Mobile Phones

Some older Nokia smartphones to receive an extra year of updates

Good news if you have an older HMD Global-era Nokia smartphone. The Finnish smartphone maker announced that the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 8…

The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Huawei has delayed the launch of its Mate X foldable smartphone until after September, the company told TechRadar on Thursday. November is now the…

Foldable screens (and likely phones) could hit 50m shipments by 2024

The dawn of foldable smartphones thus far has been more like a sad, foggy morning than a bright Spring day. We already know the…

Huawei to debut 25W fast wireless charging on the Mate 30

Huawei could be pushing the limit of wireless charging speed northward when its Mate 30 debuts next month. According to GizmoChina, referencing a “popular…

Apple’s 2019 iPhone 11 range could feature totally different names

Apple’s upcoming iPhones could have pretty confusing names if you’re used to the current convention. French tech site iPhonesoft (spotted by 9to5Mac) got hold…

Samsung phones could sport ‘graphene’ batteries by 2021

Samsung is working on graphene batteries for its 2021 smartphones, according to leaker and Venturebeat contributor Evan Blass. Blass on Monday tweeted that Samsung…

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro’s next software update will bring a night selfie mode

The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro’s next update will bring a night mode to the phones’ selfie camera. According to GizChina, update version 9.1.0.193…

Samsung Galaxy M series to launch in India on 28 January

You’re probably familiar with Samsung’s flagship S series, it’s larger Note series, and even possibly its A series (above) of mid-range devices. But now,…

2019’s Flagship ‘iPhone 11’ to feature three rear cameras

The next iPhone flagship will have three cameras at the rear, this according to a report (paywall) by the Wall Street Journal. Apple is…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7: teardrop notch, 48MP rear camera for $150

Just like Honor is a sub-brand to Huawei, Xiaomi’s Redmi is now operated independently. And the new brand’s first big move is the newly…

Hisense U30 sports punch-hole screen, tasty mid-range specs

We’ve heard little from Hisense since the H12 (pictured above) finally arrived in South Africa late last year, but at CES 2019 in Vegas,…

LG Q9 is a reheated G7 Fit for students

LG has this week launched a new phone, but it’s not a flagship. Instead its a new entry to its Q-series, the LG Q9….

These smartphone makers are launching 5G phones in 2019

Brace yourselves, 5G is set to become as annoying marketing jargon in 2019 as waterdrop notches, AI, and foldable displays are already. But that…

3 smartphone design fads from 2018 we absolutely hated

We’ve seen some pretty stupid smartphone fads in 2018. From the obnoxious, to the courageous, to the insane, and the arguably unneeded, we take…

Nokia 7.1 review: living in its sister’s shadow

I love surprises. Don’t you? When I got the Nokia 7.1 for review — rather spontaneously an unannounced, I should add — I was…

Samsung Galaxy A8s has a hole in its screen, no audio jack

Launched today in China, Samsung’s Galaxy A8s breaks many a boundary for the Korean manufacturer. For one, it’s the company’s first phone with the…

HMD Global debuts the confusingly named Nokia 8.1

It might be the end of the year, but HMD Global’s showing no signs of slowing down. The company on Wednesday announced a new…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 leaks hours before announcement

US silicon maker Qualcomm is currently enjoying Hawaii, but apart from sipping on mai tais, the company execs are also announcing big news. For…

48 hours with the Nokia 7.1

If you’ve lost track of all the Nokia smartphones that have been unveiled this year, you’re not alone. Although HMD Global’s naming scheme is…

Huawei’s quickly closing the global phone sales gap to Samsung

Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo — the big three Chinese smartphone makers — just can’t stop selling devices. This according to global sales data from…

Sony’s next phone could sport 21:9 screen, triple rear camera

Sony has been left behind in the smartphone war. Its rivals’ recent smartphones have all but eclipsed — in specs and performance — its…

48 hours with the Honor 8X

It’s been a long year. So long, in fact, that I can barely recall the smartphones I’ve actually used. For the most part, devices…

Nokia 7.1 gets Android Pie three weeks after launch

When a phone launches with an older version of Android, it usually takes the company a few months to update the device to Google’s…

Sony WF-1000XM6 Lands In South Africa With Smarter Noise Cancelling And Premium Sound

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