Oppo Reno5 K 5G price revealed as sales begin in China

Oppo has revealed the price of the Reno5 K 5G introduced in China last week. The smartphone has two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB. The former is priced at CNY2,699 ($415/€350), and the latter will set you back by CNY2,999 ($460/€390). Both variants come in three colors and are up for purchase in China through Oppo's online store and online...

Fitbit Ace 3 specs, images, and launch date leak

Fitbit introduced the Ace 2 fitness band for kids back in March 2019, and it will announce its successor dubbed Ace 3 on March 15, reports German blog WinFuture. The publication also shared some images of the Ace 3, which reveal it will come in a two-color design like its predecessor. The wearable will sport a 1.47" OLED touchscreen of 240x240-pixel...

Oppo A94 goes official with Helio P95 SoC, 48MP quad camera, and 6.43" AMOLED screen

Oppo announced the A93 last October with a Helio P95 SoC and 6.43" AMOLED screen. And today the company followed it up with its successor called A94. The Oppo A94 is also powered by the Helio P95 SoC and packs a 6.43" FullHD+ AMOLED screen like its predecessor, but it runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1 out of the box. The A94 has 8GB RAM and 128GB...

Realme Narzo 20 receiving Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 stable update

The Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 detailed last September is currently available for a bunch of Realme smartphones through the early access program. However, the X50 Pro 5G received the Realme UI 2.0 stable update in December, and now it's the Narzo 20 that's getting a taste of Realme's latest custom Android skin. The Realme UI 2.0 stable update...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is receiving One UI 3.1 with March security patch

Samsung released One UI 3.1 for the Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Note10 Lite earlier this week and Galaxy M51 yesterday. Now it's the Galaxy S10 Lite that's getting the latest version of Samsung's custom Android skin. The new firmware sports version number G770FXXU4EUBA, and while a detailed changelog isn't available, we know it bumps up the Android...

Samsung Galaxy M51 is now receiving One UI 3.1 update based on Android 11

It's true that Samsung makes a lot of different smartphone models, but it's also true that recently the company has been on a roll with updates to Android 11 - seemingly every single day now the update reaches another model. Today's lucky one is the Galaxy M51, launched in September of last year running Android 10 with One UI 2.x. Starting today,...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 775 details leak

Qualcomm has already made its flagship chipset for 2021 official, we're talking about the Snapdragon 888. However, we still haven't seen a successor to its premium midrange line in the 7 series, and the Snapdragon 765 is getting kind of old. Apparently it won't be long now, though, as the company has been rumored to introduce the new SoC at some...

Counterpoint: Oppo surpasses Huawei and becomes largest smartphone brand in China

Oppo became the biggest smartphone maker in China for the first time ever, reports Counterpoint Research. This is the result of two factors: Oppo’s rise and Huawei’s decline. This January Oppo captured 21% of the Chinese market, putting it on top. Fellow BBK brand vivo was close behind with 20%, tied with the ailing Huawei. Behind that are Apple...

Oppo Find X3 Pro will have an LTPO screen with 5Hz-120Hz adaptive refresh

Oppo's upcoming Find X3 Pro will use a Samsung-made AMOLED screen with an LTPO backplane, enabling variable refresh rate between 5Hz and 120Hz. According to popular insider Ice universe the panel will be Samsung's E4 with 10-bit color support and it will be the first non-Samsung on the market with an LTPO panel. That latter claim could be challenged...

Apple Watch still leads global smartwatch sales

According to the latest Counterpoint Research report on smartwatch shipments in the October – December 2020 period, Apple is still the undisputed leader in the segment. The market saw a 1.5% increase in total shipments compared to the same period in 2019 with Apple alone accounting for 40% of the overall pie. Samsung came in at second place with...

Our Redmi Note 10 Pro (Max) video review is up

The Redmi Note 10 Pro is the best phone of the series that Xiaomi announced on Thursday, though the naming could have been better. In India fans will find an almost identical phone under the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max name (the key difference is the removal of NFC). Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro The two phones are certainly similar enough that our written...

Report: Apple to bring 10.9-inch OLED iPad Pro, OLED Macbook Pro next year

Apple is looking to bring an OLED iPad Pro to market next year. Per a Digitimes report, Apple will use a 10.9-inch OLED panel for its 2022 iPad Pro. The report says that Apple is also planning a 12.9-inch OLED iPad Pro and even an OLED 16-inch MacBook Pro to follow later on in 2022. The report is a bit questionable, especially given the numerous...

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G and A72 support pages live in UAE

Just yesterday we came across a listing for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A52 5G from a Saudi Arabia retailer. Today we have more confirmation for its imminent launch as the phone’s official support page is live on Samsung UAE. In addition, the Galaxy A72’s support page has also gone up. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G and A72 4G support pages Apart from the two...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Sound for high-quality, low-latency wireless audio

There are many ways for streaming audio to go wrong, especially if there is a wireless headset at the end of the chain. Qualcomm is aiming to address all of these issues with the new Snapdragon Sound platform. On the phone end, the company has lined up the Snapdragon 800-series chips with the FastConnect 6900 connectivity system. For headsets and...

Galaxy S21 sales take series to four-year high

Samsung has sold 590,000 devices from its Galaxy S21 series, a report from South Korea revealed. The numbers are the highest since the Galaxy S8 (620,000 units). For the first month of sales, Galaxy S21 moved nearly twice as many units as the Galaxy S20 last year. Representatives of the analyst company Atlas Research & Consulting, sitting behind...

Realme 8 Pro may have surfaced at the FCC with a 4,500 mAh battery and 65W SuperDart Charge

CEO Madhav Sheth already revealed that the Realme 8 will have a 5,000 mAh battery with 30W Dart Charge, so you’d expect the Realme 8 Pro to go faster. And this could be the proof – FCC documents detailing a Realme RMX3081 have surfaced, which appears to be the Realme 8 Pro 4G. The docs show that a 65W charger will be used to fill the phone’s 4,500...

Motorola Moto G10 Power and Moto G30 coming to India on March 9

Motorola unveiled the Moto G10 and Moto G30 last month with big screens, big batteries, and quad rear cameras. Today the company announced it will bring the Moto G30 to India on March 9 alongside a new smartphone - Moto G10 Power. The Moto G10 Power and Moto G30 will launch in India at 12PM local time (6:30AM UTC) and will be sold through Flipkart,...

Red Magic 6 Pro's 120W charging demoed on video, ends up faster than expected

Yesterday we saw the debut of nubia’s Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro gaming phones. The vanilla model comes with 65W fast charging while the Pro goes up to the ludicrous 120W mark which nubia claims it can do a full 0 to 100% charge in 17 just minutes. We now we have a demo video to see a real-world test thanks to Chinese blogger Zhong Wenze who timed how...

Amazfit T-Rex Pro leaks - better water proofing, €170 price tag

Amazfit is expected to launch a new smartwatch, called T-Rex Pro. A YouTuber from Turkey has posted a hands-on video with the wearable that is yet to be officially announced, and the device looks pretty much identical to its predecessor, the Amazfit T-Rex. However the new T-Rex Pro will now be able to withstand 10 ATM pressure. The new T-Rex Pro...

Realme C21 announced with Helio G35 SoC, triple camera, and 5,000 mAh battery

As promised, Realme today introduced its new budget smartphone dubbed Realme C21. The smartphone is powered by the Helio G35 SoC and runs Android 10-based Realme UI out of the box. The C21 has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage onboard, but it also comes with a dedicated slot for the microSD card for storage expansion up to 256GB. The Realme C21 is built around...

iQOO Neo5 confirmed to come with 4,400 mAh battery and 66W fast charging

The iQOO Neo5 arriving on March 16 was rumored to support 88W wired charging, but 3C revealed that won't be the case, and the smartphone will charge at up to 66W. Today, iQOO officially confirmed on Weibo that Neo5 will indeed feature 66W wired charging. Additionally, iQOO confirmed that Neo5 will pack a dual-cell 4,440 mAh battery, which will go...

T-Mobile goes all in on Enterprise solutions, announces 5G Home Office Internet and cloud-based collaboration

T-Mobile announces a new platform for enterprise customers. It is launching three new products that leverage T-Mobile’s 5G network and a partnership with Dialpad. Among the products announced, T-Mobile will begin offering “Home Office 5G Internet” plans that compete with cable providers. It will also be getting into the cloud-based collaboration...

Apple clarifies Siri feature that asks users to pick a music app

Earlier this month, we reported about a new feature that was discovered in a Beta version of iOS 14.5 that seemingly allowed users to set a third-party music or podcasting app as the default for Siri voice commands. It wasn’t clear how it worked, and it didn’t always ask the user which app they wished to open the audio with. There also was no menu...

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra gets certified in Indonesia, one step closer to launch

If you thought last year's Mi 10 Ultra was an insane (in a good way) smartphone, the upcoming Mi 11 Ultra wants to one-up its predecessor with a crazy screen on its back - so that you use the (also insane) main camera array for selfies and vlogs, we assume. Anyway, the Mi 11 Ultra has been certified in Indonesia, as you can see from the image below....

Realme GT Neo is on the way with Dimensity 1200 chipset

Less than 24 hours ago, Realme took the wraps off its latest flagship smartphone, the GT, at an event in China. At the end of the event, Realme VP Xu Qi also teased an additional member of the new GT family, which is supposedly coming soon. We're talking about the Realme GT Neo, and this one will have MediaTek's Dimensity 1200 chipset at the helm,...

Oppo schedules a global launch for its Band Style wearable on March 8

Oppo introduced the Oppo Band back in June 2020, and nine months later, the wearable finally will escape the domestic scene. Its first overseas market will be India, with a launch scheduled for Monday, March 8 and the name is slightly changed - it will now be called Oppo Band Style. The wearable comes in two variants - one with a simple TPU wrist...

Redmi K40 and Pro may be renamed Mi 11X for India, K40 Pro+ to be called Mi 11i instead

XDA Senior Member kacskrz may have uncovered a complicated rebadging scheme for Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco flagships by snooping through build configurations. This is all centered around the new K40 series. We already saw in FCC docs that the Redmi K40 will be sold as the Poco F3 globally. However, these new findings suggest that the K40 will be renamed “Xiaomi...

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G listed by online retailer before its official announcement

The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has not been officially announced yet – that is expected to happen later this month – but a retailer in Saudi Arabia has put the phone on sale already, listing the full specs and everything. The A52 5G has a 6.5” Super AMOLED display with 1,080 x 2,400 px resolution. We’re not seeing a refresh rate listed but it should be...

OnePlus 9, 9E, 9 Pro confirmed by accessory maker

OnePlus is expected to launch its 9 series soon, and back in December, we heard there might be a third device joining the vanilla and Pro flagships - an OnePlus 9E. We still have no idea about its specs, but the moniker appeared on the website of popular accessory maker Spigen, confirming it is on the way. OnePlus 9E on Spigen's website Big names...

Red Magic Watch goes official

Alongside the brand new Rad Magic 6 series, today nubia announced its Red Magic Watch. It features a traditional round casing with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display and 454x454-pixel resolution. The Red Magic Watch comes in 5 color options with both leather and silicone watch strap models. Red Magic Watch The watch weighs just 30 grams and promises a 15-day...

Samsung unveils rugged Galaxy Xcover 5

This is one for workers in the field – Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Xcover 5. It’s a tough little phone that can bounce back after falls from 1.5m (5 ft) thanks to its enhanced shock absorbers. Also, it is rated IP68 meaning it can spend over 30 minutes below 1m of water and is completely sealed against dust. It has a MIL-STD810H certification too....

Snapdragon 870 for the iQOO Neo5 officially confirmed

The iQOO Neo5 will be announced on March 16. That was revealed last week, this week the brand confirmed the murmurs that the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 870. The chipset will be paired with fast UFS 3.1 storage and up to 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM. Memory Fusion, a technology developed by vivo for OriginOS, will make those 12 GB feel like 15 GB...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro (Max) review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_10_pro_(max)-review-2232.p...

nubia Red Magic 6 series announced with 165Hz display, Snapdragon 888

The Red Magic lineup from nubia has established itself as one of the leaders in the gaming smartphone world. The latest additions are the Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro. The Pro sports faster 120W charging, up to 18GB RAM and 512GB storage alongside a more aggressive design. The rest of the specs are identical across both models. The Red Magic 6 duo are the...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_10_pro-review-2232.p...

Redmi Note 10 series go global - Note 10 Pro, Note 10, Note 10S and Note 10 5G

A few hours after making their debut in India, the Redmi Note 10 series are now global. There are a few changes here, namely that the Indian Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is the global Redmi Note 10 Pro, while the Indian Redmi Note 10 Pro is the same as the global Redmi Note 10 Pro, only without the 108MP camera. And there's one more phone at the global...

Samsung Galaxy A72 4G is getting the Snapdragon 720G chipset, Google Play Console confirms

An extensive leak from mid-February detailed the Samsung Galaxy A72 4G, now the device has appeared on the Google Play Console, which lends legitimacy to the leaked specs. The GPC confirms that the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 720G chipset. It will be equipped with 6 GB of RAM by default, but we’ve seen an 8 GB version as well. The phone...

Watch the Redmi Note 10 series global launch event live

Earlier today, Xiaomi introduced its Redmi Note 10 series in India with the Note 10 Pro Max, Note 10 Pro and Note 10. Xiaomi is now hosting another event for the global audience and you can catch the live stream on YouTube at 12 noon UTC time. So we already saw three Note 10s earlier today with the Pro Max leading the pack with its 108MP main camera...

Samsung announces ISOCELL 2.0 with improved light gathering abilities

Samsung introduced the ISOCELL line of image sensors in 2013, which featured barriers surrounding each pixels to reduce color crosstalk (light for one pixel bleeding into its neighbors). The original design used metal for these walls that absorbed some of the incoming light. This was partially addressed with ISOCELL Plus by switching to a new material....

Redmi Note 10, 10 Pro and 10 Pro Max debut in India

The Redmi Note line has solidified itself as arguably Xiaomi’s key range. Starting its tenth edition are three phones – the Note 10, Note 10 Pro and Note 10 Pro Max, which just debuted in India. Powered by the Snapdragon 732G and a 108MP main camera the Note 10 Pro Max is the leader of the pack. The regular Note 10 Pro offers the same chipset and...

Realme GT unveiled: Snapdragon 888 and 120Hz AMOLED screen for just $430

Realme has promised a Snapdragon 888-powered flagship, and today the brand delivered - meet the Realme GT 5G. This smartphone comes with impressive hardware, fast charging and even has a 3.5mm audio jack - a real rarity in flagships these days. The Realme GT is built around a 6.43” Super AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution. The display supports...

Xiaomi sells over 300,000 units of the Redmi K40 in five minutes

Xiaomi launched its Redmi K40 series last month, and today was the first flash sale of the lineup. According to the company’s official Weibo profile, it managed to sell the batch of 300,000 units in just five minutes, and demand is so big, another sale has been scheduled for Monday, March 8. The massive number of sales includes all three phones -...

Nintendo will reportedly launch updated Switch console with larger Samsung OLED screen

An interesting report comes from Bloomberg. Outside of supplying OLED display panels to many smartphone OEMS for both standard and (in the future) folding displays, Samsung will supply a 7-inch panel to Nintendo for a new Switch gaming console. The report says that Samsung Display Co. will begin mass producing OLED panels for an upcoming Nintendo...

Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1 is out with bug fixes

Today Google has released the second build of its Android 12 Developer Preview. The initial one went out last month, and now the company is releasing Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1. As the minor version number incrementation implies, this is not a build that brings new features, instead it's all about bug fixes. Additionally, it incorporates the...

More Galaxy Xcover 5 specs and renders leak

Samsung is readying a new entry in its long-running line of rugged smartphones. We've seen the Galaxy Xcover 5 before, both in various certifications, as well as in some leaks. The phone should become official at some point this month, and is rumored to retail in Europe for €289 to €299. It will be offered in one color only, the one you can see in...

AMD announces the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card

AMD today announced the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card. The 6700 XT is based on the same RDNA2 architecture as the other RX 6000-series graphics cards but it is the cheapest model in the series so far, starting at $479. The 6700 XT has a new, smaller GPU than the one on the other three 6000-series cards. This GPU has 40 compute units, 64 ROPs, 160...

Samsung Galaxy A82 5G pops up on Geekbench with Snapdragon 855+

Over a month ago, we had the first piece of information regarding Samsung Galaxy A80's successor. Other than the model number and the fact that it will feature a quirky camera module with a rotating mechanism, there was nothing else in the report. Now, we have the chipset, thanks to a couple of Geekbench listings. The model number SM-A826S helped...

Oppo Find X3 stars in a couple of new teasers, 10-bit color engine confirmed

Let's start with the official teaser that comes from Oppo itself. On its Weibo page, the company posted a teaser confirming the 10-bit color engine that the X3 Pro would have. And perhaps the vanilla X3 too. The official teaser from Oppo's Weibo page It's supposed to be the first Android smartphone that's able to capture, store and reproduce 10-bit...

vivo S9 5G and S9e 5G announced with familiar design and upgraded internals

Vivo has just announced the S9 5G and S9e 5G - direct successors to the vivo S7 with an identical design but with upgraded hardware inside. The hardware is now capable of 5G connectivity, hence the names. And as you've probably guessed, the S9e is a toned-down version of the standard S9. Let's start with the S9 5G. It employs a MediaTek Dimensity...

DxOMark rates the OnePlus 8T's camera as average

It's been a while since the OnePlus 8T was released. In fact, we are just a few days away from the OnePlus 9-series launch event. Still, DxOMark did an in-depth camera review of the OnePlus 8T to see how it stacks against the competition. The overall score of 111 points puts the device on par with the Google Pixel 4a and the rather old Huawei Mate...