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vivo was among the top smartphone players, although once again western markets only saw a fraction of their lineup. The company launched some impressive products in 2022, but it wasn't without missteps either. Winner: vivo X80 Pro…

After a solid year of setbacks, Honor doubled down on its strategy to regain market space across Europe and China with a strong push of smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearable devices. The brand released its first foldable with the…

Google has been making Pixel smartphones for years, but it's only now starting to get into a sort of flow mode. After a significant change of pace with the Pixel 6 series in 2021 - making an internal chipset, ushering in a new design…

Another twelve months are behind us and Oppo is once again among the leaders in the smartphone world. It announced a custom NPU called MariSilicon X in the last days of 2021, but it wasn't until this year that it came to smartphones.…

A quick search of our database yields 14 OnePlus devices released this year, which is 6 more than last year. Maybe next year will be different, although it's hard to predict how the new strategic partnership with Oppo will work out.…

It's hard to stay on top, especially in a market teeming with innovation and competition. It becomes increasingly difficult when it has been a challenging year defined by uncertainty, shortages and a looming economic downturn. But…

It was a challenging year for phone makers as chip shortages and factory closures wreaked havoc on the supply chain. Even Apple was affected, albeit smaller than many of its rivals, allowing it to shine in a big way. Looking back at…

Xiaomi is one of the three big players in the smartphone market, and although it had a turbulent 2022 financially, it also saw some great products from the company. It also saw it invest significant sums in its electric car business,…

The tenth annual Apple App Store Awards are underway, and the best apps and games of 2022 as selected by the App Store editors have now been announced. The categories span the best apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. We…

Both of these phones have elevated their position in the eyes of the user and fascinated them with their outstanding performance. The stylish Samsung U900 Soul Graphite is available in sparkling colors and attracts the attention of…

Realme had a strong year where we saw lots of units in all prices and categories. There were gaming handsets, skilled upper middle rangers with top-tier chipsets and the usual legion of phones that occupied the overly competitive…

It was a very good year for Google, but especially for its mobile division. The jury is still out on whether hardware sales will match the quality of their latest phones, but in any case, the phones we saw from Google in 2021 deserve…