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It's that time of the year again - Apple's fall iPhone event, where the Cupertino company to unveil its newest generation family of iPhones. This year's theme is "Wonderlust," and will be the backdrop for the launch of iOS 17 as well as what should be the iPhone 15 series. This year is widely expected to see Apple switch from their proprietary Lightning connector to the newer USB-C connector, in large part to comply with EU phone charger regulations. Besides the compatibility benefits that entails, the Lightning connector itself is coming up on 11 years old – fulfilling Apple's promise for 10 years of support and then-some. And while Lightning is the progenitor to the modern reversible connector, its lower overall pin count is limiting...
Google Announces Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro: The New Real Flagship Pixels
Today, after many weeks, even months of leaks and teasers, Google has finally announced the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – their new flagship line-up of phones...
89 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/19/2021
Apple's iPhone 13 Series Screen Power, Battery Life Report - Long Lasting Devices
Following our last week’s preview into the new iPhone 13 series’ A15 chip, which impressed us tremendously due to its efficiency gains, we promised next to have a closer...
84 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/11/2021
The Apple A15 SoC Performance Review: Faster & More Efficient
In preparation for our full iPhone device review, we’re having a dedicated look at the new A15 SoC from Apple – following quite vague performance claims, how does the...
204 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/4/2021
Samsung's new 200MP HP1 Sensor: Sensible, or Marketing?
This week, Samsung LSI announced a new camera sensor that seemingly is pushing the limits of resolution within a mobile phone. The new S5KHP1, or simply HP1 sensor, pushes...
49 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/23/2021
Hands On With the Honor 50: One Vlog to Rule Them All
Prior to the Huawei/Honor split, I had my hands on almost every model or flagship that Honor made. The co-design with Huawei, along with a good high-middle market for...
24 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/22/2021
Editor's Note: Updated Results and Conclusion for Xiaomi 11T Review
After a new firmware update, we've updated our original review of the Xiaomi 11T, showcasing better battery life results, and a more positive conclusion to the device.
23 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/22/2021
The Xiaomi 11T & 11T Pro Review: Two Chips, With a Battery Focus
Today Xiaomi is announcing three new devices – the 11T, the 11T Pro and the 11 Lite 5G NE. We’ve had the first two in for review for a...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/15/2021
Apple Announces iPhone 13 Series: A15, New Cameras, New Screens
Today Apple held its fall 2021 iPhone launch event, and we’ve gotten 4 new iPhones from the new iPhone 13 series: the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13, iPhone...
144 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/14/2021
The Apple 2021 Fall iPhone Event Live Blog 10am PT (17:00 UTC)
It's that time of the year again - Apple's fall iPhone event, where we expect the Cupertino company to unveil its newest generation family of iPhones - likely the...
40 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/14/2021
The Axon 30 with Under Display Camera: Hands-on Mini-Review
The Axon 30 uses a new second-generation under-display camera with an OLED from Visionox, and features the Snapdragon 870- does it convince enough for the $499 price tag?
26 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/3/2021
Samsung Display Announces Polarizer-less OLED With 25% Less Power
Today Samsung Display Company (SDC) is announcing the introduction and mass production of a new generation of OLED panel called “Eco²OLED”.
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/16/2021
The "Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders" vs ROG5 Preview: Branded vs Original
Today we’re reviewing a rather unusual device, the new ASUS “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders”. The device had been first announced a month ago by Qualcomm and ASUS, and represents...
44 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/16/2021
HONOR Announces Magic 3 Series: With Snapdragon & Google, A new Start
Today, we see HONOR announce the company’s new flagship Magic 3 series of devices. The new Magic 3 series consists of 3 new phones, the “regular” Magic 3, the...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/12/2021
Samsung Unpacked 2021 Part 2: Galaxy Z Flip 3 & Z Fold 3 Announced
Today Samsung is holding its second Mobile Unpacked event for the year, announcing the new Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the new Galaxy Z Fold 3.
50 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/11/2021
Google Teases Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with new "Tensor" SoC
Today Google has teased its new upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones; in what is likely an attempt to get leaks and the upcoming narrative of the...
47 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/2/2021
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Review - Something Surprisingly Different
ZTE is one of the rare vendors active in the US market, which makes the new Axon 30 Ultra a quite interesting device that’s surprisingly viable in the current...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/30/2021
OnePlus Announces Nord 2 with Dimensity 1200 SoC
Today OnePlus is announcing the 2021 successor to the OnePlus Nord – the company mid-range line-up phone. The new phone takes the hardware platform from the OPPO Reno 5...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/22/2021
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Review: Big and Fast, but Inefficient
Today we’re finally taking a deeper look at Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra – the bigger brother of the Mi 11. Featuring the same screen and general design, can the...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/20/2021
ASUS Announces "Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders" - A Real Product, or Just A Marketing Showcase?
Today ASUS and Qualcomm are announcing the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders” - a ASUS designed phone with extensive Snapdragon branding – a ROG Phone 5 spin-off, or just a...
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/8/2021
Examining OnePlus' Performance Behaviour: Optimization or Misrepresentation?
We've discovered weird behaviour on the OnePlus 9 Pro flagship: Popular apps are performance limited, while benchmarks are unaffected. Is this battery optimisation, or misrepresentation of the user experience?
88 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/6/2021
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