Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra has the most color accurate screen Display Mate has ever tested

Display Mate just published its findings on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's display and long story short, the new panel set or matched 12 performance records, earning an A+ grade. It received a "visually indistinguishable from perfect" mark on 5 out of the 12 records. The new display is 14% brighter than that of the Galaxy S10 phones and features a High Brightness Mode that improves screen readability in medium and high ambient light levels. This mode allows the screen to produce between 823 nits and 1,342 nits. Also, the screen has been tuned to hit the maximum at a lower ambient light...

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Verizon and AT&T detail Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra pricing ahead of pre-order start

Americans can now make the jump to a Samsung Galaxy S20 phone, here are the deals offered by Verizon and AT&T. And before we get to the prices, we'd like to remind you that the Galaxy S10 phones are discounted up to $300. Verizon will start accepting pre-orders for the S20 Ultra and S20+ on February 21 at 12:01am ET, the first units will be available on March 6. The vanilla S20 will be available in Q2. Samsung Galaxy S20 5G • Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G • Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G is $1,400 up front or $58.33 a month for 24 months. Note that you...

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Oppo releases revised ColorOS 7 update roadmap

The latest iteration of Oppo's custom Android skin - ColorOS 7 was announced in China last November. We got a preliminary update schedule for several Oppo devices which has now been updated to account for the problems surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak which forced the company to alter its roadmap. In addition, we learn that the Oppo K5 (February 22), Oppo Reno Z (February 26) and , Oppo Reno2 Z (March 31) are all scheduled to get beta builds of Color OS 7. ColorOS 7 stable update roadmap Phase 1 (March 10) Oppo Reno Ace Oppo Reno Ace Gundam Edition Oppo Reno10x...

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Alleged iPhone 9 handled on video, showing an old school design

Are you ready to see something old school? We're talking about chunky bezels and a physical home button - we're talking about what could be the iPhone 9 / SE 2. A short hands-on video surfaced of this alleged "affordable iPhone" that has been all over the rumor mill for a while. It's hard to determine the authenticity of this video. The design doesn't match with the OnLeaks renders as the sides of the device appear squared off, a throwback to the iPhone 4 through 5s design. The thick top and bottom bezel on the front and the single camera on the back do match the renders, this phone will...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip teardown finds the glass beneath a protective plastic layer

The JerryRigEverything durability test showed that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip scratches like plastic - so where's the glass? Zack's complete teardown found it - it's a layer underneath the plastic protective cover. Peeling off the plastic seriously damages the screen though and even causes the glass layer to crack. So, scratch resistance is not among the advantages of using Ultra Thin Glass, you still need to be careful when using the phone. Samsung did improve on another weak point of foldable designs - the hinge. The Hideaway Hinge has a completely new design. You can see the gears and...

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LG W10 Alpha unveiled, an entry-level dual VoLTE phone

LG continues rolling out its roster of phones that was originally intended for the MWC. Today brings an entry-level phone - the LG W10 Alpha - which will compete with affordable devices coming from Chinese brands. LG W10 Alpha Priced at INR 10,000 ($140/€130) this is a fairly basic Android 9.0 Pie phone (but notably it is not a Go Edition device). It's powered by an Unisoc SC9863A chipset that we've seen in phones like the alcatel 1s (a 28nm chip with eight Cortex-A55 cores at 1.6GHz). It's paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage, expandable via the dedicated microSD slot with...

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