Huawei P30 lite will have a 6.15" 1080p+ screen, reveals TENAA

As expected, the Huawei P30 lite will have a 1080p+ screen. New certifications coming out of China have further revealed that this is a 6.15" panel. The vanilla P30 is expected to have a similarly-sized 6.1" screen (also 1080p+). And since we've seen cases for the lite model, we know it will have a teardrop notch. Huawei P30 lite case renders Anyway,...

Testing Oppo's 10x optical zoom camera

Oppo announced that it will launch a phone with its new 10x zoom triple camera module in Q2 this year. For now, they let us play with a prototype unit to test out the camera. Before we go on, we should emphasize that both the hardware and software are not in a finished state. The prototype was put in a case to mask its design as that wasn't the focus...

Asus Zenfone 6 to be announced on May 14

No invitations, no official teasers - just an ad on the pages of a magazine. That's how Asus decided to inform us that the Zenfone 6 is coming on May 14. The event will be held in Valencia, Spain. The ad can be found inside the magazine that comes with the press passes for MWC 2019 in Barcelona happening right now although, not everyone received...

Nokia 6.1 Plus now available with 6 GB RAM

HMD Global launched the Nokia X6 as Nokia 6.1 Plus for global markets back in July last year. But, unlike the X6, the 6.1 Plus was only offered with 4 GB RAM. Well now, the company has launched the 6.1 Plus with more RAM. HMD has launched the 6 GB RAM variant of the Nokia 6.1 Plus. It is currently available in India with a price tag of INR 18,499...

Oppo's upcoming flagship to feature Snapdragon 855 and 5G connectivity

Along with the 10x optical zoom, the 5G was the other main topic of Oppo's event. No new phones were unveiled, but the company still had some exciting news about its future products. And surprisingly enough, Qualcomm's president, Cristiano R. Amon announced that Oppo's next flagship phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset and will be...

Oppo with 10x zoom camera, 48MP main camera coming in Q2 this year

Oppo will launch a phone with its new 10x zoom camera in the second quarter of this year (so, between April and June). Before we dive into how this much optical zoom is possible, we should explain what "10x" means. The camera assembly has three camera modules, starting with a 16mm ultra-wide camera (120°). The second camera module has a 48MP sensor...

Watch Oppo's livestream from Barcelona for more of its 10x zoom camera and 5G plans

"Get closer", says Oppo, winking at its 10x optical zoom camera that was announced in January. We should get more details on Oppo's plans for that camera module today. Building up to the MWC, the company even posted a teaser, zooming in on the famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Next-gen 5G connectivity will be part of the event as well. Oppo has...

Nubia warms up the crowd with a new teaser of its wearable phone

It's no secret that nubia is preparing a foldable, wearable device to introduce during its February 25 event at MWC in Barcelona but the company decided to share two more teasers. Just to warm up the fans. Nubia Wearable Mobile Phone #MWC19 - Flex Your Life | Launch Feb 25th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/G0dsth77ZH— Venkatesh Babu.G (@smartvenkat95) February...

Oppo T1 leak is fake, company's Vice President confirms

Several hours ago, an interesting leak appeared in the wild suggesting that Oppo is working on a new flagship phone that may replace the Oppo R19 this year. However, the Vice President of Oppo, Shen Yiren Brian, was nice to disregard the report on Weibo officially. Yep, the leak sounded too good to be true and it's probably because it isn't. Also,...

NVIDIA launches GTX 1660 Ti desktop graphics card, starts at $279

After months of leaks, NVIDIA has finally launched the GTX 1660 Ti desktop graphics card. Priced at $279, this is NVIDIA's latest mid-range offering that will replace the aging 1060 6GB while offering 1070 performance. The GTX 1660 Ti is based on NVIDIA's latest Turing architecture that we previously saw on the RTX series of graphics card. However,...

Nokia 9 camera sample posted to Instagram

Smartphone have been advancing in computational photography so quickly over the last few years, and the leaders in this space are Google, Huawei, and Apple, all of which have made some really good progress with the help of software to produce some really excellent photos with lots of detail and excellent exposure. Leading up to MWC, Nokia's social...

Huawei's "Mate X" foldable phone poster leaks

This week, Samsung unveiled its foldable Galaxy Fold and the race is on for the next manufacturer to put a foldable phone on the market. Huawei is likely going to be the next one as it gears up for a press event this weekend at the MWC. A photo was tweeted showing working installing a display banner containing Huawei's device with a foldable display....

Archos Diamond announced with a pop-up selfie cam and UD fingerprint reader

Archos went all in the last few days with a slew of new phones, but the Archos Diamond appears to be the most interesting of the bunch. And don't confuse it with last year's Diamond Omega. The 2019 Diamond is a totally different device and doesn't success the Omega from last year. This one's a mid-range device with high-end features. Right off the...

Rumor pegs the price of Nokia 9 PureView at just €600, Xperia 1's at €950

File this one under "maybe" - European prices for the new Nokia phones have leaked ahead of Sunday's announcement. And they start with a €600 price tag for the Nokia 9 PureView. Sure, it has Snapdragon 845 rather than the new 855, but it will be the first ever phone with five cameras on the back. For comparison, the Nokia 8 Sirocco was €750 at launch...

Oppo F11 Pro with 48 MP rear camera to go official on March 5

Oppo has been teasing the F11 Pro since last week, and now, the company has confirmed that it will launch the smartphone on March 5. In addition to confirming the launch date, Oppo has also confirmed some of the features of this phone like 48 MP + 5 MP dual rear cameras, a 6.5-inch Panoramic Screen, and VOOC 3.0 fast charging. The back of the smartphone...

Vivo to launch a new V15 mid-ranger in India on February 25

Hot on the heels of the V15 Pro announcement yet another vivo handset with a pop-up camera design is apparently also coming our way. Like the name suggests, the V15 is a slightly downgraded alternative to the V15 Pro that still retains the signature motorized selfie camera design, originally made popular by the vivo NEX S. As per leaked specs, the...

DxOMark: Samsung Galaxy S10+ camera is as good as the Mate 20 Pro's

Samsung's new triple-camera setup on the Galaxy S10 and S10+ is undoubtedly one of the key selling points of handsets and it appears that DxOMark thinks so as well. The overall score is 109, which matches the Mate 20 Pro and the P20 Pro. And interestingly enough, the Galaxy S10+'s photo and video scores are 114 and 98, respectively, which are also...

Sony and Light partner up to build 4+ camera modules for smartphones

Light - makers of the bonkers Light L16 with 16 cameras - has officially partnered with Sony Semiconductor Solutions. This means that it will be recommending Sony sensors to its customers and partners as well as using them in its own reference designs. The end goal of this is to build multi-camera solutions for smartphones with 4 or more cameras....

Oppo F11 Pro specs leak in full

Oppo has been hitting the rumor mill rather hard lately with teaser after teaser of its upcoming Oppo F11 Pro phone. Add a few interspersed leaks to the mix and it's already pretty easy to get a general idea of what the company's latest "Selfie Expert" will bring to the table. Naturally, the main attraction being a 48MP main camera on the back and...

Half dozen alcatel phones leak ahead of MWC 2019

TCL was in the spotlight of CES 2019 when the conglomerate announced alcatel 1x (2019), some BlackBerry updates and introduced the flexible panel prototypes of its subsidiary CSOT. The company will be part of MWC as well, and we expect to see half a dozen new phones, according to a leak by Evan Blass. All of them appear to have affordable specs,...

Bixby button remapping coming to older Galaxy phones too

The Bixby button situation is quite polarizing - some hate it, others don't mind it at all. But for those of you who want to use the button for something else instead, we've got some awesome news. The new Samsung Galaxy S10-series allow you to remap the button to your liking. You can set the voice assistant to launch at with a double press and an...

HTC Vive Focus Plus standalone VR headset unveiled with two motion controllers

HTC has developed an enhanced Vive Focus standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus Plus. The key change is the addition of a second motion controller thanks to improvements in the ultrasonic 6DoF tracking system. Having a controller for both hands will make porting PC games easier as their gameplay relies on having two controllers. Most standalone VR...

Redmi Note 7 Pro to be announced next week

The Redmi Note 7 is arriving next week in India, but many fans are waiting for the Pro variant of the hit smartphone. The Redmi CEO finally confirmed on Weibo the device is still coming next week with a 48 MP camera, but this time the sensor will be Sony IMX586 rather than the GM1 by Samsung. Redmi Note 7 Pro camera specs The upcoming phone is expected...

Realme 3 officially arriving on March 4

Realme has announced on Twitter a new event that will take place on March 4. This will be the introduction of Realme 3, and the company will launch a live stream for everyone to follow when the time comes. The teaser reveals a starry pattern and the announcement has plenty of celestial remarks for the "cosmic event". At first, you might think the...

Here are the Galaxy S10, S10e and S10+ prices in India

Samsung has started pre-orders of the Galaxy S10, S10e and Galaxy S10+ in India and will begin shipping pre-ordered phones from March 6. If you pre-book either of the three phones you'll be eligible to get either the new Galaxy Buds or the Galaxy Watch 46mm at a discounted price of INR 2,999 and INR 9,999, respectively. Here are the prices of the...

Here's which European countries will first get Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S10 5G at its Unpacked Event. This is the biggest device of the series with more cameras, and, of course, with full 5G support both for mmWave and sub-6GHz networks. The phone will see gigabit speeds only in select countries, and Samsung announced a short list of the first places in Europe to get the new handset. They...

Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ with Exynos 9820 Octa benchmarked

Samsung's fresh new S10 lineup is once again powered by the best the industry can offer - Snapdragon 855 and Samsung's in-house Exynos 9820 Octa chipset. We already managed to put a Snapdragon 855 phone through its paces in our Xiaomi Mi 9 review, but we were eager to test Samsung's flagship SoC. And as luck would have it we are currently in possession...

Nokia 2.1 with 1 GB RAM gets Android Pie Go

HMD Global rolled out Android Pie update for Nokia 5 (2017) last month. And yesterday, the company rolled out this latest version of Android to Nokia 6 (2017). Well now, HMD has started rolling out Android Pie (Go Edition) for its Nokia 2.1. Get it while it's hot! Our latest Android 9 Pie update is rolling out now. Nokia 2.1 just keeps getting better....

The Galaxy Fold doesn't have a 3.5mm jack, but it does have something on top

The Samsung Galaxy Fold has two screens, two batteries and six cameras, but you know what it doesn't have? A 3.5mm headphone jack. That puts it on a very short list of Samsung smartphone in many years to not have a jack (the others being the Galaxy A8s and exotics like the W2019 clamshell). There's no microSD slot either (it shares this trait with...

Here are our first Samsung Galaxy S10+ camera samples

Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 family yesterday with updated internals, HDR10+ Infinty-O displays and unltrasonic fingerprint readers. Those are good and all, but the S-series have long been among the best cameraphones on the market, and this year they've become even more versatile. What we're getting on the Galaxy S10 and S10+ is a flagship-grade...

Samsung Galaxy Home speaker to go on sale by April

Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy Home smart speaker will go on sale sometime by April. This information was conveyed by co-CEO DJ Koh following the Galaxy S10 launch event yesterday. The Galaxy Home speaker was announced alongside the Galaxy Note 9 back in August. Although no release date or pricing was announced back then, no one really thought...

Follow us on Instagram for exclusive behind the scenes content

Better late than never - we made an Instagram account! We'll use it to share exclusive photos and videos of what we're working on, starting with our coverage of the MWC. You can follow @gsmarenateam to see photos and videos "from the kitchen". This includes lifestyle photos that will end up in our reviews - both written reviews on the site and video...

Telstra offers to upgrade you to Galaxy S10 5G later if you buy a Galaxy S10+ now

Telstra is hyped up for 5G and will be the first carrier in Australia to offer the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, which will be available in the first half of the year. And you don't have to wait, you buy a Galaxy S10+ now and upgrade to the S10 5G when it arrives "at no extra cost". The press release doesn't go into details, presumably this means at no...

ZTE confirms it will bring 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 855

The Chinese manufacturer ZTE announced on Monday it will bring a 5G phone at MWC in Barcelona on February 25. An event invite promised "New Axon, New 5G flagship" without clarifying if this means one and the same unit or two separate phones. Today a new teaser arrived and it's as cryptic as the previous one. It says "5G speeds" and "bow down to performance"...

You can remap the Bixby button on the Samsung Galaxy S10 phones

The Samsung Galaxy S10 phones will let you remap the Bixby button, well, sort of. You can't completely evict the Samsung digital assistant, but what you can do is assign an app of your choice to the button. Here's how it works. The button can be single and double pressed. You can assign your app to one of those options, Bixby will move to the other...

Three days until Huawei unveils its 5G-connected foldable phone at the MWC

The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro will be unveiled on in late March, but between now and then an even more premium device will make its debut - Huawei's 5G-connected foldable phone. In fact, the countdown has reached "3 days" as you can see in the teaser video below. The shows essentially the same thing as the teaser image from three weeks ago - the hinge...

Gartner: Smartphone shipments fail to impress in Q4 2018

2018 wasn't a great year for smartphone sales. According to the latest research by Gartner, the total number of devices sold rose from 407.845 million to 408.358 million, which is a tiny 0.1% growth. The biggest loser was Apple, selling 11.8% fewer units in the last holiday period compared with the same quarter in 2017. Q4 2018 Units (in million)...

Facebook for Android update allows you to opt out of background location tracking

Facebook is rolling out a new change in the Android version of the app, which will allow users to opt out of background location tracking. Previously, the Facebook app for Android either let you keep location services off or on. The latter also allowed the app to track and save your location constantly, even if the app was not in use, especially...

Verizon will be first to bring Galaxy S10 5G to the US, T-Mobile and AT&T to carry the Galaxy Fold

Verizon claims it will be the first US carrier to offer the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, which will be available in the first half of this year (the global launch is in the Spring). Sprint will also offer the 5G model, but in the Summer. T-Mobile has announced plans to carry the Galaxy 5G and Galaxy Fold, but without giving a time frame. Same for AT&T,...

Samsung Galaxy M20 arrives to Europe, Ukraine gets it first

Just last week we learned of Samsung's plans to bring the Galaxy M20 to Europe and it's already happening. Samsung's Ukrainian branch has already announced the arrival of the new midranger with humongous 5,000 mAh battery although and the phone is already available to order. The Ukrainian online retailer, which got local exclusivity of the phone,...

Realme 3 will have Helio P70, CEO confirms

Yesterday Realme revealed its new smartphone will have vertical dual cameras and diamond design on the back. Later the company CEO went even further with the teasers and confirmed the Realme 3 will have Helio P70 chipset. The Realme 3 will be the second smartphone by the company with the MediaTek SoC, following the Realme U1. It is supposed to have...

Oppo F11 Pro appears in hands-on video

Oppo was on a teaser spree for the F11 Pro last week, revealing the 48 MP main snapper, its massive screen, and the raising selfie camera. While we are waiting for an official announcement, a Twitter user from Vietnam posted a four-second video of the device, showcasing the big display and cool colors on the back. For some unknown reason, the leakster...

Meizu Note 9 incoming on March 6

The Meizu Note 9 appeared on TENAA with specs, then pictures followed suit, but the company was silent on any eventual release. Finally, through its Weibo account, the smartphone maker revealed the "package will drop" on March 6. The official Meizu Note 9 announcement The new phone will be the midranger of the company with its 6.2" Full HD+ screen...

Nokia 9 PureView official renders leak

Nokia is having an announcement on Sunday and we expect to see the Nokia 9 PureView with five cameras to finally make an appearance. We already saw the promo video in the last days of 2018, followed by certifications in China, and the United States. Just three days prior to the event in Barcelona, Spain, the Nokia 9 appeared on Twitter in leaked...

Sony Xperia XZ3 drops to €499 in Germany ahead of the XZ4's launch

Sony is going to announce the Xperia XZ4 (or whatever it will end up being called) at MWC next Monday. As such, it's not really very surprising to see its predecessor, the XZ3 launched in the second half of last year, getting a price cut. And that's exactly what's happened over in Germany, where well known electronics retailer Saturn is now asking...

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) enters the Android Pie beta program

With the 2018 and 2017 Samsung flagships out of the way, it's now time to make sure the midrangers are getting a taste of Pie. And the Galaxy A7 (2018) owners from India can now enter the Android Pie beta program. The One UI based on Android Pie is already rolling out to some devices participating so their owners can experience early some of the...

Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent edition will have a special 7P f/1.47 camera

You'll probably be hard pressed to remember, but before Samsung's onslaught of announcements today, Xiaomi also unveiled the Mi 9. This phone also has a transparent special edition, that for now will only be available in China. We already knew it would boast 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, as well as a back design that shows some components under...

Huawei P30 Lite's design leaks through case renders, triple rear camera confirmed

Huawei has been doing the Lite thing for a while now, and it won't stop with the P30 family, to be officially announced at an event in Paris on March 26. The P30 Lite has been leaked in all its glory today, courtesy of case maker Spigen, which has uploaded images of the phone inside its upcoming range of cases that are specially designed for it....

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, S10 5G and Fold announcement coverage wrap-up

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Samsung unveils Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch, two smart bands and Galaxy Buds

Today Samsung made the jump to 5G and foldable, phones, showed its latest Galaxy S flagship line which consists of 4 phones, but it also took the time to refresh its wearable ecosystem with a smartwatch, two smart bands and new truly wireless ear buds. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active breaks away from the familiar design...