Samsung switched to titanium for the frame of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but there’s more to it than that. Like with Apple’s iPhones, titanium only makes up the exterior of the phone. The two companies used different designs for the interior - Samsung went for a combination of aluminum and plastic. Zack from JerryRigEverything took the S24 Ultra apart to find out how it’s built. And by take apart, we mean take apart and put in a 1,100°C/2,000°F furnace to separate all the materials. If you go back and watch the S23 Ultra teardown, you will see that last year’s model is milled out of a solid...
Oppo announced the Find X7 Ultra flagship in the first days of the year, and four weeks later, the phone, along with its vanilla sibling Find X7, reached 1 million pre-orders. The announcement came from Billy Zhang, President of Overseas Marketing, Sales, and Services at OPPO, who said on Twitter that “there's a real appetite” for the phone. Sadly, all the pre-orders were placed in China, as the phone is currently unavailable on any other market. The smartphone is an all-around monster flagship with its dual-periscope camera and the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. We received...
Oppo announced the Find X7 Ultra flagship in the first days of the year, and four weeks later, the phone, along with its vanilla sibling Find X7, reached 1 million pre-orders. The announcement came from Billy Zhang, President of Overseas Marketing, Sales, and Services at OPPO, who said on Twitter that “there's a real appetite” for the phone. Sadly, all the pre-orders were placed in China, as the phone is currently unavailable on any other market. The smartphone is an all-around monster flagship with its dual-periscope camera and the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. We received...
Nothing’s upcoming Phone (2a) is expected to launch soon and we now have live images of the device thanks to a new leak. Phone (2a) is wearing a design-concealing case though we can still get a clear look at the screen which features a punch-hole cutout. The back features a pair of cameras – likely a 50MP Samsung GN9 main shooter and a 50MP JN1 ultrawide lens. Nothing Phone (2a) hands-on images Nothing Phone (2a) is expected to launch with a 6.7-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. According to the most recent rumors, Phone (2a) will be equipped with...
Nothing’s upcoming Phone (2a) is expected to launch soon and we now have live images of the device thanks to a new leak. Phone (2a) is wearing a design-concealing case though we can still get a clear look at the screen which features a punch-hole cutout. The back features a pair of cameras – likely a 50MP Samsung GN9 main shooter and a 50MP JN1 ultrawide lens. Nothing Phone (2a) hands-on images Nothing Phone (2a) is expected to launch with a 6.7-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. According to the most recent rumors, Phone (2a) will be equipped with...
The iQOO Z9 series will come with an OLED panel, revealed tipster Digital Chat Station on their Weibo page. The midranger Z line of the vivo-owned brand has been using LCD since its launch in mid-2020 but switched to OLED for the iQOO Z7 series, before reverting to LCD on the Z8 family. The new phones will also bring an improved 1220p resolution that China makers call "1.5K" because it is the middle point between Full HD and QHD (1440p). vivo iQOO Z7 Pro The latest iQOO Z series smartphones on the market are the Z8 and Z8x duo. Both devices have a 4 nm chipset, and while the Z8...
It's February already, but Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra keeps dominating our trending chart, just as it did in the previous 4 installments this year. Xiaomi's lineup is on the rise, though, the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Poco X6 Pro completing the rostrum. And just behind them is the Note 13 Pro+, making it three phones by the Chinese company in a row. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12771, 1#] The vanilla Galaxy S24 keeps slipping back and is now down to fifth, just ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Poco X6 Pro slides to sixth, ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Samsung Galaxy A54 is up a position to...
It's February already, but Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra keeps dominating our trending chart, just as it did in the previous 4 installments this year. Xiaomi's lineup is on the rise, though, the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Poco X6 Pro completing the rostrum. And just behind them is the Note 13 Pro+, making it three phones by the Chinese company in a row. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12771, 1#] The vanilla Galaxy S24 keeps slipping back and is now down to fifth, just ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Poco X6 Pro slides to sixth, ahead of the Redmi Note 13. Samsung Galaxy A54 is up a position to...
Welcome to your Week 5 recap. We released the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ battery life tests - the smaller phone managed an impressive result - better than its predecessor - while the Plus didn't perform as well as its predecessor. The likely expanation for this is the higher resolution QHD+ display. We also have a review of Samsung's One UI 6 and 6.1 up. Samsung Galaxy S24 battery life test The Samsung Galaxy S24 is still in our review pipeline, but we already have the battery test...
This is the vivo V30 - one of the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3-equipped phones around, and the latest in vivo's stylish V series. It comes with a USB cable, a case, and one of the chunkiest chargers we've seen. It justifies its size with 80W peak power output, so we'll let it slide. vivo V30 unboxed The V30 is up to vivo's high standards for design and build quality. In a world that's ever moving to a flat, matte look, the vivo V30 is svelte and very curvaceous. The Aqua model we have for review has a flowing texture underneath the rear glass that's reminiscent of ripples on...