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Samsung Galaxy A50 gets improved battery charging with latest update

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:00 AM PDT

Samsung is pushing out a new firmware for its Galaxy A50 which brings an improved battery charging algorithm paired with refined fingerprint reader performance and the usual stability tweaks. The new firmware bearing the A505FDDU2ASH3 name weighs in at 320MB and also brings the August security patch. In a surprising twist, Samsung also appears to be pre-installing Snapchat as part of this update. Recently, the Galaxy A70 also got some third-party apps with an update to the surprise of users. It was reported that the apps could be uninstalled but we'll have to wait and see if the option...

Redmi Note 7 series smashes another milestone, reaches over 20 million sales

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 06:00 AM PDT

Redmi announced its separation from Xiaomi as a standalone brand with the arrival of the Redmi Note 7 at the beginning of the year, and by the looks of the sales numbers, the lineup was a massive success. The company announced on its Weibo page that it reached 20 million sold phones across the world in just seven months. The poster simply says "Thank you" to all 20 million users of a Redmi Note 7 smartphone, saying that it is now time to move to the Redmi Note 8. Apparently, Redmi is already on the final straight in the preparation of the new smartphone, since the Weibo account is...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 pre-orders in South Korea are twice as high as Note9's

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 05:15 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 is a hit in South Korea - the locals have pre-ordered twice as many units as they did Galaxy Note9s last year. The new flagship went up on pre-order on August 9, so it has been 11 days (Samsung will start shipping units this Friday). And in that period a total of 1.3 million units of Note 10 and Note10+ have been pre-ordered. The most popular model proved to be the Galaxy Note10+ 5G with 256GB storage and the Aura Glow paint job. Note that Samsung is only offering the 5G versions of both Note10s in South Korea. Korean carriers have been offering subsidies...

vivo IQOO Pro 5G tops AnTuTu charts ahead of launch

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 04:27 AM PDT

vivo's IQOO lineup will get its newest member with the unveiling of the IQOO Pro 5G on August 22. Now the device bearing the V1916A model number passed through AnTuTu and delivered quite the performance, pushing out 497,179 points - a new record on the benchmark. Previously, we saw the unreleased Meizu 16s Pro post 464,411 points which was a record in itself. According to the AnTuTu Weibo page, the performance is achieved in large thanks to the F2FS file system combined with TurboWrite SDD technology. The listing also reaffirms the phone will ship with the Snapdragon 855+ chipset...

Realme confirms its 64 MP flagship is going to be called XT

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 03:10 AM PDT

The Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro were introduced today, and at the end of the announcement the company also had a little teaser for us - it confirmed its the 64MP phone will be called Realme XT. The event ended with Green Day's song "Wake Me Up When September Ends", which was likely another hint - the device will be announced in early October. The phone is dubbed "64 MP Quad Camera Xpert" and will have Samsung's new ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Since we already had some hands-on experience with a pre-production unit, we know the phone will also have a wide-angle lens, macro camera and a...

Oppo Reno2 gets certified by TENAA and 3C, images and specs arrive

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 02:23 AM PDT

Oppo is gearing to introduce the second generation in its Reno line soon and two devices bearing the PCKM00 and PCKT00 model numbers just passed through Chinese certification agencies TENAA and 3C. Oppo Reno2 in Pink Going through the TENAA listing we see both devices are identical apart from the added 256GB storage option for the PCKM00 model. The Reno2 will come with a 6.5-inch AMOLED FHD+ screen and a 16 MP selfie camera housed in the quirky shark fin pop-up mechanism. Around the back, it will have a quad-camera setup with a 48MP F/1.7 main shooter, 13MP telephoto, 8MP...

Realme 5 and 5 Pro hands-on review

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 01:49 AM PDT

Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro bring four cameras, new chipsets

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 01:13 AM PDT

Say hello to the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro - the latest pair of aggressively priced phones from the young company. They bring four cameras, new and more powerful chipsets and ample batteries. Realme 5 The more affordable Realme 5 packs a 6.5" display of HD+ resolution (720 x 1600 pixels), which translates to a 20:9 tall ratio. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 665 - it is historically the second phone with the 11 nm chipset, but is first in India, since the Xiaomi Mi A3 is yet to hit the market. Memory-wise, there are three combinations - 3/32GB, 4/64GB,...

vivo NEX 3 live image shows waterfall screen

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 12:38 AM PDT

After teasing the waterfall screen and design sketch of the upcoming vivo NEX 3, the brand's Product Manager Li Xiang continued his teaser campaign by showing out the phone in the flesh on Chinese social platform Weibo. The slope is much more pronounced than offerings from other manufacturers like Samsung and OnePlus. The same photo with adjusted lighting gives us an even better look at the phone and reveals that the side bezels are relatively thick. The black bars could just be a software trick or the device is in a protective shell to prevent the full design from being...

Watch the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro announcement live here

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 11:00 PM PDT

Realme is releasing its newest smartphones, complete with its first ever quad-camera setups. The Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro are getting unveiled in New Delhi, but you can enjoy the show from the comfort of your home or office thanks to the official live stream. Starting at 7PM UTC, Madhav Sheth, Realme India CEO, will bring the two phones to the stage. Watch the whole thing live and make sure you stop by our comments section to share your impressions. And don't forget to stop by our homepage once the event is over for the complete coverage of the new announcements, along with...

T-Mobile's OnePlus 7 Pro gets OxygenOS 9.5.10 with battery and camera improvements

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 08:00 PM PDT

T-Mobile's OnePlus 7 Pro has started receiving a new software update today. It is labeled OxygenOS 9.5.10, and it's primarily a bug fixing release. Once you install it, you should notice better battery life, as well as both general camera improvements and some relating specifically to the pop-up mechanism of the selfie shooter. The Camera app's version has been updated, as has the version of Google Maps that's pre-installed. There are also some Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-focused bug fixes built-in, alongside the usual unnamed "general bug fixes and system improvements". The update arrives...

Here's what the Redmi Note 8 Pro will look like

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 06:00 PM PDT

Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi is busy working on its next mid-rangers, the Redmi 8 series. The Redmi 8 itself was spotted in some hands-on images earlier today, and now it's the Redmi Note 8 Pro's turn. Based on Redmi's past naming conventions, this is likely to be the highest-end of its upcoming mid-rangers. It seems to have leaked on a set where its TV commercial was being filmed. If so, that's probably a first in the mobile world. Anyway, you can see that the design of its back has the same overall language as what we've seen in the Redmi K20 and K20 Pro flagships. Redmi Note 8...

Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro battery capacities revealed

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 04:00 PM PDT

Huawei's upcoming Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro have so far been rumored to sport 25W wireless charging, which would be the fastest yet, as well as 55W wired charging, just to break two records at once. But what about their battery capacities? According to a new post on China's Weibo, the cells you see in the image below are going to be the ones fitted to the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. If this is true - and that's a big "if" - then the Mate 30 should get a 4,200 mAh unit, while the Pro model will have a 4,500 mAh battery keeping its lights running. That would be a 5% increase in capacity...

Huawei's Mate X foldable will launch with Kirin 990 SoC and the P30's cameras

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 02:00 PM PDT

After Samsung was forced to pull the Galaxy Fold and re-engineer some bits and pieces to make it more durable, Huawei also postponed the launch of its direct competitor to that device, the Mate X. The Chinese company's first folding smartphone should be out in November. If you've been wondering what Huawei has been doing to the Mate X to warrant such a long time passing before it finally hits the shelves, it looks like it didn't just go with cosmetic changes like its Korean rival. Instead, Huawei also saw fit to upgrade some of the Mate X's internals. Thus, it will launch with the...

Samsung cuts LCD production, shifts focus to new QD-OLED displays

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 12:00 PM PDT

Samsung has remained one of the leading display manufacturers for quite some time and the latest innovation in the brand's product line will be its Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) panels. The company already uses Quantum Dot (QD) technology for its TVs while OLED panels have been a staple in its mobile division for more than a decade. Now Samsung is aiming to merge the best of both display technologies into a single solution. A new report from The Korea Herald claims the brand has already begun limiting its LCD production lines across its facilities in South Korea mainly due to lowered...

Amazon reveals Xiaomi Mi A3 Indian price ahead of launch

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 10:30 AM PDT

Xiaomi is set to launch the Mi A3 in India on August 21, which is also when the official pricing will be announced. However, Xiaomi's launch partner Amazon went ahead and revealed the price of the phone two days earlier. Mi A3 pricing and variants Twitter user Mukul Sharma caught the listings for the device, which appeared in the deals section but weren't actually available for purchase. Among the listings were the two storage variants, 64GB and 128GB, which will come with 4GB and 6GB of RAM, respectively. There are also three color options named Not Just Blue, More Than...

Oppo announces Enco Q1 active noise canceling earphones in China

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 09:20 AM PDT

Oppo has announced Enco Q1 in China, a pair of active noise canceling earphones as part of the company's new Enco series. Oppo Enco Q1 The Enco Q1 has a neckband design made from a single piece that goes around your neck without any cuts or splits. The Q1 will be available in black, white, and orange. The Enco Q1 features four microphones - the two microphones on the outside listen to the ambient noise and feed that into the system to cancel the noise. Two additional microphones within the earphones listen to the noise within your ears to further cancel out noise that...

First-gen Razer Phone receives Android Pie update

Posted: 19 Aug 2019 08:10 AM PDT

The Razer Phone was released back in 2017 and came with the first 120Hz display on any smartphone. It was also one of the first dedicated gaming smartphones, a category which has only grown in popularity over the past two years. The phone launched on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and got subsequently updated to Android 8.1 Oreo. Starting today however the phone is getting its second major update - Android 9 Pie is seeded alongside the July security update. The new firmware comes in at just over 1GB and will likely be the last big update for the phone. The changelog reveals lists the...
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