Smartphones should last longer than five years
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Comment: The one-year business model is a cruel industry joke

For years smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung have encouraged users to upgrade their phones to the latest model every year, however, the technology has not moved much in ages.

Smartphone sales plummet
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Wednesday, 24 November 2021 12:31

Smartphone sales plummet


Mobile revolution grinds to halt

Third quarter smartphone sales are stalling due to decelerated production schedules, Gartner beancounters reported.

China's smartphone shipments increase
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Thursday, 11 March 2021 11:15

China's smartphone shipments increase


Pandemic shrugged off


China's smartphone shipments increased more than threefold in February 2021 from a year ago, government data published on Thursday showed.

Gartner sees smartphone recovery
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Monday, 30 November 2020 10:07

Gartner sees smartphone recovery


5G is the cause

Beancounters at analyst outfit Gartner have been consulting their Tarot cards and rattling their collective bones to divine that there is a recovery underway for the smartphone market.

Smartphone users have the attention span of a goldfish
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Nothing to do with too many notifications


A study has poured cold water on the notion that smartphone users are distracted by too many notifications.

DXOMARK now scores displays
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Tuesday, 20 October 2020 13:56

DXOMARK now scores displays


Game changing 400+ objective measurements

After great success with the scientific approach and standardization in camera testing, DXOMARK has decided to start testing mobile phone displays. There was a big debate for years how to accurately do that, and so far, no media house managed to stand out as the task is time and budget intensive.

Samsung might soon launch its latest M-series smartphone
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Powered by a Qualcomm 730 Snapdragon

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn that Samsung's M-series smartphone will arrive soon with Qualcomm 730 Snapdragon under the bonnet.

Huawei prepares mid-range smartphone
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Friday, 13 March 2020 12:27

Huawei prepares mid-range smartphone


AQM-AL10 spotted on Chinese certification site

Huawei appears to be gearing up for the launch of its new mid-range smartphone.

Black Shark releases third generation gaming smartphone
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Comes in standard and Pro versions

Xiaomi's sub-brand, Black Shark, has released its third-generation gaming smartphone, and although it will first launch in China, Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro will be bringing their unique gaming-oriented features to the global market at a later date.

Vivo shows its APEX 2020 concept in more detail
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With 6.45-inch FullView screen and more

Although it failed to be the star of the MWC 2020 show in Barcelona due to Coronavirus, the vivo APEX 2020 concept phone has just been described in detail and it shows in which direction vivo is heading with its future smartphones.