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Samsung introduces Galaxy XCover Pro, again

Posted: 12 Jan 2020 05:45 AM PST

The Galaxy XCover Pro that was quietly unveiled last week in Finland alongside the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 now gets a proper introduction by Samsung. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is an enterprise-ready rugged smartphone aimed at business professionals and field workers. It comes with Samsung KNOX to protect crucial business information and there's Microsoft Teams in tow with walkie-talkie capability. The Galaxy XCover Pro also supports Samsung POS, which allows the phone to be used at the mobile-based point of sale. Besides, it comes with features that let you track inventory and...

Weekly poll: can the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite make your wallet lighter?

Posted: 12 Jan 2020 02:01 AM PST

The Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite are a chance for Samsung to presents its flagship lineup from a different vantage point. These "lite" models are not significantly cheaper than the phones they are named after, but they do bring a different set of features. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite boasts a 48MP main camera on its back with Super Steady OIS, which should outdo even the top S10 model. And it comes with the same Snapdragon 855 chipset, so there's nothing "lite" about its performance. You might be tempted to compare it to the Galaxy S10e, but that phone is significantly smaller and...

Weekly poll results: Cameras and foldables to shape 2020

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 10:17 PM PST

In keeping with tradition, we kicked off the new year by asking you which trend or feature you are most looking forward to in the new, nice and decimally symmetric year 2020. We were rather pleased to see such a level of engagement on your part and not only in the poll itself. The comment section saw some pretty lively and interesting discussions, bringing up talks on charging standards' merits and downfalls, debates on construction materials, as well as broader hardware and services discussions Kudos to all the participants and for anybody who skipped the previous article, we definitely...

Flashback: Siemens SX1 was the original McLaren phone

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 06:19 PM PST

The Siemens SX1 is remembered for its crazy keyboard, but the phone is unique in many ways - some of them could be announced this month and not look old. Instead of the traditional phone keypad layout, Siemens placed the 0 through 9 keys, * and # either side of the 2.2" screen. This took a lot of getting used to, even to dial a simple number. Texting was a whole different adventure. Siemens SX1 The game Typegun was pre-installed on the phone to make the process of learning to use the keypad fun, similar to how Solitaire familiarized new Windows users with the mouse over a...

Xiaomi's upcoming Black Shark 3 5G could be the first phone with 16GB RAM

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 02:30 PM PST

With the success of the previous Xiaomi Black Sharks, the company is bound to release a follow-up and this time, it's going to be called Black Shark 3 5G. It has already been certified by the MIIT so there's no doubt about it. However, having 5G connectivity won't be the only future-proof feature. According to recent rumors, the handset will be the first smartphone to make use of 16GB of RAM. Some may say this is unnecessary, but other power users will appreciate the extra memory. Especially if proper memory management is introduced and you plan to hold onto the phone for years to...

Pocophone F2 is happening, trademark application from Xiaomi confirms

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 12:30 PM PST

Rumors surrounding the successor of Pocophone F1 are pretty vague so far and we've only heard about it last month from Xiaomi's global head Alvin Tse who teased that the phone will come out in 2020. But now we have a solid proof that we can expect a successor thanks to the leaked trademark application. Documents for the trademark According to the documents, Xiaomi has filed a trademark for a phone named POCO F2 - a clear indication that the successor is coming. And a trademark was presented right before the launch of the original POCO, so the announcement is probably...

Huawei P20 Pro EMUI 10 update will roll out in India this month, Europe will get it in March

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 10:30 AM PST

Huawei released the Android 10-based EMUI 10 stable update for the Y9 Prime (2019) in India yesterday, and now we learn that the next smartphone in line to get a taste of stable EMUI 10 in the country is the P20 Pro. While replying to a user on Twitter, Huawei's Indian branch revealed that the stable build of EMUI 10 for the P20 Pro will be released in the country this month. The company didn't share the exact date of the rollout but said that the release is expected in mid-January, meaning it should start seeding sometime next week. However, European users of the P20 Pro will have...

Realme C3s launch imminent as it bags NBTC certification

Posted: 11 Jan 2020 08:30 AM PST

The Realme C3 got certified by Thailand's NBTC last week, hinting imminent launch. Now we learn there's an 's' variant as well, which too has bagged NBTC certification. Like the C3, the C3s also sports version number RMX2020, but other than that we don't have any details about these smartphones. Realme unveiled the C2s earlier this week, which is just a rebranded vanilla C2, so we believe that will be the case with the C3 and C3s as well. More information about the C3 series should surface in the coming weeks. Via

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