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Weekly poll: is the OnePlus Nord a great phone or just overhyped?

Posted: 26 Jul 2020 03:21 AM PDT

The prices of OnePlus flagships have been rising year after year, so the company decided to add a mid-ranger to its roster – the OnePlus Nord. The phone brings many of the company's trademark features while switching some things up to hit its €400/£380 price tag. It's INR 28,000 in India and if you're patient, you can get one for INR 25,000 in September. Let's get the chipset out of the way first, it's a Snapdragon 765G. It doesn't have the CPU or GPU computing power of the 800-series chips, but it does support 5G. That matters in some European countries and may matter elsewhere too,...

Weekly poll results: fast charging is well loved, moreso when it's standards-compliant

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 11:12 PM PDT

Last week's poll shows that money spent on fast charging R&D was a great investment by smartphone makers. The new batch of battery and charging technologies that will breach the 100W barrier has many fans excited. With a 60% positive vote, support for fast charging is strong. However, the supporters are split almost evenly into two groups – ones that want a standards-compliant charger and ones that value speed above all else. There is a vocal minority that opposes such technologies on the basis that they degrade the battery and reduce its capacity over time. Well, actually not that...

Flashback: OnePlus X marks the spot where the Nord found treasure

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 07:01 PM PDT

OnePlus launched in December 2013 and by 2015 it was still young and trying to figure out what kind of company it wanted to be and what kind of line-up it wanted to have. Release one "flagship killer" per year and that's it? The OnePlus X was the first break from the "one phone a year" model. This was a year before the OnePlus 3T introduced the T-series and well before the Pro models came around. The X brought several firsts for the company and even the industry. Today the phone still stands unique in OnePlus' lineup and while the new OnePlus Nord can be considered a spiritual...

Galaxy Watch3 Plugin app reveals hand gestures and fall detection

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 03:00 PM PDT

In a typicalXDA-Developers fashion, they did a deep dive into the Galaxy Watch3 Plugin app and found some interesting stuff about the watch itself. And it has nothing to do with the hardware features, design or the physical rotating bezel. This one is all about hand gestures. According to the source code, the Galaxy Watch3 will support hand gestures for answering or dismissing a call. For instance, you will be able to clench and unclench your fist to answer a call and since the device will be equipped with a microphone and loudspeaker, you can do that directly onto the...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra appears in Mystic White shade

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 01:00 PM PDT

We've seen the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra in two colors - Mystic Bronze and Mystic Black. Now we learn there's one more shade, called Mystic White. You can check out its image below. The Galaxy Note20 Ultra is expected to be announced on August 5 at Samsung's online-only Unpacked event. We haven't heard anything about the flagship from Samsung yet, but a recent leak painted a very detailed picture of what the 2020 Galaxy Note will have on offer. According to the leaked information, the Galaxy Note20 Ultra will be powered by an Exynos 990 SoC in Europe, run Android 10 out of the...

Interview: Realme's Madhav Sheth talks 108MP camera, phones with notchless displays, and rapid product expansion

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 11:27 AM PDT

After the launch of Realme 6i in India, we spoke with Madhav Sheth - Vice President of Realme and CEO of Realme India - to learn more about the company's future product strategy, the return of smartphones with pop-up selfie cameras, and the company's naming convention. You can check out the full interview below for all the details. Madhav Sheth - Vice President of Realme and CEO of Realme India Realme is currently one of the most active makers releasing new phones every other week. While giving customers the option to get the exact same specs they want without overpaying is...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G to get antimicrobial flip cover

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 11:00 AM PDT

And here's yet another Samsung Galaxy Note20-related rumor - it's just that time of the year. This one is about cases, though, and Samsung's attempt to capitalize on the ongoing pandemic. According to a very reputable source, the Korean tech giant will offer a flip cover case for the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G that has "antimicrobial coating". The leaked photo shows three cases in different colors, but since they are in the box, we can't really tell what they are made of. It could be some kind of fabric or leather with the said coating. We can also see that there's a transparent strip on...

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G spotted with 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 25 Jul 2020 09:00 AM PDT

The earliest rumor about the Samsung Galaxy A42 is that it would be the company's cheapest 5G-enabled handset. About a month later, we stumble upon a listing from the Chinese 3C 3C revealing the battery capacity of the handset. It clearly states 4,860 mAh, but the typical capacity should be exactly 5,000 mAh. That's a hefty charge for Samsung's supposedly cheapest 5G phone. Other rumors suggest that the Galaxy A42 would feature 128GB of internal storage and will most likely make an appearance in 2021 and maybe start off as a 4G only phone for the markets in which 5G isn't yet...
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