Articles tagged "Weekly poll"

This week we saw the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G claim the title of "Best selfie camera", at least according to DxOMark. The phone's rear camera matched the score of the Huawei P30 Pro, which previously ruled alone. This along with the results from last...

The Oppo Reno 10x zoom prevailed in last week’s poll, beating the Samsung Galaxy A80 by a healthy margin. The rivalry between these two goes beyond selfie camera vs. rear camera, though these are clearly major parts of the phones’ identities. The...

This week we saw the unveiling of two phones with unique pop-up cameras – the Samsung Galaxy A80 and the Oppo Reno 10x zoom. They have other similarities too, like a large full view display and 48MP cameras on the back. The Galaxy A80’s dual...

The Nokia X71 is a great mid-ranger – most people who voted in last week’s poll agree. However, it’s not perfect, it’s certainly not going to challenge the Nokia 9 PureView as the top HMD phone. And since the X71 is expected to go global as the...

The Nokia X71 was unveiled in China this week and will most likely be available as the Nokia 8.1 Plus globally. It’s HMD’s first phone with a punch hole selfie camera and its first with a triple camera. Sure, the Nokia 9 PureView has five...

The rear camera setup on the Huawei P30 Pro takes the best photos of any mobile camera, whether it's shooting in the dark or faraway subjects. And it’s this superiority that led to a very positive vote in last week’s poll. The triple camera is...

Huawei redefined mobile photography this week with the unveiling of its P30 flagships. The phones also adopted OLED acoustic screens and reduced the size of the notch. Let’s take a closer look. The 125mm periscope telephoto camera is the...

While not a hot topic, tablets are still relevant – most people in last week’s poll cast a positive vote. The three options are nearly even and while “No” has a lead of a few percentage points, “Yes” and “Somewhat” add up to a majority over...

Did you hear? Apple updated its non-pro iPads. Perhaps the more important question is “do you care?”. Looking at Apple’s report for Q4 2018, it shows that the iPhone brings in 8x the revenue of iPads. The tablets also lag behind the Mac sales as...

People are excited about periscope cameras – last week’s poll shows that the high zoom levels they enable will be a key consideration the time comes to buy a new phone. There are plenty of phones with a tele camera on the market right now, but they...

Multi-camera phones are the norm now, but the modules they use have a traditional design, one optimized for size. This limits the focal length – which, true to its name, is a measure of the distance from the lens to the sensor – meaning that...

Last week’s poll shows that the Galaxy S10+ is the one to have from Samsung Galaxy S10’s LTE trio. It took in nearly 40% of the vote, leaving its two siblings in its rear view mirror. People appreciated the Dynamic AMOLED display and the addition...

So, what do you guys think - are the new Galaxy S10 flagships everything you wanted? Their Dynamic AMOLED screens are the best that DisplayMate has tested, the S10+ rear camera is tied for first and the selfie camera is first on DxO's chart. The...

Foldable phones are the first new form factor to emerge in years and people – both consumers and the teams designing the phones alike – are still not sure what the best design is. Over the week we had some back and forth between Samsung and...

If a woodchuck could chuck wood... wait, we have a better question. If your phone could fold, which way would that foldable phone fold? We’ve seen two designs and teasers for two more that add variation to the theme. Samsung took the safe route...

A week ago - before the MWC madness started - we asked you which phones you are most excited about. The Samsung lineup won hands down with 42% of the vote, well ahead of the Nokia 9 PureView and Sony Xperia 1, which were tied for second. In last...

The major announcements of the MWC are essentially over - in the span of a few days we saw amazing things, including plenty of flagships. We each have our favorite, but we were wondering which one is yours. Note that we'll include everything from...

With a busy Wednesday and an even busier weekend, the last few days have changed the smartphone landscape. The most hotly-anticipated event proved to be the Samsung reveal, which opened up with Samsung’s first foldable phone, introduced its first 5G...

Between now and the end of February many hotly-anticipated flagships will be unveiled. Thanks to extensive leaks (and some official confirmations), we have a pretty good idea what to expect, so we were wondering which of the upcoming events gets you...

This probably won’t come as much of a surprise – of the four new Motorola models, people strongly prefer the Moto G7 Plus. It offers a premium experience at just €300. This includes shooting 4K selfie videos, something that most flagships can’t...