Monthly Archives: October 2020

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro’s battery runtimes fail to impress when compared to the iPhone 11 Pro

Apple unveiled the iPhone 12 series recently with added functionality and a new A14 Bionic SoC. However, details of the battery capacities of these phones were not obvious from the official spec sheets apart from the usual video and audio playback runtimes. Arun Maini of the YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss compared the battery life of the iPhone 12 and iPhone […]

Big Navi ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6800XT allegedly boosts to a remarkable 2.5 GHz in 3DMark 11

According to tipster @patrickschur_, a custom ASUS ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6800 XT part can boost as high as 2.5 GHz when running 3DMark 11. Interestingly, the engineering sample Schur talked about seemed to spend a lot of time at high clock speeds. In an update to his original post, Schur claimed that the ROG STRIX Radeon RX 6800 […]

Lenovo IdeaPad S340 15 with 10th gen Core i5, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD, and 1080p display on sale for $470 USD

One of Lenovo’s already cheap entry-level multimedia laptops is now even cheaper this week at Office Depot down to just $470 USD. Though the 15.6-inch IdeaPad S340 deal won’t net you a luxurious Yoga experience, the specifications and size are nonetheless respectable considering the low asking price. The configuration comes with a 15.6-inch 1080p IPS […]

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 with the Nvidia GPU is better for gaming

We had already tested the Yoga Slim 7 14 with the Ryzen 7 4800U processor, and we were especially surprised by the very high CPU performance. However, there are still delivery issues with this processor. Alternatively, Lenovo offers even slower Ryzen CPUs as well as Intel CPUs. This is also the case with our test […]

Gigaset GS4: New smartphone “Made in Germany” comes with wireless charging and removable battery for €229

Two years ago, the relatively unknown German manufacturer Gigaset presented the GS185, the first smartphone to be assembled in Bocholt, Germany. Since then, the company has introduced a whole range of devices that are “Made in Germany”, although most of the individual parts are of course still supplied from Asia. Now the company has introduced […]

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT rumoured to top at a game clock of 2.4 GHz, but AIB cards could go even higher

We are just over a week away from the announcement of the Radeon RX 6000 series, but some interesting details about the upcoming cards have been shared online. Shared by @_rogame and @patrickshur_, the information is reputed to be the clock speeds of AMD’s ‘Big Navi’ graphics cards. According to @_rogame, AMD will release four variants of the Navi […]

Some early Google Pixel 5 units are exhibiting quality control issues

The Pixel 5 may have been well received by reviewers, but some early units are exhibiting quality control issues. First reported by Android Police, complaints of gaps between the display and chassis of some Pixel 5 handsets are mounting up online, especially on the Google Support and XDA Developers Forums. The issue appears to be affecting devices in different […]

The Xiaomi Mi Watch Color Sports Edition has two weeks of battery life and a SpO2 sensor for ~US$105

Xiaomi is yet to bring the Mi Watch to Europe, but the company has already announced a new smartwatch. The latest Mi Watch is cheaper, too. Xiaomi has called its latest effort the Mi Watch Color Sports Edition, which it has priced at CNY 699 (~US$105) – CNY 100 (~US$15) less than it charges for […]

Leaked Lenovo Tab P11 details confirm design and specifications of upcoming budget tablet

It has been a few months since Lenovo unveiled the Tab P11 Pro, and now more details about a non-Pro model have leaked. The Tab P11 Pro will be available from next month, but Lenovo has yet to confirm plans to release the Tab P11. Unsurprisingly, the Tab P11 will be a less premium version of […]