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Earlier this month the vivo V21 got certified in Indonesia ahead of its launch, and then vivo’s arm in Malaysia started teasing the phone outright on its official website. So it was pretty clear that a full unveiling was going to happen sooner, rather than later. That’s been confirmed today, by vivo Malaysia’s official Twitter… Continue reading vivo V21 and V21e will be made official on April 27

In a post published to Weibo, Xiaomi explains how it solved a couple of issues related to heat dissipation when it comes to other foldable devices. Xiaomi explains that one of the issues with foldable devices is that the capacity of which the device can dissipate heat is dependent on whether its folding or not.… Continue reading Xiaomi explains how Mi Mix Fold has improved heat dissipation among foldables

It’s hard to understand exactly what Oppo is doing with its Reno series of mid-range and upper-midrange devices these days, churning out “new” models multiple times a year that are incredibly similar to their predecessors in almost all respects, and sometimes even inferior in some ways. Our befuddlement at the situation obviously isn’t stopping the… Continue reading Oppo Reno6 Pro switches to a Dimensity 1200 chipset, according to leaked specs

Following up on his (in)famous “durability test” performed on the Realme 8 Pro late last month, Zack from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything is now ready to take things to the next level. And that, as you may know, means a teardown of the phone. On video, recorded for posterity’s sake. He wants to see just how… Continue reading Realme 8 Pro video teardown shows how big the 108 MP camera actually is

The Realme 8 Pro that launched last month is receiving a new software update starting today. This arrives over-the-air as a 276MB download, and once you install it you’ll be on build RMX3081_11_A.28. You have the April 2021 security patch level, but that’s not part of this update – the Realme 8 Pro got that… Continue reading Realme 8 Pro update improves camera, fixes fingerprint issue

Introduction Like we’ve said time and time again, GSMArena is chuck full of true geeks and between us you can find veritable experts on anything ranging from drones, electric personal vehicles, IoT and smart home gadgets, cameras and all the way to electric and hybrid vehicles and everything in between. We have a fair bit… Continue reading DAJA DJ6 laser engraver review

LG will exit the mobile phone market in a few months, it just needs some time to push out Android OS updates for its premium smartphones. LG’s innovative spirit will be missed – we already looked at LG’s greatest inventions – today we wanted to talk about its greatest phones. There are far too many… Continue reading Flashback: LG’s best phones before and after the switch to Android

According to more than one Korean news outlet, Samsung is reportedly in talks with LG for a tall order of OLED TV panels. Samsung may be close to closing a deal where LG will supply Samsung with millions of these TV panels, further evidencing its shift away from LCD panels in its QLED TVs, which… Continue reading Samsung reportedly in talks with LG negotiating huge order of OLED TV panels

The vivo V20 launched last October and apparently the Chinese company is already hard at work on its successor, the V21 5G. As the name implies, this one will support 5G networks, whereas the V20 was 4G only. The V21 5G was certified in Indonesia with model number V2050. The launch could now be just… Continue reading vivo V21 5G certified in Indonesia ahead of launch

T-Mobile is talking a big 5G game today, announcing that it’s giving anyone who trades in any old phone a free Samsung Galaxy A32 5G. The old phone has to be in working order, but it can be any phone – the press release even mentions you can trade in a Sidekick, flip phone, whatever.… Continue reading T-Mobile is giving you a free Samsung Galaxy A32 5G if you trade-in any old phone