Xiaomi is throwing its hat in the foldable phone ring. During a virtual event on Tuesday, the Chinese company introduced the Mi Mix Fold, its first foldable phone. The Mi Mix Fold has two displays: a large, 8.01-inch foldable AMOLED display when open and a 6.5-inch external display when the phone is folded. The hinge …
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OnePlus 9 Pro review: A classy phone with good enough cameras
There’s no question that the OnePlus 9 Pro is the best phone OnePlus has ever made, but that doesn’t mean it’s the one you should buy. The standard OnePlus 9 with its much more appealing price might actually be the right OnePlus for you. But there’s a lot I really like about the 9 Pro, and there are some great …
Read More »The Motorola One Fusion Plus with pop
What are your priorities when shopping for a midrange phone? I suspect they’re the same as if you were shopping for a premium phone: Big screen, lots of storage, good cameras, excellent battery life and so on. Now, what if you could get that midrange phone at a budget price? For a limited time, you can: The unlocked Motorola One …
Read More »S21 Ultra vs. S20 Ultra: Samsung Galaxy camera shootout
The standout feature of last year’s Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra was its camera, a five-lens setup that could shoot at a crazy 100x magnification. A year later, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is Samsung’s newest flagship. It improves on its predecessor in numerous ways: A gorgeous matte back, an even more gorgeous 3,200×1,440-pixel display that lets you scroll in QHD and …
Read More »Cellphone inventor reflects on pandemic
When Apple or Samsung unveils a new smartphone, consumers can preorder the device within days and expect to get it in their hands within weeks. When Motorola introduced the first-ever cellphone, the DynaTAC, in 1973, it took another decade before consumers could actually use one. Talk about delayed gratification. Ironically, it took the team at Motorola just three months to …
Read More »Get the Motorola One 5G Ace for $30 when you sign up for service at Metro
This feels like a mistake. I checked; it’s not. If you have an old phone you’re looking to retire in favor of a shiny new 5G-capable model, here’s an insanely affordable option: For a limited time, you can get the Motorola One 5G Ace for $20 when you port an existing number to Metro by T-Mobile. List price: $400. Regular …
Read More »OnePlus is holding a March 8 event, teases ‘something new is on the horizon’
The launch of the rumored new OnePlus 9 may be only a week away. Taking to Twitter on Monday, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau tweeted, “Stay tuned for March 8,” linking to a “moonshot” teaser page on the phone-maker’s website. Stay tuned for March 8.https://t.co/mprr4v8UbS pic.twitter.com/CQSop6Fg85 — Pete Lau (@PeteLau) March 1, 2021 The tweet comes amid growing speculation that …
Read More »Apple takes back crown as world’s No. 1 phone maker, analyst says
Apple became the world’s top phone maker in the fourth quarter of 2020, Gartner reported Monday, with the launch of the 5G iPhone 12 helping it beat Samsung for the first time since 2016. It sold 79.9 million iPhones in that period, a 14.9% increase year-on-year. Samsung sold 62.1 million phones in that quarter, a decrease of 11.8% compared to …
Read More »Cheap phone service: Visible Party Pay is one of the best deals out there
When is a family plan not a family plan? When it comes from Visible, a Verizon-powered prepaid carrier that offers unlimited phone service at reasonable rates. How reasonable? Individuals pay $40 a month. But groups can get service for as little as $25 per person by signing up for Party Pay. Notice, however, that I said “groups,” not “families.” See …
Read More »Galaxy S21 Plus and Ultra vs. S20 Plus and Ultra: Samsung’s premium S phones compared
Samsung’s trio of phones that make up its flagship Galaxy S21 lineup have arrived — and the higher-end S21 Plus and S21 Ultra come packed with all the trappings you’d expect from a premium Android phone. All three are available to purchase now. If you’re in the market for something fancier than the base model, it’s probably a good time …
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