While the budget phone category continues to grow in the United States, the rest of the world already offers a wealth of options for affordable, high-quality hardware. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is another such device that is genuinely superb for the money, yet lacks wide North American availability.
The release of the Pixel 3a globally was fantastic for the entire market, as its low pricing and…
ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 review
September 16, 2019
ZTE or should we say Nubia can be considered as sort of a veteran when it comes to the gaming smartphone scene. Ever since the Snapdragon 835, the company has been putting out a gaming-centric handset with the current top-of-the-line Qualcomm chip. Of course, this fact…
OnePlus 7 review: Not ‘Pro’ but definitely not amateur [Video]
September 16, 2019
The OnePlus 7 isn’t officially coming to the North American market and that is a disappointment because this is a fantastic follow-up to the OnePlus 6T, even if it feels very much like a retread.
While we still don’t have any official line for why this is the case, it…
The Galaxy Note 9 a year later: Still good, but not for everyone
September 16, 2019
When Samsung unveiled the Note 9 a year ago, I was surprised by how much I liked it. Sure, it didn’t bring many fresh features — mostly just refinements in areas where the Note line already excelled. There was more power than before, longer battery life, a larger display and more built-in storage. Plus, some camera improvements made the Note 9 more capable in low light. These upgrades…
What to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 event
September 16, 2019
Few companies revel in spectacle the way Samsung does, and if nothing else, the company’s Unpacked event in Brooklyn will be an assault on the senses. Of course, all that spectacle serves a purpose: to get people hyped for its newest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy…
Honor 20 review
September 16, 2019
The Honor 20 series premiere couldn’t have had a worse timing – the phones went official just as the Trump administration in the US imposed a ban on US-based companies from working with Huawei – Honor’s parent company. This cast a serious shadow on…
Nokia 9 PureView: will it bend?
September 16, 2019
The Nokia 9 PureView is still unique in the mobile world because of its seven cameras. And today it was the latest smartphone to be put through the traditional durability test by Zack from JerryRigEverything. So if you like seeing handsets get hurt, on video, sit back and enjoy this ride.
If for some reason you aren’t able to watch right now, here’s the skinny. The scratch…
Nokia 9 PureView, 8.1, 7.1 and 6.1 get a big discount in Europe
September 16, 2019
Four Nokia smartphones are getting significant price cuts in Germany and the UK – the Nokia 9 PureView, 8.1, 7.1 and 6.1. However, only the first three are discounted in Germany while all four can be found at a lower price in the UK.
The Nokia 9.1 PureView can be…
Is Samsung's Galaxy S10+ a superb flagship?
September 16, 2019
Reviews Editor Cherlynn Low had a lot of good things to say about Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S10+ when it hit the market back in March. There was its big, beautiful HDR10+ display, a cleaner UI, impressive battery life, an upgraded camera software and the ability to…
ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 in for review - ask us anything about it
September 16, 2019
Another day, another gaming smartphone on our doorstep. The ZTE subsidiary nubia introduced the Red Magic 3 with promising specs, and we finally got a chance to see if it delivers on those promises.
This time we will do our quick welcoming post with a twist – instead of making you wait until the review to get your questions answered we’ll do that on Tuesday. So anything you want to…