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Netflix, Amazon and Google Play have 21:9 movies you can watch on Xperia 1 and 10

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:45 AM PDT

While 16:9 is considered the standard for TV, there's more 21:9 content that you might have thought - that fits perfectly on Sony's 2019 flagship (Xperia 1) and mid-range smartphones (Xperia 10 and Plus). Two-thirds of Netflix original movies are filmed in 21:9, recent examples include the popular Birdbox and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Most of its original TV series, however, are presented in 18:9. By the way, Netflix is testing $0.95 mobile-only plans in India and Malaysia. These plans are valid for a single device for a week and stream video in SD. There are higher resolution...

Samsung Galaxy J8 joins the Pie club with new update

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:45 AM PDT

Samsung is updating the Galaxy J8 to Android 9 Pie, the new firmware also includes One UI. This is the new direction for Samsung's custom interface, you can see a minute-long introduction here. The Galaxy J8 also received the April security patch. Like most of its siblings, the phone is on a quarterly update schedule, so expect the next security update in three months. The update - version J810FPUU3BSD1 - is rolling out in Russia and should expand to other regions soon. Source

Lenovo Z6 Pro is coming this month with Snapdragon 855

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:00 AM PDT

Lenovo Z6 Pro is arriving this month and will run on Snapdragon 855. Both were circulating as rumors and today the company VP confirmed them in a Weibo post. The phone's predecessor, the Z5 Pro was powered by the Snapdragon 710, and fans had to wait for the GT Edition to see a flagship Qualcomm chipset in a Lenovo smartphone. The slider arrived with dual cameras, but it looks like the new device will have only one main shooter. There's a chance that the one camera for illustration purposes, with another one or two additional snappers to be positioned below (just like the Honor View...

Flexible screen nubia Alpha up for pre-orders, coming April 10

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 05:10 AM PDT

The smartwatch game is dominated by Apple and Samsung is still the leader in terms of smartphone shipments but there is a gray area in between and the nubia Alpha is the device that aims to bridge the gap. Today marks the official launch of pre-orders for the smartphone (as nubia refers to it) in China and the device will begin shipping by April 10. The main highlight of the device is the 4-inch OLED screen. It's quite a unit to put on your wrist and offers solid build quality. The Snapdragon Wear 2100 SoC combined with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage covers the internals. There is a 5MP f/2.2...

The Oppo Reno will have a dual texture glass back

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 04:20 AM PDT

The Oppo Reno will have a glass back with a dual texture finish, a new teaser has revealed. It will have a grippy matte finish on most of the back with a decorative glossy line for the Oppo logo. The Oppo Reno will have a dual texture glass back The company has scheduled a "new product launch" event to unveil the series on April 10, which it announced with an artsy video (you can see it on Weibo). However, this doesn't align with the April 24 date from last week. Either this is a split between teaser event/full reveal or Chinese event/European one. By the way, the color option...

Asus ROG Phone sequel coming Q3 of 2019

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 03:31 AM PDT

The gaming phone market is becoming the next battleground for Chinese manufacturers thanks to the growing popularity of mobile eSports titles such as PUBG and Mobile Legends. There are tournaments that garner more than 200 million spectators and titles like the aforementioned PUBG bolster 30 million active users. Asus was one the manufactures to quickly jump on board the gaming phone hype with its ROG Phone and, according to a new report from DigiTimes, its sequel will arrive in the third quarter of this year. Chinese gaming publisher Tencent will partner with Asus to promote the...

Realme reaches 6 million sales, celebrates with discounts

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 02:20 AM PDT

Realme is not even a year old but the company already managed to push over 6 million phones. To celebrate the new milestone, it is launching plenty of deals for the Realme 2 Pro, Realme U1 and some accessories. The Realme 2 Pro will be INR11,990 (from INR12,990) and will come with extra INR1,000 off if you select a prepaid plan. A similar deal is available on the Realme U1 on Amazon India - it currently starts at INR9,999, and you'll get a thousand more off the total if you go for a pre-paid option. The phones are also available at the company's online store. If you...

Nokia X71 available for pre-order in China

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 01:30 AM PDT

The Nokia X71 has the tough task of competing with the likes of the Redmi Note 7 Pro and vivo V15 Pro for the midrange crown in China. The device offers a versatile camera setup with 48MP (main) and 8MP (wide) sensors as well as the trendy hole punch display. As of today, Chinese users can reserve HMD's latest phone through the official Nokia site. Running through the spec sheet, the phone boasts a 6.39" 1080p+ LCD with a cutout for the front 16MP camera. Inside is the Snapdragon 660 paired with 6GB RAM and either 64/128GB storage with microSD expansion. The back features Nokia's...

Honor 9S trademarked in Argentina ahead of announcement

Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:31 AM PDT

Another Honor smartphone is on its way, and this time it was trademarked in Argentina. The National Institue of Industrial Property (INPI) certified the name Honor 9S for the Latin American country. Although this could be an entirely new smartphone, we are more likely looking at a rebranded Huawei Enjoy 9s that is yet to escape China. The listing does not reveal any details about the smartphone since it is only a trademark of the name. It is issued to the name of Huawei and its Argentine representatives. If it is really the Huawei Enjoy 9s (which is essentially the Huawei P Smart+...

Honor 20 Pro with Sony IMX600 sensor in the works

Posted: 07 Apr 2019 11:25 PM PDT

The Honor View 20 is doing great on the global market with over 1.5 million sales in its first month. According to rumors from China, the Huawei subsidiary is preparing another flagship device called Honor 20 Pro. It will have the Sony IMX600 camera sensor and could arrive as early as April 25. Rumored specs from China The new device will have a 6.1" OLED panel with an under-display fingerprint scanner, and it could be the first Honor phone outside China with the technology (it is currently available only on the Honor Magic 2, a China-only smartphone). The chipset is said to be...

OnePlus 6T gets cheaper in China

Posted: 07 Apr 2019 10:02 PM PDT

The Chinese government recently passed a bill, reducing the tax for luxury goods, including smartphones. After Apple dropped the prices of the 2018 iPhones with CNY500, OnePlus followed suit and now the 6T is down CNY400 and now its price is just CNY2,999 or under $450. Currently the OnePlus 6T is offered in four colors - Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Thunder Purple, and Speed Orange, but only the first two got their prices slashed. The price of CNY2,999 is for the 6/128 GB variant, while the 8/128 GB phone is now CNY3,199 ($480) instead of CNY3,599 ($535). Similarly, the Midnight...

Top 10 trending phones of week 14

Posted: 07 Apr 2019 07:00 PM PDT

Samsung's grip on our top 10 most popular phones has been easing off for the past two weeks, but the company still accounts for four phones on the list, which is the most by a single vendor. The Galaxy A50 retains the leader's position for the third week in a row followed the Huawei P30 Pro. The Redmi Note 7 moved up a slot to complete the podium, edging out the Samsung Galaxy A70. This week's new entrant - the Nokia X71 jumped straight into number five while another new name on the list - the Huawei P30 lite sits in eight. Between those, the Redmi Note 7 Pro and regular P30 slid...

Week 14 in review: First Nokia with punch hole screen, Oppo Reno, Galaxy A90

Posted: 07 Apr 2019 02:00 PM PDT

It's been another busy week full of phone news so let's take a look back at the clutter and focus on the major stories. Samsung was in the spotlight with a couple of interesting relevations. The biggest was a video of Samsung's alleged first slider phone, the Galaxy A90. It has a slide-out rotating camera that's used both as the rear and the selfie camera. Additionally, a story broke that Samsung is working on two Galaxy Note 10 devices for the fall - one with a 6.4-inch display (same size as the Galaxy Note 9) and one with a larger 6.7-inch display. Next is an interesting report...

Huawei P30 in for review

Posted: 07 Apr 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Huawei had a fabulous event in Paris where the star of the show was the Huawei P30 Pro with plenty of hybrid zoom and other nice features. The vanilla Huawei P30 got some of the spotlight, but its onstage time was rather limited. The phone that some might deter from calling a flagship, actually has plenty of things going for it, especially with its much more aggressive price of €749. The Huawei P30 comes with a 6.1" screen, and you might expect a rather compact device by today's standards. However, due to the chiselled sides, flat panel and thicker bezels in comparison to the Pro,...
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