You can already reserve a Galaxy S21 in the US and get $50 for accessories

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra have been leaking like crazy lately, and so there's practically not a lot we don't know about them yet. While Samsung hasn't yet officially confirmed the unveiling date, all of the rumors point towards January 14. While you wait, you can reserve a new S21 device, straight at Samsung in the US. The company isn't naming the phones on its website, instead using the phrase "the next Galaxy" as it usually does. If you go to this special page on Samsung.com and reserve yours, you will get $50 towards accessories, as well as an extra $10 in the...

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ZTE Axon 20 5G video teardown goes hunting for the hidden selfie camera

We've already reviewed the ZTE Axon 20 5G in-depth, but what we don't do is pry inside handsets to give you a literal look at their innards. On the other hand, that's exactly what JerryRigEverything's video teardowns are for, and today the channel uploaded exactly such a thing concerning the Axon 20 5G. This, remember, is the world's first commercially available device with an under-display selfie camera, that stays hidden from view and doesn't require any unsightly notches or hole-punches or moving parts. The Axon 20 is definitely far from being a perfect phone, but it is an interesting...

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Top 10 most popular reviews of 2020: Q4

As we wrap up the year we take a look back at the most popular reviews on our website and we are now in the final quarter of the year. These are the phones everybody was most eager to learn more about in the last three months of the year. A month or two behind their usual schedule, the Apple iPhone 12 family dropped on the mobile scene and triggered the usual frenzy. Tensions running as high, as usual, with all eyes on Cupertino’s launch. This year – a quartet of phones. As per our statistics you were most interested in getting more in-depth info on the vanilla iPhone 12, followed by the...

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2020 Winners and Losers: Huawei and Honor

2019 was particularly bad for Huawei due to obvious reasons and at least some of us thought that 2020 would. Still, against all odds, Huawei managed to stay afloat and was even able to launch some great products ranging from headphones and smartwatches to smartphones and notebooks. Huawei had a big shift in its strategy with the company now focusing a lot on non-smartphone in the west. As we already pointed out, 2020 was a bumpy year for Huawei and Honor so here's our quick overview of the highlights. Let's start with the first winner in our books. Winner: Huawei Mate 40-series The...

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Top stories of 2020: Q3

As the year winds down it's a great time to reflect on the top stories of the past 12 months. This is the third of four installments where we look at the stories that shaped this year. We're now into the biggest stories of Q3. The months July through September were a return to big announcements after the usual quiet of summer. This is the time we typically see Apple's big iPhone event, but in 2020 that was pushed back into Q4 for the first time in a decade. Samsung, on the other hand, delivered on its usual Galaxy Note unveil. The Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra became official, but it...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 arrives as the first phone with Snapdragon 888, brings 1440p screen

In a world where companies race to launch Pro, Pro Max, and Pro Plus devices, Xiaomi decided to go old school and introduced only one flagship phone today - the Xiaomi Mi 11. It is officially the first phone with Snapdragon 888 chipset and comes with Xiaomi’s best display - a 6.81” AMOLED with QHD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. Xiaomi Mi 11 Xiaomi coupled the Snapdragon 888 with three memory combinations - 8/128 GB, 8/256 GB, and 12/256 GB, but there’s no microSD slot onboard. The main camera setup consists of the same 108 MP cam, known from the Mi 10 series (the one that is...

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