Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Unboxing & First Impressions (Video)

It doesn't take long for the brand-new Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S to leave a lasting impression on a reviewer, although our full analysis of the phone is not done yet.

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LG V30 Dual Cameras: the best phone for vlogging, YouTube, and content creation (Video)

Content creation: two words we're all more involved in, whether we're conscious of it or not. If you care even a shred about it, take a look at the V30.

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HTC Bolt First Impressions: Unboxing Sprint’s Fastest Phone

HTC is wrapping up 2016 with an attractive phone packing an odd combination of hardware components. The Bolt looks like it’s built to similar specifications as Google’s Pixel XL, with large front bezels and a 5.5″ display. Then you notice the front fingerprint sensor, the larger angles and edges, larger camera module, and you realize this isn’t just a re-badged Pixel. There’s a definite feeling that this is a mash-up of previous phones like the HTC 10 and the A9.

Yet there are some design decisions which give us pause. HTC removed the headphone jack on this device. We also see that HTC decided on an older chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, which gave several manufacturers (HTC included) some problems with performance and heat management. Sprint is using this device as a showcase for the newest LTE advancements on its network, but will that be enough of a draw to balance out a few of these compromises?

Before we can review this beauty, we have to get it out of the box. Here’s our HTC Bolt first impressions!

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Google Pixel XL unboxing: This Really Blue is really nagging at us (Video)

We know that we’re tailing a few lengths behind our Google Pixel unboxing, but if we’re going to be giving the Pixel XL — in the limited edition Really Blue, no less — its dressing down, we might as well thoroughly think about what we’re holding and what we our expectations will be while our review process begins.Our Juan Carlos Bagnell is on review duty for the XL and he has some big expectations for a $769 phone targeting the average Jane or Joe. See where the Pixel XL matched, ...

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ZTE Axon 7 Mini First Impressions: A petite powerhouse?

Reviewing the full sized Axon 7 was a very happy surprise. That phone delivered an incredible bang for its $399 buck. ZTE is back at it with a phone that continues the same design language, but arrives for $100 less.The Axon 7 Mini isn’t THAT much of a mini in terms of size. About 4mm shorter and thinner, but with the same depth, and shrinking the screen from 5.5″ to 5.3″. Just about everything gets a trim here. The processor, the RAM, the storage, and we would expect that from a “mini” device. We are curious to test the audio and camera performance here ...

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Sony XPERIA XZ First Impressions: The Real Sony Flagship?

We last left Sony feeling fairly underwhelmed. The Xperia X Performance was priced in the upper tier of premium flagships, but felt like a step behind the competition.Moving forward, it would seem the Xperia XZ is aiming to address some of the concerns we had with our last experience using a Sony flagship. To be sure, this isn’t a radical departure from the Xperia line we were familiar with, but we’ll be happy if these small adjustments represent actual progress.Sony still uses a 1080p display, now a tiny bit larger at ...

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Apple iPhone 7 first impressions: Launch day in Pasadena California!

Juan was on the ground early in the morning to check out the crowd outside the Apple Store out in Pasadena California, and he was featured on almost every single news outlet in the greater LA metro area. iPhone launch days are always media events, and the folks at AT&T were kind enough to open a store early for us to play with the new iPhone 7 before our pre-ordered matte black phone arrived.Of course, today is not just a day to brag about being on TV, today is when we finally start playing with Cupertino’s latest and greatest. The iPhone 7 won’t shock anyone with its ...

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Sony Xperia X Performance first impressions (video)

Taking a look at the top performer from Sony this year, we can’t help but feel this is a bit of a repeat. The Xperia X Performance differs very little from its less expensive stablemates. Still, we’ve been waiting for this version of the Xperia to start testing camera and audio performance, but first, we have to get it out of the box.We’ll have a lot to look at, as we produce a Real Camera Review, and compare this phone to similarly priced competitors. Until then here’s our first impressions of the Xperia X ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 thoughts and impressions

Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy Note 7 was an interesting experience. While we walked into the event expecting to be disappointed over a device that didn’t push the boundaries of existing technology, we actually walked out with a very different impression. It turns out that even if this device is not the spec beast that we wished for, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a bad phone in any way. Actually this is the other way around. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has enough power to become one of the best smartphones of 2016, if not the best, and we decided to ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 camera tour: Cleaning up its app?

The grand experiment at the beginning of 2016? Samsung walking away from the megapixel wars and reducing the resolution of the Galaxy S7 sensor. The reasoning behind the move was to improve low light performance. The experiment was a very successful one, and Samsung delivered one of the best cameras of the year, at the beginning of the year.The Note no longer leads the charge for new technologies like camera sensors, instead the Note 5 was in a position where it had to catch up to the Galaxy S6, and this ...

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