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Snapdragon 875 CPU beats Kirin 9000 in latest benchmark, but the GPUs are evenly matched

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 07:06 AM PST

The first benchmark results from the Snapdragon 875 are looking promising. The latest info comes in the form of a Master Lu score sheet published by leakster Digital Chat Station, which was run on an engineering device (so, not a retail device). Qualcomm is keeping the 1+3+4 CPU core layout and, interestingly, the Prime core is still running at 2.84 GHz – the same as last year and below the 3.09 GHz clock speed of the 865+ chip. The upgraded core design still delivered a higher result than what the original 865 achieved. It also beat out the new Kirin 9000 by quite a margin. ...

Canalys: Companies expected to ship 200M bands, 350M TWS devices in 2021

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 06:17 AM PST

Phone companies have been expanding their product portfolios beyond smartphones with smartbands and TWS earphones particularly hot lately. According to Canalys, the smart accessories market will record 32% growth by the end of 2020 and an additional 28% increase in 2021. The total amount of wearable bands and TWS devices will reach 558 million in 2021 and 760 million by the end of 2024. According to Cynthia Chen, bands and earbuds have been more resilient than smartphones to the pandemic. It is due to the so-called "lipstick effect" that drives consumers purchasing smaller, less...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 Aston Martin Racing limited edition revs up for 11.11 sale

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 05:29 AM PST

Thom Browne is not the only name attached to a Galaxy Z Fold2 5G special edition - Samsung has unveiled a very limited Aston Martin Racing edition of its foldable flagship. Only 777 units will be sold, starting on 11.11 (Singles' Day). While you may be thinking of the luxury cars made by the British automaker, this model is styled after the BSEM Asia Sonic Racing team, which scored its first podium in the China GT Championship last year with a pair of V8 Vantage GT4s. The phone itself is essentially unmodified, it's the retail package that is special here. You get a leather...

vivo V20 SE makes its way to India, starting at INR 20,990

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 04:41 AM PST

Two weeks ago, vivo brought its V20 series to India with the launch of the vivo V20, which we reviewed recently. Today, the company is finally bringing the more affordable V20 SE with a base price of INR 20,990 ($282). The V20 SE sports a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch for its 32MP selfie cam. It's powered by the Snapdragon 665 alongside 8GB RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. Around the back, we have a 48MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture and an 8MP ultrawide shooter with a 120-degree field of view. They are joined by two 2MP sensors for macro and depth...

Anker unveils iPhone 12 charging accessories, Doraemon versions coming on Wednesday

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:53 AM PST

Anker unveiled a new line-up of charging accessories that target the iPhone 12 series and specifically the new direction taken by Apple. So, yes, there is a USB-C charger – three of them, in fact – two cables and a MagSafe wireless adapter. The power bricks output 20W, which can charge an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro battery from 0% to 50% in half an hour. Calling these things "bricks" is not entirely accurate as the smallest option is based on the Anker Nano, which is properly tiny. These specifically are Doraemon-themed charging accessories, the pre-sale of which will start on November 4...

Huawei is building a new chip factory to circumvent US ban

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 03:08 AM PST

Huawei's operations face great difficulties following the latest US ban, that cut access to chip supply. Now according to Financial Times, the Shenzhen company is now preparing its own chipset plant (instead of relying on TSMC) that will run on behalf of the in-house R&D business and will be backed by the local government. It will initially be able to only manufacture 45nm chipsets that were initially introduced back in 2007. Earlier this year Richard Yu, CEO of the consumer business group at Huawei, revealed the company can no longer make its own chips, meaning it has to start...

Three new Redmi 9s coming this month, one to have 108MP camera

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 02:16 AM PST

One would expect that Xiaomi is readying the Redmi Note 10 series but according to famous tipster Digital Chat Station from China, the company will instead be releasing three new phones as part of the Redmi Note 9 family. The most interesting bit of all is that one of the models will boast a 108MP main camera. It's going to be sourced from Samsung and the sensor in question is going to be the brand new ISOCELL HM2 released a little over a month ago. Previous rumors about the phone suggest that a telephoto macro camera will also be in place. This leaves us wondering what's happening...

OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition announced

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 01:29 AM PST

OnePlus has just announced the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 8T. The new model is available in China only for now, costing just CNY 300 more than the standard edition and pre-orders open on November 2 asking CNY 3,999. Actual sales start on November 11 and the new skin is limited edition. OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 Edition But what's new? For starters, the design is a lot different from the standard version with an enlarged camera module now covering a good chunk of the handset's back. The extra space was used to accommodate the Cyberpunk 2077 logo....

Exynos 1080 chipset will be unveled on November 12

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:50 AM PST

Samsung finally revealed the launch date for its 5nm Exynos 1080 chipset which is the successor to last year's Exynos 980. The launch is scheduled to take place on November 12 in Shanghai and there will be an in-person event taking place. We'll get all details of the SoC there but we'll have to wait a bit more to see it debut on an actual device. Exynos 1080 launch poster According to recent rumors, the Exynos 1080 will power vivo's X60 which is expected to launch soon in China. The Exynos 1080 will debut as the first 5nm chipset with ARM's Cortex A-78 CPU big cores working at up...

Honor V40 phones to arrive mid-December with two chipsets

Posted: 02 Nov 2020 12:04 AM PST

Back in October we spotted a teaser about the Honor V40 series, showing that the brand is still keen on manufacturing smartphones despite the troubles its parent Huawei is having. Today we know a bit more about the upcoming lineup, thanks to one leakster in China - the lineup will come in December and Honor will split the chipsets - some units are getting Dimensity 1000+, others will stick to the Kirin 9000. The rumored specs also include 120Hz refresh rate, two front-facing cameras behind a punch hole of a Full HD+ display, and a 50MP main camera with RYYB sensor. The series will...

More Oppo K7x specs appear ahead of launch

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:15 PM PST

Oppo is launching the K7x smartphone on Wednesday, November 4, and initially, the company revealed this device will have a big battery. Now the phone with model number PDM00 appeared on Geekbench with a Dimensity 720 5G chipset, while a new official Weibo post unveiled an LCD panel with a 90Hz refresh rate. The benchmarked unit had 8GB RAM which is rather impressive for an entry-level handset. We can also see it will come with Android 10 out of the box which is likely with ColorOS 7 on top. The official post also said the K7x will have a 180Hz touch sampling rate for minimizing...

Samsung Galaxy Watch3 Titanium hands-on

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 06:33 PM PST

Samsung is a key player in the smart wearable business and its current line of Tizen-powered Galaxy Watch3 smartwatches are among the most popular around. But up until September the Galaxy Watch3 line didn't have a truly premium model on sale to compete with rivals like the premium Apple Watch versions or the recently released Huawei Watch GT2 Pro. Well at the start of this month the company finally gave us the Galaxy Watch3 Titanium. Coming in a bigger box that the usual Galaxy Watch3, the Titanium model features a Mystic Black metal strap with removable links so that you can achieve...

nubia Watch review

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 01:22 PM PST

What started out as just a concept device with the nubia Alpha turned into the perfectly viable nubia Watch. Is it a wearable phone as nubia puts it or is it just an oversized smartwatch? Well, it's more of an in-between. It can do smartphone-independent voice calls and it's not exactly a proper smartwatch so you can't have third-party apps. Huge screen aside it's closer in functionality to a smart band than a phone. But it is a design marvel above all else. There are different takes on what it resembles with some calling it an electronic tag bracelet (ankle monitor) while other...

Top 10 trending phones of week 44

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 10:33 AM PST

Apple's new iPhone 12 lineup used the relatively calm week to reinforce its grip on our trending chart. The iPhone 12 Pro Max keeps its lead, while the 12 Pro and 12 rejoin it on the podium after the Mate 40 hype died down a bit. The OnePlus Nord N10 5G was the clearly the most significant announcement of the week, shooting up to fourth, while the N100, which debuted alongside it didn't make the top 10. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ is the only member of the lineup to retain its spot on the chart with the Mate 40 Pro and the RS Porsche Design losing their inertia and getting...

Week 44 in review: Xiaomi Redmi K30S, OnePlus Nord N10 and N100 official

Posted: 01 Nov 2020 07:47 AM PST

Welcome to your week's recap. The biggest story was the arrival of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and the N100 are both affordable midrangers with LCDs, but only the N10 5G has a high refresh rate screen, which OnePlus has called a non-negotiable part of any OnePlus phone. The Nord N10 5G costs €350/£330, while the N100 is €200/£180. Xiaomi had an accouncement of its own - Redmi K30S. The Redmi K30S is a rebranded Xiaomi Mi 10T for markets where Redmi's brand is more recognized. Reservations for the phone are open and the first flash sale is coming November 11. The Redmi K30S starts at CNY2,599...
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