2022 Winners and losers: Oppo

Another twelve months are behind our back, and Oppo once again remains among the leaders in the smartphone world. It announced a custom NPU called MariSilicon X in the final days of 2021, but it was only this year that it made it to smartphones. Oppo unveiled foldables, regular flagships and a lot of mid-rangers. Here are the winners and losers in...

Telegram adds spoiler formatting for media, new drawing tools, and profile pictures for contacts

The folks at Telegram are sending off 2022 with yet another one of their sizable feature dumps. The latest update adds a bunch of new features, including spoiler formatting for media, new drawing tools, zero storage usage, and more. Along with being able to add spoiler formatting for text, Telegram now lets add spoiler formatting for images and videos...

Redmi 12C announced with Helio G85 SoC and 50MP camera

Xiaomi's Redmi unveiled the Redmi K60 series smartphones, Redmi Note 12 Pro Speed Edition, and a bunch of accessories a few days ago. And before 2022 comes to an end, Redmi announced a new entry-level smartphone today, dubbed Redmi 12C. The Redmi 12C is built around a 6.71" HD+ screen with a notch for the 5MP selfie camera. Its back panel - having...

Realme GT Neo 3T and Narzo 50 Pro 5G receive Realme UI 4.0 update, 8s 5G and 9 5G get early access

Realme has released the Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 stable update for the GT Neo 3T and Narzo 50 Pro 5G in India. The update for the GT Neo 3T comes with firmware version RMX3371_11.C.04, while the update for Narzo 50 Pro 5G has firmware version RMX3395_11.C.04. But note that your GT Neo 3T should be running software with version RMX3371_11.A.09...

Apple celebrates Chinese Year of the Rabbit with limited edition AirPods Pro

Keeping up with its yearly tradition, Apple has launched a limited edition variant of the AirPods for the Chinese New Year. This year it's for the new second generation AirPods Pro, which have been engraved with a special pattern for the Year of the Rabbit. The limited edition model features a custom engraving on the charging case. The same pattern...

Lenovo Tab M9 unveiled: $140 tablet with 9" screen, optional 4G

Lenovo unveiled a kid-friendly tablet that slots between the Tab M8 and Tab M10. It is the Lenovo Tab M9 and – you guessed it! – it has a 9” display. This tablet will be on the floor at CES 2023, but it is in no rush to go to market as it will launch in Q2 (April-July). The base model will start at $140. The tablet has a 9” LCD display, a pretty...

Massive leak shows Lenovo's CES 2023 slate: ThinkPhone, Tab Extreme and more

Lenovo will have a very, very busy CES this January – the global tech event will run from January 5 to the 8th and Lenovo will be introducing new tablets, laptops and other devices from its major product lines. And, perhaps, the ThinkPhone too. Leakster Evan Blass has posted images of all new devices that will be present at CES. First, here are clean...

Entry-level Samsung Galaxy F04 coming soon with 8GB RAM, teaser reveals

Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy F04, and the first market will be India. According to leaked teasers, the device will be exclusive to Flipkart and will sell for less than INR8,000, which is about $100. There are no official specs yet, but the device is expected to be a renamed Galaxy A04 or Galaxy A04e with its two cameras on the back....

New Honor 80 Pro appears in renders, will sell only offline

The Honor 80 family has four members, and it looks like a fifth is on its way. A new device appeared online with a flat display and camera island just like the 80 Pro, and sources claim it will also be named “Honor 80 Pro”. However, the upcoming device will have a new screen with a single selfie camera behind the punch hole, and a slightly different...

11.1-inch and 13-inch OLED iPad Pros are coming in 2024

Apple is working on ever so slightly enlarging the screens of its iPad Pros, from 11" and 12.9" to 11.1" and 13", respectively. These models will arrive on the market in 2024, according to display analyst Ross Young. These iPad Pros will feature OLED screens, and because of the minute increase in diameter could actually have the same overall physical...

Samsung Galaxy A04s is now receiving the One UI 5 update based on Android 13

Samsung wants to finish its One UI 5 rollout by the end of this year, having set a record-breaking pace so far, updating dozens of models since late October when the madness started. The latest device to be graced with Android 13 and One UI 5 on top is the entry-level Galaxy A04s. It was launched with Android 12 a few months ago, and is now making...

Ming-Chi Kuo: the iPad mini isn't going away yet, the foldable iPad will be pricey

The iPhone didn’t immediately kill off the iPod, the MP3 player was cheaper, so it hung around for a few years. Now that Apple is preparing to enter a new product category, foldables, rumors are swirling that it will kill off a product from an old one – The Elec reported that Cupertino is planning to discontinue the iPad mini after its foldable tablet...

More details about Oppo Find X6 Pro's camera emerge

The Oppo Find X6 Pro is expected in the first quarter of 2023, and a rumor by Digital Chat Station claimed the company is bringing three 50 MP cameras to its flagship, all with Sony sensors behind. Today, the leakster revealed more details, including lenses and other features. Oppo Find X5 Pro The Find X6 Pro’s main 50 MP camera will have a Sony...

My Top 5 phones of 2022 - Yordan

The year finally comes to an end, and we look back and reflect on what was served to us in these eventful 12 months. In the world of smartphones, we saw over 500 new models, many of them great in one way or another. As my colleagues share their top five choices for 2022 we can normally identify some trends - some love the foldables, others went for...

Winners and Losers: Motorola

This year has been particularly eventful for Motorola, the company released more than 30 smartphones covering pretty much all price segments. It even updated the iconic Motorola Razr, so it's got its hand in the foldable market as well. But as it's always the case with big tech companies, we see some good and some bad decisions. We've gathered the...

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will reportedly feature a new telephoto sensor

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is expected to be unveiled at a special event on February 1, along with the rest of the Galaxy S23 family. So at this point that's not even official, but today we have a new rumor... about the Galaxy S24 Ultra. The S23 Ultra's successor, which will land in early 2024. According to prolific leakster Ice Universe, the Galaxy...

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G gets Android 13 update

The latest smartphone to be graced with an update to Android 13 is OnePlus' entry-level Nord CE 2 Lite, which launched back in May. The handset is now seemingly receiving the stable update to OxygenOS 13, based on Android 13, in India. The update arrives over-the-air as a 4.5GB download, so it might be best to grab it from a reliable (and uncapped)...

Samsung's One UI 5.1 may be launching with the Galaxy S23 family in February

Samsung's One UI 5.0 based on Android 13 went out to dozens of devices already, but the rollout has only started a few weeks ago in October. Still, according to a new report, Samsung is already testing One UI 5.1, the successor to One UI 5.0. One UI 5.1 may in fact debut on the Galaxy S23 family, which if past rumors are accurate should be announced...

Top stories of 2022: Q3

Welcome to our recap of the top news articles of 2022. Having covered the first two quarters of the year it's now time to go over the most interesting stories of Q3. In Q3, we got probably the biggest smartphone announcements of the year, not counting the Galaxy S22 series. The months of July, August, and September saw the announcement of the iPhone...

My top 5 phones of 2022 - Peter

2022 feels like a turning point – foldables are finding their feet, camera phones have reached a major milestone, brands are developing their unique identities. Here are five of the phones that impressed me the most this year, phones that will be used as yardsticks for what is to come in 2023. Google Pixel 7 Pro I’m not sure what is more surprising...

Tecno looking to partner with established lens maker for future products

Tecno quickly grew to become a Top 10 smartphone brand globally and most recently it revealed its ambitions to enter the premium market are no secret, you may not have noticed that the company is also positioning itself as a leader in smartphone camera innovation. And it's looking to partner with some of the photography industry's big names in taking...

Wiko 5G is now official in China as a rebranded Huawei nova 9 SE with 5G support

Huawei can't use its own chipsets, nor 5G ones from Qualcomm, thanks to various US government bans. And so all of its latest phones, including the nova 9 SE mid-ranger launched in March, have to make do with 4G-only versions of Qualcomm SoCs, which is obviously not ideal. Enter Wiko. Known before primarily in Europe, as it's of French origin, the...

2022 Winners and losers: vivo

vivo was among the top smartphone players, even if Western markets once again only saw a fraction of its lineup. The company launched some impressive products in 2022, but it didn't go without missteps too. Winner: vivo X80 Pro The X80 series did not have a Pro+ variant, meaning the X80 Pro was the flagship this time around. It launched in April,...

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A34 5G, and Galaxy A54 5G get Bluetooth certified

The Samsung Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A34 5G, and Galaxy A54 5G we've been hearing about for some time now have been certified by Bluetooth SIG, taking them a step closer to the launch. The Galaxy A54 5G has been listed on the certifying authority's website with model code SM-A546V, while the Galaxy A34 5G has model designation SM-A346B_DSN. Samsung...

Winners and loser: Realme

Another strong year for Realme has come and gone as the company delivered attention-grabbing devices in multiple price classes. The one clear gap in the lineup is the lack of a proper flagship as the absence of the X-series continues to be felt. The company is headed in the right direction with its software and might establish itself as a maker of...

My top 5 phones of 2022 – Michail

The past year brought out a number of memorable devices and while it was hard to pick out the five best ones, I finally managed it. A bit of background on my phone preferences - I like smaller or as I like to call them reasonably-sized phones. You know, ones that are comfortable to use with one hand. While small phones are my preference, I can’t...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2022: Q2

Having gone through the most popular reviews of the first three months of the year, it's time to recap what phones of the second quarter got your interest. We kick things off with the ever-popular Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. It is still hard to argue with its value proposition. Some of the things it brings to the table include a 120Hz AMOLED display,...

Sony LinkBuds S review

The Sony LinkBuds S, also known as the WF-LS900N, are Sony's latest truly wireless earbuds. They are also Sony's smallest and lightest noise-canceling earbuds, 40% more compact than the flagship WF-1000XM4. Despite the smaller size and price, the LinkBuds S offer a feature set very similar to the more expensive WF-1000XM4, including active noise...

Apple's 3nm chips kick off mass production next week at TSMC

A new report from DigiTimes claims that TSMC is ready to kick off 3nm chip production at its Fab 18 and, of course, as one the biggest TSMC clients, Apple will be the first to reap the benefits of the cutting-edge tech. This is in line with previous reports and Apple seems to be on track to upgrade its next-generation devices in 2023 with an M2 Pro...

Top 20 phones of the year 2022

2022 saw the launch of several hundreds of smartphones, some more successful than others. Now that we bid farewell to the year, it’s time to have a look back at some of the best models as measured by a very important metric - their popularity among you, our readers. Here are the Top 20 phones that you searched for the most over the last 12 months....

Top stories of 2022: Q2

Welcome to our recap of the top news articles of 2022. We will now be looking back on the most popular stories from the secod quarter of the year with each subsequent quarter getting its own story. There was a heap of announcements in Q2. We got a pair of foldables - the vivo X Fold and the Huawei Mate Xs 2. We also got the new Qualcomm Snapdragon...

2022 Winners and losers: Xiaomi

Xiaomi is one of the three major players in the smartphone market, and while it had a turbulent 2022 financially it also saw some stellar products by the company. It also saw it invested significant sums into its EV business, which should hopefully bear fruit in the future. In the world of smartphones, we saw more than a dozen Redmi Note 11 phones,...

Motorola Moto G72 in for review

Say hello to the Moto G72 - a capable mid-range phone with content consumption on its mind. It comes with a USB cable, protective case, and a 33W charger, though in some markets you will also get headphones. Those would end on the good old 3.5mm connector, as the Moto G72 has a built-in audio jack. And it's a useful one as well, supporting Dolby...

Week 51 in review: Heads turn to 2023 - Galaxy S23, Pixel 8

It's the penultimate week of 2022 and we're just about ready for 2023 and the phones it will bring. But before we write off 2022, let's take a look at the top stories of the past seven days. ZTE announced the Nubia Z50 with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and the 64MP IMX787 35mm main camera that we loved so much on the Axon 40 Ultra. The Nubia Z50 is China-exclusive...

My top 5 phones of 2022 - Ivan

Year 2022 is almost up and that means it's time for us at Team GSMArena to nominate our favorite phones of the year. Should you care about mine? Probably not, but if you insist - keep on reading. In reverse order (my absolute favorite is the last one)... ZTE Axon 40 Ultra The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra is the perfect-sized flagship. It isn't huge, not small...

Weekly poll: Oppo Find N2 and N2 Flip enter the foldable ring, are you on their side?

Oppo introduced its first flip foldable last week, the Find N2 Flip. While we don’t have the details yet, we know that in the near future this model will be available globally (or at least in the markets that Oppo covers), unlike the original Find N. And, sadly, unlike the new Oppo Find N2 as well – it looks like this one will be China-only just...

Merry Christmas!

The sweet silver bells invite you to throw cares away, as Christmas is here! At this beautiful holiday we would like to thank you, our readers, for being an integral part of the website for yet another year. Keeping you informed about the world of mobile technology gives us joy, and we thank you for making it all possible! It’s the most wonderful...

Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 13 duo looks like a winner

Xiaomi’s 2022 ends on a high note – last week’s poll shows that the new 13-series flagships are well-liked and each has its fans. The Xiaomi 13 Pro shines with its 1” sensor, something that was available only on special phones like the 12S Ultra before. The Ultra never got a wide release, but the 13 Pro is going global. Details on that are scarce...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2022: Q1

The end of the year is upon us, and as has become tradition we go over all of the reviews of the past twelve months and do a rundown of the ones that you found most interesting. Without further ado, let's kick things off with the first quarter of the year 2022. At the very beginning of 2022, Samsung made a rather big splash with the announcement...

2022 Winners and losers: Apple

It was a challenging year for phone makers as chip shortages and factory shutdowns wreaked havoc on the supply chain. Even Apple was affected, although less than many of its rivals, which allowed it to shine in a big way. Looking back at Apple's 2022 brings us to the same sentiment as 2021 before it - the more things change, the more they stay the...

Honor X7a's specs and images leak

Honor unveiled the Snapdragon 680-powered X7 in March, and it seems the company will soon follow up with an 'a' variant, whose specifications and images have leaked online. The Honor X7a, like the X7, is built around an HD+ display, but it's a tad smaller (6.7" vs. 6.74") and has a lower screen refresh rate (60Hz vs. 90Hz). The screen has a notch...

Motorola Moto G13's design revealed by leaked render

The Motorola Moto G13 got NBTC certified earlier this month, but we still don't know when it will go official. And while we await more details about the Moto G13 from Motorola, a render of the G13 has surfaced online, revealing its design. The Motorola Moto G13 is built around a display with a centered punch hole, and around the back is a rectangular...

Samsung Galaxy F23 gets Android 13-based One UI 5 update

Samsung released the Android 13-based One UI 5 update for the Galaxy F22 last week, and now it's the Galaxy F23 that's getting upgraded with the latest version of Android and Samsung's custom Android skin. The Samsung Galaxy F23's One UI 5 update has firmware version E236BXXU1BVL1 and requires a download of about 2.7GB. It comes with the usual One...

Twitter Blue subscribers now get prioritized rankings in conversations

The new Twitter Blue subscription service is constantly adding new features, and the latest ones have already been promised in the past. We're talking about Twitter Blue subscribers' tweets being prioritized in conversations, and allowing them to upload videos that are up to an hour long. The longer videos are currently uploadable from the web, and...

Samsung Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra have their signature colors leaked

Samsung is rumored to announce the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra at an event on February 1. As we get closer to that date, more and more details about the devices are starting to leak out. Today we got word of what the signature color will be for each model. The signature color is the one that will be highlighted the most in all promotional and...

2022 Winners and losers: Samsung

It’s hard to stay on top, especially in a market that’s teeming with innovation and competition. It gets tougher still when it’s been a challenging year defined by insecurity, shortages, and a looming economic downturn. But it's not equally bad for everyone and for Samsung it was actually pretty great. It has 9 out of the 20 top phones in our database...

Meizu 20 launching in Spring 2023, official teaser video emerges

After a Geekbench listing revealed that Meizu is looking to get back into the flagship race, we now have official confirmation from the brand that the Meizu 20 is launching in Spring, 2023. The upcoming flagship phone has now entered its early pre-mass production phase according to the Weibo post. The company also released a teaser video that teases...

iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is launching on December 29 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

vivo's iQOO launched the iQOO Neo7 in October and unveiled the SE model earlier this month. Today, the company announced it will unveil the Racing Edition on December 29 in China at 7PM local time. iQOO also revealed that the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, unlike the vanilla and SE models, which have...

Samsung now expects to sell 70% less Galaxy A23 5G units than initially planned

An interesting tale comes to us today from Samsung's home of South Korea. The company is said to have drastically cut its shipment target for the Galaxy A23 5G smartphone. Earlier this year, Samsung planned to sell 12.6 million units of the A23 5G, along with 17.1 million units of the A23 4G this year. However, if a new report from Korean publication...

Google Pixel roadmap leaks, here's what to expect from next year until 2025

Google's products generally see a lot of leaks, something which has prompted the company itself to pre-announce upcoming products in recent years in order to steal back some of the spotlight from leaksters. But now, the leaksters have decided to up the game once more - let's see how Google can respond to this one. We're talking about a roadmap leak...