In mid-2021 people were stuck at home and their disposable income often went towards upgrading their phones. But then the market hit several difficulties in quick succession: first it was component shortages, then inventory build-up depressed shipments, then people started keeping their old phones for longer. It has been 27 months since this all started, but Counterpoint Research is now reporting that sell-through rates are showing year-on-year growth once again. October sales were bigger than previous months going all the way back to January 2022. It’s a modest increase, sell-through...
OnePlus just announced the colors for the upcoming OnePlus 12 - White, Green, and Black. The company has put some thought behind the colors - white is a touch of blank space, green is a pale rock among thousands of rivers and mountains, while black represents ten years of hard work, a nod to the company's ten-year anniversary. These colors will likely be the official ones for the Chinese market, where the OnePlus 12 will launch on December 4. It's not clear whether the global variant of the phone will have the same options - the OnePlus Open is Black only in Europe and Green...
The shopping frenzy continues with some of the best deals on smartphones from Amazon UK. We’ve lined up offers on Samsung, Google, Honor, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Nothing smartphones in all price brackets. Keep in mind that these deals are subject to change depending on quantities at stock. Samsung has the Galaxy Z Fold4 down to £879 and is bundling a 3-year warranty and 6 months of Disney+ on the house. If you’re after a midrange handset, there’s the Galaxy M53 sitting at £260. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 12/256GB ...
Honor set off on its own path after it was split off from Huawei in late 2020. It has experienced rapid growth since then and is now ready to enter the next stage of its life – Honor executives are preparing an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Key details are kept under wraps for now – where will the company stock be listed and when? There is still a lot of work to do before then, however, and it starts with reorganizing the board of directors. Following an election at a shareholders’ meeting, Mr. Wu Hui will serve as the director and chairman of the board with Mr. Wan Biao as the vice...
Settle in for a heap of deals from the American tablet and smartwatch market. We've collected some of the best Black Friday deals for you. Starting, naturally, with Apple. Unlike with the iPhone, Apple is kinder with its tablet deals. You could snag the current and last year's base model iPad in a variety of colors at a discount. The 9th generation, being the current one, has a bigger display with thinner bezels and a more efficient 5nm A14 Bionic chip. The M1-equipped iPad Air 5th gen is also on a discount and sits pretty at just $500. ...
Settle in for a heap of deals from the American tablet and smartwatch market. We've collected some of the best Black Friday deals for you. Starting, naturally, with Apple. Unlike with the iPhone, Apple is kinder with its tablet deals. You could snag the current and last year's base model iPad in a variety of colors at a discount. The 9th generation, being the current one, has a bigger display with thinner bezels and a more efficient 5nm A14 Bionic chip. The M1-equipped iPad Air 5th gen is also on a discount and sits pretty at just $500. ...
Honor wrapped up an intensive day of smartphone announcements in which we also saw Oppo introduce two Reno11 smartphones and Red Magic unveil the 9 Pro duo. Honor kick-started its 100 series with two phones – Honor 100 as the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 phone and Honor 100 Pro. Both phones feature 100W charging and a custom-made RF chip C1 for better calls even in the most challenging situations. Honor 100 The basic 100 is a thin 7.8 mm device with a 6.7” OLED display of 1220p resolution and a fingerprint scanner under the panel. The new Qualcomm chipset has a CPU with one...
Honor wrapped up an intensive day of smartphone announcements in which we also saw Oppo introduce two Reno11 smartphones and Red Magic unveil the 9 Pro duo. Honor kick-started its 100 series with two phones – Honor 100 as the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 phone and Honor 100 Pro. Both phones feature 100W charging and a custom-made RF chip C1 for better calls even in the most challenging situations. Honor 100 The basic 100 is a thin 7.8 mm device with a 6.7” OLED display of 1220p resolution and a fingerprint scanner under the panel. The new Qualcomm chipset has a CPU with one...
While they’re only celebrating Thanksgiving across the pond, Black Friday deals are for everyone. Here we’ve collected the best tablet offers along with the best smartwatch deals. Starting with the tablets, we picked out Android, iOS and even Windows models. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has been replaced by the S9 generation, but tablets don’t age as quickly as phones do. This one is still highly capable and a rare 14+ inch slate (most Android and iOS slates are smaller). This is the 5G model, so it has its own data connection. The 14.6” 2,960 x 1,848px 120Hz Super AMOLED display is...
Oppo introduced the Reno11 smartphones today, and we also saw a tablet on stage. Meet the Pad Air2 – a device with a big screen and battery, which is actually the OnePlus Pad Go, renamed for the Chinese market. Oppo did not reveal the full specs sheet of the Pad Air2 at launch, but we can see it is the same device as the OnePlus tablet without the cool-looking green color. The tablet is an upgrade from the first Pad Air, with its 11.4” LCD and 7:5 ratio. The resolution is 2408 x 1720 pixels, and the 10-bit panel can refresh at up to 90 Hz. The battery capacity is 8,000 mAh and you...