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Huawei Mate 30 Pro launch kicks up more questions than it answers

The Huawei Mate 30 series is here. Or is it? On Thursday Huawei unveiled what could be its most important smartphone ever. The Huawei…

All four members of Huawei’s Mate 30 family leak ahead of this week’s launch

Nothing is sacred in smartphone leak land. This week, we’re expecting the announcement and big reveal of the Huawei Mate 30 series. But it…

Android 10: when will your smartphone get the update?

Android 10 is officially here. On Tuesday, Google pushed the live images of the new operating system to its Pixel smartphones, opening the floodgates…

Apple reveals iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max

Apple on Tuesday officially revealed its latest “pro line” iPhones in the form of the 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro and the 6.5-inch iPhone 11 Pro…

The $699 iPhone 11 comes in more colours with two cameras at the rear

The iPhone 11 is now available in more than just three colours. Taking a leaf out of the XR’s playbook, you can now choose…

LG G8X ThinQ will let you use two screens on one smartphone

LG’s foldable smartphone is a much cheaper, more practical and less sophisticated solution to the likes of the Galaxy Fold and Mate X. The…

Huawei unveils the Kirin 990 5G chipset for its future flagship phones

Huawei has a new flagship chipset called the Kirin 990. Unveiled at IFA 2019 in Berlin, Germany on Friday, the 7 nm chipset will…

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….

Nokia X71 launches with company’s first punch-hole selfie camera

Nokia’s first smartphone with a punch-hole selfie camera is now official. Dubbed the Nokia X71, the glass sandwich made its debut in Taiwan on…

Honor 10 Lite vs Honor 8X: which would you get, South Africa?

Honor on Wednesday unveiled its new device to South African audiences in the form of the Honor 10 Lite. Given its numerical “flagship” name,…

Honor 10 Lite lands in South Africa in April for R4599

The congested South African mid-range smartphone market on Wednesday received a brand new competitor. Honor, the “brother” brand to Huawei, announced availability and pricing…

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