The European foldable smartphone market is heating up, and Samsung’s once untouchable position is no longer what it used to be. According to Counterpoint Research, foldable shipments in Europe jumped 37% in 2024 compared to 2023. That sounds huge, but it’s worth noting that foldables still make up only about 2% of the overall smartphone … Read More “Honor’s 377% surge shakes Samsung’s grip on Europe’s foldable market” »
The Samsung Galaxy A56 returned as the champion in our trending chart this week, followed by the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The bronze medal went to a brand new entry, however, as newly announced vivo V60 got quite a lot of attention. Samsung Galaxy A56 These are the best offers from our affiliate … Read More “Top 10 trending phones of week 33” »
Introduction The Redmi Note 14 models must be the most popular choice in the mid-range for their thoughtful segmentation and attractive pricing. And a while ago, Poco also launched its own interpretation of one particular Redmi – the Note 14 5G. Meet the Poco M7 Pro 5G. The Poco M7 Pro 5G is essentially identical … Read More “Poco M7 Pro 5G review” »
When Lu Weibing, President and Partner at Xiaomi Group, spoke recently on Douyin, his words felt like more than just another teaser. They hinted at a turning point, maybe even a new chapter for the company’s digital series. He described the next generation as something that won’t simply continue what came before, but rather redefine … Read More “A First Look at What’s Coming” »
The CMF Phone 1 has started receiving the Nothing OS update V3.2-250723-1800. The new software focuses on widget improvements, camera stability, bug fixes, and system performance. It also includes the August 2025 security patch. Widget Updates Shared widgets now support more sticker types. The Countdown widget gets a new Recurring option along with additional shape … Read More “CMF Phone 1 August Update Adds Countdown Recurring Option, Camera Stability Fixes, and Latest Security Patch” »
Introduction Rugged phones are about as niche in the consumer tech sphere as you can get, and yet they still have their loyal following. It’s a mystery to most of us why you’d choose a smartphone that’s as thick as a brick when most, if not all, of its features are matched by a regular … Read More “Ulefone Armor 34 Pro hands-on” »
Another week, another couple of Pixel 10 renders leaked. It’s not long now, the Pixel 10 series will be announced next week! The latest set of renders shows off the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL in all their colors. The pixel 10 is the most colorful with Light Blue (Frost), … Read More “Another Pixel 10 leak and the blackest OnePlus ever, Week 33 in review” »
A couple of weeks ago, Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi 15 series. There are two 4G models and there will be two 5G ones – the Redmi 15C 5G is late to the party, but it’s on the way. We know that these are not glamorous, but they are competent phones on the cheap – would … Read More “Weekly poll: which, if any, of the Redmi 15 models would you buy or recommend to someone else?” »
Last week, we asked you whether you keep your phone ringer on and, if you do, what ringtone do you use. As we suspected, the “ringer on all the time” option was the less common choice, but it’s still how a quarter of voters use their phone daily. Then there is a nearly dead-even split … Read More “Weekly poll results: the ringer is off all the time for many, others switch manually” »
An APK teardown of the Google Play Services app, version 26.32.31 beta reveals some interesting details about phone backups. It hints at a new feature that Google will likely implement in the near future that would let you choose more folders to back up. Everyone who is using automatic online backup knows that not all … Read More “Android will soon become better at backing up your data” »
