlus duo - the two phones were left in the shadow of the 7T generation. However, many in the comments pointed that the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are actually the successors of the 7 and 7 Pro rather than the T-series. And that does make some amount of sense and puts the phones in a better light, but is the OnePlus fanbase really the type to upgrade every year? There certainly is a group of people that do get a new OnePlus every year, but it sounds like they will be waiting for the OnePlus 8T series. They should certainly wait at least...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 5G in for review

Now that we've covered the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro in detail in our review, it's time to take a look at its more affordable counterpart - the Mi 10. First, an unboxing. The Xiaomi Mi 10 5G comes bundled with a 30W charger, USB-C cable, a silicone case, and a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter. Before we talk differences between the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro, let's look at the similarities. The Xiaomi Mi 10 5G comes with the same 90Hz 6.67-inch Super AMOLED, the same Snapdragon 865 chipset, the same 108MP main camera and the same amenities like wireless charging, and quality stereo speakers. The...

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iPhone SE works with iPhone 8's camera swapped in, new teardown shows

The iPhone SE of 2020 is a resurrected iPhone 8, that's self-evident. But what are the implications of that fact in terms of reusing the old model for spare parts? We had one teardown of the SE from yesterday, but a new one we have here is helpful in a different way - in its premise, but also because it's in English, which we're slightly more fluent in than Chinese. So yes, dismantling the SE is business as usual, requires removal of the two screws on the bottom and some light heat gun action before the pry tools come into play. Inside, the layout is identical to the 8's, as already...

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Week 16 in review: Motorola Edge and Edge+ are here, iPhone SE still makes waves

Last week was full of announcements, rumors and other exciting stories. Let's sort through the most popular. Motorola dropped the Edge+ and Edge with 'Endless Edge' waterfall OLED displays that run at 90Hz. The Edge does with a 64MP main camera, while the Edge+ has a top of the line 108MP snapper. The Snapdragon 865-powered Motorola Edge+ is coming to Verizon on May 14, priced at $1,000. It will also hit global markets in May for €1,199. The Snapdragon 765G Motorola Edge will launch in Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific in May followed by the US later on, priced at €599. The...

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