Mobile Phones

Poll: Gearburn readers want smartphones with a headphone jack

Dear manufacturers, Gearburn readers really don’t want you removing the headphone jack from your smartphones. According to a mini-poll which ran on our Facebook…

Huawei Mate 20 Lite will cost R8999 in South Africa

The Huawei Mate 20 Lite is heading to South Africa, the company officially announced on Friday. The phone — the smallest member of the…

Telkom announces contract pricing for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max

Telkom on Friday announced its contract pricing information for the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. Both phones are available to preorder from…

Samsung’s four camera Galaxy A7 will cost R8499 in South Africa

The Samsung Galaxy A7 is now official, at least on paper. It might not be an S or Note series device, but Samsung thought…

Here’s how much Apple’s new iPhone range will cost in South Africa

If you’re looking to upgrade your iPhone in South Africa, you’re going to need at least R21 999 to purchase a new XS. The…

Pixel 3s, V40s and Mate 20s: October’s a busy month for smartphone lovers

Welcome to smartphone launch silly season. Now that Apple has paraded its three new iPhone X devices for the world and its competitors to…

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reportedly catches fire in woman’s bag

A Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has reportedly caught fire inside a woman’s purse, she claims in a lawsuit. According to a New York Post…

First look: Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Another smartphone has taken its first, nervous steps into the South African market. It bears the sigil of a well-respected house, but wears a…

M6 Note: another dual-camera Note launched this week

Samsung isn’t the only company launching a Note device this week, as Meizu revealed the M6 Note budget phablet as well, ostensibly taking on…

Galaxy Note 8’s South African price, release confirmed

Update, 6.02pm: Samsung has confirmed that the prepaid price for the Galaxy Note 8 is pegged at R18 499. The phone will be launching…

Galaxy Note 8 official, packs wide-angle and telephoto cameras [Update]

Update, 10am, 24 August 2017: After a glance at GSM Arena’s listing, it appears that Samsung doesn’t actually have an LG-style wide-angle camera on…

Galaxy Note 8: when and how to watch the live-stream?

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 event kicks off soon, but if you’re wondering how to get in on the action, well… wonder no more. The…

LG Q6 launches in SA next month, what about price?

The LG Q6 was revealed internationally last month, bringing the “FullVision” display to cheaper smartphones. At the time of the reveal, we got word…

Exclusive: Nokia 8 gets SA price, cheapest flagship in market?

HMD’s Nokia-branded smartphones seem to have received a very welcome reception globally and in South Africa, with its budget devices attracting plenty of attention. But…

Samsung teases Galaxy Note 8 dual cameras in new video

By now we already know that the Galaxy Note 8 will be packing two main cameras, adopting a trend started by the likes of…

Is this the final design for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2? [Video]

The Xiaomi Mi Mix is arguably one of the most beautiful smartphones released in the last 18 months, popularising the current trend of thin…

Kirin 970: have details for Huawei’s next flagship chip leaked?

Earlier this week, we reported on claims that Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor, expected to be used in the Huawei Mate 10 (and probably…

Asus Zenfone 4 range now official, dual cameras all around

The Asus Zenfone family is one of the more innovative smartphone lines out there, often packing a host of features and an attractive price….

Nokia 8: 8 things you should know about HMD’s new flagship

True to the leaks, HMD revealed the Nokia 8 last night, being the first flagship from the new custodians of the Nokia mobile brand….

How well are HMD’s Nokia smartphones selling in South Africa?

News that Nokia smartphones would be brought back by Finnish company HMD Global was greeted cautiously. After all, there’s more to Nokia than just…

Exclusive: Nokia 8 set for South Africa in September [Update: Vodacom confirms]

Update, 2:57pm, 16 August 2017: Cellucity isn’t the only retailer to confirm that the Nokia 8 will be coming to South Africa in September,…

At least one of the Pixel 2 models will have squeezable edges

Google’s Pixel 2 smartphones are still a while away, but we’ve already seen images leak as well as other details. Now, official documents filed…

Expect more phones with iris scanning, depth sensing thanks to Qualcomm

Qualcomm is one of the biggest players in the smartphone space, its chipsets powering loads of devices around the world. Now, the company has…

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