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Android 10 officially hits Sony Xperia XZ2 trio and XZ3

January 6, 2020
After outfitting its 2019 flagships with Android 10, Sony is also bringing the latest Android version to some of its older phones. The Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact and XZ2 Premium as well as for the ZX3 are all receiving the Android 10 update. Update screenshot The update itself bearing the 52.1.A.0.532 build number comes in at 730 MB. It brings all the standard Android 10 novelties like improved…
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OnePlus 8 Lite dummy confirms triple camera

January 6, 2020
The OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are the successors of the OnePlus 7T family and are expected to arrive in the first half of 2020. However, a non-flagship variant called OnePlus 8 Lite is expected to tag along, expanding the company’s portfolio to three phones. Today, a…
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Realme 5i arriving in India on January 9

January 6, 2020
Realme 5i will be the latest device in the brand’s portfolio which is expected to be slightly more affordable due to less impressive front-facing camera and design of the back panel. It is already allegedly on sale in Vietnam for the equivalent of $185 at one online…
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite phones are deeply confusing

January 6, 2020
Earlier this week, Samsung announced two new Galaxy phones: the S10 Lite and the Note 10 Lite. “S” and “Note,” in Samsung parlance, usually mean “really high-end.” These two phones are not that. After spending a half-hour poking around at both of them, I am able to understand why Samsung made them. But I am still deeply confused about some of the decisions Samsung made here. The…
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NVIDIA unveils a 360Hz 'world's fastest' esports display

January 6, 2020
And the hertz just keep on comin’. NVIDIA today unveiled the ASUS ROG Swift 360, a monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate, making it “the world’s fastest esports display.” The Swift 360 is designed specifically for professional gaming and training &#8212…
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2019 Winners and Losers: LG

January 6, 2020
LG underperformed this year. Sales fell and there were few bright spots in the company’s new releases. LG’s product lineup felt very poorly thought out as the company rushed out to release one of the first 5G phones while completely neglecting its mid-range offerings (and its entry-level phones didn’t really feel competitive). Winner: LG V50 ThinQ 5G LG released one of the first…
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Flashback: the Galaxy Alpha was Samsung's attempt at making an iPhone

January 5, 2020
By 2013 Samsung was one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, but it had a reputation of building plastic phones at a time when Apple, HTC, Sony and others were pushing metal as the material of choice for flagships. Samsung was also at the forefront of a trend it started, that of extra large screens. The large, plastic Galaxys had little overlap with the small, metal iPhones.
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