Mobile Phones

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…

MTN’s R249 smart feature phone is now available in South Africa

It took a few months, but MTN on Monday finally announced that its KaiOS smart feature phone, the MTN Smart S, is now available…

Nokia X71 launches with company’s first punch-hole selfie camera

Nokia’s first smartphone with a punch-hole selfie camera is now official. Dubbed the Nokia X71, the glass sandwich made its debut in Taiwan on…

Honor 10 Lite vs Honor 8X: which would you get, South Africa?

Honor on Wednesday unveiled its new device to South African audiences in the form of the Honor 10 Lite. Given its numerical “flagship” name,…

Honor 10 Lite lands in South Africa in April for R4599

The congested South African mid-range smartphone market on Wednesday received a brand new competitor. Honor, the “brother” brand to Huawei, announced availability and pricing…

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is hitting South Korea on 5 April

The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, the company’s first phone with 5G support, is set to launch on 5 April. According to Korean sources quoted…

This is the Samsung Galaxy Fold showcased in a new leaked video

We’ve had the chance to play around with the Samsung Galaxy Fold back in February, but were unable to capture the device in images…

Huawei P30 Pro’s underscreen fingerprint sensor spotted in the world’s shorted video

Talk about being coy, there’s nothing more coy than publishing a phone leak in looping GIF format. Speaking of which, Greek publication Techblog (via…

Google’s mid-range Pixel 3a, 3a XL smartphones leak

For as long as the Pixel 3 first leaked, there have been rumours suggesting that Google was readying a budget Pixel to slug it…

Samsung’s Galaxy A2 Core could be its second budget Android Go phone

According to a slew of leaks, Samsung is preparing a basement budget smartphone that could run Android Go. Based on press renders leaked by…

HTC’s U11, U11 Plus and U12 Plus to get Android Pie by mid-year

If you’re one of the few people who own one of HTC’s newer flagship smartphones, you’re in luck. The company this week announced that…

Samsung Galaxy S10’s face unlock can be fooled by a photo, video or your best friend

The previous generation of Samsung’s face unlock system used an iris scanner, but the firm ditched that specific design element in the S10 series…

Sony Xperia 4 reportedly in the works with Snapdragon 710, 5.7 inch display

According to a report by MySmartPrice (quoting Sumahoinfo), Sony is preparing a new entrant into the industry’s upper mid-range tier. Dubbed the Sony Xperia…

Watch Windows 10 boot on a Google Pixel 3 XL

You’d expect that some things just don’t go well together. Oil and water is probably the most famous example. But what about Windows running…

Meizu Zero – the phone with no holes, no buttons – now has no future

Remember the Meizu Zero, the hole-less, portless smartphone which captured the world’s attention a few months ago? Well, it’s dead. After Meizu launched a…

Samsung Galaxy A60 specs leak flaunts phone’s flagship-level credentials

I understand the inability to keep smartphone flagship secrets, but here goes Samsung, letting its upcoming upper mid-range device specs leak. The Samsung Galaxy…

OnePlus 7 leaks point to a pop-up selfie camera design

OnePlus’s devices have long been regarded as one of the best value for money prospects in the smartphone roster. But they’ve never really been…

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

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HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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