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OnePlus Nord gets stable OxygenOS 11 update, OnePlus 7 and 7T series move up to Open Beta 3

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 07:57 AM PST

The OnePlus Nord is now receiving the stable Android 11-based OxygenOS 11, about a month after Open Beta 3 rolled out. This update brings major changes to the interface (including dark mode) and even enables the Always On Display feature. Here are a few screenshots from users that already updated. After updating, you can enable AOD from Settings > Customization, there's also a new Insight clock style for the Ambient display. The Shelf (which offers at-a-glance info and quick shortcuts) has been redesigned, you can enable it from the Launcher settings. OnePlus Nord is getting the...

Huawei AppGallery now has over 530 million active users

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 07:09 AM PST

Huawei has shared the latest updates on AppGallery - the heart of its in-house ecosystem. The Chinese company now has over 530 million active users, and an 83% yearly increase in-app distribution. The numbers were shared by Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei CBG (Consumer Business Group). His company revealed there are 2.3 million registered developers that are working on mobile applications for AppGallery, and the amount is 77% higher than what it used to be back in 2019. Huawei has been working both with local and global developers, and now AppGallery has over 1 million users in 42 markets...

Meizu 18 Pro massive leak: retail box, Geekbench score, battery teaser

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 06:21 AM PST

Meizu's 18 series are officially arriving on March 3 and will consist of the Meizu 18 and the Meizu 18 Pro. The Meizu 18 Pro's retail box has leaked, revealing the design of the front and rear, as well as the camera specs. The main camera will be a 50MP 1/1.3" (possibly a Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor), there's a 129-degree ultrawide with macro abilities and a 3D ToF sensor. The rest of the cameras are unknown. The box also reveals UFS 3.1 storage and the Snapdragon 888 chipset. Meizu 18 Pro retail box Speaking of chipsets, rumor has pointed to the Meizu 18 Pro running on...

Carbon 1 MK II is first phone in the world with a carbon fiber monocoque

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 05:33 AM PST

For all its wonderful properties carbon fiber has one big downside when used in smartphones – it blocks radio waves, which is why we only see it used sparingly. The Carbon Mobile team in Germany spent years working on the issue and they have cracked it. The Carbon 1 MK II is the first phone in the world with a carbon fiber monocoque The Carbon 1 MK II is the word's first smartphone with a carbon fiber monocoque (this means that the external shell provides the structural integrity, there are no internal supports). This has made the phone very light (125g) and thin (6.3...

YouTube is finally rolling out Shorts - its answer to TikTok

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 04:44 AM PST

YouTube has started rolling out its new feature Shorts - it is a platform for short videos, shot in portrait orientation, and is an obvious attempt to curb TikTok and its growing influence online. Those in the United States have started receiving the feature, and the global rollout is expected soon. Currently, Shorts is still in Beta, so not all American users will get it after an update of their application. The company is likely doing some A/B testing, but given the fact YouTube has been working on Shorts for the past 12 months, the feature's stable version should be right around...

OnePlus teases an announcement for March 8

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 03:54 AM PST

It's about time we get a release date for the OnePlus 9 series and the company's official site has teased a big announcement for March 8. Before you get your hopes too high, this will likely be the date when we get the official launch date for the new OnePlus flagships and not their actual launch event. The short teaser only mentions that "Something new is on the horizon" and the page is titled Moonshot alluding to the launch of a spacecraft or in this case new phone lineup. We've already seen plenty of leaks regarding the OnePlus 9 series which specify three phones. The OnePlus...

Samsung Galaxy M12 is coming to India on March 11 with a surprise upgrade to a 90Hz screen

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 03:07 AM PST

A little over a month after it was first unveiled the Samsung Galaxy M12 will go on sale in India. It already has a landing page on the local Amazon and Samsung pages. The search results on Samsung.com let it slip that we'll see the 4GB and 6GB versions of the phone (the base 3/32GB configuration is nowhere to be seen). The launch is scheduled for March 11 at 12 noon, which is Thursday next week. It's too early to talk about the price of the phone, but we can look at its closest relatives – the M11 launched at INR 15,000 (now down to INR 11,000), the current Galaxy A12 also started at INR...

Oppo Find X3 Pro launch date officially set for March 11

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 02:19 AM PST

Oppo has sent a press release, confirming the launch date for its Find X3 Pro flagship. It will arrive on March 11 at an online event that will be live-streamed on YouTube. Our invitation came from Oppo India, with the company confirming the launch will start at 5 PM IST or 11:30 AM UTC/GMT. The message did not say anything we didn't know so far - the Oppo Find X3 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 888 chipset and the phone will have a screen that "delivers excellence across resolution, screen refresh rate, and HDR, bringing users the clearest most accurate, smooth, and comfortable...

Samsung Galaxy A52 cameras detailed

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 01:31 AM PST

Several weeks ago we got a pretty detailed leak regarding Samsung's upcoming Galaxy A52. The phone will be available in both 4G and 5G trims with the latter boasting a higher 120Hz refresh rate and Snapdragon 750G chipset while the 4G model gets a 90Hz screen and SD 730G SoC. Now, Roland Quandt is giving more details on the cameras for both A52 variants which will feature the same four sensors. The main one is a 64MP snapper with OIS and a pixel size of 0.8 µm. There's also a 12MP ultrawide module with a 123-degree field of view and 1.12 µm pixel size and two 5MP modules for macro...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 major leak reveals design, Snapdragon 678 chipset

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 12:32 AM PST

Xiaomi will announce its Redmi Note 10 lineup on March 4 but the phone keeps leaking all over the palce. After we saw its box and back panel, now we get to learn more about the phone itself, including screen, charging, and chipset. The Redmi Note 10 will be powered by a Snapdragon 678 - a slightly enhanced SD675, built on the 11nm LLP process. It will have an overclocked main CPU dual-core cluster at 2.2 GHz, while a 5,000 mAh battery will keep the lights on. The battery is a ever so sslightly smaller than the Redmi Note 9's (which had a 5,020 mAh power cell) but will bring 33W fast...

Realme X7 Pro hands-on review

Posted: 01 Mar 2021 12:02 AM PST

Oppo A74 is in the works, bags multiple certifications

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 10:27 PM PST

Oppo is working on a successor of the A73 smartphone, unsurprisingly named Oppo A74. The device has a model number CPH2219 and has been certified by multiple organizations, including the FCC, the Bureau of Indian Standards, TKDN in Indonesia, the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Wi-Fi Alliance. Oppo F17 Pro All the listings gave us a sneak peek of the specs sheet. Multiple certifications confirmed the Oppo A74 will have Android 10 out of the box, likely with ColorOS 7 on top. Thanks to the China Quality Certification, for example, we have also learned the new phone will...

Top 10 trending phones of week 8

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 07:37 PM PST

The Samsung Galaxy F62 only lasted a week on top of our trending chart with the newly introduced Redmi K40 Pro+ shooting straight to the top and pushing it down to second. Another new phone - the 4G version of the Galaxy A32 - completes the podium, pushing its high-flying Galaxy S21 Ultra sibling down to fourth. The Samsung Galaxy A12 is fifth, ahead of the Xiaomi Mi 11 and the vanilla Redmi K40. We then have the Galaxy M62 in eight with the Poco M3 in ninth. The third member of the new Redmi lineup - the K40 Pro completes the top 10, meaning we have five phones from Xiaomi and...

Oppo Enco X TWS Earphones Review

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 04:21 PM PST

Oppo is mainly known for its smartphones, but the company has been slowly expanding its portfolio of audio products. Oppo launched a bunch of wireless earphones last year, including the Enco X that reached Indian shores just this year, and we have with us today. The Oppo Enco X are packed to the brim as they come with touch controls, noise cancellation, wireless charging, and IP54 rating. They also support LHDC - an advanced Bluetooth audio codec - and are claimed to offer up to 25 hours of battery life. While all that sure looks impressive on paper, do the Enco X perform equally well...

Interview: Realme's Madhav Sheth talks Narzo lineup's success, improvements to TWS, and democratizing 5G and ANC

Posted: 28 Feb 2021 11:12 AM PST

Realme introduced the Narzo 30A, Narzo 30 Pro 5G and Buds Air 2 TWS earphones a few days ago. On the occasion of the launch of these products, we spoke with Mr. Madhav Sheth - Vice President of Realme and CEO of Realme India and Europe - to learn more about the success of the company's Narzo lineup, its future 5G smartphones, and improvements to TWS products. You can read the full interview below for all the details. Mr. Madhav Sheth - Vice President of Realme and CEO of Realme India and Europe How successful is the Narzo lineup in comparison to the rest of the Realme portfolio? What...
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