Leaked Google Pixel 3 Lite cases show similar yet slightly different phone design

After a veritable surge of Pixel 3 Lite leaks back in November, the rumor mill has been surprisingly lacking on info regarding Google's alleged midrange phone. Still, the "leakster" community appears adamant that at least one or maybe even two such Pixel Lite handsets are indeed in the pipeline and inching towards a release. Last we heard any news...

Screen protector leak shows a teardrop notch on the Huawei P30 Pro

Huawei currently has more than a few things on its plate to worry about and quite some work to do, pushing out eagerly-anticipated models, like the nova 4, a new 20W SuperCharge protocol and aiding in the release of the View 20 from its subsidiary Honor. Both of these upcoming phones share an exciting new design trait with their in-display selfie...

Apple getting sued over alleged false screen size and pixel count advertisement

Before we get into things, we feel that we should preface this news by saying that when you're the likes of Apple, lawsuits are a pretty common occurrence and come in a wide scale of severity. This particular case seems to be airing more on the amusing side in terms of scope and potential repercussions. Still, given enough traction it could lead...

Honor is working on a new smart watch on a MediaTek platform

Honor has really been working overtime these past few months. The affordable Honor 8C and Honor 8X are already making great strides in India. All the while, the company's lineup has been selling like crazy during the various shopping holiday frenzies. Plus, devices like the Honor Magic 2 and eagerly-anticipated Honor View 20 are starting to carve...

Sprint and T-Mobile parent companies to drop Huawei to appease regulators

The latest news on the Sprint/T-Mobile merger is here, and Huawei will not be happy about it. Sprint and T-Mobile are close to completing the merger of the two US carriers but some concerns about the two carrier's parent companies need to be addressed. According to a report from Reuters, Japanese carrier Softbank (Sprint's parent company) has agreed...

Deal: Two Google Home Minis and one Google Home Hub for $129

Like last holiday season, both Google and Amazon have aggressively discounted its smart assistant speakers. Google is currently offering a great bundle deal for anyone who is looking to cover their home with Google Assistant. The bundle includes one Google Home Hub with a 7 inch display, and two Google Home Minis, each item in any color of your choosing....

Apple Music is now playing on Amazon Echo speakers with Alexa

At the end of November Amazon announced that Apple Music would soon be supported by its Echo smart speakers with the Alexa virtual assistant built-in. Today the integration has finally gone live, around two weeks after the initial reveal. The rollout has started in the US through the Alexa app on Android and iOS. Over there you can connect your Apple...

New Facebook data leak allowed apps broader access to 6.8 million users' photos

It looks like the year couldn't end without yet another Facebook scandal. This time around the company has come clean about discovering a bug in its photo API that allowed apps to access unposted photos from 6.8 million accounts. The bug affected people who used Facebook Login and granted permission to third-party apps to access their photos. The...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will have exclusive color versions

It's already been rumored that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10 Lite is basically the company's reaction to Apple's iPhone XR and should be that device's main competitor. Now a new report claims that the theme will continue when it comes to colors. The XR is Apple's most colorful iPhone of 2018, and the S10 Lite will be the most colorful member of its...

Samusng Galaxy S10 trio to offer reverse wireless charging too?

Just the other day a report came in disclosing the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy S10 trio in the UK and along with it, the source also shared a small tidbit about the possibility of Samsung implementing a reverse wireless charging feature. Just like the one on Huawei Mate 20 Pro and now an independent source claims that to be true. According to the...

Estimated Samsung Galaxy F bill of materials shows why it will cost $1,800

Korean agency CGS-CIMB Research has posted a report in which it estimates the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the foldable Galaxy F and compares it to a Galaxy S9+ and an iPhone XS Max. The priciest item is the display - or should we say "displays". The Galaxy F will have one large 7.3" panel that folds down the middle along with an external 4.58" display....

Fourth Samsung Galaxy S10 model pops up, could be the 5G variant

So far, three model numbers are linked to the future Galaxy S10 models - SM-G970, SM-G973 and SM-G975, which should correspond to the Galaxy S10 Lite, S10 and S10+. So the fourth one comes as something of a surprise. The new addition to the rumor mill is SM-G977 and the only variations of this model are the American SM-G977U and South Korean SM-G977N....

Apple to seed a software update in China to comply with court's ruling

Apple is facing a ban of its older iPhones in China ranging from iPhone 6s to iPhone X because it doesn't infringe with Qualcomm's patents. So in order to solve the issue, the Cupertino-based company will push a software update that will comply with the Chinese court ruling. Since the infringed patents are software-related - resizing photos and navigating...

Honor Magic 2 review

The Honor Magic 2 is one of several recent handsets that mark the return of the slider - bringing back a level of tactile interaction almost forgotten in these times of incessant tapping and swiping. Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/honor_magic_2-review-1865.p...

Three new Xiaomi smartphones get certified at 3C

Three new Xiaomi phones were just certified by China's Compulsory Certificate (3C) and it looks like the Redmi 7 series is incoming. Phones with model numbers M1901F7C, M1901F7E, and M1901F7T are approved with 5V/2A charging, meaning the basic 10W charge standard is for basic devices, such as the Redmi phones. Since the model numbers begin with M19,...

Samsung showcases its One UI in the first promo video

While we are waiting for the stable installment of Samsung's One UI based on Android 9.0 Pie, the company is hyping up with a short introduction video that was played at the announcement event of the new UI. The video itself is pretty cool and emphasizes on the main principles that Samsung was going for - better one-handed usability, minimalist appearance,...

Qualcomm aims to ban iPhone XS and iPhone XR in China too

On Monday the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court in China banned the import and sale of select iPhones due to a lawsuit between Qualcomm and Apple. Cupertino had to pull out phones from iPhone 6s all the way to iPhone X but said the 2018 devices are not affected by this ruling. Apparently, the chipset company thinks otherwise and now filed for an...

Lenovo teases more than 8GB of RAM, dual assistants for Z5s

In what's now the norm for teasing a device, Lenovo has gone on Weibo and uploaded four promo posters for the upcoming Z5s smartphone. Lenovo teases that the Z5s will have more than 8GB of RAM - which would point to 10GB - that it will be a powerful gaming device and that it will have dual personal assistants. Lenovo teaser posters for Z5s The Lenovo...

Honor Band 4 to hit India on December 24

Honor held an event in September when the smartphones Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max were introduced to the world. The announcement was followed by an introduction of the latest wristband Honor Band 4 which will finally make an appearance outside of China. The device is already listed as Amazon Exclusive and will arrive on December 24, according to sources....

Honor 8A pictures arrive on TENAA

Yesterday we reported the Honor phone with model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 popped up on TENAA with all its specs. Today the photos are also here, revealing how the new affordable handset from the Huawei subsidiary will look like. Huawei Honor 8A While the phone is nowhere near the revolution of smartphone form factors like the Honor...

Warp Charge VS other fast charging standards - the 30 minute charge test

The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition debuted a new charging standard for OnePlus to succeed its 20W Dash charger. So with Chinese phone makers bringing more proprietary charging standards, we want to show how they compare with other standards on the market. There are several fast-charging standards across the smartphone industry which have their own pros...

MIUI 10 ported to the OnePlus 6 and 6T

MIUI is Xiaomi's Android skin and a long time ago, the company used to develop its UI for non-Xiaomi devices. These days, Xiaomi doesn't do that anymore, but it does allow its devices to be unlocked and flashed as the customer pleases. The company even offers full ROM files on its community site. MIUI 10, based on Android 9.0 Pie has been successfully...

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition: is it better than the regular 6T? (VIDEO)

OnePlus announced the 6T McLaren Edition this week - in fact its most expensive smartphone ever. We've already unboxed it on video and gone hands-on, but now it's time for a different take on this device. Our new video asks whether this is in fact better than a vanilla 6T, and will hopefully provide you with a non-black-and-white answer to that question....

You can now set Google Assistant to have a British or Australian accent

Starting today, Google now lets you switch the voice to have either an Australian or British accent for Google Assistant across your devices. You could always do this in the past, but it involved changing your system language to another region like English UK or English AU. But now you can keep an accent while still keeping all the text and spelling...

Our first good look at the Huawei nova 4 in leaked official renders

Huawei's first punch hole camera smartphone, the nova 4, is about to be released in just a few days and we already know everything there is to know. Including the better part of the design but it won't hurt to have a few more, right? Also, the leaked renders are here to showcase the available colors as well. Huawei nova 4 in red/purple and black...

Samsung Galaxy M20 has dual cameras and it's made of metal

After the front glass panel of the Galaxy M20 leaked the other day, today we see back panel as well. It was the last piece of the design puzzle and reveals that the handset will indeed come with a dual-camera setup. And fortunately for some, it's will have a metal body, too. In addition to the two cameras on the back, the device will also have a...

Realme is coming soon to Pakistan

Realme began as a more affordable subsidiary of Oppo, but in no time it separated into its brand and started smashing all kinds of records on every market it stepped. First arriving in India and then following on other Asia Pacific markets, the company will set foot in Pakistan, its seventh country. The good news was announced by the official Facebook...

Huawei P30 Pro to come with a notch and curved display

The rumor mill never sleeps as the first set of rumors for the Huawei P30-series are starting to surface. First, there was the rumor about the P30 Pro sporting a still unannounced Sony IMX607 sensor and today we have a fairly specific one given how much time is left until the release. According to industry sources, Huawei's P30 Pro will have a notch...

vivo to invest $560M in new smartphone plant in India

The Chinese company vivo has been a strong player on the Indian market mostly due to the ability to manufacture devices in the country without paying additional import tariffs and taxes. According to latest reports from New Delhi, the company is planning to expand its 50-acre (202 thousand sq.m) facility with additional 169 acres of land (about 684...

Asphalt 9: Legends adds support for 60fps on iPhones XS and XR

Gameloft has released a new version of Asphalt 9: Legends, which comes with a new event, a new game mode and four new cars. The Bugatti Chiron Mega Event lets you compete in new events every day to unlock the car. The new Slipstream feature now lets you trail behind other cars to charge up your nitro bar but other cars can do the same for you if...

Honor View 20 in a retail box appears in the wild

Honor View 20 was showcased in Hong Kong and while the official unveiling is not until December 26, the phone started leaking bit by bit in China. Latest info comes from a user on Weibo who shared a photo of the phone inside its retail box, a just a day after its AnTuTu benchmark. The images posted from the same user also reveal the device in real...

Lenovo Z5s sample shots emerge

While we are waiting for the official release of the Lenovo Z5s on December 18, the company's VP Chang Cheng posted a few sample shots taken with the triple camera. There are also watermarks on the photos suggesting that the AI mode was turned on. Lenovo Z5s sample photos Only three stills were published on Weibo and two of those are taken in portrait...

Honor JAT-AL00/JAT-TL00/JAT-L29 gets certified - it's likely the Honor 8A

An Honor device with the model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 has been certified with the Chinese TENAA as well as with Russia's EEC, hinting that it will launch both in China and Russia (and possibly the rest of Europe). Judging by the specs it's likely the Honor 8A. There are no photos of the device attached to either authority's certification...

MediaTek Helio P90 is official with Google Lens and ARCore support

Less than two months after the Helio P70 introduction, MediaTek launched the successor Helio P90 with better AI and even faster CPU. The new SoC comes with Google Lens and ARCore support, as well as a second generation of the MediaTek APU for more accurate AI. It is built on the TSMC 12 nm FinFET process and should hit devices in Q1 2019. Helio P90...

Huawei shows off Red and Purple nova 4, teasing Dec 17 announcement

The Huawei nova 4 is coming on December 17 at a special event in China and bit by bit we're starting to piece together its specs, the main among them a triple camera, a Kirin 970 chipset, a 6.4-inch display and a 3,750mAh battery. Today, Huawei teased one of the gradient colors the nova 4 will arrive in - Honey Red, a deep red fading into a deep...

Best Buy ranking data shows steady decline in iPhone XS and XS Max sales

Lately, Apple has seen a decline in iPhone sales. The 2018 iPhone flagships just aren't as popular with the masses this year. Apple has even offered some pretty steep discounts with trade-ins of up to $300 off current-gen iPhones (with iPhone 7 Plus trade-in): the XR, XS, and XS Max. Apple has never had to discount its phones before, but with such...

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 up to $300 off from Samsung US

In time for the holidays, Samsung is holding deals on all its 2018 flagships directly from its website. The Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 are all seeing discounts depending on the carrier and if you trade in another device, you can get an even bigger discount. T-Mobile: Instantly save $200 when purchasing a Galaxy S9 ($519) or S9+ ($639). Galaxy Note9...

Apple is working on its own modem for use in future iPhones

Apple used to exclusively employ Qualcomm-made modems in its smartphones, then switched to a 50-50 split between Qualcomm and Intel, and this year started exclusively collaborating with Intel, pushing Qualcomm aside while at the same time being involved in a litigation war with the company. In the future, however, Apple wants to create its own modems...

Our Oppo RX17 Pro video review is up

Oppo launched the R17 Pro in Europe last month calling it RX17 Pro for no obvious reason. Nevertheless, this is an intriguing smartphone that can easily be confused with the OnePlus 6T from the front, because they share the exact same design - not surprising given how these are sister companies under the umbrella of BBK Electronics. The RX17 Pro...

Samsung to supply the 2019 iPhone XS Max with cheaper OLED panels

It's a well-known secret that Samsung is the sole supplier for OLED panels for last year's iPhone X and this year's iPhone XS and XS Max. However, those panels take a good chunk of the overall production cost so Samsung is reportedly offering a more affordable option. But more affordable doesn't mean worse. In fact, Samsung has incorporated the so-called...

Huawei working on a new 20W SuperCharge Protocol (SCP)

With the release of the new Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the company announced its ridiculously fast 40W SuperCharge protocol that can charge the 4,200 mAh cell in just 60 minutes from 0 to 100%. But due to the high production cost, the 40W charging protocol was limited to the Mate 20 Pro and the Honor Magic 2. So here's where the rumored 20W SCP comes into...

Honor View 20 will pack the flagship Kirin 980 chipset, AnTuTu shows

The Honor View 20 was teased earlier this week - or rather its 48MP rear camera and punch hole selfie camera were. We're still in the dark about its other specs. Good thing AnTuTu offers pretty comprehensive reports about the hardware. It confirms the flagship Kirin 980 chipset. It will be paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The...

British Samsung Galaxy S10 prices leak, Lite will be cheaper than the Galaxy S9

We've been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy S10 lately, but one key detail has been elusive so far - the price. Insider info coming out of the UK makes it sound more than reasonable. In fact, the introductory S10 will be a good £70 cheaper than last year's Galaxy S9, which launched at £740. However, the fully loaded S10 will cost more twice...

Sony Mobile will let go 200 staff from Swedish office as it tries to halve costs

Sony Mobile has been losing money and market share and the parent company has come up with a plan to address the first part - it will cut the division's expenses in half over the next several years. This starts with a round of downsizing at the office in Lund, Sweden. This office was formerly the HQ of Sony Mobile, but that moved to Tokyo years ago....

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition coming to India on December 15

The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition will become available in India on December 15 with a price of INR 50,999 (~€625). The phone will be sold exclusively through Amazon India and OnePlus' own online store. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition comes in a single 10GB + 256GB configuration and also comes with OnePlus' new 30W Warp charger, Papaya Orange braided...

Lenovo Z5s coming with Snapdragon 678 and Android Pie

Lenovo just teased its upcoming Z5s smartphone on Weibo and to our surprise, it will be featuring a still unannounced Snapdragon SoC. It will also be running Android Pie out of the box and this is as official as it gets. According to the teaser poster, the Lenovo Z5s will boast a Snapdragon 678 chipset while running Android 9.0 Pie out of the box....

Not every Huawei nova 4 will have a 48MP sensors, leaked slide with specs reveals

The Honor View 20 made a splash with its 48MP camera, but the mothership brand has a 48MP phone incoming too - the Huawei nova 4. However, not every will get the super high resolution sensor. Here's a slide with specs that offer more details than TENAA did yesterday. The premium version of the phone will have a 48 + 16 + 20 megapixel triple camera...

Bixby beta now speaks Italian, German, French and Spanish

Last month Samsung showcased its foldable Galaxy smartphone, the new One UI and opened up Bixby for developers to make it more useful. What's more, the company also promised to introduce more languages to Bixby - British English, Spanish, German, Italian and French, to be specific, and it seems that Samsung is on the right track with the update....

The Huawei P Smart is powered by a Kirin 710 chipset, has a smaller teardrop notch

The Huawei P Smart (2019) is now available on French retailer Boulanger. It's not up on Huawei.com yet, so it might be pulled later, but don't worry about that - let's check out the specs. The phone comes with a 6.2" screen with a teardrop notch and 1080p+ resolution. Like the P smart+, it's powered by a Kirin 710 chipset. However, this version has...

Sony's 38MP IMX607 sensor specs leak, could end up in the Huawei P30 Pro

A Weibo user, who appears to be all-knowing about camera sensors and has been leaking white papers for quite some time now, recently published some details about an upcoming Sony sensor - the IMX607. It's also believed to be the main sensor for the future Huawei P30 Pro. The 38MP 1/1.8" IMX607 sensor takes a similar approach as the IMX600 found in...