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It's just in time for Samsung's Galaxy X folding phone reveal next week.

Apple is apparently gearing up to add a touch of color to its iPhone XS and XS Max models. According to a new rumor, the company is bound to launch its two current flagship phones in red in China, by the end of this month even. Unlike Apple's past red smartphones, these will not carry PRODUCT(RED) branding - which isn't surprising because even the red iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 devices sold in China didn't use that, although internationally they were known as PRODUCT(RED) models. Instead the official name of the color variant for the XS and XS Max will be China Red. Pricing shouldn't be...

Detailed reviews of smartphones are one of our specialties, but sometimes you need more time to know all about a phone. We gave the Huawei Mate 20 Pro to Angie, who spend a few months with it and is now ready to report back with her impressions. And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can be among the first to see our latest videos.

Xiaomi is making the Mi 9 official at an event in China on February 20. We've already seen a lot of leaks about it, and even some officially posted teasers - check out these images, for example. The company has confirmed that the phone will have the Snapdragon 855 chipset on board, and the main rear camera is said to be a 48 MP unit. Now a new purported leak of a promo poster gives us a picture of what to expect in terms of pricing. Apparently the normal version of the handset will retail for CNY 3,499, which right now translates into about $516 or €458. There will also be a variant...

Samsung just confirmed it'll talk about its foldable phone on Feb. 20.

Seven generations into it, the Moto G is now a whole four-player lineup instead of just one phone like it was in the good old days. Here we'll focus on the namesake of the 2019 roster - the Moto G7 proper, to see if it still has some of that great value the original was famous for.

Oppo is in full-on teasing mode for the F11 Pro. The Chinese company today has confirmed the much rumored elevating selfie camera the phone will employ. Unlike in other devices such as vivo's NEX S, the F11 Pro's snapper will be centered, if the previously leaked promo images are correct. F Series upgraded, in more ways than one. ⬆️📸  #OPPOF11Pro coming soon. pic.twitter.com/9K0o9OpJGo— OPPO (@oppo) February 15, 2019 On the back there's a dual cam setup and a fingerprint sensor, as well as a horizontally oriented Oppo logo and the ever prevalent needless...

The Galaxy S10 may share the spotlight with Samsung's foldable and 5G phones on Feb. 20.

Well, we didn't expect it this soon but we are not complaining either. Just three days after the last beta update Galaxy Note8's Android 9.0 Pie the final version has started seeding. Users from Bulgaria and Slovakia confirm to have received the stable version of the new One UI Samsung software on top of the Android Pie. Strangely enough those regions were not allowed in the beta program. Changelog and build number Anyway, the software version is N950FXXU5DSB2 and includes Google's February security patch. As for the other regions - their waiting must be coming to an end soon...

The Nokia 8 received its Android Pie update back in December but users in India still haven't got the delicious piece of the desert. The wait is almost over though as Juho Sarvikas assured that the update is coming next week. What about Nokia 8 pie in India?— Pravinraj (@Pravinraj210) February 14, 2019 In addition, the company's CPO also announced that the update for the Nokia 6 will start rolling before MWC so again next week. And even if HMD Global misses the target next week, it's still in line with the roadmap that the manufacturer released a few weeks back. Team is working...

The shortest way to describe the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is this: 10.5" Super AMOLED screen, 5.5mm thickness, $400. If that's too much, there's the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), an affordable tablet with 1080p LCD. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e You must have spotted the "e" in the name, it comes just days before the Galaxy S10e is unveiled. This isn't a flagship device like the Tab S4 10.5 from last year, though you could probably tell that from the price. Still, it's hard to beat the Tab S5e in terms of portability. Its metal body is razor-thin at just 5.5mm (vs. 7.1mm for the S4) and it...

The Xiaomi Mi 9 will be unveiled on February 20, which means it's going head to head with the Galaxy S10. To build up hype for the flagship fight, Xiaomi execs have gradually been posting details about the phone. The latest is a confirmation that the Mi 9 will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 chipset. This is a result of the close collaboration between Xiaomi and Qualcomm thanks to the company's R&D center in the US, says Xiang Wang, SVP at Xiaomi. The 1+3+4 CPU core setup in the Snapdragon 855 promises a 45% increase in performance over the 845, the GPU will see a 20% boost. The...

The new vivo V15 Pro with pop-up selfie camera is arriving on February 20. The company also revealed it will have 48 MP main shooter, part of a triple setup. Today the device leaked in press renders, revealing two of its colors - Gradient Blue and Gradient Red, the second going all the way from Pink to Orange to Sunrise Gold. vivo V15 Pro in Blue and Red The elevating mechanism of the vivo V15 Pro appears to be the same in size as the vivo NEX, but having it aligned with the rear cameras leads to a noticeable bump. There is 3.5 mm audio jack on the other side on top,...

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10E and a 5G version in San Francisco.

Fujifilm has launched the X-T30, a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera that is the successor to the X-T20. The claim to fame for this new model is that it features the same 26.1 megapixel Fujifilm X-Trans CMOS sensor found on the X-T3 along with the same quad-core X-Processor 4. This means you can largely expect the same excellent image quality found on the $1500 X-T3. The X-T30 offers a hybrid AF system with 425 AF points and improved face detection. The camera also includes eye detection AF. The focusing system is actually a bit better than on the X-T3 but these...

Saying this wasn't my favorite day, is an understatement.

Earlier this week we received the final detailed specs of the Galaxy S10 trio. The most premium among those will be the Galaxy S10+'s top edition with its 12 GB RAM and 1 TB internal storage and that exact phone ran a couple of benchmarks. AnTuTu and Geekbench listed a device with the model name SM-G975F, which is the global variant of the phone, and the results it reached, were extraordinarily high for an Android smartphone. Geekbench • AnTuTu Single-core performance is about 20% higher than the result the Galaxy S9+ yielded a year ago. Multiple cores going steadily over 9000...

Oppo released a teaser, showcasing super thin bezels on the upcoming F11 Pro and a pop-up camera. Many people expected a similar design of the Oppo R19, but with a UD fingerprint scanner and more powerful internals. Apparently, this will not happen, since the R19 is not coming this year. Brian Shen, Oppo Vice President and the leader of the Domestic division, posted on Weibo that there will be no Oppo R19 soon. In a series of replies on the Chinese social network, Shen also said the elevating mechanism for selfies would be pushed to emerging markets. This means the Oppo F11 Pro is...

The Samsung Galaxy M20 - the company's first notched smartphone and the first handset from the M-series along with the Galaxy M10 is headed to Europe. After launching in India, Samsung is looking to expand the availability of the affordable smartphone. SamMobile obtained the German, Italian and Spanish firmwares suggesting that the launch is fast approaching. We are yet to hear an official word from Samsung on the exact released dates and pricing. Source

We've been keeping a close eye on Sony leaks in the past month or so as the MWC approaches. The latest Sony leak is a full set of renders depicting Sony's newest entry-level smartphones: the Xperia L3. The renders look just like the first renders that leaked along with the XA3 and XA3 Ultra from January. The phone doesn't have the new "CinemaWide display that we are expecting on the XZ4 and XA3 (now rumored to be called Xperia 10). The report from WinFuture lists some alleged specs of the L3 including a 5.7-inch display with an HD+ (720p) resolution and an 18:9 aspect...

The latest devices to get Android 9 Pie are three smartphones from Motorola. The Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, and Moto Z3 Play are all now receiving the Android update in Brazil as of February 13. The Android Pie updated brings a cleaner UI with smarter features like Adaptive battery and redesigned notifications. It also brings new adaptive brightness controls, improved screenshot controls, updated audio controls, new emoji, and overall performance and optimization improvements. Moto Z3 Play; Image courtesey of GeekSpin.co We've already seen the Moto G6 in the US get Pie so we'd...

Google Pay is becoming more widely accepted in the US but I still run into places that are yet to accept chip cards, and still far behind accepting tap-to-pay methods. Google Pay on the Huawei Watch 2 Google has added 17 new banks and credit unions to its ever-growing list of financial institutions supported by Google Pay. Here is the list: Alpena Community Credit Union American Bank, NA Coleman County State Bank Columbia Credit Union First Area Credit Union Jefferson Credit Union Members Choice West Virginia Federal Credit Union NESC Federal Credit...

Sony's new mid-rangers have been frequenting the rumor mill recently, but it is only now that we find out what sets the two siblings apart - screen size, obviously, but also chipsets and price. The Sony Xperia XA3 - actually, the Xperia 10 - will have a Snapdragon 630 chipset with 3GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The dual camera on the back will have a 13MP main sensor plus a 5MP depth sensor. The phone will be powered by a 2,870mAh battery. The Xperia 10 will cost €350 on the Old Continent. Sony Xperia XA3 and XA3 Ultra side by side The Sony Xperia 10 Plus (formerly known as...

It's not much given that most of the design is already known from the leaks that came out in recent days but the new Oppo F11 Pro official teasers solidify the info so far. We've got an official ad on YouTube and a teaser on Twitter with a shorter clip. The video teaser shows off the full-screen display without a notch, curved, gradient glass back and a pop-up selfie cam. By the looks of it, the bezels all-around are impressively thin but we've been fooled by renders before so we will have to wait until it comes out. Oh, and you can also see the Thunder Black and Aurora Green...

The smartphone market in Europe saw two major trends in 2018 - Chinese makers take control a third of the market and flagships stumbled. The info comes from the analysts at Canalys, which detailed the issues facing the market. Western Europe is the biggest sub-region where 128 million units were shipped out of the 197 million total. The European market as a whole is down 4% year over year, but the West in particular saw the lowest shipments since 2013. The blame for this falls on the rising prices of flagships - the UK, Germany and the Nordics, the countries with the highest Average...

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Make your phone work for you, not the other way around.

More reports filter in about Google's forthcoming hardware.

Get a look before the formal reveal at MWC.

A week before the official debut, every last detail about Samsung's flagship may now have been exposed.

For when you have a change of heart and don't want to share your Apple Music habits with third-party apps.

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We break down the rumored devices showing up in Barcelona. Also, we talk about Apple's need for an iPhone SE 2 and Amazon's acquisition of Eeros.

Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple's phone lineup has never been clearer.

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That's $100 off the regular price and the best XR deal to date -- and you might be able to get it for even less!

In a first for the carrier, you can now purchase SIM cards for Google's Wi-Fi network at a brick-and-mortar store.

The upcoming Pixel may allow you to have two active lines in one device, similar to the new iPhones.

The phone maker will give us a sneak peek of its upcoming 5G phone at the conference, which kicks off Feb. 25.

A totally new phone design needs a totally fresh interface.