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Google Pixel 4a photographed again, have a look at the punch hole and square camera bump

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 07:29 AM PDT

The Pixel 4a has been spotted once again and this time there are more than a couple of photos of the encounter. The images show the phone's new camera setups on the front and back, plus the latest iteration of the familiar fabric case. Google Pixel 4a - notice the tiny selfie camera inside the punch hole Google chose a punch hole design for the selfie camera, though there's a noticeable mismatch between the punch hole itself and the camera lens. The tiny lens just looks weird (the size difference is clearly visible in the first three images). Not that the back of the phone...

Smartphone sales in China decline 45 percent in February

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 06:42 AM PDT

Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi suffered a massive drop in sales during February, with the Cupertino company selling less than 500,000 smartphones. The company's shipments slumped from 1.27 million in February 2019, which is a 60% decline YoY. The monthly comparison is even worse, with 2 million iPhones pushed right before the Lunar New Year that takes place in the last days of January. While Apple shipped only 494,000 units, Chinese companies dropped from 12.72 million in February 2019 to 5.85 million twelve months later. The drop, reported by the China Academy of Information and...

Motorola Edge+ will be the company's first phone with a 108MP camera

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 05:55 AM PDT

Motorola hasn't released a flagship in a while, but the Motorola Edge+ is set to arrive with a bang. We saw renders of the phone last week that show a triple camera on the back and if what leakster @TechDroider says about the modules is true, then this will be the first Moto with a 108MP sensor. The triple camera setup is described as 108+16+8MP. The Moto One Zoom has an 8MP telephoto cam (3x zoom) and a 16MP ultrawide snapper, so there's a good chance that the Edge+ follows a similar pattern. The 108MP sensor on the main camera is certainly made by Samsung, though it's not clear if it...

Huawei P40 Pro will have two cams with large Sony sensors, plus two zoom cameras

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 04:58 AM PDT

Leakster @RODENT950 is back with more info on the Huawei P40 Pro camera. The main module on the back will reportedly feature a Sony IMX700 "Hexadeca Bayer" sensor. That's Greek for sixteen, which likely refers to the "Quad Quad Bayer" sensor we heard about in January (it reportedly does two rounds of 4-in-1 pixel binning). It's a large 1/1.28" sensor with 52MP resolution. That results in 13MP shots after one round of binning and just 3.25MP after two rounds (likely reserved for Night mode). Despite the "Bayer" name, the sensor is actually set to have a RYYB color filter instead of the...

Red Magic 5G to have 300Hz touch sampling shoulder triggers and a game mic

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 04:23 AM PDT

The nubia Red Magic 5G is all set to go official on March 12 with top of the line specs including the Snapdragon 865 chipset, up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.0 storage and dual-mode 5G. In addition, the phone will come with a 144Hz refresh rate screen, improved active cooling system, a main 64MP Sony IMX686 camera module and 4,400 mAh battery. The company's CEO Ni Fei once again took to Weibo to reveal the latest bit of details about the upcoming gaming phone which include a 300Hz touch sampling rate capacitive shoulder triggers and a game-specific microphone. The touch sampling in...

AnTuTu benchmarks apps are no longer available on Google Play Store

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 03:19 AM PDT

AnTuTu is a benchmarking application that allows users to compare the performance of their smartphones and tablets. The platform is a staple in the marketing campaigns of many Chinese manufacturers, and we at GSMArena.com use it in our reviews. During the weekend, all apps of the company, including AnTuTu 3DBench, AnTuTu Benchmark, and AITutu Benchmark (for AI features) disappeared from the Play Store (they are still available at Apple's App Store). While Google is not saying what caused the removal, many are speculating it is part of a broader wipeout of all apps connected to the...

Redmi gets a fingerprint scanner to work under an LCD screen

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 02:26 AM PDT

Under-display fingerprint scanners have been around for the past two years, with vivo being the first company to officially launch a smartphone with the tech - the vivo X20 Plus UD arrived in January 2018. Since then, the feature was widely adopted by all manufacturers, but it had a massive caveat - you can't use it with an LCD screen due to the structure of the panel. Today the Redmi brand manager Lu Weibing announced that his company has successfully managed to implement an FP scanner under an LCD, and even demonstrated how it works on a Redmi Note 8 Pro prototype. ...

Asus teases stable Android 10 for ROG Phone II

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 01:27 AM PDT

Asus had a bounce-back year in 2019 headlined by the solid Zenfone 6 and gaming powerhouse ROG Phone II. While the Zenfone already got Android 10 back in November, the company is just now preparing to rollout stable Android 10 for ROG Phone II owners. The news was posted on the ROG Global official Twitter handle but the post since been taken down. Multiple users have reported that update hasn't reached their devices yet and the official BIOS and firmware page still shows the latest stable update is from December 2019. According to a new development, the update will begin seeding tomorrow...

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite starts receiving Android 10

Posted: 09 Mar 2020 12:08 AM PDT

Xiaomi released the Redmi 6 Pro back in the first half of 2018, and later the phone was relaunched as Mi A2 Lite with Stock Android Oreo. By early 2019 all units were on Android Pie, and now they get to update to Android 10 - the OTA release is already hitting some phones. The information about the update was confirmed by moderators and the Mi A2 Lite Management Team on the MIUI forum. The package's designation is V11.0.2.0.QDLMIXM and is hitting selected devices with wider rollout expected to follow if no issues are discovered. The update brings Dark Mode, the new gesture...

Mi Dual Driver In-ear Earphones review

Posted: 08 Mar 2020 10:23 PM PDT

The Mi Dual Driver In-ear Earphones are among the most descriptively named products around. They are a pair of in-ear earphones with dual drivers in each. Like other Xiaomi earphones, the Mi Dual Driver are extremely affordable and at INR799, or just under $11, you could pick one of these up without a second thought. So the question then is, should you, especially if these are going to be your main earphones? Design The Mi Dual Driver have fairly standard earphone design with a Y-shaped cable. The cable is 1.25m long with a braided design from the L-shaped connector to the splitter and...

Week 10 in review: Reno3 Pro, Realme 6 and 6 Pro, Find X2 Pro official

Posted: 08 Mar 2020 07:33 PM PDT

Week number 10 brought a whole lot of phone announcements from Realme, Oppo, Xiaomi's Black Shark and Motorola and it also gave us the announcement dates for the upcoming OnePlus 8 and Redmi Note 9 series. Let's begin with the latter. The Redmi Note 9 series are going to debut on March 12 and so far we know that they'll have a new quad camera, 6GB of RAM, an "immersive gaming experience" and "unmatched fast charging". On the other hand the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and the OnePlus 8 Lite are said to become official on April 14, although the company is yet to release an official...

Repairing the Galaxy Z Flip was an adventure and it wasn't even the screen that broke

Posted: 08 Mar 2020 03:59 PM PDT

This is a story of why you should immediately throw the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (or most new phone, for that matter) into a case as soon as you receive it. Take it from my experience - all it takes is one grain of dirt to be in the wrong place at the wrong time to cause a huge inconvenience. My issue was with the Galaxy Z Flip, and no - it wasn't even the folding display. I was in the process of reviewing the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip that I purchased as Samsung was not giving review units of the Z Flip. I headed to the restroom and set the Z Flip down on the sink top. My (expensive) mistake...

Top 10 trending phones of week 10

Posted: 08 Mar 2020 01:01 PM PDT

Phone announcements came thick and fast this week and they changed our top 10 trending chart beyond recognition. The newly unveiled Realme 6 Pro shot straight to the top as the Galaxy S20 Ultra retains its second place. Redmi Note 8 rose to third, while the Galaxy M31 kept climbing and is now fourth. Another newly announced phone captured fifth - the Pro member of the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 duo. It edged out the Galaxy A51 and the Redmi Note 8. More fresh faces follow in Huawei P40 Lite e and Realme 6, which get eight and ninth, respectively. Samsung Galaxy A71 snatches the...

Oppo Find X2 Pro in for review

Posted: 08 Mar 2020 09:56 AM PDT

Oppo's Find X took the smartphone world by storm back in 2018 with its seamless design. It was a true marvel and nearly two years later is still arguably the prettiest phone ever made. While we had to wait nearly 24 months, Oppo finally delivered a successor with the brand new Find X2 Pro. The latest Oppo flagship arrived at our doorstep in its vibrant orange vegan leather trim which is a unique finish and one of the most impressive we've come across in recent memory. We are now set to commence our full review procedure as the final production firmware is being seeded to our...
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