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A couple of new Xiaomi smartphones have been certified by the Chinese telecommunication authority TENAA. Listed as 2016111 and 2016112, the devices have almost identical specifications, including quad-core 1.4GHz processor, 5-inch HD display,...

Xiaomi captured people’s imagination with the “bezel-less” Mi Mix - a spark of true innovation in a time when smartphone design has become very stale. But we want to dispute Xiaomi’s claims of 91.3% screen-to-body ratio. Here’s the thing. We took...

Sony has started pushing out new updates to its Xperia XA Ultra and Xperia C5 Ultra smartphones, bringing security patches as well as other changes. Specifically, the Xperia XA Ultra update includes Android security patch for the month of October...

Following Samsung's announcement that the Galaxy Note7 has been permanently discontinued, there were reports from Korean media that the Note7 debacle will have a negative impact on the company's future projects, many of which will get...

Samsung has started pushing out new updates to the 2016 editions of its Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones. Currently rolling out in Europe, the updates bring Android security patches - October patch for the Galaxy J5 (2016) and September patch for...

Just a couple of hours ago, T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweeted a photo of the Google Pixel with a hint: “it works great on our network”. Now, the hint doesn’t really reveal much, only that John Legere enjoyed using the Google Pixel. Could it be...

If you are in Canada and are waiting for Samsung Pay to launch in your country, here's some good news: the South Korean company's mobile payments service will be available in Canada in the first week of November. This was revealed by a Samsung...

Google has just posted two new videos on its YouTube account which breaks down the setup process for transferring your data from an iPhone and familiarizing yourself with your phone. The first video is “Switching from iPhone”, and explains how to...

Surprising absolutely no one, Huawei has today confirmed that the Mate 9 phablet will be powered by its Kirin 960 chipset. The SoC was officially unveiled at an event last week. The Mate 9 will be announced in Munich on November 3, which is next...

Today Google is releasing the first big update for its Allo chat app for Android. Allo 2.0 is currently in the process of rolling out through the Play Store. As always with Google app updates, it may take a few days before every single Allo user...

Now that the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are out, expect to see more and more rumors, leaks, and speculation regarding next year's iPhone 8. Maybe even more so than usual, given that 2017 will be the tenth anniversary for Apple's mobile devices. As such,...

Since the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) got released in December of 2015, within a couple of months or so we might see its successor getting unveiled. And sure enough, Samsung is working on the Galaxy A5 (2017), which has been spotted in a benchmark in...

For a few weeks now we've been hearing rumors about an enhanced version of the OnePlus 3 coming in the near future. At first this was said to bear the OnePlus 3s moniker, but later that became OnePlus 3T. Either way, this is expected to be a...

T-Mobile USA unveiled a very interesting smartphone today - the Alcatel Idol 4S with Windows 10 VR. There is already an existing Idol 4S, but this new edition has nothing to do with its Android sibling by name. The Idol 4S with Windows 10 VR will...

ZTE really hit hard in the value department with the Axon 7 and it makes sense for the Chinese OEM to keep the ball rolling. By all accounts, the next planned step is a formidable 6-inch variant of the handset. We already sneaked a peek of the...

If you recall, a recent leak suggested that vivo's upcoming smartphone will carry the X9 moniker, and will feature a dual rear-camera setup. Now, according to a new rumor, the device will have dual front-facing cameras as well. In addition,...

Samsung is reportedly working to put an optical fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S8 and it will help Samsung achieve a truly full-screen device. The optical fingerprint recognition is the oldest tech, preceding the capacitive and ultrasonic...

The ZTE ZMax Pro is not a brand new device. It was released earlier this year for Metro PCS in the States. However, the company is bringing the 6-inch phablet to T-Mobile starting today for $180. The ZMax Pro only sold for $99 on Metro PCS, but the...

Nearing its rumored October 31 launch day, the Meizu M5 now has a TENAA certification to go with the live images, renders, and benchmark results. As usual, the Chinese regulator's database entry reveals key specs, and there are some interesting...

Cupertino just shared its fiscal results for the three months ending in September 2016 and they are less than ideal. Now, don’t get us wrong, Apple is still hugely profitable, but this marks the third consecutive quarter of declining revenues. The...