2023 Winners and losers: Honor

The past twelve months have been a massive success for Honor, especially in China. The company quickly filled the gap that was left by its former parent Huawei, and is currently number 1 in two major categories at home – most smartphones sold and most foldables sold. Domestic success is generally a healthy indication that the company is ready to...

Galaxy S24 pricing, HyperOS logo, OnePlus Ace 3: Week 52 in review

This is the last week of 2023, and despite the holidays, the world of mobile devices still delivered a few exciting stories. The main one was that Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy S24 and S24+ at a slightly cheaper price than it did with the S23, at least in Europe. Xiaomi already released its flagships with a HyperOS interface, and now we...

Samsung Galaxy S24 series to come with Live Translate and Generative Edit

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is rumored to be unveiled on January 17, 2024, and past leaks have already given us a fair idea of what to expect from the Galaxy S24 lineup. The Samsung Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra are rumored to be "the smartest AI phones ever," and the latest leak reveals two AI-powered features we'll see on the...

My top 4 phones of 2023 - Prasad

2023 was a bit of a surprise. If you had asked me at the beginning of the year for this list, I wouldn't have included most of them, even if I knew they were coming. One, in particular, caught me completely by surprise and every time I mention it to people I have to emphasize just how serious I am about liking this device, lest they think I'm joking....

The best TWS earbuds of 2023

2023 offered plenty of new TWS earbuds options at varying prices. It wasn’t easy to single out the very best earbuds that passed through our office but we believe the following options impressed us enough during our reviews to deserve a spot on the list. We only included models that were launched in 2023 and which we reviewed so you'll notice that...

Honor X50 Pro gets official with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 108 MP main camera

Today in China, Honor made the X50 Pro official. The phone comes with a 6.78-inch 1,200x2,652 120 Hz OLED screen, with 1,920 Hz PWM dimming and 10-bit color support and an embedded fingerprint sensor. It isn't, however, an LTPO panel, so it will only switch between 60 Hz and 120 Hz, no other steps. At the helm sits Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1...

Oppo Reno11 series global launch rumored to take place on January 11

Oppo announced the Reno11 and Reno11 Pro mid-rangers for the Chinese market back in November, and now it looks like the company is getting ready to unveil their global counterparts. According to a usually reliable tipster over on X, the launch for India and global markets could take place on January 11 - which, might we add, would be very fitting...

OnePlus Buds 3 promise dual drivers, flagship sound quality

OnePlus is introducing the Buds 3 on January 4 alongside the Ace 3 smartphone. The design of the TWS earphones leaked earlier this year, and now we can confirm the leak was correct – Buds 3 will look a lot like the Buds Pro 2. The new audio wearables also claim to provide flagship-tier audio quality thanks to the dual drivers. OnePlus even posted...

Nothing Phone (2a)'s price leaks alongside RAM/storage options

Nothing is working on its next smartphone, to be called Nothing Phone (2a) according to a barrage of recent leaks. This is rumored to be unveiled during MWC in Barcelona in late February, and we've already seen a purported list of its most important specs. Today a new rumor covers the pricing, which has so far been missing from the conversation regarding...

2023 Winners and losers: Oppo

2023 was a strong year for Oppo - it strengthened its positions in China, released solid upgrades to its foldable phones, and innovated on cameras across the board. So let's break it down and see which Oppo devices shined and which fell short in 2023. Winner: Oppo Find X6 Pro The Find X6 Pro arrived early in 2023 to challenge every phone and even...

Oppo starts taking reservations for the Find X7 and Find X7 Ultra, shows them from all angles

Oppo's oft-leaked, much-teased, and highly anticipated Find X7 and Find X7 Ultra flagship duo have now been listed by the company's official online store in China. Oppo is taking reservations for the handsets, which are scheduled to go on sale on January 8 at 2:30 pm local time. With the listings come a ton of renders, showing the two devices from...

Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro, and Xiaomi Watch S3 are getting the SU7 EV's colors

Following months and months of spy shots, leaks, and teasers, today Xiaomi's first car is finally official. The SU7 EV was unveiled by CEO Lei Jun at a special event, and it comes in two 'hero colors'. These are also being replicated for the company's latest flagship devices, as it turns out. We're talking about the Xiaomi 14, Xiaomi 14 Pro, and...

iQOO Neo9 Pro arrives with Dimensity 9300 SoC and 144Hz screen, Neo9 tags along

vivo's iQOO has added two new members to its Neo smartphone lineup - iQOO Neo9 and iQOO Neo9 Pro. The iQOO Neo9 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 9300 SoC, runs Android 14-based OriginOS 4, and comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. The smartphone also has a Q1 chip at the helm to improve the gaming experience by offering a stable...

Honor X50 GT to arrive on January 4 with a 108 MP camera

Honor launched the X50 series in the summer of 2023, and we already have three official variants. A fourth one will join the family, as the brand revealed the X50 GT is getting announced on January 4. The smartphone looks much like the Honor X50 but will have a fancy white color, a yellow racing stripe, and a classic black paint job. Honor X50 GT...

The best smartwatches of 2023

Smartwatches are quietly becoming one of the must-have personal devices for any modern person. Being a wearable is an easy way to get into a person's life, become a part of his routines, and eventually under his skin. Many people are used to wearing a watch (or a band) during the day and with the ever-improving sleep and health tracking on watches...

Samsung Galaxy M15 to bring a huge battery

Samsung made the Galaxy A15 official in Vietnam earlier this month, and now it seems like it's working on the Galaxy M15. As usual for the M series, this is looking like it's going to be a rebranded Galaxy A15, but with one huge and exciting twist. While the A15 sports a 5,000 mAh battery in both its 4G-only and 5G iterations, rumor has it the Galaxy...

Honor X50 Pro's key specs and design revealed

Honor is rumored to unveil the X50 GT this month, which is also expected to launch as the X50 Pro. Honor is yet to detail the X50 GT's specs sheet, but an official-looking image that surfaced on Weibo shows us what the Honor X50 Pro will look like. The picture shows the Honor X50 Pro in green and black colors, but there could be more options. The...

OnePlus Ace 3 is coming on January 4

The OnePlus Ace 3 we've been hearing about for some time was rumored to be unveiled on January 4, 2024 in China. Those rumors were correct since the brand announced that the OnePlus Ace 3 will be launched next Thursday at 2:30 PM local time in China. The teaser by OnePlus revealed the Ace 3's design, suggesting it's the OnePlus 12R that will launch...

My top 4 phones of 2023 - Ro

For me, 2023 felt a bit stale. Last year I even got excited about some of midrangers, but this time around I couldn't find one that stands out. Even the premium segment wasn't particularly impressive to me, so that's why I picked only four phones for my top list. One brand that's missing from my list is Samsung. Even though I'm not a huge Samsung...

2023 Winners and losers: Google

2023 was a solid year for Google as it expanded its ecosystem of mobile devices. The Pixel 8 series brought some key upgrades that helped continue Google’s ascension in the premium smartphone market. Pixel Fold marked Google’s first foray into the foldable world while the Pixel Tablet was the final piece in Google’s mobile ecosystem. It wasn’t all...

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G is receiving Android 14-based One UI 6 update

Samsung has been upgrading its devices with the Android 14-based One UI 6, and the latest smartphone to get a taste of the stable One UI 6 is the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. The One UI 6 update for the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G comes with firmware version A236BXXU4DWKA and bumps the Android security patch level on the smartphone to November 2023. Samsung...

My top 5 phones of 2023 – Victor

It's that time of year again – a time for reflection and a great opportunity to look back at another great year full of interesting devices. I've said it before, and I'll say it again – the undisputable best part of my job is the opportunity to experience the latest and greatest tech all of the time. The list you are about to read is about phones...

2023 Winners and losers: Xiaomi

Overall, Xiaomi had a pretty good year, at least when it comes to its product lineup. Sales weren't that great, but that's understandable given the global economic situation and the limited availability of certain models. We were able to review a good chunk of Xiaomi's smartphones and we liked most of them. So here are the winners and losers from...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2023: Q3

The third quarter of the year was relatively quiet for the most part with few major announcements until September. The first half of the month was marked by the Apple event, in which we saw the arrival of the iPhone 15 series. Everyone was talking about the new cameras of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and we were not surprised to see the review was the...

2023 Winners and losers: Samsung

Samsung remained the global smartphone leader in 2023 and its flagship devices performed better than their predecessors. Not a bad year then, but what else happened? Samsung was methodical and prudent in its phone releases in 2023. It made meaningful product improvements and was instrumental with pre-order bundles and bonuses that ensured positive...

Merry Christmas!

It's the best time of the year and we all deserve a cup of cheer! On this holly, jolly day, we would like to thank you, our readers, for sticking with us and being a major part of GSMArena! Thank you for being a part of our community. Your support and presence have enriched our journey, and we look forward to sharing many more moments together in...

My top 5 phones of 2023 - Ivan

Hello, I'm Ivan and I take the majority of the lifestyle images on GSMArena dot com. You could say I like the phones with the best cameras the most, though it's more complicated than that. The wide-angle cameras on most phones are great these days and they take mostly the same-looking photos. It's the zooms that I like most - they give me the creative...

nubia Z60 Ultra official, Exynos vs Snapdragon S23 FE: week 51 in review

It's the penultimate week of the year, folks, just one more to go. We delivered two detailed comparisons for you - the Exynos Galaxy S23 FE vs the Snapdragon one - which is better? The other is the battle of the full-scale tablets - the Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 vs the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE: Snapdragon vs. Exynos compared...

Weekly poll results: the Galaxy A25 overshadows the Galaxy A15 5G and A15

As is tradition, Samsung starts the 2024 launches early with entry-level Galaxy A phones. This time it’s the Galaxy A25, A15 5G and A15 (4G) and we already know which of the three will be the most popular model, thanks to last week’s poll. The Samsung Galaxy A25 is the clear favorite – of those who are in the market for an entry-level phone, this...

Honor V Purse in for review

A very rare phone just landed in HQ - or should we say a very high-tech fashion accessory. With the leather case strap attachment, the Honor V Purse certainly looks the part. Despite its limited launch in China, the phone attracted genuine interest when it launched back in September and drew quite a few "wows". The strap accessory comes in a separate...

Nothing Phone (2a) detailed specs surface, official wallpapers in toll

Nothing's upcoming midranger, the Nothing Phone (2a), has been the subject of numerous leaks for the past couple of weeks since its supposed launch time frame is set for MWC 2024. Multiple rumors point to MWC 2024 for the Phone (2a)'s debut and the current report corroborates these findings. But in addition to the release date, today's leak from...

Fossil watches will no longer run on Wear OS, reports claim

According to multiple reports from people close to Fossil or those who have asked Fossil employees, the brand will no longer release Wear OS-powered smartwatches. This means the Fossil Gen 7 watch isn't happening after all. This seems to align with recent events around Fossil, or the lack thereof. The last Fossil Gen 6 watch was released two years...

Top 10 most popular reviews of 2023: Q1

The year is almost over, and as we are preparing for the new one, we take a look at the most popular reviews of 2023. The first quarter was a busy one, with major manufacturers racing to introduce their phones with the then-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. We saw the Galaxy S23 series, the Xiaomi 13 lineup, the OnePlus 11, and even the Honor Magic5...

Poco M6 gets official in India with Dimensity 6100+, 8GB of RAM

The Oppo A59 from earlier isn't the only smartphone that got its official global debut in India today. It's joined by the Poco M6, a device powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6100+ SoC, which is paired with 4/6/8GB of RAM - and supports an additional 8GB through RAM expansion. The Poco M6 has a 6.74-inch 720x1,600 LCD screen with 90 Hz refresh rate...

Oppo A59 launches in India with Dimensity 6020 SoC

Oppo really likes the A59 name, it seems, since it's now unveiled the second smartphone bearing it. The original was released in 2016, and obviously the new one has nothing in common with it aside from the name. The new A59 is now official in India, and some details about it were outed just a few days ago. The phone is powered by MediaTek's Dimensity...

Moto G34 goes official with SD 695 and 120Hz display

Without much fanfare, Motorola launched its Moto G34 in China. The midrange device brings a 120Hz OLED display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 695 chip and a 50MP main cam. You also get a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging and Andrdoi 14 with Moto MYUI 6.0 out the box. Moto G34 in black and blue Moto G34 is built around a 6.5-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution...

Honor posts first Magic6 Porsche Design teaser

Honor and Porsche Design announced the beginning of a new partnership last week. The first product of the joint work between both companies will be a Magic6 Porsche Design smartphone, expected in January 2024. Today, the brand posted the first teaser on Weibo, which also appeared on the personal profiles of several executives, including the CMO Harrison...

LG announces Dual-Hz OLED monitor with 4K 240Hz and FullHD 480Hz modes

LG has unveiled the range of UltraGear OLED gaming monitors that it will be showcasing during CES 2024. Chief among these is the new 32GS95UE, which has an interesting trick up its sleeve. The 32-inch 32GS95UE features what LG calls Dual-Hz. This allows the monitor to switch between two modes, one where it runs the display at its native 4K (3840x2160)...

Redmi Note 13 Pro confirmed to launch in India on January 4, chipset revealed

Redmi is introducing the Note 13 family to the Indian market on January 4, that much we've known for more than a week now. But what wasn't officially confirmed was which members of the very expansive family we should expect to land in India. Today, the brand's Indian arm has thankfully revealed one of them: it's the Redmi Note 13 Pro, perhaps unsurprisingly....

iQOO Neo9 Pro shows up on Geekbench with Dimensity 9300 on board

vivo sub-brand iQOO is going to make the Neo9 and Neo9 Pro smartphones official at a special event on December 27. This has already been confirmed. Now that we're getting closer and closer to the big day, people who are in possession of prototypes are starting to run benchmarks on them, and you know what that means, right? The iQOO Neo9 Pro has just...

Oppo A59 specs sheet leaks online, will cost $180

The Oppo A59 appeared online with a full specs sheet. According to X user yabhishekhd, the phone will have a lot of common features with the Oppo A58 devices, like the cameras or the battery capacity, but the big improvement will be the Dimensity 6020 chipset that supports 5G connectivity. The A59 will have a 6.56” LCD with a notch for the 8 MP selfie...

Honor Magic6 Pro appears in a hands-on photo

Honor is working on the Magic6 series, and the first live photo of a phone from the lineup appeared online. A user on Weibo shared an image revealing the new Magic6 Pro will look a lot like its predecessor, the Magic5 Pro. The device has three cameras, aligned in a triangle formation, with the top one having a periscope lens and there is also “100x...

nubia Red Magic 9 Pro survives bend test from both sides

A couple of days ago nubia's Red Magic 9 Pro was officially launched outside of China, where it was initially introduced last month. We've already put the gaming beast through the paces of our usual in-depth review, so go take a look at that if you haven't already. Also as usual, Zack from the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything has taken out the...

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S24 in four colors in official-looking renders

Samsung is widely expected to introduce the Galaxy S24 family at some point next month, and as we are almost at the end of December, it's time for the official-looking renders to come out, seemingly. The first set has been leaked today and depicts the 'vanilla' Galaxy S24 in all its glory, in not one, not two, not three, but four upcoming colorways....

Oppo confirms the 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor for a Find X7

Oppo officially mentioned the Find X7 lineup for the first time. The first teaser revealed the series will debut with LYT-900, which is a new 1”-type sensor by Sony. We expect the platform to be in the Find X7 Ultra smartphone, as the latest reports suggested there is no Pro version incoming. The Sony LYT-900 is not official, but leaks suggested...

Samsung Galaxy A55 runs Geekbench with Exynos 1480 SoC, Xclipse 530 GPU confirmed

Last week we saw a Geekbench run from the Galaxy A55's SoC, but it wasn't in the Galaxy A55 - it was using some kind of test platform. Today, that changes, as a prototype of the A55 itself has also made it onto Geekbench, and this confirms the interesting GPU choice Samsung's made. The A55's chipset is widely believed to be marketed as Exynos 1480,...

Google Play Store to let you uninstall apps remotely from other devices

Play Store version 38.8 is out and Google is adding the ability to uninstall apps remotely from devices connected to the same account. The remote uninstall is supposed to work on all platforms - PC, Auto, Phone, TV and Wear. As of now, you can only install apps on devices under the same Google account, but you can't remove them. The new functionality...

Nothing Phone (1) Android 14 beta is now out

Last week Nothing rolled out the stable update to Android 14 for its Phone (2), and this week the spotlight moves onto the Phone (1), the company's first ever smartphone, released last year. There is now an open beta of Android 14 available for all Phone (1) owners who are adventurous enough to run beta software on their devices. As with the update...

Lava Storm 5G leaks ahead of December 21 official announcement

A few days ago Lava unveiled the Yuva 3 Pro, and later this week the brand is all set to introduce another model: the Storm 5G. The Lava Storm 5G will be made official on December 21, but a few of its specs have already been leaked, along with an image showing the part of its rear which houses the cameras. [Exclusive] This is your first look at the...

Apple pulls Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 from US stores due to ITC ban

Apple will preemptively remove the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 from its stores in the US this week to comply with an ITC ruling regarding a patent dispute with Masimo. The ruling bans Apple from selling the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the US on its website after 3 pm ET on December 21, and in stores from December 24. The ruling is regarding...