Articles tagged "Featured"

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. I'm Ricky and I'd like to walk you through my history of phones. I'd like...

As Android P introduces new iPhone X-like gestures, in this weeks Sunday Debate we deliberate which are better - hardware buttons or gestures? Paul: "Buttons still have their place" When it comes to this particular topic, I'm...

OnePlus will be five years old at the end of the year and it already has eight phones under its belt. Its strategy has (almost) always been “do one thing and do it well”. That’s what Apple did in its early years and it worked out great for them....

The other day Oppo unveiled its Realme sub brand with one clear intent - challenging Xiaomi for India's online retail market. That's no easy task, mind you and one that can't be achieved with a single phone. But it's very important for that first...

If you like the looks and some of the features of Huawei's new flagship lineup, the P20 and P20 Pro but you find their price a bit out of your range, the P20 Lite might just be the right thing. A lower price comes with cost-cutting and...

This time in our Sunday Debate we discuss what makes an optimal dual camera - a wide-angle camera or a telephoto secondary lens. Of course, we would love to have both, but those are yet to be found on a single phone. Yordan: "Wide-angle for...

Google previewed a new skill for its Google Assistant during Google I/O this week. Called Google Duplex, its purpose is to make calls on our behalf, conducting the conversations in a natural sounding and flowing manner to help perform “real world”...

Price and spec-wise, the Moto G6 falls right between the G6 Plus and G6 Play but it's still the original version. It has come a long way from the first ever Moto G model and still makes a compelling case for your next mid-range...

While the Moto G6 Play is the most member of the newly announced trio, spanning the Moto G6 and Moto G6 Plus, it still has a lot to offer, especially for a price tag of around €200. In fact, the whole feel of the device doesn't seem all that...

Two ears, two speakers is a pretty simple equation. However, in recent times it has become pretty common to see a single speaker – on most phones and even portable Bluetooth speakers often have just one. Looking through our data, we found the...

HMD Global announced the upgraded Nokia 6 (2018) and the phone made its way to us for the full tests. We already released the complete written review last week, but now we have it on video if you prefer to see more of the device in flesh and bones,...

Before we get into telling you what the Moto G6 Plus is all about, we'll walk you through a bit of Moto G history. Motorola started the G line back in 2013 with a little popular number by the name of the Moto G (OG, if you will). It packed solid...

We went to China's beautiful Wuzhen town to witness the Meizu 15 debut and we were left feeling very positive about its prospects. Now we get to welcome the handset in our office as it joins our review queue, so we are wondering if the positive...

You read our written review of the Nokia 7 plus, now you can watch our video review as well. There’s a lot to love about this mid-ranger (like the copper-colored highlights) and its price is already starting to dip. It’s the only phone in HMD’s...

We usually don't review storage devices here but when SanDisk reached out to us to review their 400GB Ultra microSD, it was hard to say no. Although large capacity microSD cards are not particularly new, 400GB is still a mind-boggling amount of...

Among other things, for a smartphone to be bang on trend these days it needs, a tall 18:9 display with minimum bezels (with a notch thrown in for good measure), a superb camera system and Artificial Intelligence and/or Machine...

Phone makers have converged on one design for premium models – a metal frame sandwiched between two panes of glass. It’s a practical choice, the metal gives rigidity to the thin, long phones while glass lets radio waves and wireless charging...

Hi, I’m Vlad, the evening shift guy around here (insert vampire joke if you must). I’m 33 and have been with GSMArena for almost four years now. My phone journey started when I was 15 years old. The early days My first phone was a...

Exit Oppo R15, enter Oppo F7. The Selfie Expert vibe is strong with the new F7, which boasts one of the highest-resolution front snappers we've seen - a 25MP camera with a variety of modes, effects, and stickers. The Oppo F7 is all about the...

Yesterday we briefly looked at how iOS has evolved over the past decade, so now it’s time to look forward to what comes next - iOS 12. It may be stating the obvious, but iOS has changed almost beyond all recognition as it competes with its main...