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OnePlus 8 Chinese launch set for April 16

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:51 AM PDT

The eagerly-anticipated OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are right around the corner now. After more than a few setbacks and uncertainties, OnePlus finally seems to have settled on announcement dates for the phones. You can tune in for the global event live stream on YouTube on April 14 at 3PM UTC. As per a new official Weibo post, the OnePlus 8 generation will make a debut in its home country on April 16. Understandably, with another live online event. This one scheduled for 7PM local time. Event banner As for the OnePlus 8 Lite, which we now know could come under the OnePlus Z...

Honor Global Fans Day launches with multiple deals across the world

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:04 AM PDT

Honor started its Global Fans Day 2020 - a two-week campaign where most of its products are discounted in over 18 countries. The deals include the Honor 9X smartphones, Honor MagicWatch 2, and the Honor 20 Pro flagships. To boost its campaign, Honor is joined by famous sportspeople, gamers, influencers and other celebrities like the photographer Murad Osmann, who is better known as the creator of the #FollowMe trend. Honor 20 Pro • Honor 20 Since most of the world is under quarantine and we can't really leave our homes, Honor is launching the products on its website hihonor.com and...

Motorola delays RAZR sales in India to April 15

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 06:17 AM PDT

Motorola announced today that it is delaying the sales of their new flagship RAZR phone in India. The company has pushed back the sales date from the previously announced April 2 to April 15. The delay is due to the current lockdown in India set to go until April 14, 23:59 IST due to COVID-19. The government has halted the sales and delivery of all non-essential items and as such, even if Motorola wanted to, it can't realistically get the devices in people's hands before April 15 anyway. The RAZR already had a delayed launch in India, with the initial announcement and pre-orders...

Huawei P40 Pro's rear and front cameras post the high scores in DxOMark's tests

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 05:33 AM PDT

DxOMark just crowned a new camera king - the Huawei P40 Pro, which achieved the rare feat of topping both the rear and selfie camera charts. The overall score makes a clean break from the pack, previously the 6 best-rated phones fell in the 124-121 range. The P40 Pro scored 128. Even better, the still camera score of 140 sets a new record. The TL;DR here is "impeccable performance across all sub-categories". Reading through the individual sub-tests, you'll either see a "Highest Score" mark or that the Huawei is within a few points of the best competition. Huawei's efforts to build the...

Realme 6, 6i and C3 arrive in Europe and are available for pre-order, shipping starts in April

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 04:46 AM PDT

Three new Realme phones have entered Europe - they are available for pre-order now and will begin shipping in April. Besides Realme.com, you will also be able to find the phones on Amazon. We start with the Realme 6, which will be available from April 6 and starts at €230 for the 4/64GB version. You can have more storage, the 4/128GB phone is €270, more RAM too - the top-specced model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage is €300. Prices vary slightly by country - Spaniards, for example, will pay only €220 for the base Realme 6. By the way, we have a hands-on review of the phone if you want...

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra will be getting a new color soon

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 03:57 AM PDT

The Galaxy S20 Ultra launched with a lackluster color palette - Grey and Black - but reliable leakster Ice Universe claims that a new color is coming soon. Not an Aura Glow as some suggested on Twitter, though - the source is keeping quiet on the exact hue. The Galaxy S10 5G also launched with a limited selection of colors, primarily Black and Silver, but at least it had the Royal Gold to add some variety. The Galaxy S20+ Olympic Edition is also gold, so that's a strong candidate. The Galaxy S20 Ultra (right) looking drab next to its more colorful siblings There are more possible...

Q4 of 2019 saw HMD turn first profit, but sales are dwindling

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 03:06 AM PDT

HMD was able to turn in its first positive quarter in Q4 of 2019. The company says the combination of using multiple ODMs to make Nokia phones and a more focused approach in selected markets is what led it to its first profitable quarter. The quarter was by no means all good news, as according to one analyst report HMD managed to sell under 3 million devices. HMD turned to a multi-ODM strategy to assemble Nokia phones due to a supply chain disruption in the first half of 2019. Reportedly the first devices to be manufactured by two new ODMs were the Nokia 2.2, 3.2 and 4.2. Using...

Poco Exec: Redmi K30 Pro will not come to India as Poco F2

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 02:14 AM PDT

During an online webinar with tech enthusiasts and members of the media, Poco India general manager Chandolu Manmohan, confirmed that the recently launched Redmi K30 Pro will not come as the Poco F2 or Poco X2 Pro in India. The new confirmation comes after a report from last week which found a "shot on Poco watermark" corresponding to the Indian Redmi K30 Pro variant hidden in a code string of the MIUI 11 beta Camera app. This does not rule out the possibility of the K30 Pro coming to India under the Poco brand but just that it won't be called Poco F2 or X2 Pro. In addition, Manmohan...

Honor 8A Pro gets rebranded to Honor 8A Prime in Russia

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 01:17 AM PDT

The Honor 8A Pro arrived in Russia almost a year ago, but today the company decided to relaunch the very same device under a new moniker - Honor 8A Prime. It is the very same Helio P35-powered device, but with a new color - Emerald Green. Given the phone was a year old and was a budget device to begin with it's hardly a surprise that its internals are modest. The Mediatek chipset is coupled by 3 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, with a microSD slot for additional 512 GB. There is a single 13MP camera on the back, and an 8MP selfie shooter in a waterdrop notch. The Honor 8A Prime keeps the...

iPhone 9 cases arriving at retailers in the US

Posted: 31 Mar 2020 12:32 AM PDT

It seems the launch of the long-rumored successor to 2016's iPhone SE might come sooner than expected. According to new reports, the iPhone 9 may launch as early this week as evident by the April 5 merchandising date for a case that made its way to Best Buy. The box for the Urban Armor Gear protective case clearly states it's designed for the New iPhone 4.7", 2020 and we can see it features a similarly-sized camera cutout as other iPhone 7 and 8 cases. iPhone 9 case Apple introduced its latest iPad Pros and Macbook Air last week and given that the iPhone 9 is not a flagship, it...

Honor 30 and 30 Pro arriving on April 15

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 11:24 PM PDT

The Honor 30 flagship family will be officially introduced on April 15, the company revealed on Weibo. The phone's brand ambassador is the popular Chinese actor Li Xian, and for the promo poster he posed with the phone, hiding pretty much everything on the back, showcasing only the silver-purple-ish color. The Honor 30 family already has its first member - the Honor 30S was introduced yesterday with Kirin 820 5G chipset. It is the lowest standing member of the lineup and we expect at least two phones to join it - Honor 30 and Honor 30 Pro. They are likely to sport the Kirin 990 5G...

Google no longer sells the Pixel 3 or 3 XL

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 10:23 PM PDT

Google's online Store no longer carries the Google Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL. A Google spokesperson has confirmed to Android Police that Google has ceased sales of the third-generation Pixel smartphone. The Google Store still sells the Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4 XL. Even if you managed to find the landing page for the Pixel 3, which isn't accessible from the Google Store navigator, all storage sizes and carrier configurations are out of stock. Last year, the Pixel 2 and 2 XL ran out of stock at the Google Store in early April, so the timing is about right. The Google...

Astro Slide 5G Transformer smartphone comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 09:30 PM PDT

In a world where smartphone hardware keyboards are next to extinct, a bunch of enthusiasts decided to try and shake up the market a bit with the Astro Slide 5G Transformer. This is a 5G handset that has a slide QWERTY keyboard, just like the beloved 10-year-old Nokia E7. The form factor is the most intriguing part here since specs-wise it is more of a midranger - the chipset is Mediatek Dimensity 1000 and Even if the people behind this device call it "the fastest 5G device to be announced to date". The gadget brings a single 48MP camera, a 6.53" screen with unknown ratio or...

Google makes the Pixel 3a even cheaper in the UK until April 21

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 08:00 PM PDT

With the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps buying a new smartphone isn't very much on your mind these days. But then again, what if your current phone broke in some way? You might not want to splurge on the thousand-pound devices out there, so Google has a deal for you. Starting today and until April 21, the already decently priced Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are getting even cheaper. The smaller model can be yours for £299, while the XL version is now £369. In both cases, the price is £30 lower than before. Not a huge amount of savings, this, but hey, every penny counts in these...

One UI 2.1 might not be headed to the Galaxy S9 and Note9 after all

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 05:00 PM PDT

Earlier this month we found out that Samsung was apparently readying the update to One UI 2.1 for the Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9. The information came from a company representative posting on the company's official Korean forum. Now though, a different post on the same forum by another representative strongly implies that at the time Samsung has no plans to bring One UI to its flagship models from 2018. Of course such plans might change in the future, but given how the company only focuses on security updates after two years pass from a phone's initial release, we wouldn't hold our...

ZTE Axon 11 5G goes on sale starting at $379

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 03:00 PM PDT

ZTE introduced its newest creation to the world exactly one week ago, on March 23. We're talking about the Axon 11 5G smartphone. Today it has officially become available online in the company's home market of China. You can grab an Axon 11 5G from CNY 2,698, which roughly translates into $379 or €344 at the current exchange rates. This amount of cash nets you the variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. If you want the 8/128GB model, you'll have to pay CNY 2,998 ($422, €382), and if you go all in with 8/256GB the price is CNY 3,398 ($478, €433). The phone may or may not be...

nubia Red Magic 5G teardown video reveals beefy cooling system

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 12:34 PM PDT

The nubia Red Magic 5G is arguably one of the more exciting phones lately, with a one of a kind 144Hz screen and unique thermal design. Well, if you are curious to take a peek inside the hardware, make sure you watch the video down below. It goes through the whole process of disassembly revealing every small bit about the handset. And there are a couple of key takeaways from the teardown. First off, the handset has one hell of a beefy cooling solution. It consists of an aluminum plate sitting right between the motherboard and the back panel, metal shields covering the back and front of the...

Oppo Reno Ace 2 leaked image confirms four cameras in a circular setup

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 11:49 AM PDT

A leaked render, aligning with previous leaks, confirms the Oppo Reno Ace 2 will have four shooters, lined up symmetrically in a circular setup. The image also showcases the front of the phone - it will come with a flat screen and a fingerprint scanner underneath, given the lack of any cutouts for a side-mounted sensor. The selfie camera will be in a punch hole in the upper left corner. According to TENAA, the phone is coming with a Snapdragon 865 chipset, up to 12GB RAM and a 6.5" OLED screen. The battery is expected to be around 4,000 mAh and Oppo reps revealed it will sport 40W...

More sources confirm sleep tracking and blood oxygen sensor support in new Apple Watch

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 10:56 AM PDT

There's growing evidence that the upcoming watchOS 7 will feature sleep tracking and a blood oxygen monitor. This was rumored previously, but now more sources are confirming the new features. This obviously suggests that the new Apple Watch Series 6 will support these features, but the new OS will also be rolled out to older watches. However, the reports claim that only the Watch Series 3 and newer will get the new software, meaning that support for Series 1 and 2 is ending (these two did receive watchOS v6.1 after they were skipped over for the v6.0 update). The blood oxygen feature...

OnePlus 8 Lite to actually be called OnePlus Z

Posted: 30 Mar 2020 10:01 AM PDT

Rumors are currently pointing towards two new OnePlus phones coming on April 14 with a third one to follow later on. The one to be possibly delayed is the alleged Lite variant to this year's flagship lineup. And now a new report claims to have its name - instead of 8 Lite it will called OnePlus Z. This in turn means that the OnePlus Z is going to be more of a mid-range handset rather than an affordable flagship. It's in line with the report saying it will use a MediaTek Dimensity SoC instead of the flagship Snapdragon 865. And the news was confirmed two separate sources so it seems...
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