Galaxy A04s launch imminent as support page goes live on Samsung's official website

The Samsung Galaxy A04s we've been hearing about for a few months should launch soon since the smartphone's support page has gone live on Samsung's official UK website. The support page doesn't reveal any specs of the Galaxy A04s. However, its model code, SM-A047F/DSN, suggests the Galaxy A04s will have dual-SIM support in the UK. There's no word from Samsung about the Galaxy A04s' launch date and specs yet, but thanks to Geekbench, we know the version with model designation SM-A047F will come with the Exynos 850 SoC, Android 12, and 3GB RAM. Although there could be more RAM options...

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Our Tecno Camon 19 Pro video review is now out

Tecno definitely isn't a household name across the world, but in those markets where it's present it's hard to ignore the value that the brand is offering. The Camon line of devices focuses on bringing big screens and a good camera performance for the price, and the price is on the low side, hence the value proposition we were mentioning above. We've already put the latest in the family, the Camon 19 Pro, through the paces of our full in-depth review process, and now it's time for our video review to come out of the oven. It's short, it's fresh, and it's comprehensive - aiming to give you...

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Realme GT2 Explorer Master review

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Counterpoint: Europe's smartphone market slides further in Q2

Q1 was the worst first quarter for smartphone shipments in Europe since 2013, based on data by Counterpoint Research. In the second quarter the market fell 13% compared to Q1 for a total of 40.3 million units shipped – the worst Q2 since 2020. Compared to Q2 last year, the market is down 11%, but that doesn’t paint a complete picture of the interesting dynamics at work. The war, the shaky economy and the resurgence of COVID-19 all hampered smartphone makers. Quarterly Smartphone shipments in Europe and change compared to Q2 2021 (source: Counterpoint) At first glance Samsung and...

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iQOO 9T arrives with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and V1+ chip

The iQOO 9T smartphone is now official in India with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. It also has a vivo V1+ display chip that allows real-time extreme night vision. The new phone by the vivo sub-brand inherits a lot from the iQOO 9 Pro, including the 6.78” E5 AMOLED screen. It has a 120 Hz refresh rate and 360 Hz touch sampling rate. There is a supersonic fingerprint scanner underneath. On the back, we have a rectangular island, housing the trio of cameras - 50MP main with Samsung GN5 sensor and OIS, 13 MP ultrawide and 12MP telephoto units. The iQOO 9T offers a vapor chamber...

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Google Pixel 6a gets Android 13 beta

Google has released the Android 13 beta for the Pixel 6a that went on sale last week. We are talking about the Android 13 Beta 4.1, which is the latest Android 13 beta already available for other eligible Pixel devices. The Android 13 Beta 4.1 is the first Android 13 beta build for the Pixel 6a, which, according to the official changelog, comes with a few bug fixes in addition to the July 2022 security patch. However, the firmware actually comes with the June 2022 security patch level. The Google Pixel 6a runs Android 12 out of the box, and if you can't wait for the release of...

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