Realme X50 Youth camera specs tipped

Realme announced the X50 5G in January and followed it up with a Pro variant next month. The company is expected to add the X50 Youth Edition to the lineup soon, which according to a popular Chinese tipster will feature a total of six cameras - two on the front and four at the back - like the vanilla X50 and Pro model. However, the X50 Youth will...

Google working on a smart debit card to rival Apple Card

Apple announced the Apple Card last March and Huawei unveiled its physical payments card last week. Now TechCrunch reports Google is also preparing to announce its physical payments card. Its exact name is currently unknown, so let's call it Google Card for now. This is not the final design of Google Card Unlike the Apple Card, which is a credit...

Redmi Note 9S in for review

This is the Redmi Note 9S and it just arrived at HQ. the global counterpart to the Redmi Note 9 Pro is on the shortlists of many and we'll not try to have their questions answered. We've already begun work on a detailed review, but while we're testing the phone, we might as well do an unboxing and share some early impressions. The Redmi Note 9S comes...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 to pack a 4,000 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 launched last year came with a 3,500 mAh battery, and according to a report by Galaxy Club, its successor - the Note20 - will pack a larger cell. The Dutch blog claims that Galaxy Note20's battery part sports model code EB-BN980ABY, that has a rated capacity of 3,880 mAh, meaning a typical capacity of around 4,000 mAh. That's...

Alleged Realme X3 passes through TENAA, specs revealed

A Realme smartphone bearing model code RMX2142 and believed to be the Realme X3 bagged 3C certification last week, revealing 30W charging and 5G support in the process. Now that smartphone has appeared on TENAA with new details. Realme X2 According to TENAA, the RMX2142 is 8.9mm thick and sports a 6.57" display. The resolution of the screen isn't...

T-Mobile continues maintaining and rolling out its LTE and 5G network amidst COVID-19

In a statement to Fierce Wireless, T-Mobile affirms that it is still carrying out the expansion of its LTE and 5G networks (and maintaining them), despite the COVID-19 situation - which limited many other industries operations as people all over the world are ordered to stay at home. A T-Mobile spokesperson told Fierce Wireless "Our network is continuing...

OnePlus 8 Pro gets torn down on video

A few days ago the OnePlus 8 Pro was announced, and it immediately starred in one of JerryRigEverything's trademark 'durability tests' on video. Now it's time for what is usually part two - namely, the teardown. This has been recorded on video too, of course. So if you derive pleasure from watching phone's insides being taken out one by one, then...

WhatsApp is working on allowing more than 4 people on a group video or audio call

With the current pandemic forcing a lot of people to stay at home, group video calls and even group audio calls have really taken off lately. Apps such as Google's Duo have already upped the maximum number of participants on a video call by 50%, and it now looks like Facebook-owned WhatsApp is planning on doing something similar. Strings of code...

Leaked iPhone SE (2020) video ad is all about peeling off the protective film

Apple's biggest launch in a while is its smallest (and least fresh, design-wise) smartphone in a while. We're talking about the iPhone SE (2020), of course, which is already having stock issues in the US. Its popularity isn't very surprising considering its price (especially compared to other iPhones), and while Apple released a promo video for it...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip update improves Flex Mode for the camera

Samsung's having a big day for updates today. Alongside the One UI 2.1 release for the Galaxy Note10 Lite, the company has also started sending out a new software version for the Galaxy Z Flip. This brings with it the April security patches, but also enhances Flex Mode for the camera. Before when using the built-in camera app in Flex Mode, the viewfinder...

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite gets One UI 2.1 and April security patch

Last week Samsung started rolling out the update to One UI 2.1 for the Galaxy S10 Lite, and now it's time for the Note10 Lite to receive the same treat. These phones were announced at the same time, so in a way it's not at all surprising for these software rollouts to go out so soon after each other. The new update for the Note10 Lite also packs...

iPhone SE pre-orders start, delivery dates quickly slip to early May in the US

Today Apple started taking pre-orders for the new iPhone SE it unveiled earlier this week. The pre-orders went live in the US and over 40 other countries and territories. These pre-orders are supposed to start shipping in exactly one week from today, on April 24. However, if you haven't yet put in your pre-order in the US, you will actually have...

Oppo A92s listed on official website with 120Hz screen and Dimensity 800 chipset

Oppo A92s surfaces on Oppo's official store in China and in JD.com with full specs and renders. And it turns out, the rumors were right as the phone sports a 120Hz display and runs on the new MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset. The specs page doesn't explicitly say "Dimensity 800" but given that the SoC supports 5G and reads "MT6873V", it's safe to assume...

iPhone 12 Pro Max design fully revealed through leaked CAD renders

Even though Apple is supposed to introduce its new iPhone lineup this September, the smartphone maker is supposed to be already done with the design, or at least close to being don and luckily, someone got a hold of the CAD renders for the supposedly called iPhone 12 Pro Max. The new CAD renders reveal lots of new design changes, but it's also important...

nubia Play will arrive with Snapdragon 765G, 144 Hz refresh rate

The nubia Play smartphone will arrive on Tuesday, April 21, and we finally know more about the phone's looks. It will have no notches or punch holes - the company is sticking to a traditional bezel, but it is ultra-thin while keeping the selfie camera within. There was also a video of the phone, revealing its refresh rate - according to the company...

TSMC changes its forecast for 2020 due to COVID-19

TSMC's forecast at the beginning of this year looked pretty promising with estimated 8% market growth excluding the memory chip sector. But during yesterday's investors conference, the company lowered its foundry market growth forecast to somewhere between 7 and 13%, down from 17%. TSMC was forced to adopt "a more conservative view of 2020" due to...

Huawei MatePad 10.4 listed on Chinese retailers' websites, specs confirmed

The Huawei MatePad 10.4 that surfaced last week has been listed on a couple of Chinese e-commerce websites, which reveal the tablet will be announced on April 23 - the same day Huawei's nova 7 lineup arrives. The MatePad 10.4 is listed on JD.com and VMall along with its images and few specs, which include a 10.4" display, 4/6GB RAM and 64/128GB storage....

Meizu 17 to arrive on April 22

One of the low-key flagships this year is Meziu's top-tier offering - the Meizu 17. It's still unreleased, but it was subjected to plenty of leaks for the past few months, so we know what to expect. Now, we even know when it will arrive. And no, it's not today as initially thought. It appears that we were a bit lost in translation and Meizu's announcement...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 surfaces on TENAA listing

With almost all Redmi Note 9 family members released already, it's time for the vanilla Redmi Note 9 to go out as well. And according to this TENAA listing, we won't have to wait much longer. The same handset popped up on the Chinese 3C certification website as well. Now, as with all TENAA listings, this one gives away the main specs along with most...

Huawei nova 7 appears in an official video ahead of April 23 unveiling

A leaked image of the Huawei nova 7 coming on April 23 revealed the smartphone will pack a punch hole display and sport a rectangular camera cutout on the back. Well, a video shared by Huawei on its official Weibo account just confirmed those bits. At the 0:13 mark, you can also see a smartphone with curved edge display, which could be the nova 7...

LG G7 ThinQ gets VoWiFi with new update

Last week LG released a software update for the V40 ThinQ that brought Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) functionality to the smartphone, and now it's the G7 ThinQ that gets this feature. The new build sports version PKQ1.181105.001 and requires a download of around 670MB. The firmware doesn't upgrade the G7 ThinQ to Android 10, but it does bump up the Android...

Realme Narzo 10, 10A are arriving on April 21

Realme was supposed to unveil the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A smartphones on March 26 in India, but the launch was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 in the country. However, the company today announced that it will unveil the Narzo 10 lineup on April 21 through a pre-recorded video which will be streamed at 12:30 PM local time (7 AM UTC). That's...

Take a look at the first vivo iQOO Neo3 official image

The vivo iQOO Neo3 is going to be the cheapest Snapdragon 865 smartphone on the market and will arrive on Thursday, April 23. Today the brand manager Feng Yufei posted on Weibo the first official image of the phone - it will come with three shooters in a rectangular setup in the upper left corner and a neat blue-black gradient. We also expect the...

Honor 9X Lite is now official in Finland

Two months ago we spotted a phone called Honor 9X Lite, and now it surprisingly appeared in Finland. The device shares a lot of features with the Honor 8X like some hardware and the overall footprint, but there are some improvements like a 48 MP camera in a setup with a completely new design, and a fancy paint job. The Honor 9X Lite sticks to the...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro receive their first software update

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are going to be arriving to the first customers soon, and when those people take the devices out of their boxes they're going to be treated to a day-one software update. This is OxygenOS 10.5.4, still based on Android 10 of course. The aim here seems to be to fix a lot of issues and enhance the general system features. The...

Apple releases first public betas of iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5

Apple is cooking up some new software for its mobile devices, as usual. The company has now released the first public betas for iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5. This comes after developers got their second preview build of the upcoming OS version yesterday. iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5 are both minor updates, as their naming scheme strongly implies....

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite starts at $349 in the US, £349 in the UK, €379 in the EU

Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S6 Lite got an early unveiling in Indonesia yesterday, and today the company has also made it official for other markets like the US, UK, and EU. With this we finally have pricing, as well as some rough availability details, straight from the horse's mouth, as they say. The Wi-Fi model costs $349 in the US, while it's unclear...

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro launch in China, you won't like the prices

Earlier this week, OnePlus made its latest smartphones official, the 8 and 8 Pro. That was the global launch, though, whereas today the company unveiled the same duo for the Chinese market. This is quickly going to get controversial. Not the mere fact of there being a local launch in China - something similar is expected to happen in India soon....

Our Huawei P40 video review is up

Huawei's flagship P series has expanded some more this year, when alongside the 'normal' model, the 'lite' version, and the 'Pro', we're also getting a Pro+ in a few weeks. And while the P40 lite is a P40 in name only, the 'vanilla' P40 is right now the Chinese company's 'entry-level' flagship smartphone. Sure, it may not have all the bells and whistles,...

Samsung Galaxy A30s is now receiving the Android 10 update

Samsung isn't slowing down in bringing the latest version of Android to more and more of its many mid-rangers. Right now, the rollout has reached the Galaxy A30s. The update to Android 10 comes with One UI 2.0 on top for this handset, as well as the March 2020 security patch level. The new firmware version is A307FNXXU2BTD1. This has been spotted...

Oppo Find X2 in for review

We've already dealt with the Oppo Find X2 Pro and gave it a lot of praise for its lovely display, its cameras and its excellent build. The Oppo Find X2 is now here at HQ and it shares a lot of what made the Pro so good, only it costs a little less. Here are our quick first impressions of the Oppo Find X2, along with an unboxing. The Find X2 Pro comes...

Honor 9X Pro goes on sale, as Global fan days brings in 106K new fans

Honor's latest midranger - the Honor 9X Pro - is going on sale in global markets. Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands are the first three to get it. Those who act fast and purchase it by the end of tomorrow, April 17, will receive a coupon worth €30 to redeem on other purchases on site, as well as a free pair of Honor Sports Pro earphones....

iQOO Neo3 5G gets 600,000+ AnTuTu score, will have a 144Hz screen with adaptive refresh rate

The iQOO Neo3 5G has an ambitious goal - to become the most affordable phone that offers the speed of the Snapdragon 865 chipset. And that's fast, 600,000+ points on AnTuTu fast, as you can see in the screenshot below. This score was achieved with 8GB of RAM on board as well as 256GB of speedy UFS 3.1 storage. While this is not the highest AnTuTu...

Honor 20 lite arrives in Italy as Honor 20E

Hot on the heels of yesterday's big Honor 30 series announcement, the company introduced a "new" handset for the Italian market. The Honor 20E is largely based on the Honor 20 lite (also known as the Honor 10i in some markets) with the only difference being it sports an 8MP selfie cam instead of the 32MP one in the Honor 20 Lite. The front houses...

Huawei files two patents for sliding displays

Huawei already has two foldable phones under its belt - the Mate X and the more widely available current the Mate Xs. However, the company wants to go even further in the flexible panel world and has just patented two new design for sliding displays. There are two models, both of them using part of the screen from the backside to extend the front,...

Honor 30 Pro+ videography skills showcased in promo video

The Honor 30 Pro+ turned people's heads when it was announced yesterday - besides the flagship 5G chipset, it packs some impressive camera gear, including a 50MP Sony IMX700 sensor (1/1.28" with RYYB filter) and a periscope lens with 5x optical zoom. One of the first promo videos shows the beautiful footage you can capture with the phone. Well, you...

Insiders: Sony will produce only a limited number of PlayStation 5 consoles at lauch

Bloomberg is citing inside sources who claim that Sony will produce a limited number of PlayStation 5 units by March 2021 - the target is 5 to 6 million. For comparison, the PS4 sold 7.5 million units in its first two quarters. The cause for that is reportedly how expensive the powerful hardware is proving to manufacture. Sony detailed the console...

Samsung is working on One UI 2.1 for Galaxy Note9

While Samsung brought Android 10 with One UI 2.0 to the Galaxy Note9, the company is yet to push the latest One UI version 2.1 on board. We even saw reports that Note9 owners will not get the latest firmware update, but now Samsung has confirmed it's already testing it and deciding which features can be brought down to the older Galaxy Note. Samsung...

nubia Play will have 5,100 mAh battery, design and retail box appear online

The nubia Play with 5G is coming on April 21. Today, the company teased the retail box of the phone as an outline of the back panel, hinting the overall design, appeared on JD.com. However, the most intriguing piece of specs was revealed by brand CEO Ni Fei, who revealed the battery capacity of 5,100 mAh. The executive also added the battery will...

Motorola Edge specs confirmed by Google Play Console

The Motorola Edge passed through Geekbench a couple of days ago, revealing some of its key specs. Now it also popped up on Google Play Console, corroborating the specifications revealed by the benchmark database. The Play Console listing confirms that Motorola Edge has the Snapdragon 765 SoC at the helm with 6GB RAM onboard. It boots to Android 10...

OnePlus launching a mystery product tomorrow in China, could it be the OnePlus Z?

OnePlus released its latest flagship lineup just the other day globally but the Chinese event is scheduled for tomorrow, April 17. And while everyone thought the Chinese event would feature the same lineup as the global one, the company teased the arrival of a new mystery product tomorrow. Our initial thought after reading about this was the OnePlus...

Realme X50 Youth spotted in 3C listing with 5G and 30W fast charging

Back in December, we came across a certification for the Realme X50 Youth, which is a more affordable version of the standard Realme X50 5G. Now, the same phone with the RMX2052 model number was spotted in the database of China's 3C agency, confirming it will carry 5G connectivity and 30W (5V@6A) fast charging just like the regular X50 5G. Realme...

Apple iPhone SE (2020) has 3 GB RAM, 1821 mAh battery

Apple finally introduced the iPhone SE (2020) with an A13 Bionic chipset and an improved camera. The company kept its tradition not to reveal RAM and battery capacity of its devices, but thanks to a listing at China Telecom's website, we got the details. According to the carrier, the new iPhone has 3GB RAM, which is an increase over the 2GB of the...

Realme X50 Pro 5G review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_x50_pro_5g-review-2099.p...

Nokia 9.3 PureView's color options teased by Juho Sarvikas

A Nokia-specific leakster account has been talking about the color options of the company's upcoming Nokia 9.3 PureView flagship. Somewhat surprisingly the poll was acknowledged by Juho Sarvikas, Nokia's CPO, who dropped a pretty massive hint about the phones' colors. He says his favorite options are Polar Night as well as a "bold and lighter" shade...

Oppo A92s appears in official images, revealing color options

Oppo A92s doesn't have a launch date yet, but TENAA already revealed its design and specs. And now, it has appeared in a set of new official images, which leave little to the imagination. You can see the A92s packs a punch hole display, which according to TENAA measures 6.57" diagonally, has 2400x1080 pixel resolution, and is rumored to have 120Hz...

Huawei nova 7 series launch date confirmed

Huawei was rumored to expand the nova 7 lineup with the nova 7, nova 7 SE and nova 7 Pro on April 23 and now the company took it to Weibo to confirm announcement. Huawei's Weibo post also includes a poster having a silhouette of a smartphone with a rectangular camera bump on the back, but it's unclear whether this is the vanilla nova 7, SE or the...

Apple kills the iPhone 8, stops selling the iPhone 8 Plus

Now that the 2020 iPhone SE is official, Apple has decided to kill the iPhone 8. First of all, yes, the company was still selling the iPhone 8, all the way up until today. Second, this makes sense when you think about it, as the iPhone SE is basically just an iPhone 8 with the latest A13 chipset and better camera software. And slightly differing...

vivo NEX 3 5G finally receives Android 10 update

Today vivo started rolling out the update to Android 10 for the NEX 3 5G. A closed beta testing phase that accepted only a few units started about one month ago, and it seems like the testing went smoothly, as now we're treated to the finalized release. The NEX 3S 5G launched with Android 10 on board recently, and as this is just a NEX 3 with the...

Honor 30's Kirin 985 chipset gets benchmarked, scores slightly better than the Kirin 820

Today Huawei's sub-brand Honor took the wraps off of the 30 series - comprised of the eponymous Honor 30, but also the 30 Pro and 30 Pro+. The Honor 30 is powered by the brand new Kirin 985 chipset, which hasn't been featured on any other devices before - unlike the Kirin 990 5G that's in the Honor 30 Pro and Pro+. Given its name, you'd expect its...