Early Nokia 9 PureView sale shaves $100 off the regular price, but only for a week
HMD Global a few days ago unveiled the Nokia 9 PureView smartphone, the world’s first phone that features five cameras on the back. It’s the …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
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Motorola’s foldable RAZR is coming soon with a design we’ve never seen before
There’s been a lot of talk about foldable devices at MWC, especially following Huawei’s Mate X launch. The foldable handset stole the show when it …
A foldable phone just won ‘Best in Show’ at MWC 2019, and it’s not the Samsung Galaxy Fold
More than a week ago, we had no clear idea whether Samsung would bring its first foldable handset to the Galaxy S10 Unpacked press conference, …
Nokia 9 PureView hands-on: The 5-lens flagship Android fans have been dreaming of
The world’s only phone with five cameras on the back is the Nokia 9 PureView flagship that was unveiled a few days ago. The handset …
Hands-on with the Huawei Mate X, the best foldable phone so far
The best-looking foldable smartphone ever made was unveiled in Barcelona a few days ago, well before the Huawei’s press conference. Images of the Mate X …
The biggest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoiler so far says one of our favorite Avengers will die for real
With two months left to go until Avengers: Endgame finally premieres, we’ve already talked about various spoilers from the movie, including a major plot point …
The Galaxy Fold has an exciting new feature Samsung didn’t even announce on stage
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold last week, the company confirmed that the handset would launch with 512GB of eUFS 3.0 storage, which may not …
Samsung says there’s a good reason why the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X fold differently
If it wasn’t clear by now, foldable phones are finally a thing this year. They’re an expensive you-can’t-touch-the-prototype kind of thing. Samsung and Huawei have …
The OnePlus 7 won’t have wireless charging, so stop asking for it
You might be dying to use wireless charging on OnePlus but that’s not going to happen anytime soon. Certainly not this spring when the OnePlus …
Motorola’s first 5G phone is a display-less device you attach to your existing 4G phone
Motorola unveiled the Moto Z3 back in August, labeling it the first 5G-upgradeable phone in the world. At the time, Motorola said that a special …
Hands-on with the best-looking traditional Android phone at MWC 2019
It happens every year when I swing by Sony’s booth at the Mobile World Congress: I leave impressed by its latest smartphones, especially the flagship …
OnePlus 5G launches next quarter – will it arrive before the OnePlus 7?
OnePlus has challenged traditional smartphone makers for a few years now, evolving from a startup that surprised the world with affordable flagships to a more …
Brilliant ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory says Iron Man had to die 14 million times to beat Thanos
The minds behind Avengers: Infinity War had Doctor Strange tell us exactly how many versions of the future he saw until he found the one …
LG G8 and V50 hands-on: 2 phones, 4 tricks, and too many questions
LG on Sunday took the stage in Barcelona, Spain to unveil the phones that will drive its immediate future. Unlike previous years, we got to …
Forget 1TB microSD cards, the next-gen products will be faster than the drive in your laptop
Image source: SD AssociationJust as expected, storage solution vendors came out with new memory products at MWC 2019. But I can’t say I anticipated the …
You’ll be able to use Google Assistant inside the Messages app, but Google isn’t reading your chats
Google made various Assistant-related announcements at MWC 2019. The virtual assistant will be available on all the new phones from LG, Nokia, and Xiaomi, as …
There’s a way to hide the Galaxy S10’s camera hole, but you’ll get a massive bezel instead
The Galaxy S10 may have not been unveiled in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, but the phone is still one the stars of the …
I just used a OnePlus 5G prototype to stream a game from the cloud to a TV
It’s finally here, smartphone fans. 5G is no longer just a buzzword that everyone likes to throw around at events like Mobile World Congress and …
Hands-on with Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 5G
Samsung did things a little differently when it comes to its annual Galaxy S launch event, skipping the Mobile World Congress in favor of a …
Huge ‘Avengers: Endgame’ leak reaffirms one of the biggest spoilers so far
Black Panther may have scored a few wins at the Oscars, but last night’s show did not bring us a new trailer or any new …
The 1TB microSD cards are already here, just in time for 5G phones
Handset vendors have been steadily increasing built-in storage on high-end devices, and that’s great news for anyone worrying about not having enough memory for all …
Lenovo’s brand new laptops are all about security, design, and speed
As every year, Lenovo unveiled several new laptop models across its consumer and enterprise lines, including Chrome and Windows-powered machines. On top of that, Lenovo …
Sony’s big-screen Android phones won’t break the bank
Sony’s press conference at MWC has just concluded, but the company didn’t just launch the world’s first phone with a 6.5-inch 4K display, seen on …
Meet the Xperia 1, the world’s first phone with a 6.5-inch 4K OLED display
The last flagship phone Sony unveiled at Mobile World Congress felt a bit dated when it came to design, featuring large bezels and a single-lens …
Watch live as Sony unveils a smartphone with a 4K display
If it’s early Monday, and if it’s the first day of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, then it means the tech …
Lenovo just unveiled a mobile 14-inch monitor you can pack with your laptop
If you’ve ever found yourself wishing for a second display to magically materialize next to your computer during a trip, then you’ll probably want to …
Lenovo’s brand new smartphone is as big as a tablet, but it’s not the foldable kind
After a full day of announcements at Mobile World Congress 2019, two trends are absolutely clear. First of all, the 5G phones are finally coming, …
LG just unveiled its answer to the iPhone XS and the Galaxy S10
Samsung may have unveiled the Galaxy S10 a few days before the unofficial start of the Mobile World Congress, but its competitors are undoubtedly ready …
Meet the V50 ThinQ, LG’s answer to foldable phones and the dawn of 5G
MWC 2019 hasn’t even officially started, but, like every year, all the major press events are scheduled for the Sunday that precedes the first day …
New ‘Avengers: Endgame’ theory says the most powerful Avenger died at the snap, and we missed it
When the Avengers return in April in Avengers: Endgame, we’ll get answers to all the questions we had at the end of Infinity War, and …
