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Huawei posts H1 financial results, revenues up 23% YoY

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 08:45 AM PDT

Despite the ongoing U.S. ban, Huawei seems to be doing quite well as evident by its 2019 first-half financial results. Earlier today, the company capped off its H1 earning presentation which showcased the Chinese tech giant is still growing with aggregate revenues up 23% year over year. Combined H1 revenues from the consumer, carrier and enterprise sectors topped CNY 401.3 billion which equates to $58.3 million. Huawei's Chairman Liang Hua commented that the company is as strong as its ever been and credits that to the excellent management and perseverance despite the political...

MediaTek G90 outperforms the Snapdragon 730 in AnTuTu and Geekbench

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 08:15 AM PDT

MediaTek announced today its gaming-centric Helio G90 and G90T chipsets promising excellent gaming experience on a budget thanks to the cost-effective 12nm FinFET manufacturing process from TSMC. And the first benchmarks are in. This score sheet from AnTuTu seems quite promising as the overall score is 222,282 - a score combining the CPU, GPU, UX and memory performance. When compared to some of its Qualcomm rivals, it turns out that the chipset is more powerful than the Snapdragon 730 found in the Xiaomi Mi 9T and the Samsung Galaxy A80, for example. In our database, the Snapdragon 730...

LG announces another decline in smartphone sales

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 07:41 AM PDT

Another quarter, another disappointing result for the mobile business at LG Electronics. The company posted its financial report for the past three months and the Mobile Communications Company said sales were down 21.3%, compared with the same period last year. At least they went up 6.8% on a quarterly basis, but the reason for the poor results are the competitors from China and their "aggressive pricing". Speaking in numbers, the Q2 2019 sales were KRW1.61 trillion ($1.38 billion), while the operating loss was KRW313 billion ($268.4 million) due to the higher marketing investment...

vivo iQOO Pro 5G arriving next month

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 05:30 AM PDT

Last month vivo sub-brand iQOO said that it will launch its 5G smartphone in Q3 2019, meaning anytime between July and September. And now, the company has announced that its 5G smartphone - dubbed iQOO Pro - will arrive in August. vivo hasn't divulged much about this 5G smartphone but has shared a poster on Chinese social network Weibo showing the back of the phone. The image is quite dark but reveals a design similar to the original iQOO launched back in March. Increasing the exposure of the poster also confirms the triple rear camera on the iQOO Pro. Notice the triple camera...

Two more dual-display designs from vivo surface

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 05:00 AM PDT

Vivo dipped its toe into the water with the vivo NEX Dual Display last year and it looks like the company is ready for another take on the dual-display design. LetsGoDigital unearthed a patent that was filed in September 2018 and is now approved by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office). The patent contains 37 sketches of two smartphone designs. Both smartphones are depicted with two displays with small differences in the design. Model A has an O-ring LED on its back similar to the original vivo NEX Dual Display, but it's off-centered this time around. The LED ring serves as a...

Black Shark 2 Pro unveiled with Snapdragon 855+, UFS 3.0 storage and 4,000 mAh battery

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 04:30 AM PDT

The Black Shark 2 was released back in March and is one of the best gaming phones you could buy but now the brand is coming out with a revised version dubbed the Black Shark 2 Pro. It's a minor upgrade over its predecessor and aims to offer the latest Snapdragon 855+ and UFS 3.0 storage alongside a slightly refined design with improved grip and two additional RGB lights on the back. Up front, we have an identical 6.39-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and stereo speakers. Black Shark claims it managed to reduce touch latency down to 34.7ms compared to 43.5ms on the Black Shark...

MediaTek unveils Helio G90 series gaming chipsets

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 04:00 AM PDT

As expected, MediaTek officially announced its new gaming-centric SoCs - the Helio G90 and G90T. The new platforms utilize an octa-core combination of two Arm Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55s alongside the Mali-G76 GPU. Both the G90 and G90T are built on TSMC's 12 nm FinFET process and can be clocked up to 2.05GHz. In addition, the new SoCs support up to 10GB LPDDR4X RAM. A major highlight of the new chipsets is the HyperEngine game technology which brings support for an array of functions that should improve the overall gameplay experience. Chief among them is a networking engine...

Honor 9X first flash sale pushes 100,000 units in 2 minutes

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 03:15 AM PDT

Honor 9X arrived with an elevating selfie camera and Kirin 810 chipset and today the first flash sale of the phone wrapped up. All 100,000 units of the phone and its Pro sibling were sold in 2 minutes and Honor reported it was twice as fast as the Honor 8X initial market launch back in September 2018. The Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro share a footprint and a chipset, but they have different memory and number of cameras. While the regular one comes with 4/6 GB RAM and 64/128 gigs of storage, the Pro variant can be purchased with 8/256 GB memory. It also has one extra camera - an 8 MP...

Honor 20 Pro Icelandic Illusion color goes on sale in China

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 02:30 AM PDT

Honor's 20 series was announced back in May and seems to be well received by the Chinese public as it managed to surpass 1 million sales just 2 weeks after its launch. Now the phone is getting a new paint job dubbed Icelandic Illusion which is essentially a white back with pink and blue hues. The Icelandic Illusion Honor 20 Pro is listed on Huawei mall for CNY 3,199 ($464) in its 8GB RAM and 128GB storage version while the 8/256GB variant will set buyers back CNY 3,499 ($508). We recently got the chance to review the Honor 20 Pro and its Honor 20 sibling. Both devices come with...

Canalys: Huawei expands its domination in China

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 01:30 AM PDT

After yesterday's analysis of the Indian market during Q2, today Canalys revealed its data about China, the biggest smartphone market today. While the market has been in the red for ninth consecutive quarter, Huawei has managed to increase its share up to 38.2%, which is an annual growth of 31% in terms of sales. The Top 5 is completed by Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi, and Apple, the only non-Chinese manufacturer. The Canalys Analyst Mo Jia said that Huawei's global mix shifted back towards China, with 64% of its total shipments in Q2 accounting for the domestic scene, which is the highest...

Redmi K20 Pro gets a new color option

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 12:45 AM PDT

The Flame Red, Glacier Blue, and Carbon Fiber color variants of the Redmi K20 Pro are now joined by a fourth option - Summer Honey. The new variant comes in three memory versions - 6GB/128GB priced at CNY2,599 ($380/€340), 8GB/128GB priced at CNY2,799 ($405/€365), and the top-end 8GB/256GB model which costs CNY2,999 ($435/€390). It will be available for purchase in China from August 1 through the company's online store, but its availability in other markets is currently unknown. The Redmi K20 Pro is a flagship powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC. It flaunts a 6.39" FHD+ Super AMOLED...

Vivo showcases Multi-Turbo Engine during 2019 PUBG Global Championship

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT

When vivo announced the NEX S back in June 2018, it was a groundbreaking smartphone with a huge screen and an elevating selfie camera. Eventually, the Shenzhen company developed its OS to introduce software boosters, wrapped under the name Multi-Turbo Engine. The company was the main partner of the PUBG Mobile Club Open championship in Berlin that took place this weekend and all players of the 16 teams, playing in the finals, used a vivo NEX smartphone with Multi-Turbo Engine and Turbo Mode. Multi-Turbo Engine is a series of boosters for the software and hardware to provide a...

Samsung Galaxy A80 gets autofocus for selfies with new update

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:15 PM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy A80 announced back in April doesn't have a camera on the front and uses the 48MP rear camera for selfies and video calls. However, this main sensor locks the focus at a certain distance when used for capturing selfies. Well, to fix this issue, Samsung has released a software update which brings in the autofocus function for selfies. Additionally, the new firmware carries July 2019 security patch and comes with improvements to the stability of the camera and device security. This update, weighing around 400MB in size and bearing version number A805FXXU2ASG7, is...

Rose Galaxy Note10 appears in renders ahead of announcement

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:30 PM PDT

As we get closer to the announcement date of the Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+, we are seeing more leaks of the upcoming flagship, which we are expecting to come in two different models. As leaked by WinFuture these are renders of the "Rose" color Galaxy Note10. The phone is also expected to come in white, silver, and black variants but a pink version will also be available for specific countries at launch. Galaxy Note10 rendered in Rose As per previous leaks and rumors, Samsung is also said to offer blue and green models but we've yet to see any renders that prove...

Lenovo patent reveals a new slider phone with round camera

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 08:30 PM PDT

As per Tiger Mobiles, Lenovo has just been granted two patents. Each one is for a different variant of a slider smartphone that reveals the front-facing camera array. Sketches of the phone were filed with the CNIPA (Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration) which reveal a new slider phone coming to Lenovo's portfolio. The Lenovo Z5 Pro launched last year as the company's low-cost offering with the slider trend that emerged in 2018 along with a high-powered Z5 Pro GT with high-end CPU and in-display scanner. The unnamed smartphone duo appears to be from the same lineup. In...

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 5G may have just been certified

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 06:30 PM PDT

Xiaomi's Mi Mix 3 5G is one of the first 5G capable devices to hit carriers in Europe left and right, and clearly its successor is already in the works. In fact, the upcoming Mi Mix 4 5G may have already been certified by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). A new Xiaomi handset, with the model number M1908F1XE, has been spotted on the MIIT website. It has 5G connectivity. While the listing doesn't call out the fact that it's the Mi Mix 4 5G in any way, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has previously revealed that a new 5G device is coming in the second half of the year. And...

Deutsche Telekom will offer the Samsung Galaxy Fold in Germany when it finally arrives

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 04:30 PM PDT

Even though in the US, T-Mobile wants nothing to do with Samsung's Galaxy Fold anymore, the carrier's corporate owner, Deutsche Telekom, has other ideas for the German market. According to information that was officially confirmed by Telekom to Notebookcheck, it will in fact offer the foldable device to its customers once it finally becomes available. Unfortunately Telekom hasn't shared any more details, regarding an actual release date or pricing. That said, the latter has been known for a while now - prepare to spend an eye-watering €2,000 for the privilege of owning one of the first...

Samsung Galaxy Note10+ specs sheet surfaces, pre-orders begin on August 7

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 01:30 PM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Note10+'s specs have been revealed little by little in numerous leaks lately, but this is by far the biggest scoop yet. It comes from a reputable source, too, and is accompanied by yet another look at the device itself. We all know about the QHD+ (1440 x 3040px) display with a centered punch-hole camera and the Exynos 9825 chip (or the Snapdragon 855+ depending on your region). We also knew that the plus variant would offer 12GB of RAM coupled with 256 or 512GB UFS 3.0 internal storage. But perhaps few of you know the dimensions and the weight. The phone will stand tall...

Google reveals Pixel 4 will have face unlock and motion gestures

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 12:30 PM PDT

Google has once again decided to get in front of all of the Pixel 4 leaks and announce some of the upcoming features in a blog post. One of these new features is Motion Sense. Based on Soli, the project Google started over four years ago, Motion Sense will let you control basic functions on your Pixel 4 such as skipping songs, snoozing alarms and silencing phone calls just by waving your hands. Motion Sense works with the help of a complex radar system placed above the display that can sense even the smallest of movement. As of now the system is only limited to recognizing...

Watch the first foldable phone, the Royole FlexPai go through a torture test

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:30 AM PDT

The Royole FlexPai beat the Galaxy Fold to the punch to become the first flexible commercially available smartphone, albeit in limited quantities. And now Zack from JerryRigEverything was kind enough to put it through the usual torture tests and see how far it goes so you don't have to. After all, the launching price of the phone is a little over $1,300 and we doubt anyone would try this at home. Anyway, as you may have already guessed, the surface of the screen is quite prone to scratches since it isn't made of glass. The flexible plastic can be easily damaged even with your...
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