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2024 started off well for vivo, which settled its longstanding patent issues with Nokia, clearing its way to sell phones in Western markets.
Still, its best phone of the year didn't reach markets outside of China.
Winner and loser: vivo X100 Ultra
The vivo X100 Ultra may very well be the best cameraphone in 2024. It has a superb 50MP 1-inch type main wide-angle camera, and a great ultrawide and selfie up front. But its 85mm f/2.7 zoom camera, backed by a 200MP imager roughly the size of the S24 Ult
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The longtime owners of Walter White's iconic house in the "Breaking Bad" TV show hope a buyer will turn it into something fans can enjoy. Read more ›
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Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago on New Year’s Eve. | Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images Amazon Prime Video has licensed a documentary about Melania Trump that will be directed by Rush Hour director Brett Ratner, reports Variety. A Prime Video spokesperson told the outlet that the movie will be an “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look” at the first lady. The news comes as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been currying favor with... Read more ›
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Image: LG At least when it comes to making TVs, LG can seemingly do no wrong. Year after year, the company’s OLED sets are at the top of most reviewers’ recommendation lists. They’ve overcome the Achilles heel of older models — brightness — thanks to clever innovations like Micro Lens Array, which made the G3 and last year’s G4 bright enough to make HDR shine in any viewing environment. So... Read more ›
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We bid farewell to 2024 and welcome 2025 with open arms. A new year brings fresh opportunities, hopes, and challenges, and 2025 promises to be no different. This past year has been one of innovation and resilience. We've seen technological advancements reshape our world, and sustainable solutions gain wider adoption. We published nearly 5,000 news articles and added over 700 devices to our database. The review team handled about 140... Read more ›
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Samsung is nearly ready to unleash the Galaxy S25 Ultra and that means all eyes are on the Korean giant at the moment. Just like all of our eyes were on the Galaxy S24 Ultra all year - it's our database's fan champion and was the most popular entry in it for the past year. But do you know which phone overtook it for the past month? You guessed it,... Read more ›
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Xiaomi is kicking off the new year with a Turbo phone - the Redmi Turbo 4. It’s the first phone to launch with the recently announced MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chipset, which Xiaomi customized and now calls Dimensity 8400-Ultra. Turbo 4 also matches the Redmi K80 by packing a 6,550 mAh silicon carbon cell with 90W wired charging. Redmi Turbo 4 brings Dimensity 8400-Ultra chipset and 6,550 mAh battery Turbo 4... Read more ›
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2024 started off well for vivo, which settled its longstanding patent issues with Nokia, clearing its way to sell phones in Western markets. Still, its best phone of the year didn't reach markets outside of China. Winner and loser: vivo X100 Ultra The vivo X100 Ultra may very well be the best cameraphone in 2024. It has a superb 50MP 1-inch type main wide-angle camera, and a great ultrawide and... Read more ›
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The Redmi brand is preparing to launch the Turbo 4 smartphone on the second day of the new year. The new device was confirmed to have a massive 6,550 mAh battery – the biggest cell Xiaomi has ever used in any smartphone ever. The device will also be IP68 and IP69 certified, and we saw in an early unboxing that the phone has dual LED ring lights around the camera... Read more ›
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It's not easy summing up Oppo's year. In its home market of China, Oppo was a solid top brand - virtually matching vivo and trading blows with Honor, Xiaomi, and Huawei. But on the global stage, we saw very few products from Oppo. The company only resolved its patent disputes with Nokia at the start of the year and it takes time for the portfolio to be realigned for global... Read more ›
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This year, both Apple and Samsung are set to release slimmer high-end smartphones, and today a new report from Korea brings us some more details about them. The iPhone 17 Air will replace the iPhone 16 Plus, as for years now the Plus model in the line has been the worst selling. Interestingly, however, the iPhone 17 Air is now rumored to cost about the same as the iPhone 16... Read more ›
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vivo just launched a new smartphone - the Y200+. This is part of the incredibly convoluted Yxxx line, which has seen no less than six iterations in the Y100 generation. The Y200 family, has already one-upped it with seven members so far - that's eight with this one. So, the Y200+ launches as a theoretical update to the Y100+, except it's identical to that model in most respects, and where... Read more ›
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