Overview cell phone news - Phone news Apple surprises with better repairable iPhone 14 previous week Without mentioning it, Apple has significantly changed the design of the iPhone 14, making it better repairable. Read more Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max: notch swapped for Dynamic Island 9 september Apple announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus with satellite communication 8 september European sales of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 have doubled 6 september According to Benjamin Braun, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Europe, the shipment of the foldable Galaxy Z has doubled compared to last year. Read more Samsung introduces entry-level Galaxy A04 with 50MP camera 25 august Samsung has announced a new smartphone at the bottom of its lineup. Read more Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 with Android 12L official 10 august Samsung has announced the fourth generation of the Galaxy Z Fold. Read more Samsung announces Flip 4 with updated hinge 10 august As expected, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z Flip4. The device has a slightly modified design with a thinner hinge and thinner screen edges. Unfortunately, this does not make the screen any larger or sharper. Read more Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ soon to be available in Bora purple 14 july Samsung is expected to release a new color for its Galaxy S22 family. This new Bora Purple color was previously shown for the S22 Ultra but is now also coming to the S22 and S22 Plus. Read more HMD Global unveils three featurephones: Nokia 2660 Flip, 8210 4G and 5710 XpressAudio 12 july HTC announces Desire 22 Pro for accessing the Metaverse 28 june The once-great HTC has announced yet another phone. The Desire 22 Pro works with the VIVE Flow, also made by HTC. Read more Motorola Moto G62 5G with 120Hz display announced 9 june Lenovo recently introduced the Moto G62 5G. A device with a smooth 120Hz screen, triple camera with 50MP sensor, large battery, and 5G support. Read more Lenovo announces Motorola Moto G42 with OLED screen 9 june Few had noticed, but Lenovo announced the Moto G42 two days ago. Read more OnePlus Nord receives important OxygenOS update 3 june Users of a OnePlus Nord will soon receive a rather large update. Read more Nokia 105 is best-selling featurephone of Q1 2022 2 june According to market researcher IDC, despite declining sales, the market for feature phones is still worth 1 billion US dollars. Read more Samsung Galaxy M13 quietly announced 27 may Samsung has just added the Galaxy M13 to its lineup. But unfortunately, it did so without sending a press release. Read more OnePlus brings Nord CE 2 Lite 5G as new budget model 20 may Along with the Nord 2T 5G, OnePlus introduced a second Nord phone: the Nord 2 CE Lite 5G. Read more OnePlus Nord 2T 5G is slightly improved Nord phone 20 may OnePlus has given the Nord 2 an update. The Nord 2T also features 5G but has received a new processor and can be charged faster. Read more Google: Pixel 6a has faster in-display fingerprint scanner 13 may Google recently announced the Pixel 6a with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Read more Affordable Motorola Moto G82 with 5G announced 12 may Lenovo today announced the Motorola Moto G82 with 5G. The device features a large and colorful pOLED display. It also has an inexpensive price tag. Read more Google gives early preview of Pixel 7 12 may During its I/O event, Google previewed the yet-to-be-announced Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. These two phones will be released in the Fall, but Google could not resist showing both phones in advance. Read more Google announces Pixel 6a with numerous camera improvements 12 may During Google I/O, the search giant announced the inexpensive Pixel 6a. Read more Sony unveils Xperia 10 IV; more affordable Sony gets bigger battery 11 may Sony doesn't make a lot of phones anymore, and most of them are then also hugely premium with an accompanying price tag. Read more Sony announces Xperia 1 IV; first with true optical zoom lens 11 may On paper, the camera of the Xperia 1 IV does not differ from the Xperia 1 III, but still, according to Sony, this is the first phone with a true optical zoom lens. Read more Samsung Galaxy S22 drops in value 3x faster than iPhone 13 10 may Most cell phones are not bought as an investment; you buy them to make calls. Read more Budget-friendly Motorola Moto G52 announced 12 april Lenovo has just announced the budget-friendly Moto G52. This Motorola smartphone is equipped with a 50MP camera on the back and a 6.6-inch large 90Hz screen on the front. Read more Xiaomi announces 4 different Redmi Note 11 phones 29 march Xiaomi has announced as many as 4 phones in 1 large swoop. Read more Teardown Apple iPhone SE 2022 reveals bigger battery 21 march A teardown of the iPhone SE 3 shows that Apple is using a more than 10% larger battery than before. Read more Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra users report GPS problems 21 march Several users of a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra are reporting problems with GPS. Read more 6-year-old Fairphone 2 gets update to Android 10 14 march How long does a mobile phone last? As long as it works, but also as long as it is supported. Read more Apple announces green version of iPhone 13 series 9 march Apple announced a green version of its entire iPhone 13 lineup during its 'Peek Performance' event. Read more Apple announces new iPhone SE 2022 with 5G 8 march As expected Apple just announced a new iPhone SE. Apple's most affordable iPhone gets 5G support and is more powerful thanks to the A15 Bionic. That's the same processor as in the iPhone 13 line-up. Read more Sony prepares Xperia 10 IV release, images already available 7 march Sony is preparing a successor to the Xperia 10 III. Read more Samsung intentionally downgrades performance Galaxy S22 Series 3 march Video proves; Samsung Galaxy S22+ not easy to repair 15 february Modern phones are very hard to repair, by yourself that is. Read more Samsung Galaxy S22 series made from discarded fishing nets 8 february Samsung will make future Galaxy S22 phones partly from discarded fishing nets. It is planned that future Galaxy devices will also use plastic ocean debris including discarded fishing nets. Samsung confirms February Galaxy Unpacked event 21 january Samsung confirms that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held in February 2022. Read more OnePlus reveals design of the OnePlus 10 Pro 4 january OnePlus is busy preparing the launch of the OnePlus 10 Pro. The device is first expected to come out in China but eventually also the rest of the world will hear about this new flagship. Read more Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G finally announced 4 january The impossible has happened; Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S21 FE. Read more BlackBerry OS devices won't work after January 4 3 january BlackBerry will stop supporting BlackBerry OS devices starting January 4, 2022. Read more Motorola Moto G200 5G with Snapdragon 888+ announced 18 november 2021 After earlier leaks of press images, the Motorola Moto G200 5G has finally been announced. Read more Oppo launches A54s with some downgrades 15 november 2021 Oppo has launched the A54s; a smartphone with 5000 mAh large battery and a 50MP Triple camera. As the successor to the A53s, Oppo seems to make some unusual choices. Read more Samsung starts rollout of Android 12 for Galaxy S21 series 15 november 2021 Samsung today started rolling out One UI 4 for the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra. Read more Sony announces Xperia Pro-I with large 1-inch camera sensor 26 october 2021 Sony has announced a new Xperia Pro, this time with a 1-inch large image sensor. Read more Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Bespoke Edition announced 20 october 2021 Samsung has announced a special edition of the Galaxy Z Flip 3: the Bespoke Edition. Read more
Apple surprises with better repairable iPhone 14 previous week Without mentioning it, Apple has significantly changed the design of the iPhone 14, making it better repairable. Read more
European sales of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 have doubled 6 september According to Benjamin Braun, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Europe, the shipment of the foldable Galaxy Z has doubled compared to last year. Read more
Samsung introduces entry-level Galaxy A04 with 50MP camera 25 august Samsung has announced a new smartphone at the bottom of its lineup. Read more
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 with Android 12L official 10 august Samsung has announced the fourth generation of the Galaxy Z Fold. Read more
Samsung announces Flip 4 with updated hinge 10 august As expected, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Z Flip4. The device has a slightly modified design with a thinner hinge and thinner screen edges. Unfortunately, this does not make the screen any larger or sharper. Read more
Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ soon to be available in Bora purple 14 july Samsung is expected to release a new color for its Galaxy S22 family. This new Bora Purple color was previously shown for the S22 Ultra but is now also coming to the S22 and S22 Plus. Read more
HTC announces Desire 22 Pro for accessing the Metaverse 28 june The once-great HTC has announced yet another phone. The Desire 22 Pro works with the VIVE Flow, also made by HTC. Read more
Motorola Moto G62 5G with 120Hz display announced 9 june Lenovo recently introduced the Moto G62 5G. A device with a smooth 120Hz screen, triple camera with 50MP sensor, large battery, and 5G support. Read more
Lenovo announces Motorola Moto G42 with OLED screen 9 june Few had noticed, but Lenovo announced the Moto G42 two days ago. Read more
OnePlus Nord receives important OxygenOS update 3 june Users of a OnePlus Nord will soon receive a rather large update. Read more
Nokia 105 is best-selling featurephone of Q1 2022 2 june According to market researcher IDC, despite declining sales, the market for feature phones is still worth 1 billion US dollars. Read more
Samsung Galaxy M13 quietly announced 27 may Samsung has just added the Galaxy M13 to its lineup. But unfortunately, it did so without sending a press release. Read more
OnePlus brings Nord CE 2 Lite 5G as new budget model 20 may Along with the Nord 2T 5G, OnePlus introduced a second Nord phone: the Nord 2 CE Lite 5G. Read more
OnePlus Nord 2T 5G is slightly improved Nord phone 20 may OnePlus has given the Nord 2 an update. The Nord 2T also features 5G but has received a new processor and can be charged faster. Read more
Google: Pixel 6a has faster in-display fingerprint scanner 13 may Google recently announced the Pixel 6a with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Read more
Affordable Motorola Moto G82 with 5G announced 12 may Lenovo today announced the Motorola Moto G82 with 5G. The device features a large and colorful pOLED display. It also has an inexpensive price tag. Read more
Google gives early preview of Pixel 7 12 may During its I/O event, Google previewed the yet-to-be-announced Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. These two phones will be released in the Fall, but Google could not resist showing both phones in advance. Read more
Google announces Pixel 6a with numerous camera improvements 12 may During Google I/O, the search giant announced the inexpensive Pixel 6a. Read more
Sony unveils Xperia 10 IV; more affordable Sony gets bigger battery 11 may Sony doesn't make a lot of phones anymore, and most of them are then also hugely premium with an accompanying price tag. Read more
Sony announces Xperia 1 IV; first with true optical zoom lens 11 may On paper, the camera of the Xperia 1 IV does not differ from the Xperia 1 III, but still, according to Sony, this is the first phone with a true optical zoom lens. Read more
Samsung Galaxy S22 drops in value 3x faster than iPhone 13 10 may Most cell phones are not bought as an investment; you buy them to make calls. Read more
Budget-friendly Motorola Moto G52 announced 12 april Lenovo has just announced the budget-friendly Moto G52. This Motorola smartphone is equipped with a 50MP camera on the back and a 6.6-inch large 90Hz screen on the front. Read more
Xiaomi announces 4 different Redmi Note 11 phones 29 march Xiaomi has announced as many as 4 phones in 1 large swoop. Read more
Teardown Apple iPhone SE 2022 reveals bigger battery 21 march A teardown of the iPhone SE 3 shows that Apple is using a more than 10% larger battery than before. Read more
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra users report GPS problems 21 march Several users of a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra are reporting problems with GPS. Read more
6-year-old Fairphone 2 gets update to Android 10 14 march How long does a mobile phone last? As long as it works, but also as long as it is supported. Read more
Apple announces green version of iPhone 13 series 9 march Apple announced a green version of its entire iPhone 13 lineup during its 'Peek Performance' event. Read more
Apple announces new iPhone SE 2022 with 5G 8 march As expected Apple just announced a new iPhone SE. Apple's most affordable iPhone gets 5G support and is more powerful thanks to the A15 Bionic. That's the same processor as in the iPhone 13 line-up. Read more
Sony prepares Xperia 10 IV release, images already available 7 march Sony is preparing a successor to the Xperia 10 III. Read more
Video proves; Samsung Galaxy S22+ not easy to repair 15 february Modern phones are very hard to repair, by yourself that is. Read more
Samsung Galaxy S22 series made from discarded fishing nets 8 february Samsung will make future Galaxy S22 phones partly from discarded fishing nets. It is planned that future Galaxy devices will also use plastic ocean debris including discarded fishing nets.
Samsung confirms February Galaxy Unpacked event 21 january Samsung confirms that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held in February 2022. Read more
OnePlus reveals design of the OnePlus 10 Pro 4 january OnePlus is busy preparing the launch of the OnePlus 10 Pro. The device is first expected to come out in China but eventually also the rest of the world will hear about this new flagship. Read more
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G finally announced 4 january The impossible has happened; Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S21 FE. Read more
BlackBerry OS devices won't work after January 4 3 january BlackBerry will stop supporting BlackBerry OS devices starting January 4, 2022. Read more
Motorola Moto G200 5G with Snapdragon 888+ announced 18 november 2021 After earlier leaks of press images, the Motorola Moto G200 5G has finally been announced. Read more
Oppo launches A54s with some downgrades 15 november 2021 Oppo has launched the A54s; a smartphone with 5000 mAh large battery and a 50MP Triple camera. As the successor to the A53s, Oppo seems to make some unusual choices. Read more
Samsung starts rollout of Android 12 for Galaxy S21 series 15 november 2021 Samsung today started rolling out One UI 4 for the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra. Read more
Sony announces Xperia Pro-I with large 1-inch camera sensor 26 october 2021 Sony has announced a new Xperia Pro, this time with a 1-inch large image sensor. Read more
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Bespoke Edition announced 20 october 2021 Samsung has announced a special edition of the Galaxy Z Flip 3: the Bespoke Edition. Read more
