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The world of gaming phones has been growing rapidly over the last few years, but finding a budget option is not an easy feat. You obviously would want the latest, flagship processor with an ample amount of RAM and battery life. In this article, we’ll take a look at a few of the best budget gaming phones so far in 2020.
Not so long ago, we put the OnePlus 6 against the recently released Pocophone F1 in a performance showdown, which revealed a rather surprising verdict. In this part, we will discuss the OnePlus 6’s software, battery life, and audio as well as other less noticeable aspects that make for the whole experience.
Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Review Part 3: The small things”
Normally I would follow the first part of my review of the OnePlus 6 with a detailed breakdown of its performance as well as a software overview. But this year, Xiaomi has raised all of our eyebrows with a late entry, the Pocophone F1, to the market of the so-called flagship killers. This phone has had me very intrigued that I decided to pit it against its main rival, the OnePlus 6, in a separate test. In this article, we will discuss each phone’s merits and drawbacks in one of the most important aspects of a phone’s performance: UI fluidity, aka “smoothness.”
Continue reading “OnePlus 6 Review Part 2: Pocophone F1 Performance Comparison”
I recently purchased the Xiaomi Poco F1, and I intend to use this device for the long-term. I am not a big fan of MIUI, and I come from Nitrogen OS, which is a custom ROM. When Xiaomi decided to open up a sub-brand, everyone thought it would be like OnePlus—a sub-brand of Oppo which runs their own ROM, Oxygen OS, which is stock Android with certain added features on top. This was a given, considering how Xiaomi said it would focus on speed.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have heard of the cheapest phone with a Snapdragon 845, the Poco F1. Launched in India for only ₹21,000 ($300 USD), it’s generated a lot of hype and has been dubbed a “OnePlus killer.” While it is a pretty good phone for the price, I think calling it a “OnePlus killer” is inaccurate.
When the Note 9 was announced, Samsung said that it was a ‘Signature Device.’ Now, what exactly is this new buzzword? It simply refers to smartphones that deliver the best-in-class YouTube experience. Continue reading “YouTube starts certifying devices that have an optimal viewing experience”
The battle-royale game, Fortnite by Epic Games has been a hit with gamers. It made its way to iOS, even passing 100 million downloads. However, Android users were left out, but now, the Android beta is out and here’s everything you need to know.
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Despite renowned leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) on Twitter hinting that the next version of Android, Android P, would launch on the 20th of August, Google has gone ahead today and released it to the public, along with a brand new name.
Every now and then Google pushes an update for its AR platform to add more features, improve the platform’s stability, or add support for new devices. Today, one of the most unexpected devices was added to the list: the recently released Acer Chromebook Tab 10.
Xiaomi is launching a new smartphone series tomorrow, November 30th. The company is calling it “DeshKaSmartSolution,” which translates to “Country’s Smartphone.” The device is rumored to be priced at around $65.
Continue reading “Xiaomi to launch a new smartphone tomorrow: Here’s what we know”
