May 7, 2016
This might sound surprising but one of my favorite features of Touchwiz is the ability to change the system fonts easily. Samsung has included this functionality in all of its recent flagship devices: the Galaxy
May 5, 2016
MIUI is in its seventh iteration now, but certain tasks on the OS are still very difficult to do. This includes something as simple as moving applications around on the homescreen, adding widgets to it,
May 1, 2016
For its price, the Xiaomi Mi 5 offers plenty of value for money. That does not mean the phone is not without issues though. Despite running Marshmallow, the phone lacks almost all of the new
Apr 25, 2016
With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung fixed one of the biggest gripes that owners of its previous flagship handsets complained about: the battery life. Thanks to some under the hood optimisations and
Apr 24, 2016
If there is one area where the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, it has to be the camera. The 12MP shooter on the handsets deliver outstanding performance in various lighting conditions, with Samsung's
Apr 10, 2016
Google added a small feature to the overhauled multitasking system in Android N. Of course, all the praise goes to just how well Google seems to have pulled off the split screen multitasking. But to
Cyanogen and OnePlus started rolling out the Marshmallow update for the OnePlus from earlier today. Right now, the update is only being rolled out to a few hundred random OnePlus One owners, with a wider
Apr 9, 2016
Sometimes Android apps go rogue. It happens. It will either be an app that decides to download large amounts of data when you’re not looking at it or an app that just keeps refreshing
Apr 3, 2016
Android phones may come with high-resolution displays, but the software screen density on most devices are set so low that it negates any benefit of a higher resolution display. After all, a higher Quad
Apr 2, 2016
One of the benefits of TouchWiz is that it offers plenty of customisation options. Unlike MIUI and other skins from Chinese OEMs, the customisation options in TouchWiz is aimed more towards the average joe. One
Samsung may have considerably improved TouchWiz in recent years, but there are still quite a few annoying features and UI quirks present in the latest iteration of its skin found on the Galaxy S7 and
Mar 31, 2016
The Redmi Note 3 from Xiaomi is among the most impressive smartphones that I have used over the last year. Despite being priced at less than $199, the handset's performance is absolutely stellar. This
Mar 29, 2016
Samsung in all its wiseness decided to not support the adoptable storage feature of Marshmallow on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The feature essentially allows you to install a microSD card on your new
Mar 27, 2016
Samsung may have greatly toned down TouchWiz over the last couple of years, but the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge still ship with plenty of bloatware pre-installed. Depending on your region and
Mar 24, 2016
Despite being a flagship smartphone, Samsung only offers the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with 32GB of internal storage. The company did offer higher storage variants of its flagship handsets last year, but that
Mar 20, 2016
Samsung has a habit of using different camera sensors on its flagship devices that are sourced from different vendors. In the past, the company has interchangeably used camera sensor from Sony and its own ISOCELL
Mar 19, 2016
Samsung's Galaxy devices are easily among the most popular Android devices out there, but despite their popularity, Samsung devices are not exactly developer friendly. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are no exception
Mar 12, 2016
In a bid to make their ROM more 'user friendly', the CyanogenMod team disabled root access by default on their ROM with the release of CyanogenMod 12. I find this pretty strange, since installing CyanogenMod
