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Following Qualcomm’s announcement of its latest chipset, manufacturers all over the world are lining up to state their intention to use the chip in 2021. The latest is Oppo.
READ MORE Oppo confirms next Find X flagship will be powered by Snapdragon 888
Realme has teased a new phone coming with Qualcomm’s brand new flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC early next year.
READ MORE Realme announces its first Snapdragon 888 powered phone is coming soon
At the end of last year, Motorola launched its first folding phone – a reboot of the iconic Razr. It lacked 5G and had a few reliability issues, but Motorola has now made some changes and released the Razr 5G.
Two new gaming phones were announced on the same day, with Lenovo launching the Legion Phone Duel and ASUS unveiling the ROG Phone 3. Both powered by Snapdragon 865 Plus.
It’s just 24 hours until OnePlus officially launches the new mid-range Nord smartphone.
A year on from the switch-on of Vodafone’s 5G network, the carrier is now showcasing its first standalone 5G network at Coventry University.
READ MORE Vodafone celebrates first year of 5G by introducing the next stage of network development
EE is bringing the world’s first 5G connected PC from Lenovo to the UK later this year, and it looks pretty awesome!
READ MORE Lenovo Yoga 5G fully connected laptop coming to UK on EE
Lenovo launched the first laptop with integrated 5G at CES. The Windows 10 machine goes on sale this spring, but don’t expect to see it in the UK yet. The Yoga 5G is a 2-in-1 ultra-portable laptop, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx 5G Compute platform, with 5G speeds up to… [Click for more]
READ MORE Lenovo launches world’s first 5G laptop; on sale this spring from US$1499
It’s hard to recall many times I’ve written a story around a teaser image posted on Twitter, but when the image comes from the manufacturer itself, it can probably be considered pretty accurate! Earlier this year, Oppo hinted it would have a new 5G device on the market by the… [Click for more]
READ MORE Oppo teases 7.7mm thick Reno 3 Pro, with dual-mode 5G, coming this Christmas
Last week at Oppo’s big UK launch event, I asked about the lack of a new 5G handset. I was told that Oppo is working hard on bringing new 5G phones to market, and today Oppo confirmed a new device will go on sale before the end of the year…. [Click for more]
READ MORE Oppo to launch new 5G handset, using new Qualcomm chipset, before end of 2019
Anker has today announced its latest fast-charging technology, Power IQ 3.0, allowing its next generation PowerPort+ Atom III charger to fast charge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 devices, as well as USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) devices, like modern laptops and most high-end mobiles. The charger has a total output of 60W,… [Click for more]
There are plenty of people that don’t believe phone leaks are accidental, with ‘controlled leaks’ now considered a vital part of any product launch. In some cases, the ‘controlled leak’ goes a step further, like when Xiaomi decided to use its various social media channels to talk up the upcoming… [Click for more]
READ MORE [Updated] Xiaomi to unveil Mi 9 at MWC, but is there anything left to say?
Qualcomm has launched its all-new Snapdragon wearable platform, Snapdragon Wear 3100. Although based on the existing 28nm design used in existing watches using Snapdragon Wear 2100, the new ‘killer app’ feature is an ultra-low co-processor that can extend battery life to as high as 30 days, although the actual gains… [Click for more]
Honor has today launched not one, but two affordable handsets. The Honor 7A and 7C are each very similar, with the main differentiation being screen size and a slightly different chipset and memory specification. Overall, the basic premise is the same on both models. A glass-fronted, aluminium chassis design, sporting… [Click for more]
READ MORE Honor launches Honor 7A and Honor 7C phones that won’t break the bank
There’s a real sense of competitiveness in the mobile industry right now, with key players EE and Vodafone working hard to upgrade their networks to add speed and capacity. 4G might still feel relatively new, but there are already many signs of problems affecting every network in many towns and… [Click for more]
READ MORE EE Demonstrates Gigabit LTE At Wembley Event (But It’s Live To All Right Now!)
So as MWC 2017 ended, I got to summarise my three-day trip and detail some of the highlights, some of the gimmicks and some opinion. A lot of opinion as it happens. The key theme of the event was 5G, but from a consumer perspective, 5G is still a fair way off… [Click for more]
READ MORE Post MWC: A look at the cool stuff and a heap of gimmicks
I list the things that most interest me at MWC, taking place next week.
