Before Trump-era sanctions made the company a non-player in the market, Huawei was briefly the world’s largest phone manufacturer, surpassing both Samsung and Apple in shipments. In a sign of how much it has fallen since then, Huawei announced this week it recently entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with its biggest domestic rival. Oppo, the parent company of OnePlus and subsidiary…
Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro announced with SD 8 Gen 2, new Leica cameras
December 11, 2022
Xiaomi just announced its latest flagship series – the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both handsets run on Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset based on TSMC’s 4nm manufacturing process. Perhaps more importantly, the two devices offer a…
Samsung Galaxy M04 unveiled: Helio P35 SoC and 5,000 mAh battery
December 11, 2022
The Galaxy M04 teased by Amazon a few days ago has been officially unveiled by Samsung. It is powered by the Helio P35 SoC, and you get two storage options – 64GB and 128GB. The smartphone has 4GB of RAM onboard, which can be expanded virtually up to 8GB with the RAM…
Infinix Zero Ultra with 180W charging is launching soon in India
December 11, 2022
The Infinix Zero Ultra unveiled in October will launch soon in India. This revelation comes from Indian online retailer Flipkart, which created a promo page on its website to tease the smartphone’s India launch.
One of the biggest highlights of the Infinix Zero Ultra is its charging speed. The smartphone supports 180W wired charging, and its 8C cell 4,500 mAh battery is advertised to go from…
Samsung Galaxy M13 5G gets Android 13-based One UI 5 update
December 11, 2022
The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G announced in July with Android 12 is receiving the One UI 5 update based on Android 13.
The update has firmware version M136BXXU2BVK3, and it comes with the November 2022 Android security patch in addition to the usual One UI 5 goodies.
Samsung is…
Samsung Galaxy S23 series will support 8K@30fps video recording
December 11, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 is just around the corner and as the release date approaches, naturally more rumors start to emerge. The latest one comes from a reliable source regarding Samsung-related stuff.
In a recent tweet, suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S23 series will…
Huawei and Oppo announce a cross-licensing agreement
December 11, 2022
In a short press release, Huawei and Oppo announced their new cross-licensing agreement. The patents involve technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi and audio/video codecs.
Since the announcement doesn’t go into details, one would assume that Huawei is providing the connectivity know-how while Oppo will supply Huawei with patents regarding audio and video. As some of you may know, Oppo has a long…
Weekly poll results: Honor 80 and Magic Vs well liked, Honor 80 and 80 SE get the cold shoulder
December 11, 2022
A few months ago, the Honor 70 launched in Europe, and it received a warm welcome in our polls. Now, we’re already talking about the Honor 80 series – which hasn’t reached Europe yet, but it is coming. Are people excited? Yes and no. More specifically, yes to…
Huawei launches Watch Buds, Kids Watch 5X series and Watch GT 3 Pro Collector’s Edition smartwatches
December 11, 2022
Huawei introduced several new smartwatches at its event in China earlier today and we’ve got the details on all four new wearables.
Huawei Watch Buds is a 2-in-1 device that works as your regular smartwatch but with a screen that opens up to reveal a pair of TWS earbuds.
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and F04s spotted on Geekbench
December 11, 2022
Two of Samsung’s upcoming smartphones have been spotted in the Geekbench online database today, which most likely means they’re due to become official very soon. The handsets in question are the Galaxy A54 5G and the Galaxy F04s.
The former will be the newest member in Samsung’s best-selling range, the A5x, while the latter is probably a Flipkart-exclusive device.
The Galaxy A54…
