Finding the best deals is a game of patience – pre-order promos and sales events like Black Friday lean heavily on advertising, but sometimes it’s better to wait things out. This week we found a lot of discounts on current devices that are just coming off the pre-order buzz. Use the links below to skip to your country: The UK Germany India USA UKSamsung is running a “boost” promo deal in the UK for the Galaxy S23 series. When trading in an old phone for the S23 or S23+, you can get a guaranteed £200 in Samsung Credit using the S23BOOST code. If you don’t...


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Weekly poll: are you ready to buy your first foldable? And which way will it fold?
Many makers entered the foldables market so it finally feels like there are a lot of options available. Foldables are not cheap yet, we’re still some years away from that, but there is competition, which will help lower prices and polish the rough edges of early models.Honor announced the beginning of the global rollout of the Magic Vs at the MWC, the Oppo Find N2 Flip went global in February, Tecno unveiled its first foldable, the Phantom V Fold, OnePlus confirmed that it’s working on a foldable, Realme is teasing its own project, Google will eventually stop delaying the release of the...


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Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro review
The Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro debuted in China last year, but it took six months for the company to launch its best smartwatch globally. The wearable made its global debut at MWC 2023 in Barcelona, but we've actually had it for a while before that and now we are ready to share our test findings.Xiaomi set a relatively high price tag for the Watch S1 Pro - it is €299, compared to last year’s €229, but it's not just inflation we are seeing here - the new wearable is actually considerably more powerful and better built.The Watch S1 Pro comes in a single 46mm size and is fairly light,...


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Weekly poll results: Honor, Tecno, vivo and TCL phones voted best at MWC 2023
After a week of launches, the MWC 2023 wrapped up and we asked you to pick the best devices in several categories. Here are the winners in last week’s poll.The Honor Magic5 Pro won the title Best Flagship of the MWC with a wide margin. It managed to edge out the Realme GT3 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, which were nearly tied for second place. The vanilla Magic5 wasn’t nearly as popular, but it was well ahead of the vanilla Xiaomi 13.The Tecno Phantom V Fold pulled off a surprising victory for the Best Foldable of the MWC. Its opponent, the Honor Magic Vs, held the lead for a few days before...


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Flashback: LG G5 tried to wow the crowd with its Magic Slot, but failed
A couple of years ago we looked at the best LG phones and called the LG G5 “the most ambitious LG phone ever”. We stand by that – the phone brought some features that had a marked impact on the market and some that did not, not even on LG’s own lineup.The G5 was the first phone with a proper dual camera, at least the way we understand it today – not a 3D camera like the Optimus 3D, no depth sensor, but two camera modules with different focal lengths.The LG G5 was a bold, innovative phone that failed to resonate with the markteYou might argue that the LG V10 featured a...


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Report: Xiaomi 13 Ultra will be available globally
After the well-acclaimed Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra in 2021, everyone was waiting for the 12 Ultra. But when the company announced the 12S Ultra, it decided not to release the handset worldwide, supposedly due to the chip shortage everyone was experiencing in 2022.This year, however, the alleged Xiaomi 13 Ultra is tipped to reach the global market. The leak comes from a fairly reputable source. The same report also reveals that Oppo's flagship Find X6 Pro won't make it outside of China.As one would expect, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra is going to be a real camera powerhouse and we already have a...


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Week 10 in review: Tecno Spark 10 Pro, Galaxy M14 5G, nubia Z50 Ultra are official
Welcome to another week's recap. Tecno unveiled the Spark 10 Pro this week. It has a 6.8-inch 90Hz 1080p IPS LCD, a Helio G88 chipset, and a glass rear panel. There's also a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging. The Tecno Spark 10 Pro will be available later this month, the pricing is still unknown. The phone will launch with Android 13 and HiOS 12.6 out of the box.The Samsung Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54 will cost more than their predecessors. According to SnoopyTech, the Galaxy A54 will cost €520 in Europe, the Galaxy A34 will be €420 (this is for 128GB models). Another leakster, Yogesh...


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Samsung poaches former TSMC executive
According to Korea Herald, Samsung has just hired a high-ranking top TSMC employee, namely Lin Jun-cheng. He worked for the Taiwanese company for about 19 years and before that, he was at Micron Technology. That's some serious background.Lin Jun-cheng will head Samsung's Advanced Packaging Team, part of the Device Solutions division, which is an essential part of developing chips. He worked on the development of 3D packaging technology for TSMC, so this might be a big hit for the Korean tech giant.Although quite capable, Samsung's Exynos chipsets for smartphones have often been...


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Honor says foldables won't replace bar phones as it eyes big growth in Europe
Honor was arguably the star of MWC 2023 in Barcelona, the company unveiling its Magic5 and Magic5 Pro and announcing the global rollout of the Magic Vs. In the aftermath we had a chance to speak to George Zhao, Honor CEO, and discuss the company's plan going forward.George ZhaoDiscussing the Honor Magic5 Pro and the Honor Magic Vs, Zhao confirmed both will get 3 years of Android upgrades and 5 years of security patches. More excitingly, he said the Magic Vs is coming to global store shelves within the next quarter, finally giving the Galaxy Fold lineup some competition.The...


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OnePlus 11 to receive 4 major Android updates, 5 years of security patches
OnePlus' president for the Chinese market Li Jie confirmed that the OnePlus 11, Ace 2 and Ace 2V smartphones would receive 4 major Android updates and 5 years of security patches. That means the OnePlus 11 will be eligible for the future Android 17.That puts OnePlus alongside Samsung and Google with the longest support for its flagship models. But keep in mind that the information comes from OnePlus' president of the Chinese arm. So we still need to hear something official from the global OnePlus representatives.As per Li Jie, this would cost the company CNY 100 million or nearly...


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Oppo Find X6 Pro's live image surfaces, tipped to be China-exclusive
Oppo is expected to unveil the Find X6 series this month, consisting of the Find X6 and Find X6 Pro. Renders of the Find X6 Pro leaked online in January, showing the smartphone in white and green colors. Now we are looking at the live image of the green model, which shows the phone with a different camera island on the rear.The new image shows the Oppo Find X6 Pro's circular camera island with a dual-tone design. Its upper portion is probably made of glass, has a glossy finish, and houses two cameras and an LED flash. It also has the Hasselblad branding. The bottom portion features a...


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Google Pixel 7a stars in live photos, more specs confirmed
As it's usually the case with Google's products, leaks often reveal the entirety of the devices months before release. The next mid-range Pixel phone, the 7a, will likely arrive just before summer as the Pixel 6a was announced in May last year, but we already have plenty of info on it.Alleged Pixel 7aThe latest leak comes with live photos of the alleged 7a along with some specs. The tipster cites a 6.1-inch, 1080p, 90Hz OLED panel, Google's Tensor G2 SoC (the flagship chipset for 2022) and UFS 3.1 storage.The camera setup on the back consists of a 64MP Sony IMX787 main...


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Xiaomi Black Shark 6 surfaces on a Chinese second-hand market
Some rumors from the past couple of months suggest that Xiaomi's gaming arm, Black Shark, is having a hard time with employees and it's struggling to produce products. However, reports regarding the supposedly upcoming Black Shark 6 haven't slowed down. In fact, most of the specs leaked in late February.Alleged Black Shark 6 listingThe most recent leak comes from a second-hand Chinese marketplace called Youxianyu as someone is selling an early prototype of what appears to be Black Shark 6. The price tag is CNY 3,900 ($560), but that's obviously not the final price of the...


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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 tipped to use the same primary camera as its predecessor
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is rumored to come with a new hinge design to hide the display crease. However, it won't come with a new primary camera and will continue to use the same 50MP ISOCELL GN3 unit we have on last year's Galaxy Z Fold4.Word comes from reliable tipster Ice universe, who said Samsung will use the GN3 on the Galaxy Fold5 instead of the 200MP ISOCELL HP2 we have on the Galaxy S23 Ultra because "it is impossible to use HP2" on the Fold5.Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4The tipster doesn't reveal why that's the case, so it remains unclear if that's due to cost limitations,...


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Realme 8 Pro gets Realme UI 4.0 early access
Realme has announced the Realme UI 4.0 early access program for the Realme 8 Pro in India, so its users don't have to wait for Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0's stable rollout to get a taste of the company's latest custom Android skin.Those interested can apply for the program by navigating to their Realme 8 Pro's Settings > Software Update menu, then tap on the settings icon in the top-right corner > Trial Version > Apply Now, and submit the required details. You will receive an update if your application is accepted. However, note that Realme is accepting applications in batches, and...


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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE may not happen after all
It's been a while since Samsung launched the last Fan Edition / "FE" smartphone. The Galaxy S21 FE came out back in January of last year. And since then... nothing. Rumors have been rampant, first about a Galaxy S22 FE, then, when that didn't happen, we started hearing about a Galaxy S23 FE, which most recently was said to arrive in the second half of this year.And yet. Today a prolific (and usually reliable) leakster, Roland Quandt, has some bad news for everyone who's been expecting the S23 FE with bated breath. According to him, it "doesn't look like" there will actually be an S23 FE...


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Samsung to launch a new Galaxy SmartTag later this year
Samsung launched its first Galaxy SmartTag in early 2021 alongside the Galaxy S21 series, but there hasn't been a follow-up since. Perhaps due to the fact that smart tags are, well, fairly simple devices that don't need frequent updates. They just work.Apparently, Samsung has come up with an updated version of its original SmartTag and SamMobile's sources reveal that the second-generation smart tag will be released later this year, probably alongside the two foldables and the Galaxy Buds3 and Galaxy Watch6 in August.We could see the next-generation tag with improved range, more...


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Samsung to also unveil Galaxy A34 5G in India on March 16
Earlier today, we saw a promotional banner on Samsung's website teasing the Galaxy A54 5G in different colors with triple rear cameras. While that event page didn't reveal the Galaxy A54 5G's launch date, a press note we received from Samsung says the Korean conglomerate will unveil two new Galaxy A-series smartphones in India on March 16. Samsung didn't mention the names of the phones, but one is likely the Galaxy A54 5G, and the other is Galaxy A34 5G.We say so because the URL in the press note redirects us to a page on Samsung India's website, showing three smartphones. Judging by the...


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Asus ROG Phone 7D spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
It’s been over 5 months since the Asus ROG Phone 6D series release and we’re patiently expecting the next iteration in the gaming phone lineup. The Asus AI2205_D believed to be the ROG Phone 7D appeared on the Geekbench 6 benchmark database with a test run of 2,012 single-core points and 5,697 multi-core points.Asus ROG Phone 7D test run on Geekbench We also got confirmation that the device is equipped with the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset as well as 16GB RAM. As expected the phone boots Android 13. A report from last month specified that Asus is working...


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Moto Razr 2023 leaked live photo reveals new hinge design
The Moto Razr 2023 is coming with an entirely new outer panel. Today, a live photo revealed the new device will have its bottom panel and side buttons in a fancy Red color, and by the looks of the hinge area, we might be looking at a new design not only on the outside but on the inside as well.The image, provided by 91mobiles, is in line with what we’ve previously seen - two cameras and an LED flash, lined horizontally, and the square form factor of the folded Razr will be retained.It is way too early to speculate what specs this phone would have, but we can see it implementing...


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