Apple has published some new adoption rate numbers for its mobile operating systems, and they reveal an interesting situation where the trajectories of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 compared to their predecessors are practically opposite. iOS 17 adoption is trailing iOS 16 adoption around the same time last year. The new version is already on 76% of iPhones introduced in the last four years. That's compared to 81% for iOS... Read more ›
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Tablet sales fell 10% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to newly released data from Canalys. For the full year, 135.3 million tablets got sold. Apple still leads, as you'd expect, with a whopping 40% market share from its 54 million shipments. Its market share stayed about flat compared to 2022 when it had 40.4% of the pie, and it's a similar story for Samsung, which is No.2 - its... Read more ›
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The Nothing Phone (2a) is on its way and we may now know what it will look like. A seemingly official press image of the upcoming device is here to dispel these early hands-on images (because the dual camera is in the wrong place), and suggest that the Phone (2a) won't feature a Glyph interface. The render shows a phone with a transparent rear panel very similar to the Nothing... Read more ›
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The OnePlus Buds 3 are the company's latest truly wireless earbuds. The company launched its first TWS earbuds back in mid-2020 with the original OnePlus Buds. We never saw a OnePlus Buds 2 but there were the Buds Z and the Buds Z2 in late 2020 and 2022, respectively. The Buds 3 seem to combine the original Buds and the newer Buds Z range as the company may have realized... Read more ›
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Some Samsung Galaxy S24 users have reported less than stellar results coming from their cameras and a brand representative confirmed that a firmware update is already in the works. Users on Samsung South Korea’s official forum have reported blurry textures and details coming from the S24. One such report got a response from a forum moderator who confirmed that the issue will be addressed with a future update. The moderator... Read more ›
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Samsung uses a mix of chipset suppliers for its phones – Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung itself – each in different proportions. According to one tipster, MediaTek is negotiating to become a bigger part of the Galaxy series and is trying to lure in Samsung with special pricing. Specifically, it wants to extend the use of MediaTek chips for Samsung’s budget models. With the exception of the Galaxy M53, most MediaTek... Read more ›
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The Redmi A series is Xiaomi’s most affordable smartphone line and it’s about go grow bigger – literally, the Redmi A3 will have a 6.71” display, as can be seen in photos sent to us by a tipster. For comparison, the Redmi A1 and A2 both had 6.52” displays. Besides having a bigger panel, the A3 will also be the first in the series to offer a high refresh rate... Read more ›
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The European Council and Parliament have agreed on a provisional version of the right-to-repair directive. It puts forward a few key aspects - manufacturers will need to provide an extra 12 months of warranty to users after a repair, they'll be required to offer spare parts at a reasonable price, and they will be required to accept second-hand or 3D printer spare parts. The EU will mandate that manufacturers make... Read more ›
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Nokia announced today it signed a multi-year cross-license agreement with vivo. The Chinese company has agreed to pay royalties to the Finns as well as catch-up payments for the dispute period. The agreement resolves all pending patent litigation between both parties. Terms between Nokia and vivo will remain confidential, as agreed between the two companies. The agreement is one of the final steps of the smartphone licensing renewal cycle for... Read more ›
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Counterpoint Research posted an interesting analysis of the Chinese smartphone market. Putting together the numbers for the first two weeks of the year shows that Huawei shipped more devices than anyone, effectively making it the best-selling company currently. According to the report, the three reasons behind Huawei's success were the Mate 60 sales with China-developed Kirin 9000 chipset, brand loyalty among consumers and the quick progress of in-house Harmony OS... Read more ›
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Asus has followed a strict release schedule with its smartphone lineup over the past few years. The Zenfone series consists of compact flagships while the ROG Phone series caters to the gaming-oriented crowd with flagship specs and larger-sized screens. Asus is expected to launch a Zenfone 11 soon but it may finally offer a larger screen version of its flagship this time around. A new leak uncovered by Reddit user... Read more ›
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Samsung switched to titanium for the frame of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but there’s more to it than that. Like with Apple’s iPhones, titanium only makes up the exterior of the phone. The two companies used different designs for the interior - Samsung went for a combination of aluminum and plastic. Zack from JerryRigEverything took the S24 Ultra apart to find out how it’s built. And by take apart, we... Read more ›
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Oppo announced the Find X7 Ultra flagship in the first days of the year, and four weeks later, the phone, along with its vanilla sibling Find X7, reached 1 million pre-orders. The announcement came from Billy Zhang, President of Overseas Marketing, Sales, and Services at OPPO, who said on Twitter that “there's a real appetite” for the phone. Sadly, all the pre-orders were placed in China, as the phone is... Read more ›
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Nothing’s upcoming Phone (2a) is expected to launch soon and we now have live images of the device thanks to a new leak. Phone (2a) is wearing a design-concealing case though we can still get a clear look at the screen which features a punch-hole cutout. The back features a pair of cameras – likely a 50MP Samsung GN9 main shooter and a 50MP JN1 ultrawide lens. Nothing Phone (2a)... Read more ›
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The iQOO Z9 series will come with an OLED panel, revealed tipster Digital Chat Station on their Weibo page. The midranger Z line of the vivo-owned brand has been using LCD since its launch in mid-2020 but switched to OLED for the iQOO Z7 series, before reverting to LCD on the Z8 family. The new phones will also bring an improved 1220p resolution that China makers call "1.5K" because it... Read more ›
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It's February already, but Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra keeps dominating our trending chart, just as it did in the previous 4 installments this year. Xiaomi's lineup is on the rise, though, the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Poco X6 Pro completing the rostrum. And just behind them is the Note 13 Pro+, making it three phones by the Chinese company in a row. [#InlinePriceWidget, 12771, 1#] The vanilla Galaxy S24... Read more ›
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Welcome to your Week 5 recap. We released the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ battery life tests - the smaller phone managed an impressive result - better than its predecessor - while the Plus didn't perform as well as its predecessor. The likely expanation for this is the higher resolution QHD+ display. We also have a review of Samsung's One UI 6 and 6.1 up. Samsung Galaxy S24 battery life... Read more ›
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This is the vivo V30 - one of the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3-equipped phones around, and the latest in vivo's stylish V series. It comes with a USB cable, a case, and one of the chunkiest chargers we've seen. It justifies its size with 80W peak power output, so we'll let it slide. vivo V30 unboxed The V30 is up to vivo's high standards for design and build quality.... Read more ›
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The free storage upgrade for the Galaxy S24 series from last week is no longer available. Amazon and Best Buy are still offering their gift cards, but you’re only getting half the storage. Also, the OnePlus 12 and 12R are still on pre-order, nothing has changed there. So, let’s look at some tablets this week instead. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is a relative newcomer. It’s an entry-level slate, but... Read more ›
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