Mobile Phones

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 review: do you need a flagship phone?

The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 might not be officially available in South Africa, but prominent online retailer Gearbest has them in stock. At around R5000,…

MIUI 9 hits devices this week, bringing a few new features

Whether you like it or detest it, you can’t argue that Xiaomi doesn’t pay some attention to MIUI. The Android skin’s features are heavily driven…

4 little-known smartphone brands now available in South Africa

Mobile enthusiast? Then you’ll know about the likes of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, LG and other prominent smartphone brands. But there are a few…

Exclusive: Dual-screen ZTE Axon M, Blade V9 in works for South Africa

In a crowd of notched Android phones or iterative designs, MWC 2018 also had a few unique smartphones on offer. And probably the most…

White House blocks Broadcom, Qualcomm takeover attempt

It looks like Broadcom‘s lengthy bid to acquire US chipmaker Qualcomm is finally over, after the White House announced that it has blocked the…

Mystery ZTE mid-range phone leaks, packing standard features for 2018

ZTE is an experienced hand when it comes to the smartphone sector, being a manufacturer of white-labelled devices, mid-range phones and high-end handsets. Now,…

ICYMI: Honor smartphones now available via Takealot

It’s taken a while, but Huawei‘s Honor sub-brand is now available locally via Takealot, we noticed (are we late to the party?). The Honor…

Huawei back on top in China – Canalys

Oppo and Vivo have enjoyed several months at the top of the Chinese smartphone pile, but the latest stats show that Huawei has reclaimed…

LG G6 review: what’s the G5 anyway?

“This feels distinctly unLG.” Those were my first thoughts upon seeing and holding the LG G6 back in February. That’s not necessarily a bad…

Blind smartphone camera test: which one is tops? [Video]

Let’s be honest: it’s very difficult to buy a high-end smartphone with a terrible camera experience. Whether it’s Apple, Samsung, Huawei, LG or Xiaomi,…

Confirmed: ZTE Axon 7 to miss SA, Blade V8 set for Q3 2017

ZTE has had a South African presence for several years now, largely thanks to its white-labelled devices and network business. However, the company had big…

FastMobile: new mobile brand on SA block

We’ve seen numerous South African smartphone brands over the years, so we’re not entirely surprised to see a new contender emerge. Yep, FastMobile has…

Spec shootout: Huawei P10 vs LG G6 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

South Africans will have several top-end smartphones to choose from over the next few weeks and months. We’ve already seen the LG G6 launch,…

The Galaxy S8 costs way more to make than S7

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 costs significantly more to make than predecessors, a new teardown of the device has revealed. According to IHS Markit, the bill-of-materials…

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 ‘revealed’ by online retailer

The Xiaomi Mi Mix was one of the coolest phones of 2016, even if the camera was naff by most accounts. So we’re quite…

Why hasn’t Microsoft released a flagship phone in almost two years? [Column]

The last time Microsoft revealed a high-end smartphone was back in the second half of 2015. Back then, we had the LG G4 (review),…

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to feature dual camera, 3x zoom?

We’ve recently seen images of a purported Galaxy S8 prototype with dual cameras, but it looks like Samsung will be taking this route with…

Xiaomi Mi 6 revealed: Snapdragon 835, no headphone jack

Today is of course Xiaomi Mi 6 day and the Chinese company has finally peeled the curtain back on its latest flagship smartphone. Looking…

Doogee Mix is an unabashed Xiaomi Mi Mix clone

For every Xiaomi and Huawei, we have an Elephone and Oukitel. In other words, there are quite a few Chinese brands flying under the…

Galaxy S8 Bixby button can indeed be remapped [Update: Samsung blocks move?]

Update: Samsung has issued an update for the Galaxy S8, apparently killing the ability to remap the Bixby button via a third-party app, XDA…

Turing Phone Appassionato set for release (and too much hype?)

Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) made headlines a while back when it shipped the Turing Phone, being made out of LiquidMorphium or liquid-metal of sorts….

LG G6: what’s the camera like? Check these samples

We’ve had the LG G6 for a few days now, having already taken a look at the phone’s audio recording credentials. But the new…

4 flagship phones released in 2016 that are worth buying now

The latest and greatest smartphones are always lovely to own, but you don’t really need to buy them if you want a premium mobile…

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

Omoda C5 X review

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