Top 10 most popular reviews of 2021: Q1

We like to close out the year with a look back at some of the trends and major events. One great way to gauge the industry’s and fan interest in this year’s smartphone releases is to examine the most popular entries in our review section. The most popular device in our review section in the first quarter was Redmi Note 10 Pro, also known as Redmi Note 10 Pro Max in India. An excellent 120Hz AMOLED display, stellar battery life and stereo speakers, IP53 rating and a slew of little extras like an IR blaster, 3.5mm jack, FM radio, NFC, microSD - a solid all-round device, with just a...

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Week 48 in review: Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is here, Realme GT 2 Pro details emerge

Qualcomm unveiled its next flagship chipset for Android phones and it marks a deviation from the naming convention. For starters, it's not Qualcomm Snapdragon anymore, but just Snapdragon. Meet the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 – that’s the new naming scheme, digit for class (8 being flagship) and a generation. It is Qualcomm’s first 4nm chipset and the first to use this new generation of the CPU architectures. The CPU maintains the three cluster design, however, the cores are now based on the ARMv9 designs. This means that the prime core is a Cortex-X2 and it will run at 3.0GHz. Backing it are three...

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Weekly poll: who is getting an Honor 60 or 60 Pro once they launch?

The new Honor 60 series was unveiled this week and will go on sale in China on Friday. Afterwards it will probably take a few months to reach the global market (the Honor 50 series was announced in mid-June and reached Europe in late October). Who here is settling in for the wait before they can hit the "buy" button? Before we direct you to the poll, let's have a closer look at the new phones, their predecessors and their competitors. The Honor 60 Pro is clearly the favorite child with several improvements to the screen and performance and a fairly big advantage in the camera...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_who_is_getting_an_honor_60_or_60_pro_once_they_launch-news-52129.php

Weekly poll results: Oppo Reno7 Pro gets a warm welcome, vanilla and SE versions not so much

Oppo announced Reno7 series last week and the trio went on sale in China this Friday. There’s no official schedule for when the new models will be available globally, but it should happen early next year (leaked prices for India suggested a January launch). By that time reviews of the phones should have come out. But the first impressions aren’t so hot, especially for phones without “Pro” in their name. Even that one has some tough questions to answer regarding pricing. Let’s have a closer look at the results from last week’s poll and what commenters had to say. Earning a third of the...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_results_oppo_reno7_pro_5g_gets_a_warm_welcome_vanilla_version_not_so_much_se_not_at_all-news-52123.php

Facebook Messenger is getting a new bill splitting feature

Meta (previously Facebook) has introduced a new feature called "Split Payments" on Facebook Messenger. As evident from its name, the new feature lets you split the expenses easily with your friends and family for free - whether it's a restaurant bill or house rent. To split the bill, all you need to do is click on the "Get Started" button in a group chat or the Payments Hub in Messenger. Then, you can split the bill evenly among the group or modify the contribution amount for each individual with or without including yourself. After that, enter a personalized message and confirm your...

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Our battery life champions Buyer’s Guide video for the 2021 Holiday season

The year is wrapping up and right in time for the holidays, we’ve gathered the best smartphones for those that value battery life. We keep a list of devices that gets regularly updated, but now Angie has taken it to YouTube to present the best phones from all price categories that excel in terms of battery life. We have suggestions from pretty much every major player on the market - Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and its subsidiaries, as well as two Oplus brands - Realme and OnePlus. Enjoy the video!

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/our_battery_life_champions_buyers_guide_video_for_the_2021_holiday_season-news-52130.php