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OnePlus 6 series gets OxygenOS 10.3.0 with notch hiding option, 7/7 Pro get a new Open Beta

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 06:42 AM PST

OnePlus recently released the Open Beta 3 update for its 2018 smartphones - OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. Now the company is seeding a new update for those on the stable channel. OnePlus 6T OnePlus is rolling OxygenOS 10.3.0 for the 6 and 6T which comes with November 2019 Android security patch. It also fixes a few issues and improves camera performance. The new build also brings back the notch area hiding option which can be found under the Settings > Display > Notch display menu. Here's the complete changelog of OxygenOS 10.3.0 for OnePlus 6/6T: System Updated...

Upcoming Sony Xperia mid-ranger pops up on Geekbench with Snapdragon 765

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 05:49 AM PST

A new mysterious listing appeared on Geekbench and there's good reason to believe this is Sony's next Xperia mid-range smartphone. First off, the model number shown on the score sheet is perfectly in line with Sony's naming scheme. They usually start with a letter representing the year followed by four digits. Since "J" was used for the 2019 Xperias, "K" likely means 2020. The listing has a couple of other interesting tidbits, though. The phone runs Android 10 and has 8GB of RAM. The CPU identifier is also familiar. The upcoming Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G will be based on the Snapdragon...

Stable EMUI 10 hits 16 more Huawei and Honor phones

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 04:49 AM PST

Huawei's EMUI 10 is already hitting 2019 flagships, but the company is not planning to stop there. The user interface was in beta for some time, but now a stable version will hit 2018 and 2017 smartphones including the Mate 10 lineup, as well as some affordable midrangers like the Honor 10 Lite and Honor 20i. EMUI 10 poster from Huawei During the first stage of the EMUI 10 rollout, around a dozen phones from 2019 got the build, based on Android 10. The list includes Huawei P30 and P30 Pro, the Nova 5T and Honor 20 that Huawei tries to sell as different devices, and the non-5G...

Samsung Galaxy S11 trio confirmed to sport 48MP telephoto cameras

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 03:53 AM PST

Last month we came across a report which claimed that the Galaxy S11 and its Plus variant will sport a quad camera on the back with a 48MP telephoto unit. Now reliable tipster Ice universe says that S11, S11e, and S11+ will feature telephoto units with no less than 48MP resolution. The tipster doesn't go into the details but adds that the Korean tech giant will lead the high-pixel telephoto lens race. Samsung will lead the high-pixel telephoto lens, and the telephoto cameras of the S11e, S11, and S11 + are not less than 48MP.— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 19, 2019 The...

Realme X50 5G's cooling system detailed

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 03:02 AM PST

Realme is expected to unveil the X50 5G before January 25. The company hasn't revealed the launch date yet, but it's been drip-feeding us with information about its first 5G smartphone for the past few weeks. Realme has already confirmed that the X50 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC and support simultaneous 5G and Wi-Fi connections. Today, Realme sheds some light on the X50 5G's cooling system. Realme says that X50 5G will come with a five-dimensional ice-cooled heat dissipation system and it will cover 100% area of heat sources. The cooling solution will also include an...

Images of Oppo A91 and A8 surface, a Geekbench scorecard too

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 02:05 AM PST

Last week we saw a leaked poster that revealed the design and a few specs of the yet-to-be-announced Oppo A91. Now an Oppo phone, bearing model number PCPM00 and believed to be the A91, has passed through Geekbench confirming key specs in the process. Leaked poster revealing Oppo A91 and A8's design and specs Geekbench confirms that A91 will come with a MediaTek MT6771V/CT SoC, 8GB RAM, and Android Pie. The benchmark database doesn't reveal anything else, but thanks to the phone's TENAA listing, we know it will sport a 6.4" FHD+ AMOLED display with a fingerprint reader...

Samsung's clamshell foldable spotted in live images

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 01:22 AM PST

Towards the end of October, Samsung gave us an official tease for its upcoming clamshell foldable phone. Since then we've seen countless renders and rumors about the device but now we have our first live look at the next-gen Galaxy Fold. Galaxy Fold 2 display The design comes just as advertised with a tall, vertically folding Infinity-O display with a centered punch-hole cutout for the selfie cam. There's quite some bezel on the sides and bottom but no chin like on the Motorola Razr. The phone is running the familiar One UI experience but we should expect Samsung to add some...

Oppo lists Reno3 Pro on its website, confirms memory options and colors

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 12:19 AM PST

Oppo is launching the Reno3 lineup on December 26. We expect a Reno3 smartphone with Mediatek's first 5G SoC and the Reno3 Pro that will have the Snapdragon 765G chipset coupled with the Snapdragon X52 modem for 5G connectivity. The latter was just listed on the company website in all its four colors and two memory options - it will have either 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage or 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Although this is hardly new info, one variant is missing - the 12/128 GB variant that is currently available for reservations on the JD.com retailer website. Oppo Reno3...

Nokia 2.3 arrives in India, sales begin December 27

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 11:30 PM PST

The Nokia 2.3 was unveiled earlier this month, and now it has arrived in India. It's built around a 6.2" HD+ LCD and has a Helio A22 SoC at the helm with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage. However, it does have a microSD card slot, which allows storage expansion by up to 512GB. The Nokia 2.3 runs Android Pie out of the box and being a part of the Android One program, it comes with the promise of two years of version updates and three years of monthly security patches. The smartphone features a dual camera setup on the back which is a combination of 13MP main and 2MP depth sensor units....

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro leak in a bunch of dark renders

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 07:58 PM PST

Huawei is launching the P40 and P40 Pro this coming March without Google services, according to Richard Yu himself, the head of the company's consumer business group. If you were wondering what to expect from these handsets, design-wise, we now have our first glimpse at them, courtesy of the leaked renders below. They're less detailed than the usual CAD-based creations we've seen of other phones in the past, but they'll make do for now. Huawei P40 renders As you can see, the design of the rear camera islands looks really familiar, and that's because we've already seen it on the...

Samsung reportedly close to investing in mass production of microLED

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 05:50 PM PST

MicroLED is a new type of display technology that Samsung first showed off almost two years ago at CES 2018 when it unveiled "The Wall". The main advantage of a microLED display is that each individual pixel is made up of actual light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Other advantages are better viewing angles, brighter displays, and higher contrast. A report from ETNews claims that Samsung might be close to dropping a large investment to begin mass production of microLED panels. The company is supposedly in the process of evaluating the equipment related to the production of microLED and It is...

Redmi 9 to launch in early 2020 with MediaTek Helio G70 chipset

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 02:23 PM PST

The Redmi 8 only got official in October, and yet apparently the Redmi 9 is not only already in the works - but coming soon no less. According to a new rumor, the Redmi 9 will be unveiled early next year, and it will be powered by the yet-unannounced MediaTek Helio G70 chipset. We don't have any details on this, but given the naming / numbering scheme we assume it's slotted below the G90 in terms of performance, and aimed at more affordable offerings. Redmi 8 The Redmi Note 8 Pro uses the G90T, while the Redmi 8 goes with a Snapdragon 439. It remains to be seen how the Redmi 9 will...

Here's a video of Realme X2 Pro running the latest ColorOS 7 based on Android 10

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 12:35 PM PST

The Realme X2 Pro beta testing for the ColorOS 7 based on Android 10 is already in motion but as per the company's roadmap, the handset will get the latest installment of the software sometime in March. We don't need to wait that long to see what it will look like though, as we get to see the first video of the UI. It shows parts of the new customized UI that will set the Realme phones apart from the Oppo handsets running ColorOS 7. The description of the video originally posted on weibo mentions the refined animations the new version of the software has. And combined with...

Samsung and Baidu to start production of an AI chip next year

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 11:12 AM PST

If you've been keeping up with mobile chipset developments in recent years, then you are likely already familiar with the importance and benefits of manufacturing process and node minification. It is a broad and very complex topic with scientist and engineers currently racing towards the coveted 5nm mark and working on solutions like Extreme Ultraviolet lithography (EUV). While traditionally Samsung has been acquiring and applying its in-house expertise in this regard to mobile ARM silicon, the skill set is very much transferable and this is where this new partnership with Baidu stems...

EE's 5G network now covers 50 cities and large towns, more to join next year

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 10:05 AM PST

After the addition of Hull, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland, EE's 5G network covers 50 cities and towns across the UK. Furthermore, the carrier has turned on the first 5G cells in Northampton, Stevenage and Wakefield. Several high traffic location were also blanketed with the next generation network - London Euston Station, Cardiff Central Station, Glasgow's Bath Street and St. Enoch Square, Belfast's Kingspan Stadium, Coventry's Council House and Cathedral ruins. When it started in May, EE planned to have 5G in 16 cities, but it is well ahead of schedule. The new...

Oppo Reno3 photographed in the wild, runs Android 10 on a MediaTek 5G chipset

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 09:22 AM PST

The Oppo Reno3 has been spotted in the wild - two photos of the phone have been published on Weibo. This is the non-Pro model, you can tell by the LED flash placement (here's what the Reno3 Pro looks like in TENAA photos). Photos of the Oppo Reno3 5G in the wild Based on the second image, this is the PDCM00 model. That's also up on TENAA, which shows that this model (along with the PDCT00) will feature 5G connectivity (both SA and NSA). The Reno3 is running Android 10-based ColorOS and packs 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage. While not listed in the About screen or TENAA's tables,...

Huawei P smart Pro unveiled with a 48MP main cam and 16MP pop-up selfie cam

Posted: 18 Dec 2019 08:24 AM PST

The Huawei P smart Pro was just unveiled and is already available in several European countries. It's not a totally new model, it's essentially identical with the Huawei Y9s, itself not too different from the Honor 9X (except for the position of the fingerprint reader). Anyway, the P smart Pro brings a 48MP main camera on a budget - it costs around €350. You can find it in Bulgaria (BGN 680), Croatia, Greece, Poland (PLN 1,400), Ukraine (UAH 8000) and other countries. The other eye-catching camera is the 16MP pop-up camera, which leaves the 6.59" a perfect rectangle with rounded...
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