Mobile Phones

Huawei’s 4 Y Series phones get South African pricing

We have the Mate series, the P series, and now Huawei’s refreshed Y Series is heading for South Africa too. The company’s “youth” range…

Here’s the Sony Xperia XZ2 contract pricing for South Africa

It’s taken a few weeks, but the the Sony Xperia ZZ2 is now available in South Africa, with contract pricing information in tow. The…

Huawei P20 Pro review: not the sum of its cameras

A certain Gene Jiao, Huawei’s president of MEA, once told me that it’s not the number of lenses you stick on a smartphone that’s…

LG G7 ThinQ touts a notch, headphone jack and AI camera

The LG G7 ThinQ is now an official thing, this after countless leaks made its official launch practically pointless. Nevertheless, this is LG’s latest…

Hisense Infinity F24 review: part of the crowd

Pretty much every new phone has a screen above five inches nowadays, even those that retail in the “budget” range. Even more common, it…

ZTE designs and patents a phone with two notches

The notch is seemingly here to stay. At least for now. With Android P bringing support for the somewhat silly design feature, more smartphone…

Xiaomi Mi 6X spanks more premium phones with a solid spec sheet

The Xiaomi Mi 6X is now a thing, an official thing. After the surprise was spoiled by the official Android store a few days…

‘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…

Leak: is this the upcoming OnePlus 5?

The OnePlus 5 is one of the more eagerly anticipated smartphones of the year, and we already know quite a bit about it. The…

Could ZTE’s Nubia range make it to SA?

You might not be familiar with the ZTE brand on smartphones, but the company’s been making phones for the likes of Vodacom for a…

MTN catalogue reveals Nokia 3, Nokia 5 pricing

Press invites for the Nokia/HMD smartphone launch have gone out already, listing a 22 June local event. But what kind of prices can we expect?…

ZTE Nubia Z17 flagship is first to pack Quick Charge 4+

ZTE’s Nubia sub-brand is responsible for some of the more striking smartphones on the market, so when a new flagship gets announced, you’ll want…

Moto Z2 Play now official, new Moto Mods in tow

The Moto Z Play (review) was a solid if unspectacular smartphone, coming to South Africa several months after its global release. You had a…

The Gearburn Podcast #13: should you get the Galaxy S8?

The Samsung Galaxy S7 was one of our favourite phones of 2016, packing an excellent camera, solid battery life and great performance into a…

Galaxy S8: the US version is much better for emulators

The Samsung Galaxy S8 (review) is easily one of the most powerful smartphones available right now, going toe to toe with Apple‘s best in…

Essential Phone: will Android co-founder’s phone succeed?

Earlier this week, we saw the launch of the Essential Phone, being the brain-child of Android co-founder Andy Rubin. Featuring a hardware add-on system…

Essential Phone: Android co-founder’s new phone revealed

Andy Rubin has been teasing a new phone for a while now, but the Android co-founder has finally taken the covers off the Essential…

Q&A: UK’s STK mobile brand on three year warranties, SA-bound phones

From local brands and Chinese companies to long-established players, the South African budget smartphone sector is in pretty solid shape. In saying so, there’s…

Huawei Nova 2 now official, Apple-inspired camera setup in tow

The Huawei Nova has a lot going for it (a capable camera, power-sipping chipset) but, truth be told, it’s been available globally since last…

New Nokia 3310 now available in SA, but is it worth the price?

It’s taken a while, but HMD Global has announced that the new Nokia 3310 is now officially available in South Africa. A feature phone…

Expect a massive leap for 2018’s budget smartphones

We’ve already reported on ARM’s new CPU cores, with the A75 core tipped to power 2018’s flagship phones, while the graphics department also gets an…

These chips will power your 2018 flagship smartphones

ARM is arguably the most important mobile company in the world, responsible for designing the CPU cores and graphics chips that get used in…

Samsung is targeting super-tiny 4nm chips on its roadmap

Tech enthusiasts know the drill. Every year or two, we see smartphone chips being produced on an ever smaller process, cramming more power into tinier…

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

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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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