Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 12S Ultra gets praised, 12S and 12S Pro need to prove themselves

It comes as no surprise – the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has people excited. We’re still working on the full review, but you can check out the camera samples from the phone in our impromptu 12S Ultra vs. Mi 11 Ultra shootout. Last week’s poll shows that 2 in 3 voters are interested in the new […]

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Poll: Windows 12? Windows 11? What should Microsoft call its next operating system?

What you need to know Microsoft will shift to a new development cycle, according to our sources. The company will move to a three-year release cycle for major versions of the Windows client but will also ship new features between major releases. Some have speculated that the shift could bring a new name to the […]

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Weekly poll: if you could get a Xiaomi 12S, 12S Pro or 12S Ultra, would you?

1” sensors are the holy grail of small digital cameras – are they really that good? We’re about to find out as we already have a Xiaomi 12S Ultra in for review. Unlike the recent Xperia Pro-I (which reused the sensor from the Sony RX100 VII), this phone is the first to use Sony’s new […]

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Weekly poll results: AR more promising than VR, but neither is guaranteed success

Last week’s poll brings unexpected results – Augmented Reality glasses are the type of XR that holds the most promise. That being said, there just isn’t much confidence that XR tech is ready for mass adoption or even useful. The technology has been improving at a rapid pace, riding on the coattails of smartphones – […]

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Poll: How do you use your smartphone keyboard?

Google’s Gboard beta gaining support for splitting the keyboard on the Surface Duo piqued our curiosity about how people use their smartphone keyboards. Our friends over at Android Central ran a poll last week on which keyboard people prefer (Gboard and SwiftKey won), but we want to know how people use their keyboards. Nowadays, users […]

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Weekly poll: are VR or AR headsets the next big thing in tech?

This week HTC unveiled its first new phone in a while, but in a stark reminder that the company has mostly transitioned to VR headsets now, the Desire 22 Pro was presented as a partner to the HTC Vive Flow. Meanwhile, we keep hearing rumors about Apple’s revolutionary VR headset, Sony is trying to keep […]

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Weekly poll results: Poco X4 GT and F4 get lukewarm reception

Last week’s polls show that people are not entirely sold on the Poco X4 GT and Poco F4. Let’s have a closer look at what went right and what went wrong with these two. The polls hint at a slightly better reception for the Poco X4 GT. One thing that limited its appeal is that […]

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Poll: Should Microsoft bring back Surface Neo as a single-screen foldable?

What you need to know 1,000 days have past since Microsoft first unveiled the Surface Neo. The Surface Neo is officially postponed, but reports state that the initial version of the device is dead. Microsoft may decide to create a Surface Neo with a single folding screen, though that’s merely speculation. Microsoft’s Surface Neo was […]

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Weekly poll results: most people are fine with 256GB storage on their phones

Last week we asked you how much storage you use on your phone. It turns out most can fit within 256GB total. “Total” because we also queried you about your thoughts on microSD slots on phones. Here’s the breakdown. Just over 40% of people can squeeze in 128GB or less. That said, 36% need at […]

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Weekly poll: how much storage do you use on your phone? Are microSD slots still important?

We often see people complaining that a newly announced phone does not have a microSD slot. This week we wanted to find out how many of you will only buy a phone that has a microSD slot and how much storage you use in general. Smartphone storage seems to have hit a wall at 1TB. […]

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Weekly poll results: the Realme GT Neo 3T struggles to attract fans

Last week’s poll shows that the Realme GT Neo 3T is not viable at its regular price of €430 (and the temporary €30 discount isn’t enough). What went wrong? Well, you can have the same hardware for less money and you don’t even need to spend much time looking – Realme’s own GT Neo2 is […]

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Weekly poll: is the Realme GT Neo 3T a winner or a loser?

While the GT Neo 3 flaunts its cool new Dimensity 8100 chipset, the 3T model offers the popular but aging Snapdragon 870 and a lower price point. Is the trade-off worth it? First, let’s give the Realme GT Neo 3T a closer look. The phone offers nearly the same 6.62” AMOLED display, with FHD+ resolution, […]

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Weekly poll results: flat AMOLED displays with high refresh rates strongly preferred

LCD’s time in the smartphone world is almost over – an overwhelming majority in last week’s poll prefer AMOLED. But any old AMOLED won’t do, here is what most people consider to be the perfect display. There is a pretty even division between FHD+ and QHD+ resolutions. Some enjoy the extra sharpness of QHD+, others […]

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Weekly poll: the Oppo Reno8 trio awaits your verdict

Earlier this week Oppo unveiled the Reno8 series, which arrives with three new chipsets. All three phones have high refresh rate AMOLED displays, 50MP primary cameras and 4,500mAh batteries that charge at 80W. Is any of the three likely to be your next phone? We’ll start with the Oppo Reno8 Pro+ as the most impressive […]

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Weekly poll results: Huawei Mate Xs 2 struggles to justify its price tag

Most people feel that foldables are too expensive – not that we had any doubt that is still the case, but last week’s poll reaffirms that belief. Unfortunately for the Huawei Mate Xs 2, it’s not only the price that is dissuading people from wanting one, the outward-folding design may have been a bad idea. […]

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Weekly poll: does the Huawei Mate Xs 2 have a future in your pocket?

Pretty early on it was clear that when it comes to foldables, keeping the screen inside is preferable to leaving it out in the open. That was more by necessity, though, the early foldable screens were too fragile to leave them with no protection. Outward folding designs like the Huawei Mate Xs 2 have many […]

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Weekly poll results: the Sony Xperia 1 IV and 10 IV are great, if you can afford them

This is the blight of the Sony fan – last week’s poll shows that 3 in 4 people want to buy the new flagship, the Xperia 1 IV, but only 1 in 4 actually have the money for it. The rest wish it was cheaper, but that might take a while. The Mark 3 started […]

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Weekly poll: Sony Xperia 1 IV and Xperia 10 IV – love ’em or hate ’em?

Who announces a flagship in the middle of the year? Sony does. Who focuses on multimedia above everything else? Sony does. Who sticks to its own design, regardless of where the industry is headed? Sony does. Love it or hate it, the Japanese company makes phones like no other. Considering the low sales volumes, we […]

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Weekly poll results: smartwatches are becoming more popular, especially the advanced ones

Smartwatches, the full-featured kind, are quite popular – nearly half of you have one, according to last week’s poll. The challenges for makers are laid out in the second poll, the most important feature of a smartwatch or band is long battery life. The watches running watchOS, Wear OS, Tizen or HarmonyOS tend to last […]

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