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Redmi Earbuds S launch in India tomorrow, rebranded AirDots S

Posted: 26 May 2020 07:51 AM PDT

As expected Xiaomi unveiled a true wireless headset for India today - the Redmi Earbuds S. Despite the name change, they are the same as the Redmi AirDots S from earlier this year. Xiaomi also brought a new charger and a Precision Screwdriver. The Redmi Earbuds S have a total play time of 12 hours (including the battery in the case), the buds alone are good for 4 hours of play time. They are IPX4 rated, i.e. sweat and splash proof so you can take them on a run in the rain. These connect over Bluetooth 5.0 and feature a low-latency mode (122ms). If you're using a new MIUI phone, the...

Moto G Fast leaked by Motorola itself: triple camera, Snapdragon chipset, 2 day battery life

Posted: 26 May 2020 07:04 AM PDT

You can't put the genie back in the bottle and it's equally hard to un-publish a video as the Motorola US YouTube channel found out - the video is a short promo for the Moto G Fast, an "ultra-fast, ultra-responsive" phone if the tagline is to be believed. The truth is that the phone is on the lower end of things, even by Moto G8 standards. The Fast has an unnamed Snapdragon chipset (with octa-core CPU) and 3GB of RAM. For comparison, the G8 has an S665 chip and 4GB of RAM. Moto G Fast The phone will have an ultrawide-angle camera (118°) as well as a macro cam, joining the...

Samsung announces Exynos 880 - mid-range SoC with built-in 5G modem

Posted: 26 May 2020 06:16 AM PDT

With MediaTek and Qualcomm pumping mid-range 5G chipsets, Samsung is keen not to be left behind and delivered its most affordable 5G chipset - Exynos 880. It's hardly a shocking development because vivo already announced a phone powered by it - the Y70s - but it's still nice to get the details. The SoC is built on the 8nm FinFET manufacturing process and employs an octa-core CPU with two Cortex-A77 cores ticking at 2GHz and six smaller Cortex-A55 cores running at 1.8GHz. The GPU on board is the Mali-G76 MP5. The ISP caps at 64MP for a single camera setups and dual implementations...

Huawei P40 Pro+ goes on sale on June 6, MatePad Pro 5G on May 27

Posted: 26 May 2020 05:32 AM PDT

Huawei's P40 and P40 Pro have been globally available since April, and the ultra premium P40 Pro+ is finally about to join them. Huawei have announced on its official Weibo channel that the P40 Pro+ will go on pre-order on June 1 and consequently go on sale in China on June 6. The flagship is priced CNY 7,988 (€1,020, INR 84,700, converted) for the 8/256GB and CNY 8,888 (€1,140, INR 94,200, converted) for the 8/512GB model. The Huawei P40 Pro+ differs from the P40 Pro mainly in the camera department, where it has an 8MP 240mm equivalent (10x) periscope zoom lens, compared to the...

LG Velvet comes to Europe

Posted: 26 May 2020 04:43 AM PDT

Launched in South Korea earlier this month, the LG Velvet has now made its way to European shores and is listed on the company's Italian site. Pricing and availability are still not detailed, but they should follow any moment now. The LG Velvet marks a turning point in the brand identity with a new design language "inspired by nature". The phone brings a 6.8-inch OLED display with a waterdrop notch cutout and FHD+ resolution and stereo speakers. The back houses the raindrop style camera setup with a 48MP main shooter alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and 5MP depth...

Realme brings its Band, Watch, Buds Air Neo and Power Bank 2 to Europe

Posted: 26 May 2020 03:57 AM PDT

During today's European event, Realme gave us two new phones - the expected X3 SuperZoom came alongside the surprise that was the Realme 6s. Along with that we got the details on the European rollout of the Realme Band, Watch, Buds Air Neo and the Power Bank 2 alongside it. Realme Watch and Realme Band The Realme Watch will cost €54.99, the Band will be €24.99 while the budget variant of the Buds Air called Buds Air Neo will be selling for €39.99. And as for the new Realme Power Bank 2, it will cost €24.99. Realme Buds Air Neo and Realme Power Bank 2 All of the...

Realme 6s unveiled with 48MP main cam, 90Hz screen, Helio G90T chipset

Posted: 26 May 2020 03:09 AM PDT

The European market is getting spoiled for choice as the Realme 6s made a surprise appearance at the X3 SuperZoom event. It's a slightly lower cost version of the Realme 6 that launched on the Old Continent in early April. Feature/price comparison: Realme 6s • Realme 6 • Realme 6i The 6s version goes on pre-sale today and will be available from June 2. There's only one version and it costs €200, it packs 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The original Realme 6 starts at €230 with the same memory configuration. The Realme 6i was €200 when it launched a couple of months ago, but it's...

Realme X3 SuperZoom debuts with 5x periscope camera, Snapdragon 855+

Posted: 26 May 2020 02:39 AM PDT

The Realme X3 SuperZoom is now official. Most of what we already knew through teasers and leaks was confirmed. The Realme X3 SuperZoom gets its name from the 8MP 122mm 5x periscope zoom lens, which through software and with the help of the 64MP main sensor can snap up to 60x hybrid zoom shots. The rest of the rear cameras are an 8MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro. The main camera offers Nightscape 4.0 complete with Pro mode with manually-adjustable settings like ISO, shutter speed, white balance and autofocus, as well as AI Mode, which does everything on its own. There's also a Tripod...

Redmi 10X series is official with dual SIM 5G support, Dimensity 800 chipsets and bargain pricing

Posted: 26 May 2020 02:05 AM PDT

Xiaomi subsidiary Redmi unveiled its latest phones today with the 10X series. We get a 10X 5G and the 10X Pro 5G as well as the 10X 4G which is a rebranded Redmi Note 9 for the Chinese market. The new 10X 5G and 10X Pro bring dual mode and dual SIM 5G connectivity, AMOLED displays, Dimensity 820 chipsets and highly competitive pricetags. Upfront both the 10X 5G and its Pro sibling come with 6.57-inch AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution and waterdrop notches. The 10X 5G has a 16MP selfie shooter while the Pro ups it to 20MP. The panel on both also comes with a 180Hz touch sampling rate...

vivo X50 spotted on Geekbench and in new renders

Posted: 26 May 2020 01:08 AM PDT

The vivo X50 series is coming June 1 and we've already seen plenty of details about its camera setup, headlined by the Samsung GN1 sensor. Now both phones were listed on Chinese retailer JD.com, giving us detailed images and confirming their design differences. vivo X50 in blue, black and pink Both the X50 and its Pro sibling will be offered in blue and black colors with the X50 also getting a pink option. Both will be offered in 8/128GB and 8/256GB configurations. The X50 will come with a flat display and 4 rear cameras with the same Samsung GN1 main shooter.The X50 Pro on the...

Redmi 9 gets Bluetooth SIG certification, launch imminent

Posted: 26 May 2020 12:12 AM PDT

The latest Redmi device - Redmi 9 - has just received certification by Bluetooth SIG confirming fast approaching launch. Earlier this month, the Redmi 9 was inadvertently listed on Xiaomi's official website, its 3C certification revealed 10W charging speed as FCC documents leaked the 5,000 mAh battery capacity. The phone is expected to arrive with a MediaTek Helio G70 chipset. The Redmi 9 carries a model number of M2004K19AG. The Bluetooth certification shows support for Bluetooth 5.0 and will arrive with MIUI 11 software based on Android 10. Products that are certified for...

HTC to release a 5G phone in Taiwan in July

Posted: 25 May 2020 11:21 PM PDT

Last month, we saw a drawing of a new HTC Desire phone. The schematic drawing showed an HTC smartphone with triple main cameras and a punch hole selfie camera in the upper left corner. Previously rumored design of the HTC Desire 20 Pro A report from ePrice TW cited sources that claim HTC is preparing to launch a smartphone with 5G as a major selling point. Whether this will be a flagship or a high-end midrange device is yet to be determined - and the name of this 5G phone is not yet known. The device mentioned is not the Desire 20 Pro that was rumored in April as per the following...

Patent suggests Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 will be water-resistant, will have long notification display

Posted: 25 May 2020 09:33 PM PDT

A new patent that was recently published by the WIPO from Samsung Electronics points to a couple of possibilities for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Fold successor. Some renders based on the patents provided by LetsGoDigital show a new kind of external display for the Galaxy Fold 2. This is a long display that would only show notifications; so it would seem like there would be no way to actually use the phone without opening it. Source: LetsGoDigital The patent itself also uses language that suggests the upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 will carry an IP-rating. The patent filing labels the...

Foldable Motorola Razr 2 will up the hardware game compared to its predecessor

Posted: 25 May 2020 07:44 PM PDT

Motorola's reborn Razr with a foldable screen is a very expensive device with a mid-range chipset, an incredibly small battery, and disappointing camera. Clearly, it went all in on cashing in on the nostalgia, and it might have done better for foldable display fans were it not for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, which is cheaper, but also outdoes the Razr in every single aspect aside from one: the size (and usefulness) of the external display. Things might change in Motorola's favor in a few months. We've already told you that the company is busy working on the Razr's successor, and today a new...

Sony Xperia 1 II officially goes on pre-order in the US on June 1 for $1,199

Posted: 25 May 2020 04:39 PM PDT

The rumors and hastily uploaded pre-order pages were all right. Sony's Xperia 1 II is priced at $1,199 in the US, and €1,199 in the Eurozone. The company has announced that pre-orders will officially start in the US on June 1. If you put yours in before June 28, you'll get a free pair of Sony WF-1000XM3 true wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation. The phone will ship in the US on July 24, which would be around five months after its initially scheduled announcement in late February at MWC. Do you think it's going to be worth the wait? To add insult to the price injury, the...

Microsoft Surface Duo to come with advanced stylus support and precision

Posted: 25 May 2020 01:00 PM PDT

Shortly after some of the Microsoft Surface Duo specs leaked, information about the stylus features has surfaced as well. According to Windows Latest, the device will offer advanced stylus integration and features to better match the overall user experience of other Surface devices. Reportedly, the developers are already working on it. As per the report, the Android input stack has been tempered with so it can enable touch input from the finger and the pen at the same time and also work seamlessly across both screens. And since the Surface Pen recognizes different pressure levels,...

Apple's future AirPods could use light sensors for health monitoring

Posted: 25 May 2020 11:30 AM PDT

Apple may be looking to add Ambient Light Sensors in future versions of its AirPods to monitor data such as blood oxygen level and heart rate. DigiTimes reports that Apple has tasked supplier ASE Technology to manufacture the ambient light sensors and hypothesizes that the sensors could be used to monitor step count, head movement and interpret heart rate. We've seen similar technology like the heart rate sensor in the Galaxy S9, which shines a light through your skin and then measures the variations in the light that reflects back as heartbeats. However the use of such sensors...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 gets ECG-certified in South Korea

Posted: 25 May 2020 11:00 AM PDT

Just like the Apple Watch, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 has all the necessary hardware to do ECG readings. However, that feature needs some additional approval from the governing bodies in all parts of the world for it to work. Well, Samsung's latest smartwatch finally gets the green light from South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Apple's Watch had to go through that process in several regions across the world as well and it took a lot of time. In an official blog post, Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Watch Active2 is finally ECG-certified in its home country and it...

OnePlus' truly wireless earphones to be called OnePlus Buds

Posted: 25 May 2020 10:00 AM PDT

Two weeks ago, a renowned tipster partially leaked OnePlus' upcoming truly wireless buds and said that they are coming in July. Today, he revealed the name and how the charging case would look like. And unsurprisingly, they will be called "OnePlus Buds". Just like in the previous tweet about the pair, the image he posted isn't official but it's a drawing of what the case and the earphones would look like. It's highly likely that the OnePlus Buds will launch alongside the rumored budget OnePlus Z in July but we still haven't seen anything official from the company. There's still some...

MIUI 12 Global Stable ROM hits some Redmi K20/Mi 9T units

Posted: 25 May 2020 09:00 AM PDT

Previously available only in closed beta, the newest version of Xioami's UI, MIUI 12, is now being pushed to some Mi 9T handsets or also known as Redmi K20 in India and other markets. The full version of the software is 12.0.0.11. A screenshot of the update Of course, it's based on Android 10 and brings lots of improvements and tweaks over the previous MIUI 11. The UI is rather new, there's the new Dynamic Clock on the lock screen available, customizable always-on display, dynamic video wallpapers and some under the hood changes and optimizations. You can either wait for the...
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