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After Qualcomm introduced the new Snapdragon 888 in early December, more detailed information on the inner workings of the super-chip, which will be found in various Android flagships in the coming months, are now available. Especially the recording of videos and photos should improve a lot.
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Back in October 2020, Apple unveiled its latest line of smartphones in the shape of the iPhone 12 series. Among them, a rather diminutive (by 2020 standards) iPhone 12 Mini caught my eye. This pint-sized edition packs all the processing power of its bigger brothers, including the Pro variants, and slips into pockets like something out of 2012. Is this the start of a comeback for compact smartphones? I’ve been using it to find out.
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If you are a tech-savvy person in 2019, two things are likely: you own more than one device and you probably use WhatsApp to keep in touch with your friends and family. Maybe you want to put your phone down for a while and play on your tablet, but going through the Google Play Store to download the ridiculously popular messaging app has proved fruitless. This article explains how to use WhatsApp on a tablet without breaking too much sweat.
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If I had told my mother a few months ago that we could Zoom together later – she would have probably been surprised enough to go and get an old video camera from the basement. Meanwhile, she can, like countless former technology laymen, start a video meeting within seconds and switch confidently to the rear camera for a short dog video. The year 2020 has made us entertainers and shows how well people can adapt to their circumstances.
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7 Min.
“Hey Siri, how’s the weather?”, “Alexa, turn on the lights!”, “Hey Google, when’s my next appointment?” Voice control is in vogue and has quickly gained a firm place in the everyday lives of many people. The five major systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung have different strengths and weaknesses. We’ll take a look.
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Check and checkmate? No! The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has, more than ever compared to its predecessors such as the Huawei P40, the heavy burden of ensuring the tech press and its cohorts continue the narrative that the Chinese tech giant’s smartphones are not fit for use outside of China without Google. After reviewing it for close to a month for NextPit, I can unequivocally state that this is not the case at all. Far from it.
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You can think of what you like about the new iPhone 12 models – the camera on the most expensive iPhone 12 Pro Max is impressive on paper. This can be mainly attributed to the large image sensor, which thus offers each pixel plenty of space for optimal light incidence. As rumours have started to spread, the Samsung Galaxy S21 could perform better than that. It seems that current developments in smartphone cameras are really interesting!
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19 Min.
Mid-summer 2020, here is a vintage that will mark the smartphone market. The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is an excellent value for money flagship with a Snapdragon 865, a 144 Hz screen, 5,000 mAh battery for less than £550. In my full review for NextPit, I tell you why the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is the best value high-end smartphone on the market this year.
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The new iPhone lineup this year consists of four new models, where all of them fall under the 12 series. The magic number twelve is a “mathematical natural phenomenon”, a sublime yet abundant number. The twelve is also a kissing number in three dimensions. Frederic Chopin composed twelve Etudes; Claude Debussy composed twelve Préludes. Whether the new iPhone 12 Pro carries its numerical heritage as gracefully as people and events in the earth’s history have shown will be determined in this extensive review.
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Huawei attempts to take on the likes of Bose, Sony, and Sennheiser and wants to mix up the market of leading over-the-ear headphones with the introduction of its FreeBuds Studio. But just how well will the new premium headphones that retail for a rather hefty £300 perform in everyday life? We tuned in to the Huawei FreeBuds Studio in this review to find out.