Tecno Camon 19 in for review

Tecno is becoming ever more popular with fans of affordable but capable phones. And with good reason. The maker's recent efforts have all been offered hardware that punches well above its price class. The Tecno Camon 19 is the latest in this line of devices. We got the Sea Salt White, which has an iridescent finish that's handsome in any light. There's...

Samsung's Expert RAW camera app will get two new features with next update, release for older models delayed

Samsung has announced two new features for its Expert RAW camera app, which will be available for the users with the next update. First is the Custom Preset feature, which will let users save their custom camera settings and use them to take pictures again. Second is the Save Format menu, which will allow users to save the shots captured through...

Elon Musk pulls out of $44 billion Twitter deal, social network plans to pursue legal action

Tesla CEO Mr. Elon Musk announced his plans to buy social networking site Twitter in April for $44 billion but later put the acquisition on hold as he awaited more data about the spam bots on Twitter. While Musk said the deal was not out of question and could happen at a lower price, the world's richest person is now terminating the deal. Musk's...

Xiaomi 12 Lite review

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Xiaomi 12 Lite arrives with 108MP camera, 120Hz OLED display

After a couple of major leaks and a short teaser campaign the Xiaomi 12 Lite is finally official. The phone brings a 120Hz OLED screen, a 108MP main camera and a really aggressive price tag. Xiaomi 12 Lite The 12 Lite is a successor of the 11 Lite 5G NE and inherited the 6.55” AMOLED display with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. The told can be told...

Apple iPhone 14 cases leak showing 2022 lineup sizes, Pro Max has a slightly larger camera island

Apple is expected to launch four iPhone 14 models later this year and the lineup is going to change as well. With the iPhone 12 and 13 mini not selling too well, Apple is going to instead sell a larger non-Pro model to bring the largest iPhone size to a more accessible price point. After initialy posting the image to Weibo, DuanRui Tweeted the image...

Nothing phone (1) leaks in official-looking high quality renders

Ahead of its official launch event which is taking place on Tuesday, July 12, the Nothing phone (1) just can't stop leaking. And so, if you don't want to wait until Tuesday to see it in both colorways in high quality official-looking renders, don't worry - legendary leakster Evan Blass aka @evleaks delivers once again. Ladies and gentlemen, here...

LG V50 ThinQ 5G is now receiving its Android 12 update

LG's mobile division might be dead, but it's still got some zombie thing going - it promised to update some of its last devices to Android 12 this year, and it's very slowly delivering on that promise. Following the Velvet and the V60 ThinQ, today the LG V50 ThinQ 5G has started receiving the update to Android 12. This update was supposed to happen...

Vivo Y77 launches in China with Dimensity 930

The Vivo Y77 is official. And if that sounds familiar, that's because it's the second time it's happened this week, but that first Y77 5G launched in Malaysia was a different phone in terms of both design and specifications. Apparently Vivo felt that name is so cool that it was going to reuse it even if it causes a confusing mess. The Chinese Vivo...

ZTE Blade V40 Pro debuts in Mexico for $365

ZTE partially announced four Blade V40 phones back in March during MWC without any pricing and availability details. Now, ZTE Blade V40 Pro is official in Mexico and we get the full specs list and pricing details. Blade V40 Pro sports a 6.67-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. There’s a centered punch hole cutout for the 16MP...

Vivo India gets $58 million seized after a massive money laundering probe

The Enforcement Directorate of India carried out searches at 40 locations of Vivo India, and the state agency revealed details about the probe. According to an official press release, the company transferred INR 62,476 crore (that’s nearly $8 billion) to China. During the investigation, the ED seized 119 bank accounts with INR 465 crore (about $58...

iQOO 10 Pro's design revealed in official teaser, 200W charging confirmed

Earlier this week, iQOO announced that it will launch the iQOO 10 series soon with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. And a couple of days ago, the company said the iQOO 10 series will launch on July 19 in China while giving us a glimpse of one of the smartphones in the lineup, which we now know is the iQOO 10 Pro as the company has dropped a video on...

Nothing phone (1) will support 33W wired charging

As you may have noticed already, the Nothing phone (1)'s specs keep appearing one after the other, day after day, whether by official teaser or - like in this case - through other means. A listing of the device on the TUV Sud website reveals that it will be capable of charging at up to 11V 3A, which equals 33W. That's definitely not going to place...

OnePlus 10T launch timeline in India leaks

The OnePlus 10T keeps on leaking left and right, most recently being spotted breaking a record in the AnTuTu benchmark. But the phone still isn't official, and if you're wondering when that may finally change, we have an answer for you if you're based in India. According to a new rumor, the Indian launch of the OnePlus 10T will take place between...

Realme GT2 Explorer Master will be first in the world with LPDDR5X RAM

The Realme GT2 Explorer Master is expected on July 12 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The company revealed more of its specs today that lead us to believe it will indeed be a mighty phone - the GT2 Explorer Master will be the first in the world with LPDDR5X RAM. In other posts on Weibo, Realme also confirmed the GT2 Explorer Master will have...

iQOO 9T's key specs tipped, V1+ chip in tow

iQOO recently told us that it will launch the iQOO 9T in India by the end of this month with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The company hasn't divulged anything else about it yet, but key specs of the iQOO 9T have surfaced, telling us what to expect from the smartphone. The source claims that the iQOO 9T will come with a "segment first 120Hz E5 AMOLED...

Nothing Phone (1) will have in-display fingerprint scanner

This morning, Nothing premiered a video on YouTube offering some behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the company and the development of the Nothing Phone (1). In the following video, we get a look at the assembly line, design and development of the Glyph and its sounds, and we sit in a meeting with Qualcomm. At the 4:18 mark, the display panel...

Windows Subsystem for Android updated with advanced networking and usability improvements

One of the more interesting features of Windows 11 is the Subsystem for Android that’s built it. This lets Windows 11 users run Android apps either natively or through X86 emulation depending on the machine’s hardware. Today, Microsoft has released an update to all Windows Insider channels (US only) that improves the overall usability of the Subsystem...

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and A04s are on the way to India

The Bureau of Indian Standards, otherwise known as BIS, certifies all the smartphones that are going to be offered in the country, and the latest two to appear as officially certified by BIS come from Samsung. However, neither of these has become official anywhere else up until this point. We're talking about the Galaxy A23 5G and the Galaxy A04s....

BOE gets iPhone 14 OLED screen orders after all

Apple is in fact going to use OLED display panels made by Chinese company BOE for the iPhone 14 line, according to a new report from China today. Allegedly, BOE's panels for the upcoming iPhones were certified by Apple last Thursday, and BOE plans to start mass producing them before the end of this month. Mass shipments of the panels to Apple will...

Kuo: Apple will increase iPhone 14 Pro shipments, will promote A16 chipset exclusivity

Ming-Chi Kuo posted their latest analysis of the Apple supply chain situation. According to the report, the A16 processor will be exclusive for the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max phones, which isn’t new info on its own - the news is Apple will boost the proportion of flagship to non-flagship chips to 60%. This means the company expects to sell more...

iQOO 10 series is coming on July 19

iQOO teased the iQOO 10 series yesterday with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and said the smartphone is coming soon. Today, the company announced that the iQOO 10 lineup will be unveiled on July 19 in China at 7:30PM local time. iQOO has already confirmed that the iQOO 10 series includes the iQOO 10 Pro, which will likely be joined by a vanilla model....

Google Pixels’ At a Glance may begin showing timers from Nest Home devices

The latest 9to5Google “APK Insight” post reveals that owners with Google Pixels and Nest devices may see a useful integration take place. As per code found in the latest beta version of the Google app 13.26, the new At a Glance feature will offer “Cross Device Timer” and “Timer info from your home devices”. Source: 9to5Google “At a Glance” is a contextual...

One UI 5.0 Beta is reportedly being tested internally at Samsung, on track for July release

A new report from SamMobile tells that Samsung’s One UI Beta 5.0 is currently being tested internally by Samsung employees. This is according to the outlet’s sources. Samsung’s One UI 5.0 is Samsung’s firmware based on Android 13. Samsung normally launches a beta program annually when there's a new version of Android. Samsung Galaxy smartphone users...

Poco C31 joins the millionaires club

While most of the attention in the mobile world generally goes towards the flagship devices innovating this and that left and right, most of the sales actually come from the entry-level and mid-range devices that don't often get talked about. They may be ignored in the media or even in casual conversations between friends, but they're the real workhorses...

Redmi K50i expected to launch in India on July 20 as rebranded Redmi Note 11T Pro+

Last month a rumor claimed Redmi would launch the K50i 5G in India soon, and that it would be a rebranded Redmi Note 11T Pro, which arrived in China back in May. Today a new rumor ups the ante by saying the K50i 5G is actually a rebranded Redmi Note 11T Pro+, which also landed in China in May. But wait, there's more! The same source also says the...

Motorola’s Moto X30 Pro to feature 1/1.22” sensor

After details on the Moto X30 Pro’s unusual focal lengths emerged last week, Lenovo China Mobile GM - Chen Jin revealed the phone will bring a 1/1.22” sensor on its main cam. While not as large as the just-launched Xiaomi 12S Ultra’s 1-inch behemoth, the sensor size on the X30 Pro matches Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 which has been rumored to debut...

OnePlus 10T price leaks via Amazon listing

The upcoming OnePlus 10T will start at £799 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage trim as per an Amazon UK listing. The since-removed page also confirms some of the phone’s key specs including Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, a curved AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate and a 50MP main camera. Amazon also confirms...

Realme GT2 Explorer Master design revealed

The Realme GT2 Explorer Master is coming on July 12 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, and today we got to see the phone’s appearance. The new flagship will have a triple camera setup with a 50MP sensor behind the wide lens, and there is also going to be OIS. The design itself is pretty intriguing as well - leather-like texture on the back with...

iQOO 10 series is coming soon with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, Pro model confirmed

Last month we heard that iQOO was planning to launch the iQOO 10 and iQOO 10 Pro in July. While we are still waiting for the iQOO 10 lineup's launch date, the company has announced that the iQOO 10 series is coming soon with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, and the poster shared by iQOO confirms we will get BMW versions of the smartphones. iQOO didn't...

Moto G42 launches in India

Motorola quietly unveiled the Moto G42 back in early June, and then the phone went on a trip to Europe a few weeks later. Today the G42 has landed from its intercontinental flight to India. It's officially launched for India, with a recommended price of INR 13,999 for the sole version on offer, which comes in Atlantic Green and Metallic Rose colors,...

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to outsell the last four Galaxy Notes

Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra has the potential to become the best selling Galaxy Note ever. Okay, so it's not called Galaxy Note - but for all intents and purposes, this is the successor to both the Galaxy S21 Ultra from last year, and the Galaxy Note20 Ultra from 2020. The design clearly comes from the Note family, as does, of course, the inclusion...

Realme 9 5G Speed edition hands-on review

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Realme announces GT2 Explorer Master is arriving on July 12

The Realme GT2 Explorer Master was teased by company officials to arrive this month. Today we learned the date for the official event - it will be on July 12, at 2 PM local time. The phone is advertised as a flagship, and we know it will run on Qualcomm’s top-tier platform - the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The new Realme is part of the Master series, with...

Top 10 trending phones of week 26

Week 26 is unprecedented in our trending chart - the entire top 10 is identical to the previous week, something we haven't seen in the years we've had the series. That means Nothing's phone (1) is in the leard ahead of the Poco F4 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Yet another Samsung-Poco pair follows with the Galaxy A53 ahead of the X4 GT. In sixth...

Honor Earbuds 3 Pro review

Honor is now a strong and independent brand and is trying to slot into the gaping hole its former parent left in the world of smartphones and accessories. The Magic4 Pro is an amazing flagship, and it was launched with the Earbuds 3 Pro by its side. The TWS earphones are aiming equally high and having spent some quality time with them we are ready...

CCA CRA wired IEM review

The CCA CRA is the latest single dynamic driver IEM from KZ's sister brand. The CRA is the company's entry-level model, starting at just $15. The combination of price and CCA's reputation for producing high-value products has resulted in a substantial buzz around this affordable IEM. We just had to get a unit in to see what all the fuss is about....

Exclusive: This is the upcoming Amazfit Band 7

A while back we brought you an exclusive look at the Amazfit T-Rex 2 and Vienna models and today we’re sharing details on another yet to be released Amazfit wearable - the Amazfit Band 7. This will be a direct successor to Amazfit Band 5 which released back in 2020. Amazfit Band 7 in black and white Amazfit Band 7 (codename Bari) bears some resemblance...

Week 26 in review: Xiaomi 12S Ultra is bringing a 1-inch sensor on July 4

The Xiaomi 12 Ultra is finally coming. It will be called the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and may not leave China, but it's so exciting we can't wait to see it. In fact Xiaomi will unveil multiple 12S series phones on Monday and the Ultra will premiere a 1-inch type Sony IMX989 image sensor. The Nothing phone (1) was once again making rounds this week. Nothing...

Weekly poll: are VR or AR headsets the next big thing in tech?

This week HTC unveiled its first new phone in a while, but in a stark reminder that the company has mostly transitioned to VR headsets now, the Desire 22 Pro was presented as a partner to the HTC Vive Flow. Meanwhile, we keep hearing rumors about Apple’s revolutionary VR headset, Sony is trying to keep the PSVR 2 on schedule and Mark Zuckerberg is...

Flashback: a decade of Sony Xperia displays

Sony phones don’t sell in huge volumes, but they have made a name for themselves. More often than not it is their displays that have made them so famous – whether it’s the first 4K displays or just how small they are, we usually have a lot to talk about when a new Sony phone arrives. We decided to group the phones in three categories: flagship, premium...

Weekly poll results: Poco X4 GT and F4 get lukewarm reception

Last week’s polls show that people are not entirely sold on the Poco X4 GT and Poco F4. Let’s have a closer look at what went right and what went wrong with these two. The polls hint at a slightly better reception for the Poco X4 GT. One thing that limited its appeal is that the lack of official plans to launch it in India, which is traditionally...

Samsung Galaxy Watch4, Watch4 Classic get third One UI Watch 4.5 beta with improved GUI and bug fixes

Samsung announced the One UI Watch beta for the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic in May, and the company has so far released two One UI Watch 4.5 beta builds for these smartwatches. And proceeding further with its development, the South Korean conglomerate has now released the third One UI Watch 4.5 beta for the Watch4 duo. Samsung Galaxy...

Huawei Matebook 16s in for review

The Huawei Matebook 16s was launched in China back in May, and earlier this week it went global. The company was kind enough to send us a sample for review purposes, and it is finally with us. This is the current flagship laptop of Huawei, using the latest 12th gen Intel processors. There are three options - Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12700H and Core...