Mobile Phones

iPhone 8 is May 2018’s biggest selling smartphone worldwide

An iPhone is once again the best selling device globally through the month of May overtaking April’s best seller Samsung Galaxy S9+, research from…

Gearburn readers really don’t like the smartphone notch

Well, surprise surprise. According to a recent poll ran on Gearburn’s Facebook account, 62% of respondents don’t like the smartphone notch. The notch has…

Oppo’s Find X mounts its three cameras on a motorised sled

Notches are so early 2018, this is at least according to Chinese company Oppo’s new smartphone, the Find X. Behind that silly name lies…

Hisense’s H12 and H12 Pro coming to South Africa

If you’re sick of notches, look away now. The latest company to take a sliver out of its smartphone screen is Hisense on its…

Samsung Galaxy S9 outsold the iPhone X globally in April 2018

According to research from data firm Counterpoint, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are the world’s biggest selling smartphones in April 2018. The two…

LG Q Stylus is the company’s latest handwriting input smartphone

Unlike many smartphone manufacturers, this year’s LG lineup is pretty simple. The company launched its G7 ThinQ last month, followed by its budget Q7…

Lenovo Z5 is not the all-screen pocket monster we hoped for

Hype can be the creator and killer of devices, but it seems the Lenovo Z5 is the victim of the latter this time around….

Interview: HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela

“It was overwhelming. We went to the meetings and people are coming and hugging, (saying) ‘thank god you are bringing Nokia back’.” This was…

Interview: Mobile kingpin ARM on what’s next in 2018

Whether it’s the architecture or actual hardware, UK-based ARM powers the vast majority of smartphones around the world today. Its architecture is licensed by the…

HMD CEO promises ‘two years’ of Android updates – Nokia 3 included

The HMD/Nokia partnership has officially kicked off in South Africa, with the launch of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 smartphones. These…

SA gets official date, price for Nokia 5, Nokia 6

We’ve previously covered MTN’s pricing for the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, while Cell C’s leak earlier this week gave us tentative Nokia 6…

What do reviewers think of OnePlus 5?

The OnePlus 5 has only just been launched, but international reviewers have had it for a while now. So what do they think of…

Cell C reveals prepaid price for Nokia 6

Nokia-branded smartphones have come back to South Africa this month, with the Nokia 3 already available from networks. We also have Nokia 5 information, but…

How big are MediaTek phones in Africa?

Qualcomm is generally considered the big dog when it comes to smartphone processors, but MediaTek has been making waves in the budget space over…

OnePlus 5 fully revealed: 7 things you should know

OnePlus isn’t shy about drawing out the marketing for its flagship smartphones, giving enthusiasts a drip-feed of information and then fully revealing the handset….

Watch: OnePlus 5 launches today, what to expect?

OnePlus is scheduled to launch its OnePlus 5 smartphone today, delivering what should be a capable device at a lower price than Apple and…

6 more offbeat products that Xiaomi bought to market

A few months back, we took a look at some of the stranger Xiaomi or Xiaomi-backed products out there. From kettles to electric bikes,…

It might not be ‘real’ Nokia, but HMD’s phones have potential

2017 marks the return of the Nokia name to the smartphone market, after the Nokia handset division was gobbled up by Microsoft in 2012….

LG G6+ is now official, vanilla G6 gets new features too

The LG G6 (review) is one of our favourite smartphones of 2017 thus far, delivering a great, durable design, a capable dual-camera setup and…

Bixby voice preview launched, but only in USA for now

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is a pretty great smartphone (review) for the most part, but it’s clear that the Bixby service is a half-baked clone…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 now in South Africa

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (review) was one of our favourite phones of last year, owing to its capable specs and wallet-friendly price tag….

Nokia 3 officially launches in SA, price confirmed at R2199

Last week, we were tipped off by a Gearburn reader, who alerted us to the Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 appearing in MTN’s smartphone…

‘Expect double the performance from 2018’s budget smartphones’

We can expect next year’s mid-range smartphones to effectively pack double the performance compared to current budget devices. This is according to Laurence Bryant, vice-president…

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

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Omoda C5 X review

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