Mobile Phones

Redmi Note 9S: Xiaomi reveals SA launch date and pricing

For those hoping to see more Xiaomi devices land in South Africa, here’s some good news. The company has announced that the Redmi Note…

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro: official SA pricing and availability details

Huawei on Friday finally spilled the beans on the P40 series’ pricing, giving us an official date or release too. The P40 Pro will…

Android 10 updates are coming to the Huawei P20 Pro and Mate 10

Still running a Huawei P20 Pro or Mate 10 and wondering when you’re getting that Android 10 update? According to XDA-Developers, you won’t have…

Vivo to bring new Y series phones to SA in July, 5G device before year-end

Chinese phone maker Vivo landed in South Africa at the bottom end of 2019 with two fairly average and underwhelming mid-range devices. It’s now…

This is Samsung’s ‘Tactical Edition’ of the Galaxy S20

Okay. Folding phones are cool, but what ever happened to rugged devices? There are a few manufacturers keeping the dream alive for us butterfingered…

Huawei P40 5G and P40 Pro 5G: SA pricing info revealed

While Huawei may not have announced an official retail price or South African date of arrival for its P40 series, local retailer Cellucity has…

Samsung Galaxy A31 (and its big battery) now available in South Africa

Staying true to its roadmap, Samsung announced the arrival of the Galaxy A31 in South Africa. First announced in February along with five other…

Google confirms the compact Huawei Nova 5T Pro is a real thing

If you had told me in May that Google would be responsible for leaking a Huawei device in 2019, especially after the US entity…

Huawei Nova 6 5G is coming soon with an oval selfie camera cutout

The Huawei Nova 5T may have only just launched in South Africa, but the Huawei Nova 6 is already set to launch in some…

The Samsung W20 5G is its new foldable smartphone for China

In the run up to the Galaxy Fold’s launch, Samsung couldn’t stop talking about it. But it’s second foldable phone, the Samsung W20 5G,…

Samsung Galaxy S11 to feature 120Hz display, only 25W charging

Don’t you just love it when software on another device largely confirms the features of another? According to leakster Ice Universe, the Galaxy Note…

Huawei’s prepaid market share in South Africa grows to 40%

Huawei’s Likun Zhao on Thursday highlighted some key insights into Huawei’s marketshare and performance both globally and across South Africa. The company hosted its…

Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will get Android 10 after all

Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is about to get its final major Android update. According to SamMobile, the Korean smartphone maker this…

Huawei Nova 5T to get its Android 10-powered EMUI 10 update soon

The Huawei Nova 5T devices released around the world are now getting their Android 10 update, according to a report by HuaweiCentral (via HuaweiBlog)….

This is Samsung’s Star Wars-inspired Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Samsung on Monday announced a new Star Wars special edition of the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, coinciding with the 20 December debut of The…

These 8 Sony phones will receive Android 10 by early 2020

In case you’ve missed it, Android 10 has been available to the public since September. Two months later, not many device vendors have initiated…

HMD Global’s premium Nokia 7.2 arrives in South Africa for R6299

Nokia’s owner HMD Global hasn’t released an upper-mid range phone in South Africa in ages, but thankfully that changes today. This comes courtesy of…

Motorola RAZR 2019 proves the flip phone never really died

Sweet, sweet nostalgia. It’s even better when you pepper that nostalgia with hyped technologies, and that’s exactly what Motorola has done with the new…

Orange, Itel and KaiOS announce the $28 Sansa XL smart feature phone

At AfricaCom 2019, mobile network operator Orange, device maker Itel, and feature phone OS developer KaiOS Technologies announced a new version of the Sansa…

Samsung’s Galaxy S11 phones are set to grow in size in 2020

If you thought smartphones were too big in 2019, just wait until next year. According to leaks from Venturebeat reporter Evan Blass, the Samsung…

Huawei Nova 5T first impressions: 10 things I like and dislike

So, my review period with the Huawei Nova 5T is now fully under way. It’s a phone that I’ve commended for boasting a stellar…

12 tips and tricks for setting up your new Huawei Nova 5T

The Huawei Nova 5T may not be the flagship we were expecting, but it’s the flagship we got. Thanks to the Mate 30’s absence…

The world’s first TikTok phone is one hell of a flagship killer

TikTok owner Bytedance, as promised in July, has this month revealed its first smartphone. While the specs look great, and surprisingly so, the phone’s…

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