Mobile Phones

iPhone 11: 3D camera tech in development

You can’t just have one camera on a flagship smartphone anymore, and even more so if your company’s name is Apple. Now that modern…

Huawei P Smart 2019 arrives in South Africa for R4999

The Huawei P Smart 2019 is heading to South Africa, the company announced on Thursday. The 2019 edition is the follow up to 2017’s…

Samsung announces 1TB eUFS storage for smartphones

Samsung has begun producing its first embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) with 1TB storage capacity. This means that future Samsung devices, and possibly others…

Smartphone shipments tank by 14% in China, Huawei leads

Smartphone shipments in China have slowed for a second consecutive year, research firm Canalys revealed in a report. In total, smartphone shipments in China…

Ackermans launches its own R1499 smartphone

South African retailer Ackermans has launched its own smartphone. Dubbed the Premio X1, its the first in the company’s new line of exclusive handsets….

Leak suggests Nokia 1 Plus has slightly better specs than its non-Plus brother

The Nokia 1 is set to receive a “Plus” version, according to a listing spotted by leakers TigerMobiles. The device will run Android 9.0…

Huawei P30, P30 Pro details leak

The Huawei P30 series will be all OLED according to information from China. Spotted by Android blog PlayfulDroid, the news published to QQ, suggests…

OnePlus 5 slated to hit SA next week, Nokia 8, Xperia XZ1 still cheaper

A OnePlus 5 release in South Africa has been a long time coming. We saw Takealot confirm that they were targeting a July release, but…

Energizer smartphones set for 2018 in SA – but will you care?

Energizer revealed a range of smartphones at MWC 2017 this year, following on from the firm’s previous forays into the arena. It makes some sense…

Interview: Mediatek’s Finbarr Moynihan on 2018 trends, more

Taiwan’s Mediatek remains a strong player in the budget smartphone space, with its processors powering scores of models around the world. But what’s next…

iPhone X’s Samsung-made screen is best – Displaymate

Earlier this year, we saw the Samsung Galaxy S8 and then the Galaxy Note 8 claim top marks for screen quality from benchmarking firm DisplayMate. This is due…

Mediatek taking ‘a bit of a break’ from flagship chips [Exclusive]

When it comes to high-end smartphone processors, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835, Apple’s A11, Samsung’s Exynos 8895, Huawei’s Kirin 970 and Mediatek’s Helio X30 are considered the…

Huawei takeaways: from 2018 flagships to Huawei Pay

The South African launch of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Edition took place last night, delivering key details on the two handsets….

No new Nova devices for South Africa – Huawei

The Huawei Nova was a bit of a mixed bag in South Africa, owing to great specs but an expensive R6999 price tag. There…

5 older budget smartphones that are still worth buying [Tech Savvy SA]

Tech Savvy SA is a series of articles on Gearburn and Memeburn that aims to deliver useful, locally relevant advice to the average South…

Mate 10 Pro, Porsche get priced for SA – they aren’t cheap

Huawei has finally revealed pricing for its Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche edition smartphones. And they won’t be a bargain by any…

Next Huawei flagship due for H1 2018, to use Mate 10 silicon [Exclusive]

Huawei’s Kirin 970 is one of the more advanced mobile processors right now, owing to the inclusion of an AI chip. The Kirin 970…

Watch: Samsung’s latest video takes aim at iPhone once again

Samsung is no stranger to attacking Apple in its marketing, with The Next Galaxy campaign being one of the more successful in the tech industry….

MTN reveals prepaid pricing for Mate 10 Pro, Porsche edition

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Edition devices are expected to hit South Africa this month, bringing some interesting features to the table….

Razer Phone official: 120hz display and what else?

We saw the Razer Phone leak earlier this week, but now it’s gone official. And it seems like the leaks were true for the…

LG V30+ set for November release in SA, pricing revealed

The LG V30 is poised to be a huge upgrade over the V20, offering a water-resistant design, much-improved camera setup and more. LG South…

6 smartphone trends that need to be stopped right now

Smartphones have evolved at an amazing pace, going from single-core Symbian devices with 2MP cameras to today’s octacore, dual-camera-toting superphones. Despite this rapid evolution,…

Nokia 2 official: a new entry-level champ? [Update: SA-bound]

We’ve known about the Nokia 2 for some time now, but HMD Global has made it official today. So what should you expect? As…

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

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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