Black Friday: Discounts on Samsung and Apple products in Australia

Samsung is more willing to discount its devices than Apple is, but seeing how it’s Black Friday, Amazon has discounts for both. We also included some other interesting deals we stumbled upon, including Nothing and a couple of VR headsets. We start off with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Amazon has models with 512GB and 1TB storage, the 256GB one is...

Meizu 21 specs officially confirmed ahead of November 30 announcement

Earlier this week Meizu officially announced the launch event for the 21. It will take place on November 30 in China, and ahead of that, the company has now confirmed some of the 21's specs. For example, the 6.55-inch OLED screen provided by Samsung. This comes with "1.5K" resolution, SGS low blue light certification, and 1,920Hz high frequency PWM...

iQOO 12 to offer 3 years of OS updates, Funtouch OS 14 seriously reduces bloatware

As we are waiting for the global iQOO 12 series release, the company announced that it's getting rid of the annoying bloatware with the arrival of Funtouch OS 14, based on Android 14. The new version of the software was announced a couple of months ago and even shared a list of devices eligible for the update. Anyone who has used Funtouch OS knows...

Black Friday: Samsung US offers exclusive discounts on foldables, the S23 Ultra and more

You’ve been hearing about Black Friday deals for a couple of weeks now, but today is the day. Once again Samsung US is using the opportunity to get you to try out its Shop Samsung app with some exclusive discounts. You can go through the web store too, though you will need a student discount to get the same price drops that the app offers. Let’s...

Realme GT5 Pro is arriving on December 7

Realme GT5 Pro is scheduled to arrive on December 7, the company revealed today. The smartphone is set to be “a symphony of chipset supremacy and pixel-perfect imagery”, refering to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and Sony IMX890 sensor for the telephoto lens. The company went to lengths in its press release, explaining how good the Sony sensor is and...

Samsung Galaxy A34 is now receiving Android 14 update with One UI 6

Samsung's rollout of One UI 6 based on Android 14 seems to really be picking up steam these days, and following a bunch of devices from earlier this week, today it's the Galaxy A34's turn to taste the new goodies. The update is rolling out in Europe, and seems to be rather widely distributed, having been spotted in Austria, Croatia, France, Ireland,...

Counterpoint: global phone market shows signs of recovery, breaking a 27 month negative streak

In mid-2021 people were stuck at home and their disposable income often went towards upgrading their phones. But then the market hit several difficulties in quick succession: first it was component shortages, then inventory build-up depressed shipments, then people started keeping their old phones for longer. It has been 27 months since this all...

OnePlus 12 will come in White, Green, and Black colors

OnePlus just announced the colors for the upcoming OnePlus 12 - White, Green, and Black. The company has put some thought behind the colors - white is a touch of blank space, green is a pale rock among thousands of rivers and mountains, while black represents ten years of hard work, a nod to the company's ten-year anniversary. These colors will likely...

Samsung Galaxy A54 vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

The popular Samsung Galaxy A54 and the new Galaxy S23 FE are similarly priced smartphones that have become hot offers during the Black Friday craziness. And that is why we’ve decided to pit those two against each other and see which one turns out to be worthy of getting and why. The Galaxy S23 FE is more like a Galaxy S22 FE that's late to the party...

Report: Apple doesn't plan to bring back Touch ID

Apple is unlikely to put a fingerprint scanner of any kind in any of its future iPhones. According to a Chinese report, Apple has reportedly shut down the tools it used to produce and enable Touch ID in the past, while the last of the Touch ID components were used in the third-gen iPhone SE (2022). Apple is expected to adopt a full-screen design...

Poco C65/Redmi 13C review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_poco_c65-review-2637.p...

Black Friday: US deals for the Google Pixel 8, Xperia 1 V and more

We've chased down some solid smartphone deals from the US market. As usual, Apple isn't the biggest fan of slashing prices be it for Black Friday or any other occasion, but we did include a deal on the iPhone 14 at BestBuy where you can save a whole $50 (it's something). Apple iPhone 14 128GB save $50 Read our review $680 at BestBuy Google is more...

Redmi starts teasing the K70E, it will have the Dimensity 8300 on board

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has today started teasing the upcoming Redmi K70E smartphone, which is now confirmed to arrive by the end of the month alongside the K70 and K70 Pro. As always, the K series is Redmi's highest-end. This time around, the K70E is confirmed to be powered by the just-unveiled MediaTek Dimensity 8300 SoC. The word comes straight...

Google Pixel 8 Pro vs. Pixel 8

The Google Pixel 8 duo this year brings a handful of improvements compared to its predecessors despite recycling the same design for a few generations now. The new generation offers new camera hardware, nicer displays, faster charging, and a more powerful chipset with improved AI capabilities. They are the first Pixel phones to offer seven years...

Nothing Chats partner Sunbird temporarily shuts down its service

Sunbird, the company with the eponymous app, has temporarily shut down its service citing security concerns that it is currently investigating. This information was provided to its users today through the app. The company has promised further updates when it is “ready to proceed”. Sunbird service offered Android users the chance to communicate over...

Samsung to implement new blue phosphorescent OLED panels in 2025

A report from The Elec claims that Samsung might introduce a new kind of blue phosphorescent OLED panel in 2025, although industry watchers were expecting a 2024 debut initially. It looks like the development of the new material used for the blue sub-pixels isn't going smoothly. Samsung's current display technology implements phosphorescent green...

Samsung Galaxy A54 is $324.99 for Black Friday but you shouldn't buy it

Samsung's Galaxy A54 is now offered by Amazon, as a Black Friday deal, for just $324.99. At first glance, that might sound like an awesome deal - after all, the phone is apparently 28% off, according to the retailer (down from its supposed full retail price of $449.99). But wait. Over at Best Buy, you can purchase the recently released Galaxy S23...

Samsung Galaxy A15 5G is showcased in leaked renders

According to previous rumors, Samsung is readying both a Galaxy A15 4G and a Galaxy A15 5G, and today the latter has been leaked in some renders, showing it in a dark blue colorway. Fret not, however, for it will also be available in yellow and black. The source of the images claims the A15 5G will come with a 6.5-inch 1080x2400 touchscreen with...

Asus ROG Phone 8 Ultimate visits Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Just a few days after we got our first set of details on the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate and its charging speeds, comes our second thanks to a listing on Geekbench. Asus ROG Phone 8 Ultimate on Geekbench ROG Phone 8 Ultimate (ASUS_AI2401_D) is listed on the benchmarking platform with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and a whopping 24GB of RAM. The device...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13R comes with yellow body, identical hardware to Note 13

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 13 series two months ago, and the vanilla Note 13 arrived with a Dimensity 6080 chipset, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 108 MP main camera. Today, the company announced a Redmi Note 13R, which is the same phone on the inside. On the outside, there is a yellow color option and a bigger camera island that now spans from one...

OnePlus 12 is launching on December 4

OnePlus is gearing up to celebrate its tenth anniversary by holding a big event on December 4 in Shenzhen, China. One of the key talking points will be the brand new OnePlus 12 which will be announced on stage by CEO and founder Pete Lau. OnePlus 12 launch event poster We’ve already seen several leaks for the upcoming flagship, including its 6.82-inch...

More Honor 100 specs leak, including memory variants and prices

The Honor 100 series is coming on November 23, and we expect the vanilla variant to be the first phone in the world with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, while the 100 Pro should have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. More specs leaked over the weekend, suggesting once again both the Pro and the vanilla Honor 100 will feature 100W charging support. The...

Top 10 trending phones of week 46

Xiaomi 14 Pro just held on to the lead in our trending chart this week, extending its streak to four weeks in a row. The Samsung Galaxy A54 came really close to retaking the lead, but ended up second, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra retained its third spot. The Redmi Note 12 follows, meaning the top 4 are all the same as week. The first change came in...

Weekly poll: can the vivo X100 and X100 Pro tempt you with their powerful hardware?

vivo unleashed a potentially unstoppable phone - the vivo X100 Pro could prove to be one of the best phones of 2023, whether you're looking for a camera phone, a gaming phone or just an all-round flagship. The camera is equipped with the 1" Sony IMX989 sensor in the main module. The telephoto module has the first mobile lens to get a Zeiss APO certification...

Weekly poll results: most people prefer older flagship chipsets

What chipset powers a phone is a significant factor when choosing your next phone. Of course, this is a result from last week’s poll and our readers are more tech-minded than the general population, but still – very few people picked the “don’t care” option. The results clearly show that having the latest and greatest silicon isn’t particularly important....

Nothing's iMessage clone pulled from the Play Store over security concerns

Nothing Chats, the iMessage clone that the company launched earlier this week, has been pulled from the Google Play Store. The official reasoning is "several bugs" that the company needs time to fix before launching it again after an indefinite period of time. We've removed the Nothing Chats beta from the Play Store and will be delaying the launch...

Here are the best early Black Friday deals on headphones in the US

Black Friday is still a week away, but the early offers include a wide variety of headphones with solid discounts. We mostly focused on TWS buds, but there are a few over-ear models as well. Starting with Samsung, the company is pushing its Shop Samsung app and offers exclusive discounts. The Galaxy Buds FE were already the cheapest in the Samsung...