The popular Samsung Galaxy A54 and the new Galaxy S23 FE are similarly priced smartphones that have become hot offers during the Black Friday craziness. And that is why we’ve decided to pit those two against each other and see which one turns out to be worthy of getting and why. The Galaxy S23 FE is more like a Galaxy S22 FE that's late to the party as it features the previous generation chips, and it shares much of the S22 series hardware. The extra weight and thicker bezels give away its less-than-premium nature, thus positioning it closer to the Galaxy A series instead. Table of...
Apple is unlikely to put a fingerprint scanner of any kind in any of its future iPhones. According to a Chinese report, Apple has reportedly shut down the tools it used to produce and enable Touch ID in the past, while the last of the Touch ID components were used in the third-gen iPhone SE (2022). Apple is expected to adopt a full-screen design for the fourth-generation iPhone SE with Face ID on board, instead of developing an under-display Touch ID sensor as most Android makers do. For years we heard that Apple would bring back Touch ID to iPhones. It has been a while since the...
We've chased down some solid smartphone deals from the US market. As usual, Apple isn't the biggest fan of slashing prices be it for Black Friday or any other occasion, but we did include a deal on the iPhone 14 at BestBuy where you can save a whole $50 (it's something). Apple iPhone 14 128GB save $50 Read our review $680 at BestBuy Google is more obliging when it comes to discounts. You can save $125 on the Pixel 7a and Pixel 7, $200 on...
Realme released another teaser for its upcoming GT5 Pro flagship phone, and again it focuses on its photography prowess and the telephoto camera in particular. The teaser images reveals a bit more about the "industry's most expensive telephoto setup". Realme GT5 Pro's teaser poster on Weibo The shooter will employ Sony's 50MP IMX80 sensor coupled with an f/2.6 aperture 3x optical zoom. Interestingly enough, 3x periscope telephoto cameras are rare, but the large sensor mandated folded optics to fit within reasonable thickness. The setup promises various hardware and software...
Realme released another teaser for its upcoming GT5 Pro flagship phone, and again it focuses on its photography prowess and the telephoto camera in particular. The teaser images reveals a bit more about the "industry's most expensive telephoto setup". Realme GT5 Pro's teaser poster on Weibo The shooter will employ Sony's 50MP IMX80 sensor coupled with an f/2.6 aperture 3x optical zoom. Interestingly enough, 3x periscope telephoto cameras are rare, but the large sensor mandated folded optics to fit within reasonable thickness. The setup promises various hardware and software...
Samsung is expected to announce its revamped Galaxy A-series phones at the start of 2024 and one of the upcoming devices is the Galaxy A35 which has leaked in a new set of renders. The A35 is expected to bring a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The renders show some sizeable bezels and a punch-hole cutout at the top. The device is rumored to measure 161.6 x 77.9 x 8.2mm with a flat frame and protruding power button and volume rocker on the right-hand side. The back features the familiar Samsung camera design with three vertically lined camera...
If you still haven’t jumped on the foldable bandwagon, Black Friday may be the right time to do it. And if you’re not a fan of those, the Galaxy S23 flagships can be had for cheap. Note that you will need the Shop Samsung app to get the discounts below – just follow the links and you will be prompted to install the app if you haven’t already (or you could just use the web store, but without key discounts). Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, the phone is down 25% from its MSRP and you can get up to $600 of enhanced trade-in credit. Basically any Galaxy S or Z phone from last year...
If you still haven’t jumped on the foldable bandwagon, Black Friday may be the right time to do it. And if you’re not a fan of those, the Galaxy S23 flagships can be had for cheap. Note that you will need the Shop Samsung app to get the discounts below – just follow the links and you will be prompted to install the app if you haven’t already (or you could just use the web store, but without key discounts). Starting with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5, the phone is down 25% from its MSRP and you can get up to $600 of enhanced trade-in credit. Basically any Galaxy S or Z phone from last year...
HMD Global, the company that is in charge of manufacturing Nokia phones, announced it secured the top spot in the feature phone market for Q3 2023, according to the latest analysis by IDC. The detailed breakdown wasn't shared by either the maker or the analyst company, but HMD holds a 30.7% market share by value and 22.4% by volume, marking an increase from the previous three-month period. HMD said four key factors contributed to Nokia’s success. The first is feature phones with UPI (Unified Payments Interface) integration, which enhanced functionality and enabled secure digital...