News & Reviews:   smartphone

It is important to remind ourselves that the fight against COVID-19 is still not over yet despite the arrival of vaccines in our country. To combat the virus, someone is trying to utilize smartphones by equipping them with sensors that can detect the COVID-19 particles.

It seems that an HONOR phone with the model number KOZ-AL00 has been spotted on TENAA, showcasing the tech specs, as well as the design of the smartphone. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is available in the local market.

Based on a report by Digital Chat Station on weibo, it seems that OPPO could be working on a smartphone that comes with no visible ports. Not only that, but the report seems also mentioned that the device in question will come with no visible front or rear camera modules, hinting that the sensors are most likely housed under the display.

It was rumoured that we will see more of the under-display camera technology from smartphones that are going to be released later this year. Today, a leaked prototype of an OPPO smartphone has appeared showing not just the highly-anticipated technology, but also other interesting stuff that we seldom see on current smartphones.

It seems that a patent from OPPO might have been spotted on ithome.com, hinting that OPPO could be producing a game controller that’s meant to be used with smartphones. While not much is known in regards to when it will be unveiled, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from the smartphone manufacturing company in the near future.

Last week, we reported that LG Electronics would quit the smartphone industry and it is now official. As posted in the company's newsroom, their mobile business unit will shut down and the decision was approved by its board of directors just earlier today.

It looks like Xiaomi has had a great start this year by being crowned the largest Chinese smartphone brand globally. According to a report, the brand’s worldwide market share hit 13% in the month of February, which also helped the company to become the world’s third-largest smartphone brand.

By now, you would probably have read a couple of news about chipset shortage around the world. It has affected many things besides smartphones, such as desktops, laptops, graphics cards, automobiles and other technologies from various industries. Many large manufacturers have been forced to reduce or halt production as well.

So it has finally happened, previous rumour news about LG shutting down its smartphone division is getting closer to reality. It was reported by a reputable South Korean media outlet due to the company's poor revenue and profit in the smartphone industry.

It has been a while since the release of the POCO M2 back in September 2020. Today, it is reported that the brand is going bring a "half-successor" to the marker soon as a device dubbed POCO M2 Reloaded has been discovered.