Samsung Galaxy A10 to be company's first phone with UD fingerprint reader

It seems that Samsung is sticking to its plan of implementing new features to its mid-range A-series first and the most recent rumor is a testament for that even though it sounds like a long shot. According to a Chinese leakster, Samsung is working on an upper-mid-range Galaxy A10 smartphone with an under-display fingerprint reader. The tweet doesn't...

More affordable iPad mini 5 is expected next year

The last iPad mini update was way back in 2015 and with the launch of Apple's new expensive iPad Pro lineup, it seemed like the company forgot all about the smallest of them all. Not according to a new Chinese source, though. China Times claims to have inside info about an upcoming iPad mini 5, or at least that's how they are calling it. The tablet...

December patch coming to fix Pixel 3/3 XL issues

This year's Google Pixel launch was a mixed bag - the phones are great but the number of issues that popped up in the first few months ruined the user experience for a lot of owners. Luckily, the December patch aims to fix most if not all of the problems. The most persisting ones like errors in the third-party camera apps, memory management and loudspeakers...

AT&T will say you have "5G E" on your 4G phone because marketing trumps truth

Maybe you heard about AT&T's new 5G network and thought "hey, 5 is more than 4 so it's clearly better", and then proceeded to anxiously wait to have 5G on your phone. Good news! It's coming way sooner than you might have expected. Only it's not actually 5G. Confused? That's exactly where AT&T's marketing department wants you. First off, let's...

OnePlus seems to have cut off the 6T's bezels in an ad

Remember the controversy regarding Lenovo's Z5 and its bezels that turned out to be much larger in reality than in its official images? Well, it sure looks like OnePlus hasn't learned anything from that debacle. Here's a Twitter user noticing something strange about an ad for the OnePlus 6T that popped up on Instagram. Look closely, see if you can...

Asus ROG Phone review

In more ways than one the ROG phone is a benchmark, a practical example of what a gaming phone could be when you really have the expertise, experience and technical prowess to pull it off and dial everything to eleven. Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/asus_rog_phone-review-1870.p...

Huawei P30 to sport triple rear camera, rumor says

We've already heard that the Huawei P30 Pro will launch with four cameras on the back, but what about the non-Pro model? Thankfully, leaker extraordinaire @evleaks has the answer. According to someone who's seen the upcoming Huawei P30, it will come with three rear snappers, of which one has 40 MP resolution. The phone will be capable of 5x lossless...

New Xiaomi Play teaser hints at a Guinness World Record

Xiaomi's teaser campaign for the Play smartphone it's due to unveil on December 24 is in full swing. We've already heard that it's going to arrive with 10GB of free monthly data, but the newest round of teasers is more intriguing to say the least. Apparently the company might reveal that the Play is in some way record-breaking. What else should we...

German court says Apple infringed on Qualcomm patents, issues sales ban

Qualcomm won another legal battle against Apple, this time in Germany. According to a German court iPhone 7 and 8 models with Intel modems infringe on one Qualcomm patent. The court issued a sales ban on said models until Apple is able to reverse the decision. However third-party retailers can still sell the violating iPhones. According to a statement...

Google Pixel 3 is the top-ranked single-lens Android on DxOMark

DxOMark has finally published its review of the Google Pixel 3, giving it an overall score of 101, which breaks down into a 103 for photo and 98 for video. This puts the Pixel 3 at a shared fifth spot in the rankings with the Apple iPhone XR. The review praises the Pixel 3's dynamic range, its detail preservation and flash performance in photos and...

Xiaomi Play to come with free 10 GB data per month

Xiaomi is introducing its Play smartphone on December 24 as an entirely new series. A company official told Chinese sources that to allow mobile gamers and fans to enjoy the device without being bothered by connectivity, Xiaomi will release the device with an unlimited data plan with the first 10 GB at full speed for no extra price. This is the second...

Samsung planning a night mode for the Galaxy S10 called "Bright Night"

First it was Huawei P20 Pro and its Night Mode, then Google introduced Night Sight with an Android Pie update for all Pixel devices, and other companies are now following. According to a report by XDA Developers, Samsung is also going in this direction and is developing a camera feature called Bright Night. It is expected to arrive with One UI in...

vivo Y93 arrives in India with a fingerpint scanner on the back

It is always tough to distinguish one vivo smartphone from another. Today, the vivo Y93 arrived in India with a Helio P22 chipset and a fingerprint scanner on the back. This is not the original vivo Y93, launched on November 1 - this is the body of vivo Y95 with the soul of the vivo Y93s. The Indian version of vivo Y93 has a 6.22" LCD screen with...

Samsung Galaxy A8s arrives for pre-order, costs less than $450

Samsung was the first company to officially introduce a smartphone with a camera under the display. The device is called Galaxy A8s and has just appeared for pre-order at the Chinese online retailer JD.com. There is only one memory choice and a single price tag of CNY2,999, or under $450. Samsung Galaxy A8s was announced with either 6 or 8 GB RAM,...

Honor View 20 to be capable of 960 fps video

A couple of new posters for the Honor View 20 launch have surfaced on Weibo. The first one mentions that the new View 20 is going to feature advanced GPS as debuted on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro for more accurate GPS tracking, particularly while going for a run but should help navigation in cities with tall buildings that block signals. The other poster...

Nokia 3 receives Android 8.1 Oreo update

HMD Global has apparently started sending out the update to Android 8.1 Oreo to the Nokia 3 from 2017. The phone launched with Android 7.0 Nougat on board, then received an update to Android 8.0 Oreo back in April this year. Now it's time for it to make the jump to 8.1, although at this rate Pie seems like nothing more than a pipe dream at the moment....

Moto G7 lineup revealed in press renders leak

Motorola is getting ready to announce the Moto G7 lineup soon. Press renders for the Moto G7, G7 Plus, G7 Power, and G7 Play have leaked courtesy of DroidShout.com. The most apparent difference we can see is the addition of a now notched display which has black bezels. The Moto G6 had a perfectly rectangular display with bezels that matched the color...

OxygenOS 9.0.10 starts rolling out for the OnePlus 6T

Today OnePlus has started sending out a new software update to the 6T. It's OxygenOS 9.0.10, and it brings with it the December 2018 security patches. Additionally, the company also promises better Wi-Fi stability for more reliable connectivity, Face Unlock improvements, and enhanced Nightscape performance for the camera. Those are all nice things...

OnePlus 6T gets a better DxO score than the OnePlus 6

The DxOMark lab has concluded testing on the OnePlus 6T and the results are in - a 98 overall score which is 2 points higher than the OnePlus 6 and a tie with the Google Pixel 2 for the 10th spot. The score breaks down into a 101 in imaging and 91 for video. The photo score is punctuated by great autofocus, very good dynamic range , good detal and...

Counterpoint: Feature phones are great again, sales rise for fourth consecutive quarter

Counterpoint revealed in its latest phone market report that the feature phones are on the rise for a fourth consecutive quarter. Meanwhile, smartphones sales have been on the decline for the same period, although the researchers wouldn't read too much into it. According to the data, iTel and HMD are global market leaders with 14% market share each,...

Xiaomi drops software support for the Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3

Xiaomi just confirmed that it's discontinuing the software support for two of its iconic devices - the 2016 flagship, Mi 5 and the affordable Redmi Note 3 phablet from the same year. The upcoming stable release of the MIUI Global ROM will be the last one for those two handsets. The Beta Team for both phones will be disbanded after the final OTA update...

Some iPad Pro 2018 coming with bent frames, Apple says it's normal

Several complaints popped up online about iPad Pros being shipped with a bent chassis. Apple said this is happening due to manufacturing process but calmed down people, saying it should not worsen over time and will not affect performance and usability over time. This effectively means that if you received a bent iPad Pro, you're not getting it replaced....

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and S10 Plus benchmarks appear

The Galaxy S10 trio is expected to go live in about three months during 2019's MWC in Barcelona and as we get closer to that date, the rumor mill starts spinning faster and faster. The latest piece of information comes from an HTML5 browser benchmark test that reveals some small tidbits about the most expensive version - the Galaxy S10 Plus and the...

Happy New Year 2018!

Another year has passed and it was great with the advancements in mobile tech once again. We enjoyed covering all the advancements in technology which the year brought along and we are hoping to see many more of those in 2018 as well. Thank you for being with us and we hope to remain your preferred tech website in 2018. Our YouTube channel has almost...

Honor View 20 pricing and Maserati Edition retail box appear online

Huawei's subsidiary is introducing the Honor View 20 under the name Honor V20 in China next Wednesday. The announcement may be six days away, but we have more and more info, incoming on a daily basis. Latest leaks and rumors showcase the back panel of a phone called Honor V20 Maserati Edition, meaning another auto brand is joining the smartphone...

OnePlus 5 and 5T receive a new beta build of Android Pie

Last week OnePlus finally outed the first beta build of Android 9 Pie for its smartphones from 2017, the 5 and 5T. And now the company is rolling out a new beta release for the duo, arriving as OxygenOS Open Beta 23 or 21, depending on which device you have. This is going out to the people who have joined the OnePlus beta track. If you've already...

New Google Assistant ad has Macaulay Culkin go home alone again

Google has posted a new ad for the holidays, and this one is all about Google Assistant. And specifically, how Macaulay Culkin's role in the Home Alone movies would've been made much easier had the virtual assistant existed at that point. That said, the movies themselves surely would have been much more boring as a consequence. Take a look for yourself:...

OnePlus 7 or OnePlus 5G leaks for the first time, take a look

If you were wondering what OnePlus' 5G phone or the OnePlus 7 are going to look like, we may now have the answer. The image you can see below has been leaked today, and it's a shot from an internal company meeting, with OnePlus CEO Pete Lau attending. The employee who took the picture surely risks being fired for this. Anyway, as you can see, the...

Nokia 9 PureView gets Bluetooth certified

The (in)famous Nokia 9 PureView is still vaporware at the moment, but that might change soon - either at CES in January or MWC in February. Three versions of it have just been certified by the Bluetooth SIG, a prerequisite step for the launch of any new smartphone. They have the model numbers TA-1082, TA-1087, and TA-1094. The last one of those has...

Apple's latest 9.7-inch iPad is now just $229, $100 off its usual price and cheapest ever

Apple's newest non-Pro iPad, the 9.7-inch model launched in March this year, can now be yours for the lowest price we've ever seen. Normally starting at $329 for the 32GB model, you can now grab the same tablet for only $229, both at Amazon and Walmart. Not only do you save $100, but at $229 this is an amazing deal that isn't to be missed if you're...

Android 9 Pie for the Nokia 8 is finally rolling out

The Nokia 8 is finally ready to taste Android Pie. HMD Global has started rolling out the update to all units today. This is the stable release, following a beta build that was outed around a week or so ago. It looks like no huge bugs were found in that one, or at least nothing that couldn't be fixed quickly. This update has been a very long time...

Redmi Pro 2 may be Xiaomi's 48MP phone, teasers suggest Snapdragon 675 chipset

Remember the Xiaomi Redmi Pro? It may finally be getting a sequel as teasers have started cropping up on Weibo, one of which points to the Snapdragon 675 as the chipset of choice. Even more interestingly, this may be the Redmi with a 48MP camera that Xiaomi has been teasing lately. That one has also been connected to the S675 chip and rumors suggest...

Gionee declares bankruptcy, enters liquidation

We have some good news and some bad news about Gionee. The good news is that one day there may be a movie about what happened. The bad news is that the company has officially entered bankruptcy. A court in Shenzhen has accepted the application for liquidation bankruptcy by Huaxing Bank. This may still turn into a company reorganization - Gionee hired...

Xiaomi's first Android Go Edirion smartphone is certified

Xiaomi's upcoming Redmi Go smartphone has been certified with Singapore's IMDA, the US' FCC and Russia's EEC, sporting the model number M1903C3GG. According to the listings it will run Android 9 Pie (Go Edition), making this Xiaomi's first Android Go phone. It will have a dual-SIM slot, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 and likely just 1GB of RAM. Judging...

Android 9.0 Pie update for Asus Zenfone 5 now available

Asus just uploaded the Android 9.0 Pie update for its Zenfone 5 and the package can be found on the company's official website. The FOTA update is just around 1.1GB and the process of installation is pretty straightforward if you are too eager to get the Pie. All you have to do is download the package from the source link below then move the downloaded...

Honor View 20 leaked posters reveal more about the phone

The 48MP main camera on the Honor View 20 is undoubtedly the centerpiece feature along with the flagship Kirin 980 SoC but the recently leaked posters also reveal the battery capacity and the front-facing camera specs. Leaked Honor View 20 posters According to the images, the phone will sport a 4,000 mAh battery and a 25MP sensor in the display hole....

Xiaomi teases Play smartphone with waterdrop notch

Xiaomi has uploaded a number of teaser posters for its upcoming Play smartphone that's due to arrive on December 24. The teasers show the phone from the front and rear, revealing a display with a waterdrop notch on the front and a dual camera and fingerprint scanner on the back. Xiaomi Play teasers The phone looks very much like the one we saw on...

Twitter for iOS revives the reverse-chronological feed

Today Twitter made a lot of people happy by announcing that its iOS app has revived a long-lost feature: the reverse-chronological feed. It's not enabled by default, but that's a small price to pay in order to bring the service back to what it used to be before algorithms took over every social network out there. You'll see the toggle in the top...

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive another new beta build of Android Pie

Samsung is now seeding yet another update to its Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9 and S9+. It's currently available in the UK, France, Poland, and Germany, and once you install the 324MB file you'll have software version G960FXXU2ZRLF on the Galaxy S9, and G965FXXU2ZRLF on the S9+. It's nice to see the company being consistent about fixing...

Samsung Galaxy M20 to carry a 5,000 mAh battery, launch markets revealed

Samsung's new entry level smartphone lineup, the M-series, is close to its debut and the M20 will be the first one through the door. We already know how the handset should look by the recent leaks so now it's time for the internals. The latest reports deliver most of the specs as well as the launch markets. Rumor-based render The handset will pack...

AT&T will turn on its 5G network this Friday

AT&T will power on its 5G network in 12 US cities on December 21 (this Friday). The first device to use the network is a Netgear-made Nighthawk 5G hotspot, but you can't have one yet. For now the carrier is talking to businesses, giving them both the hotspot and the data for free. This is to gauge the interest in the new faster network. After...

Huawei rolls out Android Pie for the P20, P20 Pro and Mate 10 Pro

The Huawei P20, P20 Pro and Mate 10 Pro along with other flagship smartphones from the company have been running the beta version of the EMUI 9 software based on Android 9.0 Pie and now, the final and stable release is ready to roll out. So if you are a P20, P20 Pro or Mate 10 Pro owner and you live in Europe, you should see a message prompting you...

Google Assistant Routines is now available in plenty of languages

Google Assistant started introducing a series of commands with the service called My Day. It was quite buggy during its beta period but has really been polished once it graduated to its final version called Routines. It was initially only available to English-speaking users, but now sources claim it has been pushed to plenty of other languages. There...

Lenovo S5 Pro GT upgrades chipset to Snapdragon 660, up from S636

The Lenovo S5 Pro GT is the third smartphone from the Chinese company today and the lowest standing of the three. It earns its sporty name by upgrading to a Snapdragon 660 chipset, up from the S636 of the S5 Pro that was unveiled a couple of months ago. And it changes up the pricing. The GT model can be pre-ordered today and will ship on December...

HTC will focus on flagships and mid-rangers in 2019

The President of HTC Taiwan, Darren Chen, announced that the company will adopt a new strategy for 2019 in an attempt to grow its market share and improve its profitability. The plan is to focus on high end and mid-range phones. Don't get too excited, though, this includes extending the lifecycle of the HTC U12+ and other U12 models into next year....

Lenovo Z5 Pro GT is the first phone with Snapdragon 855, 12 GB RAM

Lenovo had an event today where its first triple camera phone, Lenovo Z5s, was introduced. Rumors suggested it will have "more than 8 GB RAM", but apparently the company had a bigger surprise. It is called Lenovo Z5 Pro GT and is the first smartphone with Snapdragon 855 chipset and 12 GB RAM. Since the phone is all about speed, it has racing vibes...

Lenovo Z5s arrives with three cameras, Snapdragon 710

Lenovo's first attempt at devices with three cameras on the back is called Lenovo Z5s. The device is a more affordable version of the Lenovo Z5 Pro, but more powerful than the six-month-old Lenovo Z5. It is also the first phone from the manufacturer with a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. As expected, the chipset is Snapdragon 710 with octa-core...

Huawei P30 Pro to have four cameras, Olixar reveals

Huawei introduced a triple camera P20 Pro, and it was a big deal back in March 2018. Now three shooters is the norm, so the Chinese manufacturer is going for a quad-cam setup on the Huawei P30 Pro, expected in Q1 2019. The Huawei P30 is also getting an extra camera and will switch from dual to triple setup, according to the case maker Olixar. Huawei...

Xiaomi Redmi 7 specs revealed on TENAA

Yesterday a phone that we're assuming is the Xiaomi Redmi 7 or Redmi 7 Pro appeared on TENAA, but only in pictures. Now the full specs sheet is released, and it showcases an interesting set of features. The device with model number M1901F9T will have an octa-core CPU with clock speed of 2.3 GHz. It will also have at least 11 color options, which...

iOS 12.1.2 is out to fix eSIM-related issues

Today Apple has released iOS 12.1.2 for supported devices. As its version number implies, this is a minor update, weighing in at 100MB. It doesn't bring any new features to the table, but it might be quite important for you if you own an iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR. That's because it fixes bugs with eSIM activation on Apple's 2018 devices....