Year: 2020

LG released the Android 10 update for the G8 ThinQ in South Korea last November, and last month, it was rolled out for the units locked to Sprint and Verizon’s networks in the US. Now, the rollout has expanded to the unlocked units of the G8 ThinQ in the States. The update carries version … Read more

The three Galaxy S20 phones have taken their turn running Geekbench 5.1. The models headed to the South Korean and US markets, specifically, which are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 rather than a home-grown Samsung chipset (it seems that only European models will use Exynos 9830). Korean versions: Samsung … Read more

Apple was the market leader in smartphone shipments in Q4 of 2019, followed by Samsung and Huawei, according to the Strategy analytics report for Q2. The Cupertino maker shipped 70.7M iPhones – a 7% increase compared to the 65.9M iPhones it shipped in Q4 of 2018. That’s an impressive feat given that the global … Read more

It seems the 64MP S5KGW2 sensor that will be used as a zoom camera in the Galaxy S20 and S20+ will not produce pixel-binned 4-in-1 16MP photos. Instead it will use plain old cropping to achieve zoomed-in shots. Additionally it will offer 8K video support, likely 8K@30fps. We’ve seen specs sheets that suggest that … Read more

Motorola unveiled the new foldable screen Razr in November and after a delay it finally went on pre-order with delivery scheduled for February 6. It seems however that the demand is stronger than Motorola’s supply as the shipping date has already slipped back to February 18. It’s unclear how many units were pre-ordered, causing … Read more

The Nokia 9 PureView was a flagship with high expectations that failed to deliver on multiple fronts. Arguably the biggest let down was the unreliable performance of the Light’s optical technology camera. Towards the beginning of the month, we heard some rumors about the Nokia 9’s successor which will reportedly incorporate a Snapdragon 865 … Read more

Flip phones are back with a vengeance – last year’s tablet-sized folders are giving way to vertical folders. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip will be unveiled at the Unpacked event in February and it will be the first phone with Ultra Thin Glass (UTG). That may not sound like much, but the much increased … Read more

While Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Flip, its second foldable smartphone, at its February 11 event where the Galaxy S20 family will also become official, the company is working on a successor for last year’s Galaxy Fold too. The Galaxy Fold 2 will keep its predecessor’s form factor, unlike the Galaxy … Read more

Samsung is introducing a trio of Galaxy S flagships, and their S20 moniker was all but confirmed at this stage it’s always nice to get official backing. Today two of the phones with code names SM-G980F/DS and SM-G985F/DS have been certified for use in Thailand by the local NBTC organization with the names Galaxy … Read more

With all the hype around the newly independent Poco brand, many are wondering when we’ll see the true successor to the legendary Pocophone F1. Luckily, Poco India’s General Manager, Manmohan Chandolu spilled some interpreting details in a series of interviews. The most important bit of information is the potential launch date for the new … Read more