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Moto E7 Plus debuts with Snapdragon 460 and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 08:16 AM PDT

After a lengthy period of leaks, Motorola finally made its Moto E7 Plus official in Brazil. True to its Eseries nature the phone comes with entry-level spec sheet headlined by the Snapdragon 460, a 48MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery. Motorola E7 Plus The Android 10-running phone is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD with a waterdrop notch cutout for its 8MP selfie camera. The back houses a square setup with a 48MP primary camera and a 2MP depth helper. There's also an LED flash at the top and a capacitive fingerprint scanner below. The Snapdragon 460 sits at the...

Some EMUI 11 phones will be able to install HarmonyOS

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 07:27 AM PDT

Yesterday Huawei officially unveiled HarmonyOS 2.0 and confirmed that it will power smartphones in 2021. Interestingly, you may not need to buy a new phone to make the switch – some EMUI 11 devices will be able to install and run the new OS. It's not clear which ones – all, perhaps, or just select models – and we don't know if users will be able to roll back to the Android-based EMUI after trying out Huawei's in-house operating system. "Yes, devices running the new distributed-technology based EMUI 11 will be eligible for upgrade to Harmony OS in the future," wrote a Huawei...

YouTube Music joins the 500 million downloads club

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 06:35 AM PDT

YouTube music came to be in 2018 and Google introduced it as a replacement for Google Play Music. Ever since, the company is trying hard to make the transition as smooth as possible with users constantly giving feedback on what Google should do to improve its YouTube Music service. The latter comes bundled with YouTube Premium too. And it seems that the transition is going well as the app reached the 500 million downloads milestone and is now in the elite club with some of the most popular apps out there. The main benefit of YouTube music is that it has the biggest and probably most...

Sharp unveils four new smartphones, two of which with 5G

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 05:44 AM PDT

Sharp unveiled four new smartphones for the Japanese market, all of them based on Snapdragon chipsets - two models stick with LTE while the other two support 5G connectivity. The Sharp zero5G basic name is misleading as this one is actually the top model. The 6.4" OLED display has 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. It supports HDR and has 1080p+ resolution, there's a fingerprint reader embedded below. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB storage. There will also be an 8/128GB option when the phone launches in the coming...

Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro images and price surface, 108 MP main cam confirmed

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 04:01 AM PDT

Update: the Xiaomi Mi 10T and 10T Pro briefly appeared on Amazon Spain. So, yes, the two phones will be available outside of China. The vanilla model will cost €550 and will be powered by a Snapdragon 865 chipset with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage. It will have a 64 MP main camera. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro (left) and vanilla Mi 10T (right) The Pro model will use the same chip (not the 865+, it seems) but will upgrade to a 108 MP sensor in the main cam. It will start at €640 in an 8/128 GB configuration, the upgrade to 256 GB will be only €25-35. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro on Amazon Spain...

vivo V20 SE is coming on September 24

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 03:12 AM PDT

We saw leaked images of the vivo V20 earlier this week, followed by an official teaser of the V20 SE yesterday. Today, vivo's Malaysian branch announced that V20 SE will be unveiled on September 24 at 4PM MYT (8AM UTC). vivo has also set up a promo page for the V20 SE on its website, which teases sleek design, Super Night Mode and FlashCharge support. vivo V20 SE teasers vivo hasn't divulged any other specifications of the V20 SE yet, but a vivo device sporting model code V2022, and believed to be the V20 SE, was spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 665 SoC and 8GB...

Android 11 (Go edition) is here with faster app launching, grouped notifications and one-time permissions

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 02:22 AM PDT

The stable build of Android 11 arrived earlier this week and now Google is bringing its (Go edition) alternative. Android 11 (Go edition) is meant for phones with up to 2GB RAM and will come loaded on entry-level devices from a broad range of manufacturers. Some older devices running on Android 10 (Go edition) will get the new update though there's no exact list for now. Some of Android 11's key features have made their way to the new Go edition such as grouped notifications for chat apps and one-time permissions for camera, microphone and location. Google also promises 20 percent...

Huawei to relaunch Nova 7 SE with Dimensity 800U chipset

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 01:41 AM PDT

Huawei has just certified a smartphone with the model number CND-AN00, and leaksters in China claim this is the previously available nova 7 SE 5G with a new chipset. The device matches the footprint and the battery size, as well as the actual charger that will be shipped with the phone but will be powered by Mediatek's Dimensity 800U rather than the Kirin 820 5G platform. According to one leakster, the new version of Huawei nova 7 SE 5G will have a lower price. The Kirin 820 5G chipset has four Cortex-A76 units that go over 2.2 GHz, with the other four staying at 1.84 GHz. However,...

Moto G9 Plus announced: Snapdragon 730G SoC, 6.8" display, and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 12:55 AM PDT

Following a couple of major leaks, Motorola went on and made the Moto G9 Plus official. The Moto G9 Plus is powered by the Snapdragon 730G SoC that's paired with 4GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android 10 and has 128GB of storage onboard, but it also comes with a microSD card slot, which allows storage expansion by up to 512GB. The Moto G9 Plus is built around a 6.8" FullHD+ Max Vision display with HDR10 support. It also has a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the 16MP selfie camera. The reflective back of the phone is home to a quad camera setup: 64MP primary, 8MP ultrawide...

Motorola Razr 5G arrives in China for $1,830

Posted: 11 Sep 2020 12:07 AM PDT

The Motorola Razr 5G announced a couple of days ago has debuted in China. It's priced at CNY12,499 ($1,830/€1,545) and is currently up for pre-order through Lenovo's official China website, with sales kicking off from September 15. You can get one in Blush Gold or Polished Graphite color. Motorola Razr 5G in Blush Gold and Polished Graphite colors The Motorola Razr 5G is a successor to last year's Razr 2019 clamshell foldable smartphone. It's powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC, runs Android 10-based Moto UI, and has 8GB RAM and 256GB storage onboard. The Razr 5G sports two...

Honor 30i hits Russia with familiar looks

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 11:20 PM PDT

Honor Russia is launching a new affordable phone called Honor 30i. It has modest hardware on the inside and glamorous colors on the outside. It isn't a completely new handset, but rather a rebadged version of the China-only Honor 20 lite. The 30i comes with a 6.3" AMOLED with FP scanner underneath. The panel has a 20:9 ratio with a waterdrop notch for the 16MP selfie camera and relatively small bezels. On the back, Honor equipped the 30i with three cameras - a 48MP main shooter + 8MP ultrawide-angle cam + 2MP depth sensor for better Portrait shots. There's also a single LED...

LG Wing arrival is scheduled for October 5

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 10:09 PM PDT

LG's new phone with a radical design is expected to arrive on October 5. According to industry insiders, the launch was supposed to be in two weeks, on September 25, but eventually, the Korean manufacturer decided to postpone the LG Wing arrival with 10 more days. First official information from LG is expected to arrive on September 14 - so far we have only rumors and leaks. We reported the official renders, released by Evan Blass, and we even spotted how the device would look like in real life. This phone is going to have a 6.8" main display, with the secondary screen having a...

Google Pixel 4a pre-orders now open in 8 more countries

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 09:19 PM PDT

You can now pre-order the Pixel 4a in the UK, Germany, Singapore, Japan, France, and more. Carphone Warehouse offers a deal. Pre-orders for the Google Pixel 4a are now open in countries globally. Australia ($599), France (€349), Germany (€340), Ireland (€382), Singapore ($499), Spain (€389), Taiwan ($11,990), and the UK(£349) can now head to their territory's official Google Store website and order the new compact-sized, budget-friendly Pixel. In addition, Carphone Warehouse is offering a £50 rebate. When you pre-order through the retailer you'll get a £50 giftcard, good...

Bose launches QuietComfort Earbuds, Sport Earbuds and three new Frames

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 07:31 PM PDT

Bose has launched a slew of products, including two wireless earbuds and three new audio sunglasses. The first and most important of these are the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. These $280 pair are the company's first in-ear truly wireless noise-canceling earphones. As the name suggests, the QuietComfort Earbuds feature Bose' active noise-canceling system that uses microphones and a new algorithm to cancel out ambient noise. The semi in-ear design ear tips also help block sound passively and feature fins to keep them in place. Like the Bose Headphones 700, the QuietComfort...

OnePlus Watch will be round, might borrow the vivo Watch design

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 06:00 PM PDT

The first evidence that a OnePlus smartwatch is in the works surfaced a couple of weeks ago and many were speculating that it would borrow the design from Oppo's recently released Watch. However, a renowned leakster thinks otherwise and he's usually on point when it comes to OnePlus-related rumors. Max J. posted a picture with a hint that the future OnePlus Watch will adopt a classical, circular design, which dismisses the rumors that the Oppo Watch will serve as a base for OnePlus' smart wearable. Still, the company might borrow a design from another brand under the BBK umbrella and...

Realme C17 appears on Geekbench with Snapdragon 460

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 05:12 PM PDT

Realme already brought several new C-series members to its lineup with the C11, C12 and C15 and it looks like we're in for another model dubbed Realme C17. The device appeared in a Geekbench listing bearing the RMX2101 model number revealing it's powered by the entry-level Snapdragon 460 alongside 6GB RAM - the most in the C-series so far. It scored a respectable 253 points on the single-core part and 1,248 points on the multi-core test. The same phone previously bagged certifications from Indonesia's Sertifikasi and TKDN as well as Thailand's NBTC. Starting with the Realme C3, all...

Samsung's designers talk about the innovation of the Galaxy Z Fold2 in a series of videos

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 03:52 PM PDT

Several of the designers behind the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 are taking an in-depth look into how the new foldable improves the user experience over the original model. A key design goal was to enlarge both displays, but software plays an important role too – apps need to be able to seamlessly switch between working on the cover screen and on the larger main screen. The work to expand the screens was balanced with the desire for portability so the Z Fold2 stuck close to the size of its predecessor. Most of the extra room was found by slimming down the bezels and removing the...

Xiaomi now allows heart rate detection through the camera

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 02:57 PM PDT

Xiaomi introduced Mi Health app last year, and since then it has been the primary application to find all the health-related information the Mi devices are gathering - heart rate, steps, BMI, exercise goals, Health Scores, etc. According to XDA-Developers, the v2.7.4 version of the app will now be able to actually measure your heart rate using nothing but the camera of your phone and no additional sensors or hardware. The feature is rather simple to use - you put its index finger on the camera lens and wait until the progress bar gets to 100% (just don't forget to clean the lens...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G BoM is $550, analysts estimate

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 02:01 PM PDT

Counterpoint Research has published a breakdown of the Bill of Materials for the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, which totals just under $550, component costs make up about $468 of that. The rest of the money goes to assembly and testing, accessories and everything else that's needed before the phone can be sold. The retail price is $1,300 (before discounts and trade-ins). The researchers make an interesting note – the components for the mmWave version of the phone cost about 10% more than those for the sub-6 model. The mmWave version is built on Qualcomm hardware including the...

Realme 7 gets its first software update with 64MP Pro Mode and other camera optimizations

Posted: 10 Sep 2020 01:09 PM PDT

Realme announced the Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro in last week. The vanilla 7 only went on its first sale today and is now getting its first software update. The new firmware, sporting version number RMX2151_11_A.43, bumps up the Android security patch level on the Realme 7 to August 5, 2020 and brings in the 64MP Professional Mode that's present on the Pro version out of the box. The new build also brings a few other camera optimizations and adds a decimal point display for fast charging animation. In addition to that, the Realme 7 gets Amazon Alexa support with optimized...
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