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Redmi K20 Pro gets durability tested on video

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 07:30 AM PDT

The Redmi K20 Pro has been out for quite some time now and received high praise for its combination of top tier specs and affordable pricing. Noted YouTuber Zack Nelson aka JerryRigEverything got hold of a unit and performed his signature durability test to see if the phone can take some abuse. Starting with the screen durability test, the K20 Pro's Gorilla Glass 5 display scratches at a level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale just like most other phones. The speaker grill on the top side is made from metal while the pop-up camera features a plastic construction and glass protection for the...

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G hands-on review

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 06:59 AM PDT

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL spotted in Geekbench result with just 4GB of RAM

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 06:30 AM PDT

Results from the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have been found in Geekbench. They run Android 10 on Snapdragon 855 chipsets, as expected. What's not expected is the RAM capacity - 4GB. The Pixel 4 duo was supposed to make the jump to 6GB. For what it's worth, benchmarks are not the most reliable source. There was a Geekbench result from the Pixel 3a with 6GB of RAM, but that didn't pan out. Maybe it was a prototype, maybe Geekbench read the capacity wrong. Geekbench results: Pixel 4 • Pixel 4 XL Anyway, most makers tend to tie RAM and storage capacity together and the Pixel 4...

Samsung introduces KlaytnPhone blockchain Galaxy Note10 5G and Note10+ 5G in Korea

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 05:30 AM PDT

While the Samsung Galaxy Note10 line was released just last month, the company is now teaming up with South Korea's Klaytn blockchain platform to introduce new KlaytnPhone exclusive versions of the Note10 5G and Note10+ 5G for South Korea. The new devices are identical to their regular counterparts in all hardware and software aspects but come with a crypto wallet and several pre-installed blockchain apps. In addition, those who pick up their Klaytn Note10s will receive 2,000 Klay tokens which is the cryptocurrency of the Kakao backed company. Other Android phones can also run the...

Xiaomi crosses 100 million smartphone sales in India, will let users disable ads manually

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 04:35 AM PDT

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has achieved a new milestone. The company has sold over 100 million smartphones in India since its debut in the country five years ago. Citing IDC reports, Xiaomi says this milestone was achieved in the period starting in Q3 2014 until July 2019, with the Redmi A and Redmi Note series contributing significantly to this achievement. Mi fans, with immense pride we announce that we've has officially shipped 100 Mn smartphones. 💯We reached this mark in just 5 years. The fastest brand to do so. ️#NoMiWithoutYouRT with #XiaomiIndia, ...

Kirin 990 unveiled, built on the 7nm+ process and features integrated 5G modem

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 03:12 AM PDT

As per tradition, Huawei announced its next-generation mobile SoC called HiSilicon Kirin 990. It's still built on the 7nm process but slightly improved for better efficiency. The chipset uses the brand new 7nm FinFET Plus EUV node by TSMC and it's important to note that Apple's upcoming A13 chip uses the same manufacturing process. Huawei is boasting many firsts in its flagship mobile SoC. Even though Samsung already announced its integrated 5G-capable SoC, the Exynos 980, the first one on the market is expected to be Huawei's Kirin 990. Up until now, the 5G-capable chipsets were all...

Huawei P30 Pro arrives in two new colors, here's our hands-on experience

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 02:25 AM PDT

The Huawei P30 Pro was announced with a periscope camera back in the good old days of early 2019 when there was no trade war looming over Huawei and its future in the mobile business. The company was hit twice by the US government but remained resilient to keep launching new products and more variants of its already launched phones. Huawei P30 Pro new colors Such is the case at IFA 2019 - the Huawei P30 Pro was introduced in two new colors, called Mystic Blue and Misty Lavender, and we immediately grabbed the phones the moment we saw them because we wanted to know more about...

vivo Z1x goes official with Snapdragon 712 SoC and 48MP camera

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 01:50 AM PDT

Vivo unveiled the Z1 Pro in July, and today, the company further expanded its Z Series with the Z1x. The vivo Z1x has the Snapdragon 712 SoC at the helm laced with 6GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android Pie with Funtouch OS 9.1 atop and comes in two storage options - 64GB and 128GB. On the front, the Z1x has a 6.38" FHD+ Super AMOLED screen with a fingerprint reader underneath. The display also has a cut-out up top for the 32MP selfie camera. Moving on to the back, we get a triple camera setup aligned vertically in the upper-left corner which is a combination of a 48MP main, 8MP...

Xiaomi teases Mi Charge Turbo ahead of September 9 event

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 01:20 AM PDT

Xiaomi is gearing up to introduce a new wireless charging solution for its upcoming flagship smartphones. The brand just made an announcement on their official Weibo page teasing the new Mi Charge Turbo which will be unveiled on September 9. According to the post, this will be a wireless charging solution built for the "5G Era" so it will likely remain an exclusive feature for the brand's upcoming 5G devices. Xiaomi's current wired charging solutions top out at 27W and some of its phones like the Mi9 support up to 20W wireless charging speeds. According to speculations the new Mi...

Oppo Reno2 Z now available for purchase

Posted: 06 Sep 2019 12:20 AM PDT

The Oppo Reno2 Z unveiled last week is now available for purchase in India. The smartphone is priced at INR29,990 ($420/€380) and comes in two colors - Sky White and Luminous Black. It can be purchased from Amazon.in, Flipkart as well as offline stores across the country. The Reno2 Z flaunts a 6.53" FHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint reader embedded in it. The screen is notchless because the phone comes with a 16MP selfie camera mounted on a pop-up mechanism. Oppo Reno2 Z in Sky White and Luminous Black colors Around the back, the Reno2 Z sports a 48MP Sony IMX586...

Live images of Motorola's pop-up camera smartphone surface

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 10:41 PM PDT

Motorola has launched punch-hole display smartphones like the One Vision and One Action. But we know that the company is working on a smartphone with a notchless screen. Last week, we saw a couple of renders of an unknown Motorola smartphone with a notchless display, and today we are looking at the live images of what's probably the same device. One of the photos confirms that the smartphone will have a pop-up camera elevating from the right side of the top bezel. And the other image, showing off small bezels on the top and the sides, tells us that the smartphone will run Motorola's...

Google Pixel 4 90Hz display confirmed through Android 10 source code

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 07:00 PM PDT

Google's upcoming Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL have been rumored to sport 90 Hz screens, through a report from about a month ago. And now this seems to have been confirmed by a comment in the Android 10 source code. The ever-enterprising folks over at XDA Developers dug through the source of the newest Android release, which Google made public the other day, and found several intriguing commits relating to display refresh rate. One of these describes content-based fps detection, while another describes the implementation of an overlay that will show when the device is running at 60Hz vs...

Samsung cancels all Galaxy Fold pre-orders in the US ahead of re-release

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 05:00 PM PDT

Earlier today Samsung officially re-announced the Galaxy Fold, after having spent months fixing the issues that the original batch of reviews uncovered. Also today, Samsung decided to cancel all Galaxy Fold pre-orders in the US. You're not reading that wrong, the company hasn't started pre-orders, it canceled them. We're talking about the pre-orders that used to be available earlier this year, following the Fold's initial announcement, before all the problems came to light. The company has sent people who had pre-orders an email about the move, in which it explains that it is taking...

The LG G8X ThinQ brings a 32MP selfie cam, updated DualScreen

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 03:04 PM PDT

LG just unveiled the G8X ThinQ smartphone, a follow-up if not a direct replacement for the G8. To go with it, there's a new DualScreen accessory case/extra display - who needs folding phones when you can leave half of it at home. The G8X comes with a larger display than the G8, matching the V50's 6.4-inch diagonal. It's lower-res than either of the current models, however, at 2340x1080px as opposed to their 3040x1040px. Perhaps it has something to do with market segmentation in its home country - the G8X will be known as the V50S in South Korea. The G8X still uses an OLED panel,...

LG G8X ThinQ first look

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 03:02 PM PDT

Sony posts official Xperia 5 promo videos, including hands-on and a Fortnite stream

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 02:00 PM PDT

The Sony Xperia 5 is a rare compact flagship - while the 6.1" screen diagonal sounds large, the 21:9 aspect ratio keeps the phone slender. It's 2mm narrower than a Galaxy S10e, for example, and 3mm narrower than an iPhone XS, but has more screen surface area than both. And it has one more camera than either of them - the triple camera setup is lifted directly from the Xperia 1 setup (it's wide + ultra wide + tele). It includes the exclusive Sony Alpha and Eye AF tech. More Sony trademarks crop up, including the CineAlta-powered Cinema Pro app, which can shoot 4K HDR video at 24fps. The...

Moto E6 Plus gets official too with 6.1-inch display, Helio P22 chipset

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 01:34 PM PDT

While the One Zoom may have been Motorola's main headline-grabber at IFA, the company has also refreshed its most affordable smartphone line. Meet the new Moto E6 Plus. The device comes with a 6.1-inch 720x1560 19.5:9 IPS touchscreen, and the MediaTek Helio P22 SoC at the helm. This is aided by 2 or 4GB of RAM, and you get 32 or 64GB of expandable storage, depending on the model you choose. On the rear there's a 13 MP f/2.0 main camera with 1.12um pixel size, alongside a 2 MP depth sensor and an LED flash. Selfies are handled by an 8 MP f/2.0 snapper with 1.12um pixels that sits...

Nokia 7.2 and 6.2 highlights shown in first promo videos, 2720 Flip and 800 Tough too

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 01:00 PM PDT

HMD Global brought more phones than most IFA 2019 exhibitors - a total of five, including two Android One smartphones, two KaiOS phones and a feature phone. The Nokia 7.2 is the leader of the pack. It's the first Nokia with a triple camera and the first with a 48MP sensor available in the West (only the China-only X71 came before it). That's several more megapixels than the 808 PureView had, not to mention several more cameras. The Nokia 6.2 is very nearly the same phone, complete with HMD's polymer composite build that's tougher than polycarbonate, but lighter than aluminum. The...

Motorola One Zoom unveiled with 48MP and 3x tele camera, 6.4" OLED screen

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 11:52 AM PDT

The new Motorola One Zoom is the best phone in Moto's current lineup. It has a 6.4" OLED display with 1080p+ resolution and under display fingerprint and it is powered by a Snapdragon 675 chipset, just like the Moto Z4. As you can tell from the name, however, the camera got an upgrade - or three. The main shooter is still based on a 48MP sensor (0.8µm) with a bright f/1.7 lens and optical image stabilization (OIS). The selfie camera is the same as well, a 25MP shooter with 0.9µm pixels. Both it and the rear cam feature Quad Pixel technology for improved low-light...

Motorola One Zoom hands-on review

Posted: 05 Sep 2019 11:49 AM PDT
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