Articles tagged "Hot take"

Samsung's first Unpacked of the year is arguably its most important event yet. It set the tone for much of the smartphone market in the first half of 2025 and introduces Samsung's flagship for the...

Google held its Pixel 9 event this past week and it left us with some thoughts. So without further ado - here they are. An August event instead of October makes all the difference The Pixel 8...

Samsung's Galaxy S24 series is here and it marks the most imporant announcement of the year so far. Samsung purposefully pushed the series' announcement two weeks earlier than the S23's and they'll...

We've now had a week with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and some thoughts have formed. While we're doing our tests and completing the review, we had a few watercooler thoughts about the new foldable. So...

Samsung’s first major Unpacked event for 2023 came and went and after what feels like years of talking about the Galaxy S23 series, they’re finally here, officially. We’ve had a few days to play...

Apple’s “Peek Performance” event went down this week and it was transformative to a few of Apple’s most important lineups - the iPhone, the Mac, and the iPad. So let’s look at the biggest stories...

Google's Pixel 6 event this week was the least surprising tech event in the history of tech events, maybe ever. We knew most of the details well in advance thanks to a combined effort from Google's...

We doubt that the timing of Xiaomi’s September 15 event was coincidental – it was the day after Apple launched new iPhones and tablets. Is anyone really choosing between an iPhone 13 and a Xiaomi...

Samsung's recent Unpacked event was its busiest yet - we should know, we've been to all of them - it brought two foldable phones, two watches and new earbuds and bar none, all of these devices are at...

It’s been 7 years since Asus launched its Zenfone series and we now have the latest additions with the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip. The past two years saw a few very exciting devices by the brand...

Sony brought its smartphone lineup for an entire year in a single announcement this week and there are things we want to talk about. So here go a few early thoughts on what we found interesting,...

Redmi introduced its Note 10 series, having six different smartphones at launch. Three of them were first introduced in India, and later after a little reshuffling of the names, four made it to the...

The early Moto G phones from Motorola were known as excellent mid-range phones with sensible prices. However, the brand has taken on a scattershot approach recently and it’s difficult to make heads...

It’s not quite February like the good old days but Samsung announced its latest flagship series with the Galaxy S21 trio. The mainstream flagships of the world's largest manufacturer are...

OnePlus isn't what it used to be - as the market changes the company evolves to try and adapt better. Its phones slowly turned from flagship killers to actual premium flagship phones. Sure, they are...

The fascination with speed has been the core catalyst behind the advancements in computing hardware. Faster processors not just make existing tasks faster but also enable new features that would not...

After a lengthy courtship with leakers, the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G were finally officially announced by Google earlier this week. To say there was almost nothing that we didn't know already would be...

The Sony Xperia 5 II is unique for its connection to the past – it has a classic design, a size that draws comparisons with the beloved Compact models and features like the 3.5mm jack that other...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 went official this week, we did a video on it and shared some early impressions. Now that the dust has finally settled and we got to spend some quality time with the phone...

The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra – while expensive – feels like a flagship with great potential. In contrast, the Galaxy Note20 – also quite expensive – feels like you’d be better off getting a...