Top 10 trending phones of week 6

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra extends its golden run, ending up as the most popular device in our database for the sixth week in a row. At this rate we are unlikely to see it overtaken at least until the MWC rolls in at the end of the month.

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The second placed phone is both a bit of a surprise and the most easily predictable one there is. You see the Galaxy A5x series have been a prominent fixture in our trending chart for years now, but the A55 is still weeks if not months away from announcement. However, you guys are clearly already paying close...


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OnePlus on why just 5 years of updates, Phone (2a) render was fake, Week 6 in review

Welcome to your week 6 recap. OnePlus defended its policy of giving its users 5 years of software updates (4 years of major OS updates, and 5 years of security support) over the 7 years of Samsung and Google. OnePlus is focusing on the quality of the software and its fluidity over what it deems a promise that misses that point.

A press image made the rounds this week, supposedly of Nothing's first midranger, the Phone (2a). It showed a phone without a Glyph interface and a similar design to the Nothing Phone (1). It turns out the render isn't of the Phone (2a) - Steve H. McFly (aka...


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Weekly poll: aluminum, stainless steel or titanium?

It was clear as far back as 2017 that metal is the preferred material for a phone body. But which metal? Aluminum is the default, Apple used stainless steel for a few years before switching to titanium and Samsung followed that move too.

Each has its advantages. Aluminum is cheap and light. Stainless steel offers great strength, but is too heavy. That may be why Apple had to switch to titanium – it’s more durable than aluminum but lighter than steel. For example, the iPhone 14 Pro Max weighs 240g, the 15 Pro Max is 221g.

Titanium is, of course, hard to work with and expensive, so it’s...


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Weekly poll results: the Realme 12 Pro+ has potential, the 12 Pro is a swing and a miss

If you compare the Realme 12 Pro and 12 Pro+, you will see only a few differences – however, the results from last week’s poll shows that these two phones couldn’t be more different. Neither of them is shaping up to be a hot seller, but the plus model is certainly the winner here.

Let’s start with the Realme 12 Pro as this will be short. Only 1 in 10 people are interested in this model, with 2 more that can be talked into getting one if the phone gets great results in reviews. For most, there are better mid-rangers that they can buy. Many are holding off until the likes of the Samsung...


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Google One now has more than 100 million subscribers

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that Google One now has more than 100 million subscribers, and the company will be focusing on "building on that momentum" with the freshly launched AI Premium Plan offering features powered by Google's recently announced Gemini AI model.

We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced, plus Gemini in Gmail, Docs + more coming soon.
https://t.co/m7zAVop7P6 pic.twitter.com/sMdwJeq0iU— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai)...


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Deals: OnePlus 12 and 12R are now available in the US, Google cuts Pixel prices

Pre-orders are done and the OnePlus 12 series is now available. The flagship OnePlus 12 is available with a free storage upgrade, meaning that $800 buys you 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage. Try getting that out of Samsung or Google.

A quick overview of this Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powered phone shows a 6.82” QHD+ display, a 120Hz LTPO panel with 10-bit colors. There’s also a 50MP main, 64MP 3x tele and 48MP ultra wide cameras with Hasselblad calibration. OnePlus brought back wireless charging (50W) to complement the wired charging (80W) for the 5,400mAh battery (30 minutes to full for the wired...


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Google Pixel phones may get adaptive display touch sensitivity

Android Police dug out an interesting string of code suggesting a new feature is coming to Google Pixel phones, called Adaptive Touch Sensitivity. Judging by the code itself, it may enable future and current Pixel phones to adjust the display's touch sensitivity depending on environmental factors, activity or whether or not a screen protector is applied.

In fact, the Pixel 8 series can already detect a screen protector and once you apply one, the system prompts you to boost touch sensitivity. But it looks like Google is ready to expand on that feature, which is found in the Android 14...


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Deals: Motorola's Razr foldables are cheaper than ever, non-folding Motos are on sale too

Foldables are now attainable, if not quite cheap. The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is down to €800, its lowest price yet. It combines a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a 6.9” FHD+ 165Hz LTPO OLED internal display and a usable 3.6” cover display (144Hz, both 10-bit). The 12+13MP camera leaves something to be desired, but the 3,800mAh battery offers both 30W wired charging and some wireless (only 5W but still).

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra
8/256GB
€400 off
Read our review

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Samsung Galaxy Book4 series laptops to launch in India this month

The Samsung Galaxy Book4 series laptops unveiled last December will launch in India this month, claims IANS.

The Galaxy Book4 lineup includes Galaxy Book4 Ultra, Galaxy Book4 Pro, and Galaxy Book4 Pro 360. The source claims all three laptops will be up for pre-bookings in India in mid-February and likely go on sale in the last week of the month, except the Book4 Ultra, which might not be available immediately.

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There's no word on how much the Galaxy Book4 laptops will cost in India, but if this report is correct, we won't have to wait much to know that. In...


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Xiaomi 14 Ultra key specs leak, seems like more of a refresh

In a recent post tipster Yogesh Brar reveals Xiaomi 14 Ultra's key specs ahead of launch. The 6.73-inch QHD+ 120Hz OLED LTPO display sounds familiar, and so does the camera setup with Leica-branded optics and the 90W fast charging.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra- 6.73" QHD+ AMOLED LTPO, 120Hz- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC- Android 14, HyperOS- 50MP 1" (VA) + 50MP (UW) + 50MP 3.2X + 50MP 5X Tele- 32MP selfie- 5,300mAh (approx) battery- 90W wired charging- Leica optics- IP68 rating- inhouse chipsThoughts?— Yogesh Brar (@heyitsyogesh) February 9, 2024

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New Samsung Galaxy A35, Galaxy A55 renders surface corroborating design leaks

We've been hearing about the Samsung Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 for some time now, but we don't know when these phones will be unveiled. However, thanks to previous leaks, we do know what both phones will look like. And as we inch closer to their launch, a new set of official renders have surfaced, corroborating the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55's designs.

These renders were shared by reliable leakster Evan Blass, showing both phones with punch-hole displays and triple camera setups on the rear.

Samsung Galaxy A35 • Samsung Galaxy A55

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Apple Vision Pro’s micro OLED displays, battery detailed in iFixt teardown part 2

iFixit shared a part 2 video to its Apple Vision Pro teardown which details the key components inside Apple’s first Spatial Computer. Spoiler alert – Apple did some clever marketing tricks with the whole “more than a 4K TV for each eye” claim it made during the Vision Pro announcement.

The pair of micro OLED screens are each estimated to offer a 3,660 x 3,200 pixel per eye resolution which technically does not fulfill the requirements for 4K resolution which is 3,840 x 2,160px. Vision Pro is still plenty sharp and each of its displays packs a whopping 3,380 pixels per inch...


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Google rebrands Bard to Gemini, launches a paid version based on a more powerful AI model

A year ago to the day Google announced Bard – its AI-powered ChatGPT rival. Bard was powered by the LaMDA model, but Google switched to Gemini in December. Now the service will adopt the name of the model that powers it. Goodbye, Bard. Hello, Gemini.

Gemini is now powered by the Gemini Pro 1.0 model. It is available in over 230 countries and knows over 40 languages. This is available through a web interface – here’s the link – but you can also use the new Gemini app.

It’s a chat bot and you can talk to it over text or voice. However, Gemini is “mulit-modal”, meaning that you can also...


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Apple releases AI image generation tool called MGIE

Apple's image editing AI model has arrived albeit it's far from a finished product. MGIE, short for multimodal large language models-guided image editing, is currently available on GitHub and there's a PDF project paper with instructions.

The model uses text instructions to change and edit images. It can do simple image editing tasks like increasing contrast or brightness and changing the white balance. But it can also try and interpret more complex prompts - like making this pizza healthier - by adding vegetable toppings.

The model can also crop and resize, autofill image borders,...


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Honor unveils Protect Plan ahead of X9b launch in India

The Honor X9b is arriving on February 15 in India, and today the company introduced a Protect Plan, which will be offered for free to everyone who purchases the midranger.

The plan includes a free one-time screen replacement, extended warranty, improved door-to-door phone service, and “assured buy back”. According to an official press release, the plan will cost INR2,999 ($36/€33) if purchased separately.

The screen replacement will be applicable within the first six months of purchasing the phone, and will include doorstep pickup and delivery for repairs in authorized service...


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