Weekly poll results: people say they want small phones, but that is not apparent in sales numbers

Last week’s poll concludes with an interesting result – the size categories are neatly ordered from smallest to largest. And the smallest categories are in the lead by notable margins. Is this the end of the nearly 7” slabs and the rebirth of the mini flagship? Not so fast. This may well be the result of a loud, passionate minority. Early sales data of the iPhone 12 line-up showed that the mini under-performed, it made up only around 6% of the volume. Contrast this with early expectations by analysts, which predicted that mini and Pro Max sales will be about even. The 6% data was...

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Qualcomm stands firmly against Nvidia's acquisition of ARM

Back in September last year, Nvidia made a pretty big splash in the tech realm by officially confirming long-standing rumors of a planned acquisition of ARM Ltd. Back then Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang himself sent-out an open letter, laying out massive plans for joint development and efforts between the two entities, mainly focused on AI. It didn't take long, however, for the determined tone of the letter and the announcement for the proposed $40 billion deal to get softened quite a bit after the realities surrounding it became clear. Namely, that it would have to be thoroughly investigated and...

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Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888: Battery testing the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra versions

Samsung has been releasing two versions of most of its premium smartphones in recent years - one with a Qualcomm chipset and another one with its own Exynos chips. In the Galaxy S21 family, the chipsets in question are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (US&China) and Samsung's own Exynos 2100, available on every other market. We already looked at how the two models compare in benchmarks and performance. Now it's time to see how they fare in battery life. Here is a specs comparison between the chipsets powering the two models for reference: Chipset Samsung Exynos 2100 ...

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Samsung Galaxy A72 4G renders and full specs leak, 8MP telephoto unit in tow

The Samsung Galaxy A72 we've been hearing about since last year will have 4G and 5G variants. We already know what the latter will look like, thanks to the renders that leaked last December. Now we are looking at the Galaxy A72 4G that has appeared in official renders with full specs leaked by German blog WinFuture. The Galaxy A72 4G looks similar to its 5G counterpart. It has a 6.7" FullHD+ 90Hz Super AMOLED display on the front, with the rear panel home to a quad camera setup, aligned in the upper-left corner. The camera system was previously rumored to comprise a 64MP primary, 12MP...

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ByteDance is reportedly negotiating a sale of Indian TikTok assets

In an interesting new development in the increasingly-complicated and geopolitical/economic situation between India and China, ByteDance is reportedly now looking to sell-off its Indian TikTok assets to local rival and unicorn Glance. The report comes from Bloomberg and concerns recently-initiated high-level and still secret talks. We'll try our best to simplify thigs as much as possible here. After India made its ban of 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok within the country permanent this January, ByteDance - the Chinese parent company for the short video sharing platform...

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Facebook smartwatch with focus on messaging and health is in the works

Social media giant Facebook is working on a smartwatch with a focus on health and messaging features, reports The Information citing four people aware of the development. The Facebook smartwatch (not actual name) will run an open-source version of Google's Android software, but the company is also developing its own OS for its future hardware, which could debut with the second-gen smartwatch expected to arrive in 2023. The smartwatch is expected to have tight integration with Facebook-owned apps like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, and it will support cellular connectivity,...

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