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Week 8 in review: Redmi K40 series, Narzo 30 Pro are here

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 07:47 AM PST

Let's take a look back on the final week of February, which was a fairly busy one. Samsung announced that going forward it will offer at least 4 years of security updates to all smartphones launched after 2019. That huge list includes the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series. Xiaomi announced the Redmi K40 series. The Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ all have 6.7-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED displays with 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate and all four have a 4,520mAh battery with 33W charging that will bring 100% charge in 52 minutes. The K40 has a Snapdragon 870, the K40 Pro...

Flashbacks: the phones that revolutionized mobile cameras, part 1

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 04:17 AM PST

Over the past few years we've watched smartphone chipsets go from having a lonely CPU core to having ten. Display resolutions broke the HD barrier and currently top out at 4K. But progress has slowed down on both the chipset and display fronts. High refresh rate displays made things exciting again for a while, but that excitement is dying down too. Cameras, however, seem to keep getting better and better (and more numerous). And more often than not they are the reason to upgrade before your old phone is on its last legs. A Snapdragon 855 may be a couple of years old at this point, but it's...

Weekly poll: are the three Redmi K40 phones the kings of their price segments or not?

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 12:51 AM PST

Xiaomi unveiled three Redmi K40 phones earlier this week. Or did it? If you look at just the screen and camera, there's only one phone. If you look at the chipset, there are two phones. And if you look at the cameras, there are three phones. That may sound like a magic trick, but a quick run through the specs should clear things up. Redmi K40 series highlight features and differences in infographic form All three K40 phones use the same 6.67" Super AMOLED display (an E4 panel). It impresses with 360Hz touch sampling rate (one of the fastest we've seen yet) and 120Hz refresh...

Weekly poll results: the Samsung Galaxy F62 could be a hit, if its price drops

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 09:27 PM PST

The Samsung Galaxy F62 became available in India on Monday, then a few days later it became clear that the model will go global under the M62 name. Samsung Thailand even listed all the official specs for the M-series variation (unsurprisingly, it's a carbon copy). We don't know the worldwide pricing, but in India the F62 starts at INR 24,000 ($330/€270). Which, judging by last week's poll, is a bit too high for comfort – most voters like the phone, but they think it's a bit too pricey. Some forward-looking individuals pointed out that the resale value of a 4G phone will be lower than that...

Samsung Galaxy A02s in for review

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 06:03 PM PST

Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy A02s, an entry level phone that aims to deliver a decent smartphone experience at a €150 price point. The Galaxy A20s is well made and feels good in the hand. It comes with a cable and a 15W charger, which is more than you get with a Galaxy S21-series phone these days. We do regret the omission of a case, but at these prices it's no surprise. The back of the phone has a stylish prism finish, which captures the light and reflects in different shades. It's also textured, which lends the phone a comfortable grip. The Galaxy A02s also has all the...

LastPass for Android has seven built-in trackers, security firm warns

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 02:00 PM PST

In an extensive investigation carried out by a German security firm, Exodus, the popular password manager app LastPass was found to collect and send personal information of subscribers using the Android app. It does so with the help of seven different built-in trackers. Even though LastPass allows you to opt-out of those trackers, the very existence of the built-in software could pose a security risk for the users. The trackers collect data such as device information, mobile operator, the type of LastPass account and the Google Advertising ID used to connect user data across other apps...

Realme GT 5G visits Geekbench, retail box surfaces with a familiar design

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 12:00 PM PST

The Realme GT 5G arriving on March 4 has appeared on Geekbench with Android 11 and 12GB RAM, corroborating previous rumors. The GT 5G, bearing model code RMX2202, has "lahaina" listed in the motherboard section, which is associated with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The benchmark database doesn't include any other specs of the GT 5G, although Realme previously confirmed the smartphone will come with Snapdragon 888, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, and a 64MP triple camera. It will also pack a Samsung-made 120Hz Super AMOLED screen having a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the selfie...

Samsung Galaxy Watch and Watch Active get Watch3 features with Tizen 5.5

Posted: 27 Feb 2021 10:00 AM PST

Shortly after the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3 received an update unlocking the ECG feature for the European countries, Samsung is now delivering Galaxy Watch3-intrinsic features to the original Galaxy Watch and Watch Active. So far, the update is being distributed to the US and Korean owners but it will likely go global soon enough. The original Galaxy Watch bumps up the firmware version to R810XXU1FUB6 while Active2 is getting R500XXUF1UB5. Both are now running Tizen 5.5 as opposed to the Tizen 4.0 when they were first released. The new features in question are support...
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