Overview cell phone news - Industry news Polestar comes with own mobile: Polestar Phone 5G monday The Polestar brand, known for its electric automobiles, is now launching a different kind of mobile device —its own smartphone. Read more Samsung becomes largest phone manufacturer again thanks to Galaxy S24 previous week Thanks to solid growth last quarter, Samsung is again the largest phone manufacturer as measured by market share. Read more Maker of rugged Cat phones goes out of business 1 february The maker of rugged Cat, Motorola, JCB, and Kodak smartphones has filed for bankruptcy. Read more Samsung Galaxy AI: what is it, and what can it do? 19 january Along with the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung also introduced Galaxy AI. Read more OnePlus 12 coming Dec. 4, looks like this 21 november 2023 OnePlus has sent out invitations for an event on Dec. 4. The event will take place in China at 7 p.m. local time and will likely mark the unveiling of the OnePlus 12. Read more Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 intended for 2024 flagships 25 october 2023 Xiaomi 14 first to replace MIUI with HyperOS 17 october 2023 Xiaomi fans will see their beloved MIUI swapped for a new mobile platform starting in 2024. From then on, Xiaomi will gradually transition to HyperOS. Read more Google gives Android new logo with 3D mascot 6 september 2023 As of today, Android, the world's most extensive mobile operating system, has a new logo. Google now capitalizes the name for the first time. Read more Apple unveils highly anticipated VR glasses; Vision Pro 6 june 2023 After years of rumors, Apple unveiled its long-awaited AR/VR glasses at WWDC 2023. Read more Apple presents iOS 17 with StandBy and Contact Posters 6 june 2023 Apple announced the latest version of iOS during WWDC 2023. Read more Google releases first Android 14 Beta 13 april 2023 Android version 14 is entering a new phase. After previously releasing Developer Previews of Android 14, it is now time for the first Beta. Read more Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor 16 november 2022 Today Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Read more Apple confirms launch date iPhone 14 series 25 august 2022 Apple has sent out invitations for an in-person event. It's the first time in 3 years that an audience will be present during the launch of a new iPhone. Read more Google releases Android 13 earlier than usual 16 august 2022 Google has released the final version of Android 13 earlier than usual. However, this doesn't mean that version 13 is available for your phone. Depending on which phone you have, it may take some time. Read more Samsung confirms Unpacked event for August 10 20 july 2022 Samsung has just announced an event for August 10. Read more EU: all phones must have support for USB-C charging 7 june 2022 The EU has decided that all small and medium-sized devices must have a USB-C connection for charging. Read more Apple announces iOS 16 with personalized lock screen 7 june 2022 At WWDC 2022, Apple demonstrated the new iOS 16 for the first time. Read more Apple Self Service Repair program for U.S. iPhone customers launched 28 april 2022 EU: WhatsApp and iMessage should work with other apps 25 march 2022 If it is up to the European Union, popular messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage should soon be able to send and receive messages to smaller messaging apps. Read more Oppo 150W SuperVOOC fully charges phone in 15 minutes 1 march 2022 Oppo showed off its latest charging technology at Mobile World Congress. Read more OnePlus introduces special Pac-Man edition of Nord 2 8 november 2021 OnePlus launches a special edition of the Nord 2 that is based on the classic game PacMan. Read more Google announces Android 12L; intended for foldables 28 october 2021 Just after the official release of Android 12, Google already announced a successor; Android 12L. Read more Oppo unveils ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 11 october 2021 Oppo has started rolling out the first beta of ColorOS 12. This new platform is based on Android 12 and brings performance improvements and a fresh new design, among other things. Read more Android 12 is ready, but not yet available for users 5 october 2021 Google has put the finishing touch to Android 12. Read more Official version of Android 12 expected within "a few weeks" 9 september 2021 Google has released beta 5 of Android 12. This is the last beta that Google will release. Read more Apple event announced for September 14 8 september 2021 Apple is holding an online event called "California streaming" on September 14. During this keynote, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max are expected to be unveiled. Read more Xiaomi stops using Mi name 24 august 2021 Remarkable news from Xiaomi. The Chinese company is going to stop using the name Mi. Instead, it will simply be called 'Xiaomi'. Read more Xiaomi becomes biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time 6 august 2021 Xiaomi has something to celebrate. Read more Xiaomi 200W HyperCharge can charge mobile phone in 8 minutes 31 may 2021 Xiaomi has announced a new fast charging technology named HyperCharge. Read more Google previews Android 12 at Google I/O: becomes much more personal 18 may 2021 Samsung shows new folding and rollable displays 18 may 2021 Samsung Display has developed some new screens that it wants to show to the world. Read more End of era: LG stops making new phones 6 april 2021 Again a big company that announces to stop making new phones. This time it is LG after rumors about it surfaced earlier. Read more Xiaomi shows Mi Air Charge for truly wireless charging 29 january 2021 Wireless charging is something we know for a while now, but you can't really call it truly wireless. Read more Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra first Galaxy S without memory card slot 15 january 2021 U.S. sues Facebook: demands Instagram and WhatsApp be sold 10 december 2020 The U.S. Read more Get out of the way 5G; China is already testing 6G 16 november 2020 While we are still waiting for a 5G network with nationwide coverage, the Chinese are already working on 6G. Read more Reuters: Huawei sells Honor for $15 billion 10 november 2020 Honor has a new owner. According to Reuters, Honor has been sold for 15 billion dollars to a Chinese consortium. Rumors Huawei was trying to sell Honor had been going on for some time. Read more Google launches Android 11 8 september 2020 After several betas Google officially released Android version 11. But for now it is only available for a select group of Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme phones. Check here if your device is suitable. Apple announces event for September 15th 8 september 2020 If we'd been lazy, we could've left it with this headline. That is because we don't know much more than this. Apple just sent an invitation but nobody knows for sure what will be announced there or what they want to tell us. Read more Samsung promises 3 generations of updates for more Android devices 18 august 2020 Earlier Samsung made a promise that the Galaxy S10 and later will receive Android updates and upgrades for 3 generations. Read more Huawei stops making its own Kirin chips 10 august 2020 Together with Samsung and Apple, Huawei is one of the few companies that makes its own chipsets. Under the name Kirin, it has made great progress in recent years. Read more Samsung promises 3 years of updates for Galaxy S, Note and Z models 6 august 2020 During its Unpacked Event Samsung briefly mentioned something very important: updates. Read more Quick Charge 5 announced; from 0 to 50% in 5 minutes 28 july 2020 Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has officially unveiled version 5 of its Quick Charge technology. Read more Dutch 5G auction starting today 29 june 2020 The big moment is there; the auction of the Dutch 5G frequencies has finally started. Read more
Polestar comes with own mobile: Polestar Phone 5G monday The Polestar brand, known for its electric automobiles, is now launching a different kind of mobile device —its own smartphone. Read more
Samsung becomes largest phone manufacturer again thanks to Galaxy S24 previous week Thanks to solid growth last quarter, Samsung is again the largest phone manufacturer as measured by market share. Read more
Maker of rugged Cat phones goes out of business 1 february The maker of rugged Cat, Motorola, JCB, and Kodak smartphones has filed for bankruptcy. Read more
Samsung Galaxy AI: what is it, and what can it do? 19 january Along with the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung also introduced Galaxy AI. Read more
OnePlus 12 coming Dec. 4, looks like this 21 november 2023 OnePlus has sent out invitations for an event on Dec. 4. The event will take place in China at 7 p.m. local time and will likely mark the unveiling of the OnePlus 12. Read more
Xiaomi 14 first to replace MIUI with HyperOS 17 october 2023 Xiaomi fans will see their beloved MIUI swapped for a new mobile platform starting in 2024. From then on, Xiaomi will gradually transition to HyperOS. Read more
Google gives Android new logo with 3D mascot 6 september 2023 As of today, Android, the world's most extensive mobile operating system, has a new logo. Google now capitalizes the name for the first time. Read more
Apple unveils highly anticipated VR glasses; Vision Pro 6 june 2023 After years of rumors, Apple unveiled its long-awaited AR/VR glasses at WWDC 2023. Read more
Apple presents iOS 17 with StandBy and Contact Posters 6 june 2023 Apple announced the latest version of iOS during WWDC 2023. Read more
Google releases first Android 14 Beta 13 april 2023 Android version 14 is entering a new phase. After previously releasing Developer Previews of Android 14, it is now time for the first Beta. Read more
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor 16 november 2022 Today Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Read more
Apple confirms launch date iPhone 14 series 25 august 2022 Apple has sent out invitations for an in-person event. It's the first time in 3 years that an audience will be present during the launch of a new iPhone. Read more
Google releases Android 13 earlier than usual 16 august 2022 Google has released the final version of Android 13 earlier than usual. However, this doesn't mean that version 13 is available for your phone. Depending on which phone you have, it may take some time. Read more
Samsung confirms Unpacked event for August 10 20 july 2022 Samsung has just announced an event for August 10. Read more
EU: all phones must have support for USB-C charging 7 june 2022 The EU has decided that all small and medium-sized devices must have a USB-C connection for charging. Read more
Apple announces iOS 16 with personalized lock screen 7 june 2022 At WWDC 2022, Apple demonstrated the new iOS 16 for the first time. Read more
EU: WhatsApp and iMessage should work with other apps 25 march 2022 If it is up to the European Union, popular messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage should soon be able to send and receive messages to smaller messaging apps. Read more
Oppo 150W SuperVOOC fully charges phone in 15 minutes 1 march 2022 Oppo showed off its latest charging technology at Mobile World Congress. Read more
OnePlus introduces special Pac-Man edition of Nord 2 8 november 2021 OnePlus launches a special edition of the Nord 2 that is based on the classic game PacMan. Read more
Google announces Android 12L; intended for foldables 28 october 2021 Just after the official release of Android 12, Google already announced a successor; Android 12L. Read more
Oppo unveils ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 11 october 2021 Oppo has started rolling out the first beta of ColorOS 12. This new platform is based on Android 12 and brings performance improvements and a fresh new design, among other things. Read more
Android 12 is ready, but not yet available for users 5 october 2021 Google has put the finishing touch to Android 12. Read more
Official version of Android 12 expected within "a few weeks" 9 september 2021 Google has released beta 5 of Android 12. This is the last beta that Google will release. Read more
Apple event announced for September 14 8 september 2021 Apple is holding an online event called "California streaming" on September 14. During this keynote, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max are expected to be unveiled. Read more
Xiaomi stops using Mi name 24 august 2021 Remarkable news from Xiaomi. The Chinese company is going to stop using the name Mi. Instead, it will simply be called 'Xiaomi'. Read more
Xiaomi becomes biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time 6 august 2021 Xiaomi has something to celebrate. Read more
Xiaomi 200W HyperCharge can charge mobile phone in 8 minutes 31 may 2021 Xiaomi has announced a new fast charging technology named HyperCharge. Read more
Samsung shows new folding and rollable displays 18 may 2021 Samsung Display has developed some new screens that it wants to show to the world. Read more
End of era: LG stops making new phones 6 april 2021 Again a big company that announces to stop making new phones. This time it is LG after rumors about it surfaced earlier. Read more
Xiaomi shows Mi Air Charge for truly wireless charging 29 january 2021 Wireless charging is something we know for a while now, but you can't really call it truly wireless. Read more
Get out of the way 5G; China is already testing 6G 16 november 2020 While we are still waiting for a 5G network with nationwide coverage, the Chinese are already working on 6G. Read more
Reuters: Huawei sells Honor for $15 billion 10 november 2020 Honor has a new owner. According to Reuters, Honor has been sold for 15 billion dollars to a Chinese consortium. Rumors Huawei was trying to sell Honor had been going on for some time. Read more
Google launches Android 11 8 september 2020 After several betas Google officially released Android version 11. But for now it is only available for a select group of Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme phones. Check here if your device is suitable.
Apple announces event for September 15th 8 september 2020 If we'd been lazy, we could've left it with this headline. That is because we don't know much more than this. Apple just sent an invitation but nobody knows for sure what will be announced there or what they want to tell us. Read more
Samsung promises 3 generations of updates for more Android devices 18 august 2020 Earlier Samsung made a promise that the Galaxy S10 and later will receive Android updates and upgrades for 3 generations. Read more
Huawei stops making its own Kirin chips 10 august 2020 Together with Samsung and Apple, Huawei is one of the few companies that makes its own chipsets. Under the name Kirin, it has made great progress in recent years. Read more
Samsung promises 3 years of updates for Galaxy S, Note and Z models 6 august 2020 During its Unpacked Event Samsung briefly mentioned something very important: updates. Read more
Quick Charge 5 announced; from 0 to 50% in 5 minutes 28 july 2020 Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has officially unveiled version 5 of its Quick Charge technology. Read more
Dutch 5G auction starting today 29 june 2020 The big moment is there; the auction of the Dutch 5G frequencies has finally started. Read more
