Counterclockwise: the quest for the all screen front in numbers

A couple of years ago we looked at the ever shrinking bezels and the rising screen to body ratio. While 2016 wasn't that long ago, things have changed considerably since. The last article stopped at 2016's Xiaomi Mi Mix. Fitting that 6.4" screen in a body that small was quite a feat, but it required some contortion - putting the selfie camera on the bottom (a trend started by Sharp's Aquos and the Nokia N9 phones). This didn't catch on, however, and instead we got the likes of the Essential PH-1 - the champ for 2017 and one of the first notched phones. The Sharp Aquos S2 was released...

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Weekly poll: is the Redmi K20 Pro a true flagship killer? And what about the K20?

Every other year a flagship killer is born, destined to slay high prices - and in 2019 its name is Redmi K20. There's two of them actually, the Pro model in particular might offer the best value for money we've seen recently. Better than even the Pocophone F1. We're talking about the Redmi K20 Pro, of course, and we have to start with clearing up the confusion surrounding the naming. This phone will be available as the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro in some regions and Pocophone F2 Pro in others. Similarly, the vanilla K20 will be rebadged as Xiaomi Mi 9 or Pocophone F2. Keep in mind that for the...

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Weekly poll results: Huawei retains customers' trust despite turmoil

Huawei is going through tough times, but it has found strong support. It was re-instated in the SD Association, as well as the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and RAM governing bodies. Most fans are staying by Huawei's side too - more than half of voters in last week's poll are sticking with Huawei. It's not just words either, Huawei sales in India are strong, with one of the biggest local retailers, Croma, saying they aren't worried about software support. 15% of voters are looking to score some deals as prices of Huawei and Honor phones are currently down (which will be temporary, if the trade ban is...

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GSMArena Android app beta released - try it now

Better late than never - we are launching an Android app so you get even easier access to all our content. The beta version is already available on the Google Play store - you can follow this link to download it. Once you install, you can log in with your username and password for that extra touch and personalized experience. It is currently in Beta mode, as we are gathering all your feedback so we can fix all the issues before the official launch. Screenshots from the GSMArena app While the app gives you the same kind of content as our mobile version we've added some key...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 tipped to come with 45W fast charging

Last year's Samsung Galaxy Note9 shipped with a 4,000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging support. But the Galaxy Note10 likely to arrive in August this year is said to come with an even faster charging tech. Earlier last month, we heard that Galaxy Note10 will have faster than 25W charging. But today's information hints at this flagship coming with 45W fast charging instead. Samsung Galaxy Note10 render Reliable leakster Ice universe has shared a picture depicting the polymath Leonardo da Vinci. The image also includes the binary 101101, which translates to the number '45' in...

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Spotify to introduce a "Social Listening" feature

A developer who loves digging in apps' code to find hidden or still unreleased features tweeted about a pretty cool Spotify functionality called "Social Listening", which lets you and your friends listen to the same song at the same time. Spotify is working on Social Listening, letting friends to control music together with their own devicesScan Spotify Code or open link for it to beginFor example, I'm listening Spotify right now. Feel free to introduce me new music: https://t.co/f59D0sis7Y pic.twitter.com/nPOlcPwQdG— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 31, 2019 Moreover, everyone in...

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The Playmoji feature comes to Pixel 3a and 3a XL's front cameras

When the Pixel 2 and 2 XL launched, Google introduced the so-called Playground functionality that enables augmented reality stickers to the back and front-facing cameras of Google's handsets. Naturally, the Playmojis carried over to the Pixel 3 and 3 XL as well and Google confirmed that it plans to bring the full functionality of the Playground feature to this year's Pixel 3a and 3a XL. As of now, the Playmojis can only be used with the main camera on the Pixel 3a-series since there's no difference between the Pixel 3 and 3a's main camera but the front-facing shooters are largely...

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