smartphones

Bouncy Hoops and Racey Rocket: this week’s top mobile games

Welcome to Gearburn’s Mobile Game Picks of the Week, a weekly series in which Hadlee takes a look at the latest, most entertaining, or…

ZTE Nubia Z17 flagship is first to pack Quick Charge 4+

ZTE’s Nubia sub-brand is responsible for some of the more striking smartphones on the market, so when a new flagship gets announced, you’ll want…

Moto Z2 Play now official, new Moto Mods in tow

The Moto Z Play (review) was a solid if unspectacular smartphone, coming to South Africa several months after its global release. You had a…

The Gearburn Podcast #13: should you get the Galaxy S8?

The Samsung Galaxy S7 was one of our favourite phones of 2016, packing an excellent camera, solid battery life and great performance into a…

Samsung Galaxy S8 review: a great phone, but not Galaxy S7 great

How do you build on the success of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge (review)? It’s quite possibly one of the best smartphones ever…

Galaxy S8: the US version is much better for emulators

The Samsung Galaxy S8 (review) is easily one of the most powerful smartphones available right now, going toe to toe with Apple‘s best in…

Essential Phone: will Android co-founder’s phone succeed?

Earlier this week, we saw the launch of the Essential Phone, being the brain-child of Android co-founder Andy Rubin. Featuring a hardware add-on system…

LG V20 launched with music, video-centric features

The LG V10 was one of last year’s best smartphones, offering an innovative secondary display, great video recording functionality and dual front-facing cameras. Otherwise, it…

Apple iPhone 7 launch: here’s what to expect

We know it’ll be faster obviously. We know the camera will be better (why would it be worse?). But what do we really know…

Sony Xperia smartphones just don’t excite me anymore

There was a time not that long ago when a new high-end Sony Xperia smartphone was something to behold. Even if it wasn’t an…

How much will Samsung be spending on Galaxy Note 7 recall?

Friday saw Samsung announce that it will indeed be issuing a global recall of all Galaxy Note 7 phablets. So how much of a…

HTC One A9s: inspired by iPhone in style and name

Keeping track of the HTC One A9s and other launches at IFA 2016? Have a look at our IFA portal right here. HTC was…

Moto Z Play announced, Hasselblad camera mod steals show

Keeping track of the Moto Z Play and other launches at IFA 2016? Have a look at our IFA portal right here. We saw…

Xiaomi Redmi 2 8GB rewrites mid-range pricing in South Africa

The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Pro was one of the first Xiaomi smartphones brought to South Africa by MIA Group (along with the Mi 4), coming…

Apple iPhone 7 event confirmed for 7 September

It’s almost time for the annual iPhone reveal (likely to be called the iPhone 7) and yes, Apple has announced an event for 7 September… The…

Android Nougat to miss Sony Xperia Z3 range?

Google has finally released Android Nougat (7.0) to Nexus devices, but third-party manufacturers are another matter entirely. Nevertheless, Sony has stepped up to the…

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: China’s latest ten-core smartphone debuts

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was released internationally in November 2015, but only made its way to our shores late last month. Now, Xiaomi is…

Android Nougat: 6 key features Google’s adding to Android

The latest version of Android is finally spreading to Nexus devices, bringing all sorts of welcome features in tow. There’s the better Doze mode,…

FNB ConeXis is South Africa’s latest smartphone range

First National Bank (FNB) is no stranger to selling smartphones, but its own branded phones? The bank has just announced the ConeXis A1 (below)…

Sony Xperia X review: it has the bark, but desperately lacks the bite

The Sony Xperia X is in a rather confusing place right now. It wasn’t immediately clear at launch whether it’s a new Sony smartphone flagship…

Google’s stock Android is great, but it’s not the holy grail

“Pffft, stock Android is where it’s at. Why would I want to use TouchWiz, EMUI, MIUI or any other useless skin?” That’s been the…

5 more decent Android & Windows smartphones under R1000

About a year ago, we took a look at seven decent smartphones available for under R1000, but have times changed since then? We decided to…

Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update features and release date?

Microsoft has already released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for PC and Xbox, but what about the company’s mobile platform? Neowin reports that the…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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