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Apple iPhone 11 Pro upgrade: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 07:20 AM PDT

Apple's upbeat presentation did an excellent job of highlighting the advanced new features on the iPhone 11 Pro duo - all that positive energy also helped it hide some of the missing upgrades that we expected (there were even some downgrades). Here's a rundown of the good, the bad and the ugly. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max and 11 Pro • iPhone 11 Pro Max • iPhone 11 Pro The Good The triple camera is feature that makes these phones worth buying. The new member here is a 12MP ultra wide-angle camera (13mm or 120°). It enables 0.5x optical zoom to fit more in the photo - or the video,...

Asus ROG Phone II review

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 06:30 AM PDT

Huawei Mate 30 retail box pictured

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 06:30 AM PDT

The Huawei Mate 30 series is launching very soon so it's about time to start seeing the retail boxes. And just in time, we came across two photos showing off the box from the front and the side. Huawei Mate 30 retail box Clearly, the box contains the regular Mate 30 and it's designated for the Chinese market. The side of the box doesn't give away too much information but it does confirm the existence of the 6GB/128GB base variant. Other than that, there's nothing we can learn from these so all we can do for now is wait - either for the official release or something...

Redmi 8A stops by TENAA, images in tow

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 05:45 AM PDT

The Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro are out in the wild now but the budget offering from the series, the Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A are yet to be announced. And it appears that the latter is pretty close to launch judging by the TENAA listing. Redmi 8A from all sides The listing is still incomplete and lacks any detail surrounding the phone except for a couple of images. This means that the handset will go through the full certification process real soon, which in turn indicates that the device is inching closer to launch. The images themselves aren't all that revealing. We can say...

Apple iPhone 11 upgrade: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 04:51 AM PDT

Yesterday Apple unveiled the iPhone 11 alongside the two iPhone 11 Pro models. Its predecessor was Apple's best selling phone so it has big shoes to fill. Despite the clever naming change, the iPhone 11 is the successor to the iPhone XR and not the iPhone XS. It has a lot in common with the iPhone XR and brings a number of improvements. But it also failed to bring some expected upgrades and actually has a downgrade or two. So let's take a dive into the iPhone 11 and see which is good, which is bad and which is straight up ugly. The good The Apple iPhone 11 packs Apple's latest 7nm...

Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s launched in India

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 03:50 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s unveiled last month have arrived in India. The A30s is priced at INR16,999 ($240/€215) and comes in 4GB/64GB configuration. The Galaxy A50s, on the other hand, is offered in two versions - 4GB/128GB priced at INR22,999 ($320/€290) and 6GB/128GB for INR24,999 ($350/€315). Both smartphones come in Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Violet and Prism Crush White colors, and are already available for purchase through the company's official site. Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A50s The Galaxy A30s is powered by an Exynos 7885 SoC and flaunts a...

Leaked video details the Pixel 4's Motion Sense feature

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 02:35 AM PDT

Back in July, Google announced that Pixel 4 will come with a feature called Motion Sense, which is based on Soli. Now, a video shared by M. Brandon Lee from the YouTube channel This is Tech Today sheds some more light on Motion Sense. As evident from its name, Motion Sense will let you perform different actions like changing songs and silencing calls and alarms. There's also a feature called "Reach to check phone" that activates the screen when you hover your hand over it to display notifications, time, and other information. You can watch the video below at 13:01 to know more about...

Motorola One Macro passes through Geekbench, live image surfaces

Posted: 11 Sep 2019 12:29 AM PDT

Last month specifications of an unknown Motorola smartphone, said to be the Moto G8 Play, surfaced. Now we learn it's the One Macro and not the G8 Play. The same source who leaked the specs has now leaked a live image of the One Macro which confirms the phone will sport a notched display, thick chin, and a purple-colored power key and volume rocker on the right side. The One Macro also passed through Geekbench revealing key specs - Helio P60 SoC, 2GB RAM, and Android Pie. The smartphone achieved a score of 1,429 and 5,584 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests,...

Lenovo A6 Note and Z6 Pro go on sale in India

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 11:12 PM PDT

The Lenovo A6 Note unveiled last week goes on sale today in India starting noon local time through Flipkart. It's priced at INR7,999 ($110/€100) and comes in a single 3GB/32GB configuration. Alongside that, Lenovo will also start selling the Z6 Pro in India, which is priced at INR33,999 ($475/€430) and comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Lenovo A6 Note • Lenovo Z6 Pro The A6 Note is a budget smartphone powered by the Helio P22 SoC, whereas the Z6 Pro is a flagship having the Snapdragon 855 SoC at the helm. You can head this way to check out the detailed specs of both...

Motorola Moto E6s coming to India on September 16

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 09:30 PM PDT

Motorola teased the launch of a new smartphone in India a couple of days ago, and now we know it's going to be the Moto E6s, that will make its way to the country on September 16. This confirmation comes to us through Flipkart that set up a landing page on its website for the Moto E6s. The page includes images and a few specs of the Moto E6s which suggest that it's actually the Moto E6 Plus that was announced last week at IFA. The Moto E6 Plus comes in two memory versions - 2GB/32GB and 4GB/646GB. However, Flipkart's page only mentions the 4GB/64GB variant, so we will have to...

Google's Pixel event may be on October 15, Pixel 4 XL chipset and display confirmed

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 08:30 PM PDT

The Pixel 4 leaks just can't stop, especially around Apple's big event. After all, you shouldn't forget about Google's big announcement, but when will that be? According to a new leaked image of the Pixel 4 (below on the left), shared by Evan Blass (aka @evleaks), the grand unveiling could happen on October 15. That would be later in the month than last year, but then again Google's already launched Android 10 a month later in 2019 than Pie in 2018, so it doesn't seem implausible. Pixel 4 promo image (left), Pixel 4 XL hardware details (right) The image seems to come from a...

Check out our hands-on video review of the redesigned Galaxy Fold

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 06:30 PM PDT

After a not-so-successful launch of the first foldable handset, Samsung had to go back to the drawing board and attempt to fix some of the design flaws the Galaxy Fold had. Fast forward a few months later, the company is ready to release the phone with all the design issues taken care of. We had some time to play with the new Fold and get familiar with the design solutions. So here's our hands-on video review of the Galaxy Fold. Unfortunately, we can't say for sure that the new design will make all the difference until we've spent enough time with the device.

Motorola is working on One Macro smartphone, certification document reveals

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 05:00 PM PDT

Throughout the year, Motorola released a number of smartphones under the One branding - One Vision, One Action and most recently, One Zoom. Now a certification document reveals that the company is planning to release another device called One Macro. Thailand's NBTC (certification agency) tells a story about a smartphone with model number XT2016-1, which is in line with the previously released smartphones from the same lineup. The document doesn't reveal much although, it could mean that the handset is close to launch since the certification process has already started. Source

Huawei Mate 30 front panel hints at a bigger notch

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 03:00 PM PDT

A Weibo post just surfaced, showing the front panel and a screen protector for the upcoming Huawei Mate 30. Leaks so far have mostly focused on the Pro version, which will retain its large notch, but now we get to learn a bit about the more affordable flagship. Front panel and screen protector According to the post and the two images, the notch on the top of the display is considerably smaller than the one on the Mate 30 Pro, yet a lot bigger than on the regular Mate 20 from last year. This means that all the components required for the advanced facial recognition feature...

Apple iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max announcement coverage wrap-up

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 02:00 PM PDT

This year Apple reshuffled its phone lineup slightly - all three models are called "iPhone 11". But if you want the premium versions, you'll have to look for the Pro moniker, adopted from the iPad tablets. If you're on desktop, you can check out the three-way comparison between the new models. Below you'll find links to everything you may want to know about the new models. This includes 1-on-1 comparisons between the new iPhone 11 devices as well as the 2018 phones that they replace. Apple also unveiled a new entry-level tablet, the iPad 10.2. It has a larger screen than the iPad 9.7...

Apple iOS 13 coming on September 19, iPadOS and iOS 13.1 - on September 30

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 01:40 PM PDT

The Apple's keynote is over, and it brought us a bunch of new device - three iPhones, a new Watch, and a new iPad. This may be the reason why we didn't get specifics on the upcoming iOS and MacOS software updates. Well, the updated Apple website does contain the missing bits - Apple iOS 13 is coming to all compatible iPhones on September 19. The new iPad OS will be available to all compatible iPads on September 30. Then there is the news about iOS 13.1 update, which is already in its final stages of beta testing. The update will roll out on all compatible iPhones, including series...

iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max pricing roundup

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 01:20 PM PDT

As you undoubtedly know, Apple announced three new iPhones today, direct successors to last year's models. The naming scheme has changed yet again so now we have the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. In the US, the iPhone 11 will start $50 lower than its predecessor, the iPhone XR, while the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max will have identical introductory pricing to the models they're replacing - the iPhone XS and XS Max, respectively. Let's see how things compare, price-wise, across the world though, because as usual the exchange rates Apple uses aren't what you'd call straight-up,...

iPhone XR and iPhone 8 get price cuts, remain available

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 01:00 PM PDT

Apple unveiled the iPhone 11 trio, which offers new features while keeping the old price tags - in fact, the base iPhone 11 dropped $50 compared to the XR from last year. But the iPhone XR got even cheaper and so did the iPhone 8. Those two remain available as more affordable alternatives to the 11th generation phones. The Apple iPhone XR now costs $600 for the 64GB model. Brits are looking at £630, folks in mainland Europe are looking at around €700 (€10-40 more in some countries). If you have an old iPhone to trade in, Apple will knock up to $200/£160/€160 off the price. An iPhone 7...

Watch Apple's promo videos for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, and Apple Watch Series 5

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 12:40 PM PDT

Apple had a very busy day today during its special event, introducing a lot of new devices. It's also premiered its first promo videos for these, so let's take a look at what the company has in store for us. First off, the iPhone 11 Pro gets an introduction, in this video, talking about its construction, durability, the A13 chip, battery life, the new triple rear camera system and redesigned Camera app UI, Night Mode, video recording and editing, the new Super Retina XDR display, privacy and Face ID. Next up, we have the cheapest iPhone of 2019, the non-Pro iPhone 11. Its...

Apple Watch Series 5 official - now with an always-on display

Posted: 10 Sep 2019 12:15 PM PDT

Apple just dropped the latest iteration of the most popular watch in the world. So you could say that a new release is kind of importnt. This new Series 5 keeps everything that made its predecessor so desirable, including interesting features like the ECG sensor, while bringing a few new features of its own. Always-On display Thanks to a new and industry-first LTPO Retina display and a few extra goodies under the hood, like a new ambient light sensor, ICs and fancy power management, the Apple Watch finally has enough power to enable Always-On operation. It works...
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