Mobile Phones

Huawei P40 series: these are the leaked specs for the P40 and P40 Pro

On Thursday, Huawei is set to launch its new P40 series, arguably the most important P devices it has ever announced. Like the Huawei…

Samsung is now producing its 512GB UFS 3.1 storage for flagship phones

Flagship smartphones are going to have larger, quicker storage banks come the end of the year courtesy of UFS 3.1. Samsung on Tuesday confirmed…

Samsung’s next camera sensor could be as big as 150MP

If you thought 108MP was large for a camera sensor, wait until you hear about Samsung’s latest project. According to SamMobile (via a Korean…

48 hours with the phone Huawei didn’t launch in SA, the Mate 30 Pro 5G

It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited to review a non-foldable phone, but finally, it’s here. Months after the local launch, and…

Here come the 5G phones: LG launches its V50 ThinQ 5G in South Africa

LG’s first 5G-enabled smartphone is heading to South Africa. The company confirmed in a release on Wednesday that the LG V50 ThinQ 5G will…

Big screen, bigger numbers: Vivo debuts the NEX 3S 5G flagship

Vivo on Tuesday silently launched its new flagship smartphone, the Vivo NEX 3S 5G. It’s a minor upgrade over the NEX 3 5G, but…

Huawei P40 Pro could feature Sony camera sensors, 10x periscope zoom

The Huawei P40 series is just a few days away from its official launch, but today we may have been given a glimpse into…

HMD Global’s Nokia is pushing Android 10 to its first smartphone today

HMD Global is pushing Android 10 to its first Nokia smartphone today, but it’s not the flagship Nokia 9 Pureview. Instead, the Nokia 8.1…

Essential’s Project GEM is an incredibly loooong Android smartphone

While companies are frenzied over foldable phones, Essential is heading in a completely different direction. The firm, which was founded by ex-Googler Andy Rubin,…

Russia’s Caviar redesigns the iPhone 11 Pro and makes it deliciously expensive

People give Russia a lot of crap in 2019, but give them this one: they’ve managed to design a more beautiful version of the…

iFixit’s new Galaxy Fold teardown: the flexi-phone is near-unrepairable

After the initial teardown was taken down by iFixit earlier this year, the repair firm is back with its second teardown of the Samsung…

Sony Xperia 8: a new exclusive Japanese mid-ranger

Sony Mobile on Monday announced another device addition to its single-digit smartphone line-up. Called the Sony Xperia 8, it features much of Sony’s current…

Nokia 105 feature phone is heading to South africa for R249

After its international unveiling in July, HMD Global has today announced the arrival of the Nokia 105 to South Africa’s shores. The fourth generation…

Huawei Mate 30 series is now available beyond China

Huawei won’t launch the Mate 30 series in South Africa for quite some time, but that doesn’t mean its global roll out has slowed….

Microsoft Surface Duo: Redmond’s making a foldable Android smartphone

Microsoft has just launched a foldable Android smartphone. No, no. That wasn’t a misprint. Called the Microsoft Surface Duo (left), the dual-screen foldable is…

Huawei Mate 30: potential Google app support is dealt another blow

Well, damn. It just got a lot more difficult to install Google’s apps on the Huawei Mate 30 series. A closed-source app, known as…

Could the Honor V30 be the company’s first SA-bound 5G phone?

In July, Honor SA CEO Raymond Liu announced that the smartphone maker would launch its first 5G smartphone in South Africa once the country…

The redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold is already ruined, reviewer reveals

Just when you thought the Samsung Galaxy Fold was ready for its big relaunch, and that all its fragility issues had been solved, TechCrunch…

Samsung Galaxy A20s debuts with 4000mAh battery, triple rear camera

Samsung has added yet another smartphone to its mid-range tier in the form of the Galaxy A20s. The phone features a 6.5-inch 1560×720 LCD…

Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 review: even gimmicks can be good

How do you increase a phone’s screen size, reduce that screen’s bezels, but still bolt a selfie camera to it all? You put the…

iPhone 11 pricing: here’s what you’ll pay in South Africa

The 2019 iPhone 11 series today received its South African pricing details, and you’re going to need a pretty penny to afford them. Following…

Huawei Mate 30 Pro launch kicks up more questions than it answers

The Huawei Mate 30 series is here. Or is it? On Thursday Huawei unveiled what could be its most important smartphone ever. The Huawei…

All four members of Huawei’s Mate 30 family leak ahead of this week’s launch

Nothing is sacred in smartphone leak land. This week, we’re expecting the announcement and big reveal of the Huawei Mate 30 series. But it…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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