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Xiaomi's foldable phone will have a triple camera, EUIPO filing reveals

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 07:00 AM PDT

Xiaomi has filed a design for its foldable phone with the EU Intellectual Property Office. The technical drawings show the familiar dual-fold design but also reveal a triple camera on the back. How will that work? Official design schematic of Xiaomi's foldable phone Xiaomi posted two videos of the phone. They show how the phone is divided into three segments - the left and right segment fold behind the center segment. And in doing so, they will cover the camera on the back. That isn't shown in the video, but there's no other way this will work. It will be hard to spin this as...

Samsung Galaxy A30s and A50s certified by Wi-Fi Alliance

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 06:15 AM PDT

With the official announcement of the Galaxy A10s yesterday it's evident that Samsung's strategy for the A-series going forward will bring "S" upgrades to its popular devices about six months after their release. The Galaxy A30s and A50s appear to be next in line for this strategy as they just popped up on the Wi-Fi alliance site bearing the SM-A307FN/DS and SM-A507FN/DS model numbers. Samsung Galaxy A30s and A50s Wi-Fi certifications While we don't get much details about the devices apart from them running Android 9 Pie and having dual-band Wi-Fi capabilities, we have previous...

Samsung Galaxy Note10+'s 25W charger aces charge speed test, beats OnePlus 7 Pro

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 05:30 AM PDT

There was some grumbling that Samsung didn't bundle a 45W charger with the Galaxy Note10+, even though the phone supports it. Instead, you get a 25W charger in the box - and as it turns out, this is still enough to beat the competition from 0% to 100% battery charge. YouTube channel Gadgets Portal pitted the Galaxy Note10+ (4,300mAh) against the Note9 (4,000mAh, 15W charger in box), OnePlus 7 Pro (4,000mAh, 30W charger) and Apple iPhone XS Max (3,174mAh, 5W charger). You can watch the video first or read on below it for spoilers. The Galaxy Note10+ finished charging in 1 hour and 5...

Huawei's 5G modem is larger and less efficient than Qualcomm's, a teardown reveals

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 04:45 AM PDT

IHS Markit has done some extensive research on early 5G adoption using six early 5G-capable smartphones and looked inside. The teardowns revealed that Huawei ended up with a larger, less efficient and more expensive 5G chip than the competition. Since the Kirin 980 chipset comes equipped with a 4G/3G/2G modem of its own, the Balong 5000 5G modem is added externally leaving the original 4G modem unused and taking a lot of space. Having two modem chips on the SoC is not only ineffective in terms of energy and space, it's also costlier. Not to mention that the Balong 5000 on its own...

Samsung looking to deliver a graphene battery smartphone within two years

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 04:00 AM PDT

When Samsung introduced a battery technology using graphene to make lithium-ion batteries last longer, everyone was praising and welcoming the future, despite the astronomical cost of production, which made it unfeasible in mass produced devices. According to Evan Blass, the Korean giant is actually on the verge of unveiling a device with a graphene battery "either next year or 2021". Graphene, as a material, is highly conductive and elastic, touted as the future since its discovery as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries back in 2004. It is a form of carbon that can be...

Realme 5 Pro confirmed to sport a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 03:15 AM PDT

The Realme 5 and 5 Pro are set to go official next week on August 20. Both smartphones will come with a quad camera setup, including ultrawide angle, super macro, and portrait modules. The primary sensor on the Realme 5 was somewhat of an unknown, but the company has now confirmed that the Pro version will ship with a 48MP Sony IMX586 unit as the main sensor, making it the first quad camera smartphone in India to come with this Quad Bayer sensor. Details about the Realme 5 series are scarce at the moment but expect the company to reveal the features of this pair in days leading to...

Report: Apple's wearables business will surpass Mac and iPad revenue by end of 2020

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 02:30 AM PDT

According to a new report, Apple's wearables business comprising mainly of its AirPods and Apple Watch devices will surpass its tablet and computer categories in terms of revenue by the end of next year. Even though Apple doesn't publicly disclose its sales figures for the wearables category Above Avlon estimated it based on the company's financial model and overall sales data. According to Neil Cybart, Apple has exceeded 70 million sales in the wearable category in a year and the category is growing at an annual rate between 55% and 60%. In terms of overall unit sales, one out of...

Xiaomi Mi A3 India launch date announced

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 01:45 AM PDT

The Xiaomi Mi A3 was previously reported to debut in India on August 23. But now Xiaomi has confirmed that it's actually launching a couple of days earlier - on August 21, only a day after the Realme 5 series goes official. The Mi A3 is a based on the Mi CC9e but runs stock Android and is a part of the Android One program. It's powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC and sports a 6.01" HD+ Super AMOLED display having a fingerprint scanner embedded in it. Xiaomi Mi A3 For photography, the Mi A3 comes with a 32MP selfie camera and boasts a triple camera setup at the back comprising of...

Facebook's Android app will soon get a Dark Mode

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 01:00 AM PDT

Facebook rolled out Dark Mode for its Messenger app back in March this year, and now it's about to expand that to its main app for Android. The social giant already started working on Dark Mode for Watch, but reverse engineering expert Jane Wong - who has previously uncovered under-development features of Facebook and Instagram - reports that the company has started implementing this much-requested feature across the entire app. Facebook is still working on Dark Mode for its main app and it's going to be a while before the company makes the feature public. Source

LG G8X to arrive as LG V50s ThinQ in South Korea

Posted: 13 Aug 2019 12:15 AM PDT

LG will be announcing new phones at IFA 2019 at the start of next month - the LG G8X and the dual-screen LG V60 ThinQ are expected. There were also the trademarked monikers V60S and K50S, so we might be looking at four new devices. Now, a fifth model appeared in Korean media - LG V50s ThinQ, but that's actually a renamed LG G8X for the domestic market of the company. Earlier this year the president of the Mobile Communications Division at LG Electronics, Kwon Bong-seok, revealed the G-series will be the 4G lineup, while the V phones will support 5G. Local media suggests this...

Meizu 16s Pro launch date revealed

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 11:30 PM PDT

The Meizu 16s Pro that leaked yesterday will be unveiled later this month, on August 28. Meizu hasn't divulged much about the 16s Pro yet, but the smartphone briefly appeared on the company's official website yesterday along with its specs. The 16s Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 855+ SoC and will come in two RAM options - 8GB and 12GB - both having 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage onboard. The smartphone will sport a 90Hz AMOLED display with a fingerprint scanner embedded to it. It will run Flyme 8 OS and boast a triple camera setup at the back with a 48MP unit as the main...

Xiaomi starts shipping Mi 9 with 256 GB storage tomorrow

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 10:30 PM PDT

Yesterday we saw Realme announcing a new variant of its flagship phone with 256 GB storage and today Xiaomi followed with the very same message - the Mi 9 will have an 8/256 GB option. It will hit the stores tomorrow and will cost CNY3,299 ($467/€417). First adopters will receive a 20W wireless charger as a gift that costs CNY99 (about $15), if purchased separately. The new RAM+storage combination is the fourth different - up until now the Mi 9 can be purchased with 6/64 GB, 6/128 GB, or 8/128 GB memory, with the first one missing from China. If you wanted 256 gigs of storage, the...

Xiaomi is teasing something Redmi K20-related for August 16

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 08:00 PM PDT

Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi took the mobile world by storm earlier this year when it unveiled the K20 series, with the K20 Pro being the first ever true flagship smartphone to bear the Redmi branding. The family has seen its fair share of backlash in India in the meantime, which has to do with pricing, but overall the K20 line seems to have been quite the success. With all that in mind, get ready for something new that's Redmi K20-related to come on August 16. Xiaomi's sub-brand is teasing as much through its Chinese social media channels, although aside from the date there aren't a lot of...

LG V35 ThinQ is now just $399.99

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 05:30 PM PDT

LG's G8X might be on the way, but if you don't mind living with a slightly older flagship from the Korean company, Amazon is now holding a sale on the V35 ThinQ. This phone's recommended retail price is $899.99, but you can grab one currently for only $399.99. That's a whopping $500 off and a great value, if you don't mind the associated caveat. That is the fact that this is a Prime Exclusive device, so you have to be an Amazon Prime member to get it at this price. That means you'll have to live with a "pre-installed selection of Amazon apps", including the Amazon Widget, Amazon Shopping,...

Samsung Galaxy A90 gets certified in Korea, 5G version in tow

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 03:00 PM PDT

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A90 5G received Bluetooth certification a couple of days ago and today it has also approved by the Korea National Radio Research Agency (NRRA). The certification lists the SM-A908N, which points to the 5G variant. There's also an SM-A908B, presumably the 4G model. Both the 5G and 4G Galaxy A90 will be powered by the flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset paired to 6GB of RAM. Both are expected to have a 6.7-inch Infinity-U Super AMOLED display of FHD+ resolution. We expect the 5G and 4G models to differ in the camera department - the first should have a...

LG trademarks V60S and K50S names ahead of IFA

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 01:00 PM PDT

The LG G8S ThinQ was released months after the regular G8 and it's a slight downgrade. It has a slightly larger screen 6.2" vs. 6.1", but with 1080p resolution. And while it gained stereo speakers, battery charging support took a small step back. The camera setup features both upgrades and downgrades. Here's the head to head comparison. The LG V30S was a clear upgrade over the V30 (though a minor one). The "S" naming scheme doesn't strictly mean an upgrade, but isn't necessarily a downgrade either. So, with two more "S" phones on the way - LG V60S and LG K50S - it's not clear what to...

Samsung Galaxy Note10+'s display earns A+ rating from DisplayMate

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 11:30 AM PDT

The Galaxy S10 broke over a dozen display-related records in DisplayMate's testing, but the new generation is here - the Dynamic AMOLED screen on the Galaxy Note10+ broke 12 display records with major performance characteristics seeing improvements. The screen set the record for absolute color accuracy, contrast and intensity scale accuracy. Automatic color management makes sure that the correct color profile is used when displaying content, so you don't have to worry about display modes. If you do want to select the mode manually, DCI-P3 Natural is achieves an Absolute color accuracy...

Huawei P30 and P30 Pro receiving Selfie Night mode with latest EMUI update

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 10:00 AM PDT

The latest EMUI update for the Huawei P30 duo will bring Night mode to the front camera. Version 9.1.0.193 is already seeding to Chinese users and is scheduled to make its way to other areas across the world in the coming weeks. After installing the update, users will see the new Night mode option when switching to the selfie cam. It will enable better exposed images in low-light conditions as long as you can keep steady as it captures multiple shots and stacks them together. In addition to the neat camera feature, the latest update also brings the August patch. Installing the new...

Canalys: Samsung dominates Europe in Q2, Apple falters

Posted: 12 Aug 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Samsung has utterly dominated the European smartphone market in the second quarter of 2019, capturing a 40% share and shipping twice as many units as any other maker. Samsung, spearheaded by its revamped A series of phones, shipped 18.3m phones - up from Q2 of 2018's 15.3m. Despite its US-related woes Huawei still managed to retain the second spot with 8.5m shipped phones, but was still down compared to 2018 Q2's 10.1m. Apple was third thanks to iPhone XR and its 1.8m shipped units. Yet, while in 2018 it shipped nearly three times as many units as the fourth placed Xiaomi it's...
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