The Realme 9 Pro+ launched earlier this week, being the first phone to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 920. Thanks to the new Dimensity chipset, the phone is a big improvement from the Realme 8 Pro. It also switches out the camera from the already excellent 108MP Samsung HM2 to the even better 50MP Sony IMX766….
Launched earlier this month, the Xiaomi 11T series is positioned as an affordable refresh of their flagship Xiaomi MI 11 series. The new Pro model features the flagship SD888 and is the first phone to launch in the UK with an incredible 120W fast charge. The Xiaomi 11T I have reviewed today is the second…
I am a little late to the game, but I finally got my hands on the OnePlus Nord 2 to review. The original OnePlus Nord was the first attempt from the brand at an affordable phone, and it was massively hyped and universally praised. It was no doubt a good phone, but I didn’t feel…
The OnePlus Nord 2 is the first phone to land in the UK using one of MediaTek’s flagship chipsets, the Dimensity 1200. This is also the first phone that has employed the Open Resource Architecture, allowing device makers to customise a MediaTek SoC to their own specification. With the Nord 2, this is being branded…
Yesterday, Realme confirmed that the new Realme GT Master Edition Series would launch globally on the 18th of August. The phone has already been launched in China, and you can import it from the likes of Giztop, but now we have confirmed global availability. While it is confirmed that the Realme GT Master Edition is…
Mediatek has announced its latest chipset. However, this time, it is not for mobile phones but specifically designed for tablets. The chipset is clearly based around the latest flagship Dimensity 1200 design, using high-performance Arm Cortex A78 CPU cores and a nine-core Mali G77 GPU. How different it is to the smartphone counterpart remains unknown….
Earlier this week, OnePlus announced the Nord 2 globally, and it is one of the first phones to feature the Mediatek Dimensity 1200, it is also the first phone to use a custom version of that chipset. The following day Xiaomi / Poco announced the Poco F3 GT in India, and they are expected to…
Yesterday OnePlus announced their latest Nord 2. I am not a huge OnePlus fanboy but based on its specification and price, I think it could be one of the best options on the market right now. Priced at £399, available on Amazon, this is the first phone to feature one of the custom MediaTek Dimensity…
The Realme GT Neo is the next phone from Realme, expected to be announced before the end of this month. Current rumours are that it offers a very similar specification to the Realme GT 5G but will swap out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset with the more affordable MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset. Other minor changes…
I have already looked at how the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 improve on the previous generation Dimensity 1000+, and how they compare with the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100. However, the new Dimensity chipsets may be more comparable to the just-announced Snapdragon 870. In terms of overall performance, it seems unlikely the MediaTek Dimensity…
Today, Mediatek took the wraps off its latest two flagship chipsets for 2021. I have already covered how they improved on the Dimensity 1000+, but how do they compare with the Qualcomm and Samsung chipsets you find on the likes of the Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11. MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 vs Qualcomm…
Today, MediaTek has announced two brand new chipsets targeting high-end devices, the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. While these chipsets offer improvement from the previous generation, the main thing I am hoping for is that they are more widely adopted in the global market, providing an affordable alternative to flagship phones based on Qualcomm and…