Honor France is running a promo campaign for a new model, the Honor 200 Lite, which will launch on Thursday (April 25). This is a new entry into the number series (last time we saw them, they were at 90), though the company has revealed very little about it. It’s up on the online store with plenty of official images in three colorways. The first, Starry Blue, is exclusive to Honor.com. There are also Cyan Lake and Black. Honor 200 Lite in Starry Blue Unfortunately, there are no specs on the site, so we can only go by what we can glean from the images. The rear has a triple...

The saga of the iPhone 12's high SAR values in France is almost concluded. The update that will fix the high SAR values on the iPhone 12 in France will be released by Apple "by October 24" to all French iPhone users, according to France's ANFR, the national regulator of frequencies. That update, by the way, is iOS 17.1, according to the information Apple itself shared recently. It's safe to assume that it will, like all other iOS updates, go out globally on the same day. To recount the saga in brief: first, France banned iPhone 12 sales in the country over high SAR values found by...

A couple of days ago, France's National Frequency Agency (ANFR) banned the sale of the iPhone 12 in the country because it found that the device emits more than the permitted electromagnetic waves according to EU regulations. Its Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) was above the legal limit. The agency gave Apple an ultimatum, telling it to use "all available means" to resolve the issue quickly, or face a recall of all iPhone 12 units ever sold in France. Today, Apple has responded, promising to issue a software update that will settle the dispute. It's unclear what the software update...

Apple was banned from selling the iPhone 12 in France because the device's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is above the legal limit. France's National Frequency Agency (ANFR) stated the model emits more than the permitted electromagnetic waves, and the company must stop selling the device, starting immediately. The agency tested 141 phones for SAR, including the three-year-old Apple smartphone, and found it emitted 5.74 watts per kilogram when the phone was placed in a pocket. The EU standard for SAR is 4.0 watts per kilogram. The iPhone was found to be within requirements in the second...

Last year Oppo pulled its phones from Germany due to a legal spat with Nokia. This March a report came out, claiming that Oppo (and its sibling OnePlus) will leave several key markets: France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK. Both Oppo and OnePlus refuted that report, but there may still be trouble on the horizon. Frandroid interviewed several employees in France to find out what’s happening. One worked for Atmospheres, a contractor for Oppo that handles phone sales. According to that person, the service contract with Oppo ends on June 30. A former Oppo sales manager said that...

The Galaxy S23 series broke pre-order records in India and South Korea, now Samsung has revealed that the new flagships are a hit in France as well. During the period February 2-16 Samsung.com and participating retailers in France saw nearly double the number of pre-orders than they got for the Galaxy S22 series last year. The Samsung Galaxy Experience space in Paris La Défense Samsung once again reports that 60% of buyers chose the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which seems to be the global average (this matches the report from Korea). If you haven’t made up your mind yet (even after...