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Display aspect ratios are a hot topic this year as the hegemony of 16:9 is coming to an end – high end and some mid-range phones are switching to 18:9 or even wider en masse. But we have to remember that 16:9 did not always rule. We plotted the...

We asked you which Mate 10 is the right one for you and the result shows a preference but not quite certainty. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro edged out its sibling 36% vs. 28%. At €800 it is one of the more affordable flagships and it offers a good spec...

My daily driver is an iPhone 6s Plus, prior to this I’ve owned every iPhone since the iPhone 3G. I purchase my phones outright, cascade my old phone to my son and sell his to put towards the cost of my new phone - win win. But, much to the...

Sony's one-of-a-kind Xperia Touch projector running Android is getting a software update. Launched on Android 7.0 in Europe this summer and in the US recently, the device is now being treated to the 7.1.1 version of Google's OS. It's a lot more...

The Nokia 2 has been in the rumor mill for a while, popping up in the Bluetooth SIG database, and even getting listed for pre-order on US retailer B&H's website. We've also seen press images, courtesy of @evleaks, and now there's an Antutu entry to...

It's no secret that Qualcomm is going to follow up this year's Snapdragon 835 with an 845 for 2018 flagships - in fact, it's already rumored that Samsung has dibs on the entire first production batch for the Galaxy S9. What is news, however, is...

A new ZTE device has been certified China's TENAA. Listed as ZTE A0620, the device is powered by an SoC with octa-core, 1.4GHz processor, and sports a 5.2-inch HD display. RAM options include 3GB, 4GB, and even 8GB, while storage options...

Sprint's prepaid brands Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile have announced availability details for the Apple iPhone X. Pre-orders at Virgin begin November 3, with shipments beginning November 10 onwards. Boost, on the other hand, will start...

As scheduled, the Samsung Gear Sport and Gear IconX (2018) are now available to purchase in the US. Both devices are listed on the South Korean company's official US website, carrying $299.99 and $199.99 price tag, respectively. The tech...

The HTC U11 Life has been the subject of multiple leaks so far, revealing almost all of its key specs. There have also been reports that the device will be made official at the company's November 2 event. But there has been no information on its...

Samsung has started pushing out a new update to its Galaxy J5 (2017) smartphone. Currently hitting units in Europe, the update weighs in at 392MB, arrives as version J530FXXU1AQI3, and brings along fix for the BlueBorne vulnerability. The...

And the Google Pixel 2 issue list continues to expand. The latest problem (being reported mostly with the XL variant) that has come to light is the quality of audio in video recordings is not up to the mark. Specifically, it's the background...

The latest version of Android 8.1 brings a number of improvements, features, and UI changes. While some are minimal, other features are more significant. One feature that is speculated to arrive is SMS messaging from a Chromebook. This feature would...

The red color version of Sony's Xperia XZ Premium leaked back in May, but only launched earlier this month. At first it was only out in the company's home of Japan, but then we spotted it in Malaysia as well. Today the red XZ Premium has arrived...

The Keyone has definitely been a very successful BlackBerry branded Android device, and it looks like TCL, the company making it, is already working on a successor. The existence of this model has been revealed today through a user agent profile...

MIUI 9 is the absolute latest iteration of Xiaomi's UI overlay on top of Android. It was officially unveiled back in July when the Mi 5X got announced. Since that point, there have been many beta builds of the MIUI 9 Global ROM for supported...

Sony's Xperia XZ launched in October of last year, and as you may know its successor is already on the market too - the XZ1. So it's understandable then that the XZ is now being discounted. In fact, at the moment it's being offered by both Amazon...

The iPhone X is now up for pre-order, and a lot of people seem to want to grab Apple's first $999 smartphone - shipping estimates have already slipped to 5-6 weeks at the moment, in fact. An interesting detail has been revealed by Apple today...

Earlier this week HTC outed its first teaser image for the upcoming November 2 event where we expect the U11 Plus to become official. And today the Taiwanese company is back with another picture, this time showing us a teeny tiny bit of the phone's...

Predictably, Apple's most exciting iPhone of 2017 has sold out pretty quickly after going up for pre-order this morning. If you order an iPhone X from Apple right now, in most countries you're going to get a shipping estimate of 5-6 weeks. That...