Weekly poll: the Honor Magic Vs and the Honor 80 series are here, who's in?

The first two models of Honor’s new 80-series became available in China this Friday. There is also the SE model, which is coming next week, and a new foldable flagship that is still a month away. Have you put any thought into picking one up? We’ll look at the Honor Magic Vs first. Honor’s engineers did some impressive work and dropped the weight from 288g/293g of the original V (the eco leather version weighs a bit more) to 261g/267g. They achieved it by massively simplifying the hinge, which went from 92 elements to just 4. The hinge still allows the phone to close flatand to open with a...

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Weekly poll results: the vivo X90 Pro+ is showered with love

If you’ve been following the FIFA World Cup you will have seen plenty of ads for the vivo X90 series. One of the three models has proven very well liked in last week’s poll while its two siblings were left in its shadow. We’re talking about the vivo X90 Pro+. Over half the people who voted expressed interest. Another quarter of voters can be swayed in its favor if it performs well in reviews against other camera-first phones with 1” sensors. The vivo X90 series at a glance Since the X80 Pro+ was canceled, the X90 Pro+ is an even bigger upgrade over the 2021 series than it...

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Amazon in Germany, the US, the UK and India

The Black Friday craziness is behind us, so now we can go back to regular browsing for deals – it never hurts to have a look, even if it’s not a major shopping holiday. Here are the best deals from Amazon we picked out for Germany, the US, the UK and India. Germany USA The UK India Germany Apple rarely offers discounts, especially on current models. However, you can save a few euro by going through a different retailer. For example, a 128GB iPhone 14 Plus goes for €1,080 on Amazon Germany, if you pick up the black one. On Apple.com that same unit will cost you...

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Xiaomi 12T Pro Daniel Arsham Edition hands-on review

Last week brought us announcement Xiaomi 12T Pro Daniel Arsham Edition and we not get to check the limited edition smartphone in person. The unique design, developed in collaboration with the contemporary artist is manufactured in just 2,000 units and we were lucky to get one of those at the office. The official launch is scheduled for December 16 and the limited edition will only be available in Europe. For the Xiaomi 12T Pro, Daniel Arsham went with his signature “aging” technique to make the green phone look as if it was made from copper and aged in open air. The retail box...

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Google celebrates 30 years of SMS with end-to-end encryption for group chats in Messages app

Short Messaging Service, popularly known as SMS, turned 30 today, and to celebrate its birthday, Google announced that its Messages app will support end-to-end encryption for group chats over the coming weeks - a feature that's been available for one-on-one conversations for a couple of years. However, end-to-end encryption for group chats is only open to Messages users enrolled in the beta program, so if you want to try it, you'll have to participate in the beta program. You can head this way to learn more about the beta program for the Messages app. In addition to announcing...

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Carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ gets One UI 5 in the US, S21 FE receives it in India

Samsung rolled out the Android 13-based One UI 5 stable update for the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra last month in Europe. And now the Korean conglomerate has released the stable One UI 5 for the carrier-locked Tab S8 series units in the US. The Galaxy Tab S8+ on Xfinity Mobile's network sporting model code SM-X808U is receiving the update with firmware version X808USQU2BVK4 and November 2022 Android security patch, while the rollout for the vanilla and Ultra models with firmware version ending with BVK4 will commence soon. In addition to releasing the One UI 5 update for...

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