Mobile Phones

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…

5G in South Africa: here’s what you should expect from networks

The past year has seen a massive uptick in 5G connectivity talk, as cellular networks, infrastructure providers and device manufacturers gear up for the…

Almost 1 in 10 phones to pack 5G by 2021 – Gartner

Gartner has revealed a number of device-related statistics for 2018, but it’s also delivered some 5G-related insights in the process. The company predicts that…

Nokia 7 ‘Plus’ hits benchmark website, what to expect?

The Nokia 7 didn’t launch in as many countries as the first wave of HMD’s Nokia-branded phones, but it seems like we have a…

Galaxy S9 leaks: camera, horsepower, design confirmed

The Samsung Galaxy S9 is set to make an appearance at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 but, with less than a month to go,…

Here’s how much first phone with under-display scanner will cost

Vivo shocked the tech world at CES this month when it demonstrated a production smartphone with an under-display fingerprint scanner. The company seemed to…

Galaxy S9 gets 25 February launch date, set for MWC

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is a no-brainer obviously, but the question is when? Late last year, we heard that it might make a cameo at…

Xiaomi just beat Samsung to number one in India – report

Chinese smartphone brands are enjoying a ton of growth, although established contenders like Apple and Samsung are still ruling the roost. But there has been…

You can now get authorised iPhone screen repairs in South Africa

Core Group has announced the availability of authorised iPhone screen repairs via the iStore and Digicape from 29 January. Previously, users had to swap…

Qualcomm paid Apple for exclusivity, fined €997m, EU rules [Update: Qualcomm to appeal]

Chipmaker Qualcomm has been fined €997-million (US$1.2-billion) by the European Union for paying Apple to turn down cellular chips from rival companies. “Qualcomm illegally shut…

Nokia 10 rumour: will it have five cameras on its back? [Update]

HMD Global’s first wave of Nokia-branded smartphones have certainly been successful, but if there’s one area of improvement, it would have to be the…

After fingerprint scanners, could selfie cameras go under screen next?

It seems like the tech world is patiently waiting for fingerprint scanners to go under the screen. In fact, CES 2018 saw Vivo demonstrate…

Hisense P9 confirmed, but what about SA release? [Exclusive]

Hisense is known for its cheap yet rugged smartphones, such as the C30 Rock (review) and Infinity KO. So we weren’t completely surprised to…

These smartphones support HDR streaming on Netflix, Amazon

Update, January 2018: Netflix has since added the Razer Phone to its list of HDR-compatible devices. Original article: Earlier this year, the LG G6…

RCS: move to replace SMS gets major boost with Huawei

The RCS messaging protocol is seen by many as the successor to SMS, offering a variety of advantages over the legacy technology. Google has…

Meizu M6s revealed, packing mid-range Samsung chip

Meizu has traditionally relied on Samsung’s Exynos chips for some of their phones, so it’s no surprise to see the new Meizu M6s packs one….

LG responds to ‘inaccurate’ G7 do-over report [Exclusive]

Earlier this week, a report claimed that LG CEO Jo Seong-jin ordered a revision of the company’s upcoming G7 flagship phone. The Korean Herald, citing an employee who…

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OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

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

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