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The OnePlus Nord 2 will have a custom Dimensity 1200-AI chipset, the company confirms

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 08:02 AM PDT

OnePlus has boarded MediaTek's Dimensity 5G Open Resource Architecture program, which allowed it to design a custom version of the Dimensity 1200 chipset for the OnePlus Nord 2. It is called the "Dimensity 1200-AI", which should tell you what kind of customization work was done on the chip. The beefed up AI hardware on the chip will be used to improve the photography experience, enhance the display and lower response times during gaming. The AI Photo Enhancement mode will recognize up to 22 different scenarios and apply the best settings for them, including optimal settings for...

Realme promises even cheaper 5G phones for India, more Narzo and GT models incoming

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 07:55 AM PDT

While India's first 5G network is still in the testing phase, Realme has identified 5G as a growing trend – the company quotes Google data that says 5G-related searches have gone up 70% between May 2020 and May this year, YouTube searches are up 115%. The company points out that since the upgrade cycle is around 2 years, buying a 5G phone now means that you'll get to use it on a 5G network before you move on to the next model. According to a report by Ericsson (which is working with Indian carriers to build out their networks), 26% of mobile subscribers in the country will use a 5G...

Samsung guidance shows strong increase in profit for Q2 2021

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 06:17 AM PDT

Samsung has issued its quarterly earnings guidance, and the numbers for the April - June 2021 period look promising. Sales have increased 18% on a yearly basis, which isn't a surprise given the situation last year, but the profit has jumped both on a yearly and on a sequential basis. Q2 2021 Guidance KRW / USD Q1 2021 Results KRW / USD Q2 2020 Results KRW / USD Sales 63 trillion / 55.4 billion 65.39 trillion / 57.5 billion 52.97 trillion / 46.6 billion Operating Profit 12.5 trillion / 11 billion 9.38 trillion / 8.25 billion 8.15 trillion / 7.17 billion The...

Geekbench delists OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro over benchmark manipulation allegations

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 05:26 AM PDT

In a recent lengthy and in-depth investigation, AnandTech found a very interesting "optimization" on the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro when it comes to various apps. In essence, the OxygenOS analyzes the apps it will more often than not limit the performance in what we assume is a bid to extend battery life. However OxygenOS would not offer the limited performance to benchmarking apps, which Geekbench sees as cheating. That's why Geekbench took the action of removing the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro from its database. Geekbench says that the system makes performance decisions based on the applications'...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE's key specs leak through a TENAA listing

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 04:40 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE has been a subject of numerous leaks in the last couple of weeks signaling a nearing announcement. Now a TENAA certification listing is here to reveal a bit more about the handset. The listing isn't complete yet so we only get some of the specs instead of the full set. The phone will pack a 6.4" AMOLED display of 120Hz refresh rate and a 4,370 mAh battery, which is probably the minimal capacity meaning the typical capacity would be 4,500 mAh. Screenshot from the TENAA listing There are also some dimensions mentioned - 155.7x74.5x7.9mm, which are...

Rumor claims the vivo X70 will have a 1/1.5" camera sensor with gimbal stabilization

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 03:45 AM PDT

vivo must be preparing to launch the next generation of its X-series phones and it sounds like it will focus on camera improvements, even for the vanilla vivo X70 model. Leakster Digital Chat Station offers the first unofficial details about the phone. It will feature a 1/1.5" sensor as well as 5-axis image stabilization, that should be the gimbal stabilization that vivo has reserved for some of its best models. For comparison, the current vivo X60 model has a 1/2.0" main sensor and only the X60t variant has gimbal stabilization, the other two utilize classic OIS. The phone will have a...

New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 renders surface

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 02:50 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G has been a bad kept secret. Week after week with every leak, we get a more complete picture of its overall specs sheet and design. But one thing that is not entirely certain is whether the inner selfie camera on the foldable screen will be a punch-hole like in the Z Fold2 5G or an under-display camera, as many a leak has suggested. The latest couple of renders, courtesy of Ice universe clearly show an under-display camera. The renowned insider has supported that the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G will have an under-display camera for quite some time, pointing...

Oppo Reno5 Gaming Edition appears in listing

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 01:47 AM PDT

Even though Oppo already launched its Reno6 series in China and also plans to bring them to India next week a new EUIPO certification listing has now shown what looks like a gaming edition Reno5 device. Oppo Reno5 Gaming Edition We can see the same camera cutout as on the Reno5 complete with a more aggressive design. The phone brings the same basic design with the power button on the right and volume controls on the left. The bottom houses a USB-C port as well as the headphone jack and speaker. Sadly, we don't get much more info from the listing so we'll have to wait for...

Samsung Galaxy M22, Galaxy A12s get receive multiple certifications

Posted: 07 Jul 2021 12:43 AM PDT

The latest smartphones that Samsung is about to announce are the Galaxy M22 and the Galaxy A12s, as evidenced by their newly issued Bluetooth certifications. Samsung Galaxy A12 The Samsung Galaxy M22 has also been certified by Thailand's NBTC with a model number SM-M225FV. We already know it will have a Helio G80 chipset and a 4GB RAM option, thanks to an entry on Geekbench. There are claims it will be a rebranded Galaxy A22, which is also sold under the name Galaxy F22 in India. The Galaxy A12s is likely a minor update over the Galaxy A12, which is a pretty cheap midranger,...

Huawei nova 8i announced with Snapdragon 662, 64MP quad camera, and 66W charging

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 10:20 PM PDT

Huawei's nova 8 series so far included four smartphones - nova 8 5G, nova 8 Pro 4G, nova 8 Pro 5G, and nova 8 SE. That number changes to five today as the company added a new member to the lineup - nova 8i. The nova 8i sports a 6.67" FullHD+ LCD touted as an "Edgeless Display" by Huawei, which is surrounded by 1.3mm bezels on the left and right sides, and a 1.35mm bezel on top. The screen has a pill-shaped cutout in the upper-left corner housing the 16MP selfie camera. The rear panel of the Huawei nova 8i houses four cameras inside a circular island. The setup consists of 64MP...

Poco X3 Pro units in India now seeing limited rollout of MIUI 12.5 update

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 08:19 PM PDT

The Poco X3 Pro units that have been sold in India are now the next in line to get the MIUI 12.5 update. There is already a rollout happening, although a limited one which is pushing the new software to a few devices. If there are no huge issues discovered, then a wider release will follow. According to Poco India director Anuj Sharma, "the reason for the limited release is to monitor if any possible network or app that's not part of our test case behaves different from intended". The new build which is now going out to a lucky few is labeled MIUI 12.5.3.0.RJUINXM, and it's an 830MB...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra first sale in India is on July 7

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 06:17 PM PDT

Following a bunch of promises and teasers, the Mi 11 Ultra has finally reached India. Almost. The first sale for the Chinese company's top of the line device will take place on July 7 at 12 noon local time on the Indian Mi.com website. Note that this will be a "Superfan Limited Quantity Sale", as per Xiaomi, so do expect stock to be severely limited and disappear completely within minutes, if not seconds. Yesterday Xiaomi opened registrations for the Mi 11 Ultra in India, and at that point it hadn't revealed when the first sale would take place. Well, now you know, and if you have...

Rumor: the new MacBook Pros will use the M1X chipset, new MacBook Air coming in 2022 with M2

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 04:11 PM PDT

New MacBook Pros are reportedly all set to launch later this year and they will be powered by the Apple M1X chipset, says @Dylandkt. Next year Apple will refresh the MacBook Air with a complete redesign and the M2 chipset, which will be less powerful. The M1X will be fabbed on TSMC's N5P process, a refined version of the 5 nm node used for the current M1. The chip will most likely use the same core architecture as the M1, namely Firestorm and Icestorm cores that are also found in the A14. According to Dylan, the M1X will have a 10-core CPU with 8 big and 2 efficient cores (compared to...

The Samsung Galaxy Buds2 will have Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 02:55 PM PDT

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Buds2 were not going to have Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), at least that's what the early rumors said. Now leakster Ice Universe provides evidence to the contrary. The Buds2 will support ANC as can be seen in the screenshot below. Currently, only the Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy Buds Live have active cancellation, while the Buds and Buds+ relied on just passive noise suppression. The Buds2 will have that too, with silicone ear tips as can be seen in the pairing animation that leaked earlier today. This is where Ambient Sound mode comes in, it allows sound...

Vivo V21 SE appears on AI Benchmark with Snapdragon 720G

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 01:47 PM PDT

With the vivo V21 5G, V21e and V21e 5G already official the company might be looking to add a fourt member to the V21 family dubbed V21 SE. The handset popped up on Geekbench about two months ago running the Snapdragon 720G and we now have another confirmation of its progressing development. It comes in the form of a AI Benchmark listing revealing 8GB of RAM and Android 11. A screenshot from the AI Benchmark listing Interestingly enough, the 4G version of the vivo V21e is running the same exact chip so we wonder what's going to set the V21e and V21 SE apart. We will probably...

Samsung Galaxy A20s gets its last major update to One UI 3.1 based on Android 11

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 12:33 PM PDT

Users in Malaysia are reporting an OTA update is hitting their Samsung Galaxy A20s units carrying One UI 3.1 based on Android 11. And this marks the second and final major update for the Galaxy A20s that was released in 2019. The firmware version is A207FXXU2CUFA and also bumps up the security patch to June 2021. All of the Android 11-intrinsic features are available along with some of the functionalities that One UI 3.1 brings. This includes a new UI design, better privacy control over apps, chat bubbles and overall better system optimization. More markets should receive the update...

Oppo is reportedly working on a custom Image Signal Processor (ISP) dubbed the M1

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 11:28 AM PDT

Oppo filed a trademark for the "Oppo M1" chip back in 2019. At the time it was assumed that this will be an in-house designed chipset as the company reportedly hired engineers from MediaTek and Spreadtrum (aka Unisoc). Last year the company padded out that team with Qualcomm, HiSilicon and more MediaTek hires. Now leakster Digital Chat Station reveals that the M1 chip is actually a custom Image Signal Processor (ISP). ISPs are responsible for taking in the raw pixel data from the camera sensor and performing all the necessary steps to convert that to the final photo or video frame. This...

Apple iPhone 13 to be built by Foxconn and Pegatron, Pro's bigger camera confirmed once more

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 10:39 AM PDT

The new iPhones are expected to arrive in three months and we keep hearing more reports about them. According to the latest one Foxconn and Pegatron will be the two major manufacturing partners for the 2021 phones, with them sharing orders of the iPhone 13 mini. Reports from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also claim this will be the last mini device for the foreseeable future after "poor sales", with only three phones launching in 2022. A previous report said that we'll see a cheaper large-screened 14 Max replace the mini, so that's still not decided seemingly. Dummy units: iPhone 13 Pro Max,...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 Lite to debut alongside Flip3

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 09:45 AM PDT

The first time we heard something about a Lite version of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 was last year. But we've heard little about it since and some even suggested the Lite mode might have been axed due to the global chip shortage. Yet now The Korea Herald sparks those rumors once again claiming that Samsung is readying a Lite model for the upcoming Unpacked event. It's clear by now that Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 with the former even getting a solid price cut according to numerous rumors. But introducing an entirely new, cheaper version of the model is...

The Phantom X, Tecno's first premium phone, is now available

Posted: 06 Jul 2021 08:56 AM PDT

The Phantom X, Tecno's first premium phone, is now available in a couple of countries. Tecno is normally focused on emerging markets and even this premium model won't be available globally. The Phantom X is now available Right now you can find it online in Nigeria at a price of NGN 228,000 ($555/€470) and Kenya at KES 50,000 ($460/€390). These links will take you to the site dedicated to the Phantom line to differentiate it from regular Tecno models. The company has a presence in other African countries as well as South America, so the phone should be available in more regions...
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