Huawei P40 Pro review and comparison The Huawei P40 Pro was launched just days ago, alongside the P40 and P40 Pro Plus. It’s a chaotic time to launch a phone, amidst a growing COVID-19 pandemic, and in spite of almost a full year of Trump-led sanctions. With all odds against
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Huawei P40, P40 Pro, Pro Plus launched online CEO Richard Yu poses with the new Huawei P40 devices. Image: Huawei Amidst trying times, Huawei has announced its next generation of flagship mobile devices via live stream today. The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro Plus follow up the groundbreaking
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Huawei makes a mean smartphone. However, 2019 was an exceptionally tough year for the Chinese telecommunications company. US-led sanctions had barred it from accessing vital hardware and services vendors like Android, Intel and Broadcom. To add insult to injury, Huawei's headline-grabbing S$54 smartphone promotion last year in Singapore backfired spectacularly
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Lift the Great Firewall of China and behold - the weird, wonderful world of Mandarin neologisms. Coined amidst the swathe of multi-camera smartphones launched in the past years, Chinese online, social and traditional media have humorously used "yuba" refer to the neat clusters of cameras arranged into shapes, but mainly
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This year's iPhone 11 (SGD 1,149/USD 699) and iPhone 11 Pro (SGD 1,649/USD 999) devices have performed admirably in tests at VR Zone, and across a wide swathe of other tech sites. Though they dominated the headlines, many might have missed Apple's act of retaining this venerable 2018 device on
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Despite Motorola's nostalgic #throwback Razr 2019, Samsung and Huawei still rule the roost when it comes to headlines about foldable phones. The three companies have interestingly adopted very different approaches with their foldables - Huawei screen-out, Samsung screen-in, and Motorola folding a regular-shaped phone screen-in to form a square. Neat.
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Huawei has officially challenged the United States FCC (Federal Communications Commission) with a "petition" against an "unlawful order" issued on November 22nd which labelled the Chinese telecommunications giant a national security threat and created barriers for US carriers. Chief Legal Officer, Dr. Song Liuping in a press statement earlier today
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Objectively, the Huawei Mate 30 phones are impressive. With strides in areas ranging from its improved triple camera system to a new generation of proprietary mobile chipset with support for 5G connectivity, there's just one issue. Few outside of China will be focusing on those specifications. The cameras on the
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If you're looking for an Android phone with some budget constraints, there are two highly attractive yet contrasting options. The Huawei Nova 5T (SGD 598) and the Google Pixel 3a (SGD 659, but can be found as low as around SGD 599) dominate this price point around the mid to
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Huawei today announced the availability of the Nova 5T, marketed as a gaming phone at the Esports Festival Asia (EFA) stage at Suntec Singapore in conjunction with the Comex trade show. The Huawei Nova 5T in Midsummer Purple, featuring a "nova" monogram adorning the holographic back. Image: Huawei With a
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At an exclusive media roundtable in Singapore, Huawei briefed journalists about its latest revolutionary endeavour - HarmonyOS. Intended to be a cross-platform, microkernel-based operating system that boasts a greater degree of interoperability, code compatibility, security and openness than any existing operating system, the development of Harmony OS began back in
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As the deadline to the original 90-day grace period draws to a close, the US has once again extended it by another 90 days. US President Donald Trump had been behind the Huawei ban as part of an executive order preventing business with the Chinese telecommunications giant. The original 90-day
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After months of secrecy, Huawei Technologies has announced its proprietary operating system (OS), Harmony (鸿蒙, Hóngméng) OS. This comes in light of recent US sanctions that have restricted the company's access to key software and hardware resources from third parties. Huawei showcases its vision of the future of consumer technology
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Huawei has made the headlines again - though briefly for the better, it quickly descended into chaos widely reported by CNA, The Straits Times, and other online publications in Singapore and the region. Image: Huawei Singapore Here are the facts: the company released a promotion targetted at the "Merdeka Generation"
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Things are looking up for Huawei again. Around the world, retailers are retaliating against the uncertainty with guarantees on Huawei phones. In Singapore, major electronics retailers Challenger and Courts have stepped forward with a 100% money back guarantee as part of a two-year assurance warranty program. As part of Trump's
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The Huawei P30 Pro has greatly impressed us over the course of our months-long review of the device. We all know about the superb, class-leading camera system, and the blazing-fast performance afforded by the company's proprietary flagship Kirin 980 chipset. The camera array on the Huawei P30 Pro allows for
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All eyes were on Huawei this CES Asia, held this year on the company's home turf in Shanghai, China. Presented by Huawei Chief Strategy Officer Shao Yang, the company's keynote delineated an all-new strategy to revolutionise consumer technology as we know it. Huawei Chief Strategy Officer Shao Yang recaps the
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The media has been quick to jump on the catastrophic string of events that followed US President Donald Trump's inclusion of Chinese tech giant Huawei onto the "Entity List". First Google, with the looming threat of blockage of access to its vital Android and Google suite services; Intel, Qualcomm and
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It has been nothing short of terrible timing for Huawei sub-brand Honor. Just days ahead of the Honor 20 Launch in London, companies across the United States announced sanctions against the Chinese telecommunications giant. The Honor 20 series of smartphones includes the Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro and Honor 20
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Just in lieu of Google's high-profile compliance with US policy requiring interdiction of Huawei, fellow American tech companies have fallen in line with rulings regarding Huawei's status on the "Entity List". These have included major chipmakers Intel, Qualcomm and Broadcom, along with memory chip makers Micron Technology and Western Digital.
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