Month: February 2020

The Redmi Note 8 Pro has been running the latest MIUI 11 for a while now, and yet everywhere across the world except China it’s still been based on the rather ancient Android 9 Pie. An update to Android 10 has been in the works for months for global Redmi Note 8 Pro models, … Read more

Samsung has started the global rollout of the latest software update for its Galaxy Note10 lineup with Germany and the update includes important refinements of the face unlock and the gesture-based navigation system. The firmware versions for the Note10 and Note10+ phones are N975FOXM2BTB3, N975FXXU2BTB5 and N975FXXU2BTB3 respectively, and are now being distributed to … Read more

Google has reportedly applied for an exemption with the US government, which would enable it to re-licence Huawei to use its Mobile services. Huawei is on the US’ entities list since May 2019, which means it lacks access to US and US-related technology, which includes Google’s Mobile Services, unless specifically exempted by the US … Read more

Samsung once again dominated smartphone shipments in i South Korea during the October-December 2019 period. A report from The Korea Herald citing data from Counterpoint Research suggests that Samsung managed a 57% market share which is down by 14 percentage points from the Q3 2019 values. Despite the decline, 7 out of the top … Read more

Today Sony unveiled the Xperia 1 II, featuringZEISS-branded optics with ZEISS T* coating. This is a first for the company, which has previous used its own G Lens brand on its premium phones. A first on mobile, anyway, Sony has co-developed lenses with ZEISS for its mirrorless cameras for a long time now. What … Read more

OnePlus phones have never been famous for their camera capabilities and the 7 Pro is the first phone from the company employing the full set of focal lengths users seek. But according to DxOMark’s latest camera review, the 7T Pro, which has the same hardware and software the 7 Pro has, is fairly competitive … Read more

Introduction This is our first ever Ulefone review and that’s why we are starting with the company’s best specimen yet – the rugged Armor 7. It’s one of the most durable phones on the planet with shock, water, and dust resistance. But it also offers an attractive specs sheet with a large screen and … Read more

According to the latest report from Counterpoint Research China accounted for 48% of all 5G smartphone shipments in 2019. Huawei (including Honor) captured 74% of 5G smartphone sales in China while Samsung was the global leader with a 40% market share. In addition, the overall smartphone sell-through (percentage of devices sold by retailers) declined … Read more

Display Mate just published its findings on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra’s display and long story short, the new panel set or matched 12 performance records, earning an A+ grade. It received a “visually indistinguishable from perfect” mark on 5 out of the 12 records. The new display is 14% brighter than that of … Read more