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6 things to love and hate about the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL

After all those leaks, the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are finally here. Well, not here in South Africa. Nevertheless, there’s plenty…

Samsung’s R44k Galaxy Fold is already sold out in South Africa

Well, that was quick. Less than 24 hours after Samsung announced the availability of the Galaxy Fold in South Africa, the device has already…

Samsung Galaxy A30s hits South Africa for R4799

The Samsung Galaxy A30s, an upgraded version of the A30 it launched earlier this year, is now available in South Africa. The mid-range device…

OnePlus 7T Pro and its McLaren Edition arrive in gorgeous race day trim

OnePlus phones may be as rare as flying pigs in South Africa, but it remains a key player in the war against pricier flagships….

Samsung Galaxy Fold arrives in South Africa for R44 999

Nearly six months after it was initially set to launch, Samsung on Thursday announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Fold in South Africa….

Wish the Galaxy Note was more ‘affordable’? Samsung has a plan

If the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is just too damn expensive for you, the Korean company may have a cheaper solution incoming. According to…

HMD Global’s Nokia is pushing Android 10 to its first smartphone today

HMD Global is pushing Android 10 to its first Nokia smartphone today, but it’s not the flagship Nokia 9 Pureview. Instead, the Nokia 8.1…

LG unveils its W10, W30 and W30 Pro smartphones for India

LG on Wednesday pulled the covers off a brand new line of smartphones for the Indian market, namely the W series. Taking the form…

Rumoured Samsung Galaxy A90 will sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chipset, 5G support

Qualcomm’s newly announced Snapdragon 855 is meant for flagship phones. You know, the likes of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10, or the still…

The selfie camera on this Oppo phone is hiding beneath the screen

After a brief tease found its way onto Twitter earlier this month, Chinese smartphone giant Oppo is this week showcasing the first device with…

Your Nokia 1 should be getting its Android Pie update very soon

The lowly Nokia 1, which debuted in South Africa in April 2018, is now getting its Android 9 Pie update. The news broke via…

HMD Global’s Nokia 3.2 is coming to South Africa after all

We previously reported that the Nokia 3.2, a phone that debuted in February at MWC, would not be coming to South Africa. But HMD…

48 hours with the Sony Xperia L3

Dear Sony fans, the company isn’t abandoning South Africa at all in 2019. In fact, the Japanese smartphone maker is adding four devices to…

Hisense launches Infinity H30, H30 Lite smartphones in South Africa

Hisense on Tuesday added two new smartphones to its South African device roster in the form of the Infinity H30 and Infinity H30 Lite….

HMD Global’s Nokia 4.2 available in South Africa for R2999

HMD Global’s Nokia 4.2 is now available in South Africa. The mid-range device is one of four budget devices which debuted at MWC 2019…

Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Note 10 Pro detailed in new renders

New renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 have surfaced online courtesy of leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer and Pricebaba. The metal and glass slab will…

The cheapie Nokia 2.2 ditches the fingerprint sensor for face unlock

HMD Global today unveiled the Nokia 2.2, a budget smartphone that’s set to shake up the segment once more. Dressed in polycarbonate from head…

LG South Africa’s flagship smartphones will receive Android Pie from July

After users in the States and Europe saw their LG G7 smartphones update to Android Pie this week, we now have word when you…

Huawei South Africa to offer free smartphone services at the end of each month

Huawei South Africa will clean and service your Huawei smartphone for free between Thursday and Sunday at the end of each month, the company…

Xiaomi debuts its underscreen smartphone camera tech on Twitter

Well, this escalated quickly. Literally hours after Chinese smartphone maker Oppo showcased its first underscreen smartphone camera on a prototype device, its Chinese rival…

Video: This Oppo phone hides its selfie camera beneath its screen

Forget pop-up cameras, flip cameras, and sliding cameras. Why have a notch when you can have a camera under the screen? That’s probably what…

The Galaxy Note 10 could be Samsung’s first buttonless phone

Now that the Galaxy Fold is delayed yet again, all eyes are on Samsung’s traditional mid-year flagship, the Galaxy Note 10. But while the…

Huawei’s smartphone market share continues to grow into 2019

According to the latest smartphone shipments report by Gartner, more than 373-million devices were distributed in Q1 2019. That’s a drop of 2.7% compared…

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