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Realme is celebrating its first birthday with flash sales, price cuts and phone giveaways

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Realme is celebrating its first anniversary in India with a number of deals and giveaways that total INR 10,000,000. Participants could win 10 Realme 3 Pro units or buy one with a discount from its flash sale at noon on May 3 for INR 13,999. The regular Realme 3 now comes with double the storage at 3GB + 64GB for INR 9,999. Its flash sale will happen on May 2 at midnight. The Realme 2 Pro and Realme U1 will get a INR 1,000 discount on May 2 and will be priced INR 10,990 and INR 8,999, respectively. Buyers are eligible for 15% SuperCash when paying with MobiKwik while...

Latest Samsung Galaxy Note9 update improves the camera and brings April security patch

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 07:10 AM PDT

Samsung is seeding a software update for the Galaxy Note9, which includes the Android security patch for April 1, 2019. More importantly, however, this firmware also adds an option in the Settings menu that lets you schedule the Night Mode to turn on and off automatically. Additionally, the new build comes with camera improvements that let you switch the FOV of the selfie camera between 68 degrees and 80 degrees with the help of a toggle located above the camera shutter button. This update, carrying version number N960FXXU2CSDE, weighs around 520MB in size and is currently rolled...

Meizu 17 will likely be the company's first 5G phone, might bring portless design

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 06:20 AM PDT

Meizu's recently released 16s is the company's flagship device for 2019 but according to new speculations, Meizu is hard at work on its successor which will also bring 5G capabilities for the first time in the manufacturer's lineup. An image from the recent China Unicom Partner Conference revealed the slogan for the upcoming device reading "meet the new 5G era, Meizu 17 is coming". We've also got some leaked hands-on images courtesy of a Weibo user. According to speculations, the new phone will adopt the portless design from the Meizu Zero concept phone, which failed to make its way to...

Samsung Galaxy A40 review

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:58 AM PDT

Motorola Moto E6 specs leak, 5.45-inch display and Snapdragon 430 SoC in tow

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 05:30 AM PDT

Motorola unveiled the Moto G7 lineup back in February this year, and while there's no word from the company yet regarding the Moto E6 series, specifications of the vanilla E6 have surfaced online which tell us what to expect from this smartphone. According to the report the Moto E6 is codenamed "surfna" and is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC which is mated to 2GB RAM. The smartphone has a 5.45-inch 1440 x 720-pixel display on the front which is accompanied by a 5MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K5E9 sensor having f/2.0 aperture. Motorola Moto E5 Round the back, the E6 sports a 13MP Samsung...

Energizer Max Power 18K Pop funding campaign fails spectacularly

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:45 AM PDT

MWC 2019 saw plenty of new gadgets announced, but one of the phones that surprised us was the Energizer Max Power 18K Pop with 18,000 mAh battery. Initially, pricing and availability weren't revealed, but the device eventually appeared on IndieGoGo in an attempt to gather funding and gauge public interest. The manufacturer Avenir Telecom set a $1.2 million goal, but a total of 11 backers pledged just $15,005 before the campaign came to its end. Avenir Telecom said it will keep working on improving design and thickness, as the company believes "there is a rising interest for...

Samsung Galaxy S10 sales are solid, but chip business brings profits down

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Samsung announced its financial results for Q1 2019 and they look as grim as predicted back in late March. The company reported consolidated sales of KRW52.4 trillion, which is 13% lower on a yearly basis. The decline of profit is even sharper - just KRW6.23 trillion, down 60% compared to the same period a year ago. Samsung Q1 2019 financial results Samsung stated in its press release the main reason for the poor performance is the weak memory chip demand. However, the Samsung Galaxy S10 sales are "solid", reporting a quarterly rise in revenue, despite a decrease in overall...

Realme 3 3GB RAM variant coming with double storage on May 2

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 03:10 AM PDT

The Realme 3 debuted in two variants - 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, but it's getting a third one now. Today, the company has announced that a new flavor is coming to India on May 2. This new model will come with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage and will be likely sold through Flipkart as well as the company's online store. The price of this new variant is currently unknown, but if we consider the prices of 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB models, this one will likely cost around INR10,000 ($143). That said, the Realme 3 isn't the only smartphone from the company that's got a new...

Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL pass Bluetooth certification

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:20 AM PDT

Google's latest Pixel 3a and 3a XL are expected to be officially announced at the company's 2019 I/O event on May 7. We've seen pretty much everything there is about these new devices ranging from cases, to pricing and recently saw both phones pop up on Geekbench detailing the internals. Today, the 3a and 3a XL got their Bluetooth certifications as we inch closer to the launch date. A total of eight variants passed through SIG - four for the Pixel 3a and another four for its larger brother the Pixel 3a XL. Along with the model numbers we also learned that both phones will feature...

Kirin 985 to be mass-produced with 5G modems

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:30 AM PDT

Last month we heard rumors that the Huawei Mate 30 could be the first smartphone with a chipset built on the EUV process, and now media representatives in Taiwan confirm the information. Not only that, but Huawei's chip manufacturer HiSilicon will implement 5G modem in all the chips, effectively making all future Huawei flagships 5G-compatible. The new processor will be manufactured using the FC-PoP method (FlipChip Package-on-Package), which allows vertical stacking of transistors. Combined with the Extreme UltraViolet process, the transistor density will be increased by 20% -...

Realme's RMX1901 will be called the Realme X

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 12:40 AM PDT

Last week, a Realme device passed through the TENAA with a large bezel-less display and a pop-up camera. The device was explicitly named RMX1901 on the filing, but we are now learning this Realme smartphone is going to be called the 'Realme X'. This according to Chief Marketing Officer of Realme: Xu Qi Chase. The CMO made a Weibo post that revealed the phone's name. A promotional video for Realme was posted to the phone maker's Weibo account with a new Realme song. The video also showed the unreleased smartphone in a few quick shots. Stills from Realme video This looks...

Google admits smartphone sales declined with the Pixel 3

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:50 PM PDT

As we approach May, Google is gearing up for its upcoming announcement of its entry into the mid-range smartphone segment with the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL. We can understand why Google would want to do this. It needs to diversify to better compete in the smartphone market. During Google's earnings call on Monday, Google's CFO Ruth Porat admits that the company sold fewer Google Pixel devices in Q1 compared to Q1 of last year. Porat named "some of the recent pressures in the premium smartphone market" as the determining factor of the weaker sales. Maybe making $1000+ phones isn't such...

Redmi Y3 goes on sale in India

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:00 PM PDT

The Redmi Y3 that was unveiled last week goes on sale today in India through Mi.com, Amazon.in, and Mi Home stores starting at noon local time. It's priced at INR9,999 ($143) for the 3GB/32GB variant and INR11,999 ($172) for the 4GB/64GB model. Both these versions are offered in Prime Black, Bold Red, and Elegant Blue colors. The Redmi Y3 comes with Snapdragon 632 SoC under the hood and runs Android Pie with MIUI 10 atop. It sports a 6.26-inch HD+ notched display and ships with a 4,000 mAh battery that fuels the entire package. Redmi Y3 in Prime Black, Bold Red, and Elegant Blue...

OnePlus 7 Pro camera samples outed

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 10:00 PM PDT

The OnePlus 7 Pro will become official on May 14 as by far the most expensive OnePlus phone ever. This year the company's strategy is to split its flagship line into two - the OnePlus 7 that will be the 6T's successor and arrive with some improvements, as usual. But then there's the Pro, which is going to have an award-winning display and a triple rear camera setup. One of those three shooters is a 3x zoom telephoto lens, and the folks over at Wired have somehow (cough, PR stunt, cough) gotten their hands on a "near final" pre-production model, and proceeded to capture a few snaps to let...

Stock Android won't have a native scrollable screenshot feature

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 08:00 PM PDT

Over the past few years, Google has done a great deal of work to implement useful features into stock Android. Specifically, we're referring to features that existed in skinned versions of Android, for example EMUI or TouchWiz. Such features like the blue-light filter, dual-windowed apps, and always-on display were all implemented on manufacturer skins before making it to Google's vision of Android. One feature that we might not see on the Google Pixel for the foreseeable future is the "scrolling screenshot". Implemented in many other Android skins, the scrollable screenshot lets you take...

iOS 12.3 beta 4 released, public beta now available

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 06:00 PM PDT

Apple is rolling out the fourth beta for iOS 12.3 and along with it, the public beta is also available to download. iOS beta builds are generally prioritized for registered developers (who do so for a fee) until the operating system is deemed stable enough for the general public to try out before its public release. The fourth iOS 12.3 beta brings the new version of the Apple TV app, update with a new look and UI. With it, a new algorithm-based curator will suggest which movies and TV shows you should watch based on watch history and interests. Image source: Mac Rumors Under...

Sprint and T-Mobile extend merger deadline by another month

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:00 PM PDT

Monday, April 29 marks the one-year anniversary that both T-Mobile and Sprint announced their plans to merge into a single carrier. As this day rolls around, the carriers are still seeing both support and opposition for the merger from different parties. According to a report from Reuters, T-Mobile filed an extension with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to a new July 29 deadline for the merger. Makan Delrahim is the head of the US Justice Department's Antitrust Division and told CNBC "I have not made up my mind," he continues with "We've requested some data from the companies...

Google Pixel 3a shows up on Geekbench days before its unveiling

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:00 PM PDT

Google's Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are finally going to be made official at the company's annual developer conference, I/O, on May 7. As we get closer to that date they're leaking even more than before, hard as that may be to believe. We've recently seen the Pixel 3a in press renders in white and purple, and today a prototype has made a visit to the Geekbench online database. The phone unsurprisingly runs Android 9 Pie, it has 4GB of RAM, and is powered by a Qualcomm chipset, though oddly enough the board for that is missing in the details. Past rumors said the bigger Pixel 3a XL would have...

Realme 3 Pro gets an important update

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Shortly after its announcement, the Realme 3 Pro is getting its first OTA update, which is a pretty important one too. It adds super slo-mo video recording and improves overall system stability. The firmware update weighs only 182MB and it carries a build number RMX1851EX_11_A.12, but April's security patch is nowhere to be found. However, there are plenty of changes that can keep you warm at night. For starters, Realme claims that the new update improves the overall clarity of captured photos while the super slo-mo video recording lets you shoot in 960fps. Improved system stability...

Huawei P30 Pro gets another software update, enables dual-view camera mode

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Huawei just won't stop updating the P30 Pro and we are not complaining. While the last update that rolled out in India was mainly focused on improving the user experience, this one revolves around a cool camera feature - the so-called dual-view mode. The feature was advertised during the announcement of the phone but it's only now that we are seeing it reach users. It comes with the EMUI 9.1.0.153 update and as for now, it's only available in China. It will surely make its way outside the country, though. You can see what the dual-view camera mode is all about in the video below, but it...
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