Articles tagged "Weekly poll"

Razer kicked off the current “gaming phone” resurgence, but competitors that came later could pick a newer chipset. Not all of them did, but the bar was raised, anyway. The Razer Phone 2 arrived to answer the challenge with a Snapdragon 845 chip and...

LG strategy seemed all over the place, but the scattershot approach has hit the bullseye – the LG V40 ThinQ got the approval of our readers in last week’s poll, the vote was 3:1 in favor. The company’s firm commitment to the 3.5mm headphone jack...

There are no phones quite like the LG V40 ThinQ, a rugged handset with a refined taste in multimedia. It’s the first phone with five cameras on board, three on the back and two on the front. More importantly, we could argue that this is the first...

The Realme 2 Pro scored high in last week’s poll. And how could it not when it undercuts even traditional “value for money” champs like Xioami’s Redmi Note series? There were some concerns in the comments. Understandably, not everyone is a fan of...

Realme is going in for the kill – the 2 Pro targets Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus and even Oppo’s own phones with what could be described as great specs at an insanely low price. It starts at INR 14,000 ($192/€165) for the 4/64GB model. That buys you a...

It seems that Samsung has brought in a winning mid-fielder – the Galaxy A7 (2018) got a 74% approval rating. This is a phone built around its Infinity Display and triple camera and the early response to them is a positive one. As expected, some...

A sign of things to come or an outlier? The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a triple camera on its back and a fingerprint reader on its side, quite an unusual design for Samsung. Perhaps we’re seeing the company test things ahead of the upcoming Galaxy...

The Apple iPhone XS Max topped its siblings in last week’s poll, but it’s hard to say it won – there was a strong anti-Apple sentiment with half the votes going to the “I don’t want an iPhone at all” option. Has Apple finally pushed the price...

The iPhones got bigger this week – literally! Apple has historically offered smaller screens but this week it unveiled a whopping 6.5” screen. Is it too much? Then there’s the 5.8” model. Both of those can be in your hand next Friday if your country...

The vivo V11 (aka V11 Pro) felt what it’s like to be loved by fans. Last week’s poll ended up 70/30 in its favor. The reasoning behind the 30% that voted “hate it” is a tad surprising. For some a notch, no matter how small, is too much. The...

Companies tripped over themselves to copy Apple in adding a chunky notch to the screens of their phones and advertise some sort of face recognition. That didn’t last long – we’re seeing a surprisingly strong push against that design coming from...

In years past the phones that were unveiled at IFA went on to define the second half of the year. Will this year be the same? Maybe, but the roster seemed thinner than usual this time and some big names were missing. Sony Xperia XZ3 •...

The major IFA rush is over and the dust has settled. We saw a couple of brilliant flagships and more than a few capable mid-range devices. We spent time with them and covered them in detail. Now it's time for you to pick a favorite. We'll start...

We can’t recall when a phone got this much positive attention, Xiaomi really killed it with the Pocophone F1. And it all comes down to one simple number – the price. You can point to things you don’t like, for example, the notch or the lack of...

There are some phone launches that shake up the mobile industry. For example, in 2012 the $300 Nexus 4 (later $200) changed what people consider an acceptable price for a flagship. Then in 2014 the $300 OnePlus One did the same. Then there were four...

There’s a growing number of phones with in-display fingerprint readers – most coming from vivo, but with participation from Xiaomi, Oppo and Meizu too (and some interest from Huawei). Those companies sniffed out the coming trend before anyone...

Fingerprint readers convincingly beat 3D face scanning in a previous poll of ours, now let’s talk about the positioning. In-display readers are available on a few premium devices, but the tech is quickly gaining popularity. The Meizu 16 and 16...

About 1 in 5 people who voted in last week’s poll say they have pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note9. Among those who are holding back the most commonly cited reason why is the price. The Galaxy Note8 was a bit cheaper in the US and the UK ($70 or...

The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a member of a regal line of Android flagships and it has a price tag to match. This year the focus was on a larger battery, a more capable S Pen and an improved DeX experience. At 4,000mAh, the battery dwarfs the Note8...

The Moto Z3 got a lukewarm reception. Its design is getting a bit old now (barely changed since 2016’s Moto Z) and it doesn’t help that it’s a mishmash of older hardware (a Z2 Force in a Z3 Play body). The price of $480 is its saving grace, but...