Smartphone

Going by reports, the pandemic-stricken South Korean smartphone maker Samsung has sold the lowest number of handsets in 2020 during the last decade. The statistics show that the company's third-quarter end shipment stood at 189.4 million units and annual shipment might conclude around 270 million. However, the company is hopeful to increase sales as it prepares to launch 5G mobile phones in 2021 along with various other 'affordable' products… read-more

With 22% of the market share in August business, Samsung has climbed to the top spot in the global smartphone market. According to reports, this is the highest market share achieved by a smartphone manufacturer. Despite having a temporary downfall in April, owing to the COVID-induced lockdown, Samsung seems to have regained its momentum. Reportedly, Samsung adapted an aggressive marketing strategy to utilise the opportunity that came in view… read-more

Sony launched a new smartphone, 'Xperia 5 II', which has a refresh rate of 120Hz. The phone sports a 6.1 Full HD+ OLED with 240Hz touch scanning rate, and has three rear cameras. It consists the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM and 4000mAh battery with fast charging. Currently, the phone is available only in the US and UK at $949 and 899 euros respectively.

Google and Apple have announced a new system, Exposure Notifications Express, that will assist health officials in contact tracing. As reported by the Verge, the new system aims to allow public health authorities to avoid burden of building a separate app. Moreover, the authorities can modify it as well to meet the specific requirement of the situations. The new software framework will not affect already existing applications.