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Huawei nova 7i launched in Malaysia with 6.4" FHD+ display, Kirin 810 and 4,200 mAh battery

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 07:23 AM PST

As expected, Huawei brought its nova 7i in Malaysia just in time for Valentine's Day. While the naming is new, the device is completely identical to the Nova 6 SE which was launched back in December. It has a 6.4-inch FHD+ display with a punch hole for the 16MP selfie cam. The back packs a four-camera array with a 48MP main shooter, 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 2MP shooters for macro and depth sensing, all housed in a square cutout. Under the hood, we have the Kirin 810 alongside 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The software is covered by Android 10 with EMUI 10 on top while the battery...

Realme X50 Pro 5G still coming on February 23, only in online event

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 06:39 AM PST

Realme was set on attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for the first time this year, but as you know that isn't happening. The good news is Realme has found a way around the major disruption and is still announcing the X50 Pro 5G. Much like Sony the company will hold an online event instead. You can read the full statement of the company below. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, realme has been concerning about the effects and working on alternatives of all possible situations, including having planned our event undertaken by our European team based in Spain...

Deal: Honor MagicWatch 2 is £140 for Valentine's Day

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 05:54 AM PST

The trade US ban and China, hurting the brand's sales in the smartphone department. The MagicWatch2 was introduced in December to the United Kingdom and other markets for the price of £159.99 (only the 46 mm variant). Now, for Valentine's Day, the wearable is discounted to £139.99, and the promo is scheduled to end on Sunday, February 16. The Honor MagicWatch 2 can be purchased at Amazon and John Lewis in the UK, and since the beginning of the week it has been accompanied by the 42mm version that costs £149.99 and isn't discounted for the holiday. The deal is advertised with a funny...

Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20+ get new color options before release

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 04:42 AM PST

Samsung unveiled only a very limited color selection for its S20 phones, but it looks like people will have more hues to choose from than initially thought. The Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ are available in Cosmic White. You can see those on the pre-order pages of Samsung's Korean, Italian and Spanish sites, for example. Cosmic White versions of Galaxy S20 and S20+ The S20+ may also have two more colors under wraps - Blue and Red. These are set to be carrier or retail exclusive. For example, in the US the Blue will be available only at Best Buy. Samsung Galaxy S20+ in Blue...

Poco X2 gets first firmware update with camera and bug fixes

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 03:53 AM PST

After a lengthy absence, Poco is back in the smartphone game with the X2 which was unveiled last week. Now, the phone has officially received its first firmware update which is tasked with providing camera improvements and also brings the January security patch. The new firmware comes with the 11.0.4.0.QGHINXM build number and provides optimization to the image processing and also aims to fix camera app crashes in the pro mode. In addition, there is the usual system optimizations and new device categories in the Mi Link support settings. The new update is following a scheduled...

Samsung Galaxy A50s starts getting Android 10 with One UI 2.0

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:59 AM PST

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71, but it hasn't forgotten about its older smartphones. The Galaxy A50s has started receiving a software update to Android 10 with One UI 2.0. Devices in Vietnam are already receiving notifications about an incoming software version A507FNXXU3BTB2 that brings the latest OS and user interface. The Android 10 update brings clearer looks of the interface, better location and privacy controls, Digital Wellbeing feature and Google's new navigation gestures. If you are an owner of a Samsung Galaxy A50s, head to Settings and select...

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro tops DxOMark camera chart

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 01:53 AM PST

Earlier today Xiaomi introduced its flagship Mi 10 series smartphones which among other things boast some of the more impressive camera arrays around. In fact the Mi 10 Pro has the most impressive camera DxOMark has reviewed so far, posting a score of 124 and eclipsing the previous leader Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. The Mi 10 Pro has a 108MP main camera which boasts a 1/1.33-inch type sensor and f/1.69 aperture. In addition we have an 8P lens construction, OIS and EIS with shots outputting in 25MP resolution by default. Next up, we find a 12MP short telephoto cam with 2x zoom, a...

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro arrive with 108MP camera, Snapdragon 865

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:58 AM PST

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro are finally official with four cameras apiece and Snapdragon 865. Both phones support wireless charging and are the first Mi branded devices with a punch hole in the display for the selfie camera. Their headline feature is on the back though - the 108MP sensor as first seen on the Mi Note 10. They also come will great connectivity support - going all the way to SA and NSA 5G and Wi-Fi 6. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro The more impressive of two is definitely the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro. It comes with a 6.67" AMOLED FullHD+ screen with curved edges. The panel...

Oppo Reno3 Pro with dual selfie cameras listed by retailers

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 11:17 PM PST

Earlier this month we saw a photo of an Oppo Reno3 Pro with dual selfie cameras which was expected to be the international 4G version of the smartphone. Today, the company launched promo pages of the upcoming device on both Amazon India and Flipkart's websites, confirming the dual punch hole camera design for the Reno3 Pro. The current Oppo Reno3 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 765G chipset, which has an integrated 5G modem. Since the Indian 5G network is nowhere near as developed as the Chinese, the new device is expected to have a 4G chipset. Our educated guess about the...

Google's Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are a whopping $400 off at T-Mobile right now

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 08:13 PM PST

Samsung may have just announced a bunch of flagship smartphones yesterday, but if you don't want to spend a bucket-load of money on them, there are cheaper alternatives out there, including from Google. At this point you may have thought we'd be referring to the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, but actually no. T-Mobile is running a very good promo on the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL right now. The phones are both $400 off, which means the smaller Pixel 4 is half its usual price, retailing for just $399.99. If you want to get it on installments, that's $16.67 per month for two years. The Pixel 4 XL,...

Essential is dead, no more updates for the PH-1

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 05:27 PM PST

Essential was the quintessential one-hit-wonder in the mobile world. And it's now officially dead. The company is shutting down. That means that the February security update is the last one the Essential Phone will ever receive. Of course, the device will keep working, but whatever happens in the future, you're not going to get any more updates. Bugs? Will forever be there. Security scares? No one will fix them. Oh and also, there's no more customer support. At all. This has been a very long time coming, seeing as how the company hasn't made a new phone since 2017. It was working on a very...

WhatsApp reaches 2 billion users

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 02:38 PM PST

In 2014, WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook for almost $21.8 billion - huge amount even considering that at the time the messaging app already had 500 million users. Now it looks like a bargain as the number has quadrupled. Today, WhatsApp announced that it has reached the 2 billion users milestone. That's an impressive user base growth given that in 2016, the app had 1 billion and in 2018, it had 1.5 billion users. The blog post then takes the time to remind us that WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption by default and your messages are stored on your device and not in the cloud. The...

Breaking: MWC 2020 has been canceled because of the coronavirus

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 12:34 PM PST

Plot twist: Mobile World Congress is not taking place this year. MWC 2020 was supposed to be from February 24 to February 27 in Barcelona, Spain, but today the organizers decided to cancel the entire thing because of fears regarding the possible spread of the novel coronavirus. Companies have been canceling their MWC or pre-MWC events in Barcelona left and right over the past couple of weeks, so this doesn't come as a huge shock, but it is nevertheless an unprecedented move in the history of the mobile world's biggest annual event. The GSM Association (GSMA), which organizes MWC,...

Huawei confirms February 23 event

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 11:54 AM PST

Huawei confirmed its plans for an event in Barcelona. The Chinese tech giant is holding its presentation on February 23 and the accompanying poster reveals that we'll see at least 8 Huawei devices. You should keep in mind though that the confirmation for the event came a few hours before GSMA announced that it's cancelling MWC 2020 so it's unclear if Huawei will still go through with its own show. Huawei poster and product categories If the event is to go through we should see a laptop, tablet, foldable phone, TWS earbuds, smartwatch, TV, VR headset and a car-related...

Samsung debuts new 25W power banks and 45W car charger

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 11:18 AM PST

With all the commotion surround the release of the new Galaxy S20 series and Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung managed to sneak in several accessories to accompany its new phones. Alongside the usual array of cases, Samsung introduced two 10,000mAh power banks as well as a 45W dual car charger. The first powerbank comes with a Qi wireless charging pad, which can top up devices up to 7.5W speeds alongside two Type-C ports which can output up to 25 watts via USB PD. The second power bank lacks the wireless charging capabilities and comes with a USB-A interface instead of one of the USB-C ports,...

First TV ad of Xiaomi Mi 10 reveals key features

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 10:29 AM PST

Xiaomi will release the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagships tomorrow in China, and we got to see their first TV ad, posted on YouTube. In the 15-second clip we can see some of the highlights the company is emphasizing - the new MIUI 11, a wide-angle shooter, a big display and the 10W reverse wireless charging. The Xiaomi Mi 10 will obviously have MIUI 11 out of the box, based on Android 10 (anything else would be a massive disappointment). The video showcases a user who easily realigns the media files in his gallery, followed by a video where another person zooms out to the wide-angle camera...

Recording 8K video with a Galaxy S20 will take a toll on storage, but not as much as you think

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 09:42 AM PST

Samsung's new flagship trio is capable of recording 8K video at 24fps, an industry first. Naturally, this comes with increased storage requirements, but it's not as bad as you may have thought. According to Samsung's official numbers, 1 minute of 8K video results in a 600MB file (using the HEVC codec). That's less than double the 350MB file you get when you record 1 minute of 4K video with a Galaxy S10+. The Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra will be capped to 5 minutes when shooting 8K (regardless of whether you have the Exynos or Snapdragon version). Of course, the S10 generation...

Want to catch up to Samsung's new devices? These infographics will help

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 08:53 AM PST

Samsung's Unpacked event yesterday was a bit overwhelming. New 108MP sensor is Galaxy S20 Ultra-exclusive? The Galaxy S20 and S20+ have 64MP telephoto cameras while the S20 Ultra has a 48MP one, but periscope zoom? The Galaxy Z Flip has a folding glass screen? How are the Galaxy Buds+ different from the Galaxy Buds? Yeah, some might have questions remaining. So Samsung put the cliff notes onto neat infographics, one for each of its new devices, so that you guys can have a neat look at all that's new. Some questions are left unanswered but that's what detailed reviews are for (stay...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on review

Posted: 12 Feb 2020 08:41 AM PST
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