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Mobile OSes went through a Cambrian explosion and then there was an inevitable mass extinction. The two survivors – Android and iOS – date back to 2007 and they completely dominate the field. Android is on 9 in 10 phones while iOS lives in...

Some of you have already ordered an HTC U12+, which received a warm welcome in last week’s poll. The amount of love wasn’t overwhelming by any means, but it seems like HTC has put together a solid phone. As expected, there were plenty of...

In Past Tense is our series of articles in which the GSMArena team takes you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the phones that impressed them the most through the years. Last time we had the first part of Ricky's story and now it's time for the...

Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) starts on Monday, June 4 and runs through June 8 in San Jose, CA. When Tim Cook and co take to the stage on June 4 10:00 am Pacific Time to start proceedings, some announcements will be a sure thing....

According to inside sources, the Chinese tech giant, ZTE, may soon pay up to $1.7 billion penalty after its April 15 trade ban. The company is estimated to have lost around $3 billion as around 25 to 30% of the hardware it uses is supplied by US...

New alterations of the vivo NEX have been popping out left and right. Just the other day, a second vivo NEX S version appeared in a Geekbench score sheet with Snapdragon 710 and got certified a day later. But now, a Chinese 3C certification report...

OnLeaks released some crisp renders yesterday of what is supposed to be the budget iPhone with 6.1-inch IPS LCD display. Today, we have a fresh new batch of the 6.5-inch variant, which leaves only one more to go - the compact 5.8-inch...

According to a recent report from market research firm eMarketer, this year, smart speakers will overtake wearables in US in terms of number of users. Here's what the report exactly says: We have raised our forecast significantly for US smart...

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A6 and A6+ early last month. At that time, the company revealed a list of countries where these devices will be made official. But sadly, the US was missing from the list. Those of you in the US who are waiting for...

This just in - Google is apparently working on a mid-range Pixel device powered by the newly announced Snapdragon 710. Earlier reports have pointed out that the company is indeed developing such a device, but aimed at the Indian market only. Off...

A new Samsung device has received Bluetooth certification. It's listed as Galaxy Tab A2 Xl, and carries a model number of SM-T595. The tablet is likely the successor to the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), LTE model of which carried a model number of...

The Essential Phone Camera up has been updated yet again by the company. This time, the update features UI improvements and some 360-degree photos related changes. Today we released an update to Essential Camera app that improves the UI and adds...

Recently, there was a report that Samsung has decided to delay the Galaxy Note9 unveiling by two weeks - from mid July to August beginning. And now, a new report from Bloomberg says the device will be made official on August 9. The report...

According to a leaked poster, the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Star Lite will be made available for pre-order starting June 2 (today). Unveiling, as we already know, is set for June 7, and the pre-order period ends June 14. Samsung China launch...

Update: The 'Tablets' section is back. According to a Google employee, the disappearance of the section was due to a bug that creeped in when the site was updated. Oops we had a bug when we updated the site. It's back up now. Sorry for the...

Today the LG G7 ThinQ has reached the US and Canada, in its ongoing global rollout. In the States, the phone costs $749.99 unlocked. At T-Mobile, you pay $30 upfront and then $30 per month for two years. At Sprint, you can lease one for $33 per...

A new leak gives us an early look at the rumored 6.1-inch iPhone that's going to be announced this September alongside a smaller 5.8-inch variant and a bigger 6.5-inch model. At first it was thought that all three will come with OLED panels, but the...

Integral unveiled a 512 GB microSD earlier this year, but some competition will be good. PNY has sent out invites for Computex 2018 and it will be showing a 512 GB card of its own. The card is UHS-I U1 and V10 rated, promising write speeds up to 90...

Yesterday we heard that Qualcomm is building a Snapdragon 850 chipset for ARM-powered Windows 10 laptops, but it won’t stop there. The company is looking to hire people to work on Snapdragon 1000 chips, which will directly take on Intel’s Core...

Lenovo Z5 is arriving on June 5, as confirmed on Monday. And a week later, on June 12, the phone is will already be available for purchase, according to a listing by the Chinese online retailer JD.com. The flash sale will begin at 10 AM, and chances...