Tag: smartphone

September always brings a new crop of Apples and this year was a bumper crop. No less than three models in many various colours were on offer from Apple Inc.

Big, Bold, and powerful, sums up the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Samsung has pushed the technological envelope as far as it can to make this the best Samsung Mobile device currently available.

The selfie. Love it or hate it, it is undeniable that it has become a central element of global culture, transcending boundaries of geography, religion, and status. Nothing embodies the influence of technology on our lives more than the phenomenon of the selfie.

Nokia has released their latest version of the Nokia 6, the new Nokia 6.1 which despite its incremental number packs an even more powerful performance and new features into a more compact, durable body.

Modern living revolves around connectivity. We may leave our wallets when leaving home but never our mobile devices. LG has released their latest smartphone the LG G7 ThinQ. The mobile device space has matured significantly in the past two years with form factors and specifications becoming very similar across all top devices.

The smartphone high-end has been dominated by Apple and Samsung for a few years with many pretenders and no real contenders. Well Huawei is aiming right at that duo with their new P20 Pro. Huawei has just released the P20 series, jumping from last year’s P10 series to P20 as they feel the improvements made are huge. Steven Ambrose tests the P20 Pro and reports back.

Sony gets serious with their new Xperia XZ2 Smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The release of the new Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 compact shows real effort in reclaiming their share of the high-end mobile space. New technology, new looks, and some intersecting new features make the two devices a significant return to form for Sony.

Once every few years a new Product sets the trend for the future. The New Huawei Mate 10 Pro is that Product. Artificial Intelligence or AI is fast becoming the hot topic for 2018 and beyond. Consumer Products are increasingly taking advantage of this capability. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is one of the first new mobile phones with built-in AI Processing capability, and it shows in its performance.

Steven Ambrose | Techhuman.com | @ambio | steven@techhuman.com | 2017 has been a bumper year for smartphones. Samsung broke the ground with their outstanding S8 series. Apple has launched killer...

Rachel Thompson | Insights Director | GfK South Africa | rachel.thompson@gfk.com | www.gfk.com/en-za/ | South Africa has a youthful population, with more than 66% of...