Weekly poll: aluminum, stainless steel or titanium?
It was clear as far back as 2017 that metal is the preferred material for a phone body. But which metal? Aluminum is the default, Apple used stainless steel for a few years before switching to titanium and Samsung followed that move too.
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Weekly poll results: the Realme 12 Pro+ has potential, the 12 Pro is a swing and a miss
If you compare the Realme 12 Pro and 12 Pro+, you will see only a few differences – however, the results from last week’s poll shows that these two phones couldn’t be more different. Neither of them is shaping up to be a hot seller, but the plus model...
Flashback: Samsung tried to resurrect the hardware QWERTY with this case
Samsung never fell in the “modular phone” trap that companies like Motorola, Google and LG went into. However, the company did experiment with ways to add functionality through cases – things like the Lens Cover that we looked at a few weeks ago.
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Deals: the OnePlus 12, Realme 12 Pro and 12 Pro+ are now available in India
The OnePlus 12 is now available in India. This phone pairs the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with Hasselblad-tuned cameras – 50MP main (1/1.43”, OIS), 64MP 3x periscope and 48MP ultra wide. The 6.82” display is an LTPO panel with QHD+ resolution...
French financial prosecutors raid Huawei’s offices in the country
This week, Huawei's offices in France were searched by financial prosecutors, but the French authorities were quick to point out that this is a preliminary investigation and does not imply any wrongdoing. However, there are reasons to suspect the Chin...
Oppo Reno12 series tipped to feature a custom Sony sensor
Oppo unveiled the Reno11 series smartphones last November, so we expect their successors to arrive before H2 2024 begins. There's no word yet from Oppo regarding the Reno12 lineup, but tipster Smart Pikachu (name translated from Chinese) on Weibo hint...
Google One now has more than 100 million subscribers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that Google One now has more than 100 million subscribers, and the company will be focusing on "building on that momentum" with the freshly launched AI Premium Plan offering features powered by Google's recently ...
Reading mode app on Android now works with Gmail and some social media apps
Google released the Reading mode app back in 2020 and with the latest update, the company made the app a whole lot more useful. The app now works in Gmail, Threads and X. It also works with other social media and email apps.
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Deals: OnePlus 12 and 12R are now available in the US, Google cuts Pixel prices
Pre-orders are done and the OnePlus 12 series is now available. The flagship OnePlus 12 is available with a free storage upgrade, meaning that $800 buys you 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage. Try getting that out of Samsung or Google.
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Google Pixel phones may get adaptive display touch sensitivity
Android Police dug out an interesting string of code suggesting a new feature is coming to Google Pixel phones, called Adaptive Touch Sensitivity. Judging by the code itself, it may enable future and current Pixel phones to adjust the display's touch ...