smartphones

Battle Bay and Injustice 2: 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…

Spec comparison: Huawei P9/Plus vs Huawei P10/Plus

The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus launch in South Africa today, so you’d obviously expect the phones to be an improvement over the P9…

Huawei Q&A: water resistance, Huawei Watch 2 and more

Huawei held the launch event for its P10 and P10 Plus this week, also revealing that the P8 Lite 2017, Huawei Watch 2 and…

Exclusive: OnePlus 5 set for July launch in South Africa

The OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were two of the more affordable flagships of 2016, making their way to South Africa via Takealot. Of…

Huawei P8 Lite 2017, P10 Lite, more to hit SA

We already know that the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus are coming to South Africa on Friday. But the Chinese company also confirmed that…

Huawei P10, P10 Plus launch in South Africa

Huawei has launched the P10 and P10 Plus in South Africa, being available from Friday 12 May. The company previously confirmed the price of…

Xiaomi Mi Mix cloning continues with Elephone S8

Earlier this week, we reported on three Chinese smartphone brands who were unabashedly cloning the Xiaomi Mi Mix design. Now, we’ve got another phone…

ASUS Zenfone 3 trifecta announced, includes 6GB RAM option [Update]

Catch all of the latest news, analysis and reactions from Computex 2016 right here. Update, 31 May, 4.05pm: Asus South Africa has confirmed to…

This ARM CPU, GPU will power some of 2017’s phones, VR

Whether it’s MediaTek, Samsung or Qualcomm, they all license CPU and GPU designs from British company ARM to some extent. Sure, many players are…

5 quirky smartphone camera innovations you should know

Smartphone cameras aren’t all made equally, but there are a few mobile shooters that stand out from the pack in weird and wonderful ways….

ZTE’s Axon 7 is another Chinese flagship that brings the goods

ZTE is no stranger to powerful, aesthetically pleasing smartphones – look at the Nubia Z9 for proof. But the Chinese company is putting the…

Pinchworm, Vector 2 & more: 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…

6 great apps that can shoot & edit RAW photographs

Yes yes, shooting RAW photos on your smartphone is a bit of a weird thing to do. After all, it’s more suitable for dedicated cameras than…

Alcatel Go Play: another budget waterproof phone hits South Africa

The Hisense Infinity KO set a high bar for budget waterproof smartphones after its release earlier this year. But Alcatel is hoping to get…

A 16MP selfie camera with OIS? Sony reveals Xperia XA Ultra (update)

Sony Mobile has been rather quiet lately, aside from its Xperia X “super mid-range” phones. So we’re happy to see the company announcing a…

Angry Birds, sharks and Pokemon: 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…

Xiaomi Mi Max debuts with 6.4-inch screen, MiUI 8

Remember the Samsung Galaxy Mega and Xperia Z Ultra monstrosities? Well, it seems like Xiaomi certainly does, as it’s decided to launch a 6.0-inch+…

7 quirky, alternative smartphones we’d love to own

The mobile industry might seem like a uniform world of generic designs, but if you look hard enough, you’ll find some interesting devices out there. And believe it…

BlackBerry Priv finally gets some of that Marshmallow action

BlackBerry has confirmed that Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now available on the Priv smartphone, several months after the phone was launched. The Priv (review)…

HTC building two Nexus devices for Google – reports

HTC’s latest high-end smartphone has received mostly positive reviews, with praise for its hardware design, camera and restrained take on Android. So we’re glad to…

Xiaomi to manufacture own mobile processor – report

Chinese mobile powerhouse Xiaomi has rocketed up the sales charts in recent years, creating capable phones at affordable prices. So like several popular manufacturers, it’s…

Chinese firm LeEco ditches earphone jack for new phones

The first smartphones from Chinese brand LeEco (then known as LeTV) were rather neat, offering some solid specifications and very familiar hardware designs last year….

Here are your mobile gaming picks of the week

It’s that time of the week once again, where we scour the various app stores for the latest and greatest mobile videogames. We’ve got…

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

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smartphones

Battle Bay and Injustice 2: this week’s top mobile games

Spec comparison: Huawei P9/Plus vs Huawei P10/Plus

Huawei Q&A: water resistance, Huawei Watch 2 and more

Exclusive: OnePlus 5 set for July launch in South Africa

Huawei P8 Lite 2017, P10 Lite, more to hit SA

Huawei P10, P10 Plus launch in South Africa

Xiaomi Mi Mix cloning continues with Elephone S8

ASUS Zenfone 3 trifecta announced, includes 6GB RAM option [Update]

This ARM CPU, GPU will power some of 2017’s phones, VR

5 quirky smartphone camera innovations you should know

ZTE’s Axon 7 is another Chinese flagship that brings the goods

Pinchworm, Vector 2 & more: this week’s top mobile games

6 great apps that can shoot & edit RAW photographs

Alcatel Go Play: another budget waterproof phone hits South Africa

A 16MP selfie camera with OIS? Sony reveals Xperia XA Ultra (update)

Angry Birds, sharks and Pokemon: this week’s top mobile games

Xiaomi Mi Max debuts with 6.4-inch screen, MiUI 8

7 quirky, alternative smartphones we’d love to own

BlackBerry Priv finally gets some of that Marshmallow action

HTC building two Nexus devices for Google – reports

Xiaomi to manufacture own mobile processor – report

Chinese firm LeEco ditches earphone jack for new phones

Here are your mobile gaming picks of the week

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