Fossil's Gen 6 smartwatches will be unveiled on August 30

Fossil announced its Gen 5 smartwatch back in 2019, and the company will unveil the Gen 6 series next week - on August 30. Fossil has set up a promo page on its website to tease the Gen 6 smartwatch, and while the company doesn't explicitly mention the August 30 date on the page, an email sent by Fossil with a countdown timer suggests the Gen 6 smartwatch...

Infinix Hot 11S is launching next month, key specs and price revealed

Infinix unveiled the Hot 10S in April, and the company will follow up with the Hot 11S next month. We don't have the unveiling date yet, but Infinix says the smartphone will launch in India around mid-September. Infinix Hot 10S Additionally, Infinix confirmed that the Hot 11S will be powered by the Helio G88 SoC and have two memory options in India...

Samsung Galaxy Watch4 series and Galaxy Buds2's Indian prices revealed, pre-orders begin August 30

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 lineup and Galaxy Buds2 TWS earphones unveiled over two weeks ago will be up for pre-orders in India starting August 30, with sales commencing from September 10. The Buds2 are priced at INR11,999 ($165/€140), whereas the Watch4 series starts at INR23,999 ($325/€275). You can pre-book one through Samsung's official Indian...

Apple launches earpiece speaker replacement program for iPhone 12

Apple has announced a service program for owners of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. Apple's concluded that a "small percentage" of 6.1-inch iPhone 12 devices have an issue where no sound comes from the earpiece during a phone call. Apple will replace the faulty module free of charge. This is not applicable to the iPhone 12 mini or the iPhone 12...

YouTube Music wearable app can only be installed on Wear OS 3

The new unified Wear OS version 3 is now publicly available on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. These users are already able to enjoy the native YouTube app on the new Samsung watches, but that hasn't been the case with legacy Wear OS devices. A new report from Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/youtube_music_wearable_app...

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 appears in Geekbench with Snapdragon 888 and 8GB RAM

In recent weeks, we've seen leaks of the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, which revealed a new triple camera setup on the outside of the phone. We now have some evidence that the next Surface Duo will be powered by a flagship-grade chipset. The new device appeared on Geekbench, with scores indicative of the high-end Snapdragon 888. The device scores 1091...

Google parodies Jony Ive in its latest Pixel 5a 5G video

Google has released its latest commercial for the Pixal 5a 5G and the topic for this video is the headphone jack. But this is no ordinary commercial as it features voiceover from a very famous person. Or at least someone who sounds like a very famous person. The video is obviously a parody of the old Apple commercials featuring the erstwhile Chief...

Netflix rolls out two Stranger Things games on Android app in Poland

Last month, Netflix confirmed that it was going to enter into the mobile games industry, and that current subscribers would be able to enjoy them right away. Today, Netflix has begun rolling out two mobile games to subscribers in Poland through the Android app. Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3 were previously available on the Play Store,...

FFALCON Thunderbird FF1 is phone developed by TCL and Huawei

TCL has a brand new smartphone dubbed the FFALCON Thunderbird FF1. For those unaware FFALCON is a TCL sub-brand that sells TV and home audio equipment in China and is now branching into the smartphone realm. Adding another interesting nod to the mix, the FF1 is co-developed with Huawei. Thunderbird FF1 brings midrange specs and 5G connectivity. There’s...

Samsung Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 unveiled in Japan, a simple but durable phone

Samsung quietly launched the Galaxy A21 Simple SCV49 in Japan, available through carriers au, NTT DoCoMo, UQmobile and J:COM. As the name suggests, this phone was designed to be simple to use and is aimed at older users. The Galaxy A21 Simple is rated IP68/IPX5 • Osaifu-Keitai • FM radio There’s a lanyard eyelet on the device, something we haven’t...

Xiaomi is bringing MIUI 12.5 Enhanced to these nine Mi 11 and Mi 10 models globally

Xiaomi began rolling out MIUI 12.5 Enhanced to select devices in China on August 13 and the plan was to complete the first batch today. Today something else is happening too – the company announced that the Enhanced version of its Android skin will be made available globally. The following devices will be updated in the final quarter of the year...

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G teased in India

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A52s 5G smartphone earlier this month and brought it to Continental Europe and the UK. Now a leakster revealed the Indian price of the phone along with its market launch date. The midranger will start from INR35,999 ($485) in India and will be available starting September 3. The price leak arrived as a follow-up to Samsung...

One UI 4.0 update for Galaxy phones inches closer as Samsung lays the groundwork

Samsung officially announced the start of the One UI 4.0 beta test back in late July. The new version is built on top of Android 12 and the company was recruiting volunteers to try it out. It seems that they are already doing just that as a couple of days ago a Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G posted a Geekbench run with Android 12. This model used a Snapdragon...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, Galaxy Z Flip3 are now available for purchase

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 smartphones back on August 11, with pre-orders opening on the following day in a bunch of markets around the world. Starting today, the first foldables in the world that are waterproof are available in stores. The first wave will include 40 countries, while the second will be in October when...

India's Redmi 10 Prime will use the same Helio G88 chipset as the global Redmi 10

Xiaomi’s Manu Kumar Jain confirmed that the Redmi 10 Prime will be powered by the same Helio G88 chipset as the Redmi 10. Furthermore, he described the new phone as a “significant upgrade” over last year’s Redmi 9 Prime and 9 Power. The “Prime” was just a rebranded Redmi 9 for the Indian market, the only notable difference being the omission of NFC....

Honor Watch GS 3 appears in official images confirming key features

Honor unveiled the Magic3 series smartphones about two weeks ago at an event in China, where the company also teased the Watch GS 3. While Honor didn't reveal much about its new smartwatch at the event, the company took to Weibo to give us a better look at the Classic Streamer and Racing Pioneer (machine translated from Chinese) variants of the Watch...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro long-term review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_10_pro_long_term-review-2305.p...

Our Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G video review is out

It’s Samsung’s best take at a foldable phone yet and the Galaxy Z Fold3 is the latest star in our video review series. How's the build, does the under-display selfie cam feel rushed and is the €1,800/£1,600 asking price justified here? Design and build are excellent here and this is by far the best feeling foldable we’ve had the chance to use around....

vivo X70 will arrive in September with in-house ISP, company exec confirms

A rumor about vivo developing an in-house ISP surfaced yesterday, and today we got an official confirmation. Hu Baishan, President of vivo China, held a press conference where he shed some light on the company's short-term plans. The executive said there is a vivo V1 ISP which will be in a vivo X70 series smartphone. He further revealed the lineup...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro long-term review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s21_ultra_long_term-review-2305.p...

Motorola Moto E20 passes through Geekbench confirming key specs

Renders and full specs of the Moto E20 surfaced yesterday, leaving little to the imagination. And while Motorola is yet to divulge anything about the E20, the entry-level smartphone has passed through Geekbench, corroborating key specs from previous leaks. The Moto E20, codenamed "Aruba," has 2GB RAM on board and is powered by an octa-core processor,...

Realme C21 gets Android 11 update with Realme UI 2.0

The Realme C21 launched back in March disappointingly running Android 10 at a time when Android 11 had already been out for half a year. The software discrepancy is finally being rectified starting today, although five more months have passed and Android 12 is almost fully baked in Google's oven as you read this. Anyway, for an entry-level model...

Get a free battery replacement for your OnePlus 3, 5, 5T, 6, or 6T in India

According to a Reddit thread, OnePlus India is now offering free battery replacements for the OnePlus 3, OnePlus 5, OnePlus 5T, OnePlus 6, and OnePlus 6T. All you have to pay is the labor cost for the replacement, which for one user's OnePlus 5T amounted to just INR 473 (that's about $6 or €5). This applies when you walk into an official OnePlus...

Samsung ranks third in global smartwatch market for Q2 2021, India is fastest-growing smartwatch market

The latest report from Counterpoint Research reveals the state of the wearables market, particularly among smartwatches. The overall smartwatch is seeing significant growth, with 27% more shipments in Q2 of 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2020. This is attributed to an increase in demand for smartwatches cheaper than $100. This category of smartwatches...

Oppo confirms Color OS 12 release date via smart assistant

Color OS is Oppo’s heavily customized skin layer over Android. The OS is skinned on Oppo smartphones all over the world, and OnePlus devices have already dropped Hydrogen OS in favor of Color OS, though only in China. Version 12 of Color OS (based on Android 12) has been in the beta phase for the past few months, but the OS will be receiving its...

Google Pixel 5a 5G disassembly confirms it's not the most easily repairable phone

Have you wondered what the inside of the brand new Pixel 5a 5G looks like? Well, PBKreviews has you covered with his latest disassembly video taking us through a detailed examination of what exactly goes into the latest affordable Pixel phone. Once the screen is pried off we can observe a large black graphene film covering the 4,680 mAh battery as...

vivo X70 Pro+ renders show a redesigned quad camera, hint at a rear display

The set is complete – after the vanilla X70 and X70 Pro renders comes an unofficial look at the vivo X70 Pro+ design. The phone shares a design language with its siblings, though there are a few curious differences. Let’s start with the tangible data. This will be the biggest phone of the three, measuring 164.8 x 75.5 x 9.0 mm, though the camera...

Reuters: the Pixel 6 duo will come with a Samsung mmWave 5G modem

While Exynos modems are in wide use around the world thanks to Galaxy phones of all shapes and sizes, they have been absent from the US for half a decade. This may change with the upcoming Pixel 6 series. Google is reluctant to confirm it, but the custom Tensor chipset is reportedly based on an Exynos design. Now Reuters reports that Samsung will...

Early Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 pre-orders in Korea surpass the Galaxy S21 and Note20 series

Samsung received 920,000 pre-orders for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Z Fold3 5G in total in South Korea during the August 17-23 period. This means in terms of first week orders the foldable duo has already surpassed the Galaxy Note20 and even the Galaxy S21. As a reminder, the S21 pre-orders in Korea surpassed those of the S20 series. This is a signal that...

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra launched in India with 11th Gen Intel CPU and 65W charging

Xiaomi announced the RedmiBook 15 series laptops in India earlier this month, and today the company introduced the more premium Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra. These come with very similar bodies, but the latter is more expensive and packs more powerful internals. Mi Notebook Pro • Mi Notebook Ultra Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra Let's talk about...

The new Apple Watch Series 7 may come in larger 41mm and 45mm sizes

The Apple Watch had a growth spurt in 2018 when the two size options went from 38/42mm up to 40/44mm. A photo of a wrist strap, one presumably for the Apple Watch Series 7, hints that the new model may grow by another millimeter. The image shows a close-up of an encircled “45 MM”, which is the way Apple marks wrist straps since ones for different...

Xiaomi launches Mi Band 6, Mi TV 5X, more IoT products in India

Xiaomi capped off a wave of announcements in India earlier today with the brand finally bringing over the Mi Band 6 as well as three smart TVs, two laptops, a home security camera and a new gigabit Wi-Fi router. Mi Band 6 Mi Band 6 is Xiaomi’s most recent fitness tracker and offers a “full screen” 1.56-inch AMOLED display, SpO2 tracking as well as...

Xiaomi was top maker in 22 markets in Q2 as MIUI reaches 450M users

Xiaomi has been having a blast in the past twelve months capitalizing on the void Huawei left in the world of smartphones. The company has posted its quarterly results and they look mightily impressive with a double-digit increase in revenue, profit, phone shipments and just about every other important metruc. Between April and June 2021, Xiaomi...

Oppo rumored to enter tablet market soon

There’s a wave of Android tablets coming from Chinese makers recently and it seems Oppo is ready to join in with its own offering. Noted tipster Digital Chat Station took to Weibo to tease a few key specs of the upcoming Oppo tablet and an illustrative image which should give us an idea of what the device might look like when it launches. Digital...

vivo to introduce its in-house ISP called V1 with the X70 series

The vivo X70 series has been in the rumor mill for quite some time, and today we learned a spicy new detail about the lineup. According to leakster Digital Chat Station, the company will introduce a self-developed chip called vivo V1 with the new flagships. An image of the chips, sitting in a mold, has popped up on Weibo, and while there is no hard...

Realme GT Master Edition goes on sale in India today

Realme announced the GT 5G and GT Master Edition in India last week. The former went on sale yesterday in the country, and the latter will be up for purchase starting today at noon local time through Realme's official website, Flipkart, and mainline channels. The Realme GT Master Edition is offered in Luna White, Cosmos Black, and Voyager Grey colors....

Motorola Moto E20's specs and renders surface, Moto E30 codenamed "Cyprus" in the works

Last week, we saw a couple of official-looking renders of an unknown Motorola smartphone leaked by Evan Blass, which we now know is the Moto E20. Blass says the Motorola Moto E20 is codenamed "Aruba" and sports model designation XT2155-1. It's built around a 6.5" HD+ display with a notch for the 5MP selfie camera. The back panel of the Moto E20 flaunts...

iPhone 13 Face ID might work with masks and foggy glasses on

According to a new report, Apple is currently testing the new, revamped and narrowed Face ID array of the upcoming iPhone 13 family. Employees are given a special case for the iPhone 12, as revealed in the image below. This case has the next-gen Face ID array at the top, as you can see, and once the case is connected to an employee's iPhone 12, the...

Message reactions are coming to WhatsApp

WhatsApp might have a ton of users, but it does usually find itself lacking in features compared to a lot of its competitors, and a lot of times that's by design. Some things, however, are missed by people more than others. One such feature that is a mainstay in other messaging apps, including Facebook's very own Messenger, is message reactions....

Limited Edition Halo Infinite Xbox Series X Bundle and Elite Series 2 controller announced

Microsoft and 343 Industries today announced two Halo themed products, the Xbox Series X - Halo Infinite Limited Edition Bundle and the Halo Infinite Limited Edition Elite Series 2 controller. Both pieces of hardware are meant to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Halo and celebrate the launch of Halo Infinite. The Xbox Series X - Halo Infinite...

Fitbit Charge 5 comes with an ECG, EDA and many more sensors, brighter Always On display

The Fitbit Charge 5 was unveiled today with an impressive array of sensors. This is the company’s first band-style fitness tracker with an ECG feature. Just touch your finger to the metal frame and hold for 30 seconds – the band will be able to detect Atrial Fibrilation (AFib). Note that this feature will be enabled some time after launch. Fitbit...

vivo X70 renders show a similar design to the Pro, with three cameras and a flat display

vivo is expected to launch three flagship phones in September – the vivo X70, X70 Pro and X70 Pro+. Earlier today we saw renders of the Pro model along with some specs, now it’s time to have a closer look at the vanilla model. vivo X70 renders by @OnLeaks and MySmartPrice The vivo X70 will be roughly the same size as the Pro and will feature a flat...

Realme Narzo 50A renders surface revealing unique back design

On Monday, we got our first set of info for Realme’s upcoming Narzo 50A handset. Now @OnLeaks and 91mobiles are back with the first set of renders for the yet to be released device and the back design is certainly polarizing. Realme Narzo 50A (source: 91mobiles) We can see a spacious rectangular camera cutout with three lenses and an LED flash and...

Leak suggests all four iPhone 13 models will go on sale on September 17

Last year Apple launched the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro (starting pre-orders in mid-October), followed by the iPhone 12 mini and 12 Pro Max (in early November). This year Cupertino may launch all four models simultaneously and at an earlier date too, based on evidence spotted in an ecommerce app in China. The following screenshot was posted by @PandaIsBald...

Samsung Galaxy S21 series is getting One UI 3.1.1 features with new update

Samsung has released new software updates for the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra, which come with the One UI 3.1.1 features, including a new bedtime mode, a new weather app, faster animations, and enhanced Camera app. Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra The new firmware, having version G99*WVLU4AUGQ, bumps up the Android security patch level...

Counterpoint: how vivo conquered the Chinese market in Q2

Counterpoint Research reported that vivo climbed to the top spot in the Chinese market back in April. Now an analyst from the company has posted an interesting write-up of how vivo (and its sibling company Oppo) managed to grow so big. It starts with the fall of Huawei, of course. While the now-independent Honor is doing well in recapturing some...

The Google Pixel 6 phones to have in-display fingerprint readers

Google officially confirmed some details about the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro earlier this month and even shared images of the two upcoming phones. Unlike the Pixel 5, the 6-series shows no sign of a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. Where is the reader then? Built into the display, by the looks of it. Hiroshi Lockheimer posted a screenshot, probably from...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G listed on the Google Play Console with 6GB of RAM

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset – we knew that already from Geekbench results. Now the details listed on the Google Play Console confirm this and make it clear that this isn’t the Plus chip (look at the clock speed of the prime core). The GPC listing also confirms another spec, the 6 GB of RAM. We’ve seen...

Samsung Galaxy M32 5G announced: Dimensity 720 and 48MP quad camera

Samsung introduced the Galaxy M32 with Helio G80 SoC in June, and today the company followed up with its 5G version - Galaxy M32 5G. Unlike its 4G counterpart, the Samsung Galaxy M32 5G is powered by the Dimensity 720. It comes in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB configurations and supports storage expansion by up to 1TB via a microSD card. On the software...

Samsung Germany warns that some Galaxy Z Fold3 and Watch4 Classic pre-orders have been delayed

Pre-orders for Samsung’s new foldable phones are going well. Perhaps a little too well as buyers in Germany have received emails saying that due to high demand the shipping of certain Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Watch4 Classic versions may be delayed. Technically, the new phones and watches are not supposed to ship until the 27th, though some units...