Sony puts out more videos showcasing the camera prowess on the Xperia Pro-I

Sony is clearly very proud of its new Xperia Pro-I and is enjoying it thoroughly and with good reason. The Xperia Pro-I is honestly more akin to a professional tool, like a DSLR than a general-purpose smartphone and it makes sense to treat it as such, giving it to creators to experiment with and give feedback on. That's exactly what Sony has been...

Huawei nova 9 review

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Leaked promo video showcases a familiar, but new Oppo Reno6 Lite

It seems like Oppo is just deliberately trying to confuse everybody at this point. As we are currently waiting on the Reno7 series to drop sometime this month, the smartphone giant clearly has no intention of slowing down its constant rebranding and tiny specs iteration efforts, this time adding yet another member to the Reno6 family. A leaked promo...

Realme's first phone with an under-display selfie cam allegedly shows up in patent document

There has been persistent chatter within the industry that Realme is working on its first phone with an under-display camera for some time now. In fact, back in September, Realme VP Xu Qi Chase posted an image of a smartphone on Weibo that has no notch or a punch hole for the selfie camera, and he clarified in the post's comments that the device...

The Oppo A16K is a toned-down Oppo A16, now available in the Philippines

Oppo seems to be keeping busy working of variants of the vanilla Oppo A16 announced back in July. Last month an Oppo A16s version was revealed, which basically just added NFC to the original. Now there is a new A16K already on sale in the Philippines. It, however, actually features quite a few changes, or rather downgrades compared to the regular...

Google Pixel 6 Pro doesn't actually charge at 30W

Google's Pixel 6 Pro is advertised to charge about 50% in half an hour and we did nearly achieve that number in our review (we got 48% in half an hour). We did, however, find it rather strange that the Pixel 6 Pro's 5000 mAh battery took nearly two hours to fully charge with a 30W charger. Android Authority went deep diving and performed lab tests...

Google Messages app prepares to send videos through SMS via Google Photos to retain quality

In the latest APK Insight report by 9to5Google, the default SMS/RCS app for Android: Google Messages may be receiving a new feature that lets users send videos over Google Photos in cases where RCS is not available. The beta version of Google Messages 10.4 reveals a new settings preference called "Google Photos: Share sharper clarity video in text...

WhatsApp rolls out feature to link devices without needing a smartphone to be online

For several months, WhatsApp has been testing a feature that would allow users to link their account to secondary devices and continue to send and receive messages without the primary smartphone online. This feature is now officially rolling out to all WhatsApp users in the most recent update of WhatsApp on both Android and iOS versions. Previously,...

Google Pixel 6 Pro undergoes durability test

YouTuber JerryRigEverything never lets us down when it comes to testing the durability of the latest smartphones. The next device to undergo Zack's torture test is the Google Pixel 6 Pro. Starting with the camera bar (also called camera visor), it protrudes about 2.5mm from the back of the phone. The flat portion of the camera cover is flat glass,...

OnePlus teasing new Limited Edition phone launch

A new Limited Edition OnePlus phone is right around the corner as per several cryptic tweets by the company. These include retro graphics and … fruits. Well, we’re hard to press out what to expect but according to rumors, the phone will be inspired by the iconic arcade game Pac-Man. Something you definitely won't roll your eyes at is coming soon......

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra leaks in hands-on shots

We’re slowly but surely getting towards the end of 2021, meaning rumors are focusing on the slew of new devices coming in early 2022. As usual, Samsung likes to kick things off in late January/early February with its latest Galaxy S-series phones and seeing how the S22 lineup is already in mass production we’ve been waiting on some real photos of...

Honor unveils its Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Shenzhen

Honor today unveiled its first self-funded factory after gaining independence from Huawei. The Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park located in Shenzhen, China is the maker’s flagship production facility with a 75% automated production line allowing for one device produced every 28.5 seconds. The new production site will also handle quality control,...

Moto E30 unveiled: a Moto E40 but with Android 11 Go Edition

There is already a Moto E20 and a Moto E40, is there something in between? There is now – the Moto E30 quietly appeared on Motorola Slovakia site as well as Aldi in Belgium. This phone has mostly the same hardware as the E40, save for a couple of important limitation. Motorola Moto E30 This is an Android 11 Go edition phone, just like the E20 and...

iFixit: replacing an iPhone 13 screen at a third-party repair shop disables Face ID

With the iPhone 13 series Apple made the Face ID notch smaller. However, one change that was not publicized is that the each phone’s screen panel is linked to the Face ID system – if you replace the screen, Face ID will stop working. The culprit is a Tic Tac sized chip that now lives on the flex cable connecting the screen to the motherboard. There...

Apple already testing a 120Hz display for its next iPad mini

According to an insider scoop from a Korean forum, Apple is testing a 120Hz ProMotion display for its next iPad mini. The 8.3 panel is said to be manufactured by Samsung Display and will supposedly debut with the next iteration of Apple’s mini tablet. The sixth gen iPad mini had a profound jelly scroll effect where one side of the display refreshes...

First official Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 image leaks as the launch gets closer

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 first surfaced back in September, then a couple of weeks later a detailed spec sheet leaked out. This will be a new affordable tablet with a 10.5” LCD that will (allegedly) target the $260 price point. Its launch draws near and leakster Evan Blass has managed to find the first official image of the slate, here it is: According...

Xiaomi introduces Loop LiquidCool tech, promises to double the cooling efficiency of vapor chambers

Smartphone chipsets keep getting faster year after year, but despite continued improvement in silicon nodes, they keep running hotter too. This is why cooling solutions have become a major factor with vapor chambers (aka heat pipes) being a common part of the cooling stack. Xiaomi has developed the Loop LiquidCool technology that improves on basic...

Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G launched in Russia as a rebranded Galaxy A22 5G

Samsung’s newest Galaxy A-series phone is here with the debut of the A22s 5G. So what differences does it have over the A22 5G which came in June? A quick glance over the specs page reveals zero changes and with the same design and color options its evident that Galaxy A22s 5G is just a rebranded A22 5G. You get a 6.6-inch TFT LCD with FHD+ resolution...

DJI Mavic 3 has M4/3 sensor, 46 minute flight time and 5.1K video capture

DJI's long-awaited Mavic 3 is finally here and it's everything the leaks made us expect. However, even without the element of surprise, some of these specs sound unbelievable. The Mavic 3 has two cameras on board - the main is a truly remarkable 20MP 24mm wide-angle shooter in front of a Micro Four Thirds Hasselblad sensor. This is a huge increase...

JioPhone Next goes on sale, here’s how to order one

Exactly one week ago, Reliance and Google formally unveiled the JioPhone Next – an entry-level Android device optimized for the Indian market priced at INR 6,499. As of today, the phone is officially on sale and we’ve recapped all the ways you can order JioPhone Next as well as the EMI plans that can help the phone’s cost go as low as INR 1,999...

Xiaomi 12 to be first with Snapdragon 898, Motorola also plans a launch by the end of 2021

Xiaomi and Motorola will be the first two makers with Snapdragon 898-powered phones, reliable leakster Digital Chat Station reveals. He says Moto is aiming for a phone launch by the end of the year, but Xiaomi will once again be the pioneer of the new Qualcomm chip. In the meantime another leakster, IceUniverse, shared the Geekbench scores of the...

Foldable Google Pixel to have same 12.2MP main camera from Pixel 5

According to an APK teardown performed by 9to5Google, Google's upcoming foldable Pixel device will not feature the same beefed-up camera system that's present in the Google Pixel 6 series. As per information discovered in the most recent release of Google's Camera app, the upcoming folding Pixel's codename is "Pipit", which was changed from "Passport"...

Google allows third-party payment systems outside of the Play Store in Korea with a discount

In a report by The Wall Street Journal, Google is complying with Korea's new laws that require companies like Apple and Google to offer customers the choice to use payment systems outside of their app store apps. The catch here is that Google will still charge service fees to developers wishing to us their own payment system, but at a discounted...

Samsung US kicks off Black Friday early with deals on foldabes, S-series, wearables and more

Samsung is now offering Early Black Friday deals because who wants to wait until the 26th? There’s a bit of something for everyone, from the newest foldables, through Galaxy S21 series and Note20 Ultra deals to smart wearables. Before we look at all the offers, we should note that they are available only from Samsung US. Another important point is...

Photo of a Snapdragon 898-powered phone confirms the clock speeds of the three CPU clusters

Somewhere out there is a working phone with Qualcomm’s upcoming SM8450 – what has come to be known as the Snapdragon 898, the successor to the 888 (note that some have labeled it the 895 instead). The Device Info HW app is showing on the screen and confirms the configuration of the new flagship chip. The prime core – that should be based on the Cortex-X2...

Asus ROG Phone 5s series arrives in Europe, starting at €999

Back in August, Asus announced an “S” refresh for its ROG Phone series with the ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro and now the pair have officially made their way to Europe. ROG Phone 5s starts at €999 in its 12GB RAM and 512GB storage trim. There’s a midway 16/512GB model which retails for €1,099 while the top-of-the-line 5s Pro with 18GB RAM and 512GB storage...

Pixel 6 Pro brings Google into DxOMark's top 10

DxOMark is done with its assessment of the Google Pixel 6 Pro's main camera and it ranked it in its top 10. The breakdown is 143 for photo, 71 for zoom and 115 for video, rounding up a 135 score, which sits the Pro Pixel just beneath the Mate 40 Pro and the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. In their testing, DxOMark liked the Google Pixel 6 Pro's detail...

MIUI 13 to come before the end of the year, Lei Jun says

Xiaomi's founder Lei Jun has shed some light on the company's upcoming major MIUI release. MIUI 13 will bring lots of changes that will greatly improve the user experience. More importantly he confirmed the new version of the software is on track to arrive before the end of this year. Normally it would be the Chinese version to come out first with...

Counterpoint: Apple is the undisputed leader in the United States

Counterpoint Research published its analysis of the smartphone market in Europe in Q3 earlier today and now releases the same data for the United States. While the Old Continent has a diverse selection of makers, US citizen are predominantly using Apple or Samsung phones, with both companies increasing their lead over the competitors. The total market...

SA: Q3 was yet another strong quarter for the PC market

A new report from Strategy Analytics says that the PC market managed to grow in Q3 2021 by 8% year-over-year despite the hardware supply constraints. However, the authors of the analysis believe that this is going to be temporary as the supply shortages and increasing component prices are slowly catching up to the major vendors leaving the future...

Realme GT Neo2 reaches Thailand and Malaysia

Not too long after its official launch in China and subsequent debut in India, Realme’s GT Neo2 is now available in two more countries – Thailand and Malaysia. Buyers in Thailand get the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model for THB 13,990 ($416) while those in Malaysia can only choose the 12/256GB trim for now at MYR 2,099 ($505). GT Neo2 brings a compelling...

Counterpoint: Samsung remains on top in Europe for Q3 2021, but the lead is shrinking

Counterpoint Research has posted its report on the smartphone market in Europe during the third quarter of 2021. The data reveals that Samsung is still the market leader, but it's losing ground and could be challenged in the near future. Xiaomi jumped in second, with a 51% yearly growth - not the most percentage-wise, but the most in volume, despite...

Android 12L Beta will be compatible with Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL

Now that the Pixel 3 and 3 XL have reached the end of their product support cycle, the next ones in line are the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL. They are scheduled to receive their final security patch in May 2022 and when the update schedule went up earlier today, it wasn't clear whether the Pixel 3a duo would be eligible for Android 12L beta. Source:...

Instagram post previews work on Twitter again after almost a decade

Today Instagram proudly announced that you can now see previews of Instagram posts on Twitter. These will automatically be made into a card format once you enter any Instagram link into any tweet. That sounds like a neat feature to have, of course, but you might wonder why it wasn't there in the first place - and what's with the "they said it would...

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears in hands-on video, sort of

In a new report from LetsGoDigital and Concept Creator, a video shows off a live mock-up sample of the rear panel that will come on the upcoming Galaxy S21 FE. Jermain Smit, the Concept Creator himself, appears on video to show this back panel mocked up on the frame of a Galaxy S10. While it's not exactly a "hands-on", it does give us an idea of...

Samsung Galaxy Watch4 gets its first discount

Black Friday season is almost upon us, and yes we called it Black Friday season, because that's what it is these days, isn't it? No longer just one day of deals, now companies left and right are desperately trying to one-up each other in their offers and how long they last. Samsung, for example, has already discounted its latest smartwatch, the Galaxy...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 chipset and memory variants confirmed

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab A8 leaked almost in full back in September but the latest Geekbench listings suggests that the device is just around the corner. It's also here to confirm some of the hardware from the previous leak. The Wi-Fi only version is SM-X200 while the LTE variant carries the SM-X205 model name. Screenshots from the Geekbench...

Apple iPad Pro and MacBook Pro to use new OLED tech allowing higher brightness

A new report from The Elec suggests that Apple will introduce iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models with double-stack OLED displays that have two layers of the light-emitting diodes and thus achieving double the brightness. This seems to be in line with an earlier rumor from September. The current issue is that the tech is expensive and the manufacturing...

Realme is working on a proper flagship for early next year, will cost more than current GT models

Realme is working on a flagship phone, this was revealed by company executive Xu Qi at the China Mobile Global Partners Conference. The exec promised a number of new high-end products that will be launched early next year, but kept most details under wraps. For now all that Xu Qi revealed is that the flagship phone will cost around CNY 5,000. That...

Google Pixel 6 Pro review

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Samsung will reportedly unveil an entry-level 5nm chipset next week

The Exynos 1080 was Samsung’s first 5nm chipset (and one of the first in general), but it was a mid-range offering – the 2100 was the flagship chip. Leakster Ice Universe reports that Samsung is working on a new nm chip that will be lower end than the 1080 and will target entry-level phones. That chip will (confusingly) be called the Exynos 1280....

Google releases Fingerprint Calibration tool for the Pixel 6 to help with repairs

It seems that Google has taken a page out of Apple’s playbook at tied the fingerprint reader on every Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to the original motherboard (or more likely, to the Titan M2 security chip on said motherboard). This means that if you replace the screen in a non-official repair shop, the fingerprint reader will have to be removed from the old...

Motorola Moto G51 is the first phone with Snapdragon 480+ chipset

Motorola has just announced its new Moto G51 smartphone in China, in partnership with local carrier China Mobile. It is officially the first phone with the new Snapdragon 480+ chipset by Qualcomm and comes with a big battery and screen, as well as an attractive price tag. The Moto G51 is built around a 6.8” LCD with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch...

The Pixel 3 and 3 XL will get one final update early next year

It’s almost time for the Pixel 3 and 3 XL to wave goodbye to updates. The two phones launched in October 2018, so following Google’s policy at the time of 3 years of security patches, they will no longer get them. Indeed, while the 3-series received Android 12 last month, it was left out of the November 1 patch. There is some good news, however....

Samsung Galaxy A13 to come with a 50MP camera

Samsung introduced the affordable Galaxy A12 last November, and now it is time for the successor, tentatively called Galaxy A13. According to sources from South Korea, the main camera will be equipped with a new 50MP sensor, while the rest of the shooters will remain unchanged. The Galaxy A12 and its successor Galaxy A12s (sold as Galaxy A12 Nacho)...

Motorola to launch three new feature phones - Moto A10, A50, A70

Motorola is expected to launch three new feature phones in the Indian market. The Moto 10, Moto 50, and Moto 70 have 1,750 mAh batteries, dual SIM support and a two-year replacement guarantee scheme. The Moto A10 and Moto A50 both will come with an MT6261D chipset by Mediatek. They will also share a 1.8” color screen, as well as a torch, activated...

You can now buy the world's first USB-C iPhone

Last month, Ken Pillonel - a robotics student from Switzerland showed the world his iPhone X with a fully working USB-C port. The very same phone is now being auctioned off on eBay and you can own a bit of history if you choose so. As of writing this article, the price has reached a sizeable $3,950. World's first USB-C iPhone listing on eBay The...

Leaked Poco M4 Pro 5G images show it’s indeed a rebranded Redmi Note 11

Poco’s M4 Pro is coming next Tuesday and is expected to be a rebrand of the recently announced Redmi Note 11. Further amplifying these rumors is a new set of renders and key specs for the unreleased Poco from ThePixel.vn. Poco M4 Pro (images: ThePixel.vn) We can see the M4 Pro brings a 6.6-inch LCD punch-hole display with a 90Hz refresh rate just...

Samsung Galaxy A33 5G expected early next year in four colors

The Samsung Galaxy A33 5G has just broken into the rumor mill with a few details about its color options. Similarly to the upcoming Galaxy A53, the Galaxy A33 5G will be available in Black, White, Light Blue, and Orange - the latter seemingly replacing the Lavender of current-gen Galaxy A series phones. The other bit of information is that the Galaxy...

Xiaomi Redmi K50 phones to bring back the UD fingerprint scanners

Xiaomi's Redmi K50 series are closing in, and reports from China claim the new devices will bring back the under-display fingerprint scanners. The main reason quoted was visual aesthetics and better body protection, even if readability is sometimes poorer. The Redmi K40 series moved the sensor on the side, doubling as a power key, even if the screens...