Redmi Pro 2 specs appear online

Redmi is looking to spice up its porfolio with a flagship offering powered by the Snapdragon 855. The phone in question might be called the Redmi Pro 2 and we have its supposed spec sheet thanks to a Chinese leakster. Redmi Pro 2 spec sheet The phone features a similar design to the Redmi Note 7 but without a display cutout thanks to its 20MP pop-up camera. The screen appears to have a rather large chin and some top bezel but it is forgivable as it is expected to be priced well below other flagship offerings. The display comes in at 6.39-inches and with FHD+ resolution. It's...

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Apple iPhone XR's successor to bring two new colors

One of the key features of the iPhone XR is the wide range of bright colors and Apple is reportedly working on further improving that in its successor. Two new paint jobs will be coming to replace two of the current ones. According to a reliable source, the colors in question are coral and blue - they will make way for new green and lavender-like shade. Interestingly, the renders that surfaced the other day show the handset in blue, yellow, white and red. It's cool to see Apple departing from its boring black and white scheme even if it's only for its "budget" handset. We will see...

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Realme X official images appear

Realme is looking to bring a full-screen phone with the Realme X on Wednesday. Thanks to the abundance of leaks we've already seen the phone's design and even the retail box and now Realme provided official renders of the device for the first time via their Weibo account. The phone will come in white and a blue/purple gradient colors. Up front, we see the 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with its minimal bezels and built-in fingerprint sensor. Above it is the front pop-up camera which will feature a 16MP sensor. Around the back, we see the double camera setup with a 48MP main and 5MP depth...

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How the RYYB sensor on the Huawei P30 Pro works

The Huawei P30 Pro is the first smartphone to use Sony's new IMX650 sensor. Apart from having a resolution of 40MP, the special feature of this sensor is that it has an RYYB color filter. Huawei claims this makes the sensor collect 40% light. But what is an RYYB color filter and how does it differ from what other phones have? To understand the RYYB filter, we must first understand how a Bayer filter works. A Bayer filter is a color filter array overlaid on top of an image sensor, and is named after Bryce Bayer, who invented it. The reason we need a color filter array is because...

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Week 19 in review: Pixel 3a/3a XL are here, OnePlus 7 Pro and Realme X are near

This was the week that Google chose to hold its I/O Conference at which it detailed what's coming in Android Q this fall and announce the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL midrangers. The Pixel 3a is starting at $399 or €399 and brings a 1080p OLED, the same 12.2MP camera with Night Sight and HDR+ as the Pixel 3, stereo speakers and the pure Android experience. Drawbacks include a plastic body, no IP rating or wireless charging, no second ultra-wide selfie camera and only a Snapdragon 670 chipset. Sharp announced the Aquos R3 with a potent combination of a Snapdragon 855 and a 120Hz screen. And...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 19

It's been a week of almost unprecedented calm in our trending chart with most of the phones staying exactly where we left them last week. The Samsung Galaxy A50 leads from the yet-to-be-announced OnePlus 7 Pro and its Galaxy A70 bigger brother. Redmi Note 7 still leads the Huawei P30 Pro in fourth and fifth, while sixth place has a new name. The Realme X is debuting next week in China, but it's already gathering plenty of attention. The young brand already made a big splash in India and each new handset is met with increasingly high expectations. Huawei P30 lite and slides a...

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