smartphones

A salute to a forgotten yet amazing smartphone camera feature

Smartphone photography has managed to improve dramatically in the last three years or so. Back in 2015, the likes of the Galaxy S5, LG G3 and…

Qualcomm, Samsung to deliver tiny 7nm 5G chipsets

The Snapdragon 845 is expected to power a ton of flagship smartphones this year, from Sony and Asus to Samsung and Xiaomi. But the…

Microsoft kills notifications for Windows Phone 7, 8

Notifications are the backbone of many a mobile operating system and we tend to take them for granted. But now, Microsoft has announced that…

Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact to ditch headphone jack?

Sony’s renowned for its decades-long audio credentials, but a new report claims that the company is getting rid of its all-important headphone jack on…

Galaxy S9: Is Samsung matching Sony’s super slow-mo feature?

We’re just a few days away from the Samsung Galaxy S9 reveal, and the leaks are coming thick and fast right now. The latest…

Nokia 10 with rotating lenses to be Nokia 8 Pro instead?

One of the strangest rumours in recent times has to be the Nokia 10 and its rotating lenses, making for a rather innovative camera…

Qualcomm, Broadcom meeting yields no results on ‘final’ offer

Earlier this month saw Broadcom make a “best and final” offer to acquire Qualcomm — an offer that was rejected. But Qualcomm opened the…

Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra set for April launch in SA

The Sony Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra were the two best mobile offerings from the Japanese firm at CES 2018, delivering some solid upgrades…

Project Linda: a laptop shell for Razer Phone with 120Hz display

The Razer Phone was one of the more interesting releases of 2017, bringing flagship-level specs and a Nextbit-style design to the smartphone world. But…

Vivo demos in-display fingerprint scanner at CES 2018

It’s the holy grail of mobile biometric authentication right now, and Chinese brand Vivo seems to have pulled it off first. At CES 2018,…

Sony at CES 2018: $30k projector, new budget phones and more

Sony is a firm fixture at CES, using the event to showcase its broad range of tech products. So what did the company show…

Here’s why your budget phone might not be vulnerable to Meltdown, Spectre

AMD, ARM and Intel have made headlines recently following the disclosure of processor exploits (dubbed Meltdown and Spectre). The exploits centre on the “speculative…

Nokia 6 2018 is now official in China

The first Nokia-branded smartphone under HMD Global was the Nokia 6, having made its debut a year ago in China. Now, the Nokia 6…

Exynos 9810: specs emerge for Galaxy S9 chip

The Exynos 9810 was quietly revealed last month, being the latest flagship processor for Samsung‘s smartphones. Details were light on the ground at the…

Hisense P9 leaks, packing 6GB RAM, huge battery, rugged design

Hisense has gradually been climbing up the smartphone ladder, delivering a few affordable yet tough devices locally in the past 24 months. Now, it appears…

Leak: here’s why Snapdragon 460 might be 2018’s superstar budget chip

The Snapdragon 670 isn’t the only chip apparently leaked in recent days, as the Snapdragon 640 and Snapdragon 460 were also outlined in the…

Snapdragon 670: a more powerful processor than Snapdragon 835?

The Snapdragon 835 was easily the most popular processor for flagship Android phones, beating the likes of Samsung, Huawei‘s HiSilicon and Mediatek. Now, a…

Now Xiaomi has copied Apple’s gestures

Xiaomi gained a reputation in its early years as a company that heavily copied Apple, from hardware design and product names to the look…

Wave goodbye to WhatsApp on BlackBerry, WP this week

WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging platform in the world right now, being available on a variety of smartphone platforms. But the mobile…

By the numbers: Gearburn’s top ten articles of 2017

We’re less than a week away from the end of the year, so it seems like a no-brainer to look at the most popular…

Watch these 5 smartphone brands in 2018

2017 was a year for tall screens and itsy bitsy borders, delivering high-end smartphones with a distinctive look compared to years prior. Apple, Samsung,…

Yes, Apple is basically throttling older iPhones (but here’s why)

The iPhone has hit the headlines for some interesting reasons this week after a reddit thread and testing by respected developer Primate Labs. Primate Labs,…

Gearburn’s top 10 smartphone features of 2017

Yes yes, every website and their mum is doing a yearly roundup article — we’re just joining the party. But we had plenty of…

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