Deal: pre-order a vivo X100 or X100 Pro from Flipkart or grab a tablet from Amazon's sale

The vivo X100 and X100 Pro are two of the most promising camera phones for 2024. The Pro model in particular shines with its 1/0.98” 50MP main sensor, 50MP 100mm periscope and 50MP ultra wide. The vanilla X100 is no slouch either with a 50MP 1/1.49” main, 64MP 70mm periscope and 50MP ultra wide. Both phones are powered by the new Dimensity 9300 and...

Oukitel WP33 Pro has a 22,000 mAh battery and a huge speaker on the back

The new Oukitel WP33 Pro proudly stands against slimness. And lightweight smartphones. It boasts an absolutely insane 22,000 mAh battery, billed as the largest ever put in a phone. The handset weighs 577.5g, and is 27.2mm thick. Now that's a device that you will never, ever forget you have in your pocket! That is, if you have reinforced pockets,...

Xiaomi 13T Pro HyperOS update with Android 14 is now widely rolling out in Europe

Xiaomi is done with MIUI. Back in October, the company's CEO, Lei Jun, officially unveiled the next iteration of the company's skin on top of Android. It's called HyperOS and it will soon be rolling out to a bunch of Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco devices. Today, HyperOS has started widely going out to Xiaomi 13T Pro units in Europe. It arrives over-the-air...

Sony Xperia 5 V is now receiving the update to Android 14

Sony sent out the update to Android 14 to the Xperia 1 V, its mainstream sized flagship, back in early November, and for some reason it's taken two additional months for it to reach the company's smaller flagship device, the Xperia 5 V. The mid-range Xperia 10 V got it one week after the 1 V, for comparison. All's well that ends well? Today Sony's...

Samsung Galaxy S24+ might get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset in most countries

For 2023's Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra, Samsung used only Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chips across all markets, which was an interesting departure from its usual strategy of splitting the world between its own Exynos chip and Qualcomm's latest and greatest. Exynos detractors (and there are many) celebrated, but then it seemed like the victory...

Honor signs a 5G patent license agreement with Nokia

Today Nokia announced that it's signed a 5G patent license agreement with Honor. This covers both companies' "fundamental inventions in 5G and other cellular technologies", according to the official press release. Nokia boasts that it's the fourth major smartphone agreement that it has concluded in the past 12 months, sounding more and more like...

Latest Geekbench results show the Exynos 2400 is closing the gap to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

While it’s not official yet, the expectations for the Galaxy S24 Ultra are that it will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset exclusively, while the Galaxy S24 and S24+ will use the Exynos 2400 in most regions. How do these two chips compare? Well, early results showed that the Qualcomm chip is faster than the Samsung one in terms of CPU. However, new...

Apple pulls back iOS 17.3 beta after reports of bricked iPhones

Shortly after Apple rolled out its iOS 17.3 beta 2 update, the company was forced to suspend the update process as some users reported bricked iPhones after applying the new version of the OS. Apple even issued an official statement that the iOS 17.3 beta 2 version of the software "prevented a small number of devices from starting up". Some believe...

iQOO Neo9 Pro's India launch set for next month

iQOO introduced the iQOO 12 in India a few weeks ago, and the next smartphone it will launch in India is the iQOO Neo9 Pro, which was unveiled last week and is currently China-exclusive. iQOO has announced it will launch the iQOO Neo9 Pro in India in February but is yet to reveal the date. However, iQOO posted an image on X teasing the Neo9 Pro's...

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro leaks in new renders showing all angles

Asus has already confirmed that it's announcing the ROG Phone 8 series in China on January 16, and we've even seen an official teaser at the beginning of last month. In the meantime, renders showing the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro have leaked. Today we have a new set of leaked renders, showing only the ROG Phone 8 Pro from a multitude of angles....

Realme confirms periscope camera for the upcoming Realme 12 Pro+

Realme India posted on X that “It’s time for #Periscope” with a “200MP” crossed out. This post then links to a teaser page details some of the advantages of having an actual periscope lens rather than relying on in-sensor zoom from a 200MP module. One of the advantages is, of course, the better image clarity at high zoom levels. The other example...

Honor Magic6 Pro revealed in new Purple color

Honor will introduce Magic6 Pro on either January 10 or January 11 and we already saw the phone in a lovely Green color. Today, a Purple variant was revealed by George Zhao, company CEO, and this time, it was inspired by “the beautiful scenery during dawn on the coast of Lake Qinghai.” The new image does not reveal additional specs – periscope shooter...

Samsung officially schedules Galaxy S24 Unpacked event for January 17

The wait is finally over – Samsung officially set a date for the Galaxy S24 series launch. The Unpacked event will take place on January 17, where we'll see the introduction of Galaxy AI. The event will begin at 10 AM Pacific time, which is 1 PM Eastern, 6 PM in London, 7 PM CET, and 11:30 PM in India. This means easternmost countries such as South...

Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ in for review

You know a phone is a notch above its peers when it has a Plus annexed to its Pro. That's precisely the Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ - the best of the Spark 20 family in both looks and specs. For starters, the Pro+ has an AMOLED display, even if it shares the 6.78-inch diagonal 1080x2436px resolution, and 120Hz refresh rate with the IPS LCD of the Spark 20...

Samsung confirms January 17 unveiling for the Galaxy S24 family, probably by mistake

For a few weeks now we've been hearing through the rumorsphere that Samsung would make the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra official at an event in the US on January 17. And now there's proof of that date from Samsung itself, but this isn't as straightforward as you might think. Samsung Australia has confirmed the date through a post...

Samsung plans to focus on performance, quality, and generative AI in 2024

It's a new year, so it's a great time to make some New Year's Resolutions. Samsung agrees, and the company has announced its plans through the voices of co-CEO and Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee and co-CEO and President Kyung Kye-hyun, in a joint New Year's message. They have revealed Samsung's strategic priorities for the new year, including the pursuit...

Samsung Galaxy S24 pre-orders will offer twice the storage for the same price

Samsung is launching the Galaxy S24 flagships on January 17, with pre-orders expected to begin the very next day. According to leaked info from South Korea, the company will offer twice the storage for the original price for everyone who places an order before the launch. There will also be discounts for Galaxy Watch wearables and Galaxy Buds FE,...

Honor Magic6 Pro design revealed ahead of January 10 launch

George Zhao, Honor CEO, shared an image of one Honor Magic6 smartphone, talking extensively about the inspiration behind the green paint job and the camera island. He explained how the five-thousand-year history of the Chinese civilization, stone cutting in the 19th century and “the vitality of all things in nature” inspired the creation of a squircle....

Poco X6 lineup's launch date revealed by Flipkart

Poco has been teasing the Poco X6 series for the past few days, and while the company is yet to announce its launch date, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has revealed the Poco X6 series will launch in India on January 11. The lineup is expected to include the Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro. Flipkart has also set up a promo page for the Poco X6 series on...

My top 5 phones of 2023 – Kaloyan

Let’s start with me acknowledging that having access to all sorts of phones is a privilege few enjoy and even fewer can do on a regular basis. And we, the reviewers, are surely spoiled in this aspect. It is certainly one of the best parts of the job. But as the year 2023 comes to a close, I can say one thing for sure – this was one of the worst years...

Happy New Year 2024!

We stand on the brink of a new year, and we want to extend our heartfelt wishes to you, our dear readers! May the coming 2024 be a tapestry woven with threads of joy, love, and boundless potential. The past 12 months have been incredibly dynamic and filled with obstacles, but we never let those bring us down. We created over 4,000 news articles and...

Resident Evil 4 for iPhone review

Resident Evil 4 has a special place in gaming history. Released back in 2005 for the GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2, it was a paragon of the third-person survival horror genre with its incredibly tense action sequences, amazing level design, terrifying enemies, and memorable characters and writing. It carved a niche for itself and it was...

Top 20 phones of the year 2023

2023 brought us several hundred new smartphones, some more popular than others. Now that we turn to 2024, it’s time to have a revisit which were the best performers by a very important criteria - their popularity among you, our readers. Here are the Top 20 phones that you searched for the most over the last 12 months. Obviously, the list is dominated...

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....