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Weekly poll: LG Velvet is rugged and has a stylus, but does it have a future?

LG is trying to reinvent its image and introduced a new smartphone line-up, debuting with the LG Velvet. It’s an odd phone, at KRW 900,000 ($735/€680) it’s too pricey to be a mid-ranger, but that Snapdragon 765G chipset doesn’t make it a flagship either. Still, the phone has a few unique features to make it stand out from the S765 rabble. It is both IP68 and MIL-STD 810G certified in the…
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Flashback: Nokia's Touch and Type blurred the lines between smart and feature phones

The division between smartphones and feature phones has often been murky. In the past, it used to be about how well the device ran user-installed apps and games, these days it’s mostly touch screen vs. keypad. But there always were devices that straddled the line between those two categories. Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type official photos Before Nokia released the no-quite-smartphone Asha…
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Massive 6,000 mAh Realme battery gets certified

After successfully topping our all-time battery life chart, with the 5,000 mAh pack inside the Realme 6i, which you can read more about here, the Chinese company apparently has its sight set even higher. A TUV certification filing for a particular BLP793 battery pack has now…
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Realme Narzo 10 officially confirmed to pack Helio G80 SoC

The Realme Narzo 10 is arriving on May 11 and ahead of the launch, Realme confirmed that Narzo 10 will be powered by the Helio G80 SoC. Realme hasn’t revealed the full specs sheet of the Narzo 10 yet, but the company previously confirmed that Narzo 10 will come with a…
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iPhone SE review: Requiem for a truly competitive mid-range Android phone [Video]

Straight up, the 2020 iPhone SE is a good phone. It probably won’t replace the phone in your pocket unless you happen to own a old device, but it really is impressive — even if it does run iOS. We’ve reviewed a number of affordable Android phones but, like anything, things need to be omitted to help keep down costs. Apple is no stranger to this but hasn’t really offered anything that…
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Leaked Samsung Galaxy A21s render shows a familiar design

The Samsung Galaxy A21s has been popping-up in the rumor mill from time to time, over the last couple of months. Now, a new leak claims to showcase a render of its front side. It’s a slightly odd, yet totally believable development, since the front of the phone, as shown…
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Vivo iQOO Z1 earns its 3C certification

MediaTek and vivo have been entangled in a rather quickly-developing plotline, during the last couple of days. It revolves around the announcement of the Dymensity 1000+ chipset, followed immediately by various hints from vivo of an ambassador phone for said chipset – the iQOO Z1. Merely hours later, a mysterious vivo phone, bearing the model number V1986A, has popped-up on the 3C certification…
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