Top 10 trending phones of week 5

As we wave January goodbye the Galaxy S25 series' grip on our trending chart is only slightly loosened. The Ultra member of the new flagship trio is still the most popular phone in our database by a landslide, but the vanilla in second is falling back into the pack. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13322, 1#] The Galaxy A55 even managed to climb back onto the final podium spot, overtaking the upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge in fourth and the Galaxy S24 Ultra in fifth. So all things considered, another impressive showing by Samsung, taking the entire top 5. The Poco X7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max...

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Is Samsung thinking of ditching the S Pen in future Galaxy S Ultras?

Samsung is the king of the smartphone stylus - not only does it have the most models that support one, but the S Pen is deeply integrated into its Galaxies. And it's nowhere better than in the Galaxy S Ultra flagships. That's because the Galaxy S22 Ultra was the spiritual successor to the last Galaxy Note, essentially merging the Note and S Ultra lineups together. But Samsung removed the Bluetooth and gyroscope from the S Pen for the Galaxy S25 Ultra - features it added in 2018 - which signals that the S Pen may be on its way out. Citing its own survey, Samsung says that only 1% of...

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Deals: Galaxy S25 series deals get even better, Honor 200 Pro gets a 42% discount

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series was announced and went on pre-order last week, but since then Amazon has sweetened the pot. Well, technically, the phones are already available, so this isn’t a pre-order deal, but it is a great one. The Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra all have a free storage upgrade – that means 256GB for the vanilla model and 512GB for the other two. On top of that, there is a £100 discount at checkout and, if that wasn’t enough, there is a £100 credit too. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra free...

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Weekly poll: are you using the S Pen's remote control functions?

The S Pen was first introduced in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note – this original design was a passive device that relied on a Wacom layer in the Note device itself to track its position and, later on, things like pressure too. Then in 2018 the Galaxy Note9 added a battery and Bluetooth connectivity to the S Pen, allowing it to trigger actions remotely. In the camera, for example, a single press would take a photo, a double press would switch between cameras. You could also advance photos in the Gallery app, go to the next slide in PowerPoint, control music players and so on, all with...

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Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra may be in trouble, vanilla S25 could be a hit

The pre-order window for the new Samsung Galaxy S25 flagship trio is closing and the first units are on their way to their new owners – if they haven’t arrived already. But will Samsung start 2025 with strong sales like it did 2024? The results from last week’s poll show cause for concern – the new models are perceived as only minor upgrades over previous generations of S-phones, so many are considering not upgrading this year or seeking out an older model. There is some good news too, though not what we expected. The Galaxy S24 Ultra outsold the S23 Ultra and was the most popular model...

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Asus NUC 14 Pro AI mini PC review

The Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is the latest mini PC from the Taiwanese brand. This particular model was announced in December of last year and was the first mini PC to feature Intel's new Core Ultra processors (Series 2) along with Microsoft Copilot+. The model we have here today is the flagship variant with the Intel Core Ultra 9 288V with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory. Asus sells this device as a barebones PC, meaning it does not include storage out of the box but our unit did come with 1TB SSD included for testing. Before going further into the testing, it's worth noting the price. It's a...

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OpenAI releases o3-mini as its 'most cost-efficient model' in reasoning series

The OpenAI o3-mini, previewed in December 2024, has been released by OpenAI as its "most cost-efficient model" in its reasoning series. The o3-mini's strength lies in science, math, and coding, and it's optimized for STEM reasoning. OpenAI says that o3-mini provides a specialized alternative for tech domains that require speed and precision, and with medium reasoning efforts, it matches the o1's performance in science, math, and coding while delivering faster responses. The company also said that o3-mini was 24% faster than o1-mini in A/B testing, with an average response time of 7.7s...

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