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Commentary: Samsung dropping a few features makes sense, but there would be real courage in keeping at least some of them.

Huawei sold its subsidiary Honor back in November as an attempt to shelter the brand from suffering in the trade war between the US and China. Huawei Central reported that the next step of separation has already happened - all Honor devices were removed from Huawei-owned online website vmall.com that used to sell devices by both brands in China. Huawei Y7a/P smart 2021 (left) and Honor 10X Lite are no longer sold at the same store According to multiple sources from China, Honor has developed its own Honor Mall. However, the current Chinese version of the Honor store has plenty of...

Samsung reshuffled the Galaxy S series to appeal to more people. But with three new phones all at lower prices, which one should you get? We're here to help.

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is starting its global rollout, and the first overseas market where the device was introduced is India. Unlike last year, the global Reno5 smartphone identical to the Chinese version - a Mediatek chipset, ultra-fast charging, and four cameras on the back. The launch also saw the Indian arrival of Enco X - the latest affordable TWS earphones by Oppo. The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is powered by a Dimensity 1000+ chipset and is the first 5G device by Oppo to hit India. The SoC is paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, but sadly that’s all the memory you get - there is no...

Oppo is hosting an online event, introducing the Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India. This will mark the global debut of the Reno5 series and for this time we expect to see the same device make it around the world, instead of a downgraded 4G smartphone with the same moniker. The launch will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we’ve provided the video below. The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is the middle member of the lineup, more capable than the vanilla Reno5 5G, but not quite as powerful as the Reno5 Pro+ 5G.We should see a phone powered by the Dimensity 1000+ chipset with four cameras on the...

Dating apps are swiping left to anyone connected with the Jan. 6 siege of Capitol.

You may or may not have heard of Phiaton and that's because they're a brand that's mostly doing its business in the US. But the brand is actually been doing this for a long time and it has delivered some amazing products. What are the Phiaton 900 Legacy The cans we'll cover in this review are the Phiaton 900 Legacy, which are the company's flagship product. They're the most feature-packed and as such command the highest price. At $250 the 900 Legacy aren't cheap, but that all depends on how you look at it. They offer active noise cancellation, transparency mode, above 40...

Welcome to another week's recap. The major development from the past seven days was the official debut of the Galaxy S21 family, which immediately went on pre-order. You can browse the list below for our detailed coverage. Another premium phone launched this week with the iQOO 7, but being limited to China it didn't get nearly as much of the spotlight. Meanwhile OnePlus launched its first smartband and we even got a chance to review it. Xiaomi ended up on the US blacklist and will be hoping the new administration under Joe Biden takes steps towards ending the trade war with China or it...

There will be no prizes for guessing which phone tops our popularity chart this week. The newly unveiled Galaxy S21 Ultra got more attention than the second placed Galaxy S21 and the Xiaomi Mi 11 in third combined. The third member of the new lineup - the Galaxy S21+ - only got to fifth, behind the Galaxy A12. Redmi Note 9 Pro went up to sixth, while the Galaxy A51 retained its seventh position from last week. Week 1's runner-up, the Mi 10i, is now down in eight, while the only phone not come from either Samsung or Xiaomi in the top 10 is the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in ninth....

Learn how to adjust activity goals, ditch random screenshots and stop Siri from always talking to you.

We’ve covered the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III in previous Flashback articles, but now it's time for the original – the one that started it all. Well, ther was the I7500 Galaxy after which almost all of Samsung’s Android phones are named, but we mean the original S-series phone. The Samsung Galaxy S (I9000 if you want to compare model numbers) was announced in March 2010. Yes, the S series are over a decade old now. The phone became available in June of that year and would reach a total of 10 million units sold by January 2011. 4 million of those were sold in North America (more on that...

Android phones have had widgets for years, but Samsung's One UI 3 revamped the feature to make them more useful on phones like the new Galaxy S21.

If you're a Galaxy Note fan, you have another option in Samsung's lineup for that S Pen goodness. Soon, that will also include the S Pen Pro.

The SmartTag and SmartTag Plus are brand-new Bluetooth trackers announced alongside the three new Galaxy S21 phones. Here's what you should know.

We compare cameras, performance, battery life and more between Apple's newest Pro phones, the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, and the previous year's models, the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max.

Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 trio went live this Friday. You can check this article for the prices of the three flagships in the US, Europe and India. Keep in mind that pre-orders get freebies and if you don’t want a TWS headset and a smart tag, you can wait a bit after sales start for the prices to drop. Or maybe you’re no going to buy an S21 at all, that’s what we want to ask you today. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G feels is definitely the one that got the most upgrades. It has an improved 108MP sensor, a longer 10x periscope and a 3x telephoto lens for mid-range zoom, plus...

People were holding out hope for a return to the headphone jack on the Galaxy S21, but Samsung didn't deliver.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ got downgraded to flat 1080p+ displays, while the S20 and S20+ had curvy 1440p+ displays. “Downgrade” may not be the right word here because last week’s poll shows that Samsung has done its homework. We split up resolution, refresh rate and screen geometry into three separate polls to allow for various combinations. In all three cases the winning option collected about two thirds of the vote. High refresh rate vs. high resolution • Curved screens vs. flat screens Putting that together shows that the majority prefers flat displays with 1080p...

Samsung introduced its Galaxy S21 lineup earlier this week - a vanilla Galaxy S21, a plus model that provides largely the same internals in a larger package and the Ultra that has a strong claim for the throne of the ultimate cameraphone. We already compared the three new phones, but now it's time to look at the upgrades they bring over the outgoing Galaxy S20 family. div.upgradeprice { display: table; width: calc(100% - 10px); margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-left: none; border-right: none; } .review-body...

Asus began its ROG Phone 4 teaser campaign a few days ago by sharing a poster on its official Weibo account. The Taiwanese company hasn't divulged anything about the smartphone yet, but reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed the ROG Phone 4 will pack a dual-cell 6,000 mAh battery and feature 60W or 65W charging. ROG Phone 2 (left) and ROG Phone 3 (right) An Asus device with model designation I005DA - believed to be the ROG Phone 4 - has been certified by China's 3C with 65W charging and 5G connectivity. The same device was also spotted on Geekbench last month with Android...

The Poco M3 introduced last November will debut in Indonesia on January 21. The event will begin at 7:30PM local time and will be streamed live on YouTube. The New Entry Level Killer bakal hadir! #POCOM3 akan memberikan sesuatu yang berbeda di kelas entry-level dan siap untuk menggebrak pasar! Pastiin lo tonton peluncurannya tgl 21 Januari 2021 pukul 19.30 WIB #EntryLevelKillerBookmark link peluncurannya : https://t.co/VsjQxMcddw pic.twitter.com/JMW05FFiam— POCO Indonesia (@POCO_ID) January 16, 2021 The Poco M3 is powered by the Snapdragon 662 SoC, boots Android 10-based MIUI 12, and...

Samsung cut $200 off the price of its new high-end phone. We see how the price drop affects the S21 Ultra, for better or worse.

Samsung cut $200 off the price of all three Galaxy S21 phones. We look at the tradeoffs it made to hit that lower price.

The iPhone 13 arriving later this year will not come with major changes but it might have an in-display fingerprint scanner in tow since Apple has started testing it as a key upgrade for 2021, reports Bloomberg. Starting with iPhone X, all iPhones except the iPhone SE (2020) came without the Touch ID fingerprint reader and used Face ID facial recognition for biometric authentication. However, Face ID has turned out to be a less practical solution amidst the ongoing pandemic since the technology often fails to unlock the phone when the user is wearing a mask. So you either have to pull...

CES 2021 and Samsung Unpacked had us thinking a lot about this year's upcoming gadgets -- when we weren't singing sea shanties, that is.

Enterprise app Notion has weirdly become TikTok's answer to keeping organized while working and learning from home.

Samsung’s Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra preorders are live. Here's what you need to know.

Samsung has slashed prices of its Galaxy S21 lineup, but will that give it an edge over the iPhone 12 family? Here's how the Galaxy S21 stacks up against the iPhone 12.

A Samsung device bearing model designation SM-M62F/DS and believed to be the Galaxy M62 has bagged FCC certification, revealing a 7,000 mAh battery in the process. Additionally, FCC revealed that SM-M62F/DS will ship with a 25W charger and feature a USB-C port and 3.5mm headphone jack. The documents on the US regulator's website also include model code SM-E625F/DS, which is rumored to be the Galaxy F62, meaning we'll likely see Samsung sell the same device with different names in different markets. FCC didn't detail the specs of the device, but thanks to Geekbench, we know the...

The lineup starts at $800 instead of last year's $1,000. And the Ultra supports an optional $40 S Pen accessory.

Only a few months after Apple unveiled its latest flagship phone, people are already speculating about the iPhone 13.

Last week Honor said it will unveil the V40 5G on January 18 in China, but now the company has announced the phone will be introduced on January 22 instead. Honor cites conference venue and equipment related issues for the delay, but it has promised to begin the sales of V40 5G on January 22 at noon local time. Honor V40 5G will be introduced on January 22 The Chinese phone maker hasn't detailed the specs of the V40 5G yet, however, it shared posters confirming curved screen with a pill-shaped hole for the dual camera and a rectangular camera island on the back. This camera...

The Galaxy S21 is here, and is less expensive than the S20 was originally.

WhatsApp has announced that it is moving forward the date to accept its new terms and conditions to May 15. The previous date for this was February 8. The company says this is due to all the confusion and misinformation around their latest update and that they are going to use the time to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp. They will then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before May 15. Thank you to everyone who’s reached out. We're still working to counter any confusion by communicating directly with @WhatsApp...

Yesterday the US government designated Xiaomi a "Communist Chinese military company", putting it on a blacklist that means US companies and investors are going to be prohibited from investing in Xiaomi (and those who already have are to divest by November of this year). This, mind you, is not the same 'blacklisting' that destroyed Huawei's smartphone market share worldwide, that's a much more complex ban on any US companies, or even companies using US technology, doing business with Huawei. Today Xiaomi has issued the following statement on the matter: The company has been in...

No plans have been announced to launch a foldable iPhone yet.

Not much.

Apple worked with the organization to make it easier to find volunteer opportunities for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

The new phones have arrived and here are our impressions, the first time we get them in our hands. And we also open up a Galaxy SmartTag.

A recent report from Korean publication The Elec announced a dramatic development in tow for next week, namely that LG would announce its exit from the smartphone market. LG begs to differ, however. According to the company's global communicator for consumer tech, Ken Hong, all of this is "completely false and without merit. I won't even justify that rumor with a statement". Which is ironic, because a statement is exactly what this seems to be. Anyway, in case you were afraid that the mobile world would lose LG, rest assured, that's not the case. The company is working on an...

How does Samsung's newest Galaxy phone stack up against the top iPhone? Let's break it down, spec by spec.

Here's how to score the lowest price on all the new phones.

Robots, rollable phones and massive OLED TVs were among the best of CES this year.

Last month Sony brought Android 11 to its Xperia 1 II and now the update has made its way to the 2019 Sony flagships – the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5. The new firmware is already seeding in Russia and South East Asia with the same 55.2.A.0.630 build number for both units and weighs in at around 912MB. Android 11 update for Sony Xperia 1 This update comes a month earlier than what Sony had originally revealed in its Android 11 roadmap which is good to see. Users should be getting the standard Android 11 additions like chat bubbles, overhauled notifications management and one-time...

Samsung did not announce a new smartwatch at its Galaxy Unpacked event yesterday but its 40mm Galaxy Watch Active2 did get a new Rose Gold color option with a purple strap to match the new S21 series Phantom Violet colorway. In addition to that, Samsung has begun seeding a big new software update for all Watch Active2 units. The new firmware brings an onboard Samsung Health app, faster automatic workout detection and home training fitness programs among others. Another new addition is SmartThings Find which helps you locate the watch if it's ever misplaced. Update...

Huawei sold its subsidiary Honor back in November as an attempt to shelter the brand from suffering in the trade war between the US and China. Huawei Central reported that the next step of separation has already happened - all Honor devices were removed from Huawei-owned online website vmall.com that used to sell devices

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is starting its global rollout, and the first overseas market where the device was introduced is India. Unlike last year, the global Reno5 smartphone identical to the Chinese version - a Mediatek chipset, ultra-fast charging, and four cameras on the back. The launch also saw the Indian arrival of Enco X

Oppo is hosting an online event, introducing the Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone in India. This will mark the global arrival of the Reno5 series and for once we are glad to see the proper device make it around the world, instead of a downgraded 4G smartphone with the same moniker. The launch will be live-streamed

You may or may not have heard of Phiaton and that's because they're a brand that's mostly doing its business in the US. But the brand is actually been doing this for a long time and it has delivered some amazing products. What are the Phiaton 900 Legacy The cans we'll cover in this review

Welcome to another week's recap. The major development from the past seven days was the official debut of the Galaxy S21 family, which immediately went on pre-order. You can browse the list below for our detailed coverage. Another premium phone launched this week with the iQOO 7, but being limited to China it didn't get

We’ve covered the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III in previous Flashback articles, but now it's time for the original – the one that started it all. Well, ther was the I7500 Galaxy after which almost all of Samsung’s Android phones are named, but we mean the original S-series phone. The Samsung Galaxy S

Pre-orders for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 trio went live this Friday. You can check this article for the prices of the three flagships in the US, Europe and India. Keep in mind that pre-orders get freebies and if you don’t want a TWS headset and a smart tag, you can wait a bit after sales

The Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ got downgraded to flat 1080p+ displays, while the S20 and S20+ had curvy 1440p+ displays. “Downgrade” may not be the right word here because last week’s poll shows that Samsung has done its homework. We split up resolution, refresh rate and screen geometry into three separate polls to allow

Samsung introduced its Galaxy S21 lineup earlier this week - a vanilla Galaxy S21, a plus model that provides largely the same internals in a larger package and the Ultra that has a strong claim for the throne of the ultimate cameraphone. We already compared the three new phones, but now it's time to

Asus began its ROG Phone 4 teaser campaign a few days ago by sharing a poster on its official Weibo account. The Taiwanese company hasn't divulged anything about the smartphone yet, but reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has revealed the ROG Phone 4 will pack a dual-cell 6,000 mAh battery and feature 60W or