If there’s a common theme this week, it’s that you should never buy a phone when it’s first introduced. You should wait. Case in point: For a limited time, Motorola is offering two Moto G5S Plus (32GB) phones for $249.99. Original price: $279 for one. Just add two of them to your cart and one …
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Verizon is ready to turn on its real 5G network in two cities. The nation’s largest wireless provider said Wednesday that it’ll launch its mobile 5G service on April 11 in Chicago and Minneapolis. Getting onto the next-generation wireless network will cost you an extra $10 a month (with the first three months free) on top of your normal unlimited …
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This year is officially the year when foldable phones are taking the stage in earnest. At MWC 2019 for instance, which wrapped up last week, we learned about a bunch of new foldable phone ambitions from Huawei, TCL and Motorola. And while Samsung isn’t the first to release a mass-market foldable phone (that honor would go to the Royole FlexPai), …
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The Samsung Galaxy S10 has arrived, and although it’s a premium phone that’s priced accordingly, there are deals to be had. In fact, whether you’re looking for the S10E, the S10 or the S10 Plus, you may be able to find a discount that works for your budget. Although there are a few exceptions, many of these US promotions require …
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The rumored Motorola Razr resurrection may take 2019’s red-hot foldable phone trend in a new direction, XDA Developers reports. Taking a decidedly different tack than Samsung’s Galaxy Fold or Huawei’s Mate X, Motorola’s foldable phone is said to resemble the iconic Razr but with a new interior folding display in addition to a smaller exterior screen. The phone’s interior display, which can be …
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Like most modern tech products, phones lose their value over time. When you resell or trade in your old phone, you won’t get back as much as you paid for it. But not every phone depreciates at the same rate. Nine months after its release, the Galaxy S9 lost nearly 60 percent of its retail value, going from $720 to …
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It’s pretty crazy to spend $750 to $1,000 for a phone when you can pay a fraction of the price for one that’s pretty damn good. Witness the Motorola Moto X4, which now qualifies as an “older” model (because it arrived way back in December 2017, gasp) but still rocks — …
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On Friday, Google announced that the Motorola Moto G7 is available on Google Fi, the company’s phone service. If you preorder the $299 feature-packed budget phone, you can get $50 off. Read CNET’s in-depth review of the Moto G7. The Moto G7 follows in the footsteps of last year’s Moto G6 which was also on the service. The Moto G7 is …
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And just like that, MWC 2019 is over. With it, came a huge truckload of announcements. When it came to foldable phones, we saw Huawei’s Mate X, TCL’s foldable prototype that turns into a smartwatch, Motorola’s foldable phone plans and more. Beyond that there was the HoloLens 2 and the five-camera-packing Nokia 9. For the TL;DR on what you need to know from …
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Motorola is jumping into foldable phones. And it’s likely doing it with one of the most iconic names in the business. Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, plans to sell its foldable smartphone in the summer, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. The person said the design would be unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold, …
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