Two of the major devices currently available on the market are the Google Pixel 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. If you are searching for a new smartphone, take a look at our comparison of these two exceptional Android phones to determine which one you should buy and why.
After years of being the eternal underdog in the Android SoC space, MediaTek has gradually attacked the flagship performance segment usually held by the Snapdragon processors. For 2024, the Taiwanese company presented its new flagship Dimensity 9300 chip with a new strategy: Instead of the usual mix of performance and efficiency cores, the new chip packs four prime cores with four performance cores to face the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.
Those who believed that OnePlus would wrap up 2023 with the OnePlus Open might be mistaken. The brand has just unveiled the OnePlus 12. It’s poised to be this year’s first smartphone to sport Sony’s LYTIA camera sensor. Li Jie Louis, the president of OnePlus China, showcased the first sample photos on his Sina Weibo channel. The images highlight the Hasselblad camera’s capabilities, enhanced by the Sony sensor.
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The Samsung Galaxy S series typically endows its Ultra models with superior cameras, evident in the Galaxy S23’s older 50 MP sensor versus the S23 Ultra’s 200 MP unit. However, the upcoming Galaxy S24 is expected to maintain resolution but upgrade to a newer sensor with improved imaging capabilities.
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Recent reports suggest that Apple may not release any new iPads or iPad Pro models this year. Instead, the Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to unveil new iPad tablets in 2024, with updates now providing a closer look at the potential release dates for these devices.
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Samsung’s fans are spoiled for choice in 2023. Not only is there (in some countries) the S23 FE premium smartphone, but the South Korean company also sells the new Galaxy Buds FE earbuds and today’s highlight: The Galaxy Tab S9 FE duo. We tested both the standard and plus models, and tell you if the tablets really deserve the “Fan Edition” tag.
Older Pixel phones, like the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6, often had battery drain issues linked to their modems. Google aimed to fix this in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro with a more efficient Tensor G3 SoC and bigger batteries. Despite these upgrades, the battery drain problem seems to persist in these new flagship phones.
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Have you purchased a brand-new smartphone, or will do so in the near future? If so, it is for another major move to migrate all your contacts, apps, photos, and other files from your old phone to the new one. Fortunately, these data transfers have become easier and easier over time. However, I would like to urge you now not to just send all your data to the new device. I will explain why in this article.
Apple launched the M3 chip that powers the new MacBook Pro and iMac with heavy emphasis on the GPU improvements. But apart from the graphics, the M3 is also boasting notably CPU gains, particularly on the M3 Max that is equipped on the higher end MacBook Pro entries. A fresh benchmark reveals how the chip’s processor can give the M2 Ultra found on full-sized Mac desktops close competition.
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Similar to the Galaxy S23, it is expected that some Galaxy S24 models will run on a modified of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 called “For Galaxy”. This chip’s version has a slightly higher CPU and GPU clock speed than the vanilla chipset. A new leak has detailed how fast the graphical unit will be, suggesting a big jump from the previous flagship SoC.