Huawei expects a $10 billion dip in smartphone revenues due to US ban

Huawei's H1 financial report showed the company's revenues grew by 23% over last year and it pushed 118 million smartphones despite the negative impact of the US trade ban. The Chinese tech giant expected to accumulate significant losses after it was put on the Entity List but now it has adjusted its prediction and it estimates its consumer business...

Check out these renders of the OnePlus 7T with a triple camera setup

A couple of days ago we saw sketches of an unknown OnePlus device with the back housing a circular camera island. Turns out that device is the OnePlus 7T. This confirmation comes from popular leakster OnLeaks who leaked the CAD renders of the 7T, giving us our best look yet at the device. The front side of the OnePlus 7T looks similar to its non-T...

Our Samsung Galaxy Note10+ video review is up

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ unveiled earlier this month comes with many improvements over its predecessor. But, it ditches a feature that still has a lot of demand - 3.5mm headphone jack. Besides, the placement of the power button also makes taking screenshots using a combination of volume down key and power button difficult. This doesn't really make...

Oppo Reno 2F specs leak, will come with Helio P70 SoC and quad camera

Oppo is all set to unveil its Reno 2 series on August 28 which is said to include three models - Reno 2, Reno 2Z, and Reno 2F. Specifications of the Reno 2 and 2Z have already leaked, and now we get to know about the 2F as well. According to the latest report, the Reno 2F will be powered by a Helio P70 SoC which will be paired with 8GB RAM. The smartphone...

OnePlus TV specs surface, MediaTek MT5670 SoC and 3GB RAM in tow

The OnePlus TV coming next month is confirmed to sport a 55" QLED display. Now some more details of this TV have surfaced. A screenshot of what appears to be a Google Play Developer Console listing reveals that OnePlus TV, codenamed "Dosa" (a South Indian food item), will be powered by a yet-unknown MediaTek MT5670 SoC and have a Mali-G51 GPU in...

Samsung releases 3D Scanner app for the Galaxy Note 10+

Today Samsung's Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ have officially become available in over 70 countries, and to celebrate this momentous occasion the company has released a new app. We're not kidding - it's called 3D Scanner and its outing is timed to coincide with the launch of the Galaxy Note10+. That's because the app makes use of that model's 3D ToF...

Oppo Reno 2Z live images leak showing quad rear cameras and notch-free screen

Oppo is holding a grand event on August 28 to launch the Reno2, and during the last few days we're starting to hear more and more that it may not be the only device in the series arriving on that day. Yesterday the Reno A leaked, and today it's time for us to see the purported Reno 2Z in leaked live images for the first time. The name implies this...

Lenovo Z6 Pro review

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Huawei teases Kirin 990 chipset, coming September 6

Ahead of IFA Berlin, Huawei just confirmed its latest in-house Kirin 990 chipset will be announced at its event on September 6. The brand released a short video which details the SoC will come with 5G capabilities and some past rumors suggest the modem will be built into the chipset. The Kirin 990 will be produced on TSMC's 7nm EUV process which...

Google starts implementing text search in Photos

Google Photos has been known for its AI engine and the ability to search by objects in your images looking for specific colors, animals and face expressions. Now it's learning a new trick - you can search text in your images. Not only that but it will also provide it to you in plain form for editing. Text search in Google Photos on Android Currently,...

First Oppo Reno2 teaser pops up

Oppo is bringing the second generation Reno flagship next week, and official teasers have already started appearing on Chinese TV. The company posted three 15-second bits, merged into one video, on its Weibo page, and we'll let the video speak for itself: The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G chipset and will come with 20x Zoom, Ultra...

Lenovo A6 Note appears in official photos

Lenovo is gearing up to release a new midranger called the A6 Note as the device just appeared on VP Chang Cheng's Weibo profile. The device previously bagged certification from Thailand's NBTC and also popped up on Geekbench bearing the L19041 model number. While we didn't get much details on the specs, the Geekbench listing revealed the device...

Redmi Note 8 Pro's liquid cooling confirmed as phone scores 280K on AnTuTu

Redmi officials are so proud of their upcoming Note 8 Pro smartphone, they can't stop teasing it. After Lu Weibing, Redmi brand manager, teased the quality of the 64 MP camera, more details about the hardware and performance emerged. The phone will be powered by the 12nm Helio G90T chipset by Mediatek, which will match the 7nm Kirin 810 SoC performance,...

Nokia 7.2 surfaces in more hands-on photos

Nokia 7.2 is coming in two weeks at IFA and the trickle of leaks is turning into a river. The latest one shows the final design of the device complete with a cyan paint job we haven't seen before. We get another look at the waterdrop notch on the front while the back features a triple camera setup and flash housed in a circular array. The fingerprint...

Motorola One Action launched in India

The Motorola One Action unveiled last week has been launched in India. The sole version comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage and costs INR13,999 ($195/€175). It will be available for purchase in Denim Blue and Pearl White colors from August 30 through Flipkart. The Motorola One Action is powered by an Exynos 9609 SoC and being a part of the Android...

Redmi Note 8 Pro camera samples shared

Samsung announced its 64 MP camera sensor for smartphones and companies immediately started racing which will put it on an actual smartphone first. Realme already demoed the technology and we had a hands-on, but the Redmi Note 8 Pro seems determined to beat it to the market. Just days ahead of the announcement Lu Weibing, the brand manager of Redmi,...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 series launches in over 70 countries

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ start their journey today, going on sale in over 70 countries including Canada, France, India, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the US, and the UK. The duo's availability will quickly expand with the Note10 pair hitting 130 markets by the beginning of September. Samsung Galaxy Note10+ The Samsung Galaxy...

OnePlus TV will sport a 55" QLED display

A few days ago Chinese phone maker OnePlus announced that it will unveil its OnePlus TV next month. At the time the company didn't share any details about its TV, but now it has confirmed it OnePlus TV will feature a 55-inch QLED display. Details are still scarce about the OnePlus TV, but it's expected to come with an HDR panel, Bluetooth remote,...

Xiaomi Mi A3 goes on sale in India

The Xiaomi Mi A3 goes on sale in India today starting noon local time. The 4GB/64GB variant is priced at INR12,999 ($180/€165) while the 6GB/128GB model costs INR15,999 ($225/€200). You can buy one from Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores across the country. The Mi A3 comes with a Snapdragon 665 SoC and boots to a stock version of Android Pie....

vivo iQOO Pro and iQOO Pro 5G get official with Snapdragon 855+, 44W fast charging

vivo's gaming-focused brand, iQOO, is back today with a new smartphone, as anticipated and leaked ad nauseam. the iQOO Pro comes in two versions - one that has 4G connectivity, one that ups it to 5G. Otherwise, they are mostly identical. The iQOO Pro and iQOO Pro 5G both sport a 6.41-inch 1080x2340 Super AMOLED touchscreen with an in-display fingerprint...

Oppo Reno A leaks, shows off its mid-range looks

Oppo's Reno2 is coming soon, as you could probably tell by all the leaks and teasers. The Chinese company's Reno lineup, that debuted only a few months ago, is apparently going to expand its reach and get ever more crowded, as a Reno A smartphone is also in development. You can see the Reno A in all its mid-range glory below. This is definitely not...

Future OnePlus device with round camera island gets pictured in leaked sketches

OnePlus is shaping up to be quite busy until the end of this year. There's the launch of its first ever TV next month, already officially confirmed, as is the fact that it's going to out another 5G device before 2020 comes around. And then we've also heard a lot of rumors lately about the company readying a OnePlus 7T Pro and/or OnePlus 7T. One of...

These Nokia phones will get Android 10, Nokia 8 is missing from the roadmap

Right after Google officially announced Android 10 HMD shared a roadmap of all the Nokia phones that will get Android 10. The first phones to get the bump up to Android 10 (formerly Android Q) are the Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.1 in the final quarter of this year. Then the firmware will come to the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia...

Realme 5 goes on pre-order in India

Realme's brand new 5 series devices debuted two days ago with quad cameras, large batteries and the traditional aggressive pricing. Now the entry-level Realme 5 is officially available for pre-order on the brand's Indian website. Realme will begin dispatching the phones on August 27 to those who pay their units in full between today and August 26....

Meizu 16s Pro to have a ring flash around the third camera

Meizu has never been particularly conservative with the design of its smartphones. When the Meizu Pro 6 arrived in May 2016, it had dual-tone 10-LED flash, lined around the laser AF and other sensors. The tech returned in April 2018 with the Meizu 15 series and eventually made its way to the Meizu 16s. According to a photo on Weibo, the LED ring...

Bloomberg: iPhone 11 lineup will offer improved Face ID sensor, better low-light photography

Apple's September 10 event is fast approaching and rumors surrounding the next-gen iPhones are finally gaining some consistency. A new report from Bloomberg confirms previous rumors that Apple will streamline its iPhone naming scheme by introducing the "Pro" moniker for the successors of the iPhone XS and XS Max. The main addition to the new Pro...

Android Q to be called Android 10 as Google abandons dessert-based names

Google has announced that the next release of Android, codenamed Android Q, will be called Android 10. The company also introduced design changes to the Android logo and the mascot. With the release of Android 10, the company is abandoning its use of alphabetical dessert naming scheme for major Android releases. This is being done to make the names...

Samsung Galaxy Note10+ durability tested on video

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ is Samsung's biggest Note phone yet. With a huge 6.8-inch screen and razor thin bezels, will this phone survive the scratch, burn, and bend tests? YouTuber Zack from JerryRigEverything has posted a new durability video testing Samsung's latest flagship phone. If you want to see how the Galaxy Note10+ would fare in the ultimate...

Huawei will not launch a Harmony OS phone this year

Huawei has officially denied it plans to launch a smartphone with Harmony OS in the coming months. Vincent Yang, Huawei Senior VP, spoke at a media event in New York and said the Chinese maker has no plans to launch a Harmony OS-powered smartphone this year. However, he confirmed the company is launching other smart products with the OS, like a television...

Galaxy Note10 cutout wallpapers now available on Galaxy Store

Back when Samsung released its Galaxy S10 line, the initial response to the new Infinity-O displays was mixed. Some embraced the new punch-hole design while others despised it. Then we saw a slew of creative new wallpapers which helped to mask the obtrusive cutout pop-up on Reddit and eventually make their way to Samsung's own Galaxy Store. Now Samsung's...

Realme 5 and 5 Pro official unboxing and promo videos are here

The Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro were launched in India two days ago and will go on sale on August 27 and September 4, respectively, so to get potential buyers into the idea of ordering, Realme has a bunch of promo videos for the pair. Each phone gets an official unboxing video as well as a short clip summarizing its highlight features. Here go the...

Redmi teases 25x zoom on the Note 8 Pro

Redmi is all set to unveil the Note 8 and Note 8 Pro next week. The company has already confirmed that the Pro variant will ship with a 64MP camera, and now it has released a new poster showing off the camera's ability to retain details even at 25x zoom, offering "hair level" clarity (machine translated from Chinese). The company further says that...

Samsung Galaxy A50s and A30s arrive with new cameras, prettier rear panels

Today Samsung officially took the wraps off the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s - incremental updates, as signified by the names, but an important ones nonetheless - the Galaxy A50 is Samsung's best-selling A series phone. Samsung Galaxy A50s Samsung has redesigned the rear panel of the Galaxy A50s to include a geometric pattern and holographic effect...

Oppo Reno2 chipset and camera features confirmed

Oppo VP Brian Shen has confirmed that the upcoming Reno2 will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G chipset. The official wanted to avoid any confusion ahead of the launch of the new series. Shen also posted a video on Twitter comparing the Reno2's OIS with an unknown smartphone. You can check out the clip below. Just received this - #OPPOReno2 (right)...

Nokia to bring affordable 5G phones next year

While 5G phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Huawei Mate 20 X 5G are slowly expanding their availability, their prices are stukk quite high. According to a new interview with HMD's chief product officer Juho Sarvikas, we'll see a more affordable 5G Nokia phone next year with its upcoming value flagship. Sarvikas explains that HMD sees an opportunity...

Samsung rolls out Android Pie for Galaxy Tab S3 and Tab A (2017)

Earlier this month Samsung rolled out the Android Pie update for the Galaxy J3 (2017), and now the company has started seeding the latest version of Android for its tablets - Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Tab A (2017). The new firmware brings along One UI as well as Android Pie features to both tablets. Additionally, it bumps up the Android security patch...

LG announces K40s and K50s midrangers with military grade durability

LG is bringing some new smartphones to its booth in Berlin during the IFA conference, taking place in the first week of September. Two of the devices are the LG K40s and LG K50s - just a day after their patenting the names, the Korean company announced the extra durable mid-rangers. LG K40s LG K40s The LG K40s comes with an unnamed processor, having...

HTC Wildfire X goes on sale today

The HTC Wildfire X announced last week will go on sale in India today starting noon local time. It will be available for purchase exclusively through Flipkart. The Wildfire X is powered by the Helio P22 SoC and comes in two memory versions - 3GB/32GB priced at INR10,999 ($155/€140) and 4GB/128GB priced at INR13,999 ($195/€175). However, for a limited...

Redmi reveals the looks of the upcoming Note 8 series

In just seven days we will see the successor of the Redmi Note 7 series. The Xiaomi sub-brand showcased the Redmi Note 8 with a video of some rock band, where the drummer says "you can see more of the beautiful world" with the 64 MP camera, expected to come in the Pro device. Check the video out: If the date August 29 seems familiar, that is because...

Apple will decide by the end of the year on use of BOE OLED panels for 2020 iPhones

According to a new report from the Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, Apple is now in the final stages of certifying OLED screens from BOE for use in its future iPhones. The flexible displays are apparently undergoing aggressive testing, which raises the possibility that Apple could for the first time source such panels from China. The company is...

HTC U12+ is now receiving Android 9 Pie in the US

If you own an HTC U12+ bought from the US, rejoice! The update to Android 9 Pie is finally headed your way - that is, if you haven't received the coveted notification already. HTC started the rollout of the update in its home market of Taiwan first, back in early July. Then, about a month later, it spread to Europe, and now it's finally jumping across...

Google to discontinue YouTube messaging on September 18

Google is discontinuing yet another feature and this time it is the messaging feature within YouTube. According to the notice that now shows up within the app when you go to your inbox, the feature will be discontinued on September 18. Clicking on the Learn More button provides more information on the subject, including the information that some...

Google Play Store redesign now officially available for everyone

Google has now officially rolled out the Play Store design to everyone across all Android devices. The design saw a softer release a couple of days back where it was rolled out for some devices but is now available to all. The new Play Store design is based on the revamped Material Design that was showcased during Google I/O last year. Over the months,...

Samsung patent suggests vertically folding phone is on the way

Motorola is expected to reboot the iconic RAZR brand with a clamshell design that would unfold into a full-sized smartphone with a tall display. The Samsung Galaxy Fold, the company's first foldable phone took a different approach - it opens to a tablet-sized display and folds into a thick bar. However, a new patent suggests Samsung is also working...

Samsung Galaxy Note10+ review

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Redmi Note 8 series will pack a Helio G90T chipset

The last few days were filled with leaks and teasers for the upcoming Redmi Note 8 series. Earlier today we learned the phone will officially debut on August 29 and now we get a confirmation that the Note 8 and Note 8 Pro will feature the new gaming-focused Helio G90T chipset. MediaTek unveiled the G90 series SoCs back in July and we knew a Redmi...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 officially debuts in China, pre-orders now open

Samsung's Note10 devices were unveiled back on August 7 in New York, but today, Samsung China held an event where it introduced the Note10 and Note10+ 5G to the domestic market. Interestingly the larger Note will be offered only in its 5G variety for now while the smaller Note10 will have to make do without the 5G capabilities. Both versions will...

Nokia 7.2 round camera design leaked

This month, we've seen a few leaks of the upcoming Nokia 7.2 in the form of certification filings, case manufacturer renders, and benchmark results. The latest leak comes from Joachim Kuss, head of communications for Zeiss Group - imaging partner for Nokia mobile. The tweet was posted following a briefing with members of the press, expressing excitement...

Realme teases new phone series, will hold an event next week

Fresh off the Realme 5 and 5 Pro announcement, the brand is gearing to introduce a new line of phones. At the end of the Realme 5 series event, Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth teased a phone called the Realme XT which will feature a 64MP main camera and is expected to come in early October. Now, a new post by Realme CMO Xu Qi Chase on Weibo teased...

Another report claims 2019 Apple iPhones will include USB-C charger

There has been a long-standing rumor that Apple will switch to USB-C on the iPhone with previous suggestions inaccurately predicting the change for 2018 iPhones including the iPhone XS and iPhone XR. Now, a new report claims that the iPhone 11 will include a USB-C charger in the box, suggesting Apple may finally make the switch to the USB-C charging...