Can a $499 phone really make a $599 “Fan Edition” look outdated overnight? With the Google Pixel 8a now on shelves, that’s exactly what’s happening to Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE. The midrange fight used to be about compromises. Now it’s about who compromises the least while pretending they didn’t. Between Tensor G3 and Exynos 2200, […]
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Galaxy A35 vs OnePlus 12R: Smart budget tradeoffs
Can a midrange phone with a modest Exynos chip really stand up to a “flagship killer” running Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, or is this fight already over? The Samsung Galaxy A35 and OnePlus 12R are chasing the same crowd: people who care about specs and longevity but refuse to drop $1,000 on a slab of […]
Sony Xperia 1 VI leak hints at a safer flagship bet
Sony’s Xperia 1 VI might be the most boringly sensible Xperia yet. That’s the takeaway from a massive new leak of marketing images and specs ahead of its May 17 launch – and if you loved Sony’s unapologetically weird, ultra-tall 4K flagships, you probably won’t like where this is going. Sony is finally abandoning 4K […]
Pixel 8 Pro Review: Brilliant Camera, Flawed Flagship Strategy
I’ve been daily-driving the Pixel 8 Pro long enough to forget my SIM PIN twice, and one thing is obvious: this is the most confident Pixel Google has ever shipped, and also the most conflicted. It nails photography, nails the display, pushes software support further than anyone else, then stumbles on battery life and performance […]