MediaTek has been a mainstay in the low to mid-end of the market, but flagging with higher up phones. This all changed recently with the Mediatek Helio G90T which outperforms the Snapdragon 730G in most benchmarks and looks set to start MediaTek’s push back in into the higher end of the market. We already knew…
[Update] It had been previously leaked that the new integrated 5G Qualcomm chipset would be called the Qualcomm Snapdragon 735. Today Qualcomm has now announced the Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G. Currently, Qualcomm has not announced the full specification of the Snapdragon 735, but one of the slides confirmed that the new SoC will feature…
If you are a power user spending more time working from your mobile than a laptop, then the monstrous 7.2 inch Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) might just be for you. The none 5G variant has been out for quite a while now, but the 5G model has finally landed in the UK, coming in…
5G is here, EE launched first, followed by Vodafone and Three is launching soon. We are no doubt going to see a strong marketing push from all the providers, pushing us to the new 5G spectrum, but is it really worth it? SIM only deals always offer the best value for money, these are just…
Mainstream 5G is just around the corner, and for mobile router users, it’s going to mean having enterprise-level internet connection speeds with you at all times. The trouble is, it’s hard to track down unbiased reviews of kit – so, rather than point you in the direction of one or two specific routers, we’ve put…
While this may not be surprising news, the up and coming Samsung Galaxy S10 5G phones that are launching in Korea on the 5th of April that use the Exynos 9820 will be paired with Samsungs own Exynos Modem 5100. When 5G is talked about it is normally the Qualcomm X50 or Huawei Balong 5000…
Sasmung have been one of the first companies to reveal a 5G device back in February, but the launch of it has been held back due to 5G availability. Samsung had earlier said that the phone would be released sometime in the second quarter of the year, with the launch coming at the start of…
Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Fold all eyes have been on Huawei to see how they will compete. During a pre-brief on Saturday I was able to get a first glimpse of the phone, and it was impressive to say the least, with most concerns about the design assuaged. This post will go…
While this may not be as exciting as most of the up and coming phone releases over the next week, but it is arguable as important. This year many phones will launch with 5G and the modem behind this is the X50 modem which was announced in October 2016. However, the problem with this chip…
This years MWC is likely to be the most significant show in years, we have been teased with 5G for the past couple of years but this is the year 5G phones get officially launched. Furthermore is the new foldable design that is being released by several companies, which may not be as important as…
As much as I love mobile phones, in the past few years, the market has become a little boring, with not a huge amount of innovation. We have seen screens get bigger, the introduction of the notch, cameras have improved considerably and AI has been introduced. These trends look set to continue into 2019, with…
2019 is going to be big for mobile phones, for the past few years the industry has stagnated somewhat with market saturation and a lack of major technological breakthroughs. While Huawei and Xiaomi have bucked the trend of declining sales globally others have not faired so well with Samsung seeing a 13% dip. This could be set…