This year's iPhone XR to sport telephoto lens

A report coming from a Chinese supply chain claims that the successor of the iPhone XR will borrow one of iPhone XS and XS Max key features - the 2x optical zoom. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of info regarding the camera setup but it's believed that there won't be any major upgrades. It will still be a 2x optical zoom achieved by a dual-camera...

Google Chrome for Android gets Dark Mode with latest update

The much-awaited Dark Mode has finally arrived on Google Chrome for Android with the latest update 74.0.3729.112 on the stable channel. However, the option to turn on Dark Mode isn't instantly available, and you have to enable it through Chrome flags. To do that, paste chrome://flags/#enable-android-night-mode in the address bar of Chrome and then...

Realme 3 Pro's HyperBoost 2.0 will come to older Realme phones with ColorOS 6

Oppo spin-off Realme unveiled the Realme 3 Pro earlier this week at an event in New Delhi, India. The smartphone runs Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 and comes with a feature called HyperBoost 2.0 which will trickle down to older Realme smartphones. This information comes through the company's India CEO Madhav Sheth who revealed that HyperBoost 2.0 will...

Oppo Reno has Nokia's OZO Audio recording tech

Just the other day Nokia Finland announced its poor Q1 2019 performance but it took the opportunity to brag about it's Nokia Technologies division. It turns out that Oppo's recently announced Reno flagship uses Nokia's OZO Audio technology. Even though it's not heavily marketed by the company, the Reno appears to be proficient not only in photography...

nubia Red Magic 3 spotted on Geekbench rocking a Snapdragon 855

We've had quite a few leaks about the upcoming nubia Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone and it's supposed to arrive as early as tomorrow, so the latest information comes ahead of launch. A Geekbench listing score just popped up further confirming that the handset will indeed boast Qualcomm's latest and greatest - the Snapdragon 855. If there was ever...

OnePlus 5T gets April security patch with OxygenOS 9.0.5 update

OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 9.0.4 update for the OnePlus 5 and 5T last month which brought in deep integration with Google Duo on both these smartphones. Now, the Chinese phone maker is seeding the 9.0.5 build for the T variant. This update weighs just over 200MB in size and bumps up the Android security patch level from January 1, 2019 to April...

Samsung's Galaxy Fit-e appears on Albanian website ahead of release

Back in February, Samsung announced several devices at its unpacked event including the Galaxy S10 trio, Galaxy Watch Active, as well as an entry-level fitness band among them: the Galaxy Fit-e. It's a basic fitness tracker with no smartwatch features for a low cost to customers. According to a report from Android Pit, the fitness tracker will be...

Android Q's ‘Scoped Storage' requirement for apps pushed Android R in 2020.

Android Q introduced a new security-focused feature called "Scoped Storage". This feature is introduced with Android Q and changes the way that app interact with the device's storage. Basically, with Scoped Storage, each app would have its own ‘sandbox' storage where it can run and store data. In turn, the apps would be limited to the sandbox and...

Xiaomi VP teases Snapdragon 730-powered smartphone for India, could be Mi A3

Following a successful meeting between Qualcomm and Xiaomi executives, Global VP of Xiaomi, Manu Kumar Jain tweets a teaser about a future Xiaomi device that will be powered by either the Snapdragon 730 or 730G. In the teaser, Jain mentions that a new Xiaomi device with the updated CPU is coming to India soon. Great meeting Rajen @rajen_vagadia &...

Google Maps not working on some Wear OS devices

Google has been slowly improving its Wear OS platform over the past several months. However, one issue has been plaguing many users of the platform over the past weeks deeming one of the more useful features of a smartwatch, useless. As pointed out by PunikaWeb several users are unable to use Google Maps on their Wear OS smartwatches. Users are simply...

Realme RMX1901 certified in TENAA, similar to the supposed Oppo Reno lite

A new Realme device is appearing on the Chinese TENAA with a model number ‘RMX1901'. It has a large 6.5-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and a 3,680 mAh battery. TENAA images also reveal that this unannounced Realme device doesn't have a visible fingerprint scanner, so it could possibly have an in-display scanner. Earlier this month, we saw...

To be clear, the Oppo Reno 10x zoom doesn't have 10x optical zoom (or 6x for that matter)

So after the excitement of the Oppo Reno launch event subsided, we were invited to attend a Q&A session with Oppo where a lot of technical questions were thrown around. A surprising discovery which came out of this talk was that the focal length of the Oppo Reno's three cameras is 16mm - 26mm - 130mm, respectively. Now take a careful look at...

Motorola G7 Power arrives at T-Mobile and Metro

On Friday, T-Mobile announces availability for the Moto G7 Power on both T-Mobile and Metro (by T-Mobile). The latter is T-Mobile's pre-paid carrier that also runs on T-Mobile's LTE towers. The Motorola G7 Power are compatible with T-Mobile's 600MHz LTE band (Band 71) which offers better coverage in buildings and longer range in rural areas. Both...

Google Pixel 3a leaks in purple hue with a yellow-colored power button

The Google Pixel 3a that leaked two days ago in white color has now surfaced in a purple hue. This latest render of the Pixel 3a comes to us through popular leakster Evan Blass. It shows us the rear side of the phone which is coated with purple paint. However, the shade of purple is pretty light which qualifies this version to be called "Not Purple."...

Samsung Galaxy A60 and Galaxy A40s are up for pre-order

Samsung Galaxy A60 and Samsung Galaxy A40s were announced last week in China with triple cameras and a fingerprint scanner on the back. Today the devices appeared on the company website for pre-order, revealing the launch dates. Both handsets will start from CNY1,499 ($225/€200) for the 6/64 GB variant, but the Galaxy A60 has a second version with...

Honor 20 Pro leaks in White gradient

Last week, a render of the Honor 20 Pro leaked in Teal color showing off the phone's back with a quad camera setup. Today, we get to see this smartphone in a new color. The Honor 20 Pro has surfaced in White gradient and you can see that it has a dash of pink. The render shows off the phone's back which is home to quad cameras stacked vertically...

Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition pre-orders opened in India, ships May 1

The Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition is now up for pre-order in India, about a month and a half after the 'regular' model went on sale. The limited edition phone is a 6GB + 128GB version of the F11 Pro with an exclusive Space Blue color, Avengers movie elements on the back, an Avengers theme and wallpapers and a special Captain America protective...

Samsung Galaxy Fold review

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Chinese company Fortsense patents FP scanner under LCD

The fingerprint scanner has moved under the display in the pursuit to make room for bigger screens, but with a big caveat - it can only be placed under an OLED panel since only this type of display can allow for the light to pass from underneath the matrix. Now, a Chinese company called Fortsense, has figured out a way to implement the sensor under...

Realme 3 goes on open sale in India

The Realme 3 that was launched in India last month is now on open sale in the country and can be purchased anytime from Flipkart and the company's online store. It's priced at INR8,999 ($128) for the 3GB/32GB variant and INR10,999 ($157) for the 4GB/64GB model. The Realme 3 in India comes with Helio P70 SoC under the hood, and it runs Android Pie-based...

Yet another vivo appears on TENAA

Companies have been implementing smaller and smaller notches and even unusual solution for selfie cameras like a shark fin or a rotating mechanism. Looks like vivo is having none of that, listing a phone with a wide notch on TENAA. It has the same footprint as the vivo V9, but completely different specs on the inside. vivo V1730GA from all sides...

Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 listed on official India website, could launch soon

The Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 which were unveiled in February this year at Mobile World Congress have been listed on the company's official India website hinting at an imminent launch. The listings neither reveal the price nor the launch date of these smartphones so we will have to wait for HMD to share more information about the debut of these budget Nokia...

Renders leak of Huawei's first smartphone with a pop-up camera

Huawei is getting ready to launch a new P Smart device with a pop-up selfie camera. This midrange device is reportedly called the ‘Huawei P Smart Z' and follows the trends that have been set by both vivo NEX S and the Oppo Find X. These leaked renders come to us from Mobielkopen who also provide the alleged specs for the P Smart Z. For starters,...

Apple and Qualcomm deal pushed Intel to quit 5G plans

Earlier this month we heard Intel decided to quit plans for mobile 5G, following the surprise settlement between Apple and Qualcomm. The company announced lower financial forecast, officially stating that the deal between its competitor and the iPhone maker was the key reason for dropping the idea of mobile 5G. Quitting plans for the next-gen connectivity...

Realme's first pop-up shop is coming to India where you can purchase the Realme 3 Pro

On Thursday, Realme India has announced that it will be opening its first pop-up shop, giving customers the chance to check out and purchase the new Realme 3 Pro before it officially goes on sale. The Realme 3 Pro is set to go on sale in India on April 29 with pre-registrations open now through April 27. The pop-up store will be at Pacific Mall,...

Mario Kart Tour launches closed beta for Android users in US and Japan

On Thursday, Nintendo has officially launched a closed beta for the highly-anticipated Mario Kart Tour game headed for Android and iOS. At the same time, Nintendo has also reaffirmed a time frame for the game's release. When Nintendo first announced the mobile game, it first set a launch date for Mario 2019. Later in January, while Nintendo announced...

iPhone XI "final" CAD-based renders appear, huge camera bump and all

Remember those renders claimed to portray the iPhone XI (the successor to the XS) with a huge ghastly camera bump on the back? Today sees the leak of the alleged "final" CAD-based renders of the iPhone XI, and - shock horror - the hump is still there. In terms of surface area, this has to be the biggest bump ever seen on a smartphone, so Apple can...

Huawei's EMUI reaches 470 million daily active users

Huawei's EMUI skin has reached over 470 million daily active users recently. The information comes straight from Wang Chenglu, president of the software department at the company's consumer business group. He revealed the milestone today in China at an EMUI-focused media briefing. He emphasized EMUI's growth over the past few years, which unsurprisingly...

Xiaomi's Black Shark 2 gaming phone excels this durability test

Today's video from JerryRigEverything is dedicated to Xiaomi's budget gaming smartphone - the Black Shark 2. However, calling it a budget handset won't do it justice as the handset features high-end hardware, premium build and as it turns out very durable body. The scratch test confirms that the front and some parts of the rear panel are made of...

Verizon launches Samsung Galaxy S10 5G pre-orders, announces 20 more cities getting 5G

Last month, we got hints that Verizon is planning to launch the Galaxy S10 5G on May 16 and today the carrier confirmed that launch date. The phone's pre-order page is live and you can expect to receive your brand new 5G phones by May 16. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G pre-order page The 256GB model going for $1,299 while the 512GB variant will cost $1,399....

Nokia lost money in Q1 as 5G investment is yet to start paying off

It appears that Nokia is having a rocky 2019 start as results from the Q1 2019 show a significant loss in contrast to last year's Q1. The company posted a surprising €254 million loss in Q1 2019 compared to the €46 million profit in Q1 2018. That's a result of Nokia's investments in 5G, which are yet to start paying off. Sweden's Ericsson and China's...

Huawei P30 Pro receives a software update

The Huawei P30 Pro is still new to the market but it's already receiving a big software update with fingerprint reader and camera improvements. We still haven't received the update on our unit but Huawei says it further improves the camera's dedicated night mode. The standard low-light photos see some improvement, too, along with the SuperZoom feature....

OnePlus teases the new triple camera of the OnePlus 7 Pro

OnePlus will bring out the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro on May 14 and it's already starting their teaser campaign. Under the hashtag #OnePlus7Series we get the first official nod to the new triple camera that's expected to be a highlight of the OnePlus 7 Pro (but is unlikely to appear on the OnePlus 7). The teaser carries the laconic message "Bells and whistles...

Our Samsung Galaxy A50 video review is up

Samsung is celebrating a decade since it launched the Galaxy smartphone series and is revamping its portfolio, including the plethora of new Galaxy A phones. One of them is the Galaxy A50, which Will reviewed on our YouTube channel. In under 10 minutes you'll see how the phone's triple camera performs, what are some pros and cons of the Galaxy A50,...

Nokia 8110 4G V15 update brings WhatsApp and Facebook support globally

The Nokia 8810 4G got WhatsApp in India earlier this month, and now this "Banana Phone" is getting support for the messenger and Facebook globally with the latest update. HMD Global is seeding a new firmware which carries version number 15.00.17.03 and weighs around 38MB in size. Once you install this update, you can head over to the KaiStore to...

Lenovo Z6 Pro tops 200K reservations just a day after announcement

Lenovo's latest flagship - the Z6 Pro was announced on April 23 and seems to be gaining some fan love. Today, Lenovo announced that 200,000 units were reserved a day after its event. Those are just interest registration, mind you, as no cash has changed hands yet. The Z6 Pro is listed on Lenovo's site as well as other Chinese online retailers like...

Entry-level Honor 8S announced

Huawei subsidiary Honor officially announced its latest budget offering - the Honor 8S. We already saw the device in leaks two weeks ago and the specs look unchanged. The phone features a unique double texture back made out of plastic. The Honor 8S packs a 5.71-inch HD+ LCD panel with a water drop notch for the 5MP selfie cam. The front camera will...

Honor 20 to have a Moschino Edition, company confirms

The Honor View 20 arrived on the global scene back in January, and the company CEO George Zhao announced a partnership with the fashion brand Moschino. Today we received the company confirmed that the partnership will continue with the upcoming 20 series. The new Honor 20 (and perhasp Honor 20 Pro) will have not only a fancy case and a dedicated...

Samsung Galaxy A30 GPS performance improved with latest update

The Samsung Galaxy A30 is receiving its second update of the month in India which carries version number A305FDDU1ASD5 and weighs 180MB in size. This new firmware improves the GPS performance of the Galaxy A30 as well as the stability of the proximity sensor and audio. The update should reach all units in a week or two, but if it doesn't, you can...

First specs of Redmi flagship appear

We've been hearing about a Redmi smartphone with Snapdragon 855 chipset, and today a leakster from China revealed some more specs about the device. According to the Weibo user, the upcoming flagship will be coupled with 8 G B RAM and will have a triple camera with 48 MP main shooter. Leaked specs of Redmi flagship Even if your Chinese is non-existent,...

Oppo A9 goes official with 6.53-inch display and 4,020 mAh battery

The Oppo A9 that leaked two days ago is now official. It's built around a 6.53-inch Full-HD+ notched display and has a screen-to-body ratio of 90.7%. The A9 is powered by Helio P70 SoC which is mated to 6GB RAM. It runs Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 and comes with 128GB of internal storage. For photography, it has a dual camera (16MP+2MP) setup at...

ZTE Axon 10 Pro listed online, sales begin May 7

Two months after its official announcement ZTE's flagship Axon 10 Pro 5G has made its way to Chinese online retailer JD.com, which accepts reservations for it. We were already familiar with the key specs and the device topped AnTuTu's benchmark thanks to its powerful processor and F2FS file system. The phone will also be ZTE's first foray into the...

Samsung Galaxy View 2 price and sale date revealed

AT&T confirmed the specs of the Samsung Galaxy View 2 yesterday, and today the US-based carrier has revealed its price and sale date. The Galaxy View 2 will go on sale through online and offline stores starting April 26, and it will be available at $37/month through AT&T Next on a 20-month installment plan which translates to a total price...

TikTok is available again in India

The TikTok app is no longer banned in India, after a court in Tamil Nadu reversed its order of prohibiting downloads of the app on App Store and Google Play. Initially, it stated the platform was encouraging the spread of explicit content and "cultural degradation" after concerns of pornographic purposes and exploiting children. Following a plea...

AT&T might price 5G monthly rates based on data speeds

Remember when 3G data plans were all-you-can eat and you paid a flat monthly rate for internet? As smartphones got smarter and hungrier for data, carriers started limiting data into fixed amounts per month at the same time that 4G LTE gradually became available. 5G could lead to a totally different approach to pricing, at least according to AT&T's...

Xiaomi patents smartphone design with reverse-notch and it's exactly what it sounds like

The notch is one of the most talked about aesthetic features over the past couple of years that many phone makers have began adopting ever since Apple did it with the iPhone X. Whether you love it or not, we guarantee Xiaomi's recently patented design will leave you feeling some type of way. Sketches of a new smartphone design with several possible...

Huawei P30 lite goes on sale in India

The Huawei P30 lite that debuted in India last month is now on sale in the country. It's priced at INR19,990 ($286) for the 4GB/128GB variant, with the 6GB/128GB model carrying a price tag of INR22,990 ($328). It's available for purchase through Amazon.in. The P30 lite is powered by Kirin 710 SoC and runs EMUI 9 out-of-the-box. It flaunts a 6.15-inch...

Verizon confirms Galaxy Note 10 will have a 5G variant

On Wednesday, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg explicitly mentioned upcoming 5G devices coming to the carrier's stores. Among them, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, and then came the mention of the Note. The Note and the Galaxy coming this year will both have 5G, We've previously covered a report that the next Note device would come in four different...

You can now track activity with Google Fit on iOS and the Apple Watch

Starting today, you can download the Google Fit app on the iOS app store to use on an iPhone. You'll be able to track fitness using Google's ‘Move Minutes' and ‘Heart Points' metrics. These metrics make it easy to understand how much activity you are getting throughout the day and you earn ‘heart points' based on the intensity of activity. In addition...

The latest Chrome 74 for Windows 10 has a secret dark mode

Chrome is finally being updated to version 74 across all desktop platforms including Mac, Windows, and Linux. Along with Chrome 74, Windows users will be able to enable the long-awaited dark mode. This changes Chrome's UI, menus, and Downloads window to a more comfortable interface to use at night. It isn't fully enabled just yet, but if you're on...