mobile phones

The Best Smartphone Display: It’s Not Who You Think

A new generation of smartphones with Full High Definition 1920×1080 displays have arrived, the same as your living room HDTV, but with a 5-inch screen size — that is very impressive! But how good are these new displays, do you really need all of that sharpness and resolution, and will you be able to actually see the difference? Also, how do they compare with the Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4? We’ll cover these issues and much more with in-depth comprehensive display tests and analysis that you will find nowhere else.


Huawei Ascend P6: The World’s Skinniest Phone Is A Metal-Clad Beauty

Huawei has just unveiled the Ascend P6 Android smartphone at a crowded event in London. At 6.1mm thick, it’s the slimmest smartphone in the world. It’s also a looker.


This Could Maybe Possibly Be The Next iPhone’s Screen And Guts

It’s that time of the year again, when Apple’s next iPhone is probably being built in factories all over China, resulting in random parts being spat out onto the internets. Today, we have both a screen and a logic board, supposedly from the incoming iPhone 5S or whatever it ends up being called.


Watching Samsung Torture Galaxy S4s Is Weirdly Satisfying

No matter how careful you try to be, you’re going to do some damage to your phone. Accidents happen, especially when you try to avoid them. So, to emulate your tender, loving care, Samsung took its Galaxy S4 through hell and back before it got to shelves. Somebody has to prepare that phone for you, you monster.


This Is Maybe Possibly The HTC One Mini

“Trusted sources” have supplied pictures of the supposed HTC One Mini to Engadget. It looks like a smaller, cheaper version of HTC’s flagship One.


Reuters: Apple Considering 5.7-Inch iPhone And Budget Model

According to a Reuters report, Apple is planning to extend its range of iPhones with new phones with larger screens and a colourful low-cost version. Sources, “including those in the supply chain in Asia”, say that Apple is considering new phones that boast screens of 4.7 and 5.7 inches.


Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom: More Camera Than Phone

Rumours have swirled about the existence of a Galaxy S4 Zoom cameraphone for the past few months, and now Samsung has officially announced its existence. The phone packs a 16MP sensor and is capable of 10x optical zoom, achieved by rotating a ring that surrounds the lens.


Is This Nokia’s Full-On PureView Windows Phone In Action?

Earlier this week, a series of leaked photos showed off what could be Nokia’s full-on EOS 41-megapixel camera. Now, a video from the same source shows the thing in action — and it looks pretty serious.


Sony’s Xperia Z Might Be The Next Google Edition Phone

Whether Google’s dumping the Nexus line or not, it seems the “Google Edition” series is growing fast. First, we had the Samsung Galaxy S4 without all that bloat, then an HTC One with stock Android, and now rumours are circling that we’ll get a Sony Xperia Z with Jelly Bean sans skin the way Google intended.


Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Emerges From The Rumour Swamp

The constantly leaked Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has just been officially announced by Samsung, which has confirmed its insane level of desirability by telling us it features a 5-inch 1080p display and 1.9GHz quad-core processor inside a fully waterproof case. What’s that, like 15 Galaxy devices now?


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