Blogs
12/2/2015 10:29 AM
LG's new V series Flagship
LGV10
This week we investigate the new LG V10, the first handset coming from LG's new V series device lineup. The LG V10 smartphone is now finally available in European markets after a short exclusive period in South Korea, LG's home country.
11/30/2015 1:38 PM
The Rise and Fall of Blackberry
James Rosewell, Founder and CEO of 51Degrees looks at the rise and fall (and rise again?) of Blackberry.
A topic close to the heart of many of our readers, the much loved Canadian handset company has experienced some turbulent times in the past few years. There's no denying that they have made some excellent phones, but they are in the middle of a turnaround at the moment (event T-Mobile US' John Legere recently said “they're on the up”) in a bid to regain market share, as well as focus on areas such as security software and device management.
11/23/2015 3:57 PM
Looking at the HTC One A9
HTC making a comeback into the Smartphone Market?
This week we will be looking at the new HTC One A9 released earlier this month.
11/19/2015 12:29 PM
BlackBerry releases a Smartphone running on Android
This new device was already added to the 51Degrees database
Last week our data team added the PRIV BlackBerry into our database. It is the first-ever BlackBerry smartphone to run on Android. According to the manufacturer, this new device brings incredible new features to the Android platform that make sharing ideas and connecting with people faster and easier.
11/11/2015 12:32 PM
WileyFox a New British Smartphone Manufacturer
In this week's blog we are going to take a look at a new Smartphone manufacturer called WileyFox. WileyFox are based in London and have just launched two new smartphones onto the market and they are only available without a contract, so we will take a closer look at these interesting phones.
11/4/2015 10:21 AM
Micromax Data Update
Micromax is the tenth largest smartphone vendor in the world
Last week the 51Degrees data team reviewed Indian devices. One of the leading companies in India is Micromax. In this article we introduce two devices which were added to the database last week: the 'Canvas' smartphones.
10/28/2015 5:18 PM
Wiko Device Data Update
Rainbow Jam
This week we're taking a look at ‘Wiko', a growing French smartphone manufacturer, responsible for a recent addition to our device database: the colourfully named Rainbow Jam.
10/21/2015 3:58 AM
Sony Device Data Update - Part 2
Xperia Z5
Last week we looked at one half of Sony's new flagship smartphones, specifically the Xperia Z5 Compact - a device with flagship specifications in a smaller form factor. As Sony has been very busy lately releasing new devices, we are going to continue where we left off and now take a look at the Compact's bigger brother and second half of this generations Sony Flagship, the full size Sony Xperia Z5. Your website can be optimised for all the devices in this article with our latest data file.
10/19/2015 8:57 AM
Microsoft UserAgents
Correctly Identifying Tricky Microsoft UserAgents
Today we look into certain Microsoft UserAgents, for example the Nokia Lumia 925, and investigate why these UserAgents could potentially cause problems for your website and what we can do to help fix it.
10/14/2015 3:42 AM
Sony Device Data Update
Xperia Z5 Compact & new browser property
This week our focus crosses the East China Sea to look at one of Japan's most prestigious multinational companies. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets and is ranked 116th on the 2015 list of Fortune Global 500. Optimise your website for all of the Sony devices mentioned in this article with our latest data file.