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vivo V21e 5G specs leak in full ahead of the official unveiling, point to Dimensity 700 chipset

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 09:49 AM PDT

The vivo V21e was unveiled in April alongside two V21 models – a 4G and a 5G version, while the "e" phone was 4G only with a Snapdragon 720G chipset. Last week the company officially confirmed that there's a 5G version of the "e" phone coming and it will be unveiled tomorrow. Until then the company is mum on specs. That's not the case with leaksters, however, 91Mobiles has a detailed spec sheet for the phone as well as images that show the new design. This includes a dual camera replacing the triple cam on the 4G V21e. vivo V21e 5G (leaked images) Thankfully, only the 2...

Four iPhone 13 dummies pose for a photo

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 08:51 AM PDT

Check out this photo of iPhone 13 dummies, showing all four models. Dummies are not functioning phones, they just represent the physical dimensions of a device, which is useful for designing and testing cases. There's not much to see, Apple will reuse the 12-series design with only slight modifications. You may have already noticed that the iPhone 13 and 13 mini have switched to a diagonal placement for the rear cameras instead of vertical. Dummy units: iPhone 13 Pro Max, 13 Pro, vanilla 13 and 13 mini Sonny Dickson, who posted the photo, says that the iPhone 13 Pro Max is slightly...

First Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 renders surface, showing a new, flatter design

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:59 AM PDT

Samsung will unveil a new breed of smartwatches soon, possibly in August. They will run Wear OS, the first Samsung watches to do so in quite a while, but it will be skinned with One UI for a smoother transition from the current models. Thanks to OnLeaks and GizNext we get our first look at the design of the upcoming Active model. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 (unofficial renders) The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 will move away from the rounded sides of the current Active2 model. Even the two buttons on the side will be rectangular rather than round. The new shape helps...

Micromax In 2b and In 2c benchmarked with Unisoc chipset, show Helio G80 level of performance

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 07:07 AM PDT

Micromax is staging a comeback and plans to release 4-5 new products every quarter, said co-founder Rahul Sharma. It already launched 1-series devices like the Micromax In 1, the In Note 1 and In 1b, now clues of the upcoming 2-series have surfaced. The Micromax In 2b and In 2c both ran Geekbench 5 and both are powered by the same Unisoc T610 chipset connected to 4 GB of RAM and running Android 11. Geekbench 5 scores: Micromax In 2b and In 2c The Unisoc T610 is a 12 nm chipset with 2x Cortex-A75 cores at 1.8 GHz and 6x A55 cores also at 1.8 GHz. It also features a Mali-G52 MP2...

Honor patents Magic Flip, Fold and Flex names as it looks to join the foldable race

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 06:14 AM PDT

Honor is proudly going forward as an independent company, and last week we saw the first flagship series since the company separated from Huawei. It is also moving towards foldable devices after patenting at least three names - Magic Flip, Magic Fold, Magic Flex. The trade names does not necessarily mean Honor will launch three phones, nor they give a specific timeline of a potential foldable arrival. However, the company is certainly evaluating its options and it seems reasonable to expect from it to to adopt the new form factor sooner rather than later. The patent list also...

Caviar puts meteorites on the back of iPhone 13 Pros, gilds a Tesla Model S

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 05:24 AM PDT

Caviar is not known for its patience – it is, however, known for creating luxury versions of smartphones covered with as many precious metals and precious stones as they can hold. The latest line-up has a cosmic theme and it comes from the future. Caviar's Parade of the Planets Golden, based on iPhone 13 Pro Okay, these are just prototypes, but Caviar plans to customize iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max (which are, of course, months away from announcement). A couple of these have enough meteorites on them to make even Bruce Willis break a sweat. They are called "Parade of...

Facebook Live Audio Rooms and Podcasts launch in the US

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 04:36 AM PDT

Facebook's alternative to Clubhouse has started rolling out in the US to some iOS users. It's called Live Audio Rooms and also comes with Podcasts. Both features are part of the Facebook platform and for now, are limited to just select public figures and groups. If the Facebook group is public, anyone can drop in and listen but private groups allows only members to join. Up to 50 speakers are supported but the number of listeners is unlimited. Group moderators and admins can choose who can create a Live Audio Room and who can join as a speaker. The Podcasts feature is pretty...

LTE-only Snapdragon 888 variant incoming, will power the Huawei P50 series

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 03:46 AM PDT

Qualcomm is planning to build a new Snapdragon 888 chipset without the 5G connectivity. It will be a new platform with a model number SM8450 (the current 888 is SM8350). It will be aimed at manufacturers who prefer to sell in markets where the next-gen networks haven't been developed and one particular maker that is not allowed to use 5G technology from American companies. Yes, we're talking about Huawei. According to some leaksters, the P50 series, scheduled to launch in late July, will be powered by this new Qualcomm chipset. The Chinese company cannot trade with US companies on...

Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ to have 50MP main cam, proper telephoto lens

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 02:58 AM PDT

The Galaxy S21 and S21+ use basically the same camera hardware as their predecessors in the S20 generation. This will not repeat for the S22 generation as Samsung will change its philosophy for next year's models, according to leakster Tron. The S20/S21 cameras featured a main 12 MP module with large pixels and a 64 MP module for zooming in. The large pixels on the main cam enabled high-quality night shots, while the high-res module offered the option of full resolution shots without zoom as well as recording 8K videos. For the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ things will be...

Our nubia Red Magic 6R video review is out

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 01:29 AM PDT

The Red Magic line from nubia has provided some stellar hardware for considerably less gaming phones from the likes of Asus and Lenovo. The latest addition is the Red Magic 6R and we're bringing our video review of the device for your attention. With its 6.67-inch 144Hz AMOLED display, the Red Magic 6R is in the upper echelon of the refresh rate game but still falls short of its predecessor's 165Hz panel. It's still an excellent panel with good colors which goes up to 770 nits of brightness. The 6R's design is a definitely more subtle than previous Red Magic phones with a glass...

Sony Xperia 1 III's US pre-orders to start from July 1

Posted: 23 Jun 2021 12:12 AM PDT

The Sony Xperia 1 III smartphone was announced over two months ago, with promises to be launched "at the start of this summer". The Sony United States division has now listed the phone with a pre-order date of July 1. The price will be $1,299.99, which is pretty much the same worldwide, including Russia and China. The Xperia 1 III is the first smartphone globally with a 4K 120Hz OLED screen. It brings variable focal length telephoto lens, ZEISS lenses with T* coating on all three 12MP shooters, and 4K video recording at 120fps. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset,...

Realme GT 5G Master Edition is in the works

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 11:26 PM PDT

Realme VP Mr. Xu Qi Chase posted a picture with Japanese designer Mr. Naoto Fukasawa yesterday to tease a new smartphone launch. Mr. Chase didn't divulge anything about this phone, but today, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station revealed that Realme's upcoming smartphone will be the GT 5G Master Edition, which could be designed by Mr. Fukasawa like Realme's previous Master Edition phones. The first Master Edition smartphone by Realme was a specially designed version of the Realme X launched in 2019, which came in two variants - Garlic and Onion. The same year, Realme launched the X2 Pro...

Samsung Galaxy M22 moves a step closer to launch as it gets Bluetooth certified

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy M22 we've been hearing about for a while now has moved a step closer to launch as it bagged Bluetooth certification. The Galaxy M22 is listed on Bluetooth SIG's website with model code SM-M225FV_DS, where "DS" signifies dual-SIM support. The certifying authority also tells us that the M22 will come with Bluetooth 5.0, but other than that, it doesn't divulge anything about the smartphone. Samsung Galaxy M22 Bluetooth certified However, thanks to Geekbench, we know the Galaxy M22 will be powered by the Helio G80 SoC, run Android 11, and have 4GB RAM onboard....

Big tech companies push back new antitrust bills, Tim Cook called Speaker Pelosi to oppose them

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 08:27 PM PDT

Over a week ago, US lawmakers announced huge bipartisan bills aimed at huge tech companies. Many outlets reported that Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google were directly targeted in the new set of bills that would put more restrictions on corporations' monopolistic tactics such as acquiring competitors. Naturally, these corporations are widely against the new bills and have begun executing their lobbying campaigns against the bills. The following is an excerpt from New York Times Executives, lobbyists, and more than a dozen think tanks and advocacy groups paid by tech companies have...

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra camera lag fixing update arrives in the US

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 05:49 PM PDT

Lately Samsung has been incredibly good with sending out security updates on time for its flagships, sometimes even before Google does. This month, however, things have been different, and it's only now that the June security patches are headed to the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra units sold in the US. The delay has to do with Samsung working overtime in fixing some camera lag issues that had been widely reported right before the update was initially supposed to come out. While the company hasn't outright said that it decided to also incorporate the lag fixes in the June update, that's...

AMD releases FidelityFX Super Resolution, available in seven games today

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 02:01 PM PDT

AMD today released its FidelityFX Super Resolution or FSR. Announced earlier this month, FSR aims to render a high resolution output image from a low resolution source, thereby providing performance improvement without significant impact to image quality. Starting today, the feature is available in seven titles, including 22 Racing Series, Anno 1800, Evil Genius 2, Godfall, Kingshunt, Terminator: Resistance and The Riftbreaker. AMD has announced that the feature is also coming to DOTA 2, Far Cry 6, and Resident Evil Village by the end of this year. The company claims that more than...

Kantar: Amazon has the most valuable brand globally, followed by Apple and Google

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 01:01 PM PDT

Kantar published its BrandZ report, which lists the most valuable brands globally. The #1 spot is held by Amazon with a brand value of $684 billion, up a whopping $268 billion (+64%) compared to last year. It was the first to become a half-a-trillion-dollar brand, the second one is Apple, which holds the #2 spot with $612 billion (+74%), followed by Google at $458 billion (+42%). Samsung is #42 on the list, Huawei is a bit further down in #50, then further down is Xiaomi at #70. This is an improvement of 11 places compared to last year and the brand now between Budweiser and...

Leak: the Infinix Zero X will support 160W wired and 50W wireless charging

Posted: 22 Jun 2021 11:42 AM PDT

Infinix officially confirmed that it is working on a device with 160W fast charging and posted the following teaser: That's right. 160W charging! ⚡#Infinix pic.twitter.com/IlgMNaC9M3— InfinixIndia (@InfinixIndia) June 21, 2021 Previously, we saw leaked renders of the phone in question as well as a photo of the power brick that makes it happen (and that isn't as big as you may imagine). Now leakster Ice Universe adds some more details on the upcoming phone, which is tentatively named Infinix Zero X. Besides gulping down 160W through a wire, it will also be able to charge at 50W...
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