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Samsung board chairman resigns following labor laws violation sentence

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 08:19 AM PST

Samsung board chairman Lee Sang-hoon has resigned almost two months after he was found guilty on charges of union sabotage. Lee Sang-hoon was appointed as board chairman of Samsung Electronics two years ago in a move aimed to increase transparency at the company by splitting the CEO and chairman roles. Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to a year and a half in prison last December on charges that he violated labor laws. Samsung's high-level execs have found themselves in hot water with the authorities lately. Jay Y. Lee, Samsung's de-facto head, was found guilty of perjury, embezzlement...

Galaxy S20 Ultra's 5,000mAh battery charges in 58min with the 45W charger

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 07:24 AM PST

Samsung has been pushing its fast charging speeds lately - getting from 15W on the Galaxy S10 line to 25W and 45W on the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+, respectively. Now the Galaxy S20 Ultra has retained the 45W charging power but is apparently able to use it better. Reportedly, the Galaxy S20 Ultra's built-in 5,000mAh battery goes from 0% to 100% in just 58min with the optional 45W charger. That's quite the impressive feat, given that the Galaxy Note10+' 4,300mAh battery takes a few minutes over an hour with a 25W charger and a few under an hour with a 45W charger. Batteries can use...

Samsung: Galaxy Z Flip's design story is one of fashion and hinge design innovation

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 06:33 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the company's second foldable phone and it's quite different from the first (the Galaxy Fold). This made it necessary for Samsung to completely rethink the design - here's the abridged story of how the Z Flip came to be the way it is. The core design principle of the Galaxy Fold was to bring a larger screen than was previously possible. The Flip went in the exact opposite direction, making a compact, stylish design the priority. Samsung went through many design iterations, trying to find the perfect size that allows for comfortable grip - the phone had...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip stock quickly depleting in the US

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 05:47 AM PST

Interest for Samsung's second foldable phone - the Galaxy Z Flip is unsurprisingly high. So much so that both the unlocked and AT&T versions of the device managed to sell out as soon as it was available online. Potential customers are now left with a choice between the Sprint units or having to wait until the next batch arrives. And if the demand stays this high only one of those options will be available come tomorrow. According to South Korean media, Samsung is expecting a ten-fold increase in sales for the Z Flip during its first week compared to the same period for the Galaxy...

Realme confirms the X50 Pro will have 90Hz Super AMOLED screen

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 04:53 AM PST

Realme is going to introduce the X50 Pro flagship with 5G in ten days, switching to an online event due to the cancellation of MWC 2020. Which means that the teaser campaign is in full swing and today it brought us another bit of the specs sheet. Realme Europe confirmed we are getting a 90Hz Super AMOLED display for smooth browsing and "enjoying the details on the screen". Realme X50 Pro is expected to arrive with Snapdragon 865 and to be the first 5G device of the company that is selling globally. As confirmed earlier today, it will also come with 65W SuperDart...

Lenovo teases gaming phone that scores over 600,000 on AnTuTu

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 04:04 AM PST

There were rumors about Lenovo joining the gaming smartphones craze and today some teasers revealed we might be close to its release. Featured in a series of posts on Weibo, the new phone will reach over 600,000 in a AnTuTu, which would be a new record. Teasers by Lenovo We think this is a gaming smartphone and not a regular flagship due to the slogan "Game On" - we also expect a lot of boosters for the hardware so the device performs well under pressure, hence the high AnTuTu result. Yesterday, Lenovo confirmed the phone will have Snapdragon 865 chipset with 5G modem. The...

Oppo A31 launched with 6.5" display, Helio P35 and 4,230 mAh battery

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 03:06 AM PST

Oppo introduced its brand new A31 to the Indonesian market. The latest member of the brand's midrange series brings a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch for the 8MP selfie cam and 20:9 aspect ratio. The back houses a triple camera array with a 12MP main shooter, 2MP portrait shooter and a 2MP macro snapper. There's also a capacitive fingerprint scanner in the middle of the back. The MediaTek Helio P35 sits at the helm with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage which is expandable via the microSD slot. The software front is covered by Android 9 Pie with Oppo's custom ColorOS 6.1 on...

High demand for Xiaomi Mi 10 sees the phone sell out in seconds

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 02:17 AM PST

Xiaomi Mi 10 arrived yesterday alongside the Mi 10 Pro. The phones went on sale earlier today, but that only lasted a few seconds as all available stock was gone. Xiaomi Mi 10 in Peach Gold, Green, Black According to Xiaomi, the flash sale generated over CNY200 million, which means there were between 42,000 and 50,000 units available . The Mi 10 duo obviously resonated well with the local market and it might enjoy strong sales if Xiaomi is able to keep up with supply. With the corona virus causing all sorts of trouble in China, manufacturing enough units will certainly be...

Huawei Freebuds 3 Valentines Red Edition hands-on

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 01:23 AM PST

Truly wireless earbuds are all the rage these days and we already found that Huawei's Freebuds 3 are among the more exciting offers around. These are one of the best truly wireless earbuds to buy for an Android phone and now they come in a vivid new Red color. The new color is called Red but Huawei advertises it as a Valentines Red Edition, made just in time for the popular holiday. The color is slick thanks to a process that includes a double coat of paint with advanced UV coating. Huawei Freebuds 3 in Red The new Red covers both the wireless charge case and the earbuds...

Samsung brings discounts to Galaxy S10 series in India

Posted: 14 Feb 2020 12:32 AM PST

With the announcement of the new Galaxy S20 series this week, Samsung is slashing the prices of its S10 series in India. All three phones are still up for grabs on Samsung's official web store with significantly lower asking prices compared to their launch. The S10e is now going for INR 47,900 down from INR 55,000. The vanilla S10 is INR54,900 which is a solid INR 16,100 discount on the original price. The S10+ got the biggest discount with INR 17,100 off and is now going for INR 61,900. Samsung's previous-gen flagships still offer a balanced mix of great displays, solid camera...

iQOO 3 is also coming to India on February 25

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:34 PM PST

The iQOO 3 phone is coming with a Snapdragon 865 chipset and a 48MP main camera. Today the iQOO India branch scheduled a launch for February 25, noon local time, at exactly the same time as the Chinese launch. Once introduced, the phone will be available for purchase on Flipkart and iqoo.com. The gaming brand of vivo was teased multiple times, and we expect it to have 5G connectivity in China. However, with the lack of proper network in India, the local version of the iQOO 3 is likely to have the latest Qualcomm chipset without a Snapdragon X55 modem that is for the...

Realme X50 Pro 5G will have 65W SuperDart fast wired charging

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 08:00 PM PST

Because MWC was canceled, Realme is holding an online launch event for the X50 Pro 5G on February 24, when it was initially supposed to take the wraps off it in Barcelona at the trade show. The phone has now been confirmed by its maker to sport 65W fast charging, which uses the SuperDart brand we saw it trademark last year. That is going to be impressively fast. While the Realme X2 Pro was at one point rumored to pack 65W charging abilities, in the end it launched with support for 'just' 50W. We could think of a million situations in which having no battery could ruin your day. But...

Motorola Razr teardown finds it practically impossible to repair

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 04:48 PM PST

The new Razr is Motorola's first foldable smartphone, so it's intriguing from the get-go. Add to that the high price paired to mid-range specs, and it gets even more so. But what about the insides? How easy is it to get to all the different bits and parts? That's exactly what the teardown experts at iFixit set to find out. And, to put it bluntly: this phone is definitely not going to be one for those who are DIY repair enthusiasts. In fact, it got a 1 out of 10 repairability score (where 10 would be easiest to repair). That pretty much means it's almost impossible to repair on your...

Gboard introduces Emoji Kitchen feature to combine multiple emojis stickers

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 02:30 PM PST

Google is rolling out a new feature in Gboard called Emoji Kitchen. The feature is essentially a sticker pack that is made using a combination of different emoji. The way this works is you type an emoji and Gboard then shows you stickers, which use the emoji you typed and combines them with others to create interesting and fun new combinations. So, for example, you typed the cowboy emoji, you will be suggested stickers that combine the cowboy emoji with the kissing emoji, the laughing emoji, the heart eyes emoji and even the monkey emoji. If you are familiar with the Emoji...

OnePlus 8 with Snapdragon 865 runs Geekbench

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 01:22 PM PST

A month ago we saw the OnePlus 8 Pro - model number IN2023 - go through Geekbench. Now a second device, IN2025, has done the same and this may be the vanilla OnePlus 8. OnePlus 8 (IN2025) running Geekbench 4 It's powered by the same Snapdragon 865 chipset ("kona") and the score it posted is essentially the same. But notice the RAM - it's 8GB while the Pro model packed 12GB. That's not to say that the vanilla model won't have an option for 12GB, maybe we just haven't seen it yet. OnePlus 8 renders The real question is whether OnePlus will reserve the 120Hz screen for...

LG brings Android 10 for V50 on Sprint

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 12:17 PM PST

In a rather surprising move, LG started rolling out a stable build of Android 10 for V50 users last month. According to multiple reports, the firmware update is now live for V50 owners in the US on Sprint's network complete with LG's custom UX 9.0. LG's Android 10 update brings all the standard array of Android 10 features including the system-wide dark mode, improved privacy controls, digital wellbeing and Google's new gesture navigation implementation. The new update also brings the January security update. Another nifty feature that went under the radar is the new Desktop mode which...

Samsung sells a limited number of Galaxy Z Flip units ahead of official launch

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 11:00 AM PST

Samsung held an exclusive sale of a limited number of Galaxy Z Flip phones in its Digital Plaza stores in Seoul, prior to the official release of the phone (in Korea, pre-orders are supposed to start shipping tomorrow). Only 900 units were available, but they were all sold before the end of the day, despite the relatively high price of KRW 1.65 million. Sales started at 10:30 local time. The Mirror Purple units were the first to run out, around 16:00. The other color option that was available, Mirror Black, lasted until around 18:00, clearly showing which is the hotter of the two...

Rumor: Sony Xperia 1.1 to shoot 8K HDR video, Xperia 9 leaked

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 10:07 AM PST

While Sony was originally about to announce a few Xperia smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (that event was cancelled), we barely know anything about them. We expect a new flagship phone called the Xperia 5 Plus, a new midrange device, which could be the Xperia 9, with a Snapdragon 765 chipset and, possibly, the Xperia 1.1. Well we've stumbled upon a couple of leaks pertaining to the situation. Before we go on, be mindful that all of this is unverifiable so consider it highly suspect information. According to insider Zachbucks the Sony Xperia 1.1 could have the same camera setup...

Oppo Find X2 Pro shines on Geekbench with Snapdragon 865 and 12 GB RAM

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 09:08 AM PST

Oppo Find X2 Pro appeared on Geekbench ahead of its official announcement that has been postponed due to MWC 2020 being canceled. We know this is the exact device because the codenamed phone CPH2025 was already certified to be the Pro variant of the upcoming model. The listing revealed the phone will have Snapdragon 865 and a 12 GB RAM option, as well as Android 10 out of the box, which is hardly a surprise. The single-core result of 913 and multi-core score of 3,308 are the highest numbers we've ever seen from an Android phone on Geekbench 5. The Oppo Find X2 Pro performance is...

Samsung Galaxy A30 receives Android 10 and One UI 2.0 update

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 08:11 AM PST

Hours after the Galaxy A50s got promoted to Android 10, the Galaxy A30 joins in (despite reports that the update was delayed for next month). Users in India are the first to receive it. As usual, the Android 10 update also brings One UI 2.0. The changelog features the usual suspects - Dark mode (which can dim wallpapers), a new gesture navigation, revamped Digital Wellbeing, plus updates to the Samsung apps. Note that the screen recorder has been left out for some reason. Samsung Galaxy A30 receiving the Android 10 + One UI 2.0 update The update - version A305FDDU4BTB3 -...
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