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Google explains how the Live HDR+ feature on the Pixel 4 and 4a works

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 07:43 AM PDT

The new Pixel 4a supports Live HDR+ and Dual Exposure, features first introduced with the Pixel 4 (note that these won't be backported to older devices). The tech giant published a detailed blog post explaining how the two features work. First, what is Live HDR+? It shows a real time preview of what the final HDR+ photo will look like. Note that this is just a preview derived using a different algorithm. The real HDR+ takes 3-15 underexposed photos (to reduce noise), aligns them and merges them. After the merge, tone mapping is applied to produce the final photo where details in...

Samsung Galaxy M51 appears on FCC with 25W charging

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 06:52 AM PDT

Samsung is about to launch its new Galaxy M series top dog dubbed Galaxy M51. The device was certified at FCC, with the listing confirming 25W fast-charging - 9V at 2.77A. Samsung SM-M515F on FCC This isn't the first time we hear about the Galaxy M51 - last month a leak suggested this is the actual name of the Galaxy M40 successor instead of Galaxy M41. The phone carries a model number SM-M515F, which adds to the confirmation that Samsung is moving it to an upper echelon. While specs are not yet known, earlier rumors suggested a Snapdragon 730 chipset, 8GB RAM and Android 10....

Realme RMX2170 (X3 Pro) certified with 65W charging, dual cell battery

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 05:59 AM PDT

A Realme phone, RMX2170, has been given the stamp of approval by TUV Rheinland, which tested the 65W fast charger for safety (it outputs outputs 6.5A at 10V). The phone has a two cell battery with 2,200 mAh rated capacity per cell (so 4,400 mAh total). This phone may be the Realme X3 Pro, though other models have been misidentified as the X3 Pro, previously, so it's not entirely certain. TÜV Rheinland's certification of the RMX2170, perhaps the Realme X3 Pro The RMX2170 was recently certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as well with Android 10. It only supported Wi-Fi 5 (ac) while...

Check out the new Galaxy Unpacked teaser, revealing even more of the incoming devices

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 05:11 AM PDT

Tomorrow is August 5, meaning we're finally going to see an unveiling of latest Samsung devices during the company's second Unpacked event for the year. Last week we saw the first teaser for the new products, and today the Korean company gave us another sneak peek. There's a smartphone with a rectangular camera setup, revealing at least three cameras, lined up vertically, and that's clearly the Galaxy Note20 lineup. Then we see an outline of the Galaxy Fold 2, the case of the Galaxy Buds Live opening up like a ring box, a glimpse of the Galaxy Watch 3. The event will take place in...

Xiaomi Mi A4 not coming as Android One program gets the axe

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 04:56 AM PDT

We have some bad news for stock Android lovers as Xiaomi is leaving the Android One program behind. Its Mi A-series has gained popularity mostly in the western market by offering clean Android experience at the customary for the company aggressive prices. Anyone looking for the vanilla Android was bound to stumble upon one of Xiaomi's A series. However, the company has officially confirmed that it will no longer release handsets running Android One, which in turn means that there won't be Mi A4. There's no specific reason for the discontinuation of the lineup but our educated guess...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, Tab S7 and S7+, Galaxy Watch3 photos and videos surface a day early

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 04:07 AM PDT

Are you ready for tomorrow's big event? Samsung will introduce several high end gadgets – from the Galaxy Note20 duo, through new foldables, a smartwatch and a premium tablet as well. We've seen images of all of them before, but more can't hurt. Here is the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Gray, courtesy of @evleaks. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 in Mystic Bronze Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 in Mystic Gray The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ will also be part of the S Pen-themed event. As you can see in the video below, the premium slates support...

OnePlus Nord now available in the UK and Germany, the rest of Europe gets it in 2 days

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:20 AM PDT

As of this morning, the OnePlus Nord is available in the UK and Germany, ready to ship in 24 hours. And the company has a surprise for its fans that are getting the first batch of units – exclusive goodies. These perks seem to be randomized. You can get a tote bag, you can score a Creator Case, or maybe just get the AR Cardboard (which was used for the announcement stream). Hit refresh a few times and see what you come up with. The luck of the draw determines the free goodies you get with your Nord In addition to the UK and Germany, the OnePlus Nord will ship in two days in...

Redmi 9 arrives in India as a rebranded Redmi 9 Prime

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:33 AM PDT

Another day, another rebranded smartphone from Xiaomi offshoot Redmi. The company today brought the Redmi 9 Prime to the Indian market. The phone was originally announced as Redmi 9 in Spain back in June. That means you get a Helio G80 SoC on the Redmi 9 Prime paired with 4GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android 10 out of the box and comes with 64GB or 128GB of storage. However, it also has a dedicated slot for a microSD card for storage expansion up to 512GB. The Redmi 9 Prime packs a 6.53" FullHD+ LCD and comes with a total of five cameras - an 8MP selfie shooter on the front and a 13MP...

Huawei Mate 40 Pro renders also arrive, reveal dual punch hole display

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 01:46 AM PDT

Huawei Mate 40 Pro is coming with a curved screen, as a leaked screen protector revealed yesterday. However, it didn't have any cutouts for cameras and we spiraled into all kinds of interpretations, including an under-display solution. Early 3D renders of the phone actually revealed a dual front camera in a pill-shaped punch hole, which looks a lot like the Huawei P40 Pro's design. There are also at least two sensors on top - one is an IR blaster, but the other's purpose is still undecided. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is going to stick with the circular camera design on the back, housing...

Oppo K7 5G goes official with a Snapdragon 765G SoC and 48MP quad camera

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:56 AM PDT

Oppo announced the A72 5G last month and today it quietly unveiled another mid-range 5G smartphone, dubbed Oppo K7 5G. The Oppo K7 5G has a Snapdragon 765G SoC at the helm paired with 8GB RAM. It boots Android 10 out of the box and has two storage options - 128GB and 256GB. The K7 5G is built around a 6.4" FullHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint reader underneath and a notch up top for the 32MP selfie camera. Around the back, we get a quad camera setup aligned vertically in the upper-left corner. It's a combination of a 48MP primary, 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor...

Canalys: Tablet market rises 26% as demand for bigger screens surges

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:05 AM PDT

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed a lot of people into confinement in their own homes, leading to a surge in demand for home entertainment solutions. PC and laptop manufacturers recorded massive growth in sales and shipments in the past few months, and the tablet market surged as well. According to a report by Canalys, the otherwise unimpressive tablet market grew 26% on a yearly basis and all of the top five manufacturers recorded an increase in shipments as during Q2 2020. Company Q2 2020Shipments (in million) Q2 2020Market share Q2 2019Shipments (in million) ...

vivo confirms August 17 launch date for iQOO 5 with 120W charging

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:08 PM PDT

Last week, iQOO unveiled its 120W fast charger, which promised to fill a 4,000 mAh battery in just 15 minutes. Today, iQOO oreleased a new teaser on Weibo, saying that it will be announcing the iQOO 5 on August 17. The poster teases both "120W" and "15 mins" indicating this is the first smartphone from the company to offer the new charging technology. A new leak from Digital Chat Station last week showed an alleged render of iQOO's 120W fast charging smartphone. This could very well be the iQOO 5. Alleged image of iQOO's upcoming phone with 120W fast charging support The...

Nokia C3 arrives with a 5.99" display and 3,040 mAh battery for $100

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:17 PM PDT

As expected, HMD Global announced a new entry-level smartphone today - the Nokia C3. It packs a 5.99" display of HD+ resolution and runs Android 10 out of the box. The Nokia C3 is made up of polycarbonate shell and is powered by an octa-processor clocked at 1.6GHz that's likely a part of the Unisoc SC9863 SoC. The smartphone has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage on board, with a dedicated slot for a microSD card that allows storage expansion by up to 128GB. For photography, the Nokia C3 comes with just two cameras - a 5MP snapper on the front and an 8MP shooter on the back which is accompanied...

Doogee announces $170 N20 Pro with Helio P60 and 6GB of RAM

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 09:28 PM PDT

Doogee is announcing a new budget smartphone. The N20 Pro is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There's a 6.3-inch screen with dew drop notch that houses a 16MP selfie camera. The screen is an LCD panel with Full HD+ resolution, which is higher than the standard HD+ resolution normally associated with this price point. There's 16MP main camera, with an 8MP ultrawide camera, and two 2MP sensors, each for macro shots and depth mapping for portrait photos. There's a dual-LED flash equipped, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. It's all...

Google posts trio of ads for the Google Pixel 4a, one of them starring Fred Armisen

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:24 PM PDT

Following Monday's unveiling of the Google Pixel 4a, Google released three video ads introducing the new midrange Pixel phone. One shows off the phone's design and styling, the other highlights its features, and one ad that stars comedian and actor Fred Armisen highlights the Pixel's camera capabilities. The ads highlight Google's services like Duo Video calls, Google's photography prowess such as with the Astrophotography camera mode, and they touch on the phone's supposedly long battery life. Google's "Dough $aver" starts at $349 and undercuts the Apple iPhone SE (2020) by...

Huawei Mate 40 renders showcase gigantic circular camera bump

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 05:01 PM PDT

We have another round of CAD-based renders to look at today, and these are said to depict the upcoming Huawei Mate 40. However, we're thinking this may be the Mate 40 Pro as well, or even the Mate 40 Pro+, as three versions of the flagship phone have been rumored - and such a strategy would emulate what Huawei's done with the P40 family. Anyway, let's assume this is the vanilla Mate 40. It has a gigantic circular rear camera bump, that's probably the biggest one we've ever seen. There are three cameras inside, with a fourth space seemingly empty, but that might be employing a LIDAR...

PlayStation 4 peripherals will work on PS5, but there's a catch

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:43 PM PDT

In its recent blog post, Sony has answered one of frequent question about the upcoming PlayStation 5 and its controller support. And we have some good news and some bad ones. The good news is that all PS4-certified peripherals such as racing wheels, arcade sticks and flight sticks will work with PS5 and PS4 games. The PS Move Controllers and PlayStation VR Aim Controller for PS VR games included. The PS4 controllers, on the other hand, will only be compatible with PS4 games played on the PS5 console. Additionally, the Platinum and Gold Wireless Headsets along with all other...

Samsung Galaxy A21s review

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:27 PM PDT

iPhone 12 lineup to be released in two stages due to supply chain issues

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:21 PM PDT

This isn't the first time we hear about Apple's supply chain issues and how it may affect the release of this year's iPhones. In fact, last week Apple itself confirmed those rumors saying that the handsets will hit the market later than usual, meaning sometime in October. But this new report coming from Digitimes claims that the rollout of the new devices will be split into two stages. The first stage will deliver the two 6.1-inch iPhones while the second stage will bring the 6.7-inch and 5.4-inch members of the lineup. Unfortunately, there's no info on when those waves will happen...

Moto E7 Plus visits Geekbench, packs twice as much RAM as the vanilla E7

Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:11 AM PDT

A Motorola Moto E7 Plus ran Geekbench earlier today. It's an Android 10 phone with 4 GB of RAM, which puts it above the vanilla Moto E7. That one leaked on the Google Play Console with only 2 GB of RAM. Moto E7 Plus: Geekbench 4.3 result The vanilla model will be powered by the Snapdragon 632 chipset, that much we know from the Console. However, the E7 Plus motherboard is listed as "guam" and it's not clear which Snapdragon that refers to. Presumably, a 6 or 7-series chip as it would be odd for the Plus model to get a lower end chip. The Geekbench 4.3 score lines up with what we...
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