Mobile Phones

Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 official: it’s basically a cheaper S8

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 (review) brought a great design to the table, even if it does feel a little fragile. Now, the company is bringing…

LG V30: check these camera samples

The LG V30+ was a rather surprising entrant in the South African smartphone space. We thought we’d be getting the vanilla V30. After all,…

Huawei confirms store closures, disputes claims [Update]

Huawei has confirmed a recent TechCentral report that it has closed five of its retail stores in South Africa, following a dispute with a…

Signs point to Galaxy flagship with under-display scanner

Biometric firm Synaptics is no stranger to the mobile sector, producing fingerprint scanners for a variety of smartphone brands around the world. Now, its…

Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi 6 priced for South Africa

We’ve been eagerly anticipating new Xiaomi devices in South Africa, particularly the Mi 6 flagship, Mi Mix 2 and Mi A1 pure Android handset….

Qualcomm interview: from Snapdragon on Windows 10 to AI silicon

Between the Snapdragon 845 details and Snapdragon-powered Windows machines, we had loads of Qualcomm news last week. We also interviewed Keith Kressin, Qualcomm’s senior…

We never had exclusivity with Samsung – Qualcomm

The first half of 2017 saw precious few phones released with the Snapdragon 835 processor. At the time, numerous outlets reported that Samsung had…

iPhone 7: non-contract, prepaid pricing in South Africa

It’s iPhone 7 launch day in South Africa, and that means long lines outside stores and very slow online payments portals. But where can…

Samsung begins crafting faster, more efficient 10nm mobile chips

Samsung, although down from the recent Samsung Galaxy Note 7 debacle, is not quite out. The company has announced that it will start mass…

Should you buy an iPhone 7? Our handy flow chart might help

It’s D-Day for the iPhone 7, as South Africa gets in on the Apple action as well. But before you go out to buy…

Samsung Galaxy Note 7: 5 Android rivals who could step up

To say that Samsung has had a disastrous few months would be to put it mildly (pardon the cliché). After earning critical and commercial…

It’s official: Galaxy Note 7 sales, exchanges stopped

Following reports that it was going to pause production, Samsung has officially made the decision to stop sales of the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 smartphone….

‘Samsung to pause production of Galaxy Note 7’ [Update]

Samsung has reportedly made the decision to pause production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, after several replacement units caught fire. According to Korea’s…

New-spec Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on US plane

This is concerning. A passenger plane had to be evacuated while at its gate after a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 apparently caught fire. Now,…

Motorola will return to South Africa in November [Update]

Update: Cellucity has since confirmed in a Twitter response (to a 2014 tweet, oddly enough) that pre-orders and a launch for Moto devices will be…

Xiaomi Redmi 3 reviewed: this Redmi Blewmi away

The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Pro arguably represents the best bang for your buck in the South African smartphone sector. At R1899, you got a budget-minded…

Google Pixel and Pixel XL: Android has a brand new home

After canning its Nexus programme which invited other smartphone makers to build hardware for its Android platform, Google decided that it could do a…

Google Pixel smartphones leaked by Carphone Warehouse

Google is expected to take the wraps off a load of stuff at its event tomorrow, including two so-called Pixel smartphones. But what should…

Is BlackBerry really pulling out of hardware? Yes (but also, no)

The announcement from BlackBerry that it will no longer be designing or making its own smartphones has been a long time coming, really. The…

BlackBerry’s smartphone business is officially dead

Canadian technology company BlackBerry has announced that it will no longer manufacture its own smartphones, citing missed estimates in its latest financial report. “We…

5+ excellent, exciting and upcoming virtual reality smartphones

Between the camera, battery life, general performance and gaming, smartphones have loads of boxes to tick. These days however, it seems like virtual reality…

These are the new features coming to Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft has been accused by some of neglecting Windows 10 Mobile, but the company has done a half-decent job of issuing a steady stream…

LG X Cam review: is one big feature enough?

LG hasn’t always had the easiest time in the smartphone space. Consistently overshadowed by Samsung, its chief Korean rival, the company just hasn’t managed…

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

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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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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