OnePlus expected to show off a new concept device on March 3

OnePlus India posted a short video clip on Twitter to tease a new device that will be revealed on March 3. The video doesn't really help us ascertain what exactly this product is, but thanks to OnePlus UK, we know it's not a phone or any other commercial product, meaning we are not going to hear anything about the OnePlus 8 series. You can check...

The Microsoft Surface Duo could arrive ahead of schedule, but with last-gen hardware

Back in October, Microsoft delivered at least a couple of surprise announcements with a re-imagined new take on the foldable form factor. There was the dual 9-inch display laptop/tablet, dubbed the Surface Neo and more-interesting for us - the Surface Duo. A dual 5.6-inch handset device, running Android, of all things. Both of these gadgets were...

Samsung Galaxy A41 renders reveal Infinity-U display and triple rear cameras

Renders of the Samsung Galaxy A41 that passed through Geekbench last month have surfaced, revealing its design. The Galaxy A41 will pack an Infinity-U display, which is said to measure between 6" and 6.1" diagonally, and house a 25MP selfie camera inside the notch. Around the back, it has a triple camera setup with a 48MP main unit. The back panel...

Nubia details the new active cooling fan solution on the upcoming Red Magic 5G

Despite its mouthful of a name, the ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G has really been blowing-up in the rumor mill lately. Joking-aside, the new gaming powerhouse is now a bit overdue, since it was originally supposed to be unveiled at MWC 2020 and is now headed towards a domestic market release instead. That could potentially lead to a major change in media...

Samsung Galaxy A11 appears in a render with punch hole display and triple rear cameras

Earlier this month, an image of the Samsung Galaxy A11's back panel surfaced, revealing a triple camera setup aligned vertically in the upper-left corner. Today, an official-looking press render has leaked, giving us our clearest look yet at the Galaxy A11 while also revealing a few more bits about it. The image reveals that Galaxy A11 will sport...

Oppo Find X2 live images surface

As Oppo is getting ready to introduce the world to the Find X2 on March 6, the company has been teasing a lot of aspects of its next flagship smartphone (and its even more premium sibling, the Find X2 Pro). Now though, it's time to take a look at a bunch of leaked live images of the Find X2. Oppo Find X2 live images As you can see, the camera island...

FCC proposes over $208 million in fines for all major US carriers over selling customer location data

Early February, the FCC wrote a letter to the US Congress where it explained that "one or more" major US carriers was selling its customers' location data to some agencies. This practice was initially discovered back in 2018 and only how has the FCC done something to discourage it. On Friday, the FCC revealed that it was issuing a total of over $208...

Redmi Note 8 Pro Android 10 update escapes China

The Redmi Note 8 Pro has been running the latest MIUI 11 for a while now, and yet everywhere across the world except China it's still been based on the rather ancient Android 9 Pie. An update to Android 10 has been in the works for months for global Redmi Note 8 Pro models, but for some reason it took this long to actually start rolling out. Don't...

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ get first firmware update

Samsung's latest TWS earbuds - the Galaxy Buds+ got their first firmware update which aims to fix a background white noise issue and improve overall stability. The update bearing the R175XXUOATB5 build designation is now live in South Korea & Germany and comes in at 1.2MB in size. Galaxy Buds+ firmware update changelog Other improvements include...

IDC: Smartphone market expected to decline by 10.6% in H1 2020

The detrimental effects of the Coronavirus on the smartphone market will be felt throughout the year and as per the latest IDC projections could lead to a 10.6% decline in shipments for the first half of 2020. On a more long-term basis, the epidemic is expected to result in a 2.3% decline in global shipments for the entire calendar year. The market...

Realme 6 pops up on Geekbench sporting Helio G90 chipset and 8GB RAM

After the Realme 6 Pro was spotted on Geekbench yesterday, its non-Pro sibling - the Realme 6 also passed through the benchmark tool. The phone is seen sporting the RMX2001 model number revealing it packs the MediaTek Helio G90 SoC, 8GB RAM, and runs Android 10 which will likely come with the company's Realme UI on top. Realme 6 Geekbench listing...

Black Shark 3 Pro will have mechanical pop-up shoulder triggers

The Black Shark 3 series gaming phones are coming on March 3 and with the fast-approaching announcement date, we are getting a clearer picture of what to expect. The latest teasers for the Black Shark 3 Pro reveal it will come with a pair of built-in mechanical shoulder buttons. We've already seen capacitive shoulder triggers on gaming phones but...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite gets a 512GB storage variant

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite originally came in two memory configurations - 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB. Today a third version joins them, with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. This new model was announced in India for INR44,999 ($625/€565) and it will go on sale in the country from March 1 through the company's official India site, Samsung Opera House, leading...

Realme Band features revealed: USB-A connector, IP68 rating, and heart-rate monitor

Realme will unveil the Realme 6 series on March 5 but alongside that, the company will also launch its first smartband dubbed Realme Band. We don't know the price of the Realme Band yet, but the company today revealed a bevy of features on its official India site to build the hype. For starters, the Realme Band will feature a color screen which will...

Huawei P40 and P40 Pro certified with 22.5W and 40W chargers

Huawei is set to introduce its flagship P40 line on March 26 in Paris and we got yet another bit of the P40 and P40 Pro specs. The latest entry comes from China's 3C and details the charging speeds of both phones. Huawei P40 listings The P40 (model numbers ANA-AN00 and ANA-TN00) will sport 22.5W charging speeds while the Pro variant (ELS-AN00 and...

Realme X, Realme 5 Pro start receiving Android 10 and Realme UI

Realme promised most of its phones will receive the Realme UI with Android 10 and it's now seeding it to Realme X and Realme 5 Pro. Owners of both phones in India have been receiving notifications for the past few days that an update is incoming, bringing the latest OS and user interface. The package is named RMX1901EX_11_C.01 for the Realme X and...

Huawei Enjoy 10e scheduled to arrive on March 1

The Huawei Enjoy 10 family is about to get a new member. This Sunday, March 1, the Huawei Enjoy 10e will be introduced in China, bringing a big and powerful battery. The information was posted by the manufacturer on Weibo without revealing any specs whatsoever. The Huawei Enjoy 10e is likely to be the most affordable of the bunch, judging by the...

vivo Z6 5G announced: Snapdragon 765G SoC, dual-mode 5G and 44W charging

Chinese phone maker vivo launched the Z5 last July and today the company unveiled its successor, dubbed vivo Z6 5G. The vivo Z6 5G is built around a 6.57" 20:9 display of 2400x1080 pixel resolution. It's surrounded by slim bezels on three sides and promises a screen-to-body ratio of 90.74%. The screen has a 3.85mm punch hole in the upper right corner...

vivo's APEX 2020 has a camera in the display and a zoom periscope on the back

It was supposed to happen at a lavish event in Barcelona at the MWC, but the Coronavirus messes up vivo's plans. The vivo APEX 2020 concept phone is nonetheless official and we get a glimpse of the technologies the company has been working on. We've come to expect innovation that's borderline unreal from APEX concept phones and the APEX 2020 willingly...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite appears in a press render with S-Pen

After announcing the Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Tab S6 5G, Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite soon. It recently bagged Bluetooth certification and now its press render has surfaced revealing its design. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite looks similar to the vanilla Tab S6 and the image reveals it will retain the S-Pen. The tablet also has the...

Pre-release nubia Red Magic 5G revealed in first live photo

Smartphone companies have been racing each other to introduce a handset with a 120 Hz screen, but nubia is about to one-up them all. The upcoming Red Magic 5G will have whopping 144 fps that is the true improvement in screen performance - that is the equivalent of a gaming PC with a 144 Hz monitor. GameBench got its hands on a pre-release nubia Red...

Apple Powerbeats 4 design revealed by FCC listing

Apple's is preparing to release a new pair of wireless headphones called the Powerbeats 4. Late last month, we saw a glimpse of the earphone's design thanks to a set of icons found in iOS update 13.3.1. Powerbeats Pro (left) • Powerbeats 4 (middle) • Powerbeats 3 (right) Thanks to a new filing with the FCC, we are able to see more about the Powerbeats...

Realme 6 Pro stops by Geekbench

Realme has already confirmed that it's launching the Realme 6 and 6 Pro in India next week, on March 5. The phones will be joined by the company's first fitness band. The Realme 6 Pro has so far been rumored to sport the Snapdragon 720G chipset, and today it's been spotted in the Geekbench results database. The model number RMX2061 has been associated...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 update improves face unlock and gesture navigation

Samsung has started the global rollout of the latest software update for its Galaxy Note10 lineup with Germany and the update includes important refinements of the face unlock and the gesture-based navigation system. The firmware versions for the Note10 and Note10+ phones are N975FOXM2BTB3, N975FXXU2BTB5 and N975FXXU2BTB3 respectively, and are now...

New Nokia feature phone with XpressMusic looks revealed by TENAA

HMD has revived several classic Nokia phones and TENAA shows that another one is in the works (model name TA-1212). It's a bar phone with a splash of red that reminds us of XpressMusic models - like the Nokia 5130 (but without the side-mounted buttons). This is a basic feature phone like the Nokia 110 (2019) and not one of the KaiOS powered devices...

CR: iPhone XR tops 2019 global best-selling chart, iPhone 11 comes in second

The iPhone 11 proved a real hit for Apple. The successor to the iPhone XR is doing even better than its predecessor,dominating sales around the globe. According to the latest report from Counterpoint Research, the iPhone 11 was the second best selling phone in 2019 with 2.1% share of all global smartphone sales, trailing only the iPhone XR which...

Samsung is working on an update to improve the Galaxy S20 Ultra image quality

Did you see our camera comparison starring the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra? The quad camera had us "cautiously excited but also underwhelmed" and we're not alone in this - Samsung has taken note of early reviews and has started working on an update to improve the camera. However, the company did not say what issues specifically it will focus on. "The...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip toured the New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks

Samsung was serious when it said that it wants the Galaxy Z Flip to add "a fashionable touch to users' lives" - the phone strutted its stuff at the New York Fashion week where Samsung and Thom Browne hosted an exclusive event to showcase the limited edition of the Z Flip. The foldable phone then went on to attend the London, Milan and Paris Fashion...

HTC Wildfire R70 unveiled with triple camera and 6.53" HD+ display

It has been months since HTC announced a new phone, but the company just unveiled a new handset - the HTC Wildfire R70, an entry-level device for India and Thailand. It will be available soon, though pricing details are yet to be announced. The best feature on the phone is the 16MP main camera on the back with large 1.4µm pixels and bright f/1.75...

vivo APEX 2020 teasers show design, camera and 60W wireless charging

With just a day left before its big unveiling, vivo's APEX 2020 concept phone appeared in several promotional materials. The first one gives us a tour of the device, showcasing its waterfall screen and innovative camera setup. From the small glimpse, we can see the APEX 2020 comes with a periscope capable of 5-7.5X zoom while the bottom 48MP sensor...

Mediatek introduces Helio P95 with better AI and camera support

Midrange smartphones have been implementing the 64MP sensors more and more and Mediatek today delivered a newer chipset with support for it. The Helio P95 SoC was introduced by the Taiwanese manufacturer - it has improved AI over the Helio P90 while keeping the same CPU, GPU and other general specs. Helio P95 Helio P90 Process TSMC 12 nm FinFET TSMC...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite bags Bluetooth certification

Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S6 last August and followed up with a 5G variant in January. Now a Lite version sporting model number SM-P615 has bagged Bluetooth certification. The listing doesn't reveal any specification of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite other than confirming Bluetooth 5.0, but thanks to Geekbench we know it will come with an Exynos 9611...

Motorola Razr 2019 teardown video shows a very different hinge

It's the battle of the flip foldables - well, it's a battle for survival in the hands of Zack from JerryRigEverything. In his latest video he takes apart the Motorola Razr 2019 and compares it to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, focusing mostly on the hinge mechanisms of both phones. Also, as promised after the Z Flip video, he shows a better shot of the...

vivo V19 coming on March 10 with a punch hole in the display, 48MP quad camera

Chinese phone maker vivo will launch the vivo V19 on March 10. This information comes from the company's Indonesian branch which posted an image on Twitter with #PerfectNightPerfectYou. Let us introduce you to #vivoV19, bringing you the perfect night! Will be here shortly on 10 March 2020. #PerfectNightPerfectYou pic.twitter.com/SvHrWHQJYY— vivo...

Realme X50 Pro is the first phone in the world with NavIC

Two days ago the Xiaomi and Redmi senior executive in India Manu Kumar Jain said the Redmi K30 Pro will be the first phone in the world with NavIC - India's satellite navigation system. Today, Madhav Sheth, the Realme India CEO revealed the Realme X50 Pro is already the world's first smartphone to support it, reigniting the flame war between the...

More Black Shark 3 details surface, as CEO also talks Pro model

The upcoming Black Shark 3 is scheduled to go official next week and as the launch date approaches, more of its key features are beginning to surface. It is now confirmed there will be at least two versions as Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said the Black Shark 3 Pro variant will pack a 5,000 mAh battery while the vanilla version will sport a 4,720mAh cell....

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Golf Edition arrives in South Korea

Samsung introduced two new versions of its Galaxy Watch Active 2 today. The first one is called Golf Edition and is supposed to be a smart assistant to all the golf players in the world, while the second is LTE Aluminum. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Golf Edition (that is one long name) comes with a smart caddie application that provides information...

Samsung Galaxy A50s Android 10 update expands to India

Samsung rolled out the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0 to the Galaxy A50s a couple of weeks ago in Vietnam, and now it's time for the Indian units to get a taste of the latest version of Android. The firmware comes bearing version A507FNXXU3BTB2, which is the same as the software released in Vietnam. It weighs around 1.6GB in size, includes February...

vivo Z6 5G camera setup officially detailed ahead of launch

vivo is set to unveil the Z6 5G on February 29 and the company has already confirmed it will come with a Snapdragon 7656G SoC, 5,000 mAh battery charging at 44W, and "PC-grade" liquid cooling. Now just two days ahead of the launch, the company has detailed the Z6 5G's quad camera setup. This setup will include a 48MP f/1.79 main camera joined by...

Huawei P40 Lite arrives in Europe, it is a rebranded Nova 6 SE

Huawei has brought the P40 series in Europe, starting from Spain. The first device is the midranger Huawei P40 Lite, which, after further inspection, is the same phone sold under the name Huawei nova 6 SE in China and Huawei nova 7i in Malaysia. The Huawei P40 Lite comes with a Kirin 810 chipset, meaning there are no Google Services on the phone....

Our Huawei Mate XS hands-on video is up

Huawei's Mate Xs is a refreshed version of the Mate X, the company's first folding smartphone. In contrast to the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Mate X's display folds around the exterior of its hardware (the Galaxy Fold's display folds inwards). The design is mostly similar, but there are some updates worth noting. To start off, the Mate XS feels like...

Google applies for license to let it continue do business with Huawei

Google has reportedly applied for an exemption with the US government, which would enable it to re-licence Huawei to use its Mobile services. Huawei is on the US' entities list since May 2019, which means it lacks access to US and US-related technology, which includes Google's Mobile Services, unless specifically exempted by the US government itself....

The GSMA awards the OnePlus 7T Pro the Best Smartphone of 2019 title

Even though this year's MWC at Barcelona was cancelled, the GSM Association still announced its Global Mobile Awards in 8 main categories. The key category of Best Smartphone of 2019 was won by the OnePlus 7T Pro. This is what the 16 judges had to say about rheir choice: This is virtually unsurpassable from a technology perspective, with class-leading...

Oppo Find X2's latest promo video highlights amazing contrast

Oppo's Find X successor from 2018 is coming on March 6 with a ground-breaking display tech and that's the focus of today's promo video shared by the company. The smartphone will surely be featuring an OLED panel and as per rumors, it will have a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the camera. Testing a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio for life-like...

Leaked Realme 6 Pro press renders show three color options

The Realme 6 and 6 Pro will be unveiled on March 5. The company has been posting official teasers about the capabilities of the two phones, but has mostly kept the design of the duo in the shadow. A popular leakster on Weibo has shared press renders that show three color options for the Realme 6 Pro. Three Realme 6 Pro color options The three colors...

First LG V60 ThinQ 5G promo video gushes about the camera features

The LG V60 ThinQ 5G was just unveiled and if you want to know more about the phone, check out our hands-on review. But if you're in a hurry, then this three minute promo video will give you the elevator pitch. It starts with the camera - the new 64MP main sensor and Snapdragon 865 chipset are capable of recording 8K video. Next up is "Steady Cam",...

iPhone XR was the most popular phone of 2019, Samsung leads the 5G market

The Apple iPhone XR was the most popular phone of 2019, shipping more units than both its predecessor and its successor by a large margin, shows data by Omdia. Apple shipped 46.3 million XR phones last year and 23.1 million in 2018. The iPhone 11, the new Apple mid-ranger, managed 37.3 million shipments in 2019. That was only good enough for second...

LG V60 ThinQ 5G hands-on review

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LG V60 ThinQ 5G is here with Snapdragon 865, new Dual Screen and 5,000 mAh battery

LG has pulled the curtains off its sixth V-series phone - the V60 ThinQ 5G. It brings the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset alongside Qualcomm's X55 modem which supports both flavors of 5G, mmWave (higher bandwidth) and sub-6GHz (better coverage). In addition, LG brought a new dual-camera setup with a 64MP main sensor, a beefier 5,000 mAh battery and...