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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 for cheaper mid-range phones

Qualcomm is adding a new processor to its Snapdragon 7 line of chips for upper mid-range devices. But it’s not a faster chip than the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 processor that launched earlier this year. In fact, the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is less powerful in most respect than last year’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. It’s most […]

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Samsung launches Exynos 1380 and 1330 chips for mid-range phones

Samsung may have gone all-in on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips for its Galaxy S23 smartphone lineup. But the company is still producing its own chips under the Exynos brand, and now Samsung has introduced two new Exynos 1300 series chips that will likely power some of the company’s upcoming Galaxy A-series mid-range phones. The Samsung Exynos […]

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Motorola’s 2022 Moto G 5G and Moto G Stylus 5G are mid-range phones with high refresh rates

Motorola is refreshing its Moto G line of mid-range smartphones with a new Moto G 5 (2022) sporting a 6.5 inch HD+ display with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor, and a new Moto G Stylus 5G (2022) with a bigger, higher-res 6.8 inch FHD+ 120 Hz display. In case the name […]

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Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A53 5G, and Galaxy A73 5G pack big specs and mid-range prices, but not headphone jacks

Samsung’s Galaxy A series line of mid-range smartphones are among the company’s best-selling, typically combining strong features and prices that are more affordable than the company’s increasingly expensive Galaxy S series flagships. The new Samsung Galaxy A33 5G and Galaxy A53 5G continue the trend. The former will be available in Europe starting April 22 for €369 and […]

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Moto G Stylus (2022) is a $300 phone with pen support with a big screen and a big battery

While some phone makers only offer a stylus with high-end smartphones, Motorola has been selling a line of mid-range Moto G Stylus handsets for years for folks willing to sacrifice specs (and some stylus functionality) in pursuit of a more affordable price tag. This year’s Moto G Stylus (2022) ups the ante in some key […]

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OnePlus Nord CE 5G has a 90 Hz OLED display and Snapdragon 750 G for ÂŁ299 and up

As expected, the newest mid-range smartphone from OnePlus packs a lot of features into an affordable device. The OnePlus Nord CE 5G has a 6.4 inch, 2400 x 180 pixel AMOLED display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750GB processor, at least 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It also has […]

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Lenovo Tab P11 tablet now available for $230 (Android tablet with mid-range specs)

The Lenovo Tab P11 is an Android tablet with an 11 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage. First unveiled in January, it’s basically a tablet with the guts of a decent mid-range phone from a year or two ago. Now it’s […]

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Samsung brings 64MP cameras, high refresh displays to Galaxy A52 and A72 mid-range phones

Samsung is bringing some premium features to its latest mid-range smartphones. The new Samsung Galaxy A52 and Samsung Galaxy A72 smartphones both feature AMOLED displays with 90 Hz refresh rates, 25 watt fast charging, IP67 water and dust resistance, 32MP selfie cameras, and four rear cameras including a 64MP primary camera with optical image stabilization. The company […]

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HMD launches Nokia 5.4 mid-range phone for 189 Euros

HMD’s latest smartphone features a a 6.39 inch display, a 4,000 mAh battery, and features including NFC, four rear cameras, and a fingerprint reader. But with a starting price of  189 Euros (about $230), the Nokia 5.4 is more of a budget or mid-range phone than a premium handset. Digging into the specs makes that pretty […]

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OnePlus Nord N10 is a mid-range 5G phone with a 90 Hz display, the Nord N100 is the cheapest OnePlus phone yet

After years of focusing on “flagship killer” phones, OnePlus introduced the €399 ($470) OnePlus Nord this summer, bringing not-quite-flagship-class specs to a mid-range smartphone. Now the company is expanding the OnePlus Nord family with two new models: the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100. And unlike the original OnePlus Nord, both of them […]