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11 Min.
My Xiaomi Mi Air 13 accompanied me through my tertiary student life, followed by my voluntary service, and finally followed me in my freelance work – enabling me to have a positive attitude towards technology imports from China. Interest in foreign technology is so great in that dealers often offer express shipping lines and extended support for such incoming hardware. Purchasing devices such as the Honor 30 Pro+ in Europe or North America is therefore possible with a little bit of legwork and living with a few compromises. This review shows whether this smartphone is convincing enough to pick up even after having to go through a relatively long delivery time. A 90 Hz refresh rate for its display, a 5G capable Kirin 990 chipset, and the Periscope Camera with 5x optical zoom look promising at first glance.
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9 Min.
With the Pixel 3a, Google launched head-first into the busy midrange smartphone market in 2019. The formula was simple, cut the premium trimmings but keep the flagship camera. With the Pixel 4a, Google has continued along the same road. But can the Pixel 4a compete in the most competitive sector of the smartphone market in 2020? Let’s find out.
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7 Min.
According to Alphabet’s Q4 earnings, Google has itself a hardware business that brings in at least $2 billion a year. Surprised? So are we. The numbers, however, do not tell the full story. With the Pixel 5 now surely on the horizon, we take a look at Google’s hardware struggles over the years.
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13 Min.
With the Moto G Pro, Motorola once again dares to venture into another unconventional concept when it comes to mid-range smartphones. The Moto G7 Power with its 5,000 milliamp battery has already proven that thinking out of the box has worked rather well for them so far, and the manufacturer now dares to integrate a stylus that can be stored within the handset with the Moto G Pro. Samsung’s Galaxy Note series, which Samsung has positioned as a flagship device, is considered the gold standard where similar smartphone with stylus devices are concerned. But does this idea work out at a more affordable price point?
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12 Min.
“Ultra” is once again the word Samsung is using for its the top of the line device. After the S-series in spring, the Note series now also gets its annual update. Here’s our full review of the new flagship phablet.
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10 Min.
With the new Sony Xperia 1 II, the Japanese electronics giant has launched a smartphone that can technically compete in many aspects with the flagship smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Huawei P40 Pro, or the OnePlus 8 Pro. But can a smartphone that goes against the grain in terms of important smartphone trends such as high refresh rates, extreme fast charging, insane zoom levels, and numerous image sensors with ludicrous pixel counts still be convincing? We find out for you in this Sony Xperia 1 II review.
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15 Min.
The Realme X50 5G was just released in France on Tuesday 11th August with an asking price of €379 ($450). At this price point, it is unsurprising to note that the technical specifications are extremely similar to the OnePlus Nord. Can these two smartphones co-exist side-by-side, or is the BBK Electronics group, the same company that owns both OnePlus and Realme, cannibalizing its mid-range offerings?
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13 Min.
While Apple, Google, and OnePlus are (re)discovering the mid-range smartphone market for themselves in 2020, this happens to be old hat for Xiaomi. The Chinese manufacturer has mastered the world of inexpensive smartphones that offer plenty of bang for your hard-earned buck without too much effort. With the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, the Pixel 4a, OnePlus Nord, and iPhone SE are going to face a tough price-performance rival. Despite a recommended retail price of only €269.90 ($318), this mid-range and fairly sized smartphone offers many of the features found on the more expensive models of the mentioned competitors. Where are the places where you ought to be willing to make concessions, we will inform you in this review.
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10 Min.
I am quite sure that many of you are familiar with this: a particular delivery service that sells mediocre food at reasonable prices. This is just the right thing if you just want to fill up your stomach after a long day at work without getting into debt or risking food poisoning. It is a safe bet. However, it is because of such a run-of-the-mill delivery service (note: it might be a poor analogy) in the form of the Oppo A91 that makes us think it is great! This smartphone comes with just about enough of everything in terms of hardware, and will be able to deal with all that you throw at it. In this review, we’ll tell you what we liked about the Oppo A91 and the ‘leftovers’ which remain.
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7 Min.
The Photochrom mode in the OnePlus 8 Pro received very little attention initially before it was finally ‘rediscovered’ and caused quite a ruckus. Some might say that this is a kind of X-ray vision, where you will be able to snap photos through plastic and even through clothes, but that is not the whole story. In fact, you are also able to snap really great photos with the infrared camera in your phone. We will show you how – and how you can even take similar infrared photos with any other smartphone.