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OnePlus 5T hands-on: The expected upgrade
OnePlus is no longer satisfied to launch just one flagship phone each year. Just like last cycle, we're faced with a new OP smartphone that not entirely new. OnePlus has just unveiled the OnePlus 5T,...
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The ZTE Axon M is the weirdest smartphone I’ve ever tried [and failed] to use
"It's interesting." That's what I heard most often when I would show someone ZTE's bizarre dual-screen phone. And, inevitably, "Who's it for?" I never came up with a good answer. The Axon M is...
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Nokia 8 review: Nokia looks and Nexus feel make for a very enjoyable experience
Confused nostalgia. It's hard to find another way to describe my feeling right now as I sit down to write this Nokia 8 review. For those who don't know my history, my career covering mobile devices...
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OnePlus 5T review: Bigger screen, bigger price, but still a good deal
The motives of many smartphone makers are somewhat opaque to outside observers, but OnePlus is as transparent as they come. OnePlus iterates its hardware relentlessly to stay on the cutting edge, and...
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I’ve never used an iPhone, part one: Switching to the iPhone X and first...
On a fall day over eight years ago, I walked into an AT&T store in Davis, my college town, to see the iPhone 3GS. I held it, stared at it, looked at the price card, then back at the phone, and...
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ASUS Zenfone V review: A very cheap Verizon exclusive that gets the job done
Asus has been busy in 2017, but amongst the madness that is the Zenfone 4 family, the company took some time to partner with Verizon to launch another device exclusive to Big Red. This is the Zenfone...
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Android to iPhone, part two: What I’ve liked about switching to the iPhone X
I can already tell I’ll have a hard time going back to Android’s software navigation keys. One of the most pleasantly surprising features of the iPhone X - and something that’s going to read like it’s...
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Honor 7X review: A contender for budget king
Honor is back here at the end of 2017 with another budget phone that, for all intents and purposes, is a better bang for your buck than its predecessor, the 6X. The specs have seen a slight boost, but...
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Switching to the iPhone, part three: Everything I hate about the iPhone X
I look at my phone. It vibrates. It asks for my password. This is the single most annoying experience I have on a regular basis with the iPhone X. Face ID is at once pretty good and absolutely...
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[Hands-on] OnePlus announces limited edition Sandstone White OnePlus 5T
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 5T in November, just a few months after the OnePlus 5. While the price was slightly higher, the 5T added a few notable features like an 18:9 display and rear-facing...
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Honor View10 first impressions: An affordable flagship with AI-smarts that...
Huawei’s cheaper sub-brand Honor held an event in London early December to announce the launch of not one but two new smartphones. Jordan has already reviewed the first of those, the Honor 7X, which...
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Xiaomi Mi A1 second take: For $215, it offers the best value of any Android...
A couple of months ago, my brother in law came to me with a question: he needed an affordable $200-300 Android smartphone that he could purchase from the UAE or Lebanon and that would do the basics...
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Honor View10 review: Huawei’s impressive answer to OnePlus
The mid-range flagship market has been a heated place in the last few years, with OnePlus coming out on top and filling the void that was left by the Nexus phones (6 excluded). While it may be no...
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After 5 years with Samsung and LG, I moved to a Pixel 2 XL and… nothing has...
I still remember when we used to bicker over iPhone vs Symbian, before Android took over the second part of that argument. I also remember when Xenon vs LED flash was the most controversial discussion...
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[Hands-on] OnePlus brings the limited edition Lava Red 5T to the U.S. and...
The OnePlus 5T has been a big deal for the Chinese company since the launch in November. Initially available in a plain old black, the 5T received a special Star Wars edition in December that was...
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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ review: Refinement, refined
When Samsung announced the Galaxy S9, “that’s it?” wasn’t exactly an uncommon reaction. The Galaxy S9 is, frankly, kind of boring. But when you’re the most successful manufacturer of premium Android...
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Huawei Mate 10 Pro (U.S.) second opinion: A great phone that probably won’t...
Huawei has had a tough time of things in 2018, getting the rug pulled out from under it just before it launched the U.S. version of its flagship Mate 10 Pro on AT&T. The blows just kept coming...
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ASUS Zenfone Max Plus M1 review: A big battery alone does not a good phone make
Back at CES, Asus showed off a follow-up to the not-so-old Zenfone 4 Max, which was a phone that ultimately disappointed me. Attempting to capitalize on the love for big batteries, the Taiwanese...
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Huawei P20 review: A cost-cutting exercise that mostly works
Some six months after launching its late-2017 flagship, the very capable Mate 10 Pro, Huawei took to the stage in Paris at the end of March to show off the new P20 series. The spotlight was, of...
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Huawei P20 Pro review: This phone has it all, even things you don’t want
Huawei has been on an upward trajectory for years, but 2018 has been somewhat less successful than Huawei would have liked. After being effectively shut out of the US smartphone market, it launched...
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