Xiaomi Watch S4 in for review

The Xiaomi Watch S4 has arrived on the global stage and it has some big shoes to fill - its predecessor is a hugely popular wearable. The Watch S4 ships with a fluororubber strap and a 2-pin magnetic charger. The charger still uses a USB-A plug - in 2025, we think a USB-C cable would've been better. Unboxing the Xiaomi Watch S4 Like its predecessor, the Watch S4 comes in a single 47mm case size with a 1.43-inch display. The display's brightness has grown significantly, though, from 600 nits to 2,200 nits. The swappable bezels made the previous model special, and the new...

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Honor Magic series gets seven years of updates

Hot on the heels of Qualcomm announcing it will extend software support for its latest Snapdragon 8 and 7 series chipsets to eight years, Honor today has unveiled a support window expansion of its own. Starting now, all Honor Magic devices will get seven years of major Android updates and security updates. We're not sure this means seven major Android updates per device, as Honor's wording simply says "seven years of major Android OS updates", but no matter how you slice and dice it, you are at least getting six major updates, which is very good. Honor Magic7 Pro Honor boasts that...

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Itel launches the Power 70: a budget-friendly phone with a big battery

The Itel Power 70 looks like a pretty nice overall package. First, let's tackle its claim to fame – the battery capacity. The phone has a pretty big but reasonably sized 6,000 mAh onboard battery. That allows it to maintain sensible proportions, measuring 165.92 x 77.31 x 7.98 mm and tipping the scale at 200 grams. The "trick" here is the additional 4,000 mAh charging case that Itel is throwing in as a launch gift with the phone. This extends the total battery capacity to 10,000 mAh (not counting charging loss). The Power 70 does not support wireless charging, so the case has to connect up to...

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Samsung Galaxy A56 arrives with new design, six years of software updates

Samsung just introduced the Galaxy A56, which brings 45W wired charging support - four years after the company first adopted that rate. Other new features include the Exynos 1580 chip and a bigger 6.7" Super AMOLED screen with smaller bezels on all four sides. The phone is also thinner than its predecessor at 7.4 mm profile and features a redesigned camera island; there are no longer protruding lenses. Samsung Galaxy A56 This is the first phone to sport the Exynos 1580 chipset, despite Samsung's introduction of the SoC back in October. The 1580 is a major upgrade over its...

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The Galaxy A36 brings a Snapdragon chip, IP67 rating, the Galaxy A26 sticks with Exynos

Samsung is setting the benchmark for support on mid-range and affordable smartphones – the new A-series (A16 and up) will receive 6 OS updates. This generation also boosts performance, speeds up charging, brings camera improvements and more. We’ve covered the Galaxy A56 in a separate article, here we will focus on its siblings, the A36 and A26. Samsung Galaxy A36 The Samsung Galaxy A36 switches things up and features a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 after using a mix of Dimensity and Exynos chips for the last few generations. The base memory configuration is 6/128GB (though some regions will get...

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Oppo Reno13 battery life and charging test results are in

The Oppo Reno13 comes with a handful of upgrades this year, some resulting in measurable improvements in battery life. The battery capacity is now 5,600 mAh, up from 5,000 mAh on the Reno12 last year, and the phone runs on a supposedly more energy-efficient Dimensity 8350 SoC. The Reno13 also sports a 6.59-inch OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate. const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 = [13515, 13133, 13262, 13219, 13585, 13328]; As is usually the case with ColorOS/OxygenOS/Realme UI-powered devices, the Reno13 offers excellent battery life with an impressive 16:50h Active Use...

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