Smartphone - Hardware

For a few years now, my old MacBook Pro has been the only Apple device I use regularly. With the iPhone XS, I want to change that again. My first experiences after two days with the new iPhone have been pretty positive.

Google has gone from a garage operation to one of the biggest and most powerful companies in the world. We ask, what was the most important milestone?

You guessed it. Apple’s markup on the iPhone XS has been estimated at 280%. That means a $1,249 smartphone costs just $443 to make. Read a full breakdown of all the costs involved in putting together Apple largest-ever smartphone. The stats may shock you.

The new Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung is a great and complete smartphone, but it has its share of issues just like any other electronic device. If you encounter difficulties with your new Note, take a look at our solutions to the most common problems!

The market is overwhelmed by ever larger smartphones and the good old 5-inch (or less) smartphones seem to be disappearing. Is there still hope or should we throw in the towel?

Revealed at IFA 2018 last month, the Sony XZ3 is now available for pre-order in both the UK and the US. Watch us unbox the retail version on Sony’s new flagship to see what you will get in the box. Watch the video here!

We've been left scratching our heads wondering what the name of the most affordable new iPhone means, and thanks to the wisdom of the crowd, we now have our answer. Check out the results of last week's poll and find out what the 'R' means!

Sony boss Kenichiro Yoshida has taken up the challenge to get the stumbling smartphone division back on its feet. An important field is the camera. Now there's a plan for resolving the Sony paradox. But is Sony on the right track?

In the past, it was difficult to compare the usage statistics of iOS devices with Android ones due to the lack of some important data in the former. Thanks to iOS 12 now we can compare more accurately the time of usage of iPhone and iPad and, perhaps, for Apple it's not good news ...

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 costs so little that instead of a new iPhone you could easily buy four or five of them. And yet, the equipment is top of the line. Find out what its camera can do here.

In last week's poll, we asked our readers if they were interested in hearing the iPhone announcements, and the majority said no. But, a significant number still think Apple is worth keeping an eye on, and they have lots of good reasons for it. Check out the poll results here.

The new iPhones have arrived to challenge the Android competition. The best alternative to the new Apple iPhone XS comes from Samsung: the Galaxy S9+. We show what's important when comparing the two smartphones.

I'm sure you've heard the news by now: Apple has unveiled three new iPhones. During the big event, the Cupertino company gave away all the details on the devices, from features to pricing, but left out one little thing. We've been left scratching our heads wondering what the name of the most affordable new iPhone means.

Surprise your friends and family, lighten your wallet and take your device to the next level with smartphone payments. In this article we'll see how you can smart payments of the future via smartphone so you can leave your wallet at home!

Apple has revealed three new iPhones, all variants of the iPhone X. One of them, the iPhone XR...cuts a few corners to become the 'affordable' variant of Apple's new trio. But how much does it cut for the cost? Find out all about it in this live article.

The Pocophone F1 costs under 350 dollars and has the specs of a luxury smartphone. What's the catch? It's quite possible that we found it in our display test of the Xiaomi Pocophone F1.

"Master of Speed" - that's the slogan Xiaomi came up with for the Pocophone F1. We have examined the budget powerhouse, and the performance test of the Pocophone F1 shows that Xiaomi did not exaggerate.

IFA was packed full of announcements and new gadgets again this year. Now that the tech fair has come to a close and the votes for the most impressive brand have been counted, we have the results of last week's poll. You might be surprised at the results.

On September 12, Apple is making its biggest announcements of the year. The next batch of iPhones are coming, possibly along with a new iPad Pro, Apple Watch and AirPods. Are you looking forward to seeing what the company has in store with its next smartphones?

What on earth can the razor blade business and the deodorant market teach us about the smartphone business in 2018? Well, I’ll tell you. More is not always better!