My top 5 phones of 2021 – Ivan

My top 5 phones of 2021 – Ivan Hello – my name is Ivan, and I’m the resident photographer here at GSMArena.com! This is my list of favorite phones for the year and you can tell right away that it’s a bit boring and predictable. In my defense, I like the biggest and absolute best phones with the more versatile and capable cameras.

But I did include an odd phone or two that piqued my interest for other reasons.

So let’s get started. I’ll list the devices in reverse order, so the last is my absolute favorite.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

I went to the press event for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 announcement…

Happy New Year 2022!

Happy New Year 2022! This challenging year is finally done, and we can look ahead to the bright 2022. Yes, it sounds like “2020 too”, but we remain hopeful that changes for the better are coming and life will bring everyone the chance for a new beginning.

Thank you for staying with us. We published nearly 5,500 news articles and almost 150 phone reviews. You can take a detailed look in our 2021 numbers in this a dedicated article.

We can only wish your phone to never run out of battery life in the most important moments and may it allow you to capture many great memories. Let’s hope the screens emit…

2021 Winners and Losers: Realme

2021 Winners and Losers: Realme Realme had a strong year where we saw plenty of devices in all prices and categories. There were gaming handsets, capable upper mid-rangers with top-tier chipsets, and the usual legion of phone taking on the overly competitive midrange market.

As the year is rounding to an end, we decided to look at Realme’s successes and failures, and with such a wide portfolio, it wasn’t hard to find plenty of products to put on both sides of the fence.

Winner: Realme GT Neo2

This phone arrived late in the year but quickly managed to steal our hearts. It is, by far, the best “flagship killer” on…

Nokia G50 gets Android 12 update

Nokia G50 gets Android 12 update HMD Global recently rolled out Android 12 update for the Nokia X10 and X20, and now it’s the Nokia G50 that’s getting a taste of the latest version of Android.

HMD hasn’t officially announced the Android 12 rollout at the time of writing this, so we don’t know which countries will get the update in the first wave. However, multiple reports reveal that the Nokia G50 has received Android 12 in Finland and some European nations.

The Nokia G50’s Android 12 update requires a download of 2.09GB. It has version number V2.160 and comes with the November 2021 Android security…

Xiaomi 12 Pro torn down and reassembled on video

Xiaomi 12 Pro torn down and reassembled on video Xiaomi recently unveiled the 12 and 12 Pro in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets and the new flagship is featured in a teardown video posted by WekiHome on YouTube. The teardown reveals that the 12 Pro’s build is very much “glass sandwich” structurally.

After breaking through the adhesive seal around the rear panel of the glass, we can see the layout of a main board and camera cluster towards the top, battery in the center, and the daughterboard at the bottom housing the charging part, speakers, and haptic motor.

Many of the connectors, modules, cameras, and links to the…

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G gets Android 12-based One UI 4 stable update, S21 series receiving it in China

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G gets Android 12-based One UI 4 stable update, S21 series receiving it in China Samsung recently rolled out the Android 12-based One UI 4 stable update for the Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+, and now it’s the Galaxy S10 5G’s turn to receive the One UI 4 upgrade.

The update comes with firmware version G977BXXUBGULB and the usual Android 12 and One UI 4 goodies. It also bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy S10 5G to December 2021.

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

The One UI 4 stable build is currently seeding in Switzerland and should reach all the units in the European country in a week or two. But if you can’t wait for the update notification to pop up on…

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