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Realme Narzo 10 (Realme 6i) Review: The Good and the Bad

Realme Narzo 10 (Realme 6i) Review: The Good and the Bad

May 25, 2020
Realme as an independent brand has been in the market for only a little over two years now, but its growth has been steeper than any other popular smartphone brand we know. Realme started as a budget-oriented brand and stuck to this notion for its first year. Although it has ventured way out of this...
Honor Magic Earbuds Review – Distinctly Average Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds

Honor Magic Earbuds Review – Distinctly Average Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds

May 20, 2020
The Honor Magic Earbuds were unveiled by Honor back at (the unofficially dubbed) "not MWC" at the end of February. They're the western version of the Honor FlyPods 3 that the company announced in November alongside the Honor V30 series, though they only went on sale in China in March. A couple of weeks ago,...
Razer Opus Review – Comfortable, Long-lasting Wireless Headphones with ANC

Razer Opus Review – Comfortable, Long-lasting Wireless Headphones with ANC

May 19, 2020
Razer just announced the Opus, the gaming brand's first lifestyle, Bluetooth wireless over-ear headphones, earlier today. There are already a lot of headphones from a lot of different, well-established audio accessory brands on the market, so the Razer Opus will need to offer a lot to stand out. Fortunately for Razer, the Opus isn't their...
Realme X50 Pro 5G Review – A Much-Needed Value Flagship Smartphone for 2020

Realme X50 Pro 5G Review – A Much-Needed Value Flagship Smartphone for 2020

May 16, 2020
The smartphone market has taken many unexpected turns in 2020 - and that's without getting into any of the ramifications of the currently-ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. We've seen the advent of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and the adoption of 5G drive flagship smartphone prices sky-high, with the most recent additions to the OnePlus lineup continuing...
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Long-term Review: Throwing reason out the window

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Long-term Review: Throwing reason out the window

May 15, 2020
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is a beast among smartphones. It has powerful internals, a big and beautiful display, a massive camera array, and much more. In pure numbers, including price, it’s almost impossible to find a phone that comes even close to matching it. It’s the best, biggest, and most expensive conventional glass slab...
TCL 10L and 10 Pro Review: Great Value Mid-Range Android Smartphones for the US

TCL 10L and 10 Pro Review: Great Value Mid-Range Android Smartphones for the US

May 14, 2020
The TCL 10L and TCL 10 Pro are the first phones as part of TCL's major push into the US, Europe, and Australia. The TCL 10 Pro is a $450 mid-range phone with a good display and a good camera setup. The TCL 10L is a $250 phone with great cameras and a great display....
OnePlus 8 Pro Review – Never Settle on Hardware

OnePlus 8 Pro Review – Never Settle on Hardware

April 14, 2020
We all knew it was coming. After years of trying to keep wallets happier, its friendship with mid-rangers has ended. Now flagships are its best friend. It's finally happened: OnePlus is now selling premium high-end flagships with the OnePlus 8 Pro. Starting at $899, there's no confusing it -- the OnePlus 8 Pro is one of...
OnePlus 8 Review – Not Enough to Beat the OnePlus 7T

OnePlus 8 Review – Not Enough to Beat the OnePlus 7T

April 14, 2020
The OnePlus 7T was released alongside the OnePlus 7T Pro flagship in late 2019 as the half-yearly upgrade to the OnePlus 7, but a fairly big upgrade for the markets that were stuck with the OnePlus 6T. In my eyes, the OnePlus 7T was a classic: a practical smartphone in the premium category that cuts...
LG V60 ThinQ with Dual Screen Review – So Close to Greatness

LG V60 ThinQ with Dual Screen Review – So Close to Greatness

April 12, 2020
LG launched the V10 back in 2015, kicking off what has been a very interesting series of devices. Say what you will about LG, but they're not afraid to try new things. Many of these features end up as nothing more than “gimmicks,” discarded after a couple of generations. The LG V60 ThinQ includes yet...
iQOO 3 5G Review – One of the Fastest but not Smoothest Smartphones

iQOO 3 5G Review – One of the Fastest but not Smoothest Smartphones

April 5, 2020
Last month, Vivo's new sub-brand, iQOO, made its first foray into the Indian market with the launch of a brand new flagship smartphone called the iQOO 3 5G. This flagship smartphone boasts some of the most cutting edge hardware on the Indian market with the central theme revolving around delivering a superior gaming-focused experience in...
ColorOS 7.1 Review: OPPO’s latest Android OS is its best yet

ColorOS 7.1 Review: OPPO’s latest Android OS is its best yet

April 3, 2020
OPPO recently announced the Find X2 and Find X2 Pro at the beginning of March. The two smartphones are OPPO's most premium flagship smartphones yet, both in terms of hardware and pricing. While the Find X2 and X2 Pro are only the second batch of devices in OPPO's Find X series, OPPO is no stranger...
Realme 6 Pro Review: A well-rounded affordable smartphone with a few premium features

Realme 6 Pro Review: A well-rounded affordable smartphone with a few premium features

March 29, 2020
Realme's number series, which started off with the launch of the Realme 1 back in 2018, has been known to offer some great budget devices. But with the Realme C series now targeting the same price segment, Realme has upgraded the number series to offer mid-range specifications at an affordable price. Following the launch of...