To this day, you can still hear people on internet forums complaining that there are no small, high-end phones. Is this true, however? But more importantly, what constitutes “small” these days? You could say that the Apple iPhone 12 mini is the only true mini flagship on the market. You might be tempted to include the Sony Xperia 5 II on this list, but it is questionable if it belongs – even Sony doesn’t call it a Compact (a true Compact can be on the way, though). Check out the table below with some potential candidates for the mini flagship…
Author: Kevin Le
In last week’s poll, we asked you about your headphone preferences – it turns out that True Wireless (TWS) headsets really are the new trend. In-ear designs in general are preferred over other designs, and on a larger scale, wireless headphones beat their wired cousins. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that every company in the sun has launched at least one TWS headset. And you can bet sales are only going to increase, now that manufacturers have started removing basic wired headsets from flagship phone retail packaging (and lower-rated models aren’t usually available). One thing we didn’t ask is if…
Another week is over, so let’s look at the great stories she brought. This one was hectic. Our main story was a drop test, featuring the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Neither came out beautiful, so maybe don’t watch it if you have a weak heart. We have seen a few deep dives in the Galaxy S21 Ultra. We took an in-depth look at the new Exynos 2100 chipset, its power consumption and performance compared to last year’s Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 990. The bottom line is that the Snapdragon 888 is a bit more efficient…
Võ Trí Thành * Võ Trí Thành The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam has adopted a socio-economic development strategy for the next decade, in which Việt Nam sets its sights on becoming a developed and upper-middle income country with modern industry by 2030. Việt Nam is now standing at a historic turning point in posting breakthroughs in economic development. Despite the new strain of coronavirus still raging in the world, it has been hailed as a bright star in Asia and a pandemic success story for the…
PLAY CALLED: Two Vietnam Flag Football League teams square off. Photo courtesy of VFFL By Peter Cowan At about 6.30am Việt Nam time on Monday February 8, the Super Bowl will kick-off in Tampa, Florida, pitting Patrick Mahomes’ defending champion Kansas City Chiefs against six-time winner Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While the NFL season’s climax is taking place more than 15,500km away from HCM City and all the glitz, otherworldly athleticism and violence of American football barely makes a blip on the Vietnamese sporting radar, a safer version of the game is…
Smaller and more affordable plants are very popular this Tết. VNS Photo An Phương Various kinds of ornamental trees, fruits and flowers from all provinces can be spotted along many streets of HCM City. Mai Chí Thọ Street in District 2 hosts vendors selling Diễn grapefruit trees on the pavement. Vendor Cao Văn Thắng said that Diễn grapefruit trees are popular these days, despite the high price tag of VNĐ6 million to VNĐ55 million per tree. In fact, multiple companies have been purchasing Diễn grapefruit trees for display because they symbolise good fortune, he said, adding that…
A Black Shark smartphone codenamed “kaiser” and model code KSR-A0 was spotted on Google Play Console last week with a FullHD + display and 8GB of RAM. It’s probably the Black Shark 4, and while waiting for its official launch date, a new Black Shark phone has appeared on the Google Play console with the model designation PRS-A0 and the code name “penrose”. The PRS-A0, called Black Shark 4 Pro, is listed on Google Play Console with Android 11, 12 GB of RAM, and a FullHD + display. The SoC is SM8250, which is the Snapdragon 865. But that could…
OnePlus has released new OxygenOS updates for the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro and 8T, which increase the level of the Android security patch on smartphones until January 2021. The new versions also improve the stuttering issue of some tripartite apps and optimize the display effect of the notification bar UI and the experience of using long screenshots. OnePlus 8 Additionally, these updates fix the noise issue on 5G calls and fix half a dozen bugs. The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro receive OxygenOS 11.0.4.4, while the 8T in Europe receives the 11.0.7.10 update. 8T units in India and North America,…
Samsung is rumored to launch the Galaxy F62 in India in mid-February, and while waiting for the Korean conglomerate to announce its official launch date, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has teased a new Galaxy F smartphone equipped with a camera. quad. Flipkart has set up a promotion page for the new Galaxy F smartphone, which is only accessible through its official app and mobile website at the time of writing. Flipkart doesn’t tell us the name of the phone, but we do know that it belongs to the Galaxy F series since the ‘Full On’ slogan was used by Samsung…
Samsung introduced the Galaxy M02 in India a few days ago and would announce the Galaxy F62 in the country in mid-February. Now a new report claims that Samsung will launch the Galaxy A12 in India next week. The Galaxy A12 was unveiled last November with a 6.5-inch HD + Infinity-V display and a Helio P35 SoC under the hood. The smartphone runs Android 10 and is available in three memory configurations with up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. But it’s unclear whether Samsung will bring them all to India. The Helio P35-powered smartphone has…