2020 Winners and Losers: OnePlus

OnePlus became a different company this year. It had been gradually opening up to a wider product line, first with the mid-season T-upgrade, then with the introduction of Pro models. However, in 2020 the door swung all the way open and through it walked not only a mid-ranger, but even an entry-level phone. Winner: OnePlus 8 Pro There was only one Pro model this year and it was enough – that there was nothing left to fix with a T Pro is a testament to how good the OnePlus 8 Pro is. And the company knew it, this is its most expensive product to date. The price is comparable with flagships...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 52

As we see off the last full week of 2020 we get the Apple flagship on top of our trending chart. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has been there before, but it's been months since it last managed this feat. The upcoming Galaxy S21 Ultra has replaced the S21+ in the top 10 and has even managed to make the podium, while the most popular phone of the year - the Galaxy A51 rounds up the top three. The Redmi Note 9 pair of China-bound Pro 5G and international Pro follow, with their Poco X3 NFC cousin in sixth. Then there's another Xiaomi-made phone in the Mi 10T Pro and one more Poco - the M3....

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Top 20 most popular phones in 2020

It is time to reflect on the smartphone scene as we’re sending off quite an unusual and remarkable year behind us. A lot of things happened and many of us were locked within the confinements of our own homes, having nothing but a smart device to connect to the outside world. Thankfully, the smartphone companies kept delivering and they launched some incredible products in the past twelve months. We gathered a list of the top 20 most popular phones and half of those were manufactured by Samsung - no surprise there from the world’s biggest smartphone maker. Apple, OnePlus, and...

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Beyond the phones: Our favorite gadgets of 2020

2020 was a really tough year, no question about it. The pandemic and ensuing economic crisis undoubtedly left its mark on most every part of life and the tech industry was no exception. Though, not necessarily in a strictly "doom and gloom" manner. Surprisingly enough, 2020 proved to be an huge year for the computer realm in particular, with major advancements being made in both CPU and GPU performance. Granted, most of these tainted by huge stock shortages and unavailability. An unfortunately common reality for tech releases in 2020 as a whole. But, we digress. Without further ado,...

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2020 Winners and Losers: Xiaomi

This year Xiaomi continued its march to the upper echelon of the smartphone industry. We saw the release of the brand’s all-out flagships - the Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Ultra, record-breaking shipments numbers and an increased push in more European markets. Xiaomi now sits in third place by global smartphone shipments and continues to offer competitively priced devices in all corners of the market. Winner - Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Like last year’s barrage of Mi 9 series phones, 2020 brought plenty of options from the Mi 10 series. The Mi 10 Pro was Xiaomi’s first take at an all-out flagship sparing...

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Smartmi Air Purifier review

Introduction Smartmi, also known as Zhimi, is a Chinese manufacturer of smart home devices. Just as expected from a Xiaomi subsidiary, Smartmi’s devices are reasonably priced, well designed, and they integrate with the other Xiaomi smart home products. Smartmi’s headline products are the air purifiers they make – they offer a few distinct models on their Chinese website. Still, the single model they offer internationally has just had its Kickstarter campaign finished. It’s aptly named the Smartmi Air Purifier, and this is the device we have for review today. We got our review...

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