Mobile gaming has come a long way. Today's smartphones can run increasingly demanding titles at high frame rates, but sustained gaming presents a different challenge: maintaining consistent performance over time.
During extended gameplay, processors and other components generate heat. As temperatures rise, devices may need to manage their performance to control thermal load. For casual players, this may be barely noticeable. For competitive gamers, however, even inconsistent performance can matter when split-second reactions, precision, and responsiveness can determine a match's outcome.
The challenge is even more pronounced for gaming content creators. Long recording sessions, livestreaming, and multitasking can add to an already demanding workload, making thermal management an increasingly important consideration when choosing a gaming smartphone.
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Your phone is basically your wallet, camera, office, and lifeline to everyone you know — so when it starts acting up, it's more than an inconvenience. A cracked screen, a battery that dies by lunchtime, or a charging port that suddenly stops cooperating can throw off your whole day. For most people, the first instinct is to panic and book the nearest repair appointment, but that isn't always necessary.
The good news? Not every phone problem needs a trip to a repair shop. With a bit of patience, a few basic supplies, and a clear set of steps, you can solve many of the most common issues yourself — and know exactly when it's time to call in a professional...
The main parameter when choosing a smartphone for most users, and this is correct, is a screen. Not only is it the "face" of the device, it is also the main instrument for controlling your gadget.
Long gone are the times when such an option as a "color display", automatically lifted the model to the top and put it among the flagships. Now a huge selection of screens of modern smartphones can easily satisfy even the most demanding user.
At the same time, in order to choose the most suitable variant it is necessary to get on very well with the...
Following the launch of the Nokia X6 in China, HMD has a follow up released in Hong Kong exactly the same except for slight differences I will mention later. You might be thinking, why this move from HMD, the thing is the Nokia X6 is made for China while the Nokia 6.1 Plus is more of an international model. What differentiates the two apart from the reason mention before is that the Nokia 6.1 Plus will be running Android One while the Nokia X6 won't.
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Nokia 5.1 Plus (a.k.a. Nokia X5) is an upgraded variant of the Nokia 5.1. HMD initially released the smartphone same way the Nokia X6 was released before the Nokia 6.1 Plus, the Nokia X5 was released first in China and then the Nokia 5.1 Plus as an international version of the same smartphone was released.
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The catch here is that the new smartphone is part of the Android One program thereby ensuring it receives updates from Google directly. As...
So you want a best Xiaomi smartphone this year? Well! We have rounded up here five best smartphones you can pick from. We have listed smartphones from different ranges so you can easily decide and pick the best option in time.
Xiaomi is one of best smartphone in the world with tons of impressive options. The company is the addict of rapidly introducing new smartphones, it has covered all segments out there, from entry-level to high-end flagships. In many regions, the company has emerged as one of the leading brands because of its quality products.
This is an innovative brand with...
Introducing the bottom shelf version of the Meizu 15 or you could put it has the modest version - Meizu 15 Lite. The smartphone is not so down the line from the Meizu 15, in fact, they are structurally very similar to each other. Areas, where significant differences can be seen, include the hardware and camera. The smartphone saves you some money while still giving you a close experience to the ordinary model. Read on to know how much of a difference there is or how good this Lite model actually is.
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To the most intriguing of the '15' series smartphones and of course the flagship of the bunch which has a divergent approach to what a premium smartphone should look like. The Meizu 15 Plus have a rather unconventional look but its a break from the norm seen nowadays like display notch, slender build and it looks quite good that way. It'll probably soothe the classic kind of people rather than a recent trend fanatic. Now let's dive into the spec sheet of the smartphone and explore what it has to offer.
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When did buying a smartphone become so hard? We know! Ever since hundreds of models are released by hundreds of different brands and manufacturers vying for customer’s attention and dough.
These days, you just go to the mall and pick up the latest brand or sign up with a carrier offering it through a monthly plan where you pick out a phone and pay a cheap and subsidized up-front price and signing a contract.
In any case, carriers have since moved away from contracts along with the subsidized phones that came with them.
Currently, there's no big price variance when purchasing a...
Meizu celebrates its 15 years anniversary which is the reason the Meizu 15 was released alongside a lesser Lite version and a more premium Plus model. Normally the jump to number 15 is unprecedented, due to the fact that the last in the iteration was Pro 7. However, it was only done to mark the 15 years of the Chinese OEM's existence and from rumours, it might just continue from there. The new smartphone ignores the recent trends with its traditional design which I'll be talking about later on.
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Following the release of their flagship, Huawei just took the Lid of the Huawei Nova 3, a flagship in its own league. The mid-range smartphone is a combination of premium features from the quad camera to the top of the line Huawei's own processor. Although not a premium flagship, the smartphone hold a torch to the likes of Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design or Huawei P20 Pro. Like most flagship, the smartphone is also AI-powered to further improve the smartphone's performance.
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We all know about the Android Go movement that started earlier this year and we saw phones from Alcatel, Nokia, ZTE and others joining the merry band. The Go circus just got an additional member with the release of the Moto E5 Play Go smartphone. Similar to the bunch of other smartphones carrying the Go moniker, the Moto E5 Play Go has entry-level specs which is why it runs the Go Edition of Android Oreo optimised to perform better on this type of smartphones.
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UmiDigi has been consistent this year with the release of some greatly affordable smartphones that looks quite good. The UmiDigi A1 Pro is one of the Chinese OEM's 2018 releases, and it is quite a package. It is crafted in a fancy way in which modern smartphones are made to boost its aesthetic appeal. The smartphone which packs low-level specs has some nice additions like USB Type-C that are not usually seen in this category. According to UmiDigi, this is the first smartphone to feature MediaTek's new MT6739 budget chipset.
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Oppo much like some smartphone OEMs out there released two similar smarphones only different by RAM size and internal storage space. The Oppo A5 is the exact same model has the Oppo A3s except for the higher 64GB storage space and 4GB RAM the former have. There is also another catch, the Oppo A5 is made primarily for the Chinese market which makes it a geographical variant of the Oppo A3s. More RAM means it'll be faster and multitask smoothly and then the bigger storage space, although, both have the same expansion limit of 256GB.
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We've seen some features in high end smarphones trickle down to budget smartphones, from the dual camera showing its face to some even going ahead to sport quad cameras and now some of the new entry-level smarphones now have a notched display. The Oppo A3s is made this way, to have a likeness to premium smarphones with it's dual rear camera, 18:9 aspect ratio, display notch and an almost all screen front. However, the smartphone has entry-level specs which makes it an entry level smartphone.
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Leagoo has been extending its reach lately especially in Nigeria where it is now becoming a product you can see from time to time in people's hands. The Leagoo M0 Pro is the upgrade of the Leagpo M9 and it has a similar dual camera feature in common. Basically, this is a smartphone that looks quite good even though it is not as good as it looks on the inside. Instead what you have is a budget smartphone that has been made in a way to have some premium semblance.
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Presenting UmiDiGi's flagship for the year 2018, UmiDigi Z2 Pro which also takes the title of the first smartphone to come with the Helio P60 chipset. On the outside, there is still the same design as the UmiDigi Z2 which looks stunning by the way but with an entirely different story on the inside. The smartphone is not in the league of other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S9 or Huawei P20 Pro, you could consider the smartphone a mid-range flagship.
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Surging further in its quest to regain its ground in the smartphone market, a follow-up release have been made to the BlackBerry KeyOne. BlackBerry smartphones are now made by TCL which is responsible for making Alcatel phones too in a similar way HMD makes Nokia phones. The BlackBerry Key2 now has an improved qwerty keyboard which is also now capacitive and a revised build but nothing drastic. Also, the phone now features an improved spec sheet which includes a dual rear camera and hardware to name a few.
BlackBerry Key2 Key Specs and Features
4.5-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080...
The mid-range category is the most competitive market at the moment which is why Sony has dimmed it fit to update their mid-range Xperia line with the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus release. Like the others, the smartphone maintains a similar build except for the change in aspect ratio to 18:9 as well as the same set of chipset. An addition worthy of mention is the high-resolution audio feature that improves music experience on the smartphone. Besides this, there is really no significant upgrade to be mentioned.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus Key Specs and Features
6.0-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2160 x 1080...
It is no news how smartphone companies release an ordinary model alongside a better version and dub it the 'Pro' added to whatever the name of the basic model is. The UmiDigi One Pro follows in the same pattern, it has an upgraded spec sheet which is not much but significant in a way. Added features that come with the Pro status include NFC, wireless charging and a beefier 64GB internal storage. Besides this aforementioned features, the UmiDigi One and UmiDigi One Pro are more or less the same.
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You can not but help give kudos to UmiDigi for its brilliant designs, although, it's not something that we have not seen before, the Chinese OEM is one of the top budget option when it comes to upcoming brands with good design. It doesn't disappoint with the UmiDigi Z2 which comes with an exquisite outlook and some good specs to go with it. One of the selling point of the UmiDigi Z2 smartphone is its premium design combined with the fact that it has 4 cameras, double of what you find on some other smartphones.
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UmiDigi in case you don't know is an up and rising Chinese smartphone brand that you can associate with affordability. Known for its relatively cheap low budget and midrange smartphones, it has decided to add the UmiDigi One to its ever-growing iteration of smartphones. UmiDigi One joins others in this year's list of notched smartphones in the race of providing more screen space as possible. That is not the only thing it has in common with other recent trends, there is also a dual rear camera and a glass finish.
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The Samsung Galaxy A57 is the top-of-the-line in the latest iteration of Samsung's hugely successful A-series, and it arrives with a clear mission: to...
The itel Power 80 is the newest entry in itel's battery-first P-series, and it arrives with a clear mission: deliver marathon endurance without stretching...
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G is the latest iteration of Samsung’s budget-friendly A-series smartphones. It offers only slight upgrades to the Galaxy A16 5G, like...
