If you haven’t already heard, Sharp Aquos is still very much alive and kicking, and the latest in the Aquos family is this: the Sharp Aquos R9. It is not quite a flagship device as far as the chip is concerned. It does however benefit from the latest midrange chip […]
Not everyone is down with Poco phones powered by Dimensity. If you are one of them. We have good news. Not wanting a Dimensity powered device does not mean you have missed out on affordable devices with flagship specs because the Poco F6 series is here. As usual, there are […]
Chinese smartphone makers are pulling out all the stops to make their smartphones stand out in the overcrowded, highly competitive market and they are not just doing it for flagship devices. Even mid-range devices are getting much love and attention. The Oppo Reno12 AI smartphone is one such midrange device.
There is no reason not to own a smartphone especially when Poco exists. Why? Because it is ridiculously affordable. Poco has one of the most affordable phones from a big brand (Xiaomi) in the world. Sure, there are budgets from other big names but they are not truly budgets. We […]
The Meizu 21 family of smartphones has grown to include a quasi-flagship device known as the Meizu 21 Note. Billed as the “elite force of mobile phones”, the Meizu 21 Note proudly claims as the AI benchmark and performance beast. It shares the same design language as the 21 Pro […]
Last month, Motorola launched a new generation of edge family, the edge 50 series. The April 16 announcement has three models: Motorola edge 50 ultra, Motorola edge 50 pro, and Motorola edge 50 fusion. Not surprisingly, they are marketed as AI devices, powered by moto AI. But that’s not what […]
If the Sony Xperia 1 VI is far too premium for your wallet, Sony also announced a follow-up to its mid-ranger Sony Xperia 10 series that should be easy on most people’s bank accounts. The new Sony Xperia 10 VI features a large capacity battery for 2-day use, a lightweight […]
Sony has just announced its yearly update of its premium smartphone, the Xperia 1. Outfitted with a telephoto optical zoom lens with a wide and user-friendly focal length from 85 mm to 170 mm, the new Sony Xperia 1 VI offers up to x7.1 zoom, promising long-distance shooting “in superb […]
We may have failed to mention that the Vivo X100 and X100 Pro announced last December are AI phones imbued with a Large Language Model (LLM) called BlueLM. These handsets, which are powered by a Dimensity 9300 tuned for the Vivo X100 series, work in sync with Vivo’s self-developed BlueCrystal […]
The much anticipated, slightly more affordable Google Pixel 8 has just been announced today. Powered by the latest Google Tensor G3 chip, the new Google Pixel 8a shares much of the AI features found on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, including AI features like Gemini, Best Take, Audio […]
The chunky aesthetic of rugged phones is not for everyone but as Nokia has proven, a phone does not need to rock the typical rugged look to be rugged. Now, Oppo proves that a phone does not need to be ‘rugged’ to sustain borderline extreme daily abuses. The phone in […]