We’re not even in 2018, but this week Samsung already announced the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018), which in theory are the successors of the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). We say in theory, because the new phones seem to have reduced the gap between Samsung’s middle-range family and its flagship […]
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A few days ago OnePlus announced the OnePlus 5T, its second flagship for the year. But how does it compare to other premium smartphones that were launched in 2017? Like the Pixel 2 XL for example? Continue reading below to find out which would make a better Christmas present. On the outside Four months later […]
A smartphone is only as good as its battery. After all, without power, it’s reduced to a simple brick. And while most flagships rely on a decent power source, it’s the budget handsets that lead the pack when it comes to providing a long battery life. Case in point, the recently unveiled Nokia 2 and […]
Last week, ZTE unveiled a piece of experimental hardware called the Axon M. It’s the first smartphone to be marketed as “foldable”, although unlike Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy X, it’s not made of a single foldable display but pairs two standard phone screens side-by-side. There’s no doubt the ZTE Axon M is quite an interesting device, […]
Yesterday, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor unveiled the Honor 7X in China – an affordable dual-camera smartphone which comes to replace last year’s Honor 6X. The Honor 6X was launched in the US back at CES 2017, so we expect the Honor 7X will land on the American market at some point in the next few months. […]
This year there have been some exciting developments in relation to the Android One initiative. For starters, Google has teamed up with some interesting new partners to produce affordable Android One handsets. Secondly, it has finally brought the program to the US. In what follows, we take a look at two smartphones from the new […]
Teased last week, the BlackBerry Motion just went official a few days ago. Build by China’s TCL under its license with BlackBerry, the Motion is an all-display smartphone and the first Berry to carry IP certification rating. This is the second BlackBerry device unveiled by TCL this year, the first one being the KEYone – […]
On the market for an affordable flagship device? Well, the OnePlus 5 or “flagship killer” would be the obvious choice here, but Sony recently unveiled a pretty interesting handset too. The Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact bring some pretty worthy specs to the table, but cuts some corners in order to remain affordable. Below we compare […]
As you have probably already noticed – this year’s biggest trend in phone design is slimming down the bezels around the screen as much as possible. Even since the Xiaomi Mi MIX was unveiled last year, we’ve seen a parade of high-end phones from Samsung, LG, and Essential that have basically taken the same approach […]
At IFA 2017, Motorola unveiled the Moto X4 handset – the latest addition to its middle-range portfolio. Motorola already has a few mid-rangers on the market including the Moto G5, G5 Plus and G5S, G5S Plus models. In what follows we’ll compare the newly launched Moto X4 with the Moto G5 Plus, a product that […]