Tag: Reviews

Honor has finally revealed the launch date for its 600 series. The Honor 600 and 600 Pro are set to make their official debut on April 23 at 10 AM in France. Both phones are now listed on the official landing page, and Honor has an early-bird campaign which gives potential buyers a flat €150 discount for signing up, as well as a chance to win accessories for just €0.10. The announcement news comes just hours after we saw live images of the Honor 600 Pro. That device brings a major redesign compared to the China-exclusive Honor 500 Pro with an updated camera island that has a pretty...

The Galaxy S27 series, which is expected to debut in early 2027, could include four models, with Samsung said to be adding a new ‘Pro’ option. According to a report from ETNews, citing industry sources, the Samsung Galaxy S27 lineup will include the Galaxy S27, S27+, S27 Ultra, and a new Galaxy S27 Pro. Privacy Display feature on the Galaxy S26 Ultra The report claims that the upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro will be a high-end model and share most of its hardware with the Galaxy S27 Ultra variant, including the Privacy Display feature, which was introduced with the Galaxy S26 Ultra....

Google has just added a neat new little feature to the Google Play Store on Android, and it's a search bar. That may not sound very exciting, but the placement matters. This new search bar appears when you go into the reviews section of an app or game, allowing you to quickly search for specific keywords within all of the reviews other people left. If you aren't sure whether an app has a specific feature or how it behaves in a specific scenario, this is definitely a huge quality of life improvement, saving you the time needed to dig into countless reviews manually in order to find out just...

Google launched the Pixel 10a in February and released it in early March, and today a video showing its disassembly has been published. We've embedded it below for your viewing pleasure. To get into the phone, a hair dryer or heat gun is needed to loosen the adhesive holding the back plate in place, and then it's all smooth sailing. [#InlinePriceWidget,14474,1#] The USB port is soldered onto the mainboard, unfortunately, which makes replacements complicated. On the other hand, there's a pull pouch to help you pry the battery out, which makes the process relatively straightforward. The...

While the Honor 500 and 500 Pro are still exclusive to China, leaks about the next-gen successors have been coming in over the last two months. Those leaked Honor 600 Pro renders from last month are in fact legit as we now have a live look at the device thanks to a Weibo post from Digital Chat Station. Honor 600 Pro will bring a distinct design departure from the 500 series, with a redesigned back featuring a larger camera island and three sensors. The camera island’s shape, combined with the bright orange colorway, shows a clear design inspiration from the iPhone 17 Pro...

Late last month, Xiaomi quietly introduced the budget-friendly Redmi A7 Pro in select markets, including Italy and Indonesia. The company has now confirmed that the A7 Pro 5G will debut in India next week, albeit with some hardware changes. The Redmi A7 Pro 5G is set to launch in India on April 13 and will pack a larger 6,300mAh battery. This is an upgrade over the 6,000mAh unit on the 4G variant. It will be powered by an octa-core 5G chipset and feature a 6.9-inch display with a waterdrop notch. It’s also confirmed to sport a 32MP primary rear camera and run HyperOS 3. Xiaomi...

Samsung has announced that its default messaging app, Samsung Messages, found on its smartphones, will soon be discontinued. The move isn’t surprising, as most recent Samsung devices already come with Google Messages pre-installed. In a notice published on its website, Samsung confirmed that the Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026. The company is urging users to switch to Google Messages as their default texting app. Samsung is advising users to check the Messages app for the exact discontinuation date. The company also noted that phones running Android 11 or older will...

What do you need out of your EDC (everyday carry) earbuds? Monster battery life? Is 46 hours good enough? Active noise cancellation? We'd say up to 50dB of noise reduction is great! Strong sound quality? The Honor Earbuds 4 gives you dual titanium-coated drivers. Smart features? You get both press and swipe controls, like on some much more expensive offerings. Not bad. Now the price? Roughly $50-$70 (€45–€70), though they're not available everywhere - currently in the Middle East and China. Unboxing the buds, you get three pairs of rubber eartips in different sizes. You have a...

The Samsung Galaxy A57 debuted last week, but it's still on top of our trending chart in week 14. It's also maintained a comfortable lead to the second place, which is once again occupied by the Poco X8 Pro Max. No change in third either, where we find the Galaxy S26 Ultra. [#InlinePriceWidget, 14379, 1#] Poco X8 Pro came in fourth, followed by the newly announced vivo X300 Ultra. Infinix Note 60 Pro made a strong comeback, placing sixth, while the Galaxy A56 keeps sliding down and is now seventh. We then have the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, while the other member of Samsung's new...

Android’s notification management system is already quite advanced and flexible, but it might be getting some additional smarts pretty soon. Android currently has features like Notification Channels, Notification Cooldown, Modes and Notification Organizer. Now Google is apparently working on something called Notification Rules. Notification Rules were spotted in Android 17 Beta 3. According to the strings unearthed by Android Authority, rules can be based on Apps or People. The available actions when a given rule matches its criteria are: Silence, Block, Silence and Bundle,...