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Back in March, Xiaomi started sending out beta builds of the Android 9 Pie update for both the Redmi 6 Pro and the Redmi Note 5 Pro to interested testers in India. And now it looks like all the bugs have been ironed out, because the stable update is rolling out for both devices. It's arriving over-the-air in India, as MIUI 10.3.2.0.PDMMIXM for the Redmi 6 Pro, weighing in at 1.6GB. This release includes the May 2019 security patch level. You also...

Samsung made the Galaxy A70 official in March and the Galaxy A80 in April, but while the former has already gone on sale in some markets, including India, the A80 with the unique rotating pop-up camera is still nowhere to be found in stores. That may change very soon. The Korean company is apparently going to hold some exclusive preview events of the Galaxy A80 for interested customers in India next week. Samsung fans in Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad...

Samsung is launching the Galaxy M40 in India on June 11. To build up the hype it's already released some teasers, and an official has even outed some information about the handset. Thus, we found out it would be priced around INR 20,000 ($287 or €257 according to the current exchange rates), that its main rear camera would be a 32 MP snapper, and on the front the selfie shooter would have 16 MP resolution. Today more specs of the highest-end Samsung...

Sony's smartphone business is anything but a beacon of hope and huge sales and profitability. Still, the company is in it for the long haul and doesn't plan on exiting this market, even if it is retreating from certain areas. While its sales numbers might not be great, Sony wants to remain relevant, and its latest effort to do that is an infographic. This was shared today on the official blog of its mobile arm, and it's all about the various innovations,...

When the Meizu Note 9 was released at the beginning of March, it was only available in black and white. A third blue color was also announced at launch but unavailable for purchase. Today, Meizu officially released the Starlight Blue Note 9 and the phone is already available for purchase on Meizu's site. The phone features a 6.2-inch IPS screen of FHD+ resolution and a water drop notch for the 20MP selfie cam. The rear camera department is composed...

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Phones It’s not looking good for the Galaxy Note 10’s headphone jack Cardinal...

Samsung has released the much-awaited Galaxy Fit in some markets today. Spain, Italy, and South Korea are among the markets to get the device initially. The wearable is priced at €99 in the European countries, whereas in South Korea, it costs 118,800 won (~€90). Samsung announced the Galaxy Fit back in February, along with its cheaper version, the Galaxy Fit e. The Fit e, which...

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro joined the Android Q Beta program in early May, just to be dropped two weeks later following the trade ban that the US imposed on the maker. Now the flagship was reinstated by Google, leaving a bit of hope for Huawei owners that they might receive the major software update in time. Screenshot from Android Q Beta website Last Friday Google erased all traces of Huawei phones on its database - Android, Android Enterprise, and...

We have known for a few weeks now that Samsung is working on a new Galaxy M series device. We can now exclusively reveal some Galaxy M40 specs. As expected, this device is shaping up to be quite a feature-packed one in its price range. Samsung introduced the Galaxy M series in India about four months ago. These devices have been priced aggressively to compete with Chinese manufacturers. That’s part...

After appearing on Geekbench yesterday, the upcoming Huawei nova 5i made its way over to Antutu. The phone is expected to be announced in June and is expected to arrive alongside the Huawei nova 5, which will allegedly feature 40W fast charging support. The Antutu scorecard confirms the Kirin 710 chipset and 4GB RAM for the 5i, along with 64GB storage. It managed to push out 131,715 points which is in line with other midrange offerings. We also...

Samsung has the habit of launching special editions of its flagship devices to commemorate special occasions such as major sporting events, release of popular movies, etc. Despite the much-awaited release of the Avengers: Endgame presenting a similar opportunity, the Korean company decided to go with just Marvel-themed cases this time for its Galaxy S10 lineup. It is now quietly bringing these accessories to some of its midrange devices as well. Samsung...

The Cardinal Red variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10 that surfaced last week is coming next month, starting with Switzerland. Samsung Galaxy S10 in Cardinal Red This new color model has been listed on a Swiss retailer's website with a price tag of CHF899 ($895/€803). The listing also reveals that this new version will be only available with 128GB storage. And, apart from the new paint job, the hardware will remain the same as other color variants...

As promised, Oppo spin-off Realme has started rolling out the stable build of Android Pie for the Realme 2 Pro. The new firmware carries build number RMX1801EX_11.A.20 and weighs 2.71GB in size. It comes with ColorOS 6 and bumps up the Android security patch level to May 5, 2019. The update also brings in Chroma Boost and HAL3 support for the camera, while adding an app drawer to ColorOS launcher. You can check out the full change-log of the update...

Multiple reports are now suggesting that there’s a good chance the Galaxy Note 10 may not have a headphone jack. If that is the case, it would be the first flagship phablet without the 3.5mm headphone jack. As you can probably imagine, a lot of Samsung fans are going to be very opinionated about this. One can argue that this is inevitable. Samsung had to eventually remove the headphone jack from its...

Following yesterday's Meizu 16Xs announcement, the Chinese manufacturer is officially bringing the latest rendition of its Flyme OS to 14 of its existing phones. Flyme OS 7.3 brings an improved system-wide optimization algorithm, camera night mode alongside visual and security improvements. The update will be the last in the Flyme 7 series before Flyme 8 comes out. One Mind 3.0 is the highlight of the new firmware. It brings a system-wide background...

Samsung launched the Galaxy A70 (review) and the Galaxy A80 in Thailand last month. While the former has already gone on sale in several countries, Samsung is making all of us wait a little longer for the latter. Not much long now, though, at least not for customers in India. We’ve learnt that Samsung is holding exclusive previews of the Galaxy A80 across the country next week. The...

It was first reported last week that Samsung may soon launch the Cardinal Red Galaxy S10. Renders of this new color option have already surfaced online so it may not be long before it arrives. A retailer listing suggests that this new color option might become available in some European markets from next month. Samsung often releases new colors for flagship smartphones several months after they hit the market. It’s a good way to reignite consumer...

The Redmi Note 7S that debuted in India last week is now on open sale in the country, meaning you can now buy it anytime from Mi.com, Flipkart, and Mi Home stores without having to wait for the flash sales. The Redmi Note 7S is offered in Ruby Red, Onyx Black, and Sapphire Blue colors. It's priced at INR10,999 ($157) for the 3GB/32GB variant and INR12,999 ($186) for the 4GB/64GB model. The Note 7S is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC and comes with...

TCL promised back in February to introduce phones with foldable displays and is already making the first crucial step. The company purchased LTPS equipment from Japan and South Korea for its plant in Wuhan, China, where it is expected to start producing AMOLED panels by Q4 2019 through its display division called Huaxing Optoelectronics. The TCL management said it is confident in Huaxing reaching double-digit growth both in annual sales and profit....

There was a report about the Galaxy Note 10’s headphone jack yesterday, in that the upcoming flagship won’t have one. It will be a polarizing decision. Some will be fine with it while others will voice their displeasure. Yesterday’s report also mentioned that the Galaxy Note 10 could ditch its physical power, volume and Bixby keys as well. Samsung was apparently considering capacitive or pressure-sensitive...

Dashcams are getting more important in today’s traffic. Not only can they be used for entertainment (e.g. recording a time-lapse of your commute), but they also come in handy while trying to make an insurance claim in case you get in an accident. Moreover, others on the road will behave better if they see you have a dashcam installed in your car, therefore contributing to overall safety. We’ve found...

ZTE was having some troubles in 2018 with breaching embargoes and following orders, but it appears the company is back on track for the 5G revolution. After the Axon 10 Pro 5G smartphone was announced at MWC in Barcelona and 2,5 months later launched in China, now the phone made its way outside its home market. The first country that will receive the 5G flagship is Finland, where ZTE is partnering with local carriers on the 5G switch, expected to...

Back during CES, TCL and Verizon announced that the more affordable BlackBerry KEY2 LE will be available to purchase for business and enterprise accounts. That was back in January, but the carrier is finally revealing pricing and availability for the BlackBerry. The KEY2 LE will be available starting today on Verizon for corporate customers who want to offer their employees the classic @ work device. The BlackBerry will only be available from Verizon...

Remember the buttonless abomination that was the HTC U12+? Samsung apparently took a long hard look at that concept and decided it's something it needs to get into. Seriously, a new rumor today, claimed to originate at "a source familiar with the company's plans", says the Galaxy Note10 will be devoid of any actual physical buttons. Those will be replaced by capacitive or pressure-sensitive areas, which will probably be highlighted by raised bumps...

Earlier this month Samsung triumphantly announced that it sold 5 million Galaxy A-series phones in India in just 70 days of availability, and today it's time for the company to tout another big number. This time it's related to the M-series, namely the Galaxy M10, M20, and M30, handsets which are exclusively sold online in the subcontinent. And they are selling quite well, as it turns out. Samsung has already managed to move over 2 million units....

While some carriers and retailers in Europe are reevaluating their relationship with Huawei following its US ban, which made the future of its smartphone business uncertain, sales in India are going as usual with indications of change in the near future. Croma, one of the leading retail giants in India, stated that Huawei users aren't particularly worried about incoming updates and are confident they will be getting new software features pretty...

A couple of leaks from multiple sources have revealed details about the Huawei nova 5i. Some suggest that this will launch as the Huawei P20 lite (2019) in some regions, however, several of the rumored specs don't line up. The nova 5i was certified by Taiwan's NCC with 4GB of RAM and 128GB storage, plus up to 512GB extra with a microSD card. There will be a version will 64GB storage as well. The phone has passed through Geekbench as well, showing...

Asus is far from a major player in the smartphone industry. As far as the wider tech world is concerned, however, the Taiwanese company is a behemoth, with its expertise in computer hardware earning it many fans. That position seems to be key in understanding the occasional Asus dabble in the phone world. Historically, Asus handsets tend to be different than the mainstream. The company's PC pedigree shines through, be it through the use Intel mobile...

DC dimming is being enabled on the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro via a software update that is currently rolling out in China. This means that Huawei's flagships have joined the growing number of phones with OLED screens that ditched PWM for DC dimming. What's the difference? In short, PWM rapidly turns the pixels on and off to lower the brightness - hence the name "pulse width modulation". This leads to a flicker that some people are sensitive to and...

Some new information has surfaced regarding Samsung’s upcoming flagship. It’s about the Galaxy Note 10 headphone jack, or lack thereof. The report claims that Samsung will remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from the Galaxy Note 10. Not only that, it’s also said to ditch the physical buttons. So if the information turns out to be accurate, the Galaxy Note 10 won’t have a headphone jack. It also won’t...

No, this review is not about some detachable Oppo lens as we are past the era of these crude workarounds - it's an actual phone and a proper flagship at that. But while this particular name isn't our cup of tea, the rest sounds beyond intriguing. Read More........

We've seen rumors that Samsung's upcoming Note10 line will feature at least two variants with a smaller SM-N970 and larger SM-N975. According to new reports, the smaller version will come with a 3,400 mAh battery. The discovery was made by the folks over at GalaxyClub.nl who came up on the actual battery model number which happens to correspond to the more affordable Note10e's model number. Last month a similar discovery found the Note10 Pro's battery...

Back in April, @evleaks tweeted that Motorola is working on four "One" phones and with the release of the One Vision, three of them are a reality. The fourth one has just passed through Geekbench. The Motorola One Action is powered by a Samsung-made Exynos 9609 chipset, just like the One Vision. This is just a lower clocked version of the 9610 chip - 2.2 + 1.6GHz instead of 2.3 + 1.7GHz. Here's a quick comparison with the Galaxy A50, though note...

Building on last year's Moto Z3, Motorola has officially released the first member of its 2019 Z lineup - the Moto Z4. The phone is actually a midrange retaining the Moto Mods compatibility. The Moto Z4 is built around a 6.4-inch FHD+ OLED screen with a 19:9 aspect ratio and waterdrop notch for the 25MP f/2.0 selfie cam. It has in-display fingerprint reader for your biometric security needs. The screen features Gorilla Glass 3 protection and an...

We all know Microsoft as the company that made the first 32-bit operating system, setting the standard for personal computers, with the accompanying software leading up to the big dot-com bubble investment burst in the late nineties. Microsoft is still making some of the most used programs in the world and, of course, their latest OS: Windows 10. Windows 10 is always improving and currently working better than ever in terms of reliability, efficiency...

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Phones Galaxy M40 camera details surface ahead of June 11 launch Galaxy...

The Sony Xperia 1 went on sale yesterday with its 21:9 OLED display with 4K resolution and triple camera setup. Sony is betting big on the camera performance of its latest flagship and released several promotional videos aimed at exploring all the advanced options found in the Xperia 1's camera department. Cinema Pro is a feature which aims to let the phone create videos similar to professional movie cameras with more natural and cinematic tones....

Samsung is now rolling out the newest Galaxy S10 update in a handful of more countries, following its debut in Switzerland earlier this week. The new update (XXU1ASE6) is the second one that has been issued to the Galaxy S10 lineup this month and brings fixes for the freezing issues users had been facing with the first May security update. At the moment, we can confirm it is out in Germany, India, and Russia, and it shouldn’t be long before more...

The Galaxy S8+ was one of the first few devices which received the May 2019 security patch earlier this month. However, Samsung is now rolling out a new Galaxy S8+ May update today. There are no big ticket items included in the update so don’t expect much in the way of new features. Germany was the first country where Samsung rolled out the May 2019 security patch for the Galaxy S8+. Today’s update also happens to be rolling out in Germany first....

Meizu accidentally leaked its Meizu 16Xs smartphone yesterday, but today it's announcing it for real. It brings a 6.2-inch Super AMOLED panel with 1080 x 2232px resolution, a fingerprint reader sitting and Snapdragon 675 with 6GB of RAM and either 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. The camera setup on the back is 48MP + 8MP + 5MP. The main 48MP unit has f/1.7 aperture, while the 8MP wide-angle unit features f/2.2 lens. The third one is actually...

Moto Z4 is the latest smartphone on the horizon, with a Snapdragon 675 chipset and plenty of storage. The device was just announced, and Verizon followed up with the pricing and plans it will offer to customers. The device can be purchased straight away for $499, and Big Red is also offering a 5G mod for $199.99. If you decide to purchase the smartphone in installments, you can get it for $20.83 per month for 24 months. If you want to migrate to...

Microsoft is gearing to bring its flagship store experience to Europe this July with its upcoming Oxford Street retail store. The new retail location will be housed in a three-story building in the heart of London. Inside, visitors will have access to the latest Microsoft products thanks to the interactive zones allowing customers to experience products like HoloLens and the latest from the Surface and Xbox lines. The Answer Desk will let you bring...

Yesterday we reported an invitation from Nokia for a launch in New Delhi, India, where the Nokia 1 Plus and Nokia 9 PureView are expected to debut in the local market. Now, according to sources, another event is taking place at the same time in Italy, suggesting we might see completely new devices on the global scene like the Nokia X71 or another affordable handset. So far, we've only heard about a Snapdragon 429-powered phone, but this time last...

Samsung’s upcoming “e” variant of the Galaxy A10 is nearing its launch. The device, Galaxy A10e, recently passed through the FCC with model number SM-A102U and also secured Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Alliance certifications. Now, ahead of the impending launch, it has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmark database, revealing some key specs. Galaxy A10e specs include Exynos 7884 SoC with 2GB RAM The Geekbench listing says the Galaxy A10e...

A number of Galaxy devices are receiving an update with the May 2019 security patch in various parts of the world. These devices include the Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy J5 Pro, Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and the Galaxy Tab Active 2, and the updates seem to be basic ones with only security fixes. That means that other than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, no device is getting the Android Pie update. However, security updates are important as well, and these devices...

Without much publicity, Oppo has officially unveiled the fourth member of the Reno line - the Reno Z. The phone is listed for reservations on Oppo's own site as well as popular online retailer JD.com. By all accounts, this will be the least impressive model in the Reno series with toned down specs and a more affordable price point. The Reno Z features a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch at the top for the 32MP selfie...