When Xiaomi and Realme both rocked up to February’s Mobile World Congress with concept smartphones featuring attachable camera lenses, Vivo’s executives must have had a quiet chuckle knowing they were ready to launch the real thing just two months later. Its flagship X200 Ultra went on sale in China a few weeks ago. Even by

Nothing in the Apple world has the impact of the annual iPhone launch, but the company’s yearly WWDC developer conference comes close. Last year saw the launch of iOS 18, which brought with it a revamped Control Center, a new Passwords app, in-depth Home Screen customization, and much more. Yet iOS 18 also continued a

This week’s deals focus on Pixel and Poco phones, but for those looking at flagship devices, we also have a OnePlus and a Motorola offer. The Google Pixel 9 is paired with an Acer Chromebook 314. It’s kind of a free laptop – the combo costs €50 more than just the 128GB phone, but if

The Realme GT series is home to some of the best value-for-money phones on the market and the latest generation is showing great promise. Is the GT 7 or the GT 7T the right phone for you? The Realme GT 7 has excellent build quality, a bright, colorful LTPO display, good stereo sound and a

Catherine Doyle BBC News NI BBC Jim Deeds, from the Glen Road area, said the phone signal in the area is “very frustrating” A series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast have left people feeling like they are “going backwards” in terms of mobile phone signal, residents and businesses in the area

Last week’s poll shows that the Honor 400 Pro has hope of success, but the vanilla 400 just doesn’t have the feature set to compete. The poll also shows that people are getting irritated by having global models that feel second rate compared to the ones available in China. The Honor 400 Pro has a

This week saw Samsung US and Amazon US trying to one-up each other – the smartphone maker launched its Discover Samsung Summer Sale, while the retailer is gearing up for Father’s Day shopping. Here are the best smartphone, tablet and wearable deals from both. Smartphone The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is at its lowest price

With the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge slotting between the Samsung Galaxy S25+ and the S25 Ultra, it’s only natural to wonder which one of the three to get. Especially in markets like India and the US, where the Edge is just $100/INR 10,000 more expensive than the S25+. Even if the two devices are built

The launch of iOS 18 last year saw Apple’s iPhone software evolve into an Android-adjacent package. The redesigned Home Screen, revamped Control Center, and general focus on customization all brought the iPhone user experience closer to that of the best Android phones. A year later, we’re about to see Apple unveil iOS 19 at WWDC

Samsung has been rumored to hold its next Unpacked event, where it will introduce the Galaxy Z Fold7 alongside the Galaxy Z Flip7, in New York in early July, but now a new rumor comes to contradict that. According to a tipster over on X, the event will actually take place in mid-July. Unfortunately, there’s

Oppo launched the K13 in April in India, and “following the strong market performance” of the smartphone, the brand has decided to launch the K13x in the Asian country. Oppo’s Indian branch is teasing the K13x as a “durable performer,” which is “designed for users who demand resilience and performance in equal measure.” The Chinese

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This week (almost) the entire lineup of current iPhone models is £100 off – the only exception to that is the iPhone 16e, which sticks to its £600 base price (but it may not be the best phone for that money, as we’re about to see). Starting with the top-end model, the Apple iPhone 16

Introduction The Honor 400 duo is now globally available and it offers plenty of nice perks. And while the jury is still out on which model – the Honor 400 Pro or the Honor 400 – should be the one to enter everyone’s shortlists, we are going to explore the more premium Honor 400 Pro

Apple‘s WWDC 2025 show kicks off at Apple Park at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST on June 9, 2025 – which means we’re now very close to seeing the next generation of software for iPhones, MacBooks, Apple Watches and more. So what should we expect from one of Apple’s biggest events of

The RedMagic 10S Pro is a mid-season upgrade of the 10 Pro. That phone arrived late last year as one of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite devices and it was the first RedMagic to use liquid metal to improve cooling. The company has had time to refine its setup since then. The “Leading Version” of

The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max top our list of the best camera phones, yet despite that there’s still plenty of room for improvement. These handsets can capture sharp details and natural colors across their lenses, but there are some gaps in their arsenal. So there’s plenty we’d like to see from

vivo has started the teaser campaign for its upcoming X Fold5, which according to a recent rumor is due to be unveiled on July 10. The phone will boast unprecedented dust and water resistance ratings for a foldable. We’re talking about IP5X dust resistance, which beats Samsung’s IP4X, as well as a trio of water

Samsung has long been rumored to be outing its first tri-fold smartphone, a la the Huawei Mate XT, later this year. Whether it’s going to be announced alongside the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 at its next Unpacked event in New York in early July remains to be seen. Regardless, the device is