Articles tagged "Featured"

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...

When Steve Jobs demonstrated the first iPhone at Macworld in January 2007, he famously stated that smartphones at the time had ‘baby software’ while referring to WAP as the ‘baby internet’. While that may have been true, it’s easy to look back...

Huawei and Leica put a lot of effort into building a unique camera. On paper, the Huawei P20 Pro camera should be the best on the market, though that paper may be tough to understand. So, let us quickly guide you through the three cameras of the...

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. Growing in a family of phone aficionados, the most logical path for me was...

Introduction Beats Studio 3 Wireless headphones with Active Noise Canceling (Pure ANC) represent the peak of Beats consumer offerings. Now packing Apple's W1 chip, we've been using these for a while now to see how they perform. Beats...

Following up on last weeks' debate we discuss whether you should favor chipsets with more sheer performance or better power efficiency. Paul: "I feel the need, the need for speed" I conform to the adage of getting the fastest...

Making a good smartwatch is no easy task. It's hard to retain traditional looks and deliver modern functionality and keep the whole thing usable. Lately we've seen more and more devices aim for the space between the simpler but long-lasting smart...

During the first day we spent with the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, we focused on introductions and a hardware overview. We’ve had a bit more time with it now and we want to share our thoughts on the updated UI (and its gestures) along with camera, including...

This week we discuss which phone would you pick if you had to choose between one that is faster and the other that takes better photos. And yes, we know ideally you'd have both, but each manufacturer prioritizes different things when designing their...

The Timex Datalink was co-developed with Microsoft and first launched in 1994. Since then, many astronauts and cosmonauts have used a Datalink. That’s so cool, but it seems that for a long time, smartwatches were more popular in space than they were...

We had a bit of fun in the office shooting 960fps videos. We used the Sony Xperia XZ2 and the Samsung Galaxy S9 to try and find out which one does a better job at 960 frames per second. Of course, Huawei launched its own 960fps competitor earlier...

Yordan: Powerful phones should come in all shapes and sizes. In 2012 Samsung introduced the Galaxy S III with a 4.8” screen that looked massive when compared with the 4.3” panel of its predecessor. Months later, the Galaxy Note II also saw...

Last time we chronicled the rise of Samsung's Galaxy S phones and we reached a critical point in its story - the first disappointing phone in the series. What happened is that Samsung designed the Galaxy S5 in a spreadsheet. It had great features...

In Past Tense is our series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years. Hi, I'm Paul, the veteran here at GSMArena Towers and my journey takes us on a slightly longer track when compared to...

Ivan: The notch gives character. When the Apple iPhone X came out in the Fall of last year we were split on "The Notch" and the controversy hasn't stopped ever since. I'm pretty sure most people (along with my colleague at the opposite...

In Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years. Experience first hand how the industry evolved and how it shaped us, one phone at a time. How this tech...

Introduction I’d been thinking about buying a drone for a long time. On a recent holiday in Thailand, as I was bouncing around on a quad-bike trying to film the rest of the family, I knew drone footage would look an order of magnitude better. A...

In Past Tense is our latest series of articles in which GSMArena veterans take you on a nostalgia-infused ride through the years. Hi, my name is Victor, 27 years old and a reviewer/editor/developer at GSMArena for over three years now. As a 90s...

The Mobile World Congress 2018 kicks off this weekend and there are many stars on the guest list. Some smartphones are sure to attend, the presence of others is only guessed at. Here's a preview of what we expect to see in...

In our sixth Sunday Debate we are arguing stock Android against custom ROM. What do you prefer - neat and clean OS or as many features out of the box as possible? Yordan: Custom ROMs mean you value your time 2012 was a marvelous year -...