Mobile Phones

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…

LG’s dual-screen G8X ThinQ phone is heading to South Africa in Q4 2019

LG earlier this month debuted its second dual-display smartphone in the form of the G8X ThinQ. This week, the company announced that it will…

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…

Android 10: when will your smartphone get the update?

Android 10 is officially here. On Tuesday, Google pushed the live images of the new operating system to its Pixel smartphones, opening the floodgates…

Energizer Power Max P490S arrives in South Africa for R1899

The Energizer Power Max P490S is now available in South Africa, its local importer Pure Distribution announced on Monday. A decidedly budget smartphone which…

Meet the Nova 5T, a Huawei phone launching in South Africa soon

Huawei South Africa announced on Friday that at least two of its upcoming smartphones will debut with Android. These are namely the Huawei Y9…

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G retail box hints at upcoming smarphone’s specs

Seems that Samsung’s set to unveil yet another smartphone in the coming days. Images of what seems to be the Galaxy A90 5G’s retail…

Huawei Mate 30 gets its launch date, confirmed as 19 September

We can now finally begin the countdown to the Huawei Mate 30 series launch. The company on Sunday revealed the launch date for the…

Huawei South Africa confirms its next two phones will run Android, no word on Mate 30

Huawei pushed a rather late press release on Friday, stating that at least two of its next smartphones launched in South Africa will run…

Nokia crushes the Android updates game as others couldn’t care less

An aspect of smartphones we don’t cover enough of is manufacturer software updates, but it seems that the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Xiaomi and…

Samsung Galaxy Fold to launch in Korea on 6 September, no word on SA date

The Samsung Galaxy Fold could launch as early as next week, a report straight from South Korea suggests. Said report, which stems from publication…

The Apple iPhone 11 launch event is set for 10 September 2019

Apple’s September event date is now confirmed, thanks to press invites that were sent out to media on Thursday. On 10 September, Apple will…

Huawei Mate 30 won’t have Google services or the Play Store installed at launch

The Huawei Mate 30 could be severely crippled at launch, thanks to US President Donald Trump, the US government, and Google. In a report…

The €450 Fairphone 3 is probably the greenest phone you can buy

Fairphone, the company that values ethical smartphone manufacturing practices, has announced its latest device. The Fairphone 3 is the firm’s first phone since 2016,…

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A91 to sport 108MP camera

Earlier this year, Samsung announced no less than seven new Galaxy A series phones that would arrive in South Africa in 2019. We’ve seen…

Energizer HardCase H500S preview: a surprisingly good rugged smartphone

Nearly two years have passed since the Energizer HardCase H500S launched globally, but only recently has the device been offered in South Africa. Like…

Samsung Galaxy A30s, A50s feature better cameras, new colours

Samsung on Thursday announced two additions to its extensive A Series lineup, the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s. The two upgrades to the A30…

These 17 Nokia smartphones will get Android 10 by Q2 2020

HMD Global’s Nokia has announced its release roadmap for Android 10. After Google announced that it would be dropping its dessert codenames for its…

LG unveils its mid-range K40S and K50S smartphones ahead of IFA 2019

LG’s been pretty busy this year launching more smartphones than most of its rivals, and two more are set to make their debut this…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 duo get their first firmware update

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 duo aren’t even available yet, but already have their first firmware update. According to SamMobile, the Samsung flagships will…

South Africa rejoice: no load shedding scheduled for Sunday, says Eskom

Google Maps now features four new road incident report categories

Google’s Live Caption can officially caption Pixel 4 videos in real time

Here are five SA hardware startups making waves in 2019

Here are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Kampala

Nintendo’s ‘Ring Fit Adventure’ hits South Africa for R1299

3 (more) phones under R500 that will run WhatsApp in South Africa

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m