Oppo Reno 4 Pro vs Reno 3 Pro 5G vs Reno3 – Oppo is about to release their next Reno4 series but has anything changed?
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Oppo Reno 4 Pro vs Reno 3 Pro 5G vs Reno3 – Oppo is about to release their next Reno4 series but has anything changed?

Oppo launched the Reno 3 series in December 2019 and it has been a slightly confusing line-up of phones with the Chinese models being quite different from the models that were launched to the global market. On the 5th of June it is expected that Oppo will unveil the Reno 4 series with the Pro…

Samsung Exynos 992 vs Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 865 vs Kirin 990 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1000 – Samsung’s first 5nm Arm Cortex-A78 chipset
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Samsung Exynos 992 vs Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 865 vs Kirin 990 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1000 – Samsung’s first 5nm Arm Cortex-A78 chipset

The Samsung Exynos flagship chipsets have received a lot of criticism the past few years due to poor battery efficiency combined with benchmarks that don’t quite compete with the best Qualcomm have to offer However, last year Samsung announced they were ditching their custom CPU cores, possibly due to the above issues, and will now…

Realme 6s vs Realme 6 & 6i vs Redmi Note 8 Pro – The Realme 6i is now pointless for most people
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Realme 6s vs Realme 6 & 6i vs Redmi Note 8 Pro – The Realme 6i is now pointless for most people

As much as I love Realme and Xiaomi, it is getting a little fatiguing with all their phone launches. With me busy writing up content for the Realme X3 Superzoom the launch of the Realme 6s somehow passed me. The Realme 6s is a new phone following a similar trend both Realme and Xiaomi have started…

Samsung Exynos 880 vs Snapdragon 765G vs MediaTek Dimensity 800 – Samsung’s launches their affordable 5G chipset
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Samsung Exynos 880 vs Snapdragon 765G vs MediaTek Dimensity 800 – Samsung’s launches their affordable 5G chipset

Samsung have announced their latest affordable 5G chipset which is not that much different than the Exynos 980 that was launched back at IFA 2019 and features in the popular Samsung Galaxy A71 5G and A51 5G. Specification Fabrication Process 8nm FinFET CPU 2.0GHz Dual-core (Cortex-A77) 1.8GHz Hexa-core (Cortex-A55) GPU Mali-G76 MP5 Modem 5G NR…

Oppo Find X2 Series finally available to order. X2 Pro £1,099 – X2 £899 – Neo £599 – Lite £399
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Oppo Find X2 Series finally available to order. X2 Pro £1,099 – X2 £899 – Neo £599 – Lite £399

Even though Oppo announced the Find X2 series almost 2-months ago (back when we were allowed to do things) you have not actually been able to buy the phones. Not sure why they did that. Anyway, Oppo, today, had a second launch, this time to announce you can buy their phones. The two flagship phones,…

Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro vs 10X 5G vs Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition – Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 768G – Too many mid-range choices
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Xiaomi Redmi 10X Pro vs 10X 5G vs Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition – Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 768G – Too many mid-range choices

With Realme and Xiaomi battling it out on the affordable end of the market, it has started to become increasingly difficult to single out a phone as being the highlight of a particular range. Xiaomi is particularly bad as they have been releasing a lot of minor iterations to their phones at slightly different price…

Realme X3 Superzoom Review – An impressive zoom camera for the price but faces stiff competition vs the Poco F2 Pro & Realme X50 Pro
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Realme X3 Superzoom Review – An impressive zoom camera for the price but faces stiff competition vs the Poco F2 Pro & Realme X50 Pro

Realme have quickly become a significant player in the mobile market, and they are aggressively expanding with a quick succession phone launches at multiple prices points which are all extremely affordable for their segment. The Realme X3 Superzoom is the latest launch which I have been using for the past week. At the time of…

Realme X3 SuperZoom vs Realme X2 Pro vs Realme X50 Pro 5G – Does the periscope zoom justify the price?
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Realme X3 SuperZoom vs Realme X2 Pro vs Realme X50 Pro 5G – Does the periscope zoom justify the price?

With the launch of the Realme X3 SuperZoom, Realme have some amazing phone options all with a reasonable small price difference. While the SuperZoom is not a flagship phone, it offers the best camera specification Realme has ever offered but is that zoom lens worth the extra over the incredible affordable X2 Pro? Chipset, RAM,…

XIAOMI REDMI K30I 5G IS IDENTICAL VS REDMI K30 5G BUT WITH A DOWNGRADED CAMERA BUT NO REAL SAVING ON PRICE
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XIAOMI REDMI K30I 5G IS IDENTICAL VS REDMI K30 5G BUT WITH A DOWNGRADED CAMERA BUT NO REAL SAVING ON PRICE

Redmi has officially launched the Redmi K30i 5G in China without much fanfare. This is likely because there is not much to say or get excited about. The phone is essentially identical to the Redmi K30 5G which was announced in December 2019 with one minor spec change. The main camera has been swapped from…

Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 1020 still on schedule with TSMC
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Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 1020 still on schedule with TSMC

Huawei’s woes seem to be never-ending at the moment, and this probably won’t ease up while President Trump remains in power. It was recently confirmed that the current trade ban against Huawei would be extended for at least one more year. However, things have escalated a bit further than that with the US blocking Huawei’s ability…

MIUI 12 Announced with New App Drawer – What phones will get it and when? Mi 9, Mi 9T/Redmi K20 first then Mi 10, POCO F1 & F2 plus others to follow
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MIUI 12 Announced with New App Drawer – What phones will get it and when? Mi 9, Mi 9T/Redmi K20 first then Mi 10, POCO F1 & F2 plus others to follow

Yesterday Xiaomi officially announced MIUI 12 with a wide range of updates including some privacy focussed improvements. With Android 10 being the current version of Android this update will be based on this, but I would assume it will later be integrated with Android 11. App Drawers Many of the Chinese based manufacturers have a…

Huawei P40 Lite is one of the most affordable 5G phones to launch in the UK at just £379.99 (but still no Google)
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Huawei P40 Lite is one of the most affordable 5G phones to launch in the UK at just £379.99 (but still no Google)

This year we have seen many flagship phones increase in price considerably with the cost associated with the 5G modems. While it looks like mid-range 5G chips are going to be in high demand compared to their flagship counterparts, we are yet to see a phone launch in the UK using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G,…