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Gorilla Glass Victus unveiled: survives 2m drops and has twice the scratch resistance

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 08:27 AM PDT

Corning just introduced the next generation of Gorilla Glass – no, not "7", but "Victus". The new aluminosilicate glass promises significantly improved resistance to scratches and falling onto hard surfaces compared to competing glasses and even older GG generations. In tests, Victus has shown that it can shrug off a face-first fall on a hard surface from 2 meters (6.5 ft). That's a drop onto concrete from head height. Non-Corning glasses typically shatter in drops from just 0.8 m, says the company. Gorilla Glass 5 had an 80% chance to survive a drop from 1.6 m, GG6 improved those...

LG Q92 5G listed on Google Play Console

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 07:39 AM PDT

Earlier this month we came across a report on LG's plans for its upcoming 5G midrangers. One of the mentioned phones was the LG Q92 5G which has now appeared on a Google Play Console listing giving us an early look and revealing a few key specs. The phone bears the LM-Q920N model number and will feature a centered punch-hole display with an FHD+ resolution and 420 ppi. The phone will run on the Snapdragon 765G alongside 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. As expected it will ship with Android 10 likely with LG's UX on top. The LG Q92 5G is expected to slide in below the Velvet as a more...

Huawei Freebuds 3i arrive in India for $135

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 06:53 AM PDT

A couple of days ago Huawei teased the launch of Freebuds 3i TWS earphones in India and today the company officially brought them to the Indian market for INR9,990 ($135/€115). The Freebuds 3i come in Carbon Black and Ceramic White colors and will be sold in India through Amazon.in starting August 6, 2020. As a part of the launch offer, customers who purchase the Freebuds 3i will get Huawei Band 4 worth INR1,999 ($27/€23) for free. This offer will be available for Amazon Prime members on August 6 and 7, but it will be open to all other customers until August 12. The Freebuds 3i come...

Samsung phones can replace ID cards for German citizens

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 06:05 AM PDT

Samung has announced Germany's National electronic ID will be available on its phones later this year as a result of an exclusive partnership with the German Federal Office for Information Security, Bundesdruckerei (bdr) and Deutsche Telekom Security. The sides developed a hardware-based security architecture allowing citizens to store their national ID on the phone as an eID when the solution becomes available later this year. All four organizations developed a "holistic security architecture", built around the hardware. Thanks to the security chip in Samsung smartphones,...

Realme RMX2111 goes through TENAA with 5G chipset, 48MP cam - could be the V5

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 05:18 AM PDT

The Realme V5 or maybe one of its siblings has arrived at TENAA in two versions – RMX2111 and RMX2112. They differ only by their wireless connectivity, so it's likely just two different carrier versions. The phone has a 6.5" 1080p+ display and runs Android 10. There's a single 16MP selfie camera in the top left, sitting in a punch hole. Since the display is an LCD, the fingerprint reader is mounted on the right side of the phone – just like the V5. Side-mounted fingerprint reader • Card slot with a space for a microSD The battery has 4,900 mAh capacity, unfortunately TENAA...

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom scores highly in DxOMark's testing

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 04:31 AM PDT

DxOMark did a review of Xiaomi's Redmi K30 Pro Zoom and found out that it's not too shabby. At least according to the overall score of 120 points. This puts it right after last year's Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. They found that the phone excels in autofocus speeds, exposure, white balance accuracy and the amount of detail in standard and zoom shots outdoors are also impressive. However, there's a loss of texture at times and colors get a distinctive hue. As opposed to the outdoor shots, the indoor zoom shots lose detail. The ultrawide camera was found lacking when it...

Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition to sport a 4,500 mAh battery

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 03:44 AM PDT

Rumors are swirling that Samsung is preparing a Fan Edition of the Galaxy S20. The phone which was previously said to arrive as the S20 Lite is expected to carry over the Snapdragon 865 chipset and 120Hz display from the S20 series and now we have some info on its battery capacity. The cell is expected to carry the EB-BG781ABY model number and will come with a 4,500 mAh capacity. This is the exact same capacity as the Galaxy S20+. The S20 FE's screen size is rumored to come in between 6.5 and 6.7 inches and will sport an Infinity-O styling and sAMOLED matrix with FHD+...

Black Shark 3S teased by brand CEO

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 02:57 AM PDT

Xiaomi's gaming branch Black Shark currently has two SD865-powered devices on the market - Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro. Now the brand is about to welcome its first Snapdragon 865+ handset. A Black Shark 3S unit was used by the brand CEO to post a simple message on his Weibo profile - "A lot has happened in the past few days". The mystic message might point to the arrival of the Snapdragon 865+ chipset or the launch of the Lenovo Legion gaming device with 90W fast charging on the same day Asus unveiled the ROG Phone 3. Last year we saw the Black Shark 2 arrive in March,...

MediaTek announces the Dimenisty 720 - another 5G chipset for the masses

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 02:09 AM PDT

MediaTek announces yet another 5G-enabled chipset, the Dimensity 720, and this one goes even lower in the price bracket. It's also the first from the company in the Dimensity 700-series. It's built on the 7nm manufacturing process and employs an octa-core CPU that consists of 2x Cortex-A76 cores and 6x Cortex-A55 cores coupled with a Mali-G57 MC3 GPU. The chipset can be paired with LPDRR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. As far as 5G capabilities go, the mid-tier chip supports the sub-6GHz standard. To address the relatively higher power consumption of 5G, MediaTek is counting on the...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 appears in Mystic Green color

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 01:21 AM PDT

A massive Samsung Galaxy Note20 leak yesterday revealed the smartphone's full specs and design. We also got to see the Galaxy Note20 in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Gray colors and thanks to reliable leakster Evan Blass, today we get our first look at the Mystic Green version of the flagship. You can check out the image below. Samsung Galaxy Note20 in Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, and Mystic Gray colors According to yesterday's leak, the Samsung Galaxy Note20 will be powered by the Exynos 990 SoC in Europe. It will run Android 10 out of the box and have 8GB RAM and 256GB storage...

Nokia TA-1258 appears on TENAA, key specs and images in tow

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 12:26 AM PDT

An upcoming Nokia phone bearing the TA-1258 model number has appeared on Chinese certification agency TENAA complete with its key specs and images. These reveal it will be a budget offering with a 5.99-inch HD+ screen, a single 8MP rear camera and a 3,000mAh battery. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the Unisoc SC9863 chipset alongside 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage which is further expandable via microSD. The selfie camera comes in at 5MP and the phone also boasts a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and runs on Android 10. The listed dimensions are...

iQOO U1 with 5G incoming, TENAA listing reveals

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 11:30 PM PDT

Vivo decided to expand its iQOO lineup outside the world of flagships and brought the iQOO Z1 and iQOO U1 phones with midrange chips and even more aggressive pricing. However, the iQOO U1 has no 5G, despite being launched in the quickly developing 5G market of China, so now the company is fixing this - a device said to be vivo iQOO U1 5G appeared on TENAA with specs and images. The Chinese regulatory does not reveal the actual chipset, only the CPU - it says 2 GHz. One might think this is the Dimensity 800 platform by Mediatek, however, looking at the images and the rest of the...

Realme V5 teased with a punch hole display and 48MP quad camera

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 09:35 PM PDT

Earlier this week Realme teased a new smartphone lineup and yesterday the company teased a new smartphone with a quad camera setup on the back. Now we know it's called the V5, which is the first smartphone in the new V lineup. Realme made this announcement by sharing images of the V5 on Weibo, which reveal the smartphone will pack a punch hole display and sport four cameras on the back arranged in an inverted L formation inside a rectangular island. It is the first time we are seeing this camera layout on a Realme smartphone. The rear cameras are accompanied by an LED flash and...

Motorola Edge goes on pre-order in the US with special price

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 05:53 PM PDT

Motorola's Edge mid-ranger is now finally up for pre-order in the US, in unlocked form. The phone will become available on July 31. If you pre-order, however, you're getting a huge discount. The phone's recommended retail price is $699.99, but if you get in on that action during the pre-order period, you'll be paying just $449.99 or $499.99. The latter is the 'normal' reduced price, which you can find at B&H and will also get from Amazon whenever that retailer decides to put up its pre-order page. However, at Best Buy, if you get the pre-order with the 'activate today' option,...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 leaks in full with flat 60Hz screen, plastic back, no microSD

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 03:20 PM PDT

If you enjoyed the recent full leak of Samsung's Galaxy Note20 Ultra, complete with specs and official-looking press renders, here's another one for you, this time focused on the Galaxy Note20, sans Ultra. The vanilla model will come with a flat screen, as rumored before, and as made obvious by this render that portrays its side. The Note20 will have both 4G and 5G versions, the former being ever so slightly cheaper. Regardless of that, you'll be getting a 6.7-inch 1080x2400 Super AMOLED touchscreen with 60Hz refresh rate, so clearly this is a step down from the Note20 Ultra. The...

Nikon Z5 is an entry-level full-frame camera for $1400

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 03:00 PM PDT

Nikon has announced the Z5, the fourth model in the company's series of mirrorless full frame cameras and the cheaper variant of last year's Z6 and Z7 models. The Nikon Z5 is meant to bring the full-frame quality and look to the masses with a relatively low starting price of $1400. This makes it one of the cheapest full frame cameras on the market. The Nikon Z5 has an FX-format 24.3MP CMOS sensor with the new EXPEED 6 image processor from the more expensive models. The camera has sensitivity up to ISO 51,200 (expandable to ISO 102,400) and can capture full resolution bursts at...

Motorola Moto G 5G Plus in for review

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 12:49 PM PDT

Earlier this month Motorola announced the Moto G 5G Plus, which is the first 5G smartphone in the company's Moto G lineup. The Moto G 5G Plus is currently available for purchase in Europe and we've received a unit at our office for review. But before we bring you a detailed analysis of the Moto G 5G Plus, let's take a quick look at what the smartphone has to offer. The Moto G 5G Plus comes in a single Surfing Blue color and its retail box includes the usual paperwork along with a protective case, USB-C cable, and a 20W TurboPower charger. The Moto G 5G Plus is powered by the...

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live support pages go live ahead of official unveiling

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 11:07 AM PDT

Samsung is holding an Unpacked event on August 5 where it's expected to unveil the Galaxy Note20 lineup, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and the Galaxy Tab S7 series tablets. Alongside these, the Korean tech giant might also unveil the Galaxy Buds Live TWS earphones. Samsung hasn't officially confirmed the August 5 unveiling of Galaxy Buds Live yet, but support pages for these TWS earphones have gone live on Samsung's official regional sites for India, Russia, Germany and the UK, suggesting an imminent launch. Galaxy Buds Live support pages on Samsung's Indian, Russian, German and British...

Kuo: iPhone 12 lineup to use new camera lenses, periscope telephoto coming in 2022

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 09:43 AM PDT

With the new iPhone 12 lineup approaching, more and more small details get revealed about Apple's phones. This time it's about the iPhone 12 cameras and it comes from popular Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The analyst says that Apple has included the high-quality Semco and Sunny Optical lenses into its supply chain this year. Semco is a Korean-based company while Sunny Optical originates from China. The new lenses will deliver better overall performance and improve the autofocus by a bunch. Semco's ball-based voice coil motor in the lenses would succeed the current spring-based...

ROG Phone 3 review

Posted: 22 Jul 2020 08:40 AM PDT
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