Year: 2021

Flip phones like the Motorola RAZR ruled the world once upon a time. They were stylish, compact and the ability to hang up a call with a flick of your wrist was one of the most satisfying things ever. However, the demand for larger screens would eventually kill the flip phone (and sliders and … Read more

Earlier this month, we heard the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 entered mass production, and now a new report by FrontPageTech claims the mass production of the Galaxy Z Flip3 has also kicked off. The source also claims that Samsung has ordered the production of 50,000-70,000 units of Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 … Read more

A couple of years ago Xiaomi, Oppo and vivo joined forces to create the Mutual Transfer Alliance (MTA) – a standardized way to transfer files between devices (phones and computers) locally over a 20 MB/s wireless connection. After a few months of beta testing, the feature went live. Since then other companies have joined … Read more

The OnePlus Nord CE 5G just went on sale and it’s already getting an OTA update addressing some issues and bumping up Google’s security patch to May 2021. The changelog mentions improvements to the color accuracy of the display, ironing of some stability issues and tuning for the selfie portrait mode. The software version … Read more

Honor opened a new page in its history today with the release of its Honor 50 series. The Honor 50 Pro, Honor 50 and Honor 50 SE are the first devices from the company which will ship with GMS support out the box in over a year. All three come with 120Hz displays, 108MP … Read more

HMD Global ships millions of feature phones every quarter – 11 million in Q1, according to Counterpoint – so they are a big part of its business and the company keeps its lineup fresh. The latest additions arrive without fanfare, but are nevertheless an important upgrade. The Nokia 110 4G and 105 4G are … Read more

Android 12 is bringing a major redesign to the UI, but Google is still tinkering with the details. Android 12 Beta 2, which started rolling out to Pixels last week, makes it easier to keep track of the length of the current call with an indicator in the status bar. Normally when you leave … Read more

Two months after we reviewed the nubia Red Magic 6 gaming flagship, its more mainstream sibling, the Red Magic 6R arrives in our office. Thanks to the retail box, we know the R stands for Racing while the phone significantly scaled back on the gaming aesthetics and adds a few upgrades targeted at the … Read more

Mobvoi will soon announce the TicWatch E3 smartwatch that has appeared in an unboxing video, revealing its circular design and key specs. The video was posted by a YouTuber on Instagram. It tells us that the TicWatch E3 is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100 SoC, making it the second Mobvoi smartwatch after the … Read more

China has been working on setting limits what kind of user data mobile apps can collect and several apps have already been hit. According to Reuters, Sogou and Iflytek got their virtual keyboards removed from stores such as Huawei AppGallery and the App Store by Apple. As of today, the “input method apps”, as … Read more