Nokia G22 pops up on GeekBench

A mysterious, unannounced Nokia G22 phone was recently spotted in the GeekBench database. We still don’t have a lot of detail on the phone, but what is available doesn’t seem like a major upgrade over the existing Nokia G21. Nokia G22 GeekBench result GeekBench reports pretty low single and multi-core scores from an unnamed Unisoc chipset. An 8-core...

Sony Xperia 1 V renders envision a familiar design with slight tweaks

The Xperia 1 V is hopefully right around the corner. There is still a distinct possibility that the phone will make an appearance at this year's MWC in Barcelona. In the meantime, leaks have started ramping up regarding Sony's next flagship. A set of new high-def renders now offers a great early look at what we think the device will look like. The...

Carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy A23 5G units get Android 13-based One UI 5.0 in the US

Samsung released the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 stable update for the Galaxy A23 5G's international model last December, and towards the end of the month, the rollout was expanded to the unlocked Galaxy A23 5G in the US. Over a month later, the carrier-locked A23 5G units are also receiving the stable One UI 5.0 in the States. The One UI 5.0 update...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: inserting the S Pen backwards won't do any damage

A phone with a stylus is pretty unique in this day and age, and comes with a few unique challenges. One of those is how it deals with someone accidentally (or not) trying to insert the stylus backwards. While that used to be an issue many moons ago, it hasn't been one since the ill-fated for different reasons Galaxy Note7. And we're happy to report...

Oppo Find N2 Flip is launching internationally on February 15

If you love foldables and live outside of China, here's some big news. Oppo is holding a global launch event for the Find N2 Flip in London on February 15. It's the first Oppo foldable to be offered officially outside of China, and it will increase competition in the foldable segment that has so far seen the most success - flip-style devices. Samsung's...

Apple apparently plans to limit iPhone USB-C functionality

Thanks to new EU regulations coming into effect next year, Apple has no choice but to finally adopt the USB-C port for its iPhones. And yet, as it happens a lot of times with Apple, there's apparently a twist. According to a new rumor out of China, the company is planning on using a custom integrated circuit (IC) interface for the port, which would...

Rumor: the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will have a new camera bump

Here's a wild rumor regarding the iPhone 15 lineup. Per ShrimpApplePro on Twitter, the iPhone 15 models (read the non-Pros) will have a new camera bump. The insider doesn't go into further detail, spurring a lively debate in the comments. Should the rumor pan out, the new bump could signify a few different things. One rumor has it the iPhone 15 and...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra battery life and charging speed results

We're adding the finishing touches to our review of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. But in the meantime, we know all of you want to know just how good the battery life is, thanks to the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Well, we'll tell you. We'll lay the numbers here, but the review will still be a deeper dive. The Galaxy S23 Ultra beats the endurance rating...

Lava Blaze 5G gets a 6GB RAM version

Lava introduced the Blaze 5G last year and at the time it was the cheapest 5G smartphone in the country. It arrived with 4GB RAM, and today the company revealed it is launching a more powerful version. The new Lava Blaze 5G comes with 6GB RAM and is already listed on Amazon for INR11,499 ($140) introductory price that will later increase to INR11,999...

Realme 10 Pro Coca-Cola Edition arrives with refreshing design and rich retail box

The Realme 10 Pro Coca-Cola Edition made its official debut today. This special version comes with a new design dedicated to the popular fizzy drinks brand, rich retail box, and a unique theme with plenty of deep customizations. There are only 1,000 units of this phone, coming with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage for INR20,999 (about $255/€240). The deluxe...

Disney and Yahoo are also cutting jobs as a cost-saving measure

The tech world is getting hit with a decline in sales and income, and companies left, and right are cutting jobs as a cost-saving measure. Twitter, Facebook’s parent company Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft all announced layoff measures, and now Disney and Yahoo also issued a similar announcement. Disney’s CEO Robert Iger revealed 7,000 people...

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is receiving Android 13-based One UI 5.0 in the US

Samsung began rolling out the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 stable update for the Galaxy A51 5G last year, which is now seeding for the unlocked Galaxy A51 5G units in the US. The update comes with firmware version A516U1UEU8FWA4 and brings the usual One UI 5.0 goodies to the Galaxy A51 5G. You can read our One UI 5.0 review to learn more about it....

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra gets subjected to another durability test

Mere hours ago, we brought you a video 'durability test' of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and here we are now back again with another video... another 'durability test' video, that is. Don't worry, we haven't gone insane - it's not the same video. This one is from the veteran of smartphone durability testing, Zack from JerryRigEverything. He's the...

Samsung Galaxy S23+ review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s23_plus-review-2527.p...

Realme GT Neo 5 debuts with 150W and 240W charging versions

Realme launched the GT Neo 5 with 240W fast charging today, making it the smartphone with the fastest charging rate on the market. The GT Neo 5 also has a variant with 150W charging and slightly bigger battery and both editions share the unique design with a glowing rectangle on the back. Realme GT Neo 5 is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset....

Apple Pay is going to compete head-on with Samsung Pay in South Korea

Apple Pay will finally become available in Samsung's home country of South Korea "in the coming months", in partnership with Hyundai Card, the credit card service unit of Hyundai Motor Group. The launch of Apple Pay will be interesting to follow, as it will go head to head with Samsung Pay in the latter's home market. Understandably, so far Samsung...

OnePlus finally settles it: the OnePlus 11 is IP64 rated in all markets

Today we've finally received official confirmation from OnePlus that the OnePlus 11 is rated IP64 for dust and splash resistance in all markets in which it's being offered. According to the definitions in the IP code, that means the phone is "dust tight", with complete protection against dust particles entering. It's also resistant to water splashes...

Vivo X90 Pro in for review

Say hello to the vivo X90 Pro - one of two 1-inch type cameraphones in vivo's lineup. Sadly the even more stacked X90 Pro+ is staying in China for now, but the X90 Pro seems fit to defend the company's honor well enough. It comes in an excellent retail package, stuffed with a case, a cable, and a whopping 120W charger. The vivo X90 Pro is a tale...

Honor X8a announced with 90Hz screen and 100MP main cam

Honor’s latest entry-level device - the Honor X8a brings a 100MP main camera and a 6.7-inch FHD+ LCD with a 90Hz refresh rate. The phone is equipped with MediaTek’s Helio G88 chipset alongside 6/8GB RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage. The back houses a 100 MP main cam with an f/1.9 lens and autofocus alongside a 5MP ultrawide cam and a 2MP macro...

Microsoft announces enhanced Bing and Edge powered by OpenAI

After its recent $10 billion investment in OpenAI, Microsoft is now overhauling its Bing search engine and Edge browser with a next-generation OpenAI large language model. Bing and Edge will now tap into OpenAI’s infrastructure to give you summarized answers to your specific search queries instead of presenting you with an overwhelming amount of...

Honor Magic Vs teardown reveals the four-component hinge

Honor announced the Magic Vs in November 2022, and the foldable will make its international debut on February 27 at MWC in Barcelona. The company provided a pre-production unit to the Jerry Rig Everything channel on YouTube, where Zack tears down the foldable and tells us all about its innovative hinge. This is the first time Honor is shedding light...

vivo V27 5G visits Geekbench with 12GB of RAM, unknown MediaTek chipset

Back in November of last year a leak talked about vivo launching the V27 and V27 Pro in India sometime this month. Today the V27 has allegedly showed up in the Geekbench online database, and thus is seemingly solidifying the credibility of that past information, since prototypes are usually tested closer to their official introductions. The phone...

OnePlus enters the tablet game with the OnePlus Pad

As expected OnePlus delivered its first tablet today, dubbed simply Pad. The new offering lands in the premium tablet segment with a Dimensity 9000 chipset, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage. It also carries a distinct design, so you'll never mistake it for another maker's slate. Upfront, the OnePlus Pad offers an unusual 7:5 aspect display -...

The OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 are now globally available

The OnePlus 11 and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 started their global journey today. The pair was unveiled in China back on January 4, so there are no surprises when it comes to their hardware, but let's do them over, just in case. The OnePlus 11 is the company's full-on flagship, now that the Pro monicker has been dropped. It features a 6.7-inch 1440x3216px...

Watch the global OnePlus 11 and 11R launch

OnePlus is having an event today, announcing half a dozen products, including the global arrival of the OnePlus 11 flagship and the official unveiling of the OnePlus 11R. The launch is scheduled to begin at 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/19:30 CET/9 AM EST. It will be livestreamed on YouTube, and you can tune in from the video below. The OnePlus 11 was already...

Samsung Galaxy S23 series breaks pre-order records in India

Last week Samsung announced its brand new Galaxy S23 series and despite the price hike, the company secured around 140,000 pre-orders in the first 24 hours in India. That's about twice the Galaxy S22 pre-orders from last year and it shows a strong demand for premium devices in the country and perhaps Samsung's pre-order deals and goodies tipped the...

Xiaomi gives Civi 2 a Hello Kitty makeover

Xiaomi unveiled the Civi 2 back in September as a selfie-centric smartphone. It has two front-facing cameras and two dual LED flashes embedded in the top bezel, and comes with four nice colors. Today, the company revealed a new version - Hello Kitty Special Limited Edition. It is already up for pre-order on the Xiaomi China website, but sadly, it...

Realme X7 Max 5G gets Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 stable update

Realme announced the Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 open beta for the X7 Max 5G in December, and it seems the testing has gone smoothly since the company has announced the rollout of Realme UI 4.0's stable update for the X7 Max 5G. The stable Realme UI 4.0 is rolling with firmware version RMX3031_11.F.04, but you'll receive it on your X7 Max 5G only...

Samsung Galaxy Buds2 update improves charging

Samsung's Galaxy Buds2 are due for another update, which has so far been rolling out in the company's home market of Korea. The new build is labeled R177XXU0AWA3, and it should make its way to other places very soon. It's a 3.06MB download, which, as usual with updates for Samsung's TWS earbuds, you get through the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone....

Tecno Phantom V Fold hands-on video surfaces, February 28 announcement confrimed

Tecno previously confirmed its presence at MWC 2023, and today the company revealed it's bringing a really intriguing device that will be announced on February 28. The new smartphone will be called Tecno Phantom V Fold, and it already leaked on Twitter in a hands-on video. The company’s first foldable will be powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 9000+,...

Apple considers iPhone Ultra for 2024 release

According to Mark Gurman's Bloomberg newsletter, Apple is seriously considering an iPhone Ultra model. This model will sit above the Pro and Pro Max models and would be even more expensive. Gurman cites Tim Cook's answer to investors on whether the iPhone's rising average price was sustainable. Cook said that people "are willing to really stretch...

Watch the Poco X5 series global launch

Poco is launching two new smartphones today - the Poco X5 and the Poco X5 Pro. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and other social media channels of the Xiaomi-owned brand, and it's starting at 12:00PM GMT/1PM CET/17:30 IST. Rumors suggested the Poco X5 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 778G chipset and two memory options - 6/128GB and 8/256GB....

Latest OnePlus Pad teaser shows stylus and keyboard accessories

OnePlus Pad is expected to be announced tomorrow at the global OnePlus 11 launch and we now get a closer look at the tablet and some of its optional accessories. A newly leaked promo video shows off the optional stylus and magnetic keyboard cover accessories that will be available for the device. We don’t get any details about the specs on the stylus...

Huawei Watch D review

Introduction Huawei introduced the Watch D wearable with blood pressure tracking back in late 2021, but it took until late 2022 to get the required certifications and make it available in Western markets. And now that we got to spend a few weeks with it here's our verdict. This is the correct pose one should take when measuring blood pressure on...

Top 10 trending phones of week 5

No points will be awarded for guessing the leader in our trending chart this week. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra was already on everyone's minds for the past couple of weeks, so it's hardly surprising that it was the runaway champion in the week of its official debut. The Galaxy S23 got second, while the S23+ middle model made it a clean sweep of...

Three years in, keyboard-equipped Astro Slide is a dead end

The touchscreen revolution wiped out physical keyboard from pocketable devices – but if you loved your Nokia E7 or a Sony Vaio P, you may have wished for a modern alternative. Planet Computers sought to grant those wishes with the Astro Slide 5G Transformer. The device had a physical keyboard that slides out from the side and promised boot either...

Week 5 in review: The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is official

This week finally put an end to the series of Galaxy S23 series leaks after nearly ever week since last summer either had some or was completely dominated by them. That also means that the Galaxy S23 series offered almost no surprises, which takes away some of the fun. We were able to get the new Galaxy S23 Ultra in time to do a quick camera shootout...

Samsung Galaxy S23 series hot take

Samsung’s first major Unpacked event for 2023 came and went and after what feels like years of talking about the Galaxy S23 series, they’re finally here, officially. We’ve had a few days to play around with the trio and gather a few thoughts about them. This is our hot take on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The Galaxy S23 Ultra...

Weekly poll: Samsung Galaxy S23 series – pre-order or pass?

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is here and it brings a fast new chipset, a 200MP camera with a new sensor for the Ultra, bigger batteries for the other two and, for some regions at least, new prices. Samsung Galaxy S23 series infographics The pricing for most regions was announced on Wednesday, details for India came in the day after. While North...

IDC: Tablets sales slightly declined in 2022, Chromebooks fell off a cliff

IDC's full-year 2022 and Q4 2022 market report on tablets and Chromebooks is here and the results are not ideal. Overall, the tablet market shrunk by 3.3% throughout 2022, but posted a flat growth of 0.3% for Q4 of the same year. After a strong 2021 year with insane 180.5% growth, however, the Chromebook market was bound to normalize and it recorded...

Samsung Galaxy S23+ in for review

Having already welcomed the Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra in our office, it's now time to complete the set with the Galaxy S23+. As we pass the phone to our review team we figured we’d share a peek at the middle member of the S23 family. Except for a redesigned camera bump, updated Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a modest bump in battery capacity, the Galaxy...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra benchmarks - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy examined

This year it finally happened the new Galaxy S series runs a single SoC across the globe. No more Exynos versions, there's only Snapdragon. But that doesn't mean the new Galaxy S23 series doesn't stand out from the crowd. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 running under the hood in all S23 phones is actually "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy". That's because the...