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Gearburn’s MWC 2019 smartphone power rankings

We’re barely into day two of MWC 2019 and already, we’ve seen a slew of new flagship smartphones from almost every big manufacturer. So…

Samsung Galaxy A30, A50 mid-rangers get big feature improvements

With all these foldable smartphones and talk of 5G, you’d easily forget that there’s actually a mid-range and budget smartphone segment. On Monday, Samsung…

Sony Xperia 1 sports 21:9 4K OLED screen, three rear cameras

Sony on Monday officially revealed its new 21:9 aspect ratio smartphone assault team, targeting the mid-range and flagship sectors. First up was the Sony…

Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 debuts at MWC 2019, will cost $3500

Microsoft at its MWC 2019 conference on Sunday revealed its HoloLens 2, the company’s updated augmented reality headset. In a blog post, Microsoft explained…

LG debuts V50 with 5G, second screen attachment, and G8 with ‘Hand ID’

LG failed to livestream its MWC 2019 event on Sunday, leaving a slew of people in the dark. But thankfully, nothing groundbreaking or bendable…

It’s official: the Nokia 9 PureView’s insane five-camera array is here

The Nokia 9 PureView is finally, finally official, the company’s product head Juho Savikas announced on Sunday. With its five cameras, the device looks…

HMD Global announces Nokia 210, Nokia 1.1 Plus, Nokia 3.2 and Nokia 4.2

HMD Global on Sunday announced a number of devices set to arrive for consumers in 2019. Nokia 210 This is the company’s most affordable…

Big leak: is the ‘Huawei Mate X’ the company’s foldable smartphone?

Huawei may have just inadvertently let one out of the bag, and a big, foldable one at that. According to an image of a…

Huge leak: Sony Xperia 1 flagship, three other phones leak ahead of MWC

Well, there goes another surprise. Sony is the latest company to suffer from a huge info leak just prior to its MWC 2019 press…

Sony’s simplifying its naming scheme with the royal purple ‘Xperia 1’

According to serial leaker Evan Blass, Sony is set to simplify its confusing smartphone nomenclature with its latest flagship. The Sony Xperia XZ4 will…

Energizer set to launch 26 smartphones at MWC 2019

It’s weird when hip-hop artists suddenly become small business investors, or when car manufacturers make phones and fridges, right? Well, it’s also pretty strange…

3 phones we can’t wait to see at MWC 2019

The world’s biggest annual smartphone expo is now just a few weeks away. MWC is like Christmas in February, but for smartphone journalists and…

MWC: Mediatek’s unannounced chips leak via Ulefone stand

The Mediatek Helio P60 is the one big announcement for the chipmaker at MWC 2018, being a rather compelling chip for mid-range and upper…

MWC 2018: what to expect from world’s biggest mobile expo

It’s almost time for the annual smartphone extravaganza that is Mobile World Congress (MWC), as everyone from Alcatel to ZTE gets in on the action….

MWC 2017: you may have missed these smartphones

Mobile World Congress (MWC) has seen all the big players reveal their smartphones, with the likes of Huawei, LG, HMD Global and more delivering…

Oppo, using a prism, gets 5x lossless zoom on phones

Chinese brand Oppo might not be very well known locally, but it’s a rather innovative smartphone manufacturer in China. We’ve seen the company launch…

Sony Xperia XZ Premium brings 960fps video, 4K HDR display

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) announcements keep on coming and Sony may have just won the show with its Xperia XZ Premium handset. The…

Nokia 3310, more smartphones at MWC 2017

We’ve known for a while that Nokia and HMD Global were planning to reveal more Nokia-branded smartphones at MWC 2017. But what did the…

Huawei P10 unveiled at MWC 2017, in SA next month

We’ve seen the LG G6 take to the stage today, but now it’s time for the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus to do the…

MWC 2017: BlackBerry Mercury detailed, renamed

Following its first appearance at CES 2017, the BlackBerry Mercury has officially been detailed in Barcelona. But the device has also been renamed, now…

MWC 2017: the smartphones to expect?

We’re just under a month away from this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), being the world’s biggest smartphone exhibition. Whether it’s the biggest brands…

4 big smartphone surprises of MWC 2016

Samsung greatly improved the Samsung Galaxy formula with the S7. LG took a bold new leap into the modular unknown with the LG G5….

Xiaomi Mi 5: cheap as chips, gorgeous design

Don’t look now, but that “Made In China” tag just got a brand new look. At MWC 2016, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled its…

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