If you’re deciding between the iPhone XS and its cheaper, more colorful sibling, your choice ultimately comes down to the camera. The iPhone XS (which has been discontinued, but which you can still find refurbished from outlets like Back Market) and iPhone XR (which starts at $599) share a lot of the same specs, but the …
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Xiaomi teased its under-display phone camera last year, and this week the company said the camera will be available in one of its 2021 phones. The version we’ll see — or not see, since it’s invisible — will be the third iteration of the technology, the Chinese phone maker said in a blog post. “In the third-generation of Under-Display Camera …
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Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 2 during a Sept. 1 Unpacked livestream, but its UK branch seems to have revealed the most important detail a few days early. The second-generation foldable phone will cost £1,799 (around $2,360), according to Android Authority, which took a screenshot of the since-deleted version of the product page. The UK site lists last year’s Samsung …
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Samsung’s latest high-end flagship Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra phones are on sale now. You won’t find the same preorder bundle offers now that the phones are widely available, but carriers and retail partners will surely run promotions of their own in the coming days and weeks. Samsung is also planning to introduce a preorder sale for the Galaxy Z …
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Teardowns of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 have found that some have graphite cooling systems, while others have copper vapor chambers, with each cooling system “seemingly chosen at random.” iFixit said Monday it dismantled both the Note 20 5G and Note 20 5G Ultra, and didn’t find copper vapor-chamber cooling — but other teardowns have. “To soak up all the heat …
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Cheap phones come to those who wait. If you had your eye on last year’s OnePlus 7 Pro but couldn’t afford the $699 price tag, your patience just paid off. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Daily Steals has the unlocked OnePlus 7 Pro (8GB RAM, 256GB storage) for $450 with promo code CNETOP7, tying the lowest price on …
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So you want to sell your old Android phone or iPhone now or perhaps in the future? Maybe you’re eyeing a new device, like the iPhone SE, Galaxy Note 20, Note 20 Ultra or OnePlus 8 and want to recoup some of the costs. Or perhaps you have older phones lying around that you don’t really use and haven’t repurposed. Or …
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The iPhone X made its debut in late 2017, followed a year later by the iPhone XS. If you bought either model at launch, I’ll wager your battery has lost some capacity by now. That happens over time, and in fact it’s one of the leading reasons people buy new phones. However, if you like your X well enough and …
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Coronavirus notwithstanding, Samsung just took the wraps off its new flagship phones, the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. Like their predecessors, they have starting prices of $1,000 and $1,300, respectively. If you can afford to spend that kind of money on a phone, have at it — even though there are lots of extremely good options priced …
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The Motorola One Fusion Plus will be launching in the US on Aug. 5, the phone maker announced Tuesday. The phone has a quad camera system, more than two days of battery life and a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display. The Motorola One Fusion Plus will be available for $400 unlocked exclusively on Motorola’s site, and will work on AT&T and …
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