Even though Sony’s flagships haven’t set the world on fire for quite some time now, the Japanese electronics giant has always excelled at offering top-spec smartphones in a smaller form factor.
eBay seller “qd_us” is currently offering the international model of the Xperia XZ1 Compact for just $449. While the listing initially shows the price at $499, if you apply the code “PSHOPEARLY” at checkout you should see the saving.
OnePlus 8 Pro
The OnePlus 8 Pro is the most expensive phone OnePlus had ever made when it launched, but at $899 it's still cheaper than a number of competing flagships while offering a superior experience in a number of ways. With fast wireless charging, an official IP68 rating, and great battery life, this phone is what the OnePlus 7T Pro should have been.
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When the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro launched in October 2019, I was perplexed, to say the least.
OnePlus’ 2019 smartphone lineup is now complete with the launch of the OnePlus 7T Pro. The company has a six-month update cycle, which means the next smartphone — possibly the OnePlus 8 — could launch sometime in April 2020.
The OnePlus 7 has the smallest screen size of the lot, and it also misses out on OnePlus’ new 90Hz refresh rate commitment. The OnePlus 7 has a 6.41-inch FHD+ Optic AMOLED display with a 60Hz refresh rate.
Did you know phone calls just turned 140 years old? I had no clue, until the guys from Primo Connect sent us an email about it. Surely, things have changed plenty since then. We now carry powerful computers in our pockets, and it seems calls are about the most basic thing they can do. The only problem is that while our phones can accomplish so much, it seems they haven’t perfected basic communications quite yet.
We’ve known about Vivo’s first foldable, dubbed the X Fold, for a while now thanks to leaks and Vivo’s own teases. The day is finally here though, as the company has just launched the foldable in China, alongside the Vivo Pad tablet and Vivo X Note smartphone.
The new foldable takes the Galaxy Z Fold 3 route by featuring a smartphone screen on the outside and a tablet-sized folding display on the inside.
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Niche Chinese brand Oukitel has launched the WP19 smartphone. It’s equipped with a 21,000mAh battery for week-long endurance. The phone will set you back ~$744 from the likes of AliExpress. It’s not uncommon to find 5,000mAh batteries in many smartphones today, making for a refreshing change from six or seven years ago. What if this battery capacity isn’t enough for you, though? Well, you could go for the few 6,000mAh or 7,000mAh phones, but a new device has arrived that blows all other competitors out of the water.
If you own a Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10e, or (contrary to what was originally stated by Samsung) S10 5G, you can sign up for the beta program here by creating a Samsung account. The beta is not available in all countries, so if you can’t get in now you may have to wait a little longer for a wider rollout.
Details about the beta program were released in an official blog post on the Samsung Global website which has given us a look at some of the bonus features coming to Samsung’s skin.
Update, May 27, 2019 (4:28AM ET): The BlackShark 2 is now available in India as well. Exclusive to Flipkart, the phone goes on sale starting June 4, 2019.
The two variants are priced at 39,999 rupees (~$575) for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage version while the variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will cost 49,999 rupees (~$720).
The Black Shark 2 India launch also comes just over a month after the gaming phone landed in the U.
Back in 2012 we wrote a piece on phones you’ve probably never heard of. At the time, brands mention included Xiaomi, Blu, THL, among others. Something big has happened in the Android world since then: many of these names are actually reasonably well known these days, thanks to growth in global sales and websites like ours that help bring lesser known devices to light.
That said, there’s still a host of devices that are largely unheard of for those in the Western markets.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
The Redmi Note 7 Pro is a really nice phone that offers some of the best hardware you can get at this price point. Unfortunately, software glitches mar an otherwise excellent phone. Ads strewn across the interface make for an intrusive user experience. Table of contents
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series has long been the most successful lineup for the company. Over the years, the series has struck a good balance between performance and price.