The Google Pixel 6 started shipping this week, being the first phone to use the custom Google Tensor chipset. This is the biggest upgrade for the Pixel series in years, and many people are already claiming that the Pixel 6 Pro is the best Android phone of the year. The Google Tensor uses some similar…
Yesterday, Google announced the latest flagship Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6. This is the biggest Pixel launch in years, the entire phone has seen a huge refresh ditching the old 12MP camera they used, improving the size of the battery and introducing the first custom Google Tensor chipset, which will compete…
If you see this review anywhere other than mightygadget.com it has been scraped/stolen. The REDMAGIC 6S Pro is one of the first phones to be announced with the brand-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+, and it will likely beat the ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro for commercial availability. The phone is essentially the same as the REDMAGIC…
The Red Magic 6S Pro was announced earlier this week and is the second phone to be announced with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+, it will also likely be available to buy before the Asus. With a launch price of £519, you are only paying a tenner more than the existing Red Magic 6 Pro. Qualcomm…
The Realme GT Master series has launched with two relatively new chipsets from Qualcomm, and this year, Qualcomm have a LOT of chipset options, which can make things a little confusing. Just a few years ago, you used to be able to define the status of a phone by what chipset it used. The Snapdragon…
Yesterday, for the first day of the Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm announced their new Snapdragon 888+ chipset. Much like the launch of the Snapdragon 865+, not much has changed, it looks like the improvements are even more incremental than last year. 5% CPU frequency improvement The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ is effectively just a speed…
When I reviewed the Xiaomi Mi 11 at the start of the year, I had some concerns over sustained performance with high loads and battery life. This issue was then reflected with the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and its Exynos 2100 chipset. While both chipsets are incredibly powerful, it seemed like the introduction of the…
We have only had two flagship phone launches this year, the Samsung Galaxy S21 series and the Xiaomi Mi 11. Realme will now be joining them with the Realme GT, formerly the Realme Race Pro, on 4th March. Their recent press release isn’t 100% clear what is and what is not being launched. They are…
Later today, Samsung will unveil their flagship Samsung Galaxy S21, this is traditionally the first phone to feature the latest flagship chipset from Qualcomm with all other brands trying to play catch up. This year, however, Xiaomi beat them to it, with a couple of caveats. The Xiaomi Mi 11 was announced just before the…
Yesterday at CES 2021, Samsung formally announced its flagship mobile chipset for the year, the Exynos 2100. In previous years, Samsung has developed its own performance CPU microarchitecture for these chipsets, but that division has now been closed down, and Samsung are using Arm’s Cortex cores such as the new X1. The decision to ditch…