Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 vs Snapdragon 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 : A crowded upper-mid range market
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 vs Snapdragon 710 vs HiSilicon Kirin 710 : A crowded upper-mid range market

Update – Qualcomm have now announced the 665 & 730 which will replace the Snapdragon 710 & 660 – Our full upper-mid-range Qualcomm SoC comparison is here, and yes it gets confusing.  In somewhat of a surprising move Qualcomm has just launched the Snapdragon 675 which will supplant the Snapdragon 670 that was launched less…

Huawei P Smart (2019) announced with Kirin 710 and waterdrop notch
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Huawei P Smart (2019) announced with Kirin 710 and waterdrop notch

Last years Huawei P Smart was one of the best budget Android phones when it launched, and Huawei hope to replicate that success with the 2019 model. The P Smart (2019) features the waterdrop-style notch that has been growing in popularity recently and allows the phone to have a 6.21-inch display with Full HD+ (2,340 x…

Huawei Nova 4 with Kirin 970 & Punch Hole Display Launches Today
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Huawei Nova 4 with Kirin 970 & Punch Hole Display Launches Today

The notch era as we know it may finally be coming to an end. Samsung has recently been showing off their Infinity O concepts and the Samsung Galaxy A8s is the first phone to launch with the new punch hole style display. The Huawei Nova 4 is the second phone to launch with this design, where…

Huawei Matebook X Pro Review – The best premium ultrabook on the market
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Huawei Matebook X Pro Review – The best premium ultrabook on the market

In recent years Huawei has grown exponentially in the mobile space becoming the 2nd largest phone company in the world. Now they have their eyes set on the laptop market with the Matebook X Pro, which is potentially one of the best laptops of the year. The Matebook X Pro 13.9” 1.33KG frame puts it…

Black Friday Deal: Huawei P20 & Headphones for £399.00 via Amazon
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Black Friday Deal: Huawei P20 & Headphones for £399.00 via Amazon

Carephonewarehouse is getting in on the Black Friday action early and starting out with an absolute corker of a deal The Huawei P20 has had £200 knocked off its list price dropping it down to £399! At the time of writing Amazon have also price matched this.  [button link=”https://amzn.to/2z20DS2″] Buy from Amazon (with free headphones)[/button] [button…

Rumour Huawei Hisilicon 5G Kirin 990 /985 could arrive in Q1 2019
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Rumour Huawei Hisilicon 5G Kirin 990 /985 could arrive in Q1 2019

2019 is going to be big for mobile phones, for the past few years the industry has stagnated somewhat with market saturation and a lack of major technological breakthroughs. While Huawei and Xiaomi have bucked the trend of declining sales globally others have not faired so well with Samsung seeing a 13% dip. This could be set…

Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc
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Huawei EMUI 9 Android Pie Release Date for P20 Pro, Mate10, Honor 10 etc

I have found Huawei to be one of the better companies for rolling out software updates, though admittedly with the increase in the number of Android One phones they are not quite as quick as other companies such as Nokia or OnePlus. Huawei has been running a beta program for these devices for a while now and…

Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review – A class leading device worth every penny
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Review – A class leading device worth every penny

**Updated on 03/11/2018** Last week Huawei launched the Mate 20 series, and since then I have been using this as my daily driver. Rather than do multiple posts I am doing one main review which I will update as and when changes need to be made. Specification The Mate 20 series has landed with multiple…

Xiaomi and Huawei international sales grown by 60% & 83% in Q3 2018
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Xiaomi and Huawei international sales grown by 60% & 83% in Q3 2018

Xiaomi and Huawei appear to be taking over the global smartphone market. Going from being obscure Chinese brands Huawei is now the number 2 phone company in the world and it looks like Xiaomi are hot on their tails. The global sales in smartphones have declined by 3% in the past year, with Samsung, Lenovo and LG also seeing…

Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro & Mate 10 Pro
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro & Mate 10 Pro

Huawei has a pretty crazy release cycle, far exceeding other major players in the mobile industry such as Samsung, Apple and Sony. While Samsung has a biannual release cycle for their flagship models, the Galaxy and Note range are sufficiently different to justify it, with the note being large, more expensive and more business/pro focussed. Looking at…

Huawei Watch GT Announced – Could this be an affordable Garmin competitor?
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Huawei Watch GT Announced – Could this be an affordable Garmin competitor?

During the Mate 20 announcement, Huawei also announced the new Watch GT and I found it almost as exciting as the phone release. As much as I love my Garmin Fenix 5 it cost me £350, and the plus models are about £600 and while they are technically smartwatches, they lack a lot of smartwatch…