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LG Q51 announced with 6.5" HD+ display, triple camera and 4,000 mAh battery

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:06 AM PST

LG introduced its latest midrange offering - Q51 - in South Korea. The device is identical to the previously released LG K50s and will remain exclusive to the three carriers in the maker's homeland - LG Uplus, SK Telecom and KT. Upfront we have a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch for the 13MP selfie cam. Going around the back we find the triple camera setup with a 13MP main shooter, 5MP ultrawide snapper and 2MP depth helper. There's also a capacitive fingerprint scanner and LED flash. The MediaTek Helio P22 sits at the helm alongside 3GB RAM and 32GB storage which is...

Realme 6 and 6 Pro coming soon, company confirms

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:12 AM PST

Realme is all set to introduce its upcoming 6-series phones - the Realme 6 and 6 Pro in India. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth teased the two devices are coming soon through a Twitter post. With 9 million+ satisfied users in India within 18 months, the #realme number series & Pro series is the most loved in the family!Adding more to this series. Will reveal tomorrow!Any guesses? pic.twitter.com/qL2pe1pGXA— Madhav 5G (@MadhavSheth1) February 25, 2020 In a separate post, we got a camera sample straight from the Realme 6 which was used to photograph Sheth and Bollywood star Salman Khan. The...

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 design partially revealed in promo videos

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 06:18 AM PST

Xiaomi's Black Shark 3 is coming on March 3 but today, the company also opened the pre-registrations and posted a couple of teasers, revealing the design of the handset. It's now evident that the phone will offer 90Hz display with a 270Hz touch sampling rate - the fastest touch polling on a smartphone yet. There's also an impressive single-finger touch response delay of 24ms while multi-finger touch registers in 28ms. This should be enough to minimize input lag and ensure fluent and optimal gaming experience. In a quick comparison video the Black Shark 3 can been seen beating the...

Nubia Red Magic 5G images pop up on TENAA

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 05:23 AM PST

After passing through Chinese certification agency TENAA earlier this week, we now have our first images of the Nubia Red Magic 5G, which were added to the certification listing. The device bearing the NX659J model number will come with a dual-colored frame with the left side sporting a blue coat of paint while the right-hand-side will tout a red finish. Red Magic 5G front and back The back features a metal casing with visible grilles for the heat dissipation on the top and bottom. There's also a long glossy strip that houses the triple cameras at the top, Red Magic branding in...

Samsung begins mass production of next-gen 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:11 AM PST

Five months after Samsung started mass production of 12GB LPDDR5 DRAM, it has now begun manufacturing 16GB modules at its factory in Pyeongtaek. The company announced on its website that the new package is built on the second-gen 10nm process and offers 5,500Mb/s data transfer speed. Samsung 16 GB LPDDR5 DRAM The platform consists of eight 12-gigabit chips and four 8-gigabit chips, providing "twice the DRAM capacity found in many higher-end laptops and gaming PCs today" to quote Samsung's press release. The reason for the ongoing development of technology and higher...

Oppo Find X2 series confirmed to launch on March 6

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:26 AM PST

We already knew Oppo was planning to launch its Find X2 series on March 6 but today the company made it official. Oppo's official Weibo post was posted through a Find X2 Pro which confirms we'll see at least two variants of the phone. In addition, Oppo's VP Brian Shen teased the one X2's versions will with a 3K resolution, which is to say QHD+ resolution. The phone will also feature a 120Hz refresh rate panel as previously confirmed. Previously, Shen also revealed that the display of the Find X2 series will feature a "waterfall-like" design with a noticeable curve but...

Redmi K30 Pro to arrive in March with 5G

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:28 AM PST

Xiaomi released the Redmi K30 and Redmi K30 5G with dual-punch hole and four cameras on the back in December. In fact we already reviewed it and one of the few complaints we have is the chipset that is unable to take full advantage of the 120Hz screen. Today, the brand's own Weibo page confirmed a Redmi K30 Pro will arrive in March to address that. It will also have 5G connectivity as befits a flagship these days. The teaser reveals the phone will skip the dual punch-hole in the screen and is likely to have a selfie shooter inside a periscope-type elevating mechanism, just like...

Samsung Galaxy M31 hands-on review

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 12:42 AM PST

Samsung Galaxy M31 goes official with quad camera, 6,000mAh battery and Android 10

Posted: 25 Feb 2020 12:30 AM PST

The first Samsung Galaxy M-series device of 2020 is here - meet the Galaxy M31. It builds on last year's M30 and M30s with a far improved camera department and Android 10 with OneUI 2 out the box while retaining its massive 6,000 mAh battery. The 6.4-inch FHD+ SuperAMOLED display from the M30 and M30s is carried over. It boasts a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a U-shaped waterdrop notch for the 16MP selfie cam. Going around the polycarbonate back we find the new four-camera array. The main shooter has a large 64MP sensor with Samsung's Tetracell pixel binning which effectively outputs 16MP...

iQOO 3 is official with 5G, Snapdragon 865 and 55W FlashCharge

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:31 PM PST

We saw an avalanche of rumors and teasers, but now everything is official - vivo's gaming sub-brand revealed the iQOO 3 5G smartphone. It comes with Snapdragon 865 chipset, liquid cooling technology, LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage, a lot of software tweaks for gamers and ultra-fast charging so you don't have to put down the phone for a long time. The vivo iQOO 3 5G has a 6.44" Super AMOLED display of Full HD+ resolution. There is a fingerprint scanner underneath, while in the top right corner nested inside a punch hole sits the 16MP selfie camera. The brand calls the screen "Polar...

Watch the vivo iQOO 3 announcement live stream here

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 10:02 PM PST

vivo's gaming subbrand iQOO will launch its new smartphone today at two simultaneous events in China and India. The phone is expected to have four cameras, a Snapdragon 865 chipset, and 5G connectivity. The event begins at 6:30 AM UTC (noon IST), and will be livestreamed so everybody instersted can follow it live. We expect to see a smartphone with four cameras (the main with a 48MP sensor) and 55W Super Flash Charge for the 4,440mAh battery. Other leaked specs of the vivo iQOO 3 5G include a Super AMOLED screen with a punch-hole in the upper right corner for the selfie camera,...

T-Mobile rolls out Android 10 update to the Galaxy S9 and Note9

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 08:49 PM PST

Samsung's been rolling out Android 10 updates to its phones left and right over the past few weeks, and today was a busy day for T-Mobile in this regard. The magenta carrier has sent out the updates to Android 10 for the Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 units it's sold. These are going out in batches as usual, so don't fret if you haven't received your update notification yet - it should arrive in the next few days. You're getting everything that Google baked into Android 10, with Samsung's added goodies that are part of One UI 2.0. Additionally, once you install this update you'll have the...

Venmo is preparing to launch "Delegate" a debit card for teens

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 06:55 PM PST

Popular money sending app Venmo (a PayPal company) has been spotted testing a new debit card targeted at teens. Reverse engineer Jane Manchum Wong (@wongmjane) revealed the first signs of an upcoming card on Twitter that came from within the Venmo app. The prototype card in question is said to be called "Delegate" and would allow parents and guardians to manage a debit card's funds for teens. The image that leaked was an empty form titled "Enter your teen's info". However, what gives it away is the next line underneath that says "We'll use this to set up the debit card". The card would...

FCC leaks photos of the Realme 6i - 48MP main camera, faster charging

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 05:01 PM PST

The Realme 5i was only announced on January 6, but the company has already sent out the Realme 6i to be certified by the FCC, which promptly leaked details and photos of the new phone. The handset, model name RMX2040, packs a 5,000mAh battery, which will charge at 18W, judging by photos of the charger. The older model has the same capacity, but charges at just 10W. The upgrades don't include a switch to USB-C, however, the 6i still uses a microUSB (and keeps the 3.5mm headphone jack). Realme 6i (RMX2040), photos by the FCC The photo isn't particularly clear, but the main...

vivo NEX 3 5G's successor flaunts Snapdragon 865 at Geekbench

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 03:24 PM PST

The vivo NEX 3 5G was introduced back in September 2019 with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset. Now, according to a leaked benchmark, a device codenamed V1950A, said to carry the NEX 3 moniker as well, appeared on Geekbench with Snapdragon 865 chipset. The phone will also apparently have an 8GB RAM option and Android 10, despite vivo delaying its in-house Funtouch OS 10 rollout. Bringing an updated variant of a phone is a thing vivo has already done with its iQOO lineup and we wouldn't act surprised to see the same happen to the NEX family. Nevertheless, the 921 single-core result and 3369...

HMD will continue making Nokia phones with ZEISS optics, despite the new Sony partnership

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 02:13 PM PST

Today Sony unveiled the Xperia 1 II, featuring optics calibrated by ZEISS with ZEISS T* coating. This is a first for the company, which has previous used its own G Lens brand on its premium phones. A first on mobile, anyway, Sony has co-developed lenses with ZEISS for its mirrorless cameras for a long time now. What does that mean for HMD, whose Nokia phones inherited the ZEISS partnership of old Nokia? Well, not much. Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas posted a tweet, welcoming Sony into the fold. HMD no longer has exclusivity on the ZEISS brand, though that probably won't affect...

Apple iPhone 12 tipped to bring new short-range Wi-Fi connectivity

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 01:02 PM PST

While there's plenty of time before we get to see Apple's next-gen iPhones, the rumor train is already starting to pick up the pace. The latest report comes from Japan's Macotakara and claims the next iPhone flagships may come with a new short-range Wi-Fi connectivity standard. The 802.11ay standard which is still in its developmental phase uses 60GHz spectrum for high bandwidth data transfers. The new standard is described to work similar to Bluetooth but with noticeably faster data transfer speeds. A potential use case for this is for improved AirDrop transfers between compatible...

Our Realme X50 Pro 5G key features video is up

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:51 AM PST

The Realme X50 Pro 5G was unveiled today and it features several performance enhancements and faster charging compared to the X50 5G, it even sports a new screen. Give Will three minutes to talk you through all the key features of the Pro model. The X50 Pro 5G is comparable to last year's X2 Pro - Realme's previous phone to use a top of the line Snapdragon (S855+ in that case). Of course, the X50 duo (Pro and non-Pro) support 5G connectivity, distinguishing it from the 2019 model. Compared to the Realme X50 5G, you're getting a much more powerful chipset (S865 vs. S765G), plus...

Honor smartphones and wearables crack into the Top 5 in several countries

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 11:07 AM PST

Honor had a good 2019 - with a 21% in overseas smartphone shipments year over year, it is now a Top 5 brand in several countries. The Honor wearables have been doing quite well too, as has the HiHonor.com online store. Russia is a big success story, with Honor phones securing the second place in terms of shipments for the first three quarters of 2019 (based on IDC data). Honor's wearables are #1 in Russia. Honor smartphones and smart wearables are now in the Top 5 of multiple countries Western Europe has also proven receptive to the Honor devices with phones and wearables...

Honor Magic Earbuds announced with Hybrid Noise Canceling during calls

Posted: 24 Feb 2020 10:47 AM PST

Honor joined the truly wireless headphones bandwagon today by announcing its Magic Earbuds. The aren't Honor's version of Huawei's Freebuds however - it's a completely different product we have here. The Magic Earbuds employ a 10mm driver. They work over Bluetooth 5.0, support A2DP 1.3, HFP 1.6 and AVRCP 1.5. They also have 37 mAh battery each and weigh just 5.4 grams, while the charging case is 51 grams carrying a 410 mAh unit. According to Honor, this should be enough to provide three and a half hours of non-stop music playback while the case bumps up the listening...
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