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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon) Audio test

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The Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon) is Samsung’s S-series base model for the Chinese and North American markets. The device is built around Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 chipset instead of the Exynos variant used in ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) Audio test

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The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) is Samsung’s S-series flagship for the Chinese and North American markets. The device is built around Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 chipset instead of the Exynos variant used in ...

The importance of touch-to-display response time in gaming

All smartphone gamers at one point or another have probably complained about their device’s delayed or long response time to a tap on the screen. One-tenth of a second reaction time from a finger tap ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos) Selfie test: Flagship-caliber photos

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The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G is Samsung’s top-of-the-line model, leading the S21 trio of phones. It has a 120 Hz AMOLED 6.8-inch quad-HD+ (3200 x 1440) screen that supports HDR10+ video. Here we’re reviewing the ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos) Selfie test: Wide dynamic range

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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 5G is the smaller, less expensive option in the company’s high-end S21 line. It has a 120 Hz 6.2-inch AMOLED display, with a lower resolution (2400 x 1080) than the Galaxy S20. ...

Nikon Z7 II Sensor test: Nikon’s best mirrorless camera to date

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The Z7 II is the first update to the Z7, Nikon’s first high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera launched in 2018. While looking very similar externally to the original Z7, the mark II retains all the headline ...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Camera test: An eye for detail

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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 was launched at the end of 2020 and became available this year. It features a decidedly flagship-caliber WQHD+ 6.81-inch 120 Hz AMOLED display covering the P3 gamut and supporting HDR 10+. The ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos) Camera test: S-series base model

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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos) is the least expensive of the company’s current high-end S21 series. It sports a 120 Hz 6.2-inch AMOLED screen with a hole punch for the selfie camera, and has a ...

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (Exynos) Camera test: The bigger twin

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Samsung’s Galaxy S21+ 5G is the middle seat of the company’s current high-end S21 series, squeezed between the slightly smaller S21 5G and the top-of-the-line S21 Ultra 5G. It sports a 120 Hz, 6.7-inch AMOLED ...

TCL 20 Pro 5G Display test: New color leader

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A brand-new release as of this writing, the TCL 20 Pro 5G is the latest in TCL’s 20 line of smartphones and is packed with features, including a quad-rear camera and a Snapdragon 7225 750G ...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) Camera test: Ahead of Exynos

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We’ve already tested the camera of the Exynos-powered international version of Samsung’s new S-series flagship, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. In this review, we take a close look at the version of the S21 Ultra ...

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G Selfie test: Video contender

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The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G, introduced in October of 2020, straddles the typical mid-range and high-end price brackets. It features a 6.67-inch, 144 Hz IPS (in-plane switching) screen, a fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, ...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Camera test: Large sensor power

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The Mi 11 Ultra is the brand-new flagship model from Xiaomi and has big shoes to fill, given that its predecessor, the Mi 10 Ultra, was one of the best phones we tested for Camera ...

OnePlus 9 Pro Camera preview

OnePlus on Tuesday launched its 2021 flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 9 Pro, its much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s OnePlus 8 Pro. This year OnePlus heralds a partnership with an iconic name in photography, Hasselblad, a ...

Black Shark 4 Pro Audio test: An outstanding evolution

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In early 2020, Black Shark revealed a new brand identity using the slogan “Game is Real,”  which aimed to balance users’  mobile gaming experience with their everyday use of their phones. Less than a year ...

How a scratched smartphone camera cover affects image quality

Most current high-end smartphones come with multi-camera arrays that typically include a super-wide-angle and a tele camera next to the primary wide-angle module. Some devices also feature macro or specific video cameras. In addition, most ...

OnePlus 8T Selfie test: Not flashy, but functional

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The OnePlus 8T is an updated version of the OnePlus 8. Not much was changed outwardly; the differences are mainly tweaks to the camera setup, a bigger battery, and a faster refresh rate for the ...

Oppo Find X3 Pro Camera preview

Today Oppo launched its latest flagship phone, the Oppo Find X3 Pro. The new model features premium specs all around, including a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with QHD+ (3216 x 1440) resolution, a 120 Hz refresh ...

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