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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2 dual batteries leak in listings

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 07:22 AM PDT

Samsung is due to release a pair of new foldables later this year as the successors to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Z Flip. We've heard a few rumors on the Z Flip successor and now we have more substantial info regarding the device's battery thanks to certifications from Safety Korea, 3C, and the DEKRA agencies. DEKRA certification It appears the next foldable clamshell in Samsung's Z-lineup will have a dual battery design as listings on Safety Korea reveal pictures of the two cells bearing the EB-BF711ABY (2,370 mAh) and EB-BF712ABY (903mAh) model numbers. EB-BF711ABY (2,370...

Moto G60 and G20 leak in official looking renders

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 06:21 AM PDT

Motorola has been busy revamping its G-series lately and it seems we're in for more. Renders of the upcoming Moto G20 and Moto G60/Moto G40 Plus have gone live revealing their designs. In addition, we get some more clarification on the specs for all three. The Moto G60 will sport a design reminiscent to that of the recently released Moto G50 albeit with a punch hole cutout for its 32MP selfie cam instead of the water drop notch found on the G50. The display is said to come in at 6.78-inches and sport FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The chipset of choice is rumored to be the...

Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 gets sleep breathing quality tracking with new update

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 05:19 AM PDT

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Smart Band 6 earlier this week with an SpO2 sensor to measure blood oxygen levels. The sensor can also monitor sleep breathing quality - a feature Xiaomi talked about during the unveiling but is only now enabling through its Mi Fit app with an update. The new update bumps up the app version to 5.0.0, improves user experience, and fixes known bugs. The Mi Fit app is available for Android and iOS devices and allows users to manage and update their Mi wearable devices while also letting them access the collected data. Mi Smart Band 6 can now monitor sleep...

Huawei brings its first desktop monitor to the UK

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 04:29 AM PDT

Huawei is officially part of the UK desktop monitor business now with the release of its 23.8-inch IPS monitor. It packs 1920x1080 pixel resolution and covers 72% of the NTSC color gamut with a 178-degree viewing angle. Another neat feature is the vertical tilt of the monitor which can go down by 5° or elevate to 22° depending on your preference. Huawei Display 23.8" I/O is fairly basic with a DC input for power, one HDMI and a VGA port. Box contents include a power adapter, a 1.5-meter HDMI cable, quick start guide and warranty. Dimensions come in at 538.5mm x 425mm x 170mm and the...

Lenovo Legion 2 Pro will have 6.92-inch 144Hz display, Snapdragon 888

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 03:39 AM PDT

Lenovo's Legion 2 Pro gaming smartphone is coming on April 8 and it will have a 6.92-inch 144Hz E4 AMOLED display made by Samsung. The panel will have a 2460x1080px resolution. Lenovo Legion 2 Pro will have a 6.92-inch display of 144Hz refresh rate We already knew the Legion 2 Pro would use a Snapdragon 888 chipset thanks to a Geekbench leak, but Lenovo confirmed the chipset itself through its Weibo profile. The Snapdragon 888 will be cooled by twin fans, a first on a gaming phone, which should make the Lenovo Legion 2 Pro the most-impressively cooled gaming phone...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro generate CNY 1.2B in a minute

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 02:49 AM PDT

Xiaomi's first sale of the just-announced Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro has gone very well. The company announced on its official Weibo channel that the first sale generated over CNY 1.2B (€155M) in just 1 minute. The two devices saw its first batch sold out in China. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra share a Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 6.81-inch 120Hz E4 AMOLED display, Samsung's GN2 camera sensor as the main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging (both wired and wireless). The Mi 11 Ultra adds a better 48MP sensor underneath the periscope and ultrawide cameras, as well as...

Realme X7 Pro Ultra announced: curved screen, triple camera, and Dimensity 1000+

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 01:54 AM PDT

Realme unveiled the X7 Pro last September, and today it quietly released its Ultra variant, or Extreme Edition depending on which version of the machine translation from Chinese we go with. One might expect it to come with improvements over the X7 Pro, and it does, but we are also looking at some downgrades here. For starters, the X7 Pro features a 120Hz FullHD+ flat AMOLED screen, but the Ultra packs a 90Hz display, albeit with curved edges. The number of rear cameras has also reduced from four on the X7 Pro to three on the Ultra, but in practical terms nothing changed as Realme only...

Exclusive: Here's our first look at the Tecno Spark 7 launching next week

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 12:59 AM PDT

Tecno introduced the Spark 6 last September with a Helio G70 SoC, and it will follow up with its successor dubbed Tecno Spark 7 next week in India. A reliable source sent us an image of the Spark 7, which reveals the smartphone will pack a waterdrop notch display. Its predecessor came with a 6.8" HD+ punch hole screen, and it remains to be seen if there's any change in the display diagonal and resolution on the Spark 7. The Tecno Spark 7 has a textured back, with the big Spark branding on the bottom-left. The picture hides the upper portion of the panel, so we can't tell how many rear...

Casio G-Squad Pro is the first G-Shock watch with Wear OS

Posted: 02 Apr 2021 12:02 AM PDT

It sure took some time but the first Casio G-Shock to run Wear OS is finally here. Say hello to the G-Squad Pro GSW-H1000. Bringing the iconic rugged design with up to date specs and a full smartwatch OS, the latest G-Shock watch is built to withstand the elements and track your sports activities too. You get a round 1.2-inch dual-layer display with a monochrome always-on panel on top of the color LCD one. The build is nothing less than what you'd expect from a true G-Shock watch - shock-resistant and with 20 bar water resistance so that you can go about your extreme activities. The...

Dish calls out T-Mobile for wanting to shut down Sprint’s 3G network too soon

Posted: 01 Apr 2021 11:05 PM PDT

As part of the T-Mobile merger with Sprint, the combined company was required to sell off Boost Mobile, one of Sprint's prepaid MVNOs, to a third party. Dish Network, a Satellite TV company, ended up being that third party that purchased and acquired the Boost Mobile brand and its millions of subscribers. In a letter obtained by Axios, Dish complained to the FCC that T-Mobile is rushing to shut down Spring's legacy CDMA (3G) network that millions of Boost Mobile customers are still using. Dish expected that T-Mobile would eventually shut down Sprint's 3G network three to five years after...

Redmi exec hints new devices will arrive in April

Posted: 01 Apr 2021 10:03 PM PDT

Following Xiaomi's announcement of several Mi devices earlier this week including the Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Lite 5G, Mi Smart Band 6, and Mi Mix Fold. Despite this announcement late in March, Redmi's Product Direct Wang Teng Thomas hinted to a commenter that a new device will be launching in April. After a Weibo user commented that there'd be no new phones in April, the Redmi Director responses with a question indirectly admitting that Redmi would be launching a new phone in April. Redmi's upcoming smartphone was recently rumored to pack the Dimensity 1200 chipset, which...

Motorola One Hyper gets Android 11 update

Posted: 01 Apr 2021 06:58 PM PDT

Motorola has started sending out the update to Android 11 to another of its devices. This time it's the One Hyper, a smartphone announced in December of 2019 and launched in January last year. Android 11 is starting to hit One Hyper units in Brazil, which is one of Motorola's biggest and most important markets. The new version is build RPF31.Q1-21-20, and it arrives with the March 2021 security patches. Those are technically still current (until Monday, since that's when Google releases new ones). Alongside all the improvements that Google packed into the 2020 version of its OS, the...

See the OnePlus 9 Pro get torn down on video

Posted: 01 Apr 2021 04:11 PM PDT

The OnePlus 9 Pro became available in most regions yesterday, and today the folks over at iFixit are ready to show you an entirely new perspective on the phone. You get to take a peek at it from the inside, in a video teardown. So grab some popcorn and have a look - at the end you'll find out what reparability score the OnePlus 9 Pro gets. Spoiler alert: it's not great, but that's par for the course for modern smartphones after all. The OnePlus 9 Pro is loaded with 5G antennas on the inside, and thankfully battery removal is made rather easy by the use of large pull tabs. That...

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