After thoroughly previewing the and the S20+, finally it's time for the smallest and cutest member of the pack, the 6.2" Galaxy S20, to pop up somewhere. Denoted with the SM-G981U model number, the same that it in the US last week, the Galaxy S20 will most likely be a value-for-money juggernaut, so its performance matters.Powered by the same Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 processing power as its larger brethren, the S20 munchkin will by no means be a slouch. In fact, just alerted us that it leaked on Geekbench with the whopping 12GB RAM under the hood, indicating a top-of-the-line ...
If you can't afford the latest and greatest (which obviously means you won't be able to afford either), but don't want to settle for the ancient Apple A10 Fusion processor powering and , it might be a good idea to buy right now.
Despite an extremely turbulent few months, Huawei finished 2019 on a high by setting an impressive new smartphone sales record. It shipped 10 million more smartphones than predicted
Just one day after the first press render of the Huawei P40 made an appearance online, the folks over at have managed to obtain a couple of extra images that reveal the Huawei P40 Pro’s design for the first time and show both phones in their launch colors.The Huawei P40 Pro features four cameras
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There are many types of running rampant in Google's Play Store, ranging from good old fashioned to and , but Android users may need to be more concerned about a relatively new phenomenon discovered and documented by security researchers over at SophosLabs that pushes the boundaries of what is traditionally considered malware.
The Galaxy S20’s leak floodgates opened last weekend and things have been pretty crazy ever since. Today is no exception because has compared several dummy units of Samsung’s upcoming devices to some of the most popular flagships on the market.The Galaxy S20 Ultra is a little bigger than the Note 10+
LG's smartphone release strategy and naming scheme don't always make a great deal of sense, and that was perhaps most obvious when the and were unveiled back in the fall of 2018. While cosmetically very similar to the high-end released just a few months earlier, the confusing 6.1-inch handsets came with slower processors and less impressive cameras.
If you thought Apple's lead in the and was impressive, wait until you hear how the Cupertino-based tech giant is doing in the relatively young but fast-growing TWS (totally wireless) Bluetooth headset industry.
The Galaxy S20 is getting revealed next month, and undoubtedly, it will be a hit on the Android scene. We expect three new Galaxies to make the cut, alongside a foldable Galaxy Z Flip (previously known as Bloom), new Galaxy Buds, and probably something else as well. Sounds like quite the strong lineup so far, but an equally important question arises:Which Galaxy S20 should you buy?
With the holiday shopping season in the rearview mirror, it might be time to admit you made a serious mistake if you didn't upgrade your phone when everyone was running sweet Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
The Google Phone app can screen calls, call 9-1-1 automatically in an emergency, make Duo video calls, warn about potential Spam calls, deliver visual voicemail and allow users to multitask while on a call. , the app will soon give users the opportunity to record phone calls. Strings of code hidden in version 43.0.289191107 of the Google Phone app revealed that there will be an in-call button that will start a new recording.
One of the Pixel 4 series new features is called Live Caption, and as the name suggests it provides a real-time caption of any video, podcast, and audio message at any time, even if the phone is offline. For example, let's say that you're in the library and want to watch a movie on your phone but haven't a pair of earbuds. Well, you don't want to raise the ire of the librarian now, do you? With Live Caption, you can turn the sound off and watch the video while still understanding exactly what is going on in the film. You can even use it on an airplane with airplane mode enabled.
In a federal courtroom in Manhattan, U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero is hearing closing arguments today in the case that could determine whether T-Mobile finally gets to merge with Sprint. 13 state attorneys general and the attorney general of Washington D.C. seek to have the merger blocked. The plaintiffs are concerned that the merger, by reducing the number of major wireless providers in the states by 25%, will lead to higher prices for consumers.
that Apple has acquired AI firm Xnor.ai for an estimated $200 million. The website likens the deal to Apple's 2016 purchase of AI firm Turi which reportedly also cost Apple $200 million. Xnor.ai's claim to fame is its ability to offer on-device AI technology. This means that machine learning and image recognition can be offered on a low-power device without having to go through the cloud. The company's co-founder, Ali Farhadi, said back in 2018 that "We’ve been able to scale AI out of the cloud to every device out there."
Looking at and especially growth rate (or lack thereof) in an these last few years, you might be wondering why Google is so keen to spend . But it's important to remember we're talking about a pioneer of the activity tracker market here, and in many ways, Fitbit has managed to stay well ahead of the rapidly improving competition all these years.
OnePlus recently unveiled the Concept One smartphone at CES 2020. Among other things, it featured a new invisible camera technology and it turns out that could soon reach production smartphones.
While the and are identical phones from many points of view, the latter is the one to get if you need a larger screen (6.4 inches versus 6.1 inches) and longer battery life. Of course, the S10+ is more expensive than the S10, but plenty of people will gladly pay extra for the two advantages mentioned above, and maybe for the dual front-facing camera of the S10+, too.
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on Tuesday that it has added a new "topics" feature to the iOS version of the YouTube app. These are filters in the subscription feed that include options such as "All," "Continue watching," "Live," and "Posts."
When dealing with socialism do like the socialists, and give your companies government money to push them in the right direction - that seems to be the reasoning behind the Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act that a bipartisan group of senators is .
Well, that didn't take long. The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas closed its doors less than a week ago, and we already have the first confirmation from a major mobile tech company of a presumably important announcement happening at the year's second big industry exhibition in chronological order.
The Apple iPad — the product that officially made tablets cool and the very product that survived the great decline in its market niche over the past few years. It’s often praised as the only thing worth buying if you are looking for a tablet and for good reason. The iPads have proven that they have staying power thanks to their hardware prowess and long, long software support times.
If the rumor mill can be trusted (and we’re quite confident in it this time), in the first half of 2020 we’ll see two budget-oriented phones from the two mobile OS developers: Google and Apple. And while there’s still nothing official about these phones, there are plenty of leaks to go around. So, what else should we do while waiting than to gather the available information and make a quick comparison between these baby flagships?
As if we needed one more indication that fate may be souring on the now-$34 billion merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, the invisible hand of the stock market is now signaling troubles ahead, too. 
Bang & Olufsen is a Denmark-based manufacturer of high-end audio products that closely followed Apple in the then-fledgling "hearables" market back in 2017 with the first-gen Beoplay E8 true wireless earbuds.
It almost feels like we're talking about on the and/or every single day of late, but the newest promotions are somewhat special, coming straight from Google rather than a third-party retailer like Best Buy or one of America's big four wireless service providers.
Last year was undoubtedly a tough one for Huawei because of the ongoing US trade ban, but it still managed to outperform expectations. The company sold a record number of smartphones and its latest revelation suggests it became the 5G market’s early leader.Huawei shipped almost 7 million 5G devices in 2019
The thoroughly leaked , , and smartphones are not the only exciting devices widely expected to see daylight at a no doubt glamorous in San Francisco, as Samsung is also pretty much guaranteed to be cooking up an upgrade for the company's first-ever true wireless earbuds.
Samsung has been dominating the headlines recently thanks to several leaks surrounding its upcoming flagships. But rival Huawei is quietly developing its own lineup of devices, and today has obtained an official press render of the Huawei P40.A punch-hole display but no headphone jack
“It’s not a bug, it’s a feature!” is a phrase often thrown around usually when people make fun of apps or games that are doing something weird. But recently, it described very accurately something that happened with Google’s Play Store.
The Galaxy Z Flip as envisioned by LetsGoDigital
TF International's reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to release four AMOLED screened handsets this fall. These models include the 5.4-inch iPhone 12, the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Plus, the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone Pro Max. Now if you're wondering what the difference is between the two 6.1-inch models, the difference will be in the configuration options and the rear camera setup.
One feature that some Android users have called for, a screen recorder, was part of the Android Q beta preview at one point. But unfortunately, Google removed it by the time the final version of the Software dropped in September. However, (via ) found a trick to enable the built-in screen recorder that should work on the Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a and Pixel 4 models. Keep in mind that this is not an official release which explains why some users have experienced some issues including the recording of only half the screen.
A report issued by reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that a price war has begun in the 5G chip industry. Kuo's note to clients, , says that Qualcomm has cut pricing for its mid-range 5G Snapdragon 765 chipset after sales of high-end 5G smartphones fell short of expectations. By cutting the cost of its mid-range 5G chips to manufacturers, Qualcomm is trying to get these firms to produce more affordable 5G handsets to entice the public. The price cuts will also extend to Qualcomm's low-end chips as well.
In the age of digital security, two-factor authentication, or 2FA, is one of the most important lines of defense against a wide array of cybersecurity issues. Recently, Google released an update to let iPhone users take advantage of this tech a lot more easily.
It's not easy to to fit one's personal preferences and specific requirements nowadays, but even though is unlikely to rank very high on many shopping lists right now, it's hard to argue with the quality/price ratio of this otherwise middling tablet at a massive $210 discount.
A delegation from the U.S. visited Britain yesterday in an attempt to convince the country not to allow Huawei networking equipment in their 5G networks. that the visitors from the states presented new evidence allegedly showing that if Britain decides to use Huawei's gear, intelligence sharing would be at risk. The visiting delegation reportedly told the U.K. that using Huawei's parts to build out its 5G network would be "nothing short of madness."
Well, 2020 is here, which means that we have a bunch of exciting new flagship phones knocking at the door. Among them, of course, is the new Galaxy S line for the year.
Is it just me, or do all phones look kind of the same now? With flagships, in particular, it’s getting hard to tell one model from the other. On the Android side, we get glass backs and tall, curved-edge displays with either a small notch or a hole for the selfie camera. Inside, we also often find the same specs across most brands: the latest Snapdragon chipset, 6-8GB of RAM and a bunch of cameras.
The latest on the world's most popular mobile apps and games , and just in case it wasn't obvious Disney+ is the biggest 2019 success story of the industry, the recently released video streaming platform has earned yet another major title. 
Gather around, high-end phone lovers, the ultimate battle of Androids for America - the against the juggernauts - is about to begin, and we are pitting all the preliminary specs, prices and features to gawk at while you wait for the takedown.
Until needed to turn a profit after so many underwhelming high-end smartphone releases that have generated quarterly loss after loss in the last few years, hardcore fans of the company are left to choose from an overcrowded and confusing lineup of easily forgettable G and V-series flagships.
Foldables are here to stay, and both Samsung so far is probably the only smartphone manufacturer to score a profit on the emerging niche with the revisited Galaxy Fold. Motorola, one the other hand, struck the nostalgia nerve of many with its foldable Razr flip phone. It seems that one flipped the switch over at Samsung, which quickly came up with its own foldable flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip (codenamed Bloom), which will likely be unveiled on February 11 alongside the Galaxy S20-series. 
T-Mobile and Sprint worked pretty hard for a fairly long time behind the scenes to and that the aiming to combine the nation's third and fourth-largest wireless service providers would actually be good for the industry as a whole rather than harm competition and potentially lead to higher prices for consumers.
The Galaxy M20 follows the Galaxy S10 family on the Android 10 bandwagon
Originally released a little over a year ago, the is obviously not as attractive today as the or even the "standard" , which also packs a newer and faster processor than 2018's 5.8-incher. 
AT&T continues to lose TV customers and the only solution the carrier found to make up for the losses is to raise the prices again. and it will happen again no later than next month.
TIDAL, the music streaming service available in more than 50 countries, announced a partnership with renown musicians to bring customers a collection of 500+ new “Now Playing” curated playlists. Artists like Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Jonas Brothers, Deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Mariah Carey and many others have offered their expertise at curating playlists.
That now-infamous Peloton ad, the one that knocked a billion dollars off of the company's valuation because many consider it to be a sexist commercial about a controlling husband who wasn't happy with the weight of his already thin wife, has led to an interesting story about a cheating boyfriend who was busted because of the Fitbit he once bought his girlfriend.
If you own an Android phone, you probably know that after your phone reboots following an update, it needs to be unlocked. This allows all of the apps to start running properly following the update. But suppose you schedule an update to take place overnight; this would mean that the phone would remain locked until you get up the next morning. As a result, the apps would not yet be ready to run first thing in the morning and you could miss out on several important notifications. And nothing sets the tone for a bad day more than missing out on important notifications first thing in the morning.
Traditionally, Samsung powers its latest flagship phones in the vast majority of markets with chipsets it designs and produces itself. In the U.S., China, and Japan, Galaxy S and Galaxy Note handsets typically employ the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. That's because Qualcomm's chips work better with the 4G networks in those regions. For example, earlier this year Samsung packed the Snapdragon 855 into U.S., Chinese and Japanese versions of the Galaxy S10 series. In other markets, these phones were equipped with the Exynos 9820 chipset.
So let's say that you spent countless hours developing a new Android app that you believe will change the world. You submit it to Google and it passes with flying colors. The app is published but a bug prevents Android users from finding it and as a result, there are practically no installs. Is this the plot from a new Disney movie called Frozen...out of the Play Store? No, unfortunately, this is a real life situation that was affecting Android developers. For example, dated November 23rd by the developer of an app called Tire Valet complained that the approved listing could not be found ... 
iPhone 12 Pro concept render
WhatsApp has made what it calls "a tough decision" and will soon drop millions of users from the messaging app (via the ). The page notes that starting on February 1st, 2020, those using a device running iOS 8 or older will no longer be able to use the app. Currently, a new WhatsApp account cannot be opened nor can a user reverify an existing account unless the device being used is loaded with iOS 9 or higher. The WhatsApp support page states "For the best experience, we recommend you use the latest version of iOS available for your phone. Please visit the Apple Support website to learn how ... 
Just because Amazon managed to vastly during a three-month period that saw Google's shipment numbers and market share plummet compared to the same timeframe last year, that doesn't mean the e-commerce giant is ready to rest on its laurels and risk a resurgence from its arch-rival.
After a their game in a handful of countries, Pearl Abyss announced today their ambitious MMORPG (massively multiplayer role-playing game) Black Desert Mobile is now available on and globally.
It's no secret that the wearable device industry nowadays is growing at a pace rivaled only by the global smartphone market a number of years ago, but even if you've been keeping a close eye on the recent surge of , activity trackers, and , odds are you'll find the latest at least a little surprising if not outright astounding.
Realize it or not, LG's V-series is due for an update - the LG V60 is due to be released relatively soon, and if history repeats itself, we are very likely to see this upcoming Android phone announced around MWC 2020, which is scheduled for late February 2020.
PhoneArena is one big entity of writers, editors, video team and a bunch of people around us and we do our best to maintain an independent, bias-free voice for our articles, but as individuals, each and every one of us makes their personal choices about what phones they use.
The best time of the year to buy a hot new smartphone at a great price is technically over, but incredibly enough, the killer deals on , keep on coming. In certain circumstances, you can even save more money now than and .
Motorola has been awfully quiet about its plans to bring official Android 10 updates to its extensive lineup of mid-range and... upper mid-range smartphones, but shortly after releasing the feature-packed and exceptionally affordable in the US with the , the company is apparently delivering the same software goodie pack over-the-air to the One Power.
With a $1.2 trillion valuation after yesterday's market close, Apple ended the day as the world's largest publicly traded company in terms of market value for the umpteenth time this decade. 
If you're still playing Pokemon GO, there's a lot waiting for you in the coming weeks. Developer Niantic has just revealed all Pokemon GO's December events, which includes raids, new avatar items, new features, and other bonuses.
According to T-Mobile's President and COO Mike Sievert, who is from John Legere next year, the second day of the accelerated Sprint merger trial and he is optimistic about the outcome. 
It only took Disney+ 24 hours to , as well as two weeks to , but perhaps the greatest early achievement of the video streaming service is one revealed by Google today that technically doesn't reflect how many people are actually using the platform.
It's very hard to determine which phone or mobile app is safer and which has big security holes. But that's not because each uses different security software to protect itself, but mostly due to the different attention they receive from hackers.
Due to that are likely to be in circulation around the world roughly nine months after the commercial debut of Samsung's spring 2019 flagship lineup, you can probably understand why Android 10 updates have only .
Waze announced that starting this week, driving through wintry landscapes will be a bit easier thanks to a new feature the developer is adding to its navigational app. The new feature lets Waze users report snow conditions in real-time, as well as view reports of winter weather hazards on the map overview before they decide to take a trip or not.