News & Reviews:   smartphone

Rumours of the Samsung Galaxy A41 first started to appear around last year. But it wasn't till today that Samsung finally confirmed some of its details. The company has announced that the phone will be making its way to Japan and could be available by June 2020.

Today, we had the opportunity to sit down with Google Malaysia and they shared with us some interesting insights on how Malaysians are using Google. In this year's Year in Search Insights for Brands report, there are five new trends that Malaysians are showing through the search engine - Convenience, More informed, Ecommerce growth outside of cities, Local content demand, and more conscious towards the environment.

Based on data compiled by Bank My Cell, it seems that Android smartphones tend to depreciate up to 59.41% which is more twice compared to Apple which depreciates the lowest at only 25.98% after one year. But that’s not all, the value of both the devices will drop up to 45.46% and 71.41% for Apple and Android smartphones respectively the following year which is quite steep.

Everyone has their own preference on what kind of a partner they want. Some value appearance, some value personality and many other factors. However, someone stirred a wildfire online on a forum in Taiwan. Apparently, a conversation between two female friends sparked a controversy about "boys using Android phones are the first to be eliminated."

Due to the decision to pull out of MWC 2020 and Sony not announcing any new launch dates, leaks have become the only way to find out what the company's new Xperia devices would be like. Luckily, Max Weinbach posted the series of images that revealed the Xperia 1 II and Xperia 10 II, which are Sony's next generation of mid-range and flagship smartphones.

Based on a statement by androidheadlines.com, it seems that Huawei recently filed a patent which shows a smartphone that is equipped with up to 6 cameras at the back as well as 2 in the front. While not much is known in regards to the tech specs of the aforementioned smartphone, we do know that it is expected to not come with a curved display.

Huawei recently announced that they might be introducing a new Kirin 820 5G chipset, which will be unveiled during the online conference that’s happening at 9PM on 24 February 2020. Based on a statement by gizchina.com, it seems that the new chipset comes with 5G support and it is manufactured using TSMN’s 6nm process.

Based on a statement by gizmochina, it seems that Xiaomi has recently filed a patent which allows them to develop a card that has both SIM and MicroSD card functionality. This card could allow smartphone manufacturers to design a much smaller slot to accommodate the new SIM + MicroSD card design, which is much more space-efficient.

The big reveal at Samsung Unpacked 2020 may have made those who love the high-end flagships drool, but Samsung has plenty up its sleeve for other segments of the smartphone market. If a new leak is to be believed, Samsung could very well be working on a new mid-range Galaxy A70e.

Based on an image posted on weibo.com, it seems that Lenovo might be unveiling their own gaming smartphone which will come equipped with Qualcomm’s top of the line Snapdragon 865 chipset. Furthermore, the second image that was posted hints that the aforementioned gaming phone is capable of scoring up to or even more than 600000 points on Antutu benchmark.