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Huawei P30 Pro - Out now!


The first Huawei flagship of the year is the P30 Pro, which arrived at a special event on 26 March alongside the standard P30. It's already on sale, and you can check out the best deals here.

Another fantastic flagship from Huawei that takes smartphone photography to the next level, the Pro has four cameras at the rear as expected.

Read more about the Huawei P30 Pro and check out our reviews of the standard P30 and P30 Pro.

LG G8 ThinQ - UK Launch Date TBC


LG announced not only the G8 ThinQ at MWC 2019, but also the V50 (below), which we weren't expecting until October time. LG has not yet confirmed UK prices or a release date, though it's available to buy in the US from the likes of Best Buy.

Surprise, surprise, this 2019 flagship also carries the Snapdragon 855 processor, but without 5G support (look to the V50 for that).

Whereas the G8 was once thought to be a foldable phone, its has a traditional design with a full-screen display with notch. There are some fancy features, such as sound on display and a time-of-flight camera, and some gimmicky 'touchless' gestures.

Read more about the upcoming LG G8 ThinQ and see our hands-on review.

LG V50 - on sale in June


Though we weren't expecting the V50 until October 2019, it turns out it is LG's first 5G smartphone, and was announced at MWC 2019 alongside the LG G8. You can pre-order now through EE, with the phone expected to ship in June.

With the hardware required for 5G (which includes the Snapdragon 855 and X50 modem) and a high-capacity 4,000mAh battery inside, the V50 is something of a chunk - more so when you attach the optional dual-screen accessory.

With this in place the V50 becomes something of a halfway-house to a foldable design, offering much the same functionality and at a lower price, but significantly less cool.

Read more about the upcoming LG V50 here and see our hands-on review.

Xiaomi Mi 9 - Out now!


Xiaomi's Mi 9 has finally gone on sale in the UK following its February launch. It starts at £499 over at the official Mi Store, but you'll get a cracking deal at GearBest where it costs just £345.40.

The Mi 9 isbe available in Piano Black and two new colours: iridescent blue (Ocean Blue) and pink (Lavender Violet).

It runs the 7nm Snapdragon 855 processor with Adreno 640 graphics, with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB, 128GB or 256GB storage. The Explorer Edition features an insane 12GB of RAM, and also upgrades the primary camera.

A 6.4in 19:9 display uses Samsung Super AMOLED tech, and has a new waterdrop-style notch to house the 20Mp selfie camera. The screen-to-body ratio has been raised to 90.7% with a 40% reduction in the size of the chin. The rear camera display has also been tweaked, now a triple-lens model with 48Mp + 16Mp + 12Mp lenses.

An in-display fingerprint sensor is 25% faster than in the Mi 8 Pro and Explorer, and additional new features such as Game Turbo mode, a system-wide dark mode, and a customisable Always-on Display.

Read more about the upcoming Mi 9 and see our review.

Nokia 9 PureView - Out now!


Nokia announced several new Android phones at MWC 2019, including the flagship Nokia 9 PureView, which is now on sale at £549 (buy here).

As expected it has both highs and lows, with an insane five 12Mp cameras on the rear and an in-display fingerprint sensor, but also some interesting design choices and last year's Snapdragon 845 (which also means no 5G).

As of 8 March the Galaxy S10 is now officially on sale (see the best deals). It was announced alongside the cheaper S10e and top-end S10 Plus, with a 5G version also promised.

That 5G variant is available to pre-order now via EE or Vodafone, or you can buy SIM-free at £1099. It goes on sale on 7 June.

The 10th smartphone in the series, the S10 is quite the upgrade over its predecessor. The screen now occupies 93% of the front surface of the device, with a new Dynamic OLED Infinity-O panel using a punch-hole style notch for the 20Mp selfie camera. Those screens are getting larger, too, with 5.8in, 6.1in and 6.4in displays.

All but the S10e integrate an in-display fingerprint sensor, and run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 or Samsung's own Exynos 9820 chip. There are more cameras, with two at the front of the S10 Plus and three (or even four in the 5G model) at the rear.

Storage and RAM options now go as high as 512GB and 12GB respectively, and there's a microSD slot to add a further 512GB.