Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 vs Snapdragon 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 : A crowded upper-mid range market
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 vs Snapdragon 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 : A crowded upper-mid range market

Update – Qualcomm have now announced the 665 & 730 which will replace the Snapdragon 710 & 660 – Our full upper-mid-range Qualcomm SoC comparison is here, and yes it gets confusing.  In somewhat of a surprising move Qualcomm has just launched the Snapdragon 675 which will supplant the Snapdragon 670 that was launched less…

Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti (or maybe 1160) could launch soon
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Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti (or maybe 1160) could launch soon

Nvidia always appear to have at least one rumour floating around and the latest one is the new non ray-tracing card that could be launched. The GTX 2060 was released recently and has seen overwhelmingly positive reviews with it having the best price to performance of all the RTX cards comfortably outperforming the GTX 1070ti…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Specifications Leaked with Snapdragon 675, 48MP Sony IMX586 Camera
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Specifications Leaked with Snapdragon 675, 48MP Sony IMX586 Camera

The Redmi Note 7 was announced last week featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 with an extremely low price of around £138 in its launch countries, though more like £240 in the UK. The more powerful Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to be announced sometime in February (maybe at MWC) and the specifications have recently…

OPPO announces 10x lossless zoom will debut at MWC 2019 + new wide zone optical fingerprint recognition
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OPPO announces 10x lossless zoom will debut at MWC 2019 + new wide zone optical fingerprint recognition

OPPO the brand behind the innovative Find X, today announced its forthcoming 10x lossless zoom technology. They have however not announced a device using it but stated that the 10x lossless zoom technology meets commercial standards and is ready for mass production. OPPO will showcase the breakthrough technology in Barcelona at MWC 2019. To employ…

Athom Homey Pro Smart Home Hub launched plus Homey v2.0 app – A hub for Z-Wave,  WiFi, BLE & more
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Athom Homey Pro Smart Home Hub launched plus Homey v2.0 app – A hub for Z-Wave, WiFi, BLE & more

I have covered several Z-Wave home controllers over the past few years, with the Samsung Smartthings being the most recent and my current favourite. However the problem with Z-Wave is that it often doesn’t work with other smart devices using more accessible standards such as bluetooth and WiFi. This is a problem the Athom Homey…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 benchmarks up to 17% higher than Kirin 980 & 41% higher GPU scores
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 benchmarks up to 17% higher than Kirin 980 & 41% higher GPU scores

Each year a there is a common trend of Huawei owned Hisilicon announcing their flagship system on chip then Qualcomm to launch theirs a few months later which then beats it. While there is only a 3-month difference between announcements Huawei launch their flagship Mate series device in October while Qualcomm based devices don’t come…

Origem HS-3 Wireless Bluetooth 5 Earphones with HDR Review
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Origem HS-3 Wireless Bluetooth 5 Earphones with HDR Review

The Origem HS-3 wireless earphones are not currently released yet and will be available via crowdfunding tomorrow. The past few weeks I have had chance to use these new headphones and see if some of the claimed features make a difference. There are two aspects that make these stand out from many other headphones, firstly…

SoundMAGIC E11BT Bluetooth earphones launched
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SoundMAGIC E11BT Bluetooth earphones launched

The SoundMAGIC E11 wired headphones are almost iconic in when it comes to high quality budget earphones. I used them myself for several years and I still recommend them to anyone looking for a great sounding pair of earphones for a reasonable price. These earphones have finally received the Bluetooth treatment in the form of…

Membrane versus Mechanical Keyboards – What Gives

Membrane versus Mechanical Keyboards – What Gives

Essentially used for typing, keyboards has made its way to a wide range of devices, from TV to tablets. Whatever you’re using your keyboard for, the type of keyboard you use, whether traditional or non-traditional split keyboards, each has its own pros and cons. Keyboards are pretty divided into two main groups today – mechanical…

Umidigi Z2 Budget Smartphone Review – £175 notched full-screen display with dual rear & front cameras
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Umidigi Z2 Budget Smartphone Review – £175 notched full-screen display with dual rear & front cameras

Umidigi have been making waves in the budget market for the past few years, producing a large number of phones to suit all tastes and budgets. I have previously reviewed the Umidigi S2 Lite and the A1 Pro and found them to be superb based on the price. The Umidigi Z2 is one of their latest models…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 outperforms Snapdragon 710 SoC on AnTuTu
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 outperforms Snapdragon 710 SoC on AnTuTu

Qualcomm announced the new Snapdragon 675 in October last year, which appeared to be an odd launch as the Snapdragon 670 was only launched two months prior on 8th of August 2018.   It has been rumoured that Xiaomi will be launching a new phone with this chipset and a 48MP camera in January 2019….