After a dominant performance by the Samsung Galaxy S23 series in its launch week this week sees a bit more diverse trending chart. The S23 Ultra is still on top, but newly announced Poco X5 Pro claimed second ahead of the Galaxy S23. The OnePlus 11 capitalized on its global debut to capture fourth and edge the Galaxy S23+, which is down to fifth now. The Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max gains a spot to place sixth, followed by the Galaxy A53 in seventh. The other half of Poco's new duo - the X5 - places eight, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra has slipped to ninth. The final spot goes to the Oppo...

Samsung unveiled the much-awaited Galaxy S23 series smartphones earlier this month at the Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Book3 series laptops, including the Galaxy Book3 360, Galaxy Book3 Pro, Galaxy Book3 Pro 360, and Galaxy Book3 Ultra. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra is the flagship in the lineup and we had the chance to spend some quality time with it at the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, India so here are some impressions of Samsung's most ambitious laptop yet. The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is 16.5mm thick and weighs 1.79 kg. It has a sleek design and comes in a full aluminum...

Samsung unveiled the much-awaited Galaxy S23 series smartphones earlier this month at the Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy Book3 series laptops, including the Galaxy Book3 360, Galaxy Book3 Pro, Galaxy Book3 Pro 360, and Galaxy Book3 Ultra. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra is the flagship in the lineup and we had the chance to spend some quality time with it at the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru, India so here are some impressions of Samsung's most ambitious laptop yet. The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is 16.5mm thick and weighs 1.79 kg. It has a sleek design and comes in a full aluminum...

This week saw a few interesting announcements. Our hottest story of the week was Xiaomi's confirmation that the Xiaomi 13 series is launching globally on February 26 at the Mobile World Congress. That means the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 13 are coming to a store, possibly, near you. Xiaomi unveiled the Poco X5 Pro alongside the Poco X5. The Pro brings a Snapdragon 778G SoC, a 6.67-inch 1080p AMOLED with 120Hz refresh rate, a 108MP main camera, and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging. The Poco X5 has a Snapdragon 695, a 6.67-inch 1080p 120Hz AMOLED, a 48MP main...

Poco refreshed its X-series this week, launching two models this time around – vanilla and Pro. The latter got a chipset much more suitable to its Pro moniker along with a higher quality display and main image sensor. The Poco X5 Pro is the slimmest phone in the series at 7.9mm. It is powered by the Snapdragon 778G and is launching globally at $300/€300 for a 6/128GB unit, $250/€250 if you manage to catch the early bird offer. The Poco X5 sticks to the Snapdragon 695 chip that was used in the X4 Pro and downgrades the camera from 108MP to 48MP. As we mentioned, the new Pro gets to...

Poco refreshed its X-series this week, launching two models this time around – vanilla and Pro. The latter got a chipset much more suitable to its Pro moniker along with a higher quality display and main image sensor. The Poco X5 Pro is the slimmest phone in the series at 7.9mm. It is powered by the Snapdragon 778G and is launching globally at $300/€300 for a 6/128GB unit, $250/€250 if you manage to catch the early bird offer. The Poco X5 sticks to the Snapdragon 695 chip that was used in the X4 Pro and downgrades the camera from 108MP to 48MP. As we mentioned, the new Pro gets to...

The OnePlus 11 is currently a hot ticket item, and it’s no wonder people have been sourcing units from wherever they can. This is what led to a discovery on the Russian 4PDA forum and a further investigation into what seems to be a region-locked OnePlus 11 unit. Said phone came from China and worked just fine for about two weeks, after which it popped-up a message that roughly translates to : “You are using a region-customized phone. Its calling functions are restricted in your region. Please contact customer service for support.”. After this, the phone restricted its calling...

Samsung has the best implementation of a stylus for smartphones – not that there is much competition – but it comes at a price. Previously, it was only available on Galaxy Note phones, which at the time were Samsung’s most expensive handsets. These days it is available with the Galaxy S Ultra and Z Fold models, along with the premium Galaxy Tab S models, none of which are cheap (some Galaxy Book laptops support it too). There was one exception in early 2020 – the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite. It was unveiled on the same day as the S10 Lite which we covered last time and it shared some...

Galaxy S23 pre-orders end next week as Samsung transitions into regular sales on Friday. Judging by last week’s poll, many of you won’t wait until the 17th to get one – the S23 series is off to a strong start. Two things happened in Europe this generation – local units finally ship with Snapdragon instead of Exynos but Samsung raised the prices. India got Snapdragon last year too but prices prices are higher for the S23 and S23 Ultra (the plus model is actually a tad cheaper). Samsung Galaxy S23 series infographics Was the pricing an issue? Voters were sensitive about the...

The vivo Y100 has been popping up in the rumor mill lately. It was already spotted on the Google Play Console and in a GeekBench listing, as well as an official vivo teaser. Now we get to see what the phone looks like in some live photos. vivo Y100 live photos As per previous rumors, the vivo Y100 will be available in two colors - Rose Gold and Blue. We clearly see the latter here. Though, it should be noted that sources claim both color options will actually be able to color-shift in some fashion. We also get to see the phone’s triple-camera system on the back. Unfortunately,...