The Galaxy Z Flip is a landmark product in Samsungs portfolio. One of its most anticipated features is the Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) which was expected to improve the scratch resistance of foldable displays. The latest developments show that it might not be up to the task though.
Zack Nelson from performed his signature durability test on Samsungs latest foldable and the top layer of its UTG…
Samsung Galaxy A70e appears in first renders
February 17, 2020
Samsung midrange lineup’s refresh is already underway – Galaxy A71, Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A01 are official, while the Galaxy M31 is incoming. However, the company is preparing a new phone that won’t be part of the ” 1″ generation – it…
New affordable Realme certified with triple camera, huge battery
February 17, 2020
The entry-level smartphone Realme C3 was introduced earlier this month, but apparently the company is about to launch an even cheaper device. A phone with model number RMX2020 was certified at Bluetooth SIG with the MT6769 chipset – thats the Helio X20, introduced…
Galaxy Z Flip’s ‘glass’ display not as tough as Samsung implied, durability test reveals
February 16, 2020
How resilient foldable smartphones can be will ultimately determine whether the form factor survives. The Galaxy Z Flip today was subjected to a durability test that calls into question Samsung’s marketing for Ultra Thin Glass.
With a glass display, many assumed that the Galaxy Z Flip would be materially different from the Motorola Razr and Galazy Fold. However, JerryRigEverything today…
This week’s top stories: iPhone 9 pricing and naming rumors, Swift Playgrounds for Mac...
February 16, 2020
In this week’s top stories: More details on the iPhone 9, iOS 13.4 public beta testing, Microsoft launches xCloud beta for iOS, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news.
We could be just around a month away from the official announcement of Apple’s…
Weekly poll: Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip await your approval
February 16, 2020
Samsung new flagships are here and they brought a next-generation foldable phone with them. These were subjects to much rumors so we knew more or less what to expect, but now that its all in the open, we have to ask what to you think?
Lets start at the top. The…
Love at first fold: 24 hours with Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip
February 16, 2020
I’ll admit it, when Samsung teased the Galaxy Fold at its Developer Conference in 2018, I wasn’t sold on the concept. Sure, the technology was impressive, but it just seemed gimmicky to me. The only benefit I could think of for folding displays would be if they made regular-sized phones smaller.
Cut to 2019, and the Galaxy Fold fiasco proved I was right to be reticent. The first-gen…
Flashback: the Samsung Galaxy S II was a best seller, its variants ushered in the 4G era
February 16, 2020
This week Samsung unveiled three Galaxy S20 phones – well, six models actually, as each phone has a 4G and a 5G version. If you think that’s a lot of models, then you don’t remember what happened when the Galaxy S II was unveiled.
The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S…
Nokia TA-1212 certified in China, it's a feature phone
February 16, 2020
Nokia had a few things planned for MWC 2020, but in light of coronavirus developments it will need to reschedule. Not that we were looking forward to that one in particular, but a certain Nokia TA-1212 device that’s been in the making for a while was likely going to be…
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G to be available outside the US and China
February 15, 2020
Samsung announced the Galaxy A71 last December and is reportedly working on its 5G version which will be sold in the US and China. But according to a new report, the Galaxy A71 5G will arrive in other markets as well.
Samsung is developing a 5G version of the Galaxy A71 bearing model number SM-A716B, which will be sold outside the US and China. It’s currently unclear which markets will get…
