The Samsung Galaxy S III was a rousing success, but the years since its launch in 2012 and now have caused memories of its innovative design to fade. Samsung Galaxy S III official shots The Galaxy S...
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Huawei Watch GT 2 review
The Huawei Watch GT 2 announcement was somewhat overlooked as it was part of the event that gave us the Mate 30 series. As things unfolded since the smartwatch got far wider availability so we decided...
Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note9 phones are already getting December security patch OTA
Yes, you read that correctly, December security patches, even though, as of writing this, it is still technically November. You won't hear us complain, though, especially since Samsung kind of managed...
ZTE's unveils and details MiFavor 10 OS, based on Android 10
ZTE just unveiled its latest UI effort to go on top of Android 10 and power future, as well as some of its existing smartphones. Along with it - a nifty infographic, summarizing all the key points in...
Vivo iQOO Neo with Snapdragon 855+ passes through TENAA
Vivo appears to be developing a certain pattern when it comes to its iQOO line. Especially the Neo part of it. First there was the original iQOO Neo, rocking a Snapdragon 845 chipset, followed only a...
Indian vivo V17 to feature a punch hole display and L-shaped quad camera
vivo will launch the V17 in India on December 9, but this isn't the same V17 that debuted in Russia last week, which is also known as the S1 Pro in the Philippines. The Russian V17 sports a 6.38" FHD+...
New batch of Redmi K30 leaks: official renders of front, back and info on specs and prices
The Redmi K30 has been frequenting the rumor mill lately. Unfortunately, some of the info and "live photos" in particular of the device have been proven fake. This, however, is to be expected with the...
Realme X2 Pro, 6GB RAM and 64GB storage option spotted on India website
A few fays ago, Realme officially brought the X2 Pro to India, causing quite the stir with its aggressive pricing for the flagship. Local buyers can get one in Neptune Blue and Lunar White colors starting...
Huawei Watch GT 2 launching in India on December 5
The Huawei Watch GT 2 announced in September will make its way to India on December 5. We don't have the pricing and availability details of the Watch GT 2 yet, but we know it will be sold through Amazon.in...
LG G8 ThinQ receiving stable Android 10 update
LG announced the Android 10 beta program for the G8 ThinQ in South Korea last month, and now we are tipped that the company has started rolling out the stable build of Android 10 for the G8 ThinQ in...
Friday, November 29, 2019
Chinese retailer lists Huawei nova 6 ahead of launch revealing color and storage options
The Huawei nova 6 arriving on December 5 has been listed on Chinese retailer VMall's website in four colors and two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The smartphone will come in 4G and 5G versions,...
Deal: Sony Xperia 10 is less than half its usual price at just $169.99 unlocked
Sony unveiled the mid-range Xperia 10 at MWC this February alongside the Xperia 1 flagship. Like that high-end model, the Xperia 10 also has a supertall screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio, making for a...
Black Friday: LG G8 ThinQ can be yours for just $399.99 for a few more hours
As you may have noticed, there are a lot of Black Friday deals around. That said, rarely does one offer come by that basically takes a high-end smartphone that still has up-to-date specs and cuts its...
UK deals: save £150 on the Galaxy Note10+, £200 on the Note10+ 5G until Monday
Samsung's UK arm is going all-in with the Black Friday madness, and it has some very interesting deals waiting for you in the official online store. Until December 2 (and while stocks last), you can:...
Xiaomi posts record Q3 revenues, but smartphone sales drop
Xiaomi's revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were higher than ever at $7.63 billion, but how it got there is more interesting. The company's IoT and Smart Home divisions were the main forces behind...
Black Friday: Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi deals in Germany
In the latest round of Black Friday discounts, Amazon Germany is offering select Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi phones with variable discounts. Starting with Huawei, the budget P Smart Z is now going for €175...
vivo V17 with punch hole coming on December 9 in India
vivo is hosting an event on December 9 in India which will be centered around the V17, which won't be the same as recently announced V17 (why do you have to be like that vivo?). There will be one at...
Oculus shows how not to do a Black Friday sale
VR is still on the pricey side so maybe you were hoping to grab some hardware and games to play through a Black Friday sale. Unfortunately for you, the Oculus deals are pretty bad. First off, hardware...
Samsung A11, A31 and A41 to come with 64GB base storage
Samsung's Galaxy A-line was a big hit in the past year and the company will aim to carry on the success in 2020 with its new additions like the A11, A31 and A41. These models were tipped to come with...
Promo videos detail Honor V30's cameras, Honor posts official camera samples
With the launch of the new Honor V30 and V30 Pro Honor is trying to establish itself as a maker of premier camera phones alongside parent company Huawei. It shares much of its technology, including the...
Samsung trademarks new "Bright Night" camera sensor for S11 series
The Samsung Galaxy S11 leaks have been coming in bunches lately and the latest one comes from a patent filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It details a new camera sensor...
Huawei Watch GT 2 will be sold through Amazon and Flipkart in India
The Huawei Watch GT 2 unveiled in September is expected to debut in India next week. The company hasn't announced the launch date yet, but it has added the 'Notify me' button on its official Indian site...
Samsung Galaxy Note10 gets a new Android 10 beta with major bug fixes
Samsung has started seeding the stable build of Android 10 for the Galaxy S10 series, but the rest of its 2019 Galaxy flagships - Note10 and Note10+ are still testing the beta. Today Samsung released...
Black Friday: nubia Red Magic 3S discounted for the whole weekend
Black Friday is upon us and the gaming smartphone nubia Red Magic 3S joins the fun. The phone is available globally and for the next four days nubia is discounting it by $50/€50/£50. There are also bundles...
Feast your eyes on these new vivo X30 lifestyle shots
vivo is announcing the new X30 lineup next month and the company has been ramping up its teaser campaign for the past few weeks. We already know what the back will look like with its periscope shooter,...
Samsung reveals Android 10 update roadmap for its devices in the Philippines
A few days ago Samsung revealed the Android 10 update roadmap for its devices in Israel and later followed it up by detailing the schedule for Indian and Chinese units. Now the company has revealed its...
The nubia Z20 launches in Twilight Blue, gets Black Friday discount
The dual-screened nubia Z20 launched back in October in Diamond Black is now available in the gorgeous Twillight Blue color we reviewed. Starting today, you'll be able to pre-order the nubia Z20 in Twilight...
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G battery size revealed
Oppo will unveil the Reno3 and Reno3 Pro 5G next month. The latter will sport a curved edge display and flaunt a glass body with a thickness of 7.7mm (excluding the camera bump). While that does sound...
Here's a full frontal render of the Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G
Just yesterday Oppo VP Brian Shen teased the upcoming Reno3 Pro 5G on Twitter, with an image that shows part of its right side. Not 24 hours later, the Internet has produced a full frontal render of...
Save up to €30 on the Black Shark 2 Pro and 60% on accessories, today only
Xiaomi's gaming-focused sub-brand, Black Shark, is holding a sales event today, very appropriately named Black Shark Friday. Amazing word association aside, this has the potential to save you up to €30...
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 is down to $439.99, cheapest price yet
Black Friday is looming and so the deals are starting to pour in. And it's not just older devices that you can purchase for a lot less than usual, there are even offers for recently launched smartphones....
Honor V30 Pro Beijing photo tour - check out the camera samples
Honor unveiled the V30 Pro and V30 the other day - if you have missed them this will get you up to speed. China is the duo's debut market with updates on international availability hopefully to follow...
Asus ROG Phone gets Android 9 Pie at last
Last year's Asus ROG Phone was the brand's first entry in the gaming smartphone category. Even though Android 9 Pie was already available on several devices at the time of its release, the ROG Phone...
Samsung Galaxy S10 series stable Android 10 is now available for download
Earlier today, we Samsung's One UI 2.0 stable update started hitting the Galaxy S10 series in Germany. Initially only available to those part of the beta program it is now seeding to all phones in the...
Realme may spin-off from Oppo to become fully independent
Realme may soon spin off from Oppo entirely, reveals one of its head executives. While it operates fairly independently from its parent company (it already has its own R&D and marketing departments),...
Black Friday: Apple's 10.2-inch iPad down to just $249, Pixel 3a up fro grabs at $299
The Apple iPad 10.2 has been the most affordable entry to the company's tablet realm and with the arrival of the holiday sales, it's gotten a further price drop. A bunch of US retailers including Amazon...
Jony Ive formally out of Apple
Jony Ive is now formally and officially not working for Apple. Apple's perennial Design chief announced in the summer that he would be leaving the company but up until yesterday still featured in Apple's...
Leakster claims the real Galaxy S11 camera design will not be so "messy"
If you're not a fan of the Galaxy S11+ camera as seen in renders, you may be glad to hear that Ice Universe claims they are inaccurate. The leakster is regarded as knowledgeable in the matters of Samsung,...
The best smartphone cameras of 2019
With 2019 slowly but surely coming to an end and all major smartphone launches of the year behind us, now seems like a good time to recap and have another close look at the many smartphone camera reviews...