Category: Phones

  • Nothing Phone (2) | Uncrate

    Nothing Phone (2) | Uncrate

    The aesthetics of the Nothing Phone (2) haven’t changed a ton from its predecessor, but its internals have. Sporting a larger 6.7″ OLED display, it’s powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset that’s paired with 12GB of RAM for speedier performance. While the Sony-built f/1.88 main and Samsung-sourced f/2.2 ultra-wide cameras remain at 50…

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  • 2023 Motorola Razr+ | Uncrate

    2023 Motorola Razr+ | Uncrate

    Motorola upgrades its signature flip phone with features you find on any other model. The 2023 Motorola Razr+ sets itself apart with a 3.6-inch pOLED outer display, the world’s largest external display on a flip phone. It boasts a 144Hz refresh rate and 1056 X 1066 resolution and allows users to change songs, respond to…

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  • Google Pixel Fold | Uncrate

    Google Pixel Fold | Uncrate

    Following months of leaks and rumors, Google has officially taken the wraps off the Pixel Fold. While specs have yet to be announced, leaks suggest the folding smartphone will have a 5.8-inch front display with a 17.4:9 aspect ratio and an inner display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 6:5 aspect ratio. Cameras are…

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  • Leica Leitz Phone 2 | Uncrate

    Leica Leitz Phone 2 | Uncrate

    Is your phone your camera, or your camera your phone? With the Leica Leitz Phone 2, that question is as murky as ever. Designed in Germany by the storied camera makers, it’s built around a 1-inch, 47.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor (the largest ever in a smartphone), paired with a 19mm, f/1.9 lens. Via software, it’s…

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  • Caviar Daytona iPhone 14 Pro

    Caviar Daytona iPhone 14 Pro

    With the recent launch of the iPhone 14 Pro, Caviar has updated its top-line, ultra-luxury case for the new release. The Caviar Daytona combines the analog and digital by adding a Rolex Daytona to the iPhone case — an actual, mechanical chronograph Rolex Daytona. The case draws inspiration — like the Daytona — from racing…

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  • Apple iPhone 14 Pro & 14 Pro Max

    Apple iPhone 14 Pro & 14 Pro Max

    Since bifurcating the iPhone lineup, the Pro models have represented the best Apple has to offer. The 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max are no exception. They have always-on LTPO 6.1″ and 6.7″ screens, respectively, with a “Dynamic Island” created from the hole-punch selfie camera and Face ID hardware that expands and contracts based on…

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  • Asus Zenfone 9 | Uncrate

    Asus Zenfone 9 | Uncrate

    Not everyone wants a giant phone. While Apple has made a mini version of the iPhone for a couple of years, smaller Android options have been few. Asus’ Zenfone 9 is the latest example, built around a 5.9″ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform,…

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  • This Week’s Picks – COOL HUNTING®

    This Week’s Picks – COOL HUNTING®

    Photographer Barbara Iweins Documented All 12,795 Objects She Owns A vibrator, a mold of teeth and metal combs to extract head lice: these are just some of the 12,795 objects that photographer Barbara Iweins captured when she set out to document every item she owns. The project, which is covered in the book Katalog and distilled…

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  • Tech Startup Nothing Launches Highly Anticipated Phone – COOL HUNTING®

    Tech Startup Nothing Launches Highly Anticipated Phone – COOL HUNTING®

    Tech startup Nothing—helmed by co-founder and CEO Carl Pei—generated plenty of attention with their first product, the Ear (1), designed in collaboration with Teenage Engineering. Now, their foray into the smartphone space has been realized with the highly anticipated Nothing Phone (1). Design-wise (and thanks in part to Teenage Engineering’s retro-influenced style) it’s eye-catching due…

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  • Google Pixel 6A Smartphone | Uncrate

    Google Pixel 6A Smartphone | Uncrate

    Since its inception, Google’s “A” series of Pixel phones have offered many of the same features as their flagship brethren for a fraction of the cost. The Pixel 6A is no exception. Powered by the same Tensor processor found in the 6 and 6 Pro, it checks all the boxes of a modern smartphone, including…

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  • Nothing Phone (1) | Uncrate

    Nothing Phone (1) | Uncrate

    Following the successful launch of their first product, the Ear (1), Nothing is aiming to build out an ecosystem of gadgets with the Phone (1). Little is known about the phone at this point ahead of its Summer launch, but we do know it will be built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and will run…

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  • Caviar Samsung Galaxy S22 Collection

    Caviar Samsung Galaxy S22 Collection

    Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup just recently hit store shelves, yet luxury brand Caviar has already announced their new lineup of modified models. Six variants are on offer, available across all three S22 models, and feature upscale materials like titanium, carbon fiber, alligator skin, and gold-electroplated jewelry alloy. Limited to just 99 examples of each. Source…

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  • Microsoft Surface Duo Smartphone | Uncrate

    Microsoft Surface Duo Smartphone | Uncrate

    It’s technically a smartphone running Android 10. Thanks to a pair of 5.6″ AMOLED screens that open up to a single 8.1-inch screen, the Microsoft Surface Duo is much more than another black monolith. Its 360-degree hinge allows it to be used as a tablet, like a mini-laptop, or even as a TV with both…

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  • Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra Smartphone

    Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra Smartphone

    Samsung’s S20 smartphone got a super-premium ultra edition. Now its Note line is getting the same treatment. Dubbed the Galaxy Note20 Ultra, this new flagship is built around a 6.9-inch, 120Hz 1440p Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED display and Snapdragon 865+ processor with 5G networking and 12GB of RAM. Around back is a 108-megapixel main camera with…

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  • Google Pixel 4A Smartphone | Uncrate

    Google Pixel 4A Smartphone | Uncrate

    The timing couldn’t be better for a budget smartphone, and that’s exactly the niche the new Pixel 4A hopes to fill. Google’s latest entry in the midtier phone market is $50 less than the 3A and features a hole-punch, 1080p OLED 5.81-inch display, and a fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone. It ships…

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