Top 10 trending phones of week 11

After the Galaxy S24 Ultra dominated our trending chart in the first two months of 2024, March has seen new leaders every week. This time around it's the newly announced Galaxy A series members' turn to stand at the top.

The Galaxy A55 leads and it may well stay there for a while as it enjoyed twice the popularity of the Galaxy A35 in second. The Nothing Phone (2a) just held onto the last available podium position.

Redmi Note 13 Pro ended up fourth, ahead of the Galaxy A54, which retained its fifth position from last week.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is in sixth, followed by the Redmi...


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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy S24+

There is no uncertainty in our minds that the S24 Ultra is the ultimate Galaxy - that is, if we exclude the Fold from the conversation so as not to complicate things. But does everyone need the ultimate Galaxy? Perhaps the more ordinary Plus is all the Galaxy you'd ever have any use for, and spending the premium for an Ultra isn't entirely warranted. With that in mind, we set off to find out how the two stack up, hopefully saving you some money in the process - or, alternatively, convincing you to go Ultra.

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Weekly poll: would you rather have the Galaxy A55, Galaxy A35 or neither?

Check out this report from Forbes on the Top 10 best-selling phones for the first half of 2023. The Galaxy A54 sold 8.8 million units, putting it very close to the S23 Ultra and its 9.6 million units. The A34 wasn’t far off with 7.1 million units. The Galaxy A series is a big deal (the A14 actually sold more units than the Ultra).

Samsung Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35

This week we saw the launch of their successors. The Samsung Galaxy A55 shows massive improvements. It got a larger 6.6” display, now with Gorilla Glass Victus+. The plastic frame and back of the A54 are replaced with...


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Weekly poll results: the Nothing Phone (2a) shows great promise, but good reviews are vital

Last week’s poll shows that people are excited for and dubious of Nothing’s first mid-ranger in equal measure – half of voters are interested in the Nothing Phone (2a), but there is an even split between them. Half like what they see and are ready to press the “buy” button, the other half need proof that this phone is as good as it looks.

The phone was strong out of the gate, selling 60K units in 60 minutes immediately after it launched, a number that grew to 100K by the end of the first day. But Nothing knows how to generate buzz, the real question is whether the selling frenzy will...


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Huawei Band 9 leak showcases familiar design and specs

It’s been almost a year now since the announcement of the Huawei Band 8, and the company already teased that a Band 9 is on its way, likely to arrive alongside FreeLace Pro 2 headphones. A new leak claims that both devices will likely be going on sale in April.

Huawei Band 9

We have a slew of high-resolution and official-looking images of what is said to be the Huawei Band 9, apparently thanks to careless retailers. The Band 9, model number KIM-B19, codename “Kimi,” appears to be practically identical to its predecessor. This has become the norm for the Huawei Band since...


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Unannounced Moto G64 5G shows up on Google Play Console

Motorola has been enriching its smartphone portfolio lately, particularly the Moto G family, with the introduction of the Moto G Power 5G (2024) and Moto G (2024). The company has also been teasing its upcoming Edge 50 Pro and Edge 50 Fusion devices, which could be unveiled as soon as April 3. In the meantime, another Moto G device seems to be making its way to market, probably without much fanfare.

The Motorola Moto G64 5G was recently spotted on the Google Play Console alongside some essential details. Apparently, it will run the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 chipset – a 5G, 6nm chip from 2023...


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vivo T3 chipset and price range confirmed

vivo has been slowly trickling out information on the upcoming vivo T3 5G. We already know that the phone will be launching in India at 12MP on March 21 through Flipkart. Thanks to previous rumors, we also had a hunch about the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset.

vivo T3 5G posters

The chip is now officially confirmed, and according to vivo, the T3 scores over 734,000 points in AnTuTu 10, making it the self-advertised “Fastest Phone in Segment”. Said segment is mobile phones costing under INR 22,000. vivo says that it used an 8GB/256GB variant of the T3 5G to achieve the AnTuTu...


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Samsung Galaxy M35 5G spotted on GeekBench with familiar specs

Now that the Galaxy A35 5G is officially a thing, it is frankly not particularly surprising that Samsung has an M35 5G in the works as well. The latter allegedly appeared in the GeekBench database under the SM-M356B moniker.

Leaked GeekBench test

Just like the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A54, this new device seems to be using the Exynos 1380 chipset. It is a 5nm Samsung in-house chip with a CPU configuration consisting of four Cortex-A78 cores, clocked at up to 2.4 GHz and another four Cortex-A55 ones working at 2.0 GHz. The onboard GPU is a Mali G68. The Exynos 1380 offers support...


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Deals: Xiaomi 14 Ultra arrives, Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 go on pre-order

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is an impressive camera phone – Xiaomi even hired pros to shoot a film on it. It features a 50MP 1”-type main sensor, 50MP 75mm tele and 50MP ultra wide (with AF), plus a 32MP selfie camera with a wide 22mm lens. The rest of the phone is equally impressive with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a 6.73” QHD+ LTPO 120Hz display with 12-bit colors and a 5,000mAh battery with 90W wired and 80W wireless charging. It’s technically still on pre-order, but shipping starts on Monday.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra (pre-order)
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Motorola teases a new Edge series smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Motorola's Indian branch recently teased a new smartphone launch for April 3. The company didn't reveal the smartphone's name, but it posted an image on X today, teasing a new Snapdragon 7 Gen 3-powered phone.

It’s intelligent and it’s artistic.#StayTuned #FewDaysLeft pic.twitter.com/Xf2KDuYQ2W— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) March 16, 2024

Earlier, Motorola India posted a short clip on X teasing a smartphone sporting a curved display and the back panel painted with the same color used in today's teaser. The clip also said, "Unleash the New Edge," suggesting the smartphone launching...


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Samsung Galaxy Watch7 to arrive in three versions with 50% more power efficient chip

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch7 will apparently arrive in no less than three versions, according to a new rumor on the matter. The wearables could be launching alongside the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 at Samsung's rumored Unpacked event in early to mid July.

The Watch7 will allegedly come in Classic and Pro iterations along with an unnamed third option. This could be the rectangular shaped Galaxy Watch that we recently told you about.

If this rumor pans out, it will mark a first: the first time Samsung launched three different versions of its latest smartwatch. So...


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Xiaomi HyperOS (Android 14) review

Along with Xiaomi 14 series reveal, the company unexpectedly announced a totally revamped custom Android overlay called HyperOS, which was due to replace MIUI.

Now that the first phones with HyperOS started arriving, we see that despite the radical name change, HyperOS isn't all that different - at least on the surface.

People who are used to MIUI will feel right at home when using HyperOS. The overall aesthetics, some iconography changes aside, remain almost unchanged.

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Samsung close to securing $6 billion grant for chip plant in Texas

According to a new report from Reuters, Samsung may soon receive a $6 billion grant from the US government to expand its chip-making factories stateside. The new grant will be part of the CHIPS and Science Act which authorizes over $280 billion in funding to boost semiconductor research and manufacturing in the US.

Samsung new chip plant site in Taylor, Texas

Samsung is currently building its chip manufacturing plant in Taylor, Texas which is expected to be operational later this year with 2,000 employees. The fab was initially expected to cost around $17 billion but costs have...


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iQOO Z9 Turbo specs leak

vivo sub-brand iQOO made the Z9 official a couple of days or so ago, but now according to a new rumor it seems like it's already working on an improved version. The iQOO Z9 Turbo is coming, according to prolific (and often accurate) Weibo leakster Digital Chat Station.

The Turbo model will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC which is due to be announced next week, compared to the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 that's inside the 'vanilla' Z9.

iQOO Z9

The new phone will have a "1.5K" resolution screen too, up from the 1080p panel of the Z9, as well as a 6,000 mAh battery -...


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Google 2024 I/O conference set for May 14

Google's annual developer conference, I/O, has always been more than just a developer-focused event. The company often announces a lot of new services on that occasion, sometimes even hardware products. And then there are usually also teasers for upcoming Pixel devices. So it's a pretty important staple on Google's calendar every year, and it's always taken place in May.

Things are no different this year, with I/O happening on May 14. Of course Google will live stream the keynote(s) and sessions, and if you tune in on the day we'll give you all the information.

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