The latest company to remove the charger from its smartphone boxes is Sony. However, it seems that the move, at least for now, is limited to the Xperia 10 III.
Sony’s German arm has let us know that going forward, in some retail channels the Xperia 10 III will be offered without a charger, for a recommended sales price that will be reduced by €10. In other channels, the phone will still…
Oppo's first foldable phone is allegedly launching next month
October 24, 2021
Oppo has long been rumored to be working on its first foldable smartphone, and it was always due to arrive at some point this year. And while it didn’t launch in the first half of 2021 as some rumors claimed, it’s apparently still on track to become official…
Our Huawei nova 9 hands-on video is now up
October 24, 2021
As you may know, Huawei has launched a new phone for the European market yesterday. We’re talking about the nova 9, of course. This upper-midrange offering from the Chinese company will be sold for €499 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
We were there at the…
At Xiaomi’s big mid-September global launch event, among many other devices, the company announced the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC for the European market. The non-NFC version of the Band 6 has been out since March, but this time we got the promise of on-wrist payment support, powered by a partnership with Mastercard.
Today the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC is finally available in Europe – not…
Realme Book (Slim) and Pad's green color variants teased, Watch T1's global launch imminent
October 24, 2021
The Realme GT Neo2 unveiled last month comes in three colors, with the green version attracting a lot of attention on social media. Realme also launched the Buds Air 2 TWS earphones in a green colorway and looking at the response, the young brand is set to offer more…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra breaks cover with a notched display
October 24, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series rumored to go official alongside the Galaxy S22 next year reportedly includes three tablets – Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra. Leakster gave us our first look at the vanilla Galaxy Tab S8 yesterday, and now he’s back with a new…
Samsung Galaxy A53's color options leak
October 24, 2021
Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 and A52 5G in March and followed up with the A52s 5G in August. And while there’s still some time for the Korean conglomerate to introduce the Galaxy A53, rumors have already started doing rounds on the Internet, with the latest one talking about the phone’s colors.
According to , the Galaxy A53 will come in at least four colors – black, white…
Weekly poll results: the Realme GT Neo2 eyed with doubt
October 24, 2021
The Realme GT Neo2 failed to stand out against its siblings, judging by last week’s poll. It may be worth another look – since the poll went up, we published our review of the phone and while we found a few issues, the phone does offer great performance and battery…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 starts receiving October 2021 Android security patch globally
October 24, 2021
Last month, Samsung released the October 2021 Android security patch for the Galaxy Z Flip3 in South Korea, which was rolled out for the unlocked units in the US earlier this month, and is now finally seeding to the Galaxy Z Flip3 globally.
The October 2021 patch for the…
Canalys: Xiaomi tops the Indian smartphone market in Q3, total market shipments down by 5%
October 24, 2021
Based on data from the latest report, smartphone shipments in India few to 47.5 million units in the July-September period compared to 50 million in the same period last year. Supply chain difficulties persisted here as well and were seen mostly in the entry-level segment which forced all key players in India to down mark their more premium devices with promotions to make them more…
