Articles tagged "Featured"

Say hello to the just-announced iQOO 11. We have the non-Pro edition for review but don't let that fool you into thinking this isn't a cutting-edge phone. It even has legend in the name - we have the iQOO 11 Legend Edition, a lovely thing made in...

The recent shopping spree had us looking at great deals for microSD cards and with that came the sad realization that many of us no longer have a phone with a memory expansion slot. This sent us on a walk down memory lane to revisit the history of...

Last week brought us announcement Xiaomi 12T Pro Daniel Arsham Edition and we not get to check the limited edition smartphone in person. The unique design, developed in collaboration with the contemporary artist is manufactured in just 2,000 units...

Corning unveiled Gorilla Glass Victus 2 this week, a sequel to 2020’s Victus (and Victus+ from last year). The focus with this generation was to improve drop performance, i.e. increasing the chance that the glass will be okay after you drop your...

HMD Global's Nokia is apparently done playing the specs game with its Chinese competitors in the mid-range and has thus started focusing more on sustainability and 'eco-friendliness'. The new X30 is its most eco-friendly phone yet, in fact,...

The Moto G82 debuted earlier this year with a 6.6” OLED display and a 50MP camera with OIS as its highlights. The phone is a key mid-range device for its maker across the globe and now that we finally got a unit we can see if it should make your...

The Honor Magic Vs just made its premiere and we are lucky enough to get one in our office for testing. This being the Chinese unit with non-finalized software we'll only focus on the hardware, but first, let's do an unboxing. The phone comes...

We first got our hands on the Nokia X30 at IFA 2022 in Berlin, and now the phone landed at our office for a full review. We've got the Ice White color version, but there's one more option - Cloudy Blue. The Nokia X30 comes in a recycled box with...

In 2004 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos created a team to build an ebook reader – in 2007 the Kindle was born and it went on to dominate its market. Then in 2011 the Kindle Fire Android tablet arrived and while it couldn't quite achieve the same domination it...

Indian handset maker Lava currently operates in 40+ countries and is aiming to take the fight to the Chinese makers, which dominated the Indian market. We sat down with Mr. Tejinder Singh, Product Head, Lava International, to talk about the...

Introduction Buying a smartphone is simple - you weigh the features against the price and try to find the best value. At least, that's how reasonable buyers do it. Looking at the phone's specs goes a long way, but it's far from the full story....

You may have heard the tragic story of the Microsoft Kin devices – a whole new mobile platform was launched and discontinued in just 48 days. Today we want to revisit one of Microsoft’s slightly more successful mobile projects. Granted, that's one...

While ARM and Qualcomm have released some awesome mobile GPUs, we kind of wish that Nvidia would start making smartphone chipsets again or at least license GPU designs. AMD dipped its toes back in again, why shouldn't Nvidia? For now we can only...

Both of Google's newest Pixel smartphones have now passed through our labs and been put through the paces of our testing procedures. Last week, we outed the video review for the Pixel 7 Pro, and today it's time to do the same for its smaller...

vivo hosted its first-ever Tech Day event in India recently at the National Stadium, New Delhi, where it talked about 5G, its collaboration with ZEISS for the X80 series, and the V1+ imaging chip. The company also showcased pattern-creating and...

The browser wars of the 90s and 2000s saw the dominant player - Microsoft's Internet Explorer - locked in a David and Goliath battle against Firefox, an open-source browser that was spun off from work at Netscape. A decade later another software...

Motorola made the foldable Razr 2022 global this week and it's now arrived in HQ to take its place in the review queue. It comes with the flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, a 1080p foldable OLED with 144Hz refresh rate and a dual camera on the...

The Mate 50 Pro from Huawei sits atop the brand’s flagship hierarchy for 2022 and it has the usual mix of compelling hardware seen in the high-end Mate models for past several years. This is our unboxing and first impressions of the Mate 50...

Samsung keeps expanding its entry-level lineup lately - you get the new Galaxy A04e, the Galaxy A13, and the latest arrival in our review queue, the Galaxy A04s. It comes in a simple box with a USB cable. You'll need to supply your own case and...

Sony's ridiculously named WH-1000X series has been a massive success. The original model launched back in 2016 and had the uphill battle of going against the industry standard that was Bose. While the first model showed promise, it was the...