After months of lockdown where I live, reviewing the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G has been an absolute blast. Samsung’s most advanced phone for power users is expensive — it starts at $1,300 (£1,179, AU$1,894) for the 128GB model — but it’s also stuffed with features and has an arresting (some might say divisive) design, all of …
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When it comes to premium earbuds, AirPods get all the attention (perhaps deservedly, perhaps not) — but don’t overlook the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus. They debuted earlier this year to widespread acclaim, improving on the original Galaxy Buds in several key ways. They also cost more, which was a bummer. Good news: For a limited time, and while supplies last, …
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As Chinese factory operations resumed at the end of March and stores reopened around the world in May and June amid the coronavirus pandemic, the smartphone market saw an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase in US shipments in the second quarter, according to a Tuesday report by Canalys. During the quarter, vendors shipped 31.9 million smartphones in the United States, the report …
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Huawei’s P40 Pro Plus is the phone I was waiting for. The company announced the P40 range — which also includes the base P40 and P40 Pro — in March and while the P40 Pro proved it can take decent images, it was the Pro Plus that really pushes boundaries with its imagery. It’s the first phone to come with …
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Microsoft will begin accepting preorders for the Surface Duo handheld device on Wednesday, the company said in an early morning blog post. The software giant said the device, which it revealed last year, will launch Sept. 10 and start at $1,399 for its 128GB version. Initial preorders are available through Microsoft, with additional retailers expected to be added soon. See at Microsoft …
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The Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra are getting some fancy new S Pen tricks. Samsung first added gesture controls with the launch of last year’s Galaxy Note 10, but they were somewhat limited. With the Note 20, you’re getting more gestures for actions including going back to the home screen, switching between apps and even triggering Smart Select, the …
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Virtual sales pitches and consultations. Touchless in-store device demos. Deals galore. Those are just some of the plans in Samsung’s playbook for selling phones during a pandemic. Last week, the South Korean electronics giant unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 2 alongside the $999 Note 20, the $1,299 Note 20 Ultra, the $649 Galaxy Tab S7 tablet, the $399 Galaxy Watch 3 and the $170 Galaxy Buds Live earbuds. …
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Samsung announced the new Galaxy Watch 3 at its online Unpacked event Wednesday alongside the new Galaxy Note 20 phones and its latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The newly unveiled Galaxy Watch 3 has the same sleek look and large, circular screen as the original Galaxy Watch, with all the fitness features of the 2019 Galaxy Watch Active 2. There’s also the …
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The Pixel 3A and 3A XL weren’t necessarily updates to the existing Pixel 3. Rather the two phones were an expansion Google made to appeal to a wider audience with more affordable handsets (just like the new Pixel 4A and recently discontinued Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL). When compared to the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, the 3A and 3A XL cost hundreds less at launch, though the price gap has …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 resolves one of the biggest complaints about the first generation: the front display. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday — at its first all-virtual Unpacked event — unveiled the new version of its first foldable from last year. The device sports a screen that stretches across the front of the phone, giving it a flashier …
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