OnePlus 10T goes on sale in India

The OnePlus 10T unveiled a few days ago is now available for purchase in India through Amazon.in and OnePlus's official Indian website. It comes in Moonstone Black and Jade Green colors with two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 12G/256GB, priced at INR49,999 ($630/€620) and INR54,999 ($690/€680), respectively. There's also a variant with 16GB RAM and...

iPhone 14 could be delayed due to growing China-Taiwan tension

You might have heard about Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and her visit to Taiwan. It's been all over the news lately. But how is that relevant to the iPhone 14 release, you might ask? Well, as most of you know, Apple is TSMC's top customer and the company ships chips to Pegatron in China where iPhones are assembled....

Amazon lists the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 with specs and renders

Sure, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 leaks are aplenty, especially in the last few weeks right before the Unpacked event on August 10, but it's always nice to see official information that supposedly comes from Samsung. Hence why we find this seemingly accidental Amazon listing of the still unannounced Galaxy Z Fold4. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 renders Amazon...

Tecno Camon 19 Pro 5G launching soon in India

Tecno recently launched the Spark 9T in India, and the next smartphone it will introduce in the country is the Camon 19 Pro 5G. Tecno hasn't revealed the Camon 19 Pro 5G's launch date yet, but it said the smartphone is "coming soon." Any light, dim or bright, can be a highlight for all your pics! With the all new TECNO CAMON 19 Pro 5G. Coming Soon.#TECNOMobile...

Our Huawei Mate Xs 2 video review is now out

Huawei is still around, despite the very damaging sanctions it's had to deal with for a few years now, and it's putting out a limited number of phones every year, focusing on the mid-range nova line as well as foldables. The Mate Xs 2 is of the latter category, and offers us an intriguing glimpse of what could have been one of the Galaxy Z Fold3's...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite gets Android 12-based One UI 4.1 update

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite announced last May with Android 11-based One UI 3.1 is receiving Android 12 with One UI 4.1 on top. The new update brings a refreshed UI and the usual Android 12 and One UI 4.1 goodies to the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite in addition to the July 2022 Android security patch. The firmware carries version number T225XXU1BVGB and...

OnePlus Nord N20 SE with MediaTek Helio G35 revealed, sales debut on Monday

Hot on the heels of the 10T's international launch earlier this week, OnePlus' official store on AliExpress has decided to surprise us by listing another new device. It's called OnePlus Nord N20 SE, and it shouldn't be confused with the Nord N20 5G, as it has nothing in common with that model save for the charging speed. The Nord N20 SE will become...

Huawei Mate Xs 2 review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_xs_2-review-2459.p...

HBO Max and Discovery+ merging into one service next year

Warner Bros Discovery held its Q2 earning call yesterday and CEO David Zaslav confirmed new plans for the media giant’s streaming platforms. HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge into one service which will be available from summer 2023. The move is based on HBO Max’s performance issues which saw regular crashes during big show releases. Zaslav confirmed...

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G quietly unveiled with 6.6" LCD, 5,000mAh battery

The 5G variant of the Galaxy A23 quietly went official with surprisingly few changes – a new chipset to enable the 5G connectivity and the screen refresh rate may have been dialed back to 60Hz, but even that latter bit is yet to be confirmed. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Samsung’s official specs are mum on the exact chip that powers the Galaxy A23 5G. A...

Realme 9i 5G is coming on August 18, design and specs revealed

Realme launched the Realme 9i in January with the Snapdragon 680 SoC, and seven months later, the company is all set to unveil its 5G variant. The Realme 9i 5G will be introduced on August 18 at an event in India which will begin at 11:30AM local time. Realme is promoting the 9i 5G as "The 5G Rockstar" and shared a poster revealing its design and...

Redmi K50S Pro with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset revealed by AnTuTu

Xiaomi’s brand Redmi is expected to bring a K50S Pro smartphone with a 200MP camera. The device with model number 22081212C popped up on AnTuTu, scoring 1,120,691 points. The result is similar to other phones with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, suggesting this new Redmi will have the latest Qualcomm flagship chipset as well. Xiaomi Redmi K50S Pro...

Moto Razr 2022 reservations open in China

The Motorola Razr 2022 is set to debut on August 11 but those who want to be among the first to receive the foldable can already reserve a unit via Chinese retailer JD.com. The phone’s landing page also has a few marketing images that show out the new design improvements made by Motorola. Razr 2022 features a new hinge mechanism that allows the phone...

Oppo Watch 3 series is arriving on August 10

A few days ago, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station said that the Oppo Watch 3 series will be unveiled on August 10. And today, Oppo corroborated that information as it took to Weibo to announce that the Watch 3 series is arriving next Wednesday. The launch event will begin at 7PM local time in China, where Oppo will also introduce a new Zhimei...

Qualcomm starts sponsoring Manchester United, putting the Snapdragon brand front and center

Today Qualcomm has announced that it's entered a "multi-year global strategic collaboration" with Manchester United, one of the best known football clubs in the world. So Qualcomm will be sponsoring Manchester United, with the arrangement featuring the Snapdragon brand. That's definitely interesting - Qualcomm seems to be expanding these sponsorships...

Rough CAD renders show the upcoming entry-level iPad

Apple has long been rumored to refresh the entry-level iPad this year, with a new model supposedly switching from Lightning to USB-C, as well as featuring a faster chipset. Today some rather rough-looking CAD renders of the upcoming device have leaked through a case maker, and you can see them below. Unfortunately these don't clarify the port situation...

Motorola Razr 2022 and X30 Pro launch rescheduled for August 11

Motorola was gearing up to announce its long-awaited Razr 2022 foldable and X30 Pro phones on Tuesday - August 2 until it canceled the event just hours before tipoff. The speculated reason was rising tensions between China and Taiwan over US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit. Earlier today, Lenovo Mobile China GM Chen Jin posted...

Motorola Edge 30 Neo's key specs revealed by Geekbench

Motorola's Edge 30 series consists of a vanilla and Pro model, and one of the smartphones it's expected to add to the lineup soon is the Motorola Edge 30 Neo that has popped up on Geekbench with its key specs. Motorola Edge 30 Pro According to the benchmark database, the Motorola Edge 30 Neo is powered by an octa-processor clocked at up to 2.2GHz....

ROG Phone 6 Pro takes AnTuTu crown in July

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset as a mild upgrade over the regular 8 Gen 1, and the first phones with the new platform arrived in July. Antutu just released its monthly list of best-performing Android phones, and we are not surprised the see the top two occupied by devices with the new flagship chipset. The ROG Phone 6 Pro with...

OnePlus Nord CE receives Android 12-based OxygenOS 12, T-Mobile's 8 and 8T get it too

OnePlus has released the Android 12-based OxygenOS 12 update for the Nord CE. It comes with firmware version EB2101_11.C.04 and is rolling in India for a limited number of users, with a broader rollout expected to commence in a few days. OnePlus Nord CE The OxygenOS 12 update brings a new UI and the usual Android 12 and OxygenOS 12 goodies to the...

Apple to release iPadOS 16 a month after iOS 16

Ever since Apple created iPadOS and separated its tablet software from its iOS phone software, updates to both have gone out at the same time. But that may all change next month, if a new report from "people with knowledge of the matter" is accurate. Apparently Apple is planning to delay the release of iPadOS 16 by about a month compared to iOS 16....

OnePlus 10 Pro gets $100 cheaper in the US

OnePlus unveiled the 10T today, a phone that will sit alongside the 10 Pro in the company's portfolio as it's not a successor to that model, but more of a weird side-grade, with some pluses but also some minuses. While that may be rather confusing, what's not is the pricing - the 10T is the cheaper model. But not by as much as we initially thought,...

vivo Mobile accused of tax evasion to the tune of $280 million in India

India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has accused Vivo Mobile of evading taxes worth ₹22.1 billion ($280 million). The DRI discovered custom duty evasion and issued a “show cause” notice to the company – a legal request for the company to justify its actions. Vivo Mobile is accused of “willful mis-declaration in the description of certain...

Samsung US offers up to $200 credit if you reserve one of the upcoming foldables and wearables

Samsung US will continue accepting reservations for the gadgets that will be unveiled at the August 10 Galaxy Unpacked event for a few more days, the cut off is on August 9. You can make the reservation on Samsung.com or using the Samsung Shop App. The offer has been restructured a bit – you can get $100 in Samsung Credit if you reserve just a Samsung...

Oppo A77 4G launches with Helio G35 and 50MP main cam

Oppo has a new A-series phone for the Indian market dubbed Oppo A77 4G. This is a midrange offering with a 6.56-inch IPS LCD, Helio G35 chipset and a 50MP main cam. Oppo previously launched its A77 5G back in June though that device features a Dimensity 810 chipset and 90Hz refresh rate. The new Oppo A77 4G gets a 6.56-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution...

Samsung Galaxy Watch5 will have faster charging

The Samsung Galaxy Watch5 will charge a lot more quickly than its predecessor, according to the latest leak. Tipster SnoopyTech claims Samsung is packing a 10W magnetic charger with the wearable, meaning the peak charging rate will be twice as high as that of the Watch4. However, we expect a bigger battery in the Watch5, which alongside the charging...

OnePlus postpones today's Ace Pro launch event in China

OnePlus had scheduled an event in China today to unveil the Ace Pro. However, the company has нов announced that it has postponed the launch event and related activities without specifying any reason or setting a new launch date. This announcement from OnePlus comes after the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, increasing...

Galaxy A04s launch imminent as support page goes live on Samsung's official website

The Samsung Galaxy A04s we've been hearing about for a few months should launch soon since the smartphone's support page has gone live on Samsung's official UK website. The support page doesn't reveal any specs of the Galaxy A04s. However, its model code, SM-A047F/DSN, suggests the Galaxy A04s will have dual-SIM support in the UK. There's no word...

Our Tecno Camon 19 Pro video review is now out

Tecno definitely isn't a household name across the world, but in those markets where it's present it's hard to ignore the value that the brand is offering. The Camon line of devices focuses on bringing big screens and a good camera performance for the price, and the price is on the low side, hence the value proposition we were mentioning above. We've...

Realme GT2 Explorer Master review

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_gt2_explorer_master-review-2457.p...

Counterpoint: Europe's smartphone market slides further in Q2

Q1 was the worst first quarter for smartphone shipments in Europe since 2013, based on data by Counterpoint Research. In the second quarter the market fell 13% compared to Q1 for a total of 40.3 million units shipped – the worst Q2 since 2020. Compared to Q2 last year, the market is down 11%, but that doesn’t paint a complete picture of the interesting...

OnePlus 10T unboxing video goes live a day before the phone itself does

The OnePlus 10T will be unveiled tomorrow, August 3, but “embargoes are overrated”, according to an unboxing video that arrives a day early. Note that the big box featured in the video is a reviewer’s kit, which includes additional accessories for testing. The retail package is the red box inside. The phone that comes out of the box is the Moonstone...

Oppo Reno8 Z 5G design leaks in marketing image

Yesterday saw the Oppo Reno 8Z 5G pass through Geekbench, which confirmed the Snapdragon 695 chipset. Now, Evan Blass (@evleaks) is bringing us a closer look at the phone’s design in what appears to be an official marketing image. We can see the Reno8 Z 5G features three cameras on the back outlined in a rectangle with a shiny finish, which contrasts...

iQOO 9T arrives with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and V1+ chip

The iQOO 9T smartphone is now official in India with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. It also has a vivo V1+ display chip that allows real-time extreme night vision. The new phone by the vivo sub-brand inherits a lot from the iQOO 9 Pro, including the 6.78” E5 AMOLED screen. It has a 120 Hz refresh rate and 360 Hz touch sampling rate. There is a supersonic...

Google Pixel 6a gets Android 13 beta

Google has released the Android 13 beta for the Pixel 6a that went on sale last week. We are talking about the Android 13 Beta 4.1, which is the latest Android 13 beta already available for other eligible Pixel devices. The Android 13 Beta 4.1 is the first Android 13 beta build for the Pixel 6a, which, according to the official changelog, comes with...

A Nothing Phone (1) Lite may be on the way

If Nothing's brackets-loving naming scheme had you convinced that the next smartphone the company would come out with would be the Nothing Phone (2), well... Maybe not. A new rumor today claims that before a successor, the Nothing Phone (1) will get a "lite" version sibling. This would basically be exactly the same device as the Nothing Phone (1),...

Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro pre-order and release dates leak

While Apple loves to launch its new phones in September, Google has been all about October for its main Pixel release of the year, and according to a new report, things won't change in 2022. The information allegedly comes from "very reputable sources" and is disseminated by FrontPageTech, which also accurately predicted the launch date for the Pixel...

Nothing Phone (1) drop test: the front is tougher than the back

The Nothing Phone (1) has an aluminum frame sandwiched between two panes of Gorilla Glass 5. Does that mean that the front and back are equally resilient to falls? It turns out that they are not, as you can see in the PBKreviews drop test in the video below. The phone comes with a plastic screen protector out of the box and that was kept in place...

Samsung Care+ UK confirms all Galaxy Z Flip4 colors and storage options

We’re just over a week removed from Samsung’s big Unpacked event where we’ll see the debut of the next generation of Galaxy foldables and smartwatches and the leaks keep coming. The latest one is courtesy of Samsung’s own Care+ UK insurance site which details the color options and storage trims for the upcoming devices. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Bespoke...

Entry-level vivo Y02s leaks on company website

The Y02s, an upcoming entry-level smartphone by vivo, was just leaked by the company itself. It was accidentally uploaded on the company's website and while it was quickly taken down it's hard to delete things on the internet and the details are not present for everyone to see. The new device will have a Mediatek Helio P35 chipset with 3GB of RAM...

Huawei Freebuds Pro 2 review

Huawei's latest flagship TWS earphones - the Freebuds Pro 2 - come as a natural evolution of the first Freebuds Pro. They are co-engineered with Devialet and having spent considerable time testing them we are now ready to share what we hope will be some useful impressions. We had the Silver Blue set, which is definitely the belle of the ball - there...

Nothing Phone (1) update brings UI and charging improvements

Nothing is rolling out version 1.1.2 for the Nothing OS (1) for the Phone (1). It's a minor update but brings some useful improvements to the phone. The always-on display feature will now by have the custom schedule on by default. This means the feature will automatically turn itself off at night. The user can still manually change this to be on...

Top 10 trending phones of week 30

Nothing's phone (1) kept its crown as the most popular phone in our database for the third week in a row, while Google's Pixel 6a is once again the runner-up. The gap is much smaller this week, though, so we might see a change at the top in week 31. In third we have the Asus Zenfone 9, which made its official debut and finally ended the Samsung Galaxy...

Realme Pad X in for review

The Realme Pad X just arrived and we decided to do our customary unboxing before we start the review. Lucky for us, it came with the Realme Pencil and the Smart Keyboard, which are normally sold separately. The Realme Pad X was unveiled back in May but only became global a few days ago. The tablet comes with a USB cable and a 33W charger. The tablet...

Week 30 in review: Zenfone 9 and MatePad Pro 11 official, Pixel 7 leaks

Another week down, let's recap it. The most popular story of the week concerned the camera sensors on the upcoming Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones. They'll have the same Samsung GN1 sensor in the main, and Sony IMX381 in the ultrawide camera as the current Pixel 6/6 Pro. But both 7-series Pixels will get bumped to a new autofocusing 11MP Samsung 3J1...

Huawei Mate Xs 2 in for review

Huawei brought the new foldable Mate Xs 2 back in May, and we were reporting on the ground with first impressions and hands-on experience. Back then the device was in limited supply but now Huawei is bringing it to the store shelves and we got our hands on one unit. The Mate Xs 2 ships in three colors, and our unit is White. The finish on the back...

Weekly poll: is the Asus Zenfone 9 the perfect phone for you?

Now this is a rare beast – the Asus Zenfone 9 is a small phone with a large battery and a powerful chipset. It really is a beast, in our review it outperformed the Exynos-powered Galaxy S22, SD 8 Gen 1 powered Xiaomi 12 and others. This was in Performance mode and the phone can’t last long at full throttle, but Asus’ new vapor chamber cooling system...

Weekly poll results: iQOO 10 series shows promise, but limited availability is a huge issue

Is 200W charging power too much? No, it’s just right for some of the voters in last week’s poll. However, the iQOO 10 Pro has problems of a different nature – availability. That same issue extends to the vanilla iQOO 10 as well. iQOO is more of a regional brand, its products are available mainly in China and India, leaving out a lot of potential...

Madhav Sheth: Realme will launch a sub-INR15,000 5G smartphone, enter new consumer categories in H2 2022

Realme launched the Pad X in India a few days ago with a bunch of other AIoT products, including the Watch 3 and its first PC monitor, dubbed Realme Flat Monitor Full HD. On the sidelines of the launch, we spoke with Mr. Madhav Sheth - CEO of Realme India, VP of Realme, and President of Realme International Business Group - to learn more about Realme's...