vivo X100 stops by Geekbench with its Dimensity 9300 SoC

vivo's next flagship series is the X100, which may comprise of at least two - and up to three - models. The first one (or two) of them will be made official at an event on November 13, and ahead of that we've recently shared the X100's AnTuTu run. Now it's time for the phone to compete in Geekbench too. And it has. An X100 with the model number V2309A has been spotted in the Geekbench online results database, managing a 1,643 single-core score and a 7,199 multi-core score. The phone is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 SoC, as also revealed by the aforementioned AnTuTu run. It...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs. Google Pixel 8 Pro

The Pixel 8 Pro may be Google's showcase of what an Android smartphone should be, but there's a competing school of Android excellence headlined by the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Galaxy isn't exactly fresh - it's been around for close to a year now - but for the next couple of months, until its replacement shows up, it will remain the most talented alternative to the Pixel this side of the OS divide. We'll try to do a quick head-to-head to establish which of the two Android powerhouses is best for you. For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets here or directly continue...

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Samsung to launch Tab Active5 tablet in early 2024

Samsung introduced the Tab Active4 Pro over a year ago, and its successor might arrive in a few months. An FCC listing of the new tablet has surfaced revealing some details about it, although it didn't confirm the actual name. The battery of the new device will once again be user-replaceable, but the image is not clear enough to make out any details about the cell with model number EB-BX306GBY. Samsung will have two model numbers of the tablet - SM-X300 for a Wi-Fi-only variant and SM-X306B for the version with 5G connectivity. The guys over at GalaxyClub.nl suggest a price tag of...

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Oppo A2 announced with Dimensity 6020, 50MP main cam and up to 512GB storage

Oppo went ahead and announced its latest A-series device in China with the Oppo A2. The newly announced device arrives just two weeks after the debut of the Oppo A2X and shares most of its key specs with the Oppo A79 which launched in India last week. Oppo A2 gets a 6.72-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The front-facing camera has been upgraded to 8MP while the rear now boasts a 50MP main shooter and 8MP ultrawide lens. Oppo A2 is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 6020 chipset alongside 12GB RAM and 256/512GB storage. The phone boots Android 13 with ColorOS...

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vivo X100 new color, sunset photos improvement revealed

The vivo X100 series will take better than ever photos during sunset, revealed Jia Jingdong, VP and chief of branding at vivo. The executive revealed key specs of the duo in a long post on Weibo, including a Dimensity 9300 chipset and vivo V3 ISP for the Zeiss-branded T*-coated lens cameras. He added that phones do not take real shots of the moon; the pictures are “calculation photography” in which the device knows the geographical location and the moon phase. Simply said, the phone is using available data to calculate the state and position of the moon and then uses higher quality...

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Verizon will give you a free iPhone 15 Pro if you trade in any older iPhone

If you want to get a brand new iPhone 15 Pro for free and don't mind having Verizon as your carrier, this is now quite an easy to achieve feat, believe it or not. The carrier is willing to basically give you a free iPhone 15 Pro if you trade in any older iPhone. You also need to either be a new customer or add a line on the Unlimited Ultimate plan. That's it, there are no other caveats - trade in any older iPhone, in any condition, and you'll receive $1,000 off towards an iPhone 15 Pro, and guess how much the base model costs? Exactly that. There are good deals, there are great...

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