iQOO 3 officially teased, will come with UFS 3.1 storage

Vivo sub-brand iQOO has teased its upcoming smartphone and confirmed it will be called the iQOO 3. iQOO shared a poster on Weibo to tease the arrival of the iQOO 3. The company doesn't explicitly mention the name of the smartphone, but the poster shared on the Chinese social network confirms it. While iQOO hasn't officially revealed any specs of...

nubia Red Magic 5G will be unveiled at MWC with a 144Hz display

The nubia Red Magic 5G that we've been hearing about for the past few weeks will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month. This confirmation comes from nubia President Ni Fei, who took to Weibo to make the announcement. Fei also shared a couple of posters on the Chinese social network, confirming the Red Magic 5G will boast a 144Hz...

Realme X50 Pro 5G specs revealed by company CMO

Chinese phone maker Realme is hosting a global launch event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month, where it will unveil a new 5G flagship, which is now confirmed to be called the X50 Pro 5G. This confirmation comes from the company CMO Xu Qi Chase through Weibo, where he posted a screenshot of the X50 Pro 5G's About Phone section, which...

Xiaomi Mi 10 and 10 Pro global unveiling officially set for February 23

Scheduling surrounding Xiaomi's eagerly-anticipated Mi 10 flaghip pair has bee one of the many things unfortunately disrupted by the current Corona virus crisis in China. As per the latest development on that front, Xiaomi has now sent out invitations for a product launch on February 23 in Barcelona, Spain. In other words, we are expecting global...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite review

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Huawei introduces Freebuds 3 Red edition

In anticipation of Valentine's Day, Huawei is announcing a new Red edition of the FreeBuds 3. The color is going to be offered alongside the White and Black models that the TWS earbuds are already available in. The release highlights the Red edition's double coat of paint with advanced UV coating techniques. The FreeBuds 3 are priced at €179 or £179....

Apple iPhone 9 / iPhone SE 2 announcement to take place in mid-March

The much anticipated (and well overdue) successor to the iPhone SE from 2016 is just around the corner, according to a bunch of leaks, rumors, and speculation we've seen about it in the past few months. Every bit of leaked info was pointing towards an introduction at some point during the first quarter of this year, and today we have something a...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro rumored to launch in late March or April

Back in 2019, OnePlus made the 7 and 7 Pro official in mid-May, but a new rumor says the company may be employing a different strategy this year. According to one Twitter leakster, we should expect to see the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro being launched either in late March, or sometime in April. That would signify a shift in strategy for the Chinese...

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn instructs workers not to return to Shenzhen over coronavirus concerns

The coronavirus outbreak is causing mass disruptions throughout China, and has indirectly affected supply chains of major tech companies. It has even prompted some major companies to skip out on MWC this year to deal with the disruptions. According to a memo obtained by Bloomberg, Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has instructed its employees to...

Apple fined €25 million in France for throttling iPhones via OTA updates

It was long regarded that Apple (either jokingly or not) intentionally slowed down its phones right around the time a new one came out. Just over a couple of years ago, Apple admitted that it was, in fact, slowing the performance of older iPhones, but the reasons it brought forth were somewhat reasonable. Apple has agreed to pay the French Government...

Google Podcasts is now available on the web

Google Podcasts has always been a bizarre product. The app has been around for a while but is only available on Android and has barely any features to speak of, especially compared to excellent alternatives like Pocket Casts. The service is now available on the web but is somehow even more brutally simple. There is no way to access your subscriptions...

Motorola Razr's hinge lasts just 27,000 folds in durability test

As the Motorola Razr is starting to roll off the shelves and into eager early buyer's hands a question begins forming - is the hinge durable? As with all foldables durability is suspect and, like with early Galaxy Fold's, the Motorola Razr is not without fault. CNET set up the Motorola Razr on a FoldBot machine, made by SquareTrade, with the intention...

Moto G Stylus and G8 Power announced: 6.4" displays, Snapdragon 665 chipsets

Motorola just announced its latest mid-rangers - Moto G8 Power and Moto G Stylus. The first one brings a huge 5,000 mAh battery, while the other comes with a stylus as you could have guessed from its name. The two pack 6.4-inch screens, Snapdragon 665 chipsets and very attractive pricing. Moto G Stylus The Moto G Stylus is the more exciting entry...

Huawei to pre-install up to 70 most popular Android apps on its future smartphones

In the latest round of Huawei's push into a Google Mobile Services-free world, the leading Chinese smartphone brand will reportedly pre-install the top 70 most popular Android apps on its future smartphones. The actual list of apps will vary by region and will be updated regularly based on the Play Store's top charts. However, unless there is a major...

Samsung Galaxy S20 pops up on Amazon, key specs revealed

Samsung's big Unpacked event for the Galaxy S20 series is scheduled for next week but the countless leaks and teases keep pouring in. In a new development, the Galaxy S20 is now listed on Amazon UAE. The listing reveals the phone will sport the SM-G980F model number which corresponds to the LTE variant of the vanilla S20. Galaxy S20 Amazon UAE listing...

Galaxy S20 Ultra official poster surfaces, 45W charger in the box confirmed

An official poster of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G has surfaced ahead of the February 11 unveiling. The poster doesn't really reveal anything new but corroborates previous design leaks. While Samsung hasn't shared any details about the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, from previous leaks we know it will pack a 5,000 mAh battery with 45W fast charging support....

Samsung Galaxy M20 Android 10 update rollout expands to Europe

Samsung released Android 10 and One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy M20 in India in December. Now it's time for the European units to get a taste of the latest version of Android. The update is currently seeding in Germany, Greece and Luxembourg, but it should expand to more countries of the Old Continent in the coming days. The new build skips some features...

Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro appear in a promo image

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro have appeared in a leaked promo banner ahead of their expected February 13 announcement. The bluish-colored handset with four cameras is the Mi 10 Pro, while the green unit is likely the vanilla Mi 10, which also sports four snappers on the back but doesn't include the extra sensor between the second and third ones....

vivo iQOO 3 specs leak on TENAA and Geekbench

vivo's iQOO line is expected to get a new member soon with the upcoming iQOO 3 gaming phone. A recent leak gave us a brief look at its alleged design and now we get a certification listing on China's TENAA alongside a Geekbench test run to clear up most of the specs. Starting off with the TENAA listing, the device was spotted with its previously...

Samsung Galaxy Fold gets security update, Android 10 to follow soon

The Samsung Galaxy Fold announced last February is still running Android Pie and the stable build of Android 10 is slated to begin rolling in April. But the smartphone has appeared on Geekbench with Android 10, indicating Samsung may release the latest version of Android early. While Samsung hasn't shared any official updates on the rollout of Android...

vivo Y91C 2020 debuts with 6.22" display, Helio P22 and 4,000 mAh battery

vivo has released yet another variant of its popular Y91, this time dubbed as the Y91C 2020. The device is already available in Bangladesh and is identical to the Indian version of the Y91i released back in March. You get a 6.22" HD+ display with a waterdrop notch for the 5MP selfie camera. The front shooter also serves as the only means of authentication...

Huawei Y7p announced with a 48MP camera and 4,000 mAh battery

Huawei has announced a new Y series smartphone, dubbed Huawei Y7p. The Huawei Y7p is powered by the Kirin 710F SoC paired with 4GB RAM. It runs Android Pie-based EMUI 9.1 out of the box and comes with 64GB of storage onboard. There's also a microSD card slot, allowing storage expansion by up to 512GB. The Y7p is built around a 6.39" HD+ LCD that...

Realme C3 hands-on review

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Redmi K20 Pro sales to stop this month as company prepares to launch K30 Pro

Sales of the Redmi K20 Pro (aka Mi 9T Pro in some markets) announced last May will stop this month. This confirmation comes from Xiaomi VP Lu Weibing through a post on Chinese social network Weibo, and since Weibing didn't say anything about the vanilla K20, it's safe to say that the non-Pro variant will remain available for purchase for the time...

Huawei Mate 30 Pro gets torn down on video

While the Mate 30 Pro is severely crippled in most markets outside of China because of its lack of Google services, the phone is an amazing feat of engineering, and one of the high-end beasts of nowadays. Plus, it sports a crazily curved 'waterfall' screen. Intriguing, right? Indeed, but what would be more interesting is seeing how everything fits...

Unannounced Moto G8 Power gets listed on Amazon for a short while

The best leaks are those that manufacturers are responsible for themselves, and a close second are those who exist thanks to retailers jumping the gun with making listings live. Case in point: the unannounced Moto G8 Power showed up at Amazon for a short while earlier today. The retailer promptly took the listing down, but not before the details...

Google Maps updated with new icon, new layout, and new transit information

In today's Google Blog post, Google is celebrating its Maps platform's 15th birthday with a new look for the Google Maps app, along with a whole new app icon. Google Maps first launched in 2005, back before Android and iOS even existed. Once Android came around, one of its selling points was that Android users had a free way to get turn-by-turn directions...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite in for review

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite blurs the lines between the S and A series. It's also something of a mix between the S10 and S20, a half step in terms of hardware upgrades (yes, upgrades on a "lite" phone). Let's clear something up first - this is not a Galaxy S10e do-over. The 6.7" screen makes this phone significantly larger and size was a large part...

Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi team up to help developers port apps to their proprietary app stores

The ongoing Huawei ban saga has become a large scale game of chess with carefully calculated moves from both sides of the board. Arguably the biggest issue for Huawei right now is the lack of popular third-party apps in its App Gallery but according to a new report from Reuters, Huawei has teamed up with fellow Chinese smartphone giants Xiaomi, Vivo...

Netflix has started streaming to Android in AV1

Netflix has started rolling out AV1 encoded content on the Android platform. Users will be able to watch select titles encoded in AV1 by enabling the 'Save Data' feature in the app. Netflix currently streams its content in a wide variety of codecs, including H.264(AVC), HEVC and VP9. On Android, the default codec currently is VP9 as it's natively...

Nubia CEO confirms Red Magic 5G to come with LPDDR5 RAM as standard

Nubia's upcoming Red Magic 5G is shaping up to be a real monster with the Snapdragon 865 chipset, 144Hz refresh rate screen and dual-mode 5G connectivity. Adding to the impressive spec list is the latest tease from the brand's CEO Ni Fei, who confirmed all versions of the phone will come with Samsung LPDDR5 RAM chips as standard. Ni Fei Weibo post...

Google promises "something exciting" at Galaxy Unpacked event

Samsung is having an event on February 11 and we expect to see plenty of new hardware from the S20 debut through a new foldable screen phone to Galaxy Buds+. Apparently, the event will also see Android make its own announcement, according to a tweet that has appeared earlier today. The post said that "something exciting" is around the corner, leaving...

ZTE Axon 10s Pro unveiled with S865 chipset, 5G connectivity and 48MP main cam

ZTE has effectively made the Axon 10s Pro official - there's a detailed product page on the company's website, leaving only the small details of when the phone will be available to consumers and how much it will cost. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 865 chipset with 6/12GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. ZTE used fast LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0 chips...

Xiaomi Mi 10 will use LPDDR5 RAM

Xiaomi is expected to unveil at least two phones in the upcoming weeks - the Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro. They are expected to support 5G and today it was confirmed by a company executive through another major announcement - the phones will use LPDDR5 RAM chips, manufactured by Micron. Xiaomi Mi 10: LPDDR5 pic.twitter.com/aqgvZNjeFh— 臧智渊Zhiyuan Zang...

Motorola is working on two 5G phones with 90Hz waterfall displays

Motorola is working on two phones with "waterfall" displays - that's the common name for displays with extreme side curvature. Still, judging by the photos, the display isn't quite as curved as the one on the Huawei Mare 30 Pro or vivo Nex 3 5G. This leaves enough room for a hardware volume rocker on the side, great news for those who think Huawei's...

Oppo Find X2 coming on February 22

The next generation in Oppo's Find X series is going official in two weeks' time. Oppo issued its invites for the Find X2 event which is scheduled for February 22 in Barcelona just ahead of MWC 2020. The X2 is expected to pack all the latest hardware components like a 120Hz QHD+ screen with a 6.5-inch diagonal with curved edges that won't be quite...

Realme confirms 5G support for upcoming global flagship in new teaser

Realme is hosting a global launch event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month where it will unveil its first smart TV. More excitingly, the company will announce a new flagship, which will come with 5G support. This confirmation comes from the company's European branch which posted an image on Twitter with the caption "Hey MWC, it's realme!...

Oppo Find X2 screen protector shows pronounced curves and punch hole cutout

The Oppo Find X2 is coming soon and the leaks were always bound to intensify. A new photo of the alleged screen glass of the phone gives us an early look at what to expect along with some key specs. The display features a tall 20:9 aspect ratio and a punch hole in the top left corner. The edges have a pronounced curvature, but not quite as extreme...

Samsung patents Nonacell brand right in time for Galaxy S20 Ultra launch

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S20 Ultra with a 108MP camera that has the ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor. It will feature 9-in-1 pixel-binning technology, and the Korean company has just patented the name Nonacell for it to spare us the tongue twister. It's also in line with Tetracell that the company uses to brand its version of the Quad-Bayer...

New Redmi phone coming February 11 with dual camera, 5,000 mAh battery

Redmi has announced that it will launch a new smartphone in India on February 11 at noon local time. The company has set up a page on its official site promoting the smartphone, revealing that it will come with a dual camera setup on the back, letting you take "perfect portraits". The smartphone will pack a 5,000 mAh battery and sport a design offering...

Samsung Galaxy S20 official cases leak

Samsung Galaxy S20 has leaked so frequently, there isn't much about it that we don't know yet. Now we also get to see its official cases, revealing the Samsung-designed protection options for the upcoming flagship will come in multiple colors, matching pretty much every available possible outfit. There are at least four cases that will have night...

Realme C3 is official with Realme UI, MediateK G70

Realme just introduced its latest entry level phone - Realme C3, bringing a fresh coat of paint and some nice upgrades over its predecessor. The phone is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ display with slimmed-down bezels all around as well as a smaller waterdrop notch housing the 5MP front camera. At the helm, is the recently announced Mediatek Helio G70,...

Render of Moto G8, G8 Power, and G8 Stylus leak

Motorola is set to make an announcement of February 23 and as we enter this month, we're hearing more about Moto G8 variants that are yet to be released. Long-time smartphone leaker @Evleaks has posted a render with three different Moto G8 variants. Speaking of Moto, here's another look at those three upcoming G-series handsets: G8, G8 Power, and...

Catch the Realme C3 launch live here

Realme is all set to introduce its latest entry-level phone called C3. The official announcement is scheduled for 12:30 PM local time (8AM CET time) and Realme India is hosting a watch party on YouTube which you can attend from the comfort of your browser. The C3 is expected to come with a waterdrop notch 6.5-inch HD display, dual cameras, the Helio...

Deal: Switch to Metro and get an iPhone 7 for $50 starting Thursday

Metro by T-Mobile is announcing a new promotion starting on Thursday in time for Valentine's Day on February 14. In an effort to clear its inventory of the iPhone 7, If you bring a line to Metro you can get an Apple iPhone 7 for $50. This only applies for individual accounts. In addition, you can get a $40/month promotional line for unlimited data...

Korean carriers want to make the Galaxy Fold cheaper, Samsung disagrees

It's pretty much customary in the Android world for carriers to come out with deals on old flagships right around the time successors are made official. The companies cut the prices in order to get more sales before the new models steal the spotlight. This seems to be what the three Korean carriers had in mind for the Galaxy Fold, but Samsung is...

vivo V19 lands in India in March with dual punch-hole display, rumor says

The vivo V17 Pro has been out for a few months, and the non-Pro V17 made it to India in December, but vivo is already working on a series that will replace these models. Unsurprisingly given vivo's naming antics, the next V phones to launch in the subcontinent will be the V19 and V19 Pro. As before, it's likely that the Pro model will launch before...

Huawei Mate 20 X ranked top 20 in DxOMark evaluation

The latest smartphone to get fully tested by DxOMark is the Huawei Mate 20 X. This was the huge variant of the Huawei Mate 20 that came out with a jumbo 7.2-inch display. Though it doesn't feature the same 3D face unlock hardware that was present on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, it does have the same triple-camera hardware on the back. The main camera...

Fujifilm launches X1000V with fixed 23mm F2 lens for $1400

Fujifilm has launched X100V, the latest in the line of popular compact cameras from the company. The X100V (the V is pronounced vee and not five, even though it's the fifth camera in the X100 series) is a major upgrade over its predecessor in every way, making it perfectly viable as compact but full-featured vacation or street photography camera....

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite in for review

Samsung's Galaxy Note phones have always been among the best overall packages in the Android world and one of the few options for those who still like the convenience of a stylus. The Galaxy Note line has also been priced at the very top of the Android world so accessing it required stretching your budget significantly. Well seeing the success of...