Mobile Technology

Samsung has pulled back the curtain on a new rugged phone. The Galaxy XCover6 Pro is designed for reliability and flexibility in the field, coming with a user replaceable battery, the ability to act as a mini PC and 4K video recording capabilities.

Xiaomi is looking to take on the Microsoft Surface with its first 2-in-1 convertible. Designed for productivity on the go, the Book S is powered by Snapdragon, runs Windows 11 and can be had with an optional keyboard for the full laptop experience.

Though many smartphones may well meet the needs of casual gamers, more serious players will likely want to carry a dedicated gaming smartphone. The latest flagship offering from Xiaomi's gaming arm Black Shark has now been released globally.

Shenzhen-based mobile tech brand Vivo has announced the global launch of a new flagship series of smartphones. And like the previous generation, a partnership with optics titan Zeiss puts the focus on mobile imaging.

Google's budget Pixel 6a phone was the headliner at the company’s 2022 I/O event on Wednesday, which also featured a new set of Pixel earbuds, Google’s first foray into smartwatch territory and a glimpse at the upcoming Pixel 7 line.

For its latest flagship handset, Sony is again focusing on content creation with a triple camera array around back that includes the world's first "true optical 85-125-mm zoom lens." Other highlights include immersive audio and enhanced gaming.

Back in 2020, China's ZTE tried to wave goodbye to notches and punch-holes with the first under-display selfiecam in the Axon 20 5G smartphone. Now a much-improved third generation of the technology has debuted in a flagship Ultra model.

IK Multimedia has added something of a Swiss Army knife audio interface to its iRig line. The 4-in/2-out Pro Quattro I/O is aimed at musicians and digital content creators, and promises broadcast quality results in the studio or out in the field.

Motorola has updated last year's Moto G Stylus model for 2022, adding faster processing and 5G connectivity, treating the 1080p display to a smoother refresh rate, and including a main camera with optical image stabilization.

Back in February, China's Nubia unleashed a beast of a gaming smartphone called the Redmagic 7. Now the company has turned things up to ludicrous for the Pro version, which comes with a dedicated gaming chip to help ease the main processing load.

DJI has announced its first dedicated audio recording system. The DJI Mic clip-on transmitter mics and wireless receiver setup is reckoned ideal for "shooting a vlog, interviews or any kind of content creation that requires high-quality audio."

Chinese rugged phone maker Doogee has launched the S98 handset, which sports a smartwatch-like secondary display in the middle of the rear camera array, comes with a three-day battery and rocks a 20-MP night vision camera.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 series has landed – but how well do they stack up against the current iPhones? New Atlas compares the specs and features of the Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra to the iPhone SE, iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max.

Yesterday, Samsung announced a new A series smartphone that crammed in a lot of top tech for the ticket price. An even more impressive mid-range handset was quietly revealed too, which borrows the main rear camera from the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Exactly a year after Samsung crammed flagship smartphone features into affordable A Series mid-rangers, the company has done it again for the launch of the Galaxy A53 5G, which comes with a 5,000-mAh battery and a brand new octa-core processor.