Chinese phone maker Huawei has unveiled its follow-up to last year’s Honor 6X. The new Honor 7X features a 5.9 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel display with an 18:9 (or 2:1) aspect ratio, a Kirin 659 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. While Huawei hasn’t announced the price yet, last year’s model currently […]
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OnePlus launches the OnePlus 5T with full screen display
As expected, OnePlus is launching a new flagship phone, just 5 months after its last flagship. The OnePlus 5T features a 6 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel AMOLED display and slimmer bezels than any OnePlus phone to date. Its cameras have also received a minor update. Otherwise, the new phone is a lot like the […]
Razer Phone now available for $700 (120 Hz screen, 4000 mAh battery)
Razer’s first smartphone is now available for purchase. As a company known for its gaming hardware, Razer is positioning the Razer Phone as a device for gamers. But really, it’s a high-end flagship phone with a few special features including a display with a high refresh rate and front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby ATMOS and […]
Microsoft is selling Samsung’s Android phones
The Microsoft Store currently sells Windows phones from Acer, Alcatel, and HP… but you probably shouldn’t buy them, since Windows Phone is pretty much a dead platform at this point. But Microsoft also recently started selling two Android phones: you can now buy the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ from Microsoft. The phones have […]
Samsung’s Linux on Galaxy software will bring full-fledged Ubuntu desktop to your phone (with an external display)
Samsung’s DeX dock lets you connect one of the company’s recent phones to an external display, mouse, and keyboard to use your phone like a desktop PC… assuming you’re comfortable with a desktop PC that runs Android. But soon you may also be able to use your Android phone as a Linux PC. Samsung recently […]
Alleged OnePlus 5T pictures, specs leaked
OnePlus is holding an event to officially unveil the OnePlus 5T smartphone next week. But it looks like someone spilled the beans a bit early. A set of pictures including a photo of the retail packaging, a comparison with several other phones, and spec sheets have been leaked. They all seem pretty plausible when you […]
Saygus V² smartphone gets the FCC teardown treatment, might actually ship one day
If you visit the website for phone maker Saygus, you’d be forgiven for thinking the company released its last phone in 2015. The site is filled with quotes from news articles proclaiming that the Saygus V² was the “coolest gadget,” “top disruptive innovation” or “best of CES.” But Saygus didn’t actually release a phone in […]
Samsung’s rugged Galaxy S8 Active hits Sprint and T-Mobile this month
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 has an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance, which means the phone can survive a 30 minute dip in pools of water up to 3 feet deep. But if you want a phone that’s not just waterproof, but which also has a rugged case, a big battery, and other features that […]
Oppo launches R11s and R11s Plus phones with 18:9 displays
Chinese phone maker Oppo is launching two new phones with 18:9 displays and slim top and bottom bezels. The Oppo R11s is a 6 inch phone with a 2160 x 1080 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 display, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage, while the Oppo R11s Plus has a 6.4 inch screen, […]
The HTC U11+ was almost a Google Pixel phone
Google launched two new phones this year: a 5 inch model manufactured by HTC and called the Pixel 2, and a 6 inch phone called the Pixel 2 XL, which was built by LG. But when details about Google’s Pixel 2 lineup started to leak earlier this year, we heard about a third phone. It […]