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So you want an affordable but powerful phone with unmodded Android? “Affordable” means not a Pixel. “Powerful” dismisses Android Ones. And “Unmodded” discounts the likes of Xiaomi. A surprising answer to this question might be the ZTE Axon 7, a...

We’ve already told you that Google launched the “Go” program for its apps. They use less memory and mobile data and are aimed at those in emerging markets. YouTube Go is already a success with over 10 million downloads and the next app in the...

Certifications are painting a familiar picture of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, at least as far as the power supply is concerned. The Brazilian agency revealed that there will be no increase in capacity and now China’s 3C has detailed the...

Xiaomi announced the Surge S1 with the Xiaomi Mi 5c back in February 2017. One year later a successor is on its way, according to industry sources from China. The Surge S2 will be built on the TSMC 16 nm process and will power the Xiaomi Mi 6X, also...

Samsung has started pushing out new updates to its Galaxy Note8 and Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphones. These are security updates that bring along Android fixes for the month of January. The Galaxy Note8 update weighs in at 707MB and is currently...

Just last week, Google acknowledged the Android Auto pixelated display issue, and now, the Mountain View, California-based company has provided a heads-up on yet another Android Auto-related problem. The issue in question prevents the service...

There is big news today for those of you who pre-ordered the Hydrogen One phone from Red. But first, we’ll try to recap as quickly as possible for those who missed the initial wave of news about this phone. Red is a maker of professional-grade...

Some phones age more gracefully than the Nexus 5X. Later in its lifecycle, reports of Nexus 5X devices getting stuck in bootloops began to flood support forums. Many folks with bootlooping LG’s last Nexus phone had to get them replaced or...

Although Android 8.1 has been out for a few weeks now, Google interestingly hasn't stopped adding new features to its latest software release. Case in point: speed labels for public (open) Wi-Fi networks. This functionality has started...

The LG V30 is already happily running Android Oreo in some parts of the world (most notably the company's home country of South Korea). The G6, on the other hand, hasn't been as lucky. Back in October a unit running Oreo appeared in a benchmark, and...

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) published its analysis of US iPhone sales in Q4. During the period, the iPhone 8 sold in highest volumes among Apple phones, while one in five new iPhone owner chose the $999 X...

Microsoft is taking the fight to Chromebooks with a selection of new sub-$200 laptops and sub-$300 convertible PCs. They come with Windows 10 and are loaded with free software to aid in your studies. The Lenovo 100e will cost just $190 and is...

There are fake devices out there – data by AnTuTu shows that 2.64% of results in its database were posted by a copycat device. Note that we’re not talking about one phone copying a design feature from another phone, this is about replica devices...

Xiaomi announced the Redmi 5 and the Redmi 5 Plus back in December, but the phones are currently available through official channels only in China. An arrival of the devices is expected in February, according to a tweet from Clinton Jeff, Product PR...

Nokia delivered some of the best cameraphones through the years dating back to the N95, the 808 PureView and the Lumia 1020 . According to a leak from the Chinese social network Baidu, a concept phone with five lenses positioned in a circle, coupled...

The LG Aristo 2 has launched on MetroPCS – a small, no nonsense phone that can be had for as little as $60 (or even for free). That’s how much the original cost a year ago. Note that this phone was supposed to show up on T-Mobile as well, but...

The Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra continues its tour across Europe, heading to the northern countries at the start of February (previously it landed in France and Germany). It’s alone, the smaller Xperia XA2 and the entry-level Xperia L2 are yet to join...

Millions were glued to the TV screens last Sunday for the NFL playoffs and what a perfect time for Apple to release a new TV ad. The video, accompanied by a Muhammad Ali speech, highlights the greatness of the TrueDepth camera of the iPhone X and...

Et tu, Sony? The FCC posted documents on an upcoming handset and the Charging mode schematic shows a dongle that splits into a USB port and a headphone jack (Page 8 of source link). The next page goes into a bit more detail – the adapter...

Despite rumors, the Galaxy S8 topped out at 60fps for FullHD video recording and the Galaxy Note did nothing to change that. Well, it’s that time of the yea again – rumors say the Galaxy S9 will have “Super slow-mo”, but this time there’s something...