Category: author_name|Richard Lai

Oppo’s Find N3 foldable goes big on displays and durability

Oppo’s first two horizontally folding phones caught our attention with their shorter 9:8.4 “golden” aspect ratio, but with the brand new Find N3, the company sided with a more conventional design, which is backed by some new software tricks to boost the multitasking experience. Not to mention an upgraded set…

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Xiaomi’s 13T Pro brings its Leica goodness to more western markets

Xiaomi has a habit of releasing a mid-cycle flagship phone around this time of the year, mainly catering to markets outside of China. The good news with the freshly-announced Xiaomi 13T Pro is that, unlike last year’s 12T Pro, this one comes with Leica’s branding and photographic enhancements. This means…

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Tecno’s Phantom V flip phone puts a circular display on its cover

While most modern flip phone makers have been focusing on maximizing their cover screen sizes, a new contender decided to branch away with a circular one instead. Following its flagship foldable from earlier this year, China's Tecno has also unveiled its first flip phone, the Phantom V Flip 5G, which…

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Huawei’s new foldable provokes scrutiny over Chinese-made chips

Following Huawei’s surprise launch of the seemingly 5G-capable Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro smartphones last week, the Chinese firm has today unveiled two more devices: the Mate 60 Pro+ and the Mate X5 foldable. Huawei was largely limited to 4G connectivity on its handsets since the US sanctions, but…

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Xiaomi’s third foldable phone adds a zoom camera but keeps the slim frame

Summer season is also foldable phone season, it seems. Following on the heels of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the impressively slim Honor Magic V2 (along with smaller models from Samsung and Motorola), it’s now Xiaomi’s turn to unveil its annual refresh. The aptly named Mix Fold 3…

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ASUS’ Zenfone 10 is yet another compact flagship phone

Unless you count flip foldables, there aren’t many options left when it comes to true compact smartphones these days, but somehow, ASUS has remained in this niche market. The freshly announced Zenfone 10 looks like a carbon copy of its predecessor, and even its 50-megapixel main camera has remained unchanged.…

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