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The Galaxy S11+ periscope camera will do 5x optical zoom, display to sport minimal bezels

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 07:29 AM PST

As the supposed February 18 launch of the Samsung Galaxy S11 line comes closer, the rumors and leaks are starting to paint a clearer picture of what to expect. Ice Universe followed up yesterday's news about the telephoto cams on the S11 trio with more clarification on the 48MP periscope unit on the larger S11+ which will allegedly come with 5x optical zoom. We now have a pretty clear picture on the camera front of the S11+ which will debut with the all-new 108MP ISOCELL Bright HM1 sensor with Nonacell pixel binning tech which merges 9 pixels into one, effectively delivering the largest...

Realme announces Winter Sale with discounts of up to INR2,000 on select smartphones

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 06:32 AM PST

With the chilling winters already here and Christmas just around the corner, Chinese phone maker Realme has announced its Winter Sale in India, which kicks off on December 21 and ends on December 23. As a part of this sale, the company is offering half a dozen of its smartphones at discounted prices through its official India site, Flipkart, and Amazon.in. Check out the table below Realme India kindly sent us for all the details. Model Variant Current Price Discounted Price Prepaid Offer Offer available on Realme C2 2GB/32GB ...

LG G8X ThinQ with DualScreen accessory launched in India

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 05:35 AM PST

The LG G8X ThinQ that was announced back in September has arrived in India. The smartphone is priced at INR49,999 ($705/€630) and comes bundled with the DualScreen accessory that has two screens - a 6.4" panel and a 2.1" monochrome OLED display. The G8X ThinQ will go on sale starting tomorrow through offline retail stores across the country, and it will be only available in one color - Aurora Black. DualScreen accessory The G8X ThinQ is powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC paired with 6GB RAM. It runs Android Pie out of the box and has 128GB of storage onboard. The G8X ThinQ...

Oppo Find X2 to feature 50W wireless charging

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 04:49 AM PST

We know for sure that the Oppo Find X2 is happening in Q1 of next year and it will be an impressive piece of tech like its predecessor. But no one saw the 50W wireless charging feature coming. The first Find X surprised us with blazing-fast wired charging (among other things) and the successor wants to make a lasting impression with its fast wireless charging, since this is becoming a thing now. The information comes from a reputable leakster on Weibo accompanied by a photo of a circuit board but no details have been given regarding the spy shot, though. Still, we would advise you...

Huawei P30 Lite (2020) coming soon to Europe

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 03:55 AM PST

Huawei announced the P30 Lite back in March this year, and according to the latest report, the phone maker will soon follow it up with the P30 Lite (2020). The smartphone will come in Blue and Breathing Crystal colors and is expected to carry a price tag of €349 ($390). Huawei P30 Lite Details are scarce about the P30 Lite (2020) right now, but it will likely come with some upgrades over the P30 Lite which is powered by the Kirin 710 SoC and has a triple camera on the back. Read our written review of the P30 Lite for more details about it. Source

Oppo A91 and A8 debut with MediaTek chipsets, ColorOS 6.1 and affordable pricing

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 03:02 AM PST

Earlier today, Oppo unveiled the latest entrants to its affordable A-series - the A91 and A8. Both aim to deliver great bang for your buck by offering mid-range specs at aggressive prices. They will be launching in China initially, and we are yet to hear if other markets will get them and when. Oppo A91 The Oppo A91 gets you a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 20:9 aspect ratio and small waterdrop notch up top for the 16 MP selfie cam. Oppo outfitted the device with an in-display fingerprint reader. Around the back, there's a quad-camera setup with a 48MP primary shooter, 8MP...

Samsung's Galaxy Buds+ shown in official video, look unchanged

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 02:11 AM PST

Samsung's upcoming truly-wireless earbuds, called the Galaxy Buds+, are coming soon and it looks like they will retain the same exact design as the current ones. Thanks to XDA-Developers and their tinkering in the code of Samsung's SmartThings we have two short clips showing the Galaxy Buds+ coming out of their charging case. The buds and case appear to look the same as their predecessors and it's unclear what's changed. The current Samsung Galaxy Buds lack support for aptX, which could be one of the changes in their successors. Another rumored feature is active...

OnePlus will pay you up to $7000 to find bugs in its products

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 01:14 AM PST

Chinese phone maker OnePlus suffered multiple security breaches in recent years, and in a bid to beef up the security of its products and services, the company has announced a bug bounty program dubbed OnePlus Security Response Center (aka OneSRC). As a part of OneSRC, OnePlus will pay you $50 to $7000 for any discovered and reported bugs in its products and systems. The rewards are divided into five tiers: Special cases: up to $7,000 Critical: $750 to $1,500 High: $250 to $750 Medium: $100 to $250 Low: $50 to $100 OnePlus doesn't clearly define the reward tiers and...

SA: Huawei to ship 230 million smartphones this year

Posted: 20 Dec 2019 12:19 AM PST

According to a new report from Sina Technology News, Huawei CEO Richard Yu announced during an internal meeting that the company was estimated to ship 230 million units by the end of the year, which comes to a close in less than two weeks. Back in October, Huawei revealed that it shipped 200 million units an impressive 64 days earlier in the year than it did in 2018. This was despite the load of missed sales that resulted from the US ban on Huawei. A recent report by Strategy Analytics estimated that Huawei will close in on Samsung (who retains the number one position in number...

CR: Apple is still the top earner in the smartphone world

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 11:14 PM PST

Even though 2019 is far from the most profitable year for smartphone manufacturers, Apple is still holding on to the majority of profits. According to the latest Counterpoint Research report, the Cupertino based tech giant is sitting at a massive 66% of the total industry profits despite only generating 32% of all smartphone revenues for Q3 period globally. What stands out even more, is the fact that this is before the pivotal holiday period when Apple usually sees its highest sales figures. For reference, in Q4 2018 Apple's profit share hovered in the 80% range and profits for Q4 2019 are...

Realme X2 goes on sale in India

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 10:15 PM PST

The Realme X2 launched in India earlier this week will go on sale in the country today starting noon local time through the company's official India site and Flipkart. The smartphone comes in three memory versions - 4GB/64GB priced at INR16,999 ($/€), 6GB/64GB priced at INR18,999 ($/€), and 8GB/128GB that costs INR19,999 ($/€). You can pick one in Pearl Blue, Pearl White, and Pearl Green colors. The Realme X2 is powered by the Snapdragon 730G SoC and runs Android Pie-based ColorOS 6.1 out of the box. The smartphone sports a 6.4" FHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint scanner...

Realme X50 5G will come with an enhanced version of VOOC 4.0 fast charging

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 09:00 PM PST

The Realme X50 5G that's expected to arrive next month will come with an enhanced version of VOOC 4.0 fast charging. Realme says this tech will charge the X50 5G's battery from flat to 70% in 30 minutes. While that surely is impressive, it's worth noting that the company hasn't revealed the battery capacity. That said, this enhanced version of VOOC 4.0 will come with intelligent five-chip protection and real-time charge monitoring to balance speed and safety. Realme hasn't revealed the launch date of the X50 5G yet, but it has been drip-feeding us with the information about the...

Deal: Google Pixel 3a drops to $249.99 unlocked, $150 off

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 06:03 PM PST

If you're interested in the clean Google Android experience but don't want to splurge on the Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL, then the Pixel 3a and 3a XL are probably for you. The mid-rangers launched earlier this year were never hugely expensive, but Best Buy is now offering you a real holiday treat. That's because currently at the retailer you can buy both the 3a and the 3a XL for $150 less than usual. This means the Pixel 3a can be yours for only $249.99 unlocked, while the 3a XL goes for a cool $329.99. At such prices, these phones are an amazing value, but you will need to act fast in order to...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite specs leak ahead of imminent unveiling

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 03:58 PM PST

For a while now we've been hearing about the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite, both devices that Samsung is going to launch soon, in a shift of its usual release strategy. Today the specs of the Galaxy S10 Lite have been leaked in Germany, and with them comes news that this model is supposed to become official in the next few days. So what should you expect? Apparently, a 6.7-inch 1080x2400 Super AMOLED touchscreen with 20:9 aspect ratio and a centered hole-punch for the selfie cam. At the helm we'll find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, in all regions including Europe -...

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive third Android 10 beta with January security patch

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 08:54 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are scheduled to get the stable Android 10 update in January 2020 and this may be the last step - a new beta version is rolling out with the security patch listed as "January 1". This is the third beta and its version is FXXU7ZSL9. It's a 365MB download, which mostly contains small bugfixes related to Samsung Pass, screen recording and screen split multitasking (and it brings new versions of the Samsung apps for good measure). Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive third Android 10 beta Currently, the update is rolling out in India but it should...

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro bags FCC certification

Posted: 19 Dec 2019 07:36 AM PST

At the beginning of the week, we saw more certification details on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro and now the rugged phone managed to obtain yet another seal of approval, this time from the FCC. The new certification reveals a device with the SM-G715FN model number which falls in line with previous specification and benchmark listings. The new listing confirms the XCover Pro will feature dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC. We also get more details on the dimensions - the phone will be 160 mm in height and 77 mm wide. The display diagonal is also 160mm which translated to...
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