AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Review – Zen 2 Destroys Zen+ in Gaming
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Review – Zen 2 Destroys Zen+ in Gaming

Update 8th of July 2019 – The CPUs have now launched and reviews have come out for the 3700X and 3900X and they are living up to the hype. Update 18th of July 2019 – more reviews added from gamersnexus.net and techspot.com The Ryzen 5 3600 is available to buy now with immediate shipping. While…

Xiaomi Mi A3 launches for £225 – Android One version of Mi CC9e with a low-resolution 720p screen
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Xiaomi Mi A3 launches for £225 – Android One version of Mi CC9e with a low-resolution 720p screen

Xiaomi has officially announced the Mi A3 mid-ranger with availability starting in Spain for 249 Euros. Following the usual trend from Xiaomi and this is a rebranded version of the Mi CC9e but swaps out the Android-based MIUI 10 OS with Android One. The Mi A3 comes with a modest 6.01-inch display that has a low…

Withings Announces BPM Core & Connect
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Withings Announces BPM Core & Connect

Withings have extended their range of health orientated products two new at-home blood pressure monitors. Withings BPM Core is the first over-the-counter device able to measure blood pressure, record an electrocardiogram (ECG) and listen to the heart via a digital stethoscope in one device, enabling users to detect serious conditions such as atrial fibrillation or…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Exynos 9825 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Exynos 9825 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

[Update] The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has officially launched and the phone is confirmed to features the Exynos 9825 chipset and the older none plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launching soon there is a lot of hype building up for it as well as multiple leaks. The new phone (are…

Nubia Red Magic 3 joins Asus ROG Phone 2 with Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset
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Nubia Red Magic 3 joins Asus ROG Phone 2 with Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset

Last year the Asus ROG Phone differentiated itself from the other gaming phones on the market with its binned Snapdragon 845 chipset with higher 2.96GHz clocks than the standard 2.8GHz. This year things are different, Qualcomm has announced a specific Snapdragon 855+ chipset and multiple manufactures are on board to use it. The Plus model…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Vs Snapdragon 855 vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Comparison
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Vs Snapdragon 855 vs Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 Comparison

Qualcomm has announced a refresh to their Snapdragon 855 SoC in the form of the Snapdragon 855+. It has been a while since Qualcomm launched a mid-life product refresh of a flagship system on a chip. The last instance was the Snapdragon 821, though last year there were some limited higher bin variants of the…

5G vs 4G – Is the new high-speed high price network worth it for smartphones?
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5G vs 4G – Is the new high-speed high price network worth it for smartphones?

5G is here, EE launched first, followed by Vodafone and Three is launching soon. We are no doubt going to see a strong marketing push from all the providers, pushing us to the new 5G spectrum, but is it really worth it? SIM only deals always offer the best value for money, these are just…

Intel i9-10900K vs Ryzen 9 3900X – Can Intel’s leaked 10-core 14nm+++ CPU really compete?
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Intel i9-10900K vs Ryzen 9 3900X – Can Intel’s leaked 10-core 14nm+++ CPU really compete?

Intel is certainly feeling the pressure from AMD, they have been feeling it since the launch of the original Ryzen. With the Zen 2 series of processors, things have only gotten worse, the i9-9900K doesn’t fare particularly well compared to the Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 9 3900X, though it is still technically best at…

Mobvoi Launches TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE in the US with Snapdragon Wear 2100 & Wear OS
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Mobvoi Launches TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE in the US with Snapdragon Wear 2100 & Wear OS

Mobvoi is one of the surprise hits in the world of smartwatches, where big brand names have tried and failed Mobvoi have succeeded. The number of companies producing Wear OS watches is mostly limited to Samsung, Huawei, Fossil Group(and its sub-brands), then Mobvoi. Admittedly Mobvoi is not some random Chinese brand, originally an AI company…

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 215 SoC. How does it compare vs  Snapdragon 212 & SD429
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 215 SoC. How does it compare vs Snapdragon 212 & SD429

The flagship Snapdragon 800 series gets all the press attention and yearly upgrades but sitting at the bottom rung of the ladder is the Snapdragon 200 series, and the poor Snapdragon 212 hasn’t had an upgrade since 2005. It has finally received a bit of TLC while introducing anything particularly impressive it is a sizable…