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Samsung Galaxy A11 back panel leaks, triple camera revealed

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 07:32 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy A11 surfaced a couple of weeks ago on the Wi-Fi alliance website suggesting that it could come in the following weeks and now we have a good look at what appears to be the back cover of the A11. According to a fairly reputable source, this is the Galaxy A11's back panel made of plastic and housing a triple rear camera setup along with a fingerprint reader. The handset is expected to launch with Android 10 with One UI 2.0 on top and 128GB of internal storage for less than INR 10,000 in the Indian market. That's a significant upgrade considering that the latest...

Google starts rolling out Ambient Mode for OnePlus smartphones

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 06:42 AM PST

Last year we saw Google's new Ambient Mode, which shows up on the lockscreen of a charging smartphone and gives you information such as notifications, upcoming events, shortcuts to important functions and also turns the display into a photo frame. The feature is now rolling out to OnePlus smartphones running Android 8 and above. The feature will show itself to users over the coming days as the rollout progresses. To activate the feature, open the Google app on your phone > More > Settings > Google Assistant > Assistant tab > Phone > Ambient mode. Here you can also choose whether...

IDC: Chinese smartphone market declines in 2019, coronavirus will disturb 2020 too

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:57 AM PST

IDC just came out with its report on the Chinese smartphone market in 2019. According to the stats, the market has shrunk another 7.5% in 2019 compared to 2018, which is a decline for the third year in a row and 11 quarters in a row. In Q4 2019, shipments went down 15.6% year-over-year but Huawei managed not only to stay afloat but even hit 10.5% increase in domestic shipments compared to Q4 2018. vivo and Oppo came in as second and third in terms of shipments with Apple and Xiaomi taking the fourth and fifth positions. All except Huawei saw a significant drop in sales...

ARM unveils IoT-targeted Cortex-M55 CPU, Ethos-U55 NPU

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 05:09 AM PST

ARM unveiled the new Cortex-M55 core and its first NPU in this class, the Ethos-U55. Unlike the high-powered Cortex-A cores (which are used in smartphones), the M-series is used in smart speakers, cameras, wearables and various Internet of Things devices. The focus of the two new products is machine learning (ML). The M55 is the first to support the ARM Helium vector processing tech - that's a set of SIMD instructions (think SSE, AVX, etc.). This means that the core itself is 5x faster in DSP applications (e.g. Dolby Atmos processing) and 15x faster on machine learning tasks. This...

Xiaomi confirms it will attend the MWC, details precautions

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 04:22 AM PST

While many companies cancelled their MWC events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Xiaomi has made an announcement that it will stick to its original plan. The company tweeted a detailed list of precautions it will take to ensure the safety of its employees and the visitors to its booth. For presentations at the Xiaomi booth, the company will bring in employees from its European offices (after checking that they have shown no symptoms for 14 days). All displayed products will be frequently disinfected, following GSMA guidelines. For employees and senior staff coming out of China, Xiaomi...

Intel, vivo and MediaTek also pull out of MWC over Coronavirus concerns

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 03:33 AM PST

The list of brands pulling out of MWC due to the Novel Coronavirus is expanding in numbers. Last week, LG announced its plans to skip this year's trade show, while ZTE cancelled its press conference but said it will still attend the show. They were followed by Sony, Nvidia and Amazon who canceled their participation yesterday. Today, vivo issued an official statement which reads as follows: vivo has been closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) outbreak and continuously evaluating planned activities. The health and safety of our employees and the public are our top...

Motorola Razr Blush Gold version coming this spring, company confirms

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:44 AM PST

The Motorola Razr 2019 announced last November is currently only sold in Noir Black color. But this spring, it will be available in a new colorway - Blush Gold. The exact date of availability of the new color version is currently unknown, but its renders leaked last week tell us what the foldable screen phone will look like. You can check them out below. The Blush Gold variant will likely come with the same specs and price as the Noir Black version, meaning you'll have to shell out $1499.99 for a Snapdragon 710 SoC, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, and a 2,510 mAh battery. However, the...

Xiaomi Mi 10 camera showcase - samples and videos

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 01:53 AM PST

Here's to giant leaks! This latest one is solely focused on the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10 (and the Mi 10 Pro) and their 108MP camera. Below you'll see a two pairs of images, one showing what looks to be either a full resolution 108MP or pixel-binned 27MP shot and the other a cropped-in section of the same shot. The images aim to showcase the impressive detail-retention of the huge 1/1.33-inch sensor. Xiaomi Mi 10 camera samples (resized) The Xiaomi Mi 10 will support the HEIF/HEIC (High Efficiency Image File Format) to save space, not unlike the Apple iPhone and other devices....

Redmi launches 2 new power banks with two-way fast charging

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 01:09 AM PST

Alongside the new Redmi 8A Dual, Redmi introduced its own set of power banks for the Indian market. They come in 10,000mAh and 20,000mAh capacities and offer dual input and output, two-way fast charging an LED charging indicator at affordable prices. Both power banks come with two USB-A outputs as well micro-USB and Type-C interfaces. The 10,000mAh unit is good for 10W fast charging while the larger 20,000mAh one can reach 18W speeds. The actual cells inside both power banks are of the Lithium Polymer variety which offers higher density in comparison to Li-ion ones. Both offer a...

Redmi 8A Dual announced with Snapdragon 439, dual camera and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 11 Feb 2020 12:23 AM PST

The entry-level Redmi 8A announced last September gets an upgraded version today, dubbed Redmi 8A Dual. As evident from its name, the Redmi 8A Dual comes with a dual camera setup on the back which is a combination of 13MP main and 2MP depth sensor modules. For selfies and video calls, you get an 8MP camera on the front with Portrait Mode. The Redmi 8A Dual comes with a total of three cameras The Redmi 8A Dual is built around a 6.22" HD+ LCD protected by Gorilla Glass 5, and the back panel has an Aura XGrip Design for a better hand grip. The smartphone also comes with a P2i...

iQOO 3 5G appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 865, official poster confirms 48MP camera

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:07 PM PST

Last weekend vivo sub-brand iQOO teased its next smartphone, dubbed iQOO 3 5G. Now the company has posted another teaser on Weibo, giving us a glimpse of the phone's design. The poster reveals the iQOO 3 5G will have the volume rocker and red-colored power button on the right side, along with what looks like touch-sensitive shoulder button placed in the corner. If that's the case there will likely be another one at the bottom corner. You can also see the iQOO 3 5G has the 3.5mm headphone jack at the top joined by the secondary microphone. The image also shows us the back of the...

Poco X2 now available for purchase

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:48 PM PST

The Poco X2 announced last week will go on sale today in India at noon local time through Flipkart.com. The Poco X2, which is a rebranded Redmi K30, comes in three memory configurations - 6GB/64GB priced at INR15,999 ($225/€205), 6GB/128GB priced at INR16,999 ($240/€220), and 8GB/256GB that costs INR19,999 ($280/€260). You can pick one up in Atlantis Blue, Matrix Purple or Phoenix Red colors. Poco X2 comes in three colors The Poco X2 is powered by the Snapdragon 730G SoC and runs Android 10-based MIUI 11 out of the box. It sports a 6.67" FHD+ 120Hz LCD and a 4,500 mAh battery...

Huawei unveils Crush Green nova 5T

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 08:46 PM PST

Huawei announced the nova 5T last August, and the phone became available in September. Thus, it's been on the market for a while now, so what better to keep interest rates high than add a new color, right? This strategy that other companies employ too from time to time seems to at least partly work, for otherwise it would've been scrapped entirely. Today Huawei unveiled a new Crush Green colorway for the nova 5T, joining the already available hues - black, Crush Blue, and Midsummer Purple. As you may have expected, spec-wise there are no differences between the Crush Green nova 5T...

Samsung Galaxy M31 launches on February 25 with 64 MP quad rear camera, 6,000 mAh battery

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 05:42 PM PST

Samsung launched the Galaxy M30 last February, the M30s last September, and now it's time for the M31 to shine. The company's official website for India is now teasing the Galaxy M31, due to launch on February 25 at 12 noon. Samsung helpfully revealed a few specs too. There are four cameras on the phone's back, one of which is the 64 MP main. The fingerprint sensor is on the back, while inside the M31 packs a 6,000 mAh battery. The screen is sAMOLED, unsurprisingly, with a small notch housing the front-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy M31 official images According to previously...

Oppo Reno3 Pro 4G version is headed to India with 44 MP dual front cameras

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 03:40 PM PST

Oppo is getting ready to launch the Reno3 Pro in India. Although it has the same name, this won't be identical to the Reno3 Pro that got official in December. Compared to the Chinese version, there will be some differences, chief among which is the use of a different chipset. That's because the Chinese Reno3 Pro uses the Snapdragon 765G, which is a 5G SoC, while the Indian model will top out at 4G only. This information comes from Tasleem Arif, Oppo's VP and Head of India R&D. He says the company is preparing "a pipeline of products" with 5G for India later this year. Moving on, the...

Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra and Z Flip rumor round up

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 12:23 PM PST

After months of leaks and speculations, it's almost time to watch Samsung officially unveil the Galaxy S20 generation. But while we count down the last hours until the Unpacked event, we decided to summarize everything we think we know about the phones. First off, there will be three models - S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra. In lieu of a lesser "e" model, this year Samsung decided to include a more premium "Ultra" phone as the third option. The Galaxy S20 and S20+ will be available in 4G and 5G flavors with a €100 difference in price between the two. It's not clear if you'll be given a choice,...

Realme C3 to debut in Indonesia on February 19 with one extra camera

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:07 AM PST

Realme announced its entry-level C3 smartphone last week in India and now the company is teasing the handset in Indonesia with February 19 being the launch date. It appears that the Indonesian market will get a different version with one extra camera. The official Realme website in the country outlines some of the key specs of the phone and "triple camera" is one of them. The currently released version features a 12MP main camera and a 2MP secondary one so we would assume that those two are to stay but we don't know anything about the third one just yet. The rest of the specs...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Thom Browne edition leaks alongside new hands-on video

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:19 AM PST

After the unexpected Galaxy Z Fold commercial which aired two days ahead of Samsung's big Unpacked event the highly anticipated foldable managed to appear in yet another ad. This time around it's for a limited edition version of the phone created in collaboration with US fashion brand Thom Browne. The peculiar ad shows off the exclusive version of Samsung's second foldable all the way at the 1:30 mark. What's notable is that it features a silver frame in contrast to the previously seen black color on the regular Galaxy Z Flip. The back comes with the signature Thom Browne red, white...

Another Xiaomi MI 10 video teaser surfaces

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:05 AM PST

Xiaomi's upcoming flagship, the Mi 10, has been in the news for some time now and plenty of info has leaked already. In the latest teaser Xiaomi doesn't seem to be hiding the handset's front design that much. And we can once more see the phone's front with curved display and a punch-hole for the dual camera in the upper-left corner. Aside from the front design, the promo shows that the Snapdragon 865-powered phone can do some serious number-crunching. The Mi 10 was able to calculate 10 million digits after Pi's decimal point in 36.8 seconds. And that's more than twice as fast...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite review

Posted: 10 Feb 2020 08:56 AM PST
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