Tecno quietly announced Spark 20C - its latest entry-level offering. The company still managed to spice it up with a couple interesting features, including a big battery and a 50 MP main camera. The Spark 20C has a 6.6” LCD with 720p resolution and even supports 90 Hz refresh rate. The whole handset is 8.75 mm thin, with flat sides. Tecno did not reveal the exact chipset but said there is an octa-core CPU with Cortex-A53 units at 2.2 GHz, which sounds like a Mediatek Helio G36 platform used for LTE-only phones. The phone comes with 128 GB storage, which can be expanded through a...

As the new vivo X100 Pro gets into the hands of keen testers, we can finally get an idea of the thermal performance of the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset with its four-Cortex X4 CPU cores and no efficiency units. As expected, cooling a chipset with four high-performance cores is a tough task. In a popular CPU throttling test, the eight-core processor throttled down to 46% of its performance in just 2 minutes time. Four of the cores lowered to 1.2GHz, three to 1.5GHz, and one to just 0.6GHz - that's compared to a potential 3.25GHz Cortex-X4 core, three 2.85GHz Cortex-X4 cores, and four...

Xiaomi is set to launch its Redmi K70 series smartphones on Wednesday and as usual the phones will be joined by a slew of other devices including a new 16-inch Windows laptop, wireless earbuds and a smartwatch. Redmi Book 16 (2024) Redmi Book 16 (2024) will feature an Intel i5-13500H processor with 47W performance mode, LPDDR5 RAM at 6,400MB/s and a revamped cooling system with dual spinning fans and dual 8mm heat sinks. The upcoming laptop will have 3x USB-3.2 ports, a USB-C port for charging, HDMI and a headphone/mic combo jack. Redmi Watch 4 will come in a variety of watch...

The journey of Realme began in May 2018 when Oppo launched the Realme 1 smartphone. After that, the brand continued its life in the smartphone market in its own semi-independent way, and today, it marked a major milestone. Realme reached 200 million shipments in just over five years, announced Sky Li, founder of Realme. Quick math reveals this is over 40 million per year, keeping in mind the relatively slow first year of sales. Realme is popular with fans for its affordable devices with features that are way above the price segment. One of the most beloved devices on the market...

OnePlus 12 will arrive in three colors – White, Green, and Black. Today, the company revealed the phone's appearance, and it doesn't bring huge surprises. It matches leaked images and doesn't stray too far from the OnePlus 11. OnePlus 12 The posters also said the launch is taking place on December 5 at 14:30 local time, meaning the December 4 keynote for the ten-year anniversary on OnePlus will not actually feature new announcements. The images suggest this flagship will be the first OnePlus smartphone with a periscope lens for the telephoto camera. The OnePlus Open does...

After a month of Xiaomi 14 Pro on top, the Samsung Galaxy A54 reconquered the top, further solidifying its reputation as the most popular phone in our database in 2023. The mid-ranger was in high-demand in the Black Friday sales, which certainly helped it back to the lead, while its premium sibling, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, took the second position. The Redmi Note 12 rounds up the rostrum, leaving the 14 Pro down in fourth. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE retained its fifth position, while the Redmi Note 12 Pro rose to sixth and seventh, respectively. We then have the Galaxy A34, profiting from...

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is coming on January 17 and will go on pre-order likely on the same day. Expect some pre-order deals as is usual with Samsung's flagship offerings. The phones will then go on sale two weeks later. When the Redmi Note 13 series arrives, expect the Pro to have a 5G version, powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, and an LTE-only model with another chip in charge. The Red Magic 9 Pro and Pro+ from ZTE's nubia gaming brand are official. Both new devices feature the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, refined designs, shoulder keys, and RGB cooling fans. The two...

Half a year after the 90 series, the Honor 100 and 100 Pro arrive with new cameras, better chipsets and faster charging, among other improvements. The duo was unveiled on Thursday and is already up for pre-order in China (the rest of the world will have to wait a bit longer). Starting with the Honor 100 Pro, the company claims that it has two DSLR-level cameras – the 50MP Sony IMX906 on the back and the 50MP IMX816 on the front. Both can record 4K video, the rear module also includes OIS. And yes, the 200MP resolution of the 90-series has been dropped in favor of larger...

The vivo X100 Pro might be the new king of the hill, it certainly came out of last week’s poll with glowing results. The company hasn’t announced its plans for the rollout outside of China and that was one of the primary concerns that people had – vivo has a wide distribution, but it’s not quite global. So, the popularity of the X100 Pro will shift in the coming months as the company brings the flagship to new markets. There is something else that is currently unknown, the price, and that was another concern that people had – it’s a cutting edge device and it is bound to be...