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It is a well-known fact that the more features and latest components a smartphone has, the higher its price will be. That is why flagship phones that offer the latest and greatest specs usually cost a bomb. However, we’ve seen OEMs like Xiaomi, Realme, Poco, and many others offer great phones at much cheaper prices by shedding some flagship-grade features without making huge compromises.
Even Samsung got on board with this approach by skipping things like expandable storage and bundled chargers to bring down the price of its Galaxy S21 lineup this year. In fact, the vanilla Galaxy S21 downgraded to a plastic shell, a lower resolution display, and 4GB less RAM (on the 256GB storage version) to come in almost $200 cheaper than its predecessor.
The state of 5G: Hype versus reality two years later
5G networks have been up and running around the world since early 2019, at least in some markets. The rollout so far is touted to be much faster than 4G LTE, with broader coverage, a wide range of carriers, and a plethora of 5G smartphones and other devices to pick from compared to the same point on 4G’s deployment.
That sounds like great news for the wireless networking industry’s big players, but what about us consumers? 5G promised us not only faster data speeds for streaming content but also brand new products and never-before-seen use cases based on the benefits of 5G.
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Apple recently introduced its controversial App Tracking Transparency feature on iOS. If enabled, the privacy-focused feature restricts apps from tracking you across the web and other third-party apps. This would ultimately mean users gaining more control over how companies share their personal information for ad-targeting. It would also mean people seeing fewer necessary apps. But personalized ads that are sometimes useful could also take a hit.
With iOS 14.5, Apple gives iPhone users a choice to opt out of app tracking. So we asked our readers if they would also want a similar anti-app tracking feature on Android. We gave readers three options to choose from. Here’s how they voted in our poll.