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Weeks after its debut in China, the world’s first phone with 240W charging is ready to get on the global stage. The Realme GT3 will be available in multiple markets and will spread the joy of getting a full charge in under 10 minutes wherever it goes. As suspected, this is the global version of the Realme GT Neo 5 240W. This moves the hardware into a more premium category (the Neos are typically mid-rangers), but the pricing remains well below flagship...

This is Tecno's first foldable - the Phantom V Fold. Right off the bat, this is a big folding phone. At 299g, it's nearly the biggest. It can justify that heft with at least three good reasons - display, even bigger display, and battery. Tecno Phantom V Fold When closed, you'll use the Tecno Phantom V Fold's cover display, which is a regularly wide 6.42-inch LTPO AMOLED of 1080x2550px resolution. It caps off at 120Hz. Open the Phantom V Fold up,...

Last year Qualcomm, Thales and Vodafone demoed the integrated SIM (iSIM) standard on a specially engineered Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3. Now, Qualcomm and Thales announced the first commercially deployable iSIM on a modified version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset at MWC 2023. The world’s first security certification of an iSIM by the GSMA follows several years of intense development work by Qualcomm Technologies and Thales. Alongside the increasingly...

So, you saw Honor Magic4’s awesome cameras but wished the company made a smaller flagship this year? Wish granted! Although you really should have been more specific with your wish – the Honor Magic5 is smaller but only just. Last year’s Magic4 was almost exactly the same size as its Pro sibling. This year the Magic5 has a screen that’s 0.08” smaller and the phone itself is shorter, narrower and thinner by about a millimeter. So, while it’s technically...

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Samsung introduced the Galaxy A14 5G earlier last month, which comes with Exynos 1330 or Dimensity 700 SoC depending on the market. Now the company has unveiled its 4G version, which looks similar to the Galaxy A14 5G but packs different hardware. For starters, the Samsung Galaxy A14 4G is expectedly powered by a different chip. Samsung hasn't mentioned the name on its official website, but it could be the Helio G80 SoC. The screen refresh rate...

Two days after its global launch, the Xiaomi 13 Pro has now made its way to India. The device comes in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White colors with a single 12GB RAM and 256GB storage trim. Pricing is set at INR 79,999 ($968) and the early access sale starts on March 6 at 12PM via mi.com, Mi Home and Mi Studio stores. Open sales are scheduled to start on March 10 via official Xiaomi online and offline stores as well as partnering retailers. ICICI...

Most smartphone technologies advance at a rapid pace – chipsets, displays, cameras and so on. All except battery capacity, which increases at a snail’s pace. Honor thinks it has found a solution – the industry’s first silicon-carbon battery. It promises 12.8% higher energy density compared to current lithium batteries that use graphite for one of the electrodes (the anode). To put that in more concrete terms, the Honor Magic5 Pro has a standard...

OnePlus is expected to announce a new Ace smartphone, and rumors suggested it would be called OnePlus Ace 2 Dimensity 9000. Leaked images revealed the phone will not be visually similar to the Ace 2, and now we have confirmation on the name, which is a lot easier to remember - OnePlus Ace 2V. The President of OnePlus China, Louis Li, posted an image on their Weibo account, revealing the new phone will have an alert slider on the top right side,...

Xiaomi has a pretty big presence at this year’s MWC conference and on top of the global launch for the Xiaomi 13 series phones we also got a showcase for a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. The Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass as they are called are a concept pair of wireless smart glasses. They pair to your phone or any other device and offer an immersive AR experience free from any wires and dongles. Xiaomi’s AR glasses don’t have any built-in storage...

The TCL 40 X series was introduced at MWC 2023 with an accent on cost-saving while providing important features like a big battery and 5G (limited to some devices). We are in Barcelona and got a hold of three of the new phones - TCL 40 X, TCL 40 XE, and TCL 40 XL, which are all meant for the US market. The first two have 5G connectivity, but in order to keep the price low, TCL kept the RAM and storage down to 4/64 GB. The third lacks 5G but compensates...

In addition to the TCL 40 X, XE and XL, the company also unveiled an affordable model, cheaper than the TCL 408 from CES, though above the 403 and 405. The company also showed off noise canceling TWS buds and portable 5G Wi-Fi hotspots. TCL 406 The TCL 406 costs $120, $10 less than the 408. Where does the saving come from? The camera – the new model has a 13MP sensor, down from 50MP. It still runs full Android and it even comes with the newer 13...

TCL unveiled the second generation of its NXTPAPER display technology at the MWC 2023 and the first tablet to make use of it, plus a more affordable tablet with a standard display. TCL NXTPAPER 11 The TCL NXTPAPER 11 is smaller than the 12” tablet from CES and cheaper too - it costs less than half the money. The new slate has a 10.95” IPS LCD with 2,000 x 1,200px resolution (15:9), which has a special coating that gives it a paper-like texture....

TCL unveiled a trio of affordable phones for the European and Asian markets at CES earlier this year, the TCL 40 SE, the 408 and the 403. All three are 4G-only models that focus on keeping costs low. Now at the MWC the company is unveiling more phones in the 40 series, some of which have 5G and all of which are affordable with prices of $200 and below. The new additions include TCL’s cheapest 5G phone to date ($170). TCL 40 X 5G This one isn’t it...

The Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro were launched in China last year, and today at MWC, the company finally brought the flagships to the international scene. At a glamorous event, the two phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipsets and Leica cameras began their global rollout. The Xiaomi 13 comes with a 6.36” compact OLED with Full HD+ resolution and up to 1,900 nits advertised maximum brightness. The camera setup on the back should have processing tuned...

Xiaomi released its Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro handsets in China in December, and the duo is now about to make its global debut. Xiaomi chose this year's MWC in Barcelona to announce it and it's going to be live streamed, so you can follow it from the comfort of your home or office. The show starts at 3PM UTC. In addition to the duo, a 13 Lite is also expected along with wearables including the new Xiaomi Watch and the Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro. Should be a good...

This week in addition to the various deals on new smartphones, we also found quite a few refurbished devices – save the planet and save some cash, what’s not to like? Use the links below to jump to your country: USA Germany The UK India Germany Amazon has the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max with pretty solid discounts compared to what Apple’s official online store is charging. For example, the Pro Max is €170 down from its MSRP of €1,450. Apple iPhone...

We just got our hands on the Motorola Moto G53, so let's do an unboxing. The Moto G53 comes in a simple box with a 10W charger and a USB cable - great for the environment. You would have to buy a case if you're the clumsy type, though. The Motorola Moto G53 is a capable phone. It packs an 8nm Snapdragon 480+ chipset, which enables 5G - a key upgrade over the Moto G52. But in terms of performance the SoC is a notch below the 6nm Snapdragon 680 of...

Welcome to another week's recap. The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona kicks off tomorrow, but the first announcements are already rolling in - here's what to expect. The Samsung Galaxy A54 and A34 are coming soon, and we got another specs leak. The Galaxy A54 will ship with a 6.4-inch 120Hz OLED panel and an Exynos 1380 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A34, on the other hand, is rumored to run on a Dimensity 1080 chip with up to 8GB...

OnePlus introduced the Ace 2 earlier this month in China with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. However, the company is expected to unveil a version of the Ace 2 with the Dimensity 9000 chip at the helm. OnePlus hasn't divulged much about the Ace 2 Dimensity Edition yet, but thanks to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, we know what the smartphone will look like. DCS posted an image showing us the OnePlus Ace 2 Dimensity Edition in black color. It...

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra unveiled earlier this month passed through our review gauntlet with flying colors, making it one of the best Android smartphones to buy right now. On the iOS side of the fence, we have the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is also one of the best smartphones available in the market. But how do the Galaxy S23 Ultra and iPhone 14 Pro Max fare against each other in a side-by-side speed test? Well, the folks at PhoneBuff find...

Today, HMD announced the 4G Nokia G22 with a key focus on repairability and sustainability. Let's explore that first, then we'll lay down the specs. The Nokia G22 is for the smartphone owner that wants to hold onto his phone for the longest possible time. According to market research numbers the leading cause for people to change their phone is that it broke and that in most cases it was due to a broken display or a degraded battery, so HMD focused...

Last week, CAD-based renders of the Apple iPhone 15 Pro surfaced, showing the phone's thinner bezels, curvier design, and USB-C port. And a few days ago, we saw the vanilla iPhone 15 with Dynamic Island. Now, we are looking at the CAD renders of the Plus model, which too features Dynamic Island. This means the entire iPhone lineup this year will sport Dynamic Island, which wasn't the case last year since the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus retained...

The vivo V27 Pro is expected to be announced on March 1, and we already got a unit for a review. Now a leaked image from Flipkart reveals the pricing and memory combinations for the Indian market. An image that was supposed to be shared next week says the vivo V27 Pro will start from INR37,999 ($460/€435) for an 8/128 GB version. Double the storage will be INR39,999 ($483/€457), while going for 12/256 GB will cost INR42,999 ($520/€490). The vivo...

The biggest annual mobile tech show is taking place next week and we thought you'll enjoy a roundup of the major events and attendees that confirmed their presence. There are several high-profile debuts set to take place from the likes of Xiaomi, Honor and Realme as well as plenty of other interesting product launches. Saturday, February 25 - HMD Global HMD is kicking things off with its announcements on Saturday. While we don’t have actual confirmation...

Apple is expected to skip the announcement of new iPad Pro devices this year and will bring them in early 2024. The biggest change will be a switch from LCD to OLED, and according to Korean sources, Cupertino will place the orders for the panels with Samsung and LG. The deal between Apple and display maker BOE is still being negotiated, effectively putting the Chinese manufacturer out of the game, at least for the initial push. Apple’s flagship...

As promised, the Bullitt Group has unveiled the first phone with 2-way satellite messaging. Well, two phones, actually, the Cat S75 and the Motorola defy 2. We’ll cover the Motorola in a separate post. Before we dive into the specs of Cat S75, we should explain the direct-to-satellite communication feature as that is a unique selling point. Unlike Apple’s solution which is only for contacting emergency services, this one allows you to message friends...

A couple of weeks ago Meizu confirmed that it is working on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone that is equipped with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. Today this phone – or perhaps one of several phones – was discovered by the AnTuTu team, who found a test run result. The phone, model number m2391, does indeed feature Qualcomm’s top mobile chip. This particular unit was configured with 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage, though there should be other configurations....

The latest rumor about the Galaxy Z Fold5 comes from reputable leakster Ice Universe and it addresses a key new addition to the upcoming foldable – its reworked hinge mechanism. The new info confirms Samsung will use a new waterdrop-style hinge for the Fold5 which is not the first time we’re heard about this development. We saw a similar report from South Korean publication Naver News last month. The Samsung Display “droplet” folding hinge mechanism...

Samsung announced its latest midrange chipset – the Exynos 1380. The new SoC is a successor to last year’s Exynos 1280 and offers slight improvements. There’s support for UFS 3.1 storage and a more capable AI Engine. The chipset can now handle phones with up to FHD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rate screens as well as 200MP primary cameras. Samsung Exynos 1380 specs: Process technology: 5 nm EUV CPU: 4x Cortex-A78 @2.4Ghz + 4x Cortex-A55 @2.0GHz....

Earlier this month leakster Digital Chat Staion reported that OnePlus is working on a Dimensity-powered Ace 2 as a more affordable alternative to the OnePlus Ace 2 that uses a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. President of OnePlus China Li Jie has seemingly confirmed that by posting a teaser image with two playing cards. A OnePlus exec is teasing a new Ace 2 version The new version is supposed to use the Dimensity 9000 chipset. DCS also suggests that...

The Xiaomi Civi phones are sold China targeted at people who love to take pictures and videos with front-facing cameras. Latest leak suggests the new Civi 3 is bringing a fast Dimensity 8200 chipset and a 50MP camera, making the new edition an appealing all-around midranger. According to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, the screen will keep its Full HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate, and we are pretty confident Xiaomi will stick to the...

The MIUI 14 introduced by Xiaomi last December in China has already been rolled out in a few countries for Xiaomi and Poco smartphones, including India. However, Xiaomi's Indian branch has announced that the company's latest custom Android skin will get an official launch in India on February 27 - a day after the China-exclusive Xiaomi 13 series makes its international debut. What you seek will eventually find you. It's almost time to say hello...

A week after the iPhone 15 Pro renders emerged, we now have our first look at the non-Pro iPhone 15. These CAD-based renders shared by 9to5Mac depict two major changes from the outgoing iPhone 14 - a 6.2-inch display with a Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout set to replace the infamous notch. iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro side by side The second notable change compared to prior iPhones is the USB-C connector at the bottom of the device which will replace...

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S23 series earlier this month, which consists of the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The vanilla and Ultra models have three storage options, while the Plus version only has two. And a report by SamMobile claims the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5's storage options will be the same as the S23 and S23 Ultra's, respectively. The publication claims that the Galaxy Z Fold5 will have 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB...

Xiaomi's Black Shark unveiled the Black Shark 5 series in China last March, and we expect the company to announce the Black Shark 6 lineup around the same time this year. There's no word from Black Shark about the Black Shark 6 series yet, but thanks to reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, we now have a fair idea of what the Black Shark's 2023 flagships will have on offer. According to DCS, the Black Shark 6 series will be powered by the Snapdragon...

The Samsung Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34 are two of the most anticipated midrangers this year. Finally, we now have some more detailed specs to go through after the two smartphones appeared in leaked renders earlier. The leak comes from 91mobiles and shows the Galaxy A54 and the Galaxy A34 color options. More interestingly it confirms the Galaxy A54 will ship with a 6.4-inch 120Hz OLED panel, Exynos 1380 SoC and up to 8GB/256GB memory. A 50MP F/1.8...

Ahead of the Xiaomi 13 series global launch, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun announced the company will skip on making a half-year update in the form Xiaomi 13S series. As a reminder, Xiaomi launched its 12S and 12S Pro phones six months after the debut of the Xiaomi 12 series. The S-series phones offered subtle camera tweaks and newer chipsets in the same shell as their predecessors. Lei Jun post on Weibo (machine translated) The Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi...

A couple of days ago, OnePlus teased the OnePlus 11 Concept with a back panel sporting light strips referred to as "icy blue pipelines." OnePlus didn't reveal the entire design of the smartphone, but now an image of the OnePlus 11 Concept has surfaced online, giving us a better look. The light strips surround the camera island and run through the smartphone's back panel, with the OnePlus logo sitting at the bottom-right corner of the cover. OnePlus...

Realme introduced the GT Neo 5 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and the world’s fastest charging for a smartphone earlier this month. Reports from China suggest the company is working on a phone, probably called GT Neo 5 SE or GT Neo 5 Lite, which will have slightly downgraded specs. According to the credible leakster Digital Chat Station, the phone will pack the still-unannounced Qualcomm SM7475 SoC, rumored to be a Snapdragon 7 Gen 2. It will...

Samsung introduced the Bixby Text Call feature with One UI 5, but that initial version was limited only to Korean. Now the company is updating its virtual assistant to also handle calls in English. In case you missed this feature, Text Call basically turns voice calls into text chats. It listens to what the other side says and transcribes it into text, then lets you type in a response that will be spoken by the text to speech system. This is similar...

The original Angry Birds game, released in 2009 and later marketed as Rovio Classics: Angry Birds, will be unlisted from the Google Play Store on February 23, 2023, marking the end of an era of one of the most popular video games in the world. This revelation comes from the game's developer Rovio Entertainment, who took to Twitter to share the news of the game's delisting from the Google Play Store. The developer also said that while the game will...

While we wait for Honor to officially announce its Magic5 and Magic5 Pro flagships at MWC Barcelona, a new Geekbench listing emerged to confirm some key specs of the non-Pro model. The device bearing the Honor PGT-AN00 identifier is seen with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 12GB RAM. It managed impressive scores of 1,411 single core points and 4,584 multi-core points. Honor Magic5 Geekbench scorecard The phone is also seen booting...

It has been over a year since Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. This has been met with resistance from rivals such as Sony and regulators from the EU, the UK, the US and more. Microsoft has proposed a deal that might help assuage worries about reduced competition in the gaming market if this deal does go through. Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that his company has signed a 10-year contract...

Samsung pushed One UI 5.1 to its 2022 flagships just last week, and now it is ready to bring the firmware to older foldables. Our own Galaxy Z Fold3 unit received a software update notification, bringing a 1406.51 MB package with some new features, including access to Expert RAW from the Camera app and better multitasking. One UI 5.1 changelog The Galaxy Z Fold3 is a device best known for its incredibly advanced multi-window mode, and Samsung now...

The Motorola Edge 40 Pro was spotted in Geekbench's database last week, and now the device appeared on Google Play's Console. It will be a flagship-tier smartphone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 12GB RAM and a 1080p screen. These bits suggest Motorola will be bringing the Edge 40 Pro as a global version of the alread official Moto X40 in China. The stock wallpaper on the device even looks the same as the official images from the Motorola...

The Poco C55 is Poco’s new entry in the budget segment and it brings an enticing set of specs considering the base model costs just INR 9,499 ($115). You get a 6.71-inch HD+ display with Panda Glass protection and a waterdrop notch for the 5MP selfie camera. The screen refresh rate is standard 60Hz, while the touch sampling rate is 120Hz. Poco C55 in its three official colors Poco C55 touts a faux leather back design and brings a 50MP main camera...

The Realme GT3 will be unveiled at the MWC on February 28, though all signs point to this being essentially a global version of the GT Neo5. More specifically, the version with 240W charging, at least that’s the one that gets all the attention in teasers. Like its China-only sibling, the GT3 will be able to fully charge its 4,600mAh battery in under 10 minutes. In fact, it can do it in 9 minutes and 37 seconds. Want to see it in action? Check out...

Samsung began open sales of the Galaxy S23 series last week and if you got one, you should know that the first update for the trio is already out. It’s a small update that mostly catches up the phone to security fixes that arrived between the phone’s manufacture and release. The Galaxy S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra came with the January security patch out of the box, this update brings it up to February 1 2023. The changes include 48 security improvements...

The Galaxy S22 phones were quick to get the new One UI 5.1, but it turned out the update isn't fully polished. Multiple reports online revealed last year’s flagships are experiencing increased battery drain following the update. According to some users, the culprit might be Samsung Keyboard, and support pages are suggesting users to clear out the cache and data of the app and then restart the phone. OneUI 5.1 changelog The One UI 5.1 update automatically...