The Asus Zenfone has a very specific reputation – it’s a small flagship. Well, it’s not that much smaller than a Galaxy S23, but that usually doesn’t stop Zenfone proponents. This week the company unveiled the newest member of the family, though you have to look at it up close to see that it’s not the Zenfone 9. The Asus Zenfone 10 has the same exterior as its predecessor (except the decals have been toned down). This is not a bad thing, the 9 was a pretty phone. The key dimensions have been preserved – the 5.9” display, the width and the height – but the new model is slightly...
Macro photography is more popular than we expected – more than half of the voters in last week’s poll expressed interest in it, although only some of them have phones that are actually good at shooting macro photos. As we noted in that post, it’s still very common for ultra wide camera modules to have fixed focus lenses. Manufacturers seem happy to put a basic 2MP macro module on most phones rather than paying for a pricier lens on the ultra wide. Check out the poll results, the number of people who are interested in macro photography but don’t have the right phone for it is higher than...
You might remember that back in 2021, Samsung announced the Galaxy SmartTag and SmartTag+ trackers, alongside the Galaxy S21 family. Here's our review of the SmartTag. Back in March, we heard rumors that the Korean giant is looking to refresh its item tracker later this year. That might just be the case, going by a recently leaked certification listing for a gadget called the Galaxy SmartTag 2. Galaxy SmartTag 2 Bluetooth certification The certification listing in question is from the Bluetooth SIG database. Besides revealing the tracker's name, it doesn't really offer too much...
The more tech-savvy among you probably know that Android is based on the Linux kernel. But it is nothing like a typical Linux that you may have seen on PCs – or on smartphones. Nokia and Intel spent a lot of time and money trying to launch a Linux-based smartphone operating system. The Nokia N9 saw the two companies join forces to create MeeGo, the union of Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin. However, it was caught between Symbian and Windows Phone and never lived up to its potential. There were followups like Samsung’s Tizen, a successor to MeeGo that powered some phones in the past,...
Tecno introduced the Camon 20, Camon 20 Pro 5G, and Camon 20 Pro Premier in India in May. The Camon 20 and 20 Pro 5G are already available for purchase in the country. The Camon 20 Premier was supposed to go on sale in India in the third week of June, but that didn't happen. While the Camon 20 Premier's India sale date is yet to be revealed, Tecno has announced the smartphone will launch in the Asian country on July 7 and will be sold through Amazon.in. The Tecno Camon 20 Premier will be offered in Dark Welkin and Serenity Blue colors in India in a single memory configuration - 8GB RAM and...
Valve's traditional Steam Summer Sale is on, and the company has taken the liberty to discount its own Steam Deck hardware quite heavily. While the handheld has gone on sale in the past as well, this time around, prices are slashed by up to 20%. The base 64GB model now goes for $359.10 and €377.10 in the US and Europe, respectively, down from $399 and €419. This variant has proven to be the most popular one due to the fairly simple DIY SSD upgrade process on the Steam Deck. However, there are even more savings to be had if you opt for a higher storage model straight from Valve. The...
The vivo X90, launched in China last November, began its international rollout this year with the vivo X90 Pro. We already reviewed the X90 Pro and found it to be an exemplary flagship smartphone with impressive imaging skills, but now we got a chance to spend some time with the more affordable vivo X90. We used the vivo X90 for a month and here's what we found about it. Packaging The vivo X90 comes in a blue-colored retail box similar to the X90 Pro's box with the same contents. You get a protective case, a SIM card ejection tool, a USB-C cable, a 120W charger, and the usual...
Nokia has announced it signed a new long-term patent cross-license agreement with Apple to replace the current license agreement signed back in May 2017, which is set to expire towards the end of 2023. The new patent license agreement covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies. The terms of this agreement between the two companies remain confidential, but Nokia said it will receive payments from Apple for a multi-year period and expects to recognize the revenue related to this new agreement starting in January 2024. The Finnish company also said that the new agreement...
Realme is allegedly working on a new tablet. A rather detailed leak showcases the Realme Pad 2 4G. As per the source, the upcoming device will be powered by a MediaTek Helio G99 chipset. After some experimentation with Qualcomm in the Realme Pad X and Unisoc in the Realme Pad Mini, it seems that the company has once again settled for a MediaTek chip, just like on the original Realme Pad. Realme Pad 2 4G The Helio G99 will likely be paired with 8GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The Realme Pad 2 is expected to feature an 8,360 mAh battery with 33W fast charging via a USB...
Rumors are continuing to mount regarding a new re-launch of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE model in India. As per yet another source, the new model is well on its way and should be dropping sometime in the next ten days. As far as changes to the new Galaxy S21 FE, first and probably foremost, there is the switch from the Exynos 2100 chipset to a Snapdragon 888. The base storage is also upgraded to 256GB of non-expandable storage, likely alongside 8GB of RAM. That's up from the entry 128GB and 8GB configuration of the current Galaxy S21 FE. The new leak also includes an alleged...