The Verge

The Verge

REGION: USPLATFORM: YOUTUBE
Reviews_Processed9
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[~]Recent Reviews

9 analysed
Switch 2

Nintendo

Mixed

[+] Praised

"with the switch 2 the screen is wider and larger"

"on paper it's a minor spec bump but you can really see the improvement from the OG switches 720p resolution and 60 HZ refresh rate"

"breath of the wild looks like a completely different game with the improved lighting and the crispiest textures and graphics"

[-] Criticised

"resource intensive games like DK Bonanza or breath of the wild will probably eat up more of that time"

"Nintendo didn't do much with the ergonomics of the switch 2 controllers"

"the new programmable GL and GR buttons on the switch 2 Pro Controller you might not even notice them I didn't"

Pixel 10a

Google

Mixed

[+] Praised

"The bezel around the screen is a little bit thinner"

"there's no camera bump that you have on this phone"

"the screen got a little bit brighter. It's up to 3,000 nits peak brightness. So, that means it might be a little bit easier to see outside"

[-] Criticised

"other than that, not much has changed hardware-wise"

"limits the AI features that you can get on this phone versus the regular 10 series"

Positive

[+] Praised

"The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the first foldable with an IP68 rating. That means it is fully dustproof. And that's a huge deal."

"Google did it. They did it with a new hinge mechanism that doesn't have any gears in it."

"The inner screen's a little brighter."

[-] Criticised

"I think it's a little bit weird and kind of in the territory of an AI therapist, which is not a good idea... this gives me the ick."

[+] Praised

"Google says it's up to 60% faster for on-device AI. It has a faster CPU. There's a lot of power efficiency and thermal efficiency it unlocked."

"The magnets are in the phone. You don't need a special case to use it or anything. This is great."

"the batteries are a little bigger, which is always good."

[-] Criticised

"to be honest, they're extremely minimal."

"holy crap is this an extinction level event for what is a photo. And it makes me feel so weird."

"I think it's a little bit weird and kind of in the territory of an AI therapist, which is not a good idea."

Pixel 10

Google

Positive

[+] Praised

"Google says it's up to 60% faster for on-device AI. It has a faster CPU. There's a lot of power efficiency and thermal efficiency it unlocked."

"The magnets are in the phone. You don't need a special case to use it or anything. This is great."

"You can also use the phones with literally thousands of other magnetic accessories already on the market."

[-] Criticised

"but to be honest, they're extremely minimal."

"I think it's a little bit weird and kind of in the territory of an AI therapist, which is not a good idea... this gives me the ick."

Positive

[+] Praised

"The Z Fold 7 is way thinner than the Z Fold 6."

"when it's closed it feels almost like a normal phone."

"it didn't feel meaningfully different, until now."

[-] Criticised

"that something is $2,000 for the Fold 7."

"That's like two phones."

"This is actually a hundred dollars more than the Z Fold 6"

[+] Praised

"Apple says it's way more durable and resistant to cracking."

"I'm here for a bright color and it looks pretty good in person."

"Apple's actually claiming these are the biggest batteries on any iPhone ever"

[-] Criticised

"starts at $1,099. That's for a 256 gigabyte model, same as last year, but there's no $999 option for 128 gigabytes."

Mixed

[+] Praised

"It has a striking new design. It is super thin"

"It's a 120 hertz Pro Motion display. All of the phones have it this year. Thank you Apple. It's about time."

"The whole phone is made out of titanium... Apple says it's quite durable, despite being super thin."

[-] Criticised

"you've got just 148 megapixel camera to work with... just the one camera right here."

"it's still gonna wobble back and forth a bit. I hate that. I can't stand the wobble."

Mixed

[+] Praised

"As always, the screen is the star of the show here."

"Samsung has slimmed down the bezels even more"

"the phone itself is more comfortable, thanks to those rounded corners."

[-] Criticised

"the S Pen because it's somehow got worse. Samsung removed all the Bluetooth features"

"the air gestures, waving it around like a wand and pressing the button to activate the camera shutter, that's all gone."

"for now it only works in Samsung and Google's apps, and Spotify and WhatsApp, and other developers are gonna have to join in"