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HP Envy x360 (2020) review: AMD wins again

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A big part of that is the display: the 2020 Envy has an 88 percent screen-to-body ratio, compared to 79 percent on last year’s model. There, you can swap between presets for Music, Movie, and Voice, as well as equalizer settings for different tunes. Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge. Don’t buy last year’s Spectre.

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Sony Xperia 1 II review: it’s a stretch

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inch screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Instead of fighting a losing computational photography battle against other smartphones, Sony is taking the fight back to its home turf: the Alpha camera line. Sony has optimized the entire camera stack for high-speed photography: it can focus at 60fps and burst-shoot at 20fps.

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Acer Chromebook Spin 513 review: a chip off a new block

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If you’re looking for an affordable Netflix machine, the Spin is a great candidate — especially given its movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio. The Chromebook delivered decent volume — certainly enough to fill a room — but percussion was tinny as I listened to music, and you can forget about bass entirely. My one disappointment was audio.

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Dell XPS 15 (2020) review: new design, familiar problems

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percent screen-to-body ratio. Say hello to the 16:10 aspect ratio, another welcome addition to the XPS 15. Music sounded good, and the 3D feature made a noticeable difference. Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge. The panel really does appear to stretch from end to end. No more USB-A, though it comes with a dongle.

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Maingear Element Lite review: the competition is too good

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Its 16:9 aspect ratio display feels cramped, and its keys are spaced a little too far apart. Both of these models also have displays with a more generous aspect ratio than the Element Lite, which is a boon for productivity work. inch, 1080p touchscreen with a 60Hz refresh rate and a 16:9 aspect ratio. It’s also too expensive.

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Acer Chromebook Spin 713: the Chromebook to buy

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Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook, Asus’ Chromebook Flip C436, and many of last year’s top contenders like the Pixelbook Go all used a 16:9 aspect ratio — a more square 3:2 screen is taller and gives you significantly more vertical space. Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge. The first is its 3:2 display. The second is the price.

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DJI Mini 2 review: tiny dancer

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Also, this is minor, but it’s something I really appreciated: the app doesn’t auto-pause your music or podcasts, so you can keep listening to your jams while flying. Photography by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Without calibrating every few flights, the horizon would look slanted, which I found annoying.

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