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Kuo: iPhone SE 2 will start at $399

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 08:01 AM PDT

The iPhone SE came out back in 2016 and brought refreshed specs in the chassis of the 2-year-old (at the time) iPhone 5s. Ever since, we've been hearing of its successor but it seems that it's finally coming in Q1 2020. The phone is expected to feature the design of the iPhone 8 and according to the latest report from Ming-Chi Kuo will start at a dollar under $400. According to the analyst the second-gen iPhone SE is coming with the A13 Bionic chipset paired with 3GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB or 128GB storage. Color options will be Space Gray, Silver, and Red. Kuo expects the iPhone SE...

Latest Samsung update brings a Note10 feature to older Note devices

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 07:02 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Note10 arrived with a handwriting-to-text feature in the Galaxy Notes app, and the Korean company promised it would arrive at other phones with the OneUI 2.0 beta. Well, we didn't have to wait that long as today users of the Galaxy Note9 and Galaxy Note8 smartphones have received the feature as an upgrade. According to the report, if your phone can upgrade the Samsung Notes app to version 3.1.04.16, you get the feature even without the need for an S Pen - you can write simply with your finger. However, a quick check on a Samsung Galaxy S10+ reveals that not all...

Samsung Galaxy Fold will launch in more countries soon

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 06:17 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Fold will soon expand to new markets reports The Korea Herald. Japan, Poland, Mexico and Switzerland will be added to the list of countries where the Fold is available, joining South Korea, the US, the UK, Germany, France and Singapore. For South Korea, Samsung is preparing the third batch - the company has been selling its foldable phone in batches of about 10,000. Despite the high price, the available units sell out within minutes. According to market analysts, Samsung has already sold 20,000 Galaxy Folds in the previous two batches. An industry official says this...

Samsung details Android 10 beta for Galaxy S10 series as international rollout starts

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 05:33 AM PDT

After several teases, Samsung is finally bringing the Android 10 beta for its S10, S10e, S10+ and S10 5G phones internationally. The firmware was already live in South Korea for several days and now international users will be able to test out the new gesture navigation, Focus Mode, and One UI additions before the official Android 10 release. New minimized pop-ups and volume HUD Some new design features include improved notification management with minimized pop-ups and simplified button arrangement. The new design will come in handy during gaming sessions and media consumption as...

Huawei Mate X sales begin in late October

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 04:48 AM PDT

Huawei unveiled the foldable Mate X back at MWC 2019, but has been delayed a couple of times since. Originally supposed to launch in May, the trade war between the United States and China meant that nobody is able to purchase it yet. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei, promised the device will arrive in October, and almost in the middle of the month a report from China says the Mate X is already in mass production and that last deadline will be met. The news outlet of the Sina Technology Company reported that the production of the foldable screen is "very difficult", which is hardly...

Pixel 4 retail box confirms no bundled earbuds, not even a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 03:52 AM PDT

The Pixel 3 came with wired Pixel earbuds in the box - the Pixel 4 will not. This was expected from previous leaks, but photos of the phone's retail packaging are now confirming it. And that's not all that's missing either. Since the 3rd gen model was the first Pixel not to have a 3.5mm headphone jack, Google gave you USB-C earbuds and a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter. That adapter is also missing. You do get the Quick Switch adapter (USB-C to USB-A) though. Pixel 4 (64GB, Just Black) retail box, note the contents The charger is as before - an 18W USB Power Delivery charger with a...

Our OnePlus 7T video review is up

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 03:00 AM PDT

OnePlus unveiled the 7T several weeks ago as a follow-up of the OnePlus 7. It is already in stores and brings slight upgrades, such as a faster chipset, smoother 90Hz screen, and a revamped main camera. We already posted our written review of the OnePlus 7T, but now we also have a video if that's more to your liking. Ricky goes through all details, revealing the pros and cons of the new smartphone. It is a phone that is something of a mixture between the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro. The OnePlus 7T also fills a void, left by the OnePlus 7 which did not appear in some markets,...

Redmi K30 will bring 5G connectivity and punch hole display

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 02:17 AM PDT

The Redmi K20 line or Mi 9T line depending on where you live has been among the most popular handsets in the brand's lineup. Today, however we have our first look at the next generation in the Redmi K series. We've been hearing for some time now that brand is working on a 5G phone and the company's GM Lu Weibing revealed an early look at the Redmi K30 during the launch presentation for the Redmi 8 in China. In addition to the 5G support, the phone will also come with a punch display which would be a first from Xiaomi. Weibing shared a teaser of the device on his Weibo profile and it...

ZTE nubia Z20 review

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 02:14 AM PDT

Dual screen nubia Z20 now available globally

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 01:02 AM PDT

Unveiled back in August and on sale in China since then, the nubia Z20 is now officially available for purchase internationally. The dual-screen flagship can now be purchased in North America, Europe and Asia. While the focal point of the device is the presence of the secondary 5.1-inch screen on the back, it leaves little to be desired elsewhere, with flagship components throughout. You get a curved 6.42-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855+ SoC alongside a 4,000 mAh battery and triple camera setup. Thanks to that second display you lose out on the whole notch/cutout/pop-up...

ZTE Blade V7s to arrive on October 18, Blade V20 expected to tag along

Posted: 14 Oct 2019 12:22 AM PDT

ZTE is planning to announce the Blade V7s on October 18, according to a post on Weibo. However, it also says that a new phone is coming too, meaning we might be in for a treat and see the Blade 20 go official. The device already popped up at FCC with a square camera setup in the top left corner, and now, the very same design was spotted on the ZTE V1050 phone, listed at TENAA. ZTE Blade V20 on TENAA We already saw some specs, but the Chinese regulatory revealed more details about the phone. It will have an octa-core CPU running at 2 GHz, while memory is going to be 4 GB...

Honor 20 Lite to arrive on October 15 in fancy gradient colors

Posted: 13 Oct 2019 10:32 PM PDT

New Honor 20 Lite is on its road to its home country of China after George Zhao promised its arrival. The phone already appeared on TENAA, the brand director of Honor shared some of its upcoming colors, and on top of that, the official Weibo profile of the company announced the launch date - it is October 15. The phone is listed in TENAA as LRA-AL00 and will have a 2.2 GHz processor, which is most likely part of the Kirin 810 chipset. It is coupled with 4/6/8 GB RAM and up to 256 gigs of storage. The display is listed as 6.3" OLED panel with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels,...

Top 10 trending phones of week 41

Posted: 13 Oct 2019 04:00 PM PDT

From hero to zero in seven days - after leading our trending chart for the past two weeks the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is now out of the top 10 entirely. Its place is taken by the Redmi Note 8 Pro - the mid-ranger capitalizing on its expanding market presence. Oppo introduced the high-flying Reno Ace this week, but it was actually the mid-range K5 that came alongside it that got more people interested - it's the second most popular phone of the week. In third we have the Samsung Galaxy A50 - the best-selling midranger making yet another comeback despite already having a successor....

Week 41 in review: Xperia 8, OnePlus 7T Pro, Oppo Reno Ace, Redmi 8 are here

Posted: 13 Oct 2019 11:00 AM PDT

October is one of the busiest months in the World of tech so it was only natural that there was plenty going on this week. Let's start with the unveils. OnePlus launched its 7T Pro with a Snapdragon 855+, 23% faster Warp Charge 30T and a slightly larger battery (85mAh larger). There's a McLaren Edition too with 12GB of RAM and an exclusive design. The OnePlus 7T Pro will be available in Europe next Thursday at €760 - that's the same price as the 8/256GB version of the 7 Pro. The McLaren Edition is coming on November 5 and it will cost €860. North America and China will join Europe in...

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