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Foxconn starts iPhone 11 production in India

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 09:33 AM PDT

Foxconn has begun assembling iPhone 11 units in India at its Chennai plant. The news has been confirmed by numerous local outlets and marks Apple's made in India iPhone production expansion following the iPhone XR from last year. The first batches of made in India iPhone 11 are already available for purchase at local retailers. In the past, Cupertino also produced the first gen SE as well as the iPhone 6s and 7 series in India through Wistron. The move will free up Apple from paying a 20% import tax on phones made outside India, allowing it to achieve more competitive pricing on its...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G to come with a 25W charger in the box

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:17 AM PDT

Earlier leaks revealed that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note20 lineup will offer Samsung's fast charging solution over the USB Power Delivery standard going up to 45W. However, the company will maintain its tradition of supplying the slower 25W chargers in the box. Leakster @rquandt confirmed that both the Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra will settle get 25W chargers as part of their retail packages. Still, it might not be such a big loss since in our Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ reviews, we found that the difference between 25W and 45W charging isn't that big. With the Galaxy...

Realme 6i/6S hands-on review

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 08:03 AM PDT

Realme C15 to launch with Helio G35, 13MP main camera

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 07:09 AM PDT

Realme launched the C11, and its first batch of 150,000 units sold out in two minutes during the initial flash sale in India. The phone is likely to have a bigger brother called Realme C15, scheduled to hit Indonesia next week. While specs of the new phone are scarce, an insider has now revealed that the phone with 6,000 mAh battery will bring a Helio G35 chipset and a 13MP main camera. Realme C15 The chipset brings an octa-core CPU with eight Cortex-A53 units, clocked at 2.3 GHz. However, the rumor says the Realme C15 will have two RAM options - 3GB and 4GB, meaning the...

Fitbit Charge 3 receives an update with Charge 4 features

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 06:16 AM PDT

Fitbit Charge 3 users are now receiving an update with version 1.88.11 and this one can be considered as a major update. It brings some Fitbit Charge 4 features that that will surely improve the user experience. With the new update, you can set Smart Wake alarm through the device itself without having to open up the app on the phone. The second important change is the screen timeout, which allows you to set a longer timeout of the screen. The Agenda app on the band itself lets you set new events or meetings in your calendar while Sleep mode and DND have been added in the quick...

Microsoft Surface Duo gets Bluetooth SIG certification

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 05:22 AM PDT

Microsoft's upcoming foldable Android phone - the Surface Duo was announced back in October with few details and a tentative release date for 2020 holiday season. Since then we've haven't heard much about the device apart from the occasional rumor. Now, it appeared on the Bluetooth SIG website as the Surface Model 1930. Bluetooth SIG listing As is the norm with these certifications, we don't get much details on the hardware apart from the fact that Duo sports Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Luckily, the device also appeared in an FCC listing yesterday which confirmed its running...

Samsung Galaxy S20 series will soon receive One UI 2.5

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 04:17 AM PDT

Samsung is expected to introduce the Galaxy Note20 with One UI 2.5 at the Unpacked event on August 5, and according to multiple reports from leaksters, the interface will hit the Galaxy S20 trio as well. One UI 2.5 will be an update over the One UI 2.1 platform with improved features, just like One UI 1.5 that came with the Note10 series last year and eventually rolled to the S10 family. Rumors are suggesting the new interface will bring Pro mode for Video where the cameras can be utilized even more. Earlier reports suggest One UI 2.5 will also be available out of the box for all...

Realme V5 is coming on July 27

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 03:26 AM PDT

Yesterday Realme teased the V5 and today the company announced the smartphone will arrive on July 27. The V5 is the first smartphone in Realme's new V series and the company shared some images of the smartphone that revealed its design. The V5 will pack a punch hole display and feature an L-shaped quad camera on the back which is a first for the Chinese phone maker. The V5 will feature a side-mounted fingerprint reader and have a big Realme branding on its back like the Narzo 10A. Realme hasn't divulged any specs of the V5 yet, but according to reliable Chinese tipster...

vivo Y51s unveiled: with Exynos 880 5G, triple cameras and 4,500 mAh battery

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 02:35 AM PDT

The latest 5G midrange offering from vivo is here with the Y51s which made its debut in China. It shares its key specs with the previously announced Y70s like the 6.53 inches FHD+ LCD, Exynos 880 5G chipset and 4,500 mAh battery. The punch-hole display comes with a toned-down 8MP selfie camera housed in the top left corner and boasts a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Around the back we find a 48MP primary camera next to a 2MP depth sensor and 2MP macro shooter. Video recording goes up to 4K resolution. The phone comes in a single 6GB RAM and 128GB storage version and boasts a side-mounted...

Realme 6i debuts in India, deepening naming convention confusion

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 01:46 AM PDT

Realme today announced the Realme 6i in India. No, we are not talking about the 6i that was unveiled back in March and brought to India as the Narzo 10 in May. The one brought to the Indian market today is actually a rebranded Realme 6s announced in May, which really highlights how confusing the company's naming is. In the bigger scheme of things the Indian Realme 6i is actually an affordable variant of the Realme 6 and comes with a downgraded main camera. The Realme 6i features a 48MP primary camera as opposed to the 64MP sensor on the 6. The rest of the specs of the Indian 6i are...

Huawei TalkBand B6 and C5 10 Tablet leak

Posted: 24 Jul 2020 12:49 AM PDT

The Huawei TalkBand B5 is a smart band that transforms into a Bluetooth headset when taken out of the strap. It is two years old, and finally, a successor is coming, according to leaks on Weibo. The Huawei TalkBand B6 appeared in multiple photos and videos, revealing the biggest issue - the thickness of the smart part - has been fixed and now it looks rather attractive. The TalkBand B6 will have the Kirin A1 chipset, developed by Huawei's chip arm HiSilicon. It will support Bluetooth 5.1, will have a USB-C port for quicker charging and slightly flexed 1.53" touch screen, all...

T-Mobile will require VoLTE compatible devices for future line activations

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 11:51 PM PDT

According to an internal document (as reported by Android Police, T-Mobile will no longer allow new line activations with devices that do not support VoLTE (voice calls over LTE). This change will begin on August 4. Source: Android Police T-Mobile offered a statement to Android Police following the report: We're making great progress building a truly transformative nationwide 5G network. As part of that, we will be phasing out some older technologies over time to free up even more capacity for LTE and 5G. In preparation for that and to give customers the best experience, those...

Watch the Indian Realme 6i announcement live here

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 11:00 PM PDT

A new phone is arriving in India, called Realme 6i. It is a rebranded Realme 6S since the global Realme 6i is already selling under the name Narzo 10. Generally it's a more affordable alternative of the regular Realme 6. The event begins at 12:30 local time and will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we've embedded the video below. The Indian Realme 6i is basically the Realme 6 with a downgraded main camera sensor - it is now 48MP, instead of 64MP, while the other three cams remain unchanged: 8MP ultrawide + 2MP B&W for portraits + 2MP macro. On the inside you get Helio G90T...

Oppo's Wear OS-powered smartwatch is coming on July 31

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 10:13 PM PDT

The Oppo Watch unveiled back in March runs a proprietary platform, but the company will announce another smartwatch on July 31 that will be powered by Google's Wear OS. Oppo sent out a GIF teasing the launch of its upcoming Wear OS-powered smartwatch that will again be called Oppo Watch. The teaser doesn't include any specifications of the Watch, but it does give us a glimpse of its design, which is reminiscent of the Apple Watch. You can check out the GIF below. It's currently unclear if the Wear OS-powered Oppo Watch is just a global version of the ColorOS-powered Watch or if...

DxOMark reviews the LG V60 ThinQ’s camera with average scores

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 08:32 PM PDT

DxOMark has posted its review of the LG V60 ThinQ's camera setup. It was the first smartphone camera to be able to record 4K video, and it was one of the first smartphones to launch with the Snapdragon 865. The V60's camera hardware includes a 64MP, 1/1.7" sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens, 0.8µm pixels, phase-detection autofocus, and OIS. This is accompanied by just two more cameras: a 13MP ultra wide camera with f/1.9 aperture, and a ToF depth sensor for portrait photos. There's no dedicated telephoto camera on the V60. In still images, the V60's exposure and dynamic range...

Watch our vivo X50 Pro video review

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 04:39 PM PDT

The vivo X50 Pro is the first smartphone with a gimbal-stabilized camera, although it isn't the highest-end smartphone of the lineup, what else does it have to offer? The phone has a nice, premium design, a bright and sharp 90Hz refresh rate AMOLED display, and FunTouch OS has seen significant improvements that make it less like an iOS clone, and more like Android. The quad-camera is fully equipped, with a 48MP main sensor, two telephoto cameras (one of which is a periscope camera), and an 8MP ultra wide camera. The main camera is one that's stabilized by vivo's micro-gimbal system...

Braided Apple Lighting to USB-C cables appear in black and white

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 02:03 PM PDT

According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will skip the in-box accessories for its iPhone 12 series. While there is no definitive answer whether this is the case, a set of images show us Apple's alleged new braided Lighting to USB-C cables. Leakster @L0vetodream is giving us our first look at the new cables which come in black and white colors. Apple does offer a black Lighting cable with its 2017 iMac Pro which serves for charging the included Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 but has always included white cables with all its iPhones. According to speculation, the...

Google Pay adds support for 25 new banks

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 12:47 PM PDT

Google Pay is gaining support for more and more financial institutions. The latest batch adds 25 to the list. These span 14 countries, most of which in Europe, though Australia and Japan get a new option each. These include traditional banks as well as mobile-first alternatives like Revolut in Japan, Curve in Germany, Lunar in Sweden and Norway and more. You can follow the source link for a list of only the new additions or check out Google Pay's support page for the full list of banks and cards supported in your country. Unfortunately, no new countries are featured in the list, so...

Samsung Galaxy Watch3 appears in support pages, a stainless steel Wi-Fi only model this time

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 11:24 AM PDT

New support pages for the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 have gone live – one for the 41mm model and one for the larger 45mm watch. Both are listed twice, once with a stainless steel body and once with no mention of material. Note that these are SM-R840 and SM-R850 while earlier this month we saw support pages for the SM-R845. The "5" at the end indicates and LTE model, "0" means only local connectivity. There are two more, the R840X and R850X. However, the "X" usually stands for a demo unit, so you're unlikely to see these available for purchase (though it seems that Walmart is trying to get...

Xiaomi Redmi 9 in for review

Posted: 23 Jul 2020 10:15 AM PDT

Xiaomi first introduced the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, which was followed by a more affordable Redmi Note 9, and finally the lineup was complete with the Redmi 9 that was announced two times - first for Europe, and two weeks later in China. This €150 smartphone is arguably the true bearer of the Redmi spirit, aiming to deliver solid smartphone experience at the lowest price point possible. The Redmi 9 is a clear step forward from its Redmi 8 predecessor and in fact sits closer to its bigger brother - the Redmi Note 9 - with a proper 6.53" LCD with Full HD+...
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