Sandstone OnePlus 5T arriving on January 5

In the last days of December, OnePlus posted a video where random people were trying to guess the item in a box with the OP logo. The stunt was apparently meant to gather some hype for an upcoming OnePlus 5T with a Sandstone back panel, arriving on January 5, according to a Weibo post by the company. The image says "Three days left" on top, while the bottom is roughly translated as "The classic returns". If that does not feel conclusive, the big stylized symbol in the middle is translated into English as "stone". The invite color also suggests the phone might be Sandstone White with...

Weekly poll results: Samsung Note8 is the best smartphone of 2017

After the Galaxy S8's decisive win in the small flagship poll, we were wondering if the Galaxy Note8 will do a similarly successful run in the plus-sized category. Well, it turned out we had no idea - the Note8 collected a total of 57% of all votes. Makes you ask yourself if the competition has made phones this year. Well, they have, obviously. Much to our surprise, the LG V30 claimed the second spot with 9% of the votes - not that we have anything against the V30, we just hadn't considered it was so popular. Less unexpected is the OnePlus 5T's podium finish - OP has a strong...

Nokia 6 (2018) specs revealed by TENAA - Snapdragon 630 and 16:9 screen onboard

Nokia 6 (2018) passed through TENAA last month, but now the Chinese regulatory is back with even more info on the handset. It listed all the specs revealing that the chipset will be new, along with a slightly redesigned body, but the screen and battery will remain the same as in the original Nokia 6. Nokia 6 (2018) on TENAA HMD Global will launch the Nokia 6 (2018) with Snapdragon 630, coming with octa-core CPU and Adreno 508 GPU. That would make it the second HMD phone with that chipset, following the Nokia 7, introduced back in October 2017. The new phone will have a...

New update hitting Nokia 2

HMD has started pushing out a new update to its Nokia 2 smartphone. Weighing in at around 90MB, it brings the December security patch The change-log doesn't say anything else, so it's reasonable to believe that there are no other changes included in the update. Given the fact that it's an OTA roll out, it might take time for the update notification to pop up on your unit. Via

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) pre-orders begin today

The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) series was made official last month, and a few days later, the company confirmed during an event in Vietnam that the devices will go on sale there on January 6. Now, according a new report out of Samsung's home country of South Korea, pre-orders for the handsets have already begun in the country through carrier KT. Available color options include black, blue and gold. The Galaxy A8 (2018) carries a price tag of KRW 599,500, which currently translates into around $565. However, the report notes, there will be discounts depending on the subscription plans...

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra leaks with dual selfie cameras

While we already know the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra carries a model number of H4233, now the device has leaked in live images. The leaked pictures show the phone features a dual selfie camera setup and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and runs Android Oreo. Leaks and rumors so far have revealed some key specs for the handset, including Snapdragon 630 SoC, 6" 1080p 16:9 touchscreen, and 4GB/64GB memory. However, there has been no information on when the phone will be made available, and what price tag will it carry. Via

Now you can get Pixel 2's portrait mode on your first-gen Pixel and Nexus 5X/6P

Google's Pixel 2 series of smartphones may have had a rough journey so far, with hardware/software issues being uncovered every other week, but this can't take away the fact that the devices feature a pretty impressive camera. One of the most popular camera features that Pixel 2 offers is portrait mode. While Google hasn't yet made available the functionality on any of its earlier phones, users of first-gen Pixel phones as well as Nexus 5X and 6P can now access it on their devices. This is all thanks to developer Charles Chow, who has included the feature in version 7.3 of their...