Apple’s new flagship SoC is here and it’s hot. However, I strongly feel that Apple may be dropping the ball on this one. To prove my point, I want to take you on a journey through Apple’s SoC history, focusing on their latest release, the A17 Pro. This one is titled: Apple’s A17 Pro SoC: […]

Apple have announced their latest flagship iPhone series as is their yearly custom. This is the iPhone 15 series. This might seem rather redundant, but for those who are not aware, every iPhone ever made is a flagship. This means that all iPhones ever made are designed to compete at the top end of the […]

Africa is emerging as a new battlefront for smartphone companies to fight for supremacy. Here are the top 10 smartphone brands in Africa. The competition for market shares is very stiff in the African market (Q1, 2022). Using data from Counterpoint, let’s see how brands are faring on the African market. 1st place: Samsung Samsung […]

If you have been reading my blog for a while now, you’ll notice that I have blogged at length about flash storage and the different types used on smartphones. One storage I have avoided is NVMe. So in today’s article, let’s look at what is NVMe storage and why Apple uses it? What is NVMe […]

Apple’s Silicon custom cores are a group of custom CPUs made by Apple. A custom CPU is usually a CPU that is made using in-house company designs as opposed to using the general standard designs. In the mobile world, ARM designs reign supreme. It is the best fit for smartphones and thus, everyone uses it. […]

Have you ever been caught between buying an old flagship and a recent midranger? This is one of such posts. We are going to be looking at the iPhone 7 Plus vs Redmi Note 10S. The iPhone 7 Plus was released alongside the iPhone 7 by Apple in September 2016. It would be replaced by […]

Hi, I’m sure that you clicked the link because you were probably searching for the top 100 smartphone GPU rankings. Well, you’re in the right place. Come on in. GPUs are kind of overlooked in this whole SoC craze, but they’re important. Trust me. As with the SoCs, I went with the title top 100 […]

Apple is well-known for its phones. They usually refresh their flagship line every year and this year, they have finally announced the iPhone 13 series. The Apple brand is positioned as a premium brand and thus, they only make phones for the premium end of the market. Every iPhone ever made is a high-end flagship […]

The two main competing operating systems on smartphones today are iOS vs Android. This is a duopoly that has held sway for a while now. No other operating system (both past and present), has come close to unseating these two giants. iOS was released first on the 29th of July, 2007 with the iPhone. Android […]

The history of iOS is quite long. It may not be as storied as that of Android, but that doesn’t make it any less fascinating. iOS is the name given to the family of operating systems that run exclusively on Apple’s iPhones. Sorry guys, but those android themes do not count. Read: The history of […]