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OnePlus talks Warp Charge 30 Wireless charger, rumor says it will cost €70

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 09:18 AM PDT

This year the company will introduce wireless charging for the first time. It will reportedly hit 30W at peak, matching the wired Warp Charge 30(T). CEO Pete Lau officially confirmed it in an interview with The Verge. He left out some details, though, which are filled in by the latest leak - the official charger will cost €70 or so in the EU. OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger We saw renders of the charger earlier today. It is said to fill the OnePlus 8 Pro battery from 0% to 50% in just half an hour - the CEO officially confirmed these specs (the rumors add that a full...

Oppo Reno Ace 2 teaser video surfaces ahead of next week's launch

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 08:31 AM PDT

As expected, the Oppo Reno Ace is launching on April 13. Now, the company released a short teaser video confirming the big launch event. The ad itself doesn't give us any new details about the device but the accompanying Weibo post touts a more immersive gaming experience as well as a new charging technology which could be the rumored 40W wireless charging solution. The Oppo Reno Ace 2 is expected to launch with the Snapdragon 865 chipset, 6.5-inch OLED display with a punch-hole cutout and a quad-camera setup with a 48 MP main shooter. The phone is also rumored to...

TCL 10 Pro, 10 5G and 10L hands-on review

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 07:41 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 to get a cheaper version with 256GB storage

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 07:41 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Fold launched last year was available in a single storage option - 512GB. But its successor, which will be likely called the Galaxy Fold 2, will have two storage options, starting at 256GB. This information comes from the folks at SamMobile, who claim that Galaxy Fold 2 sporting model number SM-F916 will have 256GB storage onboard, whereas SM-F91x will come with 512GB of storage. Samsung Galaxy Fold By offering the Galaxy Fold 2 with lower base storage, Samsung will be able to bring down the starting price, which is great news considering how expensive current...

Honor scores a 500% increase in wearables shipments in 2019

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:53 AM PDT

Today Honor launched its MagicBook 14 in the United Kingdom and took a moment to reveal some of its accomplishments in 2019. According to IDC, the brand scored an astounding 497.4% yearly growth of global shipments of wearables - that includes the Honor Bands and the MagicWatches. The Huawei subsidiary reached top 5 in smartphone shipments in ten markets around the world - Russia, Finland, Germany, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the United Arab Emirates. Speaking about separate accomplishments, Honor became the top smartphone...

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is getting a White color

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:05 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is getting a new color and it's white - so says famed leakster Ice Universe who teased the new hue last week. It's not as exciting as some of the other possible colors as it keeps the color palette greyscale - the phone's original colors are Grey and Black. The Cat specifies that the new color is coming to China and doesn't mention anything about the rest of the world, but what are the chances that White will be exclusive to China? Either way, we're in for a bit of a wait. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra in Cosmic Grey and Cosmic Black Also, there's no...

Upcoming LG phone passes by Geekbench with new Qualcomm SoC, 8GB RAM

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 05:14 AM PDT

LG has been in the news recently with the expected axing of its G-series and supposed launch of its replacement lineup midway through May. Now, a Geekbench listing for an upcoming LG phone bearing the LM-G900N model number reveals a device powered by a Qualcomm chipset codenamed "Lito" with an 8-core CPU and base frequency of 1.8Ghz. In addition the device sports 8GB RAM and runs on Android 10. It managed 506 points in the single-core test and 1,545 points in the multi-core department. LG-G900N Geekbench listing This is the first listing for this phone and confirms previous...

Phone with 192MP camera and Snapdragon 765G chipset coming next month

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 04:29 AM PDT

Leakster Digital Chat Station is teasing an upcoming phone with a 192MP image sensor and a Snapdragon 765G (SM7250) and promises more info next month. One more teaser: it won't be the phone you expect. Samsung is already reportedly working on a large 150MP 1" sensor and Xiaomi is said to be first in line to use it (later this year). Xiaomi was also the first to release a phone with a 108MP sensor. Anyway, the 150MP sensor is also heading to Oppo and vivo phones (in 2021). The Snapdragon 765G chip makes it clear that this will be a premium mid-range phone and the 192MP camera could...

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge support ends

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:41 AM PDT

Four years after their launch, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are officially cut off from software support from Samsung. Both phones were on a quarterly Security update cycle and received the March 2020 security patch just last month but are now nowhere to be found on Samsung's Android Security Updates device database. Not all Galaxy S7 members are left out though as the Galaxy S7 active is still in line to receive quarterly security patches but likely not for much longer. The S7 and S7 edge launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow back in 2016 and got two full Android version updates up until...

OnePlus 8 series wireless charging dock, screen protector, case leak

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:52 AM PDT

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are arriving on April 14 and we already saw images of the available colors. Today, reliable leakster Evan Blass shed more light on some of the accessories that will come with the lineup. We get to see the OnePlus 8 lineup's screen protector, transparent bumper case and the wireless charging dock. OnePlus 8 with screen protector One of the pictures corroborates a previous leak of the OnePlus 8 coming in a green shade, while another shows us the vanilla 8 in a new gradient. OnePlus 8 with transparent bumper case The pictures of the wireless...

Samsung earnings guidance reveals strong Q1 despite COVID-19 outbreak

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:04 AM PDT

The latest quarterly earnings guidance by Samsung is out and the numbers look promising. In the first three months of 2020, the company increased its sales by 5% on a yearly basis, while the operating profit rose 3%, compared to Q1 2019. Q1 2020 Guidance KRW / USD Q1 2019 Results KRW / USD Q4 2019 Results KRW / USD Sales 55 trillion / 45.1 billion 52.39 trillion / 43 billion 59.88 trillion / 49.1 billion Operating Profit 6.4 trillion / 5.25 billion 6.23 trillion / 5.11 billion 7.16 trillion / 5.87 billion ...

First Honor 30S generates CNY100 million in a second

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 01:15 AM PDT

The Honor 30S, which was announced a week ago, went on its first sale today in China and it was a very successful one. According to Honor themselves, the Honor 30S generated CNY100 million in the first second of the event. Taking into account the CNY 2,399/2,699 price of the 8/128GB and 8/256GB models Honor has sold between 37,000 and 41,000 units to reach that revenue. The Honor 30S has a 6.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD with a punch hole for the 16MP selfie camera, and a quad camera on the rear, highlighted by the main 64MP shooter. But its biggest selling point is the new Kirin 820...

Samsung's 3nm chip production delayed due to COVID-19

Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:39 AM PDT

Samsung, like many other smartphone brands, has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 74,000 people across the globe at the time of writing this. COVID-19 has already forced Samsung to shut down its stores and close the smartphone factories, and according to a new report, the pandemic has now forced the Korean conglomerate to postpone the mass production of 3nm chips to 2022. Samsung initially planned to begin the mass production of 3nm chips by 2021, but since the company couldn't complete the scheduled installation of equipment required for the...

Honor 30, Honor 30 Pro appear on TENAA with full specs

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 11:51 PM PDT

The Honor 30 flagship series will be unveiled on April 15 and we expect to see two phones - a vanilla Honor 30 and a mightier Honor 30 Pro. Now the two phones appeared were certified by TENAA and while their listings lack images, we get fairly detailed specs. We learn that they will have identical footprint, and very similar hardware, save for the 50MP camera shooter that will be exclusive to the Pro variant. The regular Honor 30 will get a 40MP sensor instead, while both will have 32MP snappers at the front. The chipset of the Honor 30 Pro will be the Kirin 990 5G - we saw that...

Asus ZenFone 6/6z get VoWiFi and March security patch

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:28 PM PDT

Asus has rolled out a new update for the ZenFone 6 (known as Asus 6z in India), which comes bearing version 17.1810.2003.144. The new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level on the ZenFone 6 to March 2020 and enables VoWiFi for Reliance Jio users in India and Tele2 customers in Sweden. The latter also get VoLTE. Additionally, the new build optimizes the system stability and you will now see a pop-up when third-party apps running in the background request front camera access. The update, weighing around 95MB in size, is rolling out for the Indian, European and...

OnePlus 6 and 6T get new OxygenOS beta with March security patches

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:24 PM PDT

Today OnePlus has made a new Open Beta build available for eager OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T owners. People who have switched to the company's beta release channel will get this as an over-the-air update within the next few days. As always, the Open Beta phase is the last testing phase before a 'stable' release comes out for everyone. The OxygenOS Open Beta 6 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T features the March 2020 security patch level, which is last month's at this point, but such shenanigans are unfortunately par for the course for this company, it almost always skips a month with...

Pixel 4 Face Unlock finally isn't a security risk anymore with the April update

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 07:38 PM PDT

Today is the first Monday of the month, which means it's Google software update rollout time. Right on point, the company has started sending out the April update to its still supported Pixels. As usual with Google, allow many days until all of the Pixels out there will receive this - sometimes it takes up to two weeks for the rollout to conclude. Once you are graced with the April update, you will of course have the latest and freshest security patches in tow. If you own a Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL, however, you'll also finally get a new feature that means Face Unlock isn't a security risk...

Oppo Reno Ace 2 stops by AnTuTu ahead of launch

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 05:42 PM PDT

Oppo is expected to introduce its Reno Ace 2 on April 13 and the device was already seen in leaked images, while a TENAA certification page confirmed most of its specs. Now, a prototype unit of the phone with the same PDHM00 model number managed to pass by AnTuTu revealing its Snapdragon 865 chipset and achieving a score of 560,217 points. The phone managed 180,132 points in the CPU department and 210,371 points on the GPU test. In addition, the scorecard reveals an 89,927 memory score and 79,787 points in the UX portion of the benchmark. These scores are not as impressive as some...

Samsung seeds yet another camera-focused update to Galaxy S20 series

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:43 PM PDT

Samsung has issued a new update for the Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra in China, which brings the April security patch as well as some camera improvements. The update improves focus, HDR and fine-tunes the transition animations. Samsung Galaxy S20 update change log, image source: Ice Universe This is the TD1 firmware, following the earlier TCT update from four days ago. Samsung has released a number of updates for its Galaxy S20 series. Their focal points have been fixes for the trio's camera performance, most notably the Galaxy S20 Ultra's dodgy autofocus. As with all...

Honor 30 Pro pops up on Geekbench, confirms Kirin 990 5G chipset

Posted: 06 Apr 2020 03:55 PM PDT

After the Honor 30S went official last week, the Huawei sub-brand is expected to introduce its flagship offerings for the 30 series on April 15 - the Honor 30 and 30 Pro. The top of the line Pro model was spotted in a Geekbench listing, which confirmed the phone will be powered by the flagship Kirin 990 5G chipset. The phone was spotted with the EBG-AN00 model number which corresponds to previous listings and managed 3,876 points on the single-core score and 12,571 on the multi-core department. We also see it will come with the Kirin 990 5G SoC which has a base frequency of 1.95Ghz. The...
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