Gigaset GS5 official with Helio G85 and 4,500 mAh removable battery

Gigaset GS5 official with Helio G85 and 4,500 mAh removable battery German-based smartphone brand Gigaset Communications unveiled its latest phone called the GS5. The name probably doesn’t ring a bell, but the company is actually a former division of Siemens and has a broad range of midrange and rugged smartphones.

The GS5 comes with an interesting curved design with flush rear cameras and something you don’t see that often – a removable 4,500 mAh battery.

Gigaset GS5 (images: Gigaset)

The phone is made in Germany and sports a 6.3-inch FHD+ waterdrop notch display with a 16MP selfie cam. It’s using MediaTek’s Helio G85 chipset coupled with 4GB…

Huawei shares the list of devices getting EMUI 12

Huawei shares the list of devices getting EMUI 12 While Huawei is busy switching its Chinese smartphones to its HarmonyOS, international units are still running on EMUI. And it appears they will continue to do so far a while as the company just announced the list of devices getting EMUI 12 starting in H1 2022.

Huawei isn’t saying on what version of Android is EMUI 12 is based but judging by the recently launched nova 9, it’s probably safe to assume that it’s Android 11. Here’s the official list.

The latest Huawei Mate and P series should expect a beta version of the software in the coming months.

Much like Harmony OS 2.0, EMUI…

Apple posts record revenue in Q4: iPhone, iPad and services all up

Apple posts record revenue in Q4: iPhone, iPad and services all up Apple closed out its fiscal year with a record $83.4B in revenue and quarterly earnings per share of $1.24. Despite big success across all of Apple’s divisions, the maker missed Wall Street’s $85B expectation.

The iPhone sales for Q4 accounted for $38.9B – up from the $26.4B in Q4 of 2020. The Mac achieved an all-time fourth-quarter record with $9.2B in sales. The iPad generated $8.3B – a 21% increase YoY, while Services and Wearables, Home and Accessories scored $8.8B each – a 26% and 11% YoY increase, respectively.

For its full fiscal year, ending September 2021, Apple’s sales…

Image of Meta’s smartwatch found inside the Ray-Ban Stories app and it shows a camera

Image of Meta’s smartwatch found inside the Ray-Ban Stories app and it shows a camera Facebook Inc was restructured into Meta yesterday and virtual and augmented reality will be a major focus going forward as the future of how people connect with each other. It’s not going to be all about AR/VR headsets, though, the company appears to be working on a smartwatch.

The image below was discovered in one of the iOS apps, reports Reuters. It’s a squircle-shaped watch, its display has rounded corners and a notch for the front-facing camera. Yes, a camera on a watch.

The image was found in the app for the Ray-Ban Stories, the camera-equipped smart glasses that Facebook,…

OnePlus starts a month of Black Friday deals, 8T is $250/€200 off, OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro also discounted

OnePlus starts a month of Black Friday deals, 8T is $250/€200 off, OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro also discounted Black Friday deals are a great way to save a few bucks and some last longer than a single Friday – some go on for a week and others, like the promo campaign that OnePlus is starting today, will last a whole month.

The exact details vary from country to country, so head over to the promo page to see what kind of deals are available in your neck of the woods. You should see discounts on 2-3 phones and the promise of more deals to come.

The OnePlus 9 Pro is $100/€150/£150 off and can be had for $970/€750/£680. The OnePlus 9 is down $70/€100/£100, making its price…

Canalys: Honor is the third-biggest smartphone maker in China for Q3 2021

Canalys: Honor is the third-biggest smartphone maker in China for Q3 2021 Honor is now a Top 3 smartphone manufacturer in China, Canalys revealed in its latest report. According to the research agency’s data for Q3, the newly independent company brought over Huawei users, and managed to ship 25% more phones than it did before it was separated. The top two spots remain occupied by vivo and Oppo, but the former Huawei sidekick is now closer than ever to their spots.

Q3 '21 shipments(in million)
Q3 '21Market share
Q3 '20 shipments(in million)
Q3 '20Market share
Annual change


vivo
18.3
23%
15.3

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