Jessica Dolcourt

What CES 2020 taught us about this year’s phones: Cheaper foldables, 5G and more

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The phones of CES weren’t many, but they were informative, hinting at important trends we’ll see in 2020 — including cheaper applications of 2019’s most expensive features. Typically, the CES showing settles on midrange devices, but …

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Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite was actually huge. Here’s why

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. In a tightly packed, dimly lit hotel room at CES, Samsung did something so ordinary it’s extraordinary. The world’s largest phone brand showed off a downmarket version of its premiere phone for power users, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. Creating a …

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Is Galaxy Bloom really the name for Samsung’s rumored foldable flip phone?

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung may have spilled the beans on the name of its next foldable phone at a close-door meeting with partners here at CES in Las Vegas. The device, which is rumored to bend vertically like the Motorola Razr, will go by …

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Can’t afford a Galaxy S10? Get a TCL 10 Pro, the prettiest new phone at CES

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Like with so many products here at CES, I had been briefed on the TCL 10 Pro before ever setting eyes on it. But it didn’t click until I saw it for myself in person: This is the prettiest new phone …

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Hands

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first things I noticed about the new Galaxy Note 10 Lite and S10 Lite when I saw them at a small press preview here at CES are their giant 6.7-inch screens. The second is the rectangular camera array on the …

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This phone is one

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There’s something intrinsically fascinating about seeing a smartphone that costs a sixth of the price of a $1,000 phone like the iPhone 11 Pro. Especially a device that has three cameras — one with a 48-megapixel sensor — and can take …

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The 5G phone anyone can afford will sell this year for under $500

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There’s going to be a new 5G phone in town and it isn’t made by Samsung, LG or OnePlus. Yet it has four cameras on the back and even a headphone jack. Called the TCL 10 5G, it’ll start selling around …

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Samsung sets Feb. 11 Unpacked event to unveil Galaxy S20, Z Flip

The Galaxy S20 (and probably not the Galaxy S11 as originally thought) is one step closer to reality. After a promotional video surfaced that accidentally revealed the date of the launch, Samsung has now made its Unpacked event official — the brand will reveal its first phones for 2020 on Feb. 11 in San Francisco at 11 a.m. PT. The event will take …

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Hands

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There’s no escaping the fact that foldable phones in 2019 cost double what they “should” for the specs they carry. Developing new technology is expensive, from the research to creating the hinge and flexible screen. There’s also the premium you pay …

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Galaxy S11 at Samsung Unpacked looking likely for Feb. 11 launch, thanks to this video leak

Editors’ note, Jan. 4: Samsung officially announced its Galaxy Unpacked event for Feb. 11 in San Francisco. The brand is widely expected to announce the Galaxy S11 and a foldable flip phone to rival the Motorola Razr. Samsung could unveil the Galaxy S11 (or Galaxy S20 as some rumors prefer) as soon as Feb. 11, according to the contents of a …

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