This week ZTE launched a dual-screen smartphone that you can fold in half, letting you use just one screen at a time or both together for a larger, tablet-like experience. But next year phone makers are expected to start shipping foldable phones that have only one screen. The difference is that they’ll have flexible OLED display […]
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Google Pixel 2 smartphone review
The Google Pixel 2 is probably the next phone I’m going to buy. It’s a powerful phone with an excellent camera, well thought-out software, sturdy (if rather mundane) design, and decent battery life. As a Pixel device, it also comes with a few perks including a guaranteed 3 years of security and feature updates and […]
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Google Pixel 2 Review: Performance
Most high-end smartphones shipping in 2017 have Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processors and at least 4GB of RAM. So it’s not surprising that Google’s new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones follow suit. The phones score very well on benchmarks and feel pretty zippy when performing most tasks. But benchmarks only tell part of the […]
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HMD launches the mid-range Nokia 7
The Nokia smartphone lineup is getting a new mid-range model. The Nokia 7 is a 5.2 inch phone with a full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, and a starting price of about $377… or rather, CNY 2,499 in China, because that’s the only market where the phone will be available at launch. As […]
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Moto X4 Android One smartphone review
The Moto X4 is a mid-range phone with decent all-around performance, dual rear cameras, and an IP68 waterproof rating. But that’s not why I wanted to review this phone. While there are a lot of decent mid-range smartphones on the market these days, the Moto X4 is special for a few reasons. It’s the first […]
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Samsung’s latest Android phones can also be Linux desktops
When Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 smartphone earlier this year, the company also introduced a new system that allows you to connect your phone to an external display, mouse, and keyboard and use your phone like a desktop. Up until now that’s meant when you use the Samsung DeX docking station you can run Android […]
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Moto X4 is now available for $330 as an Amazon prime Exclusive
The Motorola Moto X4 is a smartphone with strong mid-range specs including a 5.2 inch full HD display, dual rear cameras, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage (for US models, at least). An Android One version of the phone should be available from Google’s Project Fi network soon for […]
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Pixel 2 smartphones have a custom camera chip called Pixel Visual Core
The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have some of the best cameras available on a smartphone. They’re so good that they let a mediocre photographer like me take some pretty stunning shots. Part of that is due to the high-quality image sensors. Part comes from Google’s software which helps with everything from image […]
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ZTE Axon M dual-screen phone coming this fall for $725 (to AT&T only)
Samsung may be planning to launch a phone with a flexible OLED screen that folds in half next year. But ZTE took a quicker, easier, and hackier approach toward building a handheld device that you could use as a phone or tablet: the ZTE Axon M has two screens and a hinge that lets you […]
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Google Pixel 2 Review: Camera
The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones will be available online and in stores starting October 19th. I’ve been testing demo units since Friday, which isn’t quite enough time for a full review. But I wanted to share some thoughts on one of the most important features of the new phones: the cameras. […]