Report names smartphone models with the highest failure rates

As it stated in Thanks to security firm Blancco's report, we now know which smartphones had the highest failure rates throughout Q4 2017. The Mobile Device Repair and Security report reveals that Samsung (34 percent), Xiaomi (13 percent), and Motorola (9 percent) were the three Android manufactures with the highest diagnostics failure rates. When it comes to individual models, Xiaomi's Redmi 4 takes the unwanted top spot with a 9 percent failure rate. It names the iPhone 6 as the Apple handset with the highest failure rate (26 percent). Interestingly, the failure rate for some iPhone models are a lot higher than those of Android devices.

These are the top 10 smartphone brands with the highest failure rates, Samsung tops the list

A report has revealed that Samsung phones fail most often, resulting in repair work being needed. In the list of Top 10 Android Manufacturers by Failure Rate, Samsung topped the list with 34%. From an individual device's perspective, Xiaomi's Redmi 4 topped the list with a 9% failure rate. HMD's new Nokia 6 faced a 4% failure rate, which means it holds the 4th position. Samsung's S7 comes in at 5th position with a 3% failure rate, followed by the S8 Plus and S7 Active, which have the same failure rate.

'Middlemen selling Americans' smartphone location to the highest bidder,' says senator

As it stated in and T-Mobile rely on those firms to vouch that they obtained users' consent before handing over the data. Stanford University law professor Al Gidari agreed, stating that the FCC failed to consider location data when drawing up privacy regulations imposed on carriers. That was a green light for telecommunications carriers to monetize customer location data. Senator Ron Wyden (D, Oregon) said that Verizon had admitted that customer location data was shared with around 75 companies. Sen. Wyden said in a statement that "middlemen are selling Americans' location to the highest bidder without their consent, or making it available on insecure web portals."The FCC says that it is investigating.

collected by :John Smith