2020 Winners and Losers: vivo

vivo is the fifth biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world but somehow we didn’t hear as much about it in 2020 as usual. Winner: vivo iQOO 3 5G The iQOO smartphones are the value for money lineup in vivo’s portfolio and is now a dozen devices strong. However, the iQOO 3 was the first to escape China and arrive in other markets, making it a pioneer. It launched with Snapdragon 865 chipset and AMOLED display, but what sold the phone for us were the shoulder buttons, top-notch battery life and fast charging capabilities and the iQOO UI is actually pleasant to use - with more...

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Redmi 9T appears in an unboxing video, tipped to arrive on January 8

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi 9 Power last month, and now it's tipped to add a new member to the lineup dubbed Redmi 9T on January 8. While there's no word from Xiaomi about the Redmi 9T, rumors have it that this is not an entirely new smartphone, but a rebranded Redmi 9 Power, which itself is a rebadged Redmi Note 9 4G with an additional 2MP macro camera. If that's true, the Redmi 9T will come with a Snapdragon 662 SoC, 6.53" FullHD+ LCD, 6,000 mAh battery, and a total of five cameras - an 8MP selfie shooter inside the notch and a 48MP primary camera on the back joined by an 8MP...

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Poco F2 teased on video, rumored to have Snapdragon 732G

The Poco F1 (aka Pocophone F1 outside India) introduced in 2018 was a huge hit, thanks to its flagship chipset and affordable price. The company has launched a bunch of smartphones since, but a vanilla F2 isn't among them. That should change soon as the company has teased the F2 in a video posted on Twitter. You can check it out. The stage is set! The fun has begun! Let us get ready to take it to the next level!Excited? You should be, coz the next year is going to be even crazier.While we enjoy, let us look back at everything we've achieved together! Thank you ❤️...

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My top 5 phones of 2020 - Peter

I am often at odds with the trends in the smartphone industry. I don’t like large phones and I don’t want to spend €1,000+ on a phone. I am weary of iffy UI (and software in general) and care more about the screen than the chipset. Cameras too – digital zoom isn’t a good replacement for real optics, so it was frustrating to see several makers drop the telephoto module that was present on last year’s model. Sometimes it really feels like makers put in extra effort to make a phone worse. Don’t mess with Android unless it’s to support a unique feature, skip the useless 2MP camera modules, and...

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Sony PlayStation 5 launching in India on February 2, pre-orders begin January 12

The Sony PlayStation 5 unveiled in June 2020 went on sale in some markets from November 12, and it was expected to arrive in India on November 19. But that didn't happen due to multiple reasons, and Sony didn't provide an exact date of release of the PS5 in the South Asian country as fans kept waiting for its arrival. That changes today, as Sony announced that PlayStation 5 will launch in India on February 2, with pre-orders going live on January 12 on Amazon.in, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, and a bunch of other retail partners. pic.twitter.com/3U2p5o21Em— PlayStation India...

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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G gets Bluetooth certified

The Samsung Galaxy A32 5G we've been hearing about since last month has been certified by Bluetooth SIG, moving it a step closer to the launch. The listing on the organization's site doesn't tell us any specs of the A32 5G other than confirming Bluetooth 5.0, but it does reveal the smartphone will have three model designations - SM-A326B_DS, SM-A326BR_DS, and SM-A326B. The last one has appeared in HTML5 and Geekbench tests with Android 11, 4GB RAM, and Dimensity 720 SoC. Galaxy A32 5G gets Bluetooth certified The Galaxy A32 5G has also appeared on FCC with model designation...

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