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Energizer Power Max P490S arrives in South Africa for R1899

The Energizer Power Max P490S is now available in South Africa, its local importer Pure Distribution announced on Monday. A decidedly budget smartphone which…

Meet the Nova 5T, a Huawei phone launching in South Africa soon

Huawei South Africa announced on Friday that at least two of its upcoming smartphones will debut with Android. These are namely the Huawei Y9…

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G retail box hints at upcoming smarphone’s specs

Seems that Samsung’s set to unveil yet another smartphone in the coming days. Images of what seems to be the Galaxy A90 5G’s retail…

Huawei Mate 30 gets its launch date, confirmed as 19 September

We can now finally begin the countdown to the Huawei Mate 30 series launch. The company on Sunday revealed the launch date for the…

Huawei South Africa confirms its next two phones will run Android, no word on Mate 30

Huawei pushed a rather late press release on Friday, stating that at least two of its next smartphones launched in South Africa will run…

Nokia crushes the Android updates game as others couldn’t care less

An aspect of smartphones we don’t cover enough of is manufacturer software updates, but it seems that the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Xiaomi and…

Samsung Galaxy Fold to launch in Korea on 6 September, no word on SA date

The Samsung Galaxy Fold could launch as early as next week, a report straight from South Korea suggests. Said report, which stems from publication…

Nokia 1 Plus arrives in South Africa for R1499

The Nokia 1 Plus is now available in South Africa. Initially announced at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, it’s not to be confused with the…

Google Pixel 3a will reportedly cost $399

Okay, so the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL are old news by now, even if the Mountain View company’s mid-range phones haven’t yet…

Foldable phones: the positives, negatives and challenges facing consumers and manfacturers

Have you heard any one question the validity of the foldable smartphone recently? “Why would any one buy one?” they ask. “What’s the point…

iFixit deletes its Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown at Samsung’s request

In the wake of the Samsung Galaxy Fold screen debacle, iFixit has pulled down its detailed teardown, or technical deconstruction, of the device. Published…

Update: Samsung Galaxy Fold to launch in South Africa ‘mid-May’

After reports of delays and review sample recalls and no confirmed revised global launch date, Samsung South Africa on Tuesday revealed that it plans…

Samsung wants its Galaxy Fold review units back from celebs, reviewers

Samsung is retrieving all of the review Galaxy Fold devices it handed out to YouTube personalities, influencers, and journalists, a report by Reuters suggests….

48 hours with the shimmering blue Honor 10 Lite

Cheap and cheerful smartphones are heading back to South Africa in abundance this year. Samsung and Huawei are leading the charge in the lower-mid…

Samsung delays its foldable phone launch until ‘further improvements’ are made

For those patiently waiting for the beginning of the foldable smartphone revolution, it seems that Samsung’s going to make you wait a little big…

From A2 Core to A80: making sense of Samsung’s new Galaxy A smartphone line

Now that Samsung’s Galaxy J series is dead and buried, the company has reordered its Galaxy A series. What used to be known as…

Gartner predicts 30 million foldable phones will be sold by 2023

As many as 30-million foldable smartphones could be in the hands of consumers by 2023, making up 5% of the premium smartphone segment, research…

My first 48 hours with the Huawei P30 Lite

It’s raining devices this week. Vying for my SIM cards’ attention this time, it’s the Huawei P30 Lite, the smartphone that arguably dragged Huawei…

These three Huawei devices are also coming to South Africa this year

Although the Huawei P30 series headlined the Chinese company’s South African launch event on Wednesday, it also announced the availability of “companion” devices. Speaking…

The five-camera Nokia 9 PureView will cost R12 999 in South Africa

At some point in the future we may well get a smartphone covered entirely by camera lenses. But for now, you’ll have to settle…

Huawei P30 Pro will cost R18 999 in South Africa, arrive 5 April

There’s not much secrecy behind the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro at this point, especially since the devices’ premiere in Paris last week. But…

My first 48 hours with the canary yellow Samsung Galaxy S10e

As the saying goes, size matters. But in the case of smartphone users, it’s not always the largest devices that get the most love….

MTN’s R249 smart feature phone is now available in South Africa

It took a few months, but MTN on Monday finally announced that its KaiOS smart feature phone, the MTN Smart S, is now available…

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