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Motorola Edge 50 Pro will be one of the first Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 phones (slightly cheaper flagships)

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor is basically slightly cheaper, slightly less powerful version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The chip maker says it’s designed to offer a nearly the same level of performance as the company’s flagship mobile processor in more affordable devices. And one of the first devices that will use the […]

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Motorola’s new Moto G Power and Moto G (2024) budget phones pack 120 Hz displays and 50MP cameras

Motorola has unveiled two new budget smartphones with big batteries, high screen refresh rates, and fairly low starting prices. The new Moto G 5G (2024) will be available from wireless carriers later this month, and unlocked models are expected to sell for $200 when it hits retail in May. And the Moto G Power 5G (2024) is a […]

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TANK 3 Pro is a rugged smartphone with a massive battery and a built-in projector

The TANK 3 is a rugged smartphone designed for off-grid use, with a 23,800 mAh battery for days of continuous use, a rugged body, and special features including a 1200 lumen LED flashlight. Now the Chinese company behind that phone have launched a new model called the TANK 3 Pro, which brings two significant changes. […]

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Nothing Phone (2a) is a cheap(er) phone with premium features

The Nothing Phone (2a) is the third smartphone from Nothing, but it’s the company’s first budget model, with prices starting at ÂŁ319 in the UK, €329 in Europe, and $349 in the United States (although it will only be available in the US through a developer program at launch). But while that makes this new […]

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The Minimal Phone hits Indiegogo for $350 and up (E Ink phone with a QWERTY keyboard)

The Minimal Phone is an Android phone with a screen that bucks almost every trend in the modern smartphone space. Instead of a big screen with vibrant colors and a high refresh rate it has a small black and white E Ink display positioned above a physical keyboard, making the phone look a bit like a modern […]

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Nubia Music is a smartphone with TWO headphone jacks

Smartphones with headphone jacks appear to be an endangered species these days. But ZTE subsidiary is pushing back with a new smartphone that not only has a headphone jack… it has two of them. The Nubia Music is a smartphone designed to put music front and center. It has two 3.5mm audio jacks on top of the device, […]

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Avenir’s Energizer HardCase P28K is a rugged smartphone with a 28,000 mAh battery

The Energizer brand is best known for batteries, so it probably shouldn’t be surprising that the company with the rights to use the Energizer name on its smartphones has a habit of making models where the battery is the stand-out feature. A few years ago Avenir Telecom launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Energizer P18K […]

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Lilbits: Intel Foundry’s new roadmap, Google Pixel Fold 2, and the OnePlus Watch 2

Intel had a rough few years a while back, when the company struggled to meet its original goals for moving from 14nm to 10nm and wound up shipping multiple generations of processors manufactured on a 14nm node while competitors were moving to smaller and more efficient processes. But Intel says its Foundry business is back […]

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ZTE Libero Flip is a foldable flip-phone priced under $420 (in Japan)

The ZTE Libero Flip is a smartphone with a 6.9 inch AMOLED display that folds in half like a flip phone, a small circular cover display, and the kind of specs you’d expect from a mid-range phone. Of course, most foldable phones don’t have mid-range price tags. But it looks like that’s starting to change, […]