Category: Cell Phones

MWC 2023 is now in the history books and it’s the busiest the show has been in several years, possibly stretching to the couple of editions just before the COVID pandemic. We’ve prepared a summary of all the key announcements from the this past week alongside hands-on coverage with some of the more interesting devices that we saw in person.

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Nokia kicked things off with its announcement of the Nokia G22, Nokia C32 and Nokia C22 smartphones. The trio offers entry-level specs with large batteries and in the case of the G22 – a focus on easy reparability. Nokia partnered with…

The Samsung Galaxy M42 5G launched in 2021 with Android 11-based One UI 3.1 is receiving the One UI 5.1 stable update based on Android 13.

The update has firmware version M426BXXU4DWB1 and requires a download of about 1GB. It comes with the usual One UI 5.1 goodies and the February 2023 Android security patch.

The One UI 5.1 update for the Galaxy M42 5G is currently seeding in India, but the rollout should expand to other countries soon. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can check for it manually by heading to your phone’s Settings > Software update menu.

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WhatsApp’s latest beta version for Android features a dual panel interface for tablets. What usually happens in these cases is – such new features get tested in the beta channel for a while (it can be weeks or even months) and then they eventually make it to everyone.

Obviously, we’re hoping the same logic will apply here, as the dual panel UI makes a lot more sense on tablets than simply an enlarged version of the phone UI.

The first WhatsApp version compatible with Android tablets came out for beta testers last year, although it didn’t have the split view. You can see the new UI,…

While we wait for its next smartphone, which will be a high-end offering boasting a chipset from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 series, Nothing is busy working on another product, which it’s started teasing a couple of days ago.

The new teaser tweet that the company has released today seems to be about bugs, weirdly enough. And the first one from two days ago is… also weird, in its own way.

🪲 incoming.Like this tweet if you want a sneak peek of what’s coming next. pic.twitter.com/IcBQRCJNP6— Nothing (@nothing) March 3, 2023

While the company itself is, at the moment, staying mum on what…

The ZTE nubia Z50 Ultra is all set to launch on March 7 in China, so its Geekbench scorecard by isn’t a big surprise. A handset with model number NX712J, which is supposedly the Z50 Ultra, posted an impressive Geekbench 5 score.

The device scored 5121 points in the multi-core test and 1494 in the single-core trial and both results are in line with other Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices we’ve tested. The good Geekbench scores also suggest that the device is out of the testing stage and it’s ready to launch. Early engineering samples tend to underperform. Other than the chipset, the Geekbnech…

Apple updated its trade-in values on its online Apple Store homepage, so if you own an older Apple device, you are eligible for a better trade-in offer. Then again, some older devices’ trade-in values have increased by only a few percent.

Naturally, the newer iPhone 13 Pro Max gets one of the higher bumps and is now eligible for a $600 trade-in offer while the 13 Pro can slash up to $500 off of your next purchase. Some iPads are also getting a re-evaluation and the iPad Air is now valued at $320, which is a $90 increase. The good old vanilla iPad is now $165, a $5 hike from…

The foldable smartphone category is picking up pace as more and more brands are launching foldable phones to get a piece of this pie, but it’s still Samsung’s foldables that offer the most refined experience. And while others will catch up eventually, it is the Korean conglomerate that’s the current market leader in the foldable segment, as it shipped more foldable smartphones in 2022 than all other OEMs combined.

According to a Financial Times report citing Canalys research, the foldable smartphones market recorded 14.2 million shipments worldwide in 2022, of which Samsung alone shipped…

Apple announced it’s investing €1 billion in a new silicon design center after spending just as much on its new R&D center in Munich two years ago. In fact, the new facility is treated as an expansion of the existing one since it will be located just across the street.

Inside Apple’s current research facility

Apple wants to bring 2,000 of its engineers in one place, so they can work more efficiently with state-of-the-art equipment. Efforts will go toward developing custom silicon design, power management chips and future wireless technologies. The main goal is to improve Apple’s…

Garmin introduced the new Forerunner 965 and Forerunner 265 smartwatches with one major improvement – the screens are now AMOLED, moving away from the transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) solution. According to the official numbers, the 900-series flagship could live 23 days on a single charge, while the 200-series should offer up to 15 days.

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is targeted toward elite athletes. The new type of display is just one of the changes; other features include a new titanium bezel, a slightly thinner body and a 1.4” (35.4 mm) screen. Standalone GPS, detailed heart rate…