Photography was what put Huawei up amongst the top global smartphone manufacturers. While previous iterations of its smartphones had good performance and great cameras, the Mate 10 was the first one to combine an incredible Leica-coproduced camera array with top-notch AI smarts and flagship-level processing. The Huawei P20 and P20
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The Razer Phone launched to great aplomb when it was unveiled in 2017. Effectively creating a new class of smartphones, the Razer Phone combined top-edge specifications with purpose-built features aimed at its core market of gamers. Soon enough, we've seen the ASUS ROG Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark, and Honor Play
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Three iPhones were launched at the Apple Special Event this year at Cupertino, California. From an early point, rumours had pointed toward the tech giant moving to discontinue one of the most revolutionary phones in recent memory, the iPhone X. It's notched design, facial-recognition biometric security, gesture-based navigation system, and
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Just earlier today, Apple announced three brand new iPhones: the XR, Xs and Xs Max. Apart from being an unwieldy mouthful, the 2018 line-up has a complicated list of technical specifications. It will be no mean feat to decide which (very expensive) device would be the right one for you
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The LG G7 ThinQ has proven to be one of the best overall performers among flagship smartphones in 2018. With one of the best form factors (sans divisive notch), the G7 ThinQ sports all the usual symptoms of flagship devices: a top-tier Snapdragon 845 chipset, amazing cameras, and all that AI
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Just last Friday, I was among the first in Singapore (and indeed, the world) to receive the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. That's a pretty big milestone, not least because Samsung's Note series devices have always been considered the best Android phones available on the market. The excitement was real: a
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Hot on the heels of the launch of the Oppo R15 and the incredibly futuristic Find X, the Chinese mobile giant has unveiled the R17. This phone is slated to be the first to feature Corning's Gorilla Glass 6, along with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 670 chip. Along with its unique notch,
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Launched yesterday at an event in Gardens by the Bay, Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 here in Singapore. Samsung's Note series has always been the best-specced Android phone available on the market, and the Note 9 is no different. While most consider the Note 9 to be an
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Honor, a subsidiary of Huawei, breaks new ground with the launch of their latest Honor Play Series of gaming-oriented smartphones in key markets Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines at a launch event in KL today. Retailing at SGD429/RM1,249/PHP15,990, the newly-released series brings an unparalleled gaming experience to an extremely affordable
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Announced at the Facebook F8 developer conference in May this year, WhatsApp's long-awaited voice and video group calling feature has finally arrived. Live on both Android and iOS, the new group call feature supports conversations with up to four participants regardless of location. [caption id="attachment_133482" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Image: WhatsApp Blog[/caption]
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Oppo's 2018 latest addition to the Find series fuses technology and art in a phone that's breaking smartphone trends on all fronts. At the Oppo Find X Singapore launch at the STPI art gallery, we had a first look at the brand new phone that has got everyone talking. [caption
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Just after reports of Microsoft's rumoured (and doomed) Surface Phone, codenamed Project Andromeda, Samsung has been in the limelight with evidence surrounding an upcoming foldable smartphone. Suspected to be slated to launch in early 2019, Samsung's phone is rumoured to be launched either in its Note family of pen-enabled smartphones,
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LG has, for a long time, been my go-to brand whenever I'm pinged for smartphone recommendations for power users. With a good track record of quality smartphone designs and software performance, LG's G-and V-series phones have been serious contenders against top competitors like Apple's iPhone, Google's Pixel and Samsung's Galaxy
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It's that time in your phone's life when it starts to get considerably laggy and buggy, and you're trying to stretch your dollar. Fret not: you're not alone - smartphones can be quite a substantial investment, but they've fortunately grown more affordable and have become much better value propositions. This
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Huawei's brings the mobile flagship experience to an even lower price point with the Nova 3i. Retailing at SGD 398, the Nova 3i boasts features that would otherwise belong on the best smartphones in the category. With 128GB of internal storage, Kirin 710 octa-core processor, face unlock, and AI-enabled camera, the
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As part of my job reviewing tech gadgets, I get my hands on some of the best cameras available on the market. I also get plenty of queries about the best camera to get for a variety of needs, preferences and purposes. And it would surprise you - most times,
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It has been getting harder to remain optimistic about Apple's products. Over the past year, design issues with the MacBook's new butterfly key mechanisms have been acknowledged along with an admission that the company has been throttling iPhone performance on older models. Exclusive and exorbitant, a tide of media dissatisfaction
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Downloading your favourite episodes on Netflix is a pretty manual process, especially if you follow multiple shows at the same time. To solve this pesky problem, Netflix has introduced a new Smart Downloads feature, limited to Android users at present. [caption id="attachment_133208" align="alignnone" width="1800"] The new Smart Downloads feature on
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Apple has a colour fetish. Don't believe me? Look at the history of their iPhone releases. The first iPhone, released in 2007, had a single version in a black-and-silver finish. Its second iteration, the iPhone 3G of 2008 was made available in a black and white finish, which was carried
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