Flashback: Samsung’s Galaxy S minis were small but hardly deserving of the S-branding
Mini phones are on our mind again – when are they not? – but the most recent memory to surface is just another confirmation that the market doesn’t actually want such devices.
Specifically, we want to talk about the Samsung Galaxy S III mini and it...
Weekly poll: can the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro finally get you to switch to Team Google?
The Pixel phones were supposed to be Android’s answer to the iPhone, the definitive hardware and software combo from the platform. However, unimpressive software support and troubled hardware meant they never achieved that goal.
Or perhaps just not...
Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 13T Pro is more popular than the 13T, both need good reviews
Based on last week’s poll 22% of people feel that the €150 premium for the Xiaomi 13T Pro is well worth it for the additional features over the vanilla 13T. That is not to say that the vanilla phone is undesirable, of course.
However, the Xiaomi 13...
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 in for review
Xiaomi’s Smart/Mi Band series has reached legendary status in the world of inexpensive smart wearables with the right amount of health and activity tracking features at an enticingly low asking price. Not to mention the bevy of first and third-party b...
Week 40 in review: Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro and Galaxy S23 FE arrive
Google unveiled the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro alongside the Pixel Watch 2 this week. The Pixel 8 duo packs the Tensor G3 chipset - a 4nm unit with a Cortex-X3 primer core and faster AI. The Pixel 8 Pro has a new 48MP ultrawide camera, while the Pixel 8 has a ...
Samsung Galaxy Ring unlikely to go official with the Galaxy S24 series in Q1 2024
The Samsung Galaxy Ring, rumored to go official in January 2024 with the Galaxy S24 lineup, is now expected to be unveiled in Q3 2024 or Q1 2025, reports Korean publication The Elec.
The publication claims that the Samsung Galaxy Ring's design isn'...
OnePlus Watch 2 tipped to launch in 2024
OnePlus launched its first smartwatch, called OnePlus Watch, in March 2021, which was more of a glorified fitness tracker than a proper smartwatch. OnePlus no longer sells the OnePlus Watch through its official website, but we hear the brand will laun...
Funtouch OS 14 launched, here’s a list of vivo and iQOO smartphones eligible for the upgrade
vivo released the Android 14 beta for the vivo X90 Pro in May and announced the Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14 Preview Program for the smartphone in September. Today, vivo officially launched Funtouch OS 14 and shared a list of vivo smartphones eligi...
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 both get One UI 6 beta based on Android 14
It's been a while since Samsung first made One UI 6 beta available for its S-series flagships, and during all this time its foldables were kept on the sidelines. Well, not anymore. Starting today, the One UI 6 beta program, based on Android 14, is ava...
Apple iPhone 15 vs. Apple iPhone 14
Even if the iPhone Pro models sell more, plenty of people still buy the vanilla iPhone models. The upgrade cycle for iPhones is longer than that of Android phones, and it's a testament to how well these devices are made from hardware to software and b...