An estimated total of 330 million smartphones were shipped in Q4 2024, with Apple leading all brands with a 23% market share. The combined smartphone market saw 3% rise compared to Q3 2024 and rose 7% on the yearly basis with an estimated 1.22 billion smartphones shipped in 2024. Apple solidified its leading position thanks … Read more
Samsung is hosting the Galaxy Unpacked event on January 22, where it’s expected to unveil the Galaxy S25 series. While the brand is yet to divulge anything about its 2025 flagships, a new rumor claims the deliveries of the S25 series will start in India around February 3, with sales kicking off by February 9. … Read more
Samsung has begun a trial run of a new phone trade-in program called the Galaxy Trade-In Program. What sets it apart from previous offers is that you can get value out of your old device, even if you don’t buy a new phone. This program is initially available in South Korea and France and is … Read more
TSMC’s Arizona chip production is apparently in the final stages of entering mass production capacity. A new report from Nikkei Asia confirms that Apple is in the final stage of “verifying” made-in-America TSMC chips, with mass production expected to begin later this quarter. People with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Apple is currently … Read more
Motorola has refreshed its most popular mid-rangers in North America for 2025. Meet the Moto G 2025 and Moto G Power 2025. The new Moto G has a 6.7″ screen with 120 Hz refresh rate, 1,000-nit peak brightness, and Gorilla Glass 3 on top, 5G support, a 50 MP main camera, a 2 MP macro … Read more
Earlier this month some purported retailer listings from Europe surfaced and they seemed to show a price hike across the board for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra. We couldn’t be sure at the moment because the listings themselves were displaying weird prices that didn’t end in 49 or 99 as they … Read more
Asus is officially announcing the Zenfone 12 Ultra on February 6, which is more than a month earlier in the year compared to its predecessor. Asus’ non-gaming flagship smartphone for 2025 has run Geekbench today, ahead of the launch. Specifically, a prototype identifying as “ASUSAI2501H”. This has been confirmed to be the Zenfone 12 Ultra’s … Read more
The Samsung Galaxy S+ was never the favorite child of the S-series – not Samsung’s and not the buyers’ either. A report from Counterpoint Research last year indicated that the Galaxy S24 Ultra made up 52% of total sales, the small S24 was at 27% while the Galaxy S24+ only accounted for 21% of sales. … Read more
Samsung is announcing the Galaxy S25 family on January 22, and ahead of that the company has started a full-on teaser campaign, which made its debut yesterday involving Bixby (yes, really). Today’s chapter is all about Sketch to Image, the AI feature that launched last year. With the Galaxy S25 series (and presumably the One … Read more
WhatsApp is celebrating the new year by launching a few new features which have been made official today. First off, we have camera effects – the same 30 backgrounds, filters and effects that launched for video calls last year can now transform your images too. Next up, you can turn a selfie into a sticker. … Read more