vivo to announce iQOO U1x with SD662 chipset on October 21

Another day, another vivo phone launch. This time it will be called vivo iQOO U1x and it has already been listed on JD.com two days before its arrival on October 21. The listing reveals it will have a Snapdragon 662 chipset, a 5,000mAh battery, and up to 128GB of storage. The phone is also up on TMall with its price tag - it will start from CNY899, which is about $135/€115. vivo iQOO U1x The vivo iQOO U1x has appeared in TENAA's database back in September. Thanks to the certification and the multiple retailer listings, we can finally put 2 and 2 together to get a comprehensive...

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First Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra images show redesigned camera bumps

With speculation looming that Samsung may launch its S21 series as early as January we’re naturally expecting to get more details on the upcoming flagships. Well, we got just that thanks to the latest set of renders from @onleaks which give us our first look at the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra. In addition, the source backs up the rumors of the January launch. Both phones come with centered punch hole cutouts like their predecessors with the S21 sporting a flat 6.2” panel while the Ultra’s comes in between 6.7-6.9” with an even more pronounced curvature. Samsung Galaxy S21 and...

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Xiaomi creates 80W wireless charger, tops up a battery in 19 minutes

Xiaomi has a wireless charger on the market that offers 55W fast charging rates but apparently, this isn’t fast enough. The company has just revealed it has just developed an 80W wireless fast charger that can fill in a battery in 19 minutes. A company VP posted a video of the fast-charging process, revealing the new charger looks a lot like the current one. He also claimed the new charger is breaking world records since it is twice as fast as the next in line (which is the 40W Huawei SuperCharge Wireless Stand). The 55W fast charger was introduced in August alongside the Mi 10...

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Hot Take: iPhone 12 lineup

Seven years since the launch of the iPhone 4s, Apple didn't launch its new iPhones in September. Instead, we got them last week, a whole month later than usual. But this year has been anything but usual, so why should we expect that from the iPhone launch? Regardless, even if it wasn't as scheduled, Apple came out swinging with the new iPhones. We got four new iPhone 12 models this year, including two new Pro models, an update to the standard iPhone, and an honest to goodness small but uncompromised iPhone in the form of the iPhone 12 mini. The new iPhones come with features like...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 42

Apple had its biggest phone announcement ever this week and the iPhone 12 quartet quickly occupied the top of our trending chart. Unsurprisingly, given that it made the top even before its official debut, the iPhone 12 Pro Max sits in first. The 12 mini slides in second with the middle children of 12 Pro and 12 following in that order. That's hardly a surprising development seeing how the mini and Pro Max are unique propositions - one being by far the tiniest phone with flagship chipset and the other by being the most capable iPhone yet. But even the jack-of-all-trades position of the...

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Amazfit X review

Introduction Last month we received the Amazfit X and after spending a lot of quality time with the futuristic-looking wearable we are ready to share what's good about it and what rubbed us the wrong way. The uniqueness of the X comes from an extra-tall screen that curves around your wrist, offering a lot of room for text, while also looking much better than any of its rivals. It was initially available at Indiegogo for just over $150, but its retail price is supposed to be $329, although now that all units available through the platform are gone it's unclear how much Amazfit will...

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