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The list of Chrome OS systems that offer support for Google Play Store and Android apps has grown longer. A total of 16 more devices have made it to the list including Acer Chromebook 11 N7 (C731, C731T), Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532), Asus...

What ever happened to the Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus? Before the Mi 6 got official in April, many rumors claimed the duo would be launching together. However, even as the Mi 6 has now been on the market for many weeks, the Mi 6 Plus still hasn't been...

Bootloops? What bootloops? LG would definitely like you to forget all about that messy affair from previous years. And it's willing to make things easier in this regard, at least in the US. The company is now offering an additional year of...

Spotify is still the world's biggest online music streaming service. Today it announced crossing the 140 million users mark, up from 126 million late last year and 100 million one year ago. So in one year it's managed to add at least 40 million...

We can't tell you if it has anything to do with the fact that its frame is squeezable, but it looks like the HTC U11 is off to a good start, sales-wise. The handset hasn't been available for long at this point (since late May essentially), yet in...

For many months now rumors have claimed that Samsung, Apple, or both companies will come out with devices sporting a fingerprint scanner embedded in the display this year. When that didn't happen for the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the speculation switched...

The latest smartphone to be on the receiving end of an update to Android Nougat is Sony's Xperia XA Ultra from last year. The handset launched in July with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and now the time has finally come for it to get a taste of last...

Samsung is currently testing Galaxy Note8 prototypes running Android 7.1.1 Nougat. This has been revealed through the HTML5Test database, where a Samsung SM-N950F is now featured. This is widely believed to be the Note8's model number. A prototype...

It's official - the Essential PH-1 will be a one carrier exclusive in Canada as well as the US. The confirmation comes from the carrier itself via a tweet and its subscribers can expect pre-orders for the new smartphone to begin at the end of...

As if the Amazon Dash Buttons weren't cool enough or the fact that you could just tell your Echo to buy things for you, Amazon now has a Dash Wand that lets you tell things you want or scan them before adding them to your cart. The Dash Wand is a...

Huawei Mate 9 was launched six months ago but is still an amazing device, thanks to its flagship chipset Kirin 960 and the dual camera by Leica. And now you can get a refurbished unit for $379.99 from Best Buy that makes it amazing value for...

We Are Social and Hootsuite compiled a report on digital usage across the globe and revealed that 67%, or 5 billion people, are using a mobile device of some sort. 80% of handsets used are smartphones. The amount of social media users is...

There’s a mobile conference going on in Shenzhen and one of the presentations held an interesting slide – one relating to the iPhone 8. The slide features an image of the device, though this could be just a placeholder. Still, the slide lists the...

How the time flies, GSMArena.com just turned 17 years old! Teen years not yet behind us, we are nevertheless a year older and wiser. With that comes increased focus – we merged our news and blog sections since smartphones are no longer alone. Smart...

Apple announced the entirely new iPad Pro 10.5 and the updated iPad Pro 12.9 at the WWDC earlier this month. The company as usual did not reveal the RAM, but benchmarks filled that the new slates have 4 GB RAM. Both tablets unsurprisingly scored...

According to a new report out of South Korea, LG may launch its next G and V series flagships earlier than usual. The V30 is said to arrive in August this year, while the G7 may be launched in January 2018. Officially, however, LG isn't...

The Xiaomi Mi 6 has started receiving a new update. Weighing in at around 125MB, the update brings support for Mi Pay, company's own mobile payments service that was launched last year. For the uninitiated, Mi Pay is a NFC-based mobile...

After the Sony Xperia G8341 and G8342, more Xperia phones have been uncovered through user agent profiles. Specifically, the G34XX series - which consists of the G3412, G3416, G3426, G3421, and G3423 - has been revealed. While the first three...

Chinese manufacturer Gionee has introduced a new member of its A series. Dubbed A1 lite, the mid-ranger is powered by MediaTek MT6753 chipset and sports a 5.3-inch HD display. RAM is 3GB, while storage is 32GB. The phone features a 13MP main...

Sprint has started rolling out a new update to Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 units on its network. The update arrives as version T817PVPU2CQE7 and brings along Android Nougat (version 7.0). Sadly, latest security patch isn't included in the update -...