Per the latest rumor allegedly originating from a sales rep, Sony will look to release its next flagship earlier in 2024 - at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February. This would make the announcement a good three months earlier than the Xperia 1 V's (and that phone launched even later at the end of July). So if true, that means that the Xperia 1 VI will be on time to contend with the major Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 pioneer phones like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Xiaomi 14 Pro. The other part of the rumor claims that the Xperia 1 VI will have a 6x zoom camera with a...
After a week of launches, the MWC 2023 wrapped up and we asked you to pick the best devices in several categories. Here are the winners in last week’s poll. The Honor Magic5 Pro won the title Best Flagship of the MWC with a wide margin. It managed to edge out the Realme GT3 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, which were nearly tied for second place. The vanilla Magic5 wasn’t nearly as popular, but it was well ahead of the vanilla Xiaomi 13. The Tecno Phantom V Fold pulled off a surprising victory for the Best Foldable of the MWC. Its opponent, the Honor Magic Vs, held the lead for a few days before...
Welcome to Week 9's recap! This week's headlines were dominated by the MWC 2023 - the industry's largest event took place this week and had its busiest edition in several years. Honor announced its Magic5 series as well as the global rollout of the Magic Vs foldable. Meanwhile Xiaomi brought its 13 and 13 Pro flagships to international markets and unveiled the 13 lite. Tecno confirmed its lofty ambitions and followed the high-profile cameraphone Phantom X2 Pro with the Phantom V Fold. TCL announced a bunch of new devices targeting the lower segments, while Nokia announced the first...
It was a busy week but we are all finished covering the new announcements from Barcelona and all the hands-on experiences we had with the new smartphones that were unveiled over the last few days. So, as we wrap up we were wondering – which new phone left the best impression in you? Here we will include phones that were announced at the MWC, plus already existing devices which are hitting the road and expanding to the global market. We have divided them into categories so you can vote for the best one. As we mentioned already, we have hands-on reports from most of the new releases, even...
It was a busy week but we are all finished covering the new announcements from Barcelona and all the hands-on experiences we had with the new smartphones that were unveiled over the last few days. So, as we wrap up we were wondering – which new phone left the best impression in you? Here we will include phones that were announced at the MWC, plus already existing devices which are hitting the road and expanding to the global market. We have divided them into categories so you can vote for the best one. As we mentioned already, we have hands-on reports from most of the new releases, even...
MWC 2023 is now in the history books and it's the busiest the show has been in several years, possibly stretching to the couple of editions just before the COVID pandemic. We’ve prepared a summary of all the key announcements from the this past week alongside hands-on coverage with some of the more interesting devices that we saw in person. HMD Global Nokia kicked things off with its announcement of the Nokia G22, Nokia C32 and Nokia C22 smartphones. The trio offers entry-level specs with large batteries and in the case of the G22 – a focus on easy reparability. Nokia partnered with...
Ulefone is a brand popular with its rugged devices, and we visited the company’s booth to gaze on its latest behemoth - the Armor 23 Ultra. This smartphone has a massive battery, powerful cameras and a flagship-tier chipset. What is most impressive about it is the under-display selfie camera, making it the first fully rugged phone with such a feature. The company was also proud to announce the Armor 23 Ultra brings two-way satellite messaging, which makes this device extremely helpful in challenging conditions in the middle of nowhere. Every Ulefone we handled is a heavy device,...
Ulefone is a brand popular with its rugged devices, and we visited the company’s booth to gaze on its latest behemoth - the Armor 23 Ultra. This smartphone has a massive battery, powerful cameras and a flagship-tier chipset. What is most impressive about it is the under-display selfie camera, making it the first fully rugged phone with such a feature. The company was also proud to announce the Armor 23 Ultra brings two-way satellite messaging, which makes this device extremely helpful in challenging conditions in the middle of nowhere. Every Ulefone we handled is a heavy device,...
Oppo did not announce a new flagship phone at MWC but it instead focused on its smart device portfolio. We got the chance to test out the Oppo Air Glass 2 Assisted Reality glasses as well as the company’s Zero-power tag and Wi-Fi 6 EasyMesh router. Oppo Air Glass 2 Oppo’s Air Glass 2 are a pair of assisted reality glasses – meaning they project information on the user’s view without obstructing their vision or perception of the world around them. Air Glass 2 were announced at Oppo Inno Day 2022 back in December and feature Oppo’s self-developed resin SRG-diffractive waveguide lens with...
HMD kicked off its MWC experience with three new phones - the Nokia C32, the Nokia C22, and the easily repairable Nokia G22, this is our first quick look at the trio. We'll start things off with the Nokia C32. Nokia C32 The Nokia C32 is the first C-series device by Nokia to use a glass rear panel. There's a grooved texture running the entire width of the panel, making it a pleasure to the touch, and less slippery. The display is a 6.5-inch 720x1600px IPS LCD. It has nice upfront brightness and contrast, and colors are punchy and lively. The screen loses some of its qualities...