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Nokia 7.2 round camera design leaked

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 08:00 AM PDT

This month, we've seen a few leaks of the upcoming Nokia 7.2 in the form of certification filings, case manufacturer renders, and benchmark results. The latest leak comes from Joachim Kuss, head of communications for Zeiss Group - imaging partner for Nokia mobile. The tweet was posted following a briefing with members of the press, expressing excitement for the current state of mobile photography and videography. Perhaps out of excitement, the photo was not intended to be posted in the first place and has since been removed. It's not how the internet works though and somebody managed to...

Realme teases new phone series, will hold an event next week

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 06:45 AM PDT

Fresh off the Realme 5 and 5 Pro announcement, the brand is gearing to introduce a new line of phones. At the end of the Realme 5 series event, Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth teased a phone called the Realme XT which will feature a 64MP main camera and is expected to come in early October. Now, a new post by Realme CMO Xu Qi Chase on Weibo teased a new line of Realme phones which will be announced next week. Chase posted a picture of a Velociraptor and hinted that the new device will offer improved performance and will take better photos. Given the popularity of gaming phones...

Another report claims 2019 Apple iPhones will include USB-C charger

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 05:45 AM PDT

There has been a long-standing rumor that Apple will switch to USB-C on the iPhone with previous suggestions inaccurately predicting the change for 2018 iPhones including the iPhone XS and iPhone XR. Now, a new report claims that the iPhone 11 will include a USB-C charger in the box, suggesting Apple may finally make the switch to the USB-C charging standard on the newest iPhone devices. This would allow Apple to finally include a fast-charger with iPhones. Apple has included a 5W charger with all iPhones since the very first one. In the day and age where 50W charging standards exist,...

Huawei Enjoy 10 passes by TENAA with 6.59-inch display and Kirin 710 SoC

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 04:45 AM PDT

A new Huawei phone was certified by Chinese agency TENAA bearing the STK-TL00 model number. Previously it was speculated to be a rebranded Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) but the certification images now show it has a different back design which means we're getting a new model. According to rumors, this will be the upcoming Huawei Enjoy 10 and we have the full spec sheet to go along with its official images. Huawei Y9 Prime (left) and Enjoy 10 (right) The phone features a 6.59-inch FHD+ LCD with a 16MP motorized selfie cam. Around the back, the triple camera array is now housed in a single...

Honor introduces Gamepad for smartphones

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Gamescom 2019 is currently taking place in Cologne, Germany, and Honor took the stage to introduce its own Gamepad. The gadget is an attachment that goes on the left or right side of the phone and acts as a controller. It connects via Bluetooth and has its own 400mAh battery. During the gaming conference, Honor announced that 18% of its users identify themselves as gamers, so the company had no other choice but to introduce a special accessory for their needs. It's compatible with most games, but you will be able to map keys differently if you desire. The Honor Gamepad could be...

Amazfit Smart Sport Watch 3 coming on August 27

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 03:15 AM PDT

Xiaomi sub-brand Huami is gearing to introduce a new smartwatch next week. The company just set an event in Beijing on August 27 for an upcoming smartwatch believed to be the Amazfit Sports Watch 3. Last week, the brand's VP Arnold Pei showed the design of the watch in a Weibo post and detailed its AMOLED screen will feature a 341ppi density with an RGB arrangement. Amazfit Smart Sports Watch 3 and event invite The upcoming smartwatch features a rectangular screen with curved corners which looks similar to the Apple Watch. Pei also claims the device will feature a battery that...

vivo iQOO Pro to have a non-5G variant

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 02:30 AM PDT

We are expecting the vivo iQOO Pro to arrive tomorrow with Snapdragon 855+ and 5G capabilities. The phone even cleared TENAA, confirming it will support NSA bands 41 and 78. A different handset with the model number V1922T appeared today at the Chinese regulatory, revealing an LTE version is also incoming and will probably make an appearance at tomorrow's event. vivo iQOO Pro LTE The V1922T phone is practically indistinguishable from the 5G-enabled V1916A - it will have 2.96 GHz-clocked CPU (that's the Snapdragon 855+), the same footprint, the same camera setup (48 MP +...

Huawei nova 5T to go official on August 25

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 01:45 AM PDT

The Huawei nova 5 series which currently includes the nova 5, nova 5 Pro, nova 5i, and the nova 5i Pro will soon be joined by a fifth smartphone - nova 5T. The smartphone will go official at the "We Are Nova Fashion Showcase" event in Malaysia on August 25. The company hasn't revealed any details about the 5T yet, but Google accidentally uploaded it on its Android Enterprise website. It will come with a 5.5" display with a punch hole for the selfie camera and feature 8GB of RAM. Storage will be either 128GB or 256GB. The rest of the nova 5T's specifications as well as its pricing...

Xiaomi Mi A3 arrives in India

Posted: 21 Aug 2019 12:52 AM PDT

The Xiaomi Mi A3 has made its way to India. It comes in two memory versions - 4GB/64GB priced at INR12,999 ($180/€165) and 6GB/128GB priced at INR15,999 ($225/€200). The Mi A3 will be offered in Kind of Gray, Not just Blue and More than White colors, and will go on sale in India from August 23 through Mi Home, Mi.com, and Amazon.in. It will also be available through offline stores across the country at a later date. The smartphone's built around a 6.01" HD+ Super AMOLED display with a fingerprint scanner embedded in it. It's powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC. Xiaomi Mi...

LG patents K40s and K50s for Europe

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 11:00 PM PDT

LG is announcing a number of phones at IFA 2019, including some midrangers and low-end handsets. The Korean company has received patents for the K40s and K50s name by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), meaning it can now use them freely across the 28 countries, members of the EU. Patents by EUIPO Both the K40s and K50s are expected to be an update over the LG K40 and LG K50, announced six months ago at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. LG K50 • LG K40 While specs of the budget devices are not yet known, their predecessors are MIL-STD 810G compliant,...

Redmi Note 8 Pro coming on August 29 with 64MP quad camera

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Earlier this month Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi announced that it will launch its 64MP camera smartphone in Q4 this year. Now we know that it will be called the Redmi Note 8 Pro and will be unveiled on August 29. Redmi shared a poster on Chinese social network Weibo giving us a glimpse of the Note 8 Pro that has three cameras aligned vertically on its back, with the fourth one placed on the right. The image further reveals that the Note 8 Pro won't come with an in-display fingerprint reader as it's placed below the rear cameras. Redmi will also announce the Note 8 on August 29...

Nokia 3 V is headed to Verizon on August 23, yours for just $168

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:00 PM PDT

HMD Global today announced the Nokia 3 V, its first ever device that will be offered by Verizon on post-paid plans. This builds upon how successful the Nokia 2 V has been on prepaid. The carrier will exclusively sell the handset in blue from August 23 in select stores and online. The Nokia 3 V will be yours for just $168 full retail, or 24 monthly installments of $7. The device runs Android 9 Pie and HMD Global guarantees it will receive 18 months of security patches and two OS upgrades. So for an investment of $168 you won't just be getting Android Q, but also Android R next year. That's...

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro gets official in Europe as rebranded Redmi K20 Pro, starts at €399

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 07:00 PM PDT

As expected, today Xiaomi made the Mi 9T Pro official for European markets. The phone is, unsurprisingly based on all the rumors, just a rebadged version of the Redmi K20 Pro that's already been out in other parts of the world. The Mi 9T Pro will be available from its own official online store in the European countries where Xiaomi has a presence, and you'll also find it at Amazon. The handset starts at €399 for the version with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. If you want 128GB of storage, you'll need to shell out €449. Only the red and black models seem to be initially on...

EMUI 9.1 is now on its way to 8 more Huawei and Honor phones

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 05:00 PM PDT

Last month Huawei and Honor sent out the update to EMUI 9.1 to 10 smartphones, and today a new batch is ready. This time around, we're talking about 8 devices in total between the two brands, including some launched as far back as 2016 - and yet they're still receiving the latest software update. Here's the full list: Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, Mate 9 Porsche Design, P10, P10 Plus, nova 2s, Honor V9, and Honor 9. The EMUI 9.1 update has already been going out to some of these in some territories, but now we have an official announcement touting the rollout. Keep in mind though that...

Motorola's Razr foldable phone to land in Europe in December with a €1,500 price tag

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 03:00 PM PDT

Motorola has long been rumored to revive the Razr line with its first foldable smartphone, and new details have come in today about this device. As anticipated, it will be a mid-ranger, and it should apparently get a release in Europe in December 2019 or January 2020. To get one, you will need to part with no less than €1,500. Compared to Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X that is much cheaper indeed, but the new Razr will still be around 50% more expensive than its competitors' top of the line handsets with non-folding screens. Thus, it may turn out to be a tough sell. The...

OnePlus TV launching in September, coming to India first

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 12:58 PM PDT

OnePlus has announced that it will be launching its OnePlus TV next month in September. The company also announced that the TV will first be announced in India. The announcement was made by founder and CEO Pete Lau on the company's forum. Lau largely talked about the challenges involved in making a television as well as what we can expect from it once it releases. Lau explained that the reason the OnePlus TV will be releasing first in India is because the company has great relations with the content providers in the country. For OnePlus and for televisions in general, content is...

Samsung will release Marvel-themed smart covers for the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 11:30 AM PDT

You can trust Marvel's superheroes to protect the Earth as well as your phone - Samsung will release Marvel-themed smart covers for the Galaxy Note10. The "smart" feature here is pretty basic, the covers have an NFC chip that lets your phone automatically switch to a matching theme. The four cases we've seen so far feature Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America and Deadpool. Here's what they look like on the Galaxy Note10+: Marvel cases on the Galaxy Note10+: Iron Man • Spider-Man • Captain America • Deadpool And here's a sample of the wallpapers that will be loaded up...

Apple's TV+ coming in November for $9.99/month

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Apple unveiled its TV+ service with exclusive shows, movies and series in March and left it at 'Coming this Fall' with no price tag. Now, according to sources within Apple, TV+ is scheduled for a November debut, costing $9.99 per month. Apple is expected to also offer a free trial period - likely one month - bringing TV+ in line with Apple Music. Apple will enter a busy market with its streaming service. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have established a strong position while Disney is about to launch its own service. Netflix and Amazon charge slightly less at $8.99 while Disney+ will...

Xiaomi reports 60 million shipped phones in H1 2019

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Xiaomi just released its financial report for the first half of 2019 and the numbers are good. Revenues stood at CNY 95.71 billion ($13.56 billion), a 20% improvement compared to the first half of last year. Adjusted net profits came out to CNY 5.72 billion ($810.36 million) which is a 49.8% year on year increase. Looking into phone shipments, Xiaomi managed to move 60 million units in the period despite stagnating global market. Outside of the smartphone business, Xiaomi's TV line also proved to be a big success as the company ranked first in China with 5.4 million units for the...

Leaked Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 ad shows off NFC

Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Xiaomi is busy shooting promo videos for the Redmi Note 8 and that carries a risk of leaks. We saw the Redmi Note 8 Pro starring in an ad yesterday, now a clip has surfaced on TikTok showing the Redmi Note 8 using its NFC. Yes, NFC. It's not the most exciting feature, but Xiaomi phones tend to omit it, it's something reserved for the flagship Mi series. NFC has been gaining adoption in China as AliPay and Apple Pay adopt it (QR codes are still prevalent, though). It's not clear if this is the "Pro" model or not or quite what will be the differences between the two. The Pro is...
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