Sony Xperia 10 V review

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Kyocera stops making phones for consumers

Today Kyocera has announced that it's officially leaving the consumer mobile phone business, after a struggling period in which the company amassed a JPY 2.27 billion ($16.6 million) loss this February. In other news, it looks like Kyocera was still making phones - even though you, like us, may not have heard of any in the past few months (or years). The company is only quitting the consumer space, by the way. It will continue to serve corporate customers. With deteriorating profitability, something had to be done and apparently axing the consumer products was it. "We can no longer find...
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Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate goes through torture test, lives to tell the story

We reviewed the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate not too long ago and crowned as arguably the best gaming phone at the moment. One of the main differentiating factors between the standard ROG Phone 7 and the Ultimate edition is the latter’s AeroActive Portal – a motorized air-intake system that works in tandem with the AeroActive Cooler accessory and JerryRigEverything has his latest torture test to show us how it works and how the phone fares in his usual set of durability tests. After the host breaks up the plastic window of the AeroAcrive Cooler and props the AeroActive Portal’s flap open...
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Kuo:Apple's AR/MR headset to boost entire VR industry

Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is confident that Apple's highly-anticipated AR/VR headset will be unveiled at June's WWDC. He notes that Apple is 'well prepared to release' the new device. He also notes that the headset's release will greatly benefit Apple's supply chain partners, boosting the entire VR industry. The more expensive bits of an AR/VR headset are the assembly (a Luxshare exclusive), the micro OLED display (exclusive to Sony), the dual processor (exclusive to TSMC), the chassis (mostly supplied by Everwin Precision), the 12 camera modules (exclusive to Cowell Electronics), and...
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EU moves to ban misleading battery life ads, mandate third party repairs

The European Parliament drafted new legislation with the goal of offering better product labeling in the EU and limiting misleading product characteristics, environmental claims and repairability restrictions. The directive will target the use of unsubstantiated environmental claims on packing and ads such as “climate neutral” and “environmentally friendly” by manufacturers if these are not backed by detailed evidence. The legislation draft also foresees clear labeling for the cost of product repairs and any potential repair restrictions by manufacturers. The industry will no...
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First images of iQOO Neo 8 and Neo 8 Pro appear online

The iQOO Neo 8 series will be introduced on May 23, and the vivo brand confirmed we will see a Pro member for the first time in the Neo history. The phone will have OIS, and according to images that appeared online, it might be the only one with the camera feature. Two phones were revealed on Twitter, one allegedly the iQOO Neo 8 and the other being the iQOO Neo 8 Pro, and only the latter has “OIS” writing on the back; the former has “Neo” in that place. vivo iQOO Neo 8 • vivo iQOO Neo 8 Pro These images also reveal the camera island will be rectangular and will not span across...
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Top 10 trending phones of week 19

Week 18 saw the official debut of a number of exciting phones and it's no wonder our trending chart looks very different from last week. The Samsung Galaxy A54 was knocked off the lead for only the second time since it went official in mid-March. In fact it was overtaken by no fewer than four of the new phones and is now sitting in fifth position. It was the Poco F5 that ended up on top this week, narrowly edging the Sony Xperia 1 V. The Sony flagship put up a great fight, but the fact that the Xiaomi phone had a two-day advantage proved decisive. Poco F5 Pro got the bronze medal,...
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Huawei FreeBuds 5 review

Introduction The FreeBuds range from Huawei has offered some great wireless earbuds over the years and the new FreeBuds 5 are the latest entry. They arrive with a bold new design, flagship-level features and a combined 30-hour battery life. FreeBuds 5 come as a successor to 2021’s FreeBuds 4, which were a solid pair of open-ear buds. The specs department looks quite impressive with 11mm drivers, an active noise cancelation system with three microphones on each bud, multi-point pairing, LDAC support and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. Can these oddly shaped buds compete with the premium...
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Week 19 in review: Xperia 1 V, Xperia 10 V, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a, Pixel tablet debut

It was a week full of big announcements so let's recap. Sony unveiled the flagship Xperia 1 V and the midrange Xperia 10 V. Both have 21:9 tall-aspect displays, 5,000mAh batteries, 3.5mm headphone jacks, and expandable storage. The Xperia 1 V has a first-ever stacked CMOS sensor on a mobile phone that promises full-frame camera-like nighttime performance. The Xperia 1 V packs textured Gorilla Glass Victus on the back, a triple camera, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, and a 4K OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The flagship is coming in late June, starting from €1,399/£1,299. The Xperia 10...
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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany and India

Google launched the new Pixel 7a in multiple countries around the world and in some places it is a better pick than the Pixel 7. Not everywhere, though, the older model has fallen to a similar price in a few places. In the US, there’s a gift for Mother’s Day, plus cheap older flagships from Samsung and OnePlus. In India, the iQOO 11 price is starting to fall, but the gaming phone got unexpected competition as the PS5 also got cheaper. Use the links below to jump to your region: USA Germany The UK India USA For Mother’s Day, Samsung is offering a free...
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Weekly poll results: the Motorola Edge+ (2023) is off to a great start, the Edge 40 pricing is off

The new Motorola Edge+ (2023) for the US market is showing a lot of promise – last week’s poll shows that 45% of voters are interested in the Moto flagship. Mostly the same hardware is available as the Edge 40 Pro elsewhere, but the thing about the US market is that there are very few competing brands, especially in the flagship segment. This means that the Edge+ is mostly going up against Galaxy S, Pixel and iPhone models, though there is the OnePlus too. While Samsung and Apple can rely on their brand names to support the higher price tags, Motorola’s popularity is past its prime. The...
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Nokia G11 is receiving Android 13 update

HMD released the Android 13 update for the Nokia G11 Plus late last month, and now it's the vanilla model that's getting the Android 13 upgrade. The Android 13 update for the Nokia G11 is seeding in the Netherlands, but the rollout should expand to other markets soon. If you are yet to receive Android 13 on your Nokia G11, you can check for it manually by heading to its Settings menu. And if you live in a different country and got Android 13 on your Nokia G11, let us know by dropping a comment below. Via
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Redmagic 4K Gaming Monitor review

Introduction At this point nubia's Red Magic has solid traditions in the gaming smartphone segment and it felt confident enough to venture into the broader gaming world. The Redmagic 4K Gaming Monitor 27" is the company's first monitor and it's a beast. It impresses with a cutting-edge miniLED panel that boasts high maximum brightness, nice contrast and 1,152 dimming zones for proper HDR experience. In fact, the panel supports HDR1000 standard, which is pretty impressive for a PC monitor. And since this is a gaming monitor, it has all the hertzes and pixels. The 4K (3840 x...
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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Limited Edition announced

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S23 Ultra Limited Edition, which isn't a special edition S23 Ultra coming in a new color or with new features, but an 8GB/256GB Phantom Black Galaxy S23 Ultra bundled with the Galaxy Watch5 Blue Sapphire 44m model (non-LTE) and a 15W dual wireless charger. What's special about this Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Limited Edition package is its price. The products included in the package cost less than what you'd pay if you purchase them separately, that is, VND31,990,000 ($1,365/€1,245/INR112,165) instead of VND41,130,000 ($1,755/€1,600/INR144,210). The...
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Xiaomi Redmi A2, A2+ launching in India on May 19

The Xiaomi Redmi A2 and Redmi A2+ unveiled in March will debut in India on May 19. This revelation comes from Redmi, who shared a Twitter teaser announcing the Redmi A2 series' India launch next Friday at 11AM local time. The company hasn't explicitly mentioned the Redmi A2 or A2+, but using the word "series" and Redmi A2+'s image in the promo page on Xiaomi India's official website confirms the Redmi A2 and A2+ will launch in India next week. The Redmi A2 and Redmi A2+ are identical devices, with the latter featuring a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Both phones are powered...
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