Gartner has unveiled its latest research about the state of the phone market in the second quarter of 2015, and there are two big conclusions: Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS together now control a whopping 96.8% of the smartphone market, and the second one is that all the other contenders,…
Report: Samsung Galaxy O could be VR-centric smartphone designed with Oculus Rift
The other day, we told you about a new rumor coming from inside Samsung. The speculation is that Samsung is going to be kicking off a whole new smartphone line called the Samsung Galaxy O. Today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that this new line could be based on…
Asus to hold an IFA 2015 event on September 2, teases a smartphone and a smartwatch
With IFA 2015 just around the corner, more and more manufacturers are expressing their intention to host a press event or a keynote at the trade show. Sony is probably the largest handset maker that has explicitly unveiled that it will be at IFA 2015 (with its event due on…
ZTE Warp Elite is the newest affordable Android smartphone in the US (available via Boost Mobile)
ZTE may have recently released the high-end Axon Pro in the US, but the company is (unsurprisingly) not done with making less advanced handsets. The latest in ZTE’s line-up of not-so-impressive devices is the Warp Elite, which is available starting today via Boost Mobile. Presented as Boost Mobile’s “most feature-packed…
Infinix HOT 2 is Google’s latest Android One smartphone (made for Africa)
Google today announced a brand new Android One smartphone, which, for the first time ever, is made for Africa. Called Infinix HOT 2, the handset is – like every other Android One device – affordable. The new smartphone is already available in Nigeria, where customers can buy it for around…
Leaked Huawei Nexus renders allegedly reveal the design of Google’s next extra-large smartphone
Just one day after seeing renders that allegedly show the upcoming LG-made Nexus smartphone (a 5.2-inch handset that could be released in October), we can now take a look at what are, reportedly, renders showing a Huawei-made Nexus, which, just like the LG model, should be launched in October. Revealed…
Samsung patents a smartphone capable of displaying holographic icons
Patent filings often treat us to a revealing glimpse into the future, and as we await the launch of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung may have some exciting plans in store beyond these two major new releases. New ideas are patented, and indeed implemented, every single…
Have you ever bought a clone of a popular smartphone? (poll results)
Yesterday the topic of clone of popular smartphones came up one too many times — enough at least for us to feel like we just had to get our readership’s pulse on this one. So we asked you: Have you ever bought a clone of a popular smartphone? Over a thousand…
5 potential new features of OnePlus’ upcoming smartphone
After all of the fanfare that met the launch of the OnePlus 2, the company’s divisive invitation system has already reached a passed two million reservations. With fans having trailed the flagship smartphone for so long, the company has already begun sounding off about a new device that could be…
Huawei is altering some promo images of its P8 smartphone to make it look near bezel-less
Released in April by Huawei, the P8 is a pretty good Android smartphone, as our review of it is concluding. But Huawei is trying to advertise the P8 as something that it’s not, namely a near bezel-less phone. We noticed this as Huawei today posted a promo image (on Facebook)…