Mobile

“We have no idea how much money Google makes from hardware,” Marketwatch wrote two years ago. That’s no longer entirely true — the company’s hardware division is a “multibillion-dollar” business, the company revealed during parent Alphabet’s Q4 earnings call (via 9to5Google). That suggests that hardware rakes in at least $2 billion, but could theoretically be a bit more: Google’s…

Towards the end of last year, Samsung quietly announced the Galaxy A01 smartphone and it’s apparent from the name that this is an entry-level smartphone we are talking about. But information regarding the specs was scarce so we had to wait until now when thethe phone is hitting the shelves to get the full picture. It seems that Vietnam will be the first country to get the handset, which is…

European pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S20 phones will come with a free pair of Galaxy Buds+. This new model will have an MSRP of €170, according to leakster Roland Quand, but they’ll be free if you place your order no later than March 8. The first deliveries are expected to reach consumers on March 13. However, Galaxy S10 pre-orders shipped out early last year, so there’s a chance the S20…

The team at XDA-Developers has gotten its hands on build.prop files for two Xiaomi devices – “umi” and “cmi”, or as they’ll be known in stores, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. These two names were previously connected to 108MP cameras through an update of the MIUI gallery app. Xiaomi has officially confirmed that the Mi 10 phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset. That’s quite a…