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The Realme X7 Max 5G launch in India gets postponed due to the second COVID-19 wave

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:49 AM PDT

Realme was planning to celebrate its three year anniversary on May 4 with the launch of the Realme X7 Max 5G (aka GT Neo). This was revealed by CEO Madhav Sheth during the latest AskMadhav episode. However, the COVID-19 situation in India is becoming increasingly more serious, so the CEO decided it will be best to postpone the launch and any celebrations. For now, the company urges everyone to stay indoors when possible, wear a mask and social distance when not. A couple of days ago Sheth posted that the company will be distributing 100,000 masks for free through its Realme Smart...

Samsung unveils four Galaxy Book laptops: two with AMOLED screens, one with RTX 3050 Ti graphics

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Samsung unveiled four different Windows 10 laptops today, each fulfilling a different need. One is a sub-kilogram all-rounder, another brings out the artist in you, the third packs RTX GPU power, the fourth is an affordable yet still capable option. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro Portability is the name of the game – the 13.3" model weighs under a kilogram, even the 15.6" model is barely over that. Both are very thin as well. A big part of the appeal of these laptops are their AMOLED displays. Both panel sizes have the same resolution, 1,920 x 1,080 px. They carry DisplayHDR 500...

Watch the Samsung PC Unpacked Event live here

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:16 AM PDT

Samsung is hosting another Unpacked event today and the talk will be centered around "the most powerful Galaxy ever". We're in for at least two new Galaxy Бook laptops according to recent leaks and past rumors. The event starts at 10AM EST/2PM UTC time and you can tune in to the official YouTube stream below. The new Galaxy Book Pros should offer AMOLED touch screens with support for Samsung's S-pen stylus as well as 11th gen Intel processors and LTE connectivity. There's even talk of 5G connectivity making its way to one of the models but we'll just have to wait and see if that holds...

Leaked nubia Z30 render shows an under display selfie camera, quad cam with periscope

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 05:37 AM PDT

nubia's Weibo account ran a poll among fans asking what would be the most-valued features of the upcoming nubia Z-series flagship. "Appearance" won the poll with "photography" a close second – it may or may not be a coincidence that those two are combined in the latest leak. It allegedly shows a render of the nubia Z30, which has an under-display selfie camera. The ZTE Axon 20 series from last year were the first phones to bring such a camera to market, but the Axon 30 series has abandoned it. Alleged nubia Z30 render: note the absence of a visible selfie camera Maybe that is...

Realme sells 10,000 GT Neo units per day

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 04:46 AM PDT

The Realme GT Neo, introduced last month in China, has sold in 200,000 units since its market launch on April 8. Quick math reveals the Dimensity 1200-powered phone has been on the market for 20 days, meaning it sold at average 10,000 units per day. Realme GT Neo The Realme GT Neo is definitely a popular phone, and no surprise considering its 6.43" Super AMOLED display of 120Hz refresh rate, 64MP main camera and 4,500mAh battery with 50W fast charging. All of this for a starting price of CNY1,799 ($277/€230). Some sources claim the phone will escape the domestic scene and will...

Sony publishes full year report, PlayStation is doing great, profits from Xperia phones improving

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 03:59 AM PDT

Sony published its financial report for the full year 2020. The PlayStation 5 edged out the PS4 in terms of early sales and there's strong demand for games and additional services. The situation in the mobile division is improving, but the image sensor division suffered collateral damage from the US-China trade war. The smartphone business marks a small decline to 2.9 million Xperias sold during 2020, down from 3.2 million the previous year. Note: Sony's financial year starts in April, so Q3 is the holiday quarter. That quarter saw sales drop from 1.3 million last year down to 1.0 million....

Samsung Galaxy F52 5G appears in Google Play Console listing

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 03:13 AM PDT

Last week we learned about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy F52 5G smartphone which is expected to debut in India soon. The device was spotted in multiple listings confirming its appearance and some key specs and now a new listing on the Google Play Console is filling us in with even more details. Samsung Galaxy F52 5G Google Play Console listing The F52 5G (SM-E5260) will be powered by the Snapdragon 750G and 8GB RAM. It will also sport a 1080x2009-pixel resolution display and boot Android 11 presumably with OneUI 3.1 on top. We also get an image of the device's front which reveals a...

Samsung Galaxy M42 5G brings Snapdragon 750G and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 02:25 AM PDT

The newest member of Samsung's Galaxy M-line is here with the Galaxy M42 5G. Looks alone will tell you that it's a rebadged Galaxy A42 5G and a quick glance over the specs reveals that is certainly the case. Still, it marks an important note as the first 5G phone in the Galaxy M lineup. The M42 5G brings a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with HD+ resolution and a wateredrop notch. The back houses a 48MP primary camera alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 5MP modules for macro shots and depth data. The phone runs on the Snapdragon 750G chipset paired with 6/8GB RAM and 128GB...

Realme 8 5G is now on sale in India

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 01:44 AM PDT

The Realme 8 5G unveiled last week is now on sale in India. The smartphone comes in Supersonic Blue and Supersonic Black colors and has two memory options - 4GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB priced at INR14,999 ($200/€165) and INR16,999 ($230/€190), respectively. You can buy one from Realme's Indian site, Flipkart, and mainline channels in the country. Realme 8 5G The Realme 8 5G has a Dimensity 700 SoC at the helm and boots Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 out of the box. It's built around a 6.5" FullHD+ 90Hz LCD and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging. For photography, the Realme...

Samsung releases Android 11 for three more devices

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 01:01 AM PDT

Samsung's been busy updating its smartphones with Android 11 lately, and the company continues its streak as it has released the latest version of Android for three more devices - Galaxy M01, Galaxy A41, and Galaxy Tab A7. The Android 11 update for the Galaxy M01 carries version number M015GXXU3BUD9 and requires a download of about 1.4GB. It brings the April 2021 Android patch and One UI 3.1 Core - a lighter version of One UI - to the smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A41 Android 11 for the Galaxy A41, on the other, brings One UI 3.1 to the smartphone. It, too, includes the April 2021...

Check this video of Harmony OS 2.0 running on Huawei Mate X2

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:14 AM PDT

The Harmony OS 2.0 is Huawei's in-house platform that should be available by June to customers. It is already in the final stages of development, and we now have the first video, showing how the OS looks like on a Huawei Mate X2. Check it out: At first the UI has a lot of similarities to Android, especially around the notification bar, the icon layout and design. Swiping down anywhere on the home screen brings the search engine of the phone, and we expect Petal Search to be incorporated for the global devices. The control center can be pulled down from the top right corner, while...

Snapdragon 888 Plus to power Q3 flagships, Honor will make one of them

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 10:45 PM PDT

Ever since Huawei sold off the Honor brand, the company has been cleared to work with Qualcomm again and we already know that the brand is working on the Honor 50 Pro+ that is to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC. According to leaker Digital Chat Station, Honor will be one of the OEMs to equip a flagship with the updated chipset. Honor 30 Pro+ According to the leaker, the Snapdragon 888 Plus (or Pro), is already being tested by manufacturers and we may see devices with the updated chipset as soon as Q3. This Plus (or Pro) variant is expected to have a small update in...

Microsoft announces 1.3 billion Windows 10 users following earnings report

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 09:15 PM PDT

Following Microsoft's earnings call on Monday, the software company announced that it had added 300 million users in the last year. The company celebrated it had surpassed 1 billion users in March 2020 and the company revealed that it reached a new all-time high of 1.3 billion users. Microsoft credited the spike of demand to the growth of users purchasing larger-screen devices including laptops and desktop computers during the pandemic, which had a large demographic of users switching to work-from-home setups. In Microsoft's earnings report for the quarter ending on March 31 2021,...

ZTE Blade 11 Prime hits some carriers in the US with under $200 price

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 07:08 PM PDT

ZTE's launching a new smartphone in the US today. The Blade 11 Prime interestingly has big Blade branding on the back, and the only mention of ZTE is on the lower side where the small regulatory text is. The Blade 11 Prime is already available from both Visible and Yahoo Mobile, both of which are MVNOs operating on Verizon's network. The phone is priced at $192 outright, or you can buy it on 24 monthly installments of $8. If you're wondering exactly what specs that amount of cash will net you, here are the details. The Blade 11 Prime has a 6.52-inch 720x1600 touchscreen, the...

Realme GT Neo reaches India on May 4, rebranded as Realme X7 Max 5G

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 04:49 PM PDT

Realme isn't slowing down the pace of its new phone launches, and today we have news about the next model that will hit India. We're talking about the Realme X7 Max 5G, which is going to be launched on May 4 in the subcontinent, alongside a new TV. The date isn't randomly chosen - the company will celebrate its three-year anniversary on May 4. It's been an exciting three years for Realme for sure, packed to the brim with phone launches and weird rebrandings. And in case you were wondering about that X7 Max 5G, yes, it's one of those too. Realme CEO Madhav Sheth has been teasing the...

Telegram adds Payments 2.0, scheduled voice chats, and two new web versions

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Telegram is rolling out its latest update, which features several new changes, including a new payment system, scheduled voice chats, and two — yes, two — new web versions. Payments 2.0 is an improvement to the payment system Telegram had implemented back in 2017. It users to purchase from businesses and pay them directly from within the app. Starting today, merchants can now natively accept credit card payment in any chat. This relies on third-party payment providers, including Stripe, Yandex.Money, Sberbank, Tranzzo, Payme, CLICK, LiqPay, and ECOMMPAY. This feature is...

Amazon brings updated Fire series tablets, optional keyboard and Microsoft 365 bundle

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 01:21 PM PDT

Amazon has yet again refreshed its affordable Fire tablet series and this year the updates are more visible. The top end HD 10 Plus and Fire HD 10 now come with a brighter 10.1-inch FHD+ displays with slimmer bezels as well as an optional Bluetooth keyboard cover. The regular Fire HD 10 gets 3GB RAM while the Plus packs 4GB. Storage ranges between 32GB and 64GB with microSD expansion available on both. Amazon isn't revealing the exact chipset on the new models but claims it's an eight-core CPU clocked at 2.0 GHz which is the same explanation we got for the previous gen tablets. The...

Video shows the grueling endurance tests for the vivo X60 Pro+

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 11:47 AM PDT

Robots are yet to rise against humanity, they are biding their time and practicing on smartphones like the vivo X60 Pro+. The two minute clip below is a short montage of the elaborate and grueling testing procedure that vivo phones undergo before their design gets final approval. First come the hard knocks. The phone is dropped, falling onto a hard marble floor from heights between 1 and 1.5 meters (3.3-5 ft). This is repeated 100 times at 26 different angles to root out any potential weak points. Then it is rolled 300 times. And if you have a habit of carelessly tossing your phone on a...

Tecno Spark 7 Pro announced with Helio G80 and 5,000 mAh battery

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 10:29 AM PDT

The latest smartphone in Tecno's Spark 7 lineup is here with the just announced Spark 7 Pro. It brings a 6.6-inch HD+ screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, MediaTek's Helio G80 chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery. Tecno Spark 7 Pro in its four official colors Despite having four cutouts on the back, the Spark 7 Pro has just one usable camera - its 48MP main shooter. The other two are a depth sensor and "AI camera" while the fourth cutout is not even a camera. The Spark 7 Pro boots Android 11 with Tecno's own HiOS 7.5 interface on top. Storage comes in 64GB and 128GB options while RAM...

Asus teaser reveals punch hole in Zenfone 8 display

Posted: 27 Apr 2021 09:33 AM PDT

We have our first look at the upcoming Zenfone 8 from Asus and it seems the device will skip the flip up camera of its predecessors. The short teaser video posted on the brand's official Twitter handles details a screen with a punch hole cutout in the top left corner. The top and bottom bezels appear symmetrical and the teaser suggests a high refresh rate. Is it just us or are there a lot of 'o's in 'smooth'? How many, exactly? ;) Know more:https://t.co/ig6Hay5mlo#Zenfone8 #BigonPerformanceCompactinSize— ASUS (@ASUS) April 27, 2021 Based on past leaks, we're expecting Asus to bring...
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