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Apple has had its ups and downs in the ever-important Chinese market, but on Monday some good news reached the electronics giant. The iPhone 7 Plus was the second-best selling phone in the populous nation last year, accounting for 2.8 percent of all smartphone sales, according to Counterpoint Research. It was bested only by the …

The top phone vendors all had a good third quarter. Global sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2017 increased 3 percent over the same period last year, according to Gartner, totaling 383 million units. The top five vendors all achieved double-digit growth, except for Apple, which experienced a 5.7 percent increase. Xiaomi had the strongest growth in the …

I reviewed Schiit’s overachieving $699 Freya all-tube preamplifier last weekend, now it’s the matching $699 Vidar solid-state power amplifier’s turn, and it’s a honey! Let’s start with a quick rundown of the things that set Vidar apart from similarly priced amps, first it’s a Class AB, not ‘D amp, and audiophiles such as myself tend to prefer the sound of …

If you’ve been an audiophile for a while you’ve probably had at least one or two dalliances with tube electronics. The best of them have a sound that can’t be matched with solid-state gear, and with tube electronics music has more color along with something more organic about the sound that just feels better. At night, the tubes soft orange …

With the launch of the new Apple TV 4K, cable manufacturers such as Belkin are rolling out HDMI cables they specifically claim are compatible with Dolby Vision, a flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) that delivers some of the best image quality available to compatible TVs. Belkin’s cable costs $30 for 6.6 feet (2 meters). Meanwhile Amazon Basics sells the same length …

Klipsch speakers, as we audiophiles like to say, have a sound. That is, they don’t sound like other speakers, and when you look at the Klipsch Forte III without its grille, you’ll start to understand why: it’s a horn speaker. While most box speakers have their drivers all mounted flush with the front baffle, the Forte III’s tweeter and midrange are horn …

Every year we see dozens of me-too Android phones that ape the iPhone, except for one big, round giveaway: they lack Apple’s instantly recognizable home button. Now that the iPhone X trades in its most defining visual feature, it’s going to be easier than ever to make Android phones that look like an expensive iPhone, at a fraction of the …

Oppo’s Barcelona FC phone is the ultimate soccer swag +11 more See all photos Sometimes jerseys and scarves just aren’t enough to express your fandom.  Oppo has unveiled a special Barcelona Football Club edition of its R11 phone. It’s got the same insides as the R11 — a solid Android phone with great dual cameras and a long battery life …

Between Samsung and Apple, there are a whole bunch of shiny new toys being paraded around this month. September is smartphone Christmas.  It’s also like Christmas when it comes to the price tags.  Samsung this week released its Galaxy Note 8. I have held one in my hands, and it’s beautiful. I have seen the light. I have also seen …

The gap in global phone sales between Apple and Huawei is smaller than ever. Apple, the world’s No. 2 phone seller by volume, sold 41 million iPhones in the second quarter. Huawei, the No. 3 global phone brand thanks to its popularity in China and Europe, sold 38.5 million phones during the same period, Counterpoint Research said Tuesday.  Related stories LG’s flagship …