Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is on the way

Samsung is working on a Galaxy Watch FE, which means 2024 could be more FE-ified than any other year before it, considering we've also recently heard mumblings about a Galaxy Z Fold FE and Galaxy Z Flip FE and the S24 FE arriving too. The Watch FE is said to have specs very similar to those of the Galaxy Watch4 from 2021, which is anything but encouraging-sounding....

Google's Phone app will soon let you look up unknown numbers

You have a missed call, but it's not from one of your contacts, just a random number. Before deciding whether to call back, wouldn't you want to know exactly who called? That's the idea behind services like Truecaller, and now Google seems to be wanting to join the 'unknown number lookup' game inside its Phone app. An option to do just that, labeled...

Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

With the recent global release of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, those on a quest for the ultimate cameraphone are presented with another option. Coming from a lineage of camera excellence, the Xiaomi builds on it with seemingly minor but, in fact, tangible improvements in the telephoto capabilities. Also in the zoom department is where the latest top-end...

Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a) are the earbuds launching on April 18

Nothing has recently revealed that it's announcing something on April 18, and today the company has let us know exactly what to expect: the Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a). Those are not typos, we're not talking about the Nothing Ear (3). Ahead of this launch, the company has decided to reset its naming scheme and strip back the numbers it has so...

Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S23 touchscreen issue on One UI 6.1, says it's Google's fault

Samsung started rolling out the update to One UI 6.1 for the Galaxy S23 family in late March, and since getting it, a lot of people have been complaining about touchscreen issues. Namely, the touchscreen on these devices sometimes doesn't register touch input properly, and one has to tap multiple times to get a touch registered. Naturally, this is...

Is the Google Pixel 8a hiding in plain sight?

We know the Pixel 8a is coming and we have a good idea of what to expect - Tensor G3 chip, 8 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage, 120 Hz display with 1,400 nits of peak brightness. It will look very similar to the Pixel 8, and it will likely be a bit more expensive than the 7a. However, if this leak proves correct, Google may be closer to announcing...

Rumor: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold FE and Z Flip FE both coming, chipsets revealed

Samsung has long been rumored to come out with two Galaxy Z Fold6 models this year, with an announcement most likely taking place in early to mid-July. Rumors haven't yet agreed on whether we'll see a Fold6 and a Fold6 Ultra, or a Fold6 and a Fold6 FE, however, so that's still up in the air. To complicate things further, now a new rumor out of China...

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs. Google Pixel 8

If you are in the market for a compact flagship in the first half of this year, you are probably eyeing the Samsung Galaxy S24, Google Pixel 8 or Xiaomi 14. But with the Xiaomi 14 asking a price premium, this leaves the Galaxy S24 and the Pixel 8 as the more sensible duo. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance...

Google's Circle to Search now does instant language translation

Last week Google rolled out Circle to Search for the Pixel 6 family and the Pixel 7a, and in the same announcement it also revealed that Circle to Search would be getting an instant translation feature in the future. This is now appearing to be rolling out. The translation happens in-line, with the translated text entirely replacing the original...

Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans

Spotify is preparing a revamp of its plans and prices, according to a new report from Bloomberg. This will include price hikes in a few major markets, and there will also be a new plan that doesn't include audiobooks. The prices will go up by about $1 per month for individual plans to $2 per month for the family plans and duo plans in the UK, Australia,...

Oura preempts Samsung's Galaxy Ring with new features for its rings

Samsung is launching the Galaxy Ring this year, most likely in July, and that will shake up the smart ring market, thus far dominated by Oura. So Oura seems to be preparing for the huge competition it will face from the Korean behemoth. Today it's launched a new Labs section in its app, where it plans to test new features and get user feedback -...

Apple Pencil 3 to bring new squeeze gesture

Apple is rumored to finally bring a true successor to its second-generation Apple Pencil with support for a new squeeze gesture. This development was discovered by 9to5Mac inside the iPadOS 17.5 beta source code and suggests that the squeeze gesture can be used to trigger quick actions including text fields, stickers, signatures, and adding shapes...

vivo V30 SE and iQOO Pad 2 Pro show up in the Google Play Console

vivo launched the V30 and V30 Pro back in February, and the two phones have been available since early March. But now it looks like the company is working on a third member of the family, namely the V30 SE. This handset was spotted in the Google Play Console. The listing shows that the phone has the model number V2327, and it comes with a 1080x2400...

Beats Fit Pro Alo Yoga edition announced

Beats and Alo Yoga have announced a new collaboration with a special edition Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds. These come in a new Black Sparkle color with a chrome interior inside the charging case, an embossed Alo logo and a pearlized Beats logo on the buds. Beats Fit Pro Alo Yoga edition Beats Fit Pro are Apple’s flagship in-ear sports earbuds and...

Sennheiser Accentum Plus wireless headphones review

The Accentum Plus are Sennheiser's newest pair of noise-canceling headphones. They are one of the two new pairs of headphones that are part of the company's new mid-range Accentum range, the other one simply being titled the Sennheiser Accentum. The Plus model features a few extra features such as touch controls, adaptive ANC, wear detection, etc.,...

Apple might have to let iPhone users uninstall the Photos app because of EU rules

EU’s Digital Markets Act is proving to be a nightmare for Apple. You may have followed the back and forth on deciding just how third-party app stores will work, but there’s more to it than that. For example, Apple is supposed to show a browser choice screen, similar to what Microsoft had to do with Windows a decade ago. And that’s not the end of...

Redmi A3x is coming to India and global markets soon

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched the entry-level A3 back in February, and it looks like this month it's going to come out with a slightly modified version of that phone called Redmi A3x. This has been caught in a database showing its name and two model numbers, one for the Indian market, the other for global markets - so we even know where it will...

Sony Xperia 1 VI may have exactly the same cameras as its predecessor

Sony's Xperia 1 VI has so far been rumored to sport a different aspect ratio for its screen, foregoing the long-standing 21:9. The new phone should be a little bit less tall and a tad wider, and apparently the company may even give up on the 4K resolution that no other smartphone maker has adopted. So those are some interesting changes, but if you...

vivo X100 hands-on review

The vivo X100 Pro launched in China last year, but only began its international rollout this year. We reviewed the vivo X100 Pro and found it to be yet another impressive cameraphone from vivo. Alongside that, vivo also launched the vivo X100, which comes with some nice upgrades over the X90. We used the vivo X100 for over a month, and here's what...

Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office globally

Microsoft has decided to unbundle Teams from Office at a global level, according to a new Reuters report today. The move comes around half a year after the company did the exact same thing for EU markets, at that time wanting to avert a possible antitrust fine from the EU. Now this is going global, so Teams will no longer be bundled with Microsoft...

Xiaomi Watch 2 in for review

Xiaomi's excellent Watch 2 Pro is among the best watches available right now. At just €249 with LTE, it's definately one of the best deals around. But the Xiaomi Watch 2 may just be a better one. The Xiaomi Watch 2 has all the features of the Pro but with a lighter aluminum body, no rotating crown, and a flush top glass. Oh, and it starts at just...

Top 10 trending phones of week 13

Samsung Galaxy A55 completed a hat-trick of trending chart victories in week 13 and still holds a comfortable advantage of the Redmi Note 13 Pro, which rose to second place. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra gets the bronze medal as the Infinix Note 40 Pro slips off the podium and into fourth place. Redmi Note 13 picked up a lot of steam and is sitting in...

Pixel 9 renders leak, vivo X Fold3, Galaxy M55 official, Week 13 in review

Another week down, let's recap. Our Galaxy A55 battery life test came out, confirming the phone brings a big improvement in battery life over its incredibly popular predecessor. We saw fresh renders of the Google Pixel 9, the smallest in Google's upcoming lineup. The 9 will offer a 6.03-inch display (presumably 120Hz OLED) compared to the 6.1-inch...

Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ battery life test results

As we continue preparing the full Tecno Spark 20 Pro+ review, we decided to share the battery results from our tests. The device runs on a Helio G99 chipset and is built around a big 6.78-inch OLED panel running at 120Hz. It is among the largest screens in this price range and that certainly impacts battery life quite a bit. Still, it seems the 5,000...

Weekly poll results: the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra does not spark joy

Asus had carved out a niche for its Zenfone series – small premium phones with relatively large batteries, 3.5mm headphone jacks and more customization options than you can shake a stick at. And now it has thrown it all away. Last week’s poll shows that 30% of those who cast their vote are waiting for a small Zenfone 11 (and we don’t even know if...

WhatsApp gets a bottom navbar on Android for easy navigation

WhatsApp has announced a new bottom navigation bar for Android users, which replaces the older top navbar that had four tabs for Communities, Chats, Status, and Calls. The new navbar, which is "closer to your thumbs and easy on the eyes," also has four sections for Communities, Chats, Status, and Calls. However, their order has been changed, and...

Deals: Galaxy S24 also drops in price, Best Buy has iPad deals this weekend

Last week we looked at offers on unlocked Galaxy S24 flagships – the S24+ started at $850 and the S24 Ultra was $1,150. Those offers are still available, by the way, but they lacked the vanilla Galaxy S24. If you have your heart set on the smallest Samsung flagship, the Galaxy S24 starts at $750. Note that this is with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage...

Testing Airalo and Yesim travel eSIMs in London

Traveling is synonymous with planning and for us here at GSMArena, that also includes figuring out how to deal with roaming fees when we step abroad as we need an uninterrupted internet connection at all times. With embedded-SIM (eSIM) support now widely available on phones, tablets, and smartwatches picking up a travel data plan is a quick and easy...