ZTE allegedly has three upcoming flagships with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset

If you haven't been in the loop on recent Qualcomm developments, the company is planning a rather major naming scheme change that will likely result in the next mainstream mobile flagship being called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon 8Gx Gen 1 moniker has also been tossed around, though that could also be a laptop-class chip. In any case, Qualcomm has an event planned for November 30 that should clear up all of this confusion. In the meantime, as tradition goes, the race for bringing the first device with the new chipset to market is already underway, with Xiaomi and Motorola...

WhatsApp reportedly gets approval to expand WhatsApp Pay to 40 million users in India

WhatsApp has won regulatory approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand its WhatsApp Pay payments service in India to 40 million users, reports Reuters. WhatsApp Pay, based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, is currently restricted to 20 million users in India, and while getting the nod from NPCI to double the user base is undoubtedly good news, WhatsApp might be not be all that elated with the approval since the company had requested to lift the cap entirely. That's because the currently approved limit makes up only 8 percent of...

Samsung Galaxy A13 4G production allegedly starts in India

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy A13 in the following weeks, either before the end of this year or in early 2022. This phone will come in two versions - the Galaxy A13 and A13 5G. Images of the latter have purportedly leaked already, and you can see one of them below. The same can't be said for the 4G version, but today a new rumor claims that this one will feature four cameras on the back - that's one more than its 5G sibling. These will be arranged vertically like in the Galaxy A52s 5G. The Galaxy A13 4G is also said to have a glossy, entirely plastic build, which is no surprise...

Here's when the Sony Xperia Pro-I will be released

Sony announced the Xperia Pro-I with its huge "1.0-type" sensor back in October, and if you've been waiting for its release date ever since, you're in luck - now we finally have one. The Xperia Pro-I will become available in the UK and France on December 2, in Germany on December 7, and in the US on December 10. So it's looking very likely that you can make someone happy this holiday season by getting them one. Or maybe that someone is yourself? You decide. If you're interested in this phone, don't miss our hands-on review, as well as our special feature where we used it as a video...

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 will be double the cost of its predecessor

Qualcomm is expected to announce its upcoming high-performance flagship chipset next week during Tech Summit. Meanwhile, MediaTek announced the Dimensity 9000 last week - the first smartphone chipset built on the 4nm process. According to reports from industry insider Digital Chat Station, the MediaTek chipset will carry nearly double the cost of its preceding 5G chipset. This means we can expect to see high-end smartphones powered by the new chipset to be more expensive than devices powered by Dimensity 1200. The report also mentions that although the Dimensity 9000’s price will...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra long-term review

Best Black Friday smartphone deals on Amazon Germany and UK

It’s that Friday of the year again with discounts on tech flying left and right. We’re here to update you on the best promos and offers from the world of Amazon. Here are the best phone deals across the UK and Germany. As a reminder, check out our Deals page, which is constantly updated with the best new deals. UK Samsung is continuing its promos on the Galaxy Z Flip3 which goes for £800 and Galaxy S21 Ultra listed at £969. Galaxy S21 can be had for as low as £620 while the S21+ slides in at £799. Samsung Galaxy S21 series and Galaxy Z Flip3 OnePlus 9 Pro is down to £679...