As such, while we may all be excited about the current crop of premium 5G phones from Samsung, Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi and others, it is a brand like itel that will truly democratice 5G phones, making them available at the lowest costs so most people can afford one. That is why I am fascinated by the idea. I recall when 4G LTE began to be deployed. Only those with a lot of money could afford one....

iTel A32F is a ground breaking smartphone because it brings the fingerprint scanner to a new low price point – N21,000. If you look far and near, you are not likely to find a smartphone with a fingerprint scanner at that price. iTel Mobile tags the phone “fingerprint for everyone”. iTel A32F Performance In Use What about the fingerprint scanner? People have asked me, Is it any good? Yes; it is....

The entry level market for smartphones in Africa has seen a lot of new entrants in recent years. From brands like HTC that could not stand the test of time, to other more popular brands like Xiaomi, this section of the market has always provided a lot of options for smartphone lovers to choose from. Today, we would take a critical look at two entry-level smartphones from Transsion Holdings in this comparison, the itel A56 and the itel S15....

2G bands: GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz. 3G bands: UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 MHz 4G bands: LTE 5G bands: No. SIM Type: Micro-SIM, Dual SIM Software / OS: Android 10 + OS v7.0 Design Dimensions: 165.4 x 76.2 x 8.9 mm Weight: 164g Display: 6.8 inches, 1640 x 720 pixels, 20.5:9 aspect ratio, 2.5D, IPS LCD screen Colours: Gradation Blue....

Today, we have some family business to settle, as we will see the itel S16 come up against its relative, the itel P33. Both smartphones expectedly share a number of similarities (remember…same maker, same market section), and also have some pronounced differences which we will take a closer look at in no time. The S16 is one of the newer smartphones from the itel brand, with this entry-level smartphone launching last month....

Lebara mobile Phone Service Reviews On Trustpilot Trustpilot was the first site I visited and the site had an overall star review rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 stars which is the best I’ve ever seen. There were a lot of good reviews so let’s begin with them. A lot of the reviews were about the company’s customer service agents and employees who were helpful, friendly and polite. Some customers expressed their happiness with Lebara mobile’s good coverage, affordability and signal....

The Mi Smart Band 4C is powered by a 130mAh battery which is said to keep this device running for two whole weeks when fully charged, it can also complete charging in about two hours using the built-in USB port. This band is equipped with a heart rate monitor that helps keep your pulse in check and lets you know how your heart is doing during your session. The Mi Smart Band 4C is built to track 5 different sports including treadmill running, fast walking, cycling and outdoor exercise....

Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Besides the Japanese phone brands (which I shall list below), there are also foreign brands active and selling their phones in the small island country. Which are the most popular mobile phone brands, and which is the most commonly used mobile phone in Japan? Come with me, let me walk you through the details. What are the Japanese phone brands? By Japanese phone brands, I mean phone brands that are Japanese in origin....

The specs already give us an idea of what to expect: it launched with Android 11 at a time that Android 12 had been available for about half a year, the 720p display won’t wow anyone, the Unisoc T606 chipset is not particularly impressive in any way, and the big capacity battery suggested it would deliver solid battery life. Let’s see what reviewers have to say about these. TechAdvisor’s Nokia G21 review TechAdvisor’s Nokia G21 review describes the phone as “a dependable phone that sadly won’t excite....

June 2010 – Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo was Nokia CEO at the time. A leaked presentation on Nokia’s software and services plans mentions “Windows” along with Series 40, Symbian and Maemo (see: Nokia working on a Windows phone?). Note the date. This was before Elop came in. Certain elements within Nokia already had Windows Phone in sight. Here is a screenshot of the leaked file from Mobility’s archives: September 2010 – Nokia fires CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, a member of the old guard, who obviously disagreed with the new direction that the company was exploring and would have been a cog in the wheel, and replaced him with Microsoft guy, Stephen Elop....

Some of my old cell phones that I still have include Nokia 6760 Slide (running Symbian OS), Palm Pre (running PalmOS), BlackBerry Passport (running BlackBerry 10 OS), Lumia 950 (running Windows 10 Mobile), and BQ Aquaris Ubuntu Edition (running Ubuntu Mobile). There are a few others hidden here and there. Where are the rest? As a rule, I sell off most of my old cell phones. Otherwise, they become a pile of junk....

OPPO A96 problem: Lagging Issue When it comes to lag, there are a few phone brands that barely escape this problem, if any. Users have complained heavily about the OPPO A96 and how bad it lags. Here are a few ways you can improve this issue. OPPO A96 problem: Software Updates Brands like OPPO are quite consistent when it comes to software updates. If you have a software update available for your OPPO A96, update it immediately....

2G mobile network bands: GSM, GPRS, EDGE 900 / 1800 MHz. 3G mobile network bands: UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA 900 / 2100 MHz 4G mobile network bands: LTE 1(2100) / 3(1800) / 5(850) / 8(900) / 38(2600) / 40(2300) / 41(2500) 5G mobile network bands: No. SIM Type: Nano-SIM, Dual SIM Software / OS: Android 10 Design, Form Factor, Appearance Dimensions: 163.85 x 76.8 x 10.1 mm Weight: g Display: 6....

Plusnet Phone Service Reviews On Trustpilot Trustpilot was the first site I visited and the site had an overall star review rating of 2.0 stars out of 5 stars. There were a decent amount of good reviews and a lot of them were similar. A lot of the reviews were about the company’s customer service agents and employees who were helpful, friendly and polite. Some customers expressed their happiness with Plusnet’s fast broadband and signal....

The Razer Phone 2 looks very much like the original Razer Phone. It still has top and bottom chins, but for good reason. he chins house the front-facing stereo speakers that gamers and multimedia consumers love. Razer has thrown out the 3.5 mm audio jack though, following in the steps of a few others. It is a much more powerful, more capable, smartphone than its predecessor, and Razer fans will fall over themselves for it....

Samsung Galaxy A33 5G problem: Overheating Overheating is a common issue among smartphones that can leave you frustrated over time because other problems tend to spawn from it. And quite a few users have complained about overheating on the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G. The most common causes of overheating are the level of screen brightness on your device and constant/heavy use of your device’s processor. Smartphone manufacturers usually roll out firmware updates to fix problems like this when it becomes rampant across different users and worsens in terms of how much damage it does to the device....

Internal Hardware Specs Processor Type: 64-bit, 2.3 GHz Octa-core, Kryo-470Processor Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 (7 nm)Graphics Processor: Adreno 620RAM: 6 GBInternal Storage: 128 GBExternal Storage: microSDXC, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) Photography, Video Recording Rear Quad Camera: 48 MP wide angle camera + 8 MP ultrawide lens + 5MP depth sensor, LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recordingFront-facing Camera: 25 MP, Face Recognition, 1080p@30fps video capture Audio, Video Playback Music Support: PCM, AAC / AAC + / eAAC + / MP3 / AMR – NB / WB / APEAudio: 3....

The M10 is the entry-level model in Samsung’s new M-series. The M-series phones replace the J-series in the market, and the Samsung Galaxy M10 is the first in the series. So, we are looking at lower mid-range phones in this series. Samsung is still trying to fight off the stiff competition it faces in the budget segment of the smartphone market. The Samsung M10 has a 6.2″ Infinity-V display. If you have not been following Samsung news in recent times, Infinity-V refers to a class of displays with a v-style notch....

2G mobile network bands: GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz. 3G mobile network bands: UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 MHz 4G mobile network bands: LTE 1(2100) / 3(1800) / 5(850) / 8(900) / 38(2600) / 40(2300) / 41(2500) 5G mobile network bands: No. SIM Type: Nano-SIM, Single and Dual SIM options Software / OS: Android 10 + One UI 2.0 Design, Form Factor, Appearance...

The company is expected to finally put fans and other observers out of their misery when they finally officially unveil the Galaxy Z Flip phone at the Unpacked event tomorrow. The new ad seemed to show that the phone will have a tiny exterior screen to show quick notifications and also help the user answer a phone call without necessarily needing to open the phone totally. The ad also showed that the foldable phone will have a clamshell design, with a dual-lens camera system at the rear....