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Week 20 in review: Poco F2 Pro is here, huge iPhone 12 leak, Pixel 4a tested

Posted: 17 May 2020 08:17 AM PDT

Welcome to your week's recap. The past seven days brought us the Poco F2 Pro, the triumphant return of no-nonsense flagship phone. Based on the Redmi K30 Pro, the Poco F2 Pro is the cheapest Snapdragon 865 phone in just about every market, starting at just $500/€500 for a 6/128GB model. Pre-orders are now live, shipments begin on May 19. A huge iPhone 12 leak showed what Apple's upcoming lineup will look like, thanks to renders based on CAD schematics. The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro will adopt an iPad Pro-like design with flat sides and squarish edges. The iPhone 12 Pro will come in three sizes...

Flashback: Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom, the phone that was mostly a camera

Posted: 17 May 2020 04:53 AM PDT

Back in the days before multiple cameras, before periscope lenses and NPUs, the only way smartphones knew how to zoom was digitally and usually with poor results since they had small low-resolution sensors (well, there was that one Nokia, but we're not going there now). The Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom opted for the classic approach to zooming - having a lens that can change its focal length. From the back, this device was nigh impossible to tell apart from your typical point and shoot camera. Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom official photos From the front, however, it was clearly a Galaxy...

Weekly poll: Poco F2 Pro costs more than the original but does more too - is it worth it?

Posted: 17 May 2020 01:27 AM PDT

Few phones are cheered on by fans as if they were a sports team, but the original Poco was one of them. Now after two years of waiting it finally has a successor, but our initial reactions are a bit conflicting. The Poco F2 Pro may well be the cheapest phone to pack the flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset - it certainly is on the global stage. Do we care that it's actually a Redmi K30 Pro with a "Poco" label glued on? Unless you're in China (the only country where you can actually buy the K30 Pro), then no, it doesn't really matter. With a €500 price tag it's both a great deal and...

Weekly poll results: the LG Velvet can have a bright future, but the price needs to come down

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:01 PM PDT

LG may have a sleeper hit on its hands - the consensus from last week's poll is that the LG Velvet can have a bright future, though very few people think that the company got the pricing right. KRW 900,000 ($735/€680) is what the LG G9 should cost and this is lacking a few too many features to be a G-series device. And at this point we're not sure that people would pay G9 money for an actual G9 (if it ever comes out), LG really needs a win here. And it can have it, but it needs to drop the price. The rugged (yet sleek) body, roomy AMOLED display, 5G connectivity and optional Dual...

Realme Band Review

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:33 PM PDT

Realme made its debut just two years ago in May 2018 with the Realme 1. In the short time since, the company has launched over two dozen smartphones and expanded its business in over 25 markets across the globe. Realme offers great value for money smartphones across different segments, but the company is also quickly expanding its ecosystem. It launched its first true wireless earphones last December and in March its first fitness tracker, dubbed Realme Band. Priced at the super aggresive INR1,499 ($20/€18), the Realme Band comes with a decent set of features including 24-hour heart...

Foxconn reports lowest quarterly profit in 20 years, predicts return to stability in Q2

Posted: 16 May 2020 02:50 PM PDT

Foxconn's quarterly profit has hit a two-decade low in Q1 this year as the company was forced to cease operations in China amidst the coronavirus pandemic and demand from key customers such as Apple was on the low. The company reported a net profit of $70.3 million, a 90% plunge year-on-year, the lowest figure since Q1 2000, and less than a quarter of a market analyst's previously estimated value. Things are looking up, the company says in a statement, and predicts it will stabilize in Q2, now that all of its factories in China have reopened. The forecast for the next quarter...

Honor X10 live images surface ahead of launch

Posted: 16 May 2020 12:50 PM PDT

The Honor X10 is arriving on May 20 and four days ahead of the launch, its live images have surfaced, showing off the smartphone in three colors - Blue, Orange, and Black. The smartphone appears to have a glass body and you can see a triple camera setup placed in the upper-left corner inside a rectangular plate along with an LED flash and text that reads "Super Night Vision". You can also see the AI logo below the cameras, and further down there's more text confirming the Honor X10 will come with an RYYB filter main cam. From previous leaks, we know the smartphone will sport a 40MP...

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition specifications and price tipped

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:10 AM PDT

Realme is set to launch a gamer-centric flagship on May 25, dubbed Realme X50 Pro Player Edition. The company already shared a few images of the smartphone, which confirmed it will sport a quad camera setup on the back. Now the information shared by a reliable Chinese tipster revealed the full specifications of the X50 Pro Player Edition. The source says that X50 Pro Player Edition will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC and come with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, though there will likely be other memory versions as well that are still unknown. The X50 Pro Player Edition will sport a...

Sprint rolls out Android 10 for LG G8X ThinQ

Posted: 16 May 2020 09:20 AM PDT

The LG G8X ThinQ units locked to Sprint's network are receiving the Android 10 update. The new firmware sports version G850U20f and is rolling out to units with model code LM-G850UM. LG G8X ThinQ The new update brings in dark mode and full-screen gestures to the G8X ThinQ. Besides, it also comes with clearer app icons and improved layouts for titles and buttons, as well as enhanced animations. Additionally, the update now lets G8X ThinQ users keep the Dual Screen accessory turned on even when it's folded, for what that's worth. The Android 10 update is rolling out...

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