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Get used to it - case renders solidify rumors of new square iPhone camera

Posted: 09 May 2019 08:30 AM PDT

For the past few years when we see the first credible renders of the next iPhone we get the same reaction - dislike. And then when Apple releases the phone/phones we realize they aren't that bad, actually. This year looks no different. A big batch of new iPhone case renders are here and they collaborate the new design. Apple will premiere a new triple camera in the iPhone XI and iPhone XI Max flagships and it will fit it into a square-ish hump on the back. The renders below also give an estimate of the next flagship iPhone's dimensions. The larger is 159.11mm tall and 79.62mm wide while...

Huawei and Honor's flagships will get Android Q immediately after the Pixels

Posted: 09 May 2019 07:30 AM PDT

Perhaps it's no surprise that the latest flagship phones from Huawei and Honor will get the next version of EMUI based on Android Q before the rest of the phones in their portfolio. However, Huawei just promised on Weibo that the Huawei P30-series, Mate 20-series, Honor View 20 and Magic 2 will get Android Q coupled with the next version of EMUI "immediately after Google officially releases the stable version for its Pixel phones". That's a big promise to deliver, especially when you consider the fact that EMUI is highly customized and it's far from the vanilla Android experience....

Google's music streaming platforms now have 15 million subscribers

Posted: 09 May 2019 06:40 AM PDT

Google's approach to music streaming has been far from fluid. The company's Google Play Music will eventually merge with its other music streaming option - YouTube Music. A new report from Bloomberg claims that Google's combined subscriber count is now at the 15 million mark, positioning it far from market leaders Apple Music and Spotify which hold 50 million and 100 million respectively. According to Google, its YouTube Music and Premium user base grew 60% year-over-year. The service starts at $9.99 per month while six-person family plans go for $14.99. Those who own a Google Home...

Android Q removes support for Android Beam

Posted: 09 May 2019 05:50 AM PDT

Android Q will add many new features, but it will also take away an old one - Android Beam. There's no native replacement on the horizon, but similar functionality can be achieved by apps (including Google Files). For those of you who don't remember - which we're guessing is "almost everyone" - Beam is a peer-to-peer file transfer technology. It uses NFC to do the handshaking and Bluetooth to send the data. The Google Files app can share files over Wi-Fi The Google Files app has the ability to share files locally over Wi-Fi. This promises speeds up to 480Mbps, well in excess...

Samsung has reviewed the Galaxy Fold issues, will announce new launch date soon

Posted: 09 May 2019 05:00 AM PDT

Samsung Electronics CEO DJ Koh spoke to the Korea Herald about the Samsung Galaxy Fold, saying that the company "has reviewed the defect caused from substances (that entered the device), and we will reach a conclusion in a couple of days (on the launch)". "We will not be too late," says Koh about the rescheduled US launch of the foldable flagship. A couple of days ago, Samsung sent out emails to those who pre-ordered that their orders will be automatically canceled if the Fold doesn't ship by the end of May. The CEO didn't say if shipping will start before this deadline, we should...

Asus ZenFone 6 confirmed to ship with Snapdragon 855, 48MP camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 09 May 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Asus has confirmed some of the features of the ZenFone 6 that's set to be unveiled next week on May 16. The company has shared an image on Twitter which confirms the ZenFone 6 will have Snapdragon 855 SoC under the hood. The smartphone will come with a Notification LED and have a 3.5 mm headphone jack at the bottom next to the USB-C port. On the right side of the phone will be a Smart Key accompanied by volume rocker and power button, and to the left will be triple slots for SIM and microSD cards. Additionally, an Asus executive shared some more details of the ZenFone 6 in the...

Samsung announces new 64MP and 48MP smartphone sensors

Posted: 09 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT

Back in March, a Qualcomm exec revealed that smartphone cameras will reach the 100MP count in 2019. Phone manufacturers have contentiously upped the ante in the past years and Samsung is looking to bring the latest breakthrough in mobile photography with its 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Alongside it, the company also announced an updated 48MP ISOCELL Bright GM2. ISOCELL Bright GW1 (left) and GM2 (right) Like the increasingly common 48MP sensors found throughout the smartphone landscape, Samsung's new 64MP shooter will employ the Tetracell binding technology. It merges four...

vivo S1 Pro goes on sale in China

Posted: 09 May 2019 02:10 AM PDT

The vivo S1 Pro was only announced on Monday but it's already available for purchase in China via the company's site. The Pro is identical in appearance to the regular vivo S1 with the real differences coming under the hood. The phone packs a Snapdragon 675 SoC compared to alongside 6GB or 8GB RAM. Somewhat strangely the 8GB RAM variant comes with 128GB of storage while the 6GB RAM version packs 256GB. The S1 Pro is available in either Blue or Red and pricing for both the 6/256GB and 8/128 GB versions comes at CNY2,698 ($395/€355). The phone is built around a 6.39-inch FHD Super...

Motorola Moto E6 shows up on FCC with a 3,000 mAh battery

Posted: 09 May 2019 01:15 AM PDT

Detailed specs of the Motorola Moto E6 surfaced last week, but they lacked information about its battery. Well, thanks to the phone's FCC listing, we now know that it will pack a 3,000 mAh cell which is 1,000 mAh smaller than what its predecessor, the Moto E5, had. The FCC listing of the Moto E6 - bearing model number XT2005-3 and codename "surfna" - also includes a diagram of the phone's back which shows the primary camera placed in the center, unlike the leaked render which has it in the top-left corner. Moto E6 diagram • Moto E6 render The diagram further tells us that the...

Realme X officially confirmed to feature an in-display fingerprint scanner

Posted: 09 May 2019 12:25 AM PDT

Yesterday Realme confirmed that its upcoming smartphone - the Realme X - will sport a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor. Now the Chinese phone maker has confirmed that the Realme X will feature an in-display fingerprint scanner. Realme also said that this fingerprint scanner is powered by DSP acceleration technology, which not only makes it faster, but also helps you quickly unlock the smartphone under direct light. Poster confirming in-display fingerprint scanner on Realme X The Realme X will be unveiled on May 15 alongside the X Lite which is a re-branded 3 Pro. The specs sheet of both...

Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime receives Android 9 Pie update with One UI

Posted: 08 May 2019 08:00 PM PDT

Samsung has today started rolling out the update to Android 9 Pie for the Galaxy On7 Prime smartphones sold in India. The On7 Prime was launched in the subcontinent back in January of 2018, but it's actually known elsewhere as the Galaxy J7 Prime, and was first released in September 2016. As such, it's an incredibly surprising thing for Samsung to update this budget phone to Pie, since it came to the market with Marshmallow. Anyway, the update is arriving over-the-air as a 1GB download, and it includes the May 2019 security patch level - just to add to the amazingness of this entire...

Redmi flagship will have an in-display fingerprint sensor, great battery life

Posted: 08 May 2019 06:00 PM PDT

A lot of phones leak, so some companies have recently started to compete with those by drip feeding us official information about upcoming devices. Redmi GM Lu Weibing, for example, is very active on Chinese social network Weibo, and has already confirmed a few key details about the brand's first ever flagship handset. Today is no different, and in keeping with its other top of the line specs, the Redmi flagship will also come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Additionally, Lu Weibing said the phone will get great battery life, but hasn't actually confirmed a capacity for the cell....

Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Edition Hands-on

Posted: 08 May 2019 04:00 PM PDT

Limited edition phones are meant to commemorate special occasions. It's a chance to offer consumers a unique take on the rectangular slabs we call smartphones. We've seen several automotive-themed partnerships in the past, as well as some movie-inspired collaborations. Last year OnePlus brought an Avengers Infinity War Edition OnePlus 6 and this year Oppo is treating us to the End Game version with its F11 Pro. Before we delve deeper, let's get the obvious stuff out the way. The Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Edition is just a spec'd out, better looking F11 Pro. You're getting the top of the...

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE gets Moon mode in latest MIUI update

Posted: 08 May 2019 02:00 PM PDT

For some odd reason taking pictures of the moon with a smartphone is a thing. Huawei was the first to start this moon race with the P30 Pro and Xiaomi was quick on its heels by adding the feature to its flagship Mi 9. After pondering with moon photography with the flagship Mi 9, it seems the more affordable Mi 9 SE is next in line for a dedicated moon mode with the latest MIUI update. If you wanna test out the feature, you'll need to head over the camera app on your Mi 9 or Mi 9 SE and slide to the AI mode. Then adjust the zoom to 4x and you should see a Moon mode toggle appear....

Exclusive: more Honor 20 Pro promo images, this time with more fashion

Posted: 08 May 2019 12:00 PM PDT

The same tipster that sent us the Honor 20 Pro images has delivered another batch. Like last time, these are artsy promo images, which seems to the theme of the promo campaign. Honor 20 Pro promo images Note that the images are obviously non-final - the rendering of the phone is broken, especially around the camera. It appears that the images were poorly converted vector graphics so the colors are not accurate. Anyway, check out the last two images - they feature the trademark eyeball of Mishka NYC, a streetware company. You can also see the Death Adder bear. Note...

Nokia 8.1 gets April security patch in new update

Posted: 08 May 2019 10:30 AM PDT

HDM is issuing a new firmware update to the Nokia 8.1 in India and Poland (and possibly elsewhere), which brings stability improvements, user interface enhancements and the security patch for April. The firmware, v2.59e, measures 238.3MB and is being seeded in India and Poland. Other markets will likely join the rollout in the following hours and days. Nokia 8.2 system update, The Nokia 8.1 was released back in December as the global variant of the China-bound Nokia X7. It has a 6.18-inch 1080p IPS LCD, a dual camera on the rear, 20MP selfie snapper, Snapdragon 710 with 4GB or...

Xiaomi teases a triple camera smartphone for India

Posted: 08 May 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Xiaomi just teased a new phone with a triple-camera setup on its Indian community forum. The image shows single, dual and triple cameras but it would be strange if Xiaomi is even mentioning the latter option if it's not the one it's releasing. Nothing else has been disclosed in the forum post, but we have our suspicion of some of the specs. Going by the the report from yesterday, which claims that Xiaomi is readying three smartphones with Snapdragon 7XX, this one could be the so-called Pyxis. And if we look back even further, the company's VP teased a handset last month with...
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