Smartphone stories

Ericsson predicts 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed over half a billion by the end of 2021, with an estimated one million new subscriptions every day.>>

Although shipments fell 7% in 2020 due to the pandemic, the market has bounced back with shipments expected to grow 12% in 2021.>>

"Now 5G mmWave in smartphones is set to grow extensively in 2021 and beyond, driven by its use in Apple's latest iPhones destined mainly for the company's important U.S. market.">>

The Mi 11 is designed for the visual creatives out there who will love its “on the fly” brilliance.>>

Apple’s average selling price will rise in coming years, while Android devices will decline, unless they can leverage new technologies like 5G or bring new design features.>>

IDC marks the highest annual growth in 7 Years for New Zealand’s smartphone market.>>

In a first for Kiwi consumers, the new phone comes with a three-year warranty in addition to a three-day battery life.>>

These mid-range models offer an economical alternative to some of their higher-priced competition.>>

This represents a 7.7% increase from 2020, and IDC says the trend will continue: in 2022, shipments will total 1.43 billion — a year-over-year increase of 3.8%.>>

5G is typically an offering found on higher-end smartphones. Oppo bucked the trend and included 5G on one of their budget phones.>>

For a mid-range phone, the Oppo Find X3 definitely doesn’t skimp on cameras.>>

Android has announced a new expansion to its Android Earthquake Alerts System that uses both the detection and alerts capabilities, bringing these alerts to Android users in countries that don’t have early warning alert systems. >>

A major shift is occurring amongst the top smartphone vendors as the market continues its recovery.>>

The Find X3 Pro has a juicy set of specs. After a week of playing with some of the features, they have hooked me.. again!>>

It becomes the first major smartphone brand to exit the market.>>

The Galaxy XCover 5 fits within Samsung’s popular Galaxy smartphone line, bearing a much chunkier resemblance to its counterparts.>>

The Korean electronics giant introduced its Samsung Galaxy A32, A52, A72 and A52 5G smartphones last week, with the latter bringing the realm of 5G-capable smartphones into an affordable price range.>>

OPPO has launched itself back into the smartphone market with the release of its new ‘premium and futuristic’ Find X3 Series.>>

Worldwide smartphone shipments could achieve a 5.5% growth rate this year - and PC shipment rates will also grow 18.2%.>>

Apple’s growth was largely due to the success of the iPhone 12, which helped the company surpass Samsung to regain the status of number one global smartphone vendor for Q4 2020.>>

The rebound reflects the consequences faced by the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a year in which smartphone sales declined by 10.5%.>>

The R9 is touted as a rugged, waterproof, shockproof mobile phone. It certainly looks the part. >>

It comes off the back of a better-than-expected year for smartphones: while total 2020 shipments declined by 5.9% in comparison to 2019, IDC says the market’s recovery in the face of the pandemic was ‘impressive’, with the momentum heading into 2021 remaining strong.>>

The Nokia 5.4 is a smartphone engineered for photography, with a 48MP quad camera, an AI-powered night mode, a wide lens, a depth sensor, and a macro lens.>>