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The Samsung Galaxy S III was a rousing success, but the years since its launch in 2012 and now have caused memories of its innovative design to fade. Samsung Galaxy S III official shots The Galaxy S III (the last in the series to use Roman numerals) was unveiled in London in early May 2012. Samsung raked in 9 million pre-orders from 100 carriers worldwide before the phone was released a month later. It sold 20 million units in the first 100 days...

The Huawei Watch GT 2 announcement was somewhat overlooked as it was part of the event that gave us the Mate 30 series. As things unfolded since the smartwatch got far wider availability so we decided to test if its two-week battery life claim materializes in real life and what else it has to offer. Huawei Watch GT 2 specs Body: 46mm: 45.9 x 45.9 x 10.7 mm, 41g weight 22mm strap; 42mm: 41.8 x 41.8 x 9.4 mm mm, 29g, 5 ATM water resistance; Stainless...

Yes, you read that correctly, December security patches, even though, as of writing this, it is still technically November. You won't hear us complain, though, especially since Samsung kind of managed the same feat for the November Galaxy S10 security patch, which started seeding in late October. If this becomes a habit, the Korean giant definitely deserves some praise. As things currently stand, Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ users in about 25 Europe...

ZTE just unveiled its latest UI effort to go on top of Android 10 and power future, as well as some of its existing smartphones. Along with it - a nifty infographic, summarizing all the key points in the new OS upgrade was dropped on Weibo. MiFavor 10 infographic Since it is in Chinese, we'll do our best to go over the key points. Icons and dark mode In keeping with current trends, MiFavor is also going as dark as it can on the OS UI. Dark mode...

Vivo appears to be developing a certain pattern when it comes to its iQOO line. Especially the Neo part of it. First there was the original iQOO Neo, rocking a Snapdragon 845 chipset, followed only a few month later by the iQOO Neo 855. That one swapped in a Snapdragon 855 and sprinkled just a few bonuses, like slightly faster charging and a bigger selfie camera. Other than that, the phones are identical both inside and out. Now, according to a...

vivo will launch the V17 in India on December 9, but this isn't the same V17 that debuted in Russia last week, which is also known as the S1 Pro in the Philippines. The Russian V17 sports a 6.38" FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch, but according to a recent report, the Indian version will feature a 6.44" OLED panel with a punch hole in the top-right corner. Another difference between the Russian and Indian V17 units is that the former has...

The Redmi K30 has been frequenting the rumor mill lately. Unfortunately, some of the info and "live photos" in particular of the device have been proven fake. This, however, is to be expected with the kind of interest the successor to the very popular Xiaomi Redmi K20/Mi 9T line has been generating. As per a new batch of rumors and leaks, however, we might not have to wait much longer to get the full story. LU Weibing - VP of the Xiaomi group and...

A few fays ago, Realme officially brought the X2 Pro to India, causing quite the stir with its aggressive pricing for the flagship. Local buyers can get one in Neptune Blue and Lunar White colors starting at INR 29,999 ($420) for the 8GB/128GB version and INR 33,999 ($470) for the 12GB/256GB model. The only catch being that supplies are currently limited and invite-only flash sales are being held. Definitely not ideal. A new potential development,...

The Huawei Watch GT 2 announced in September will make its way to India on December 5. We don't have the pricing and availability details of the Watch GT 2 yet, but we know it will be sold through Amazon.in and Flipkart in the country. The Watch GT 2 is powered by the Kirin A1 SoC, which is the same chipset that powers the Huawei FreeBuds 3 wireless earbuds. The smartwatch will come in two sizes - 42mm and 46mm. The smaller version features a 1.2"...

LG announced the Android 10 beta program for the G8 ThinQ in South Korea last month, and now we are tipped that the company has started rolling out the stable build of Android 10 for the G8 ThinQ in the country. The update comes with software version G820N20c. A detailed changelog is currently unavailable, but we know that the new build brings in the November 2019 security patch to the G8 ThinQ along with Android 10 features. Stable Android 10 update...

The Huawei nova 6 arriving on December 5 has been listed on Chinese retailer VMall's website in four colors and two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The smartphone will come in 4G and 5G versions, and if the VMall listing is to be believed, the former will only be available in 128GB storage option and come in Black, Blue, and Blue-Purple gradients. The 5G variant, on the other hand, will come in both 128GB and 256GB storage options and...

Sony unveiled the mid-range Xperia 10 at MWC this February alongside the Xperia 1 flagship. Like that high-end model, the Xperia 10 also has a supertall screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio, making for a pretty unique look (especially when you add in Sony's blocky design language). While you may not watch a lot of 21:9 video content on your smartphone, this aspect ratio may also make you scroll less inside any apps that rely on that vertical action a...

As you may have noticed, there are a lot of Black Friday deals around. That said, rarely does one offer come by that basically takes a high-end smartphone that still has up-to-date specs and cuts its price down to the level of a mid-ranger. This is one of those though. Amazon is currently selling the LG G8 ThinQ for just $399.99. That's a whopping $450 off the phone's introductory price. One caveat is that you only have a few more hours to take...

Samsung's UK arm is going all-in with the Black Friday madness, and it has some very interesting deals waiting for you in the official online store. Until December 2 (and while stocks last), you can: • Save £150 off Galaxy Note10+ 4G 256GB - was £999 now £749 • Save £200 off Galaxy Note10+ 5G 512GB - was £1199 now £999 • Save £200 off Galaxy Note10+ 5G 256GB - was £1099 now £899 • Buy an S10/S10+ and get a free pair of AKG N60 headphones • Buy an...

Xiaomi's revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were higher than ever at $7.63 billion, but how it got there is more interesting. The company's IoT and Smart Home divisions were the main forces behind the growth while the Smartphone division fell slightly. Smartphone sales still make up the bulk of the sales at $4.59 billion, however, this number is 7.8% down year on year. Xiaomi shipped 32.1 million smartphones in Q3, which puts it in fourth place...

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In the latest round of Black Friday discounts, Amazon Germany is offering select Huawei, Honor and Xiaomi phones with variable discounts. Starting with Huawei, the budget P Smart Z is now going for €175 with an added 16GB micro SD card while the P30 lite is down to €239. There's also last year's Mate 20 Pro for €449. If you're looking for a smartwatch, Huawei is offering its Watch GT Sport for €109 as well as the Watch GT 2 bundled with a Huawei...

vivo is hosting an event on December 9 in India which will be centered around the V17, which won't be the same as recently announced V17 (why do you have to be like that vivo?). There will be one at least one major change as the press invite shows the phone will come with a punch hole in the display which looks like the S5 This suggests the phone might take after the S5, rather than its namesake from a different country, but we'll have to wait a...

VR is still on the pricey side so maybe you were hoping to grab some hardware and games to play through a Black Friday sale. Unfortunately for you, the Oculus deals are pretty bad. First off, hardware discounts are small, just $50 off an Oculus Rift S or Go. Second, the sale mostly offers bundles ranging from €200 to €45. The problem with that is that you can't pick and choose which games you get. For example, one of the pricier bundles, the Black...

Samsung's Galaxy A-line was a big hit in the past year and the company will aim to carry on the success in 2020 with its new additions like the A11, A31 and A41. These models were tipped to come with the SM-A115X, SM-A315X, and SM-A415X model numbers and the big news is that they will all start at 64GB of onboard storage. Looking back, the A10 and A30 both started at 32GB so the move to 64GB is more than welcome. We recently got our first look at...

With the launch of the new Honor V30 and V30 Pro Honor is trying to establish itself as a maker of premier camera phones alongside parent company Huawei. It shares much of its technology, including the 40MP Sony IMX600 sensor with a RYYB filter, plus the powerful NPUs of the Kirin 990 chipset. Honor published a couple of promo videos extolling the virtues of what it calls "Matrix Camera Technology" - the combination of the sensor, NPU and processing...

The Samsung Galaxy S11 leaks have been coming in bunches lately and the latest one comes from a patent filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It details a new camera sensor dubbed "Bright Night" which according to the description will be used in smartphones and tablets. This mnight be an all-new dedicated sensor for night time photography and videos which will debut on the S11 series or a fancy name for the large-sensor...

The Huawei Watch GT 2 unveiled in September is expected to debut in India next week. The company hasn't announced the launch date yet, but it has added the 'Notify me' button on its official Indian site and confirmed that the smartwatch will be sold in the country through Amazon.in and Flipkart. The Watch GT 2 is powered by the Kirin A1 SoC and will come in two sizes - 42mm and 46mm. The former will be available in Night Black shade while the latter...

Samsung has started seeding the stable build of Android 10 for the Galaxy S10 series, but the rest of its 2019 Galaxy flagships - Note10 and Note10+ are still testing the beta. Today Samsung released a new beta build for the Note10 duo which brings in December 2019 security patch and several major bug fixes. The new firmware, sporting version number N97*FXXU1ZSKN, fixes issues related to the world clock in the always-on display, disconnection while...

Black Friday is upon us and the gaming smartphone nubia Red Magic 3S joins the fun. The phone is available globally and for the next four days nubia is discounting it by $50/€50/£50. There are also bundles and accessories that are $20/€20/£20 off their usual price. The nubia Red Magic 3S is offered in three variants - the first two come with 8/128 GB in either Eclipse Black or Mecha Silver and are $30/€30/£30 down. However, the latter will be available...

vivo is announcing the new X30 lineup next month and the company has been ramping up its teaser campaign for the past few weeks. We already know what the back will look like with its periscope shooter, but today the official Weibo account revealed the first lifestyle shots of the phone. The vivo X30 is seen in Red and Pearl White/Aurora gradient, starring Liu Wen, one of the most famous Chinese supermodels. vivo X30 vivo claims the X30 will be the...

Samsung has hammered the final nail in the coffin of the hopes Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 owners may have had of getting the Android 10 update. The company’s official Android 10 update schedule that’s been going live in various countries in the last few days makes no mention of the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note 8 in the list of eligible devices, indirectly confirming that the 2017 flagships will spend...

A few days ago Samsung revealed the Android 10 update roadmap for its devices in Israel and later followed it up by detailing the schedule for Indian and Chinese units. Now the company has revealed its plans for Android 10 rollout in the Philippines. The Korean tech giant will release Android 10 with One UI 2.0 for the Galaxy M20 and Galaxy S10 trio in January 2020, however, the company has already started seeding the update for the S10 series so...

The dual-screened nubia Z20 launched back in October in Diamond Black is now available in the gorgeous Twillight Blue color we reviewed. Starting today, you'll be able to pre-order the nubia Z20 in Twilight Blue with shipments scheduled for December 2. And as a bonus if you subscribe to the nubia mailing list, you'll be able to claim a free set of wired Noobz Earphones (normally $14.90). And until December 3 nubia has a $50/€50/£50 discount in effect...

There are plenty of trademarks that Samsung applies for all year round. And one of the company’s latest filings has caught our attention – Samsung filed a trademark for a new image sensor called ‘Bright Night Sensor’ on November 28. Bright Night was originally Samsung’s version of a dedicated Night mode for the Galaxy S10 camera, but the fact that the company is now making an actual image sensor with the same name suggests something is afoot for...

Just a day after the stable Android 10 update was released for the Galaxy S10 in Germany, Samsung has released a new beta update for the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+. This is the third beta update for the Galaxy Note 10 series and is rolling out in India right now. It carries build number N97*FXXU1ZSKN and includes a number of bug fixes along with the December 2019 security patch. The list of bug fixes in the latest beta for the Note 10 and Note 10+...

Oppo will unveil the Reno3 and Reno3 Pro 5G next month. The latter will sport a curved edge display and flaunt a glass body with a thickness of 7.7mm (excluding the camera bump). While that does sound impressive, we were worried this would come at the cost of battery capacity. Yet now Oppo VP Brian Shen has said that won't be the case and the Reno3 Pro 5G will pack a 4,025 mAh battery, which is solid even by today's standards. For comparison, some...

Just yesterday Oppo VP Brian Shen teased the upcoming Reno3 Pro 5G on Twitter, with an image that shows part of its right side. Not 24 hours later, the Internet has produced a full frontal render of the smartphone, so without further ado, here it is in all its glory. Ladies and gentlemen, the Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G. As you can see, there's a punch-hole on the left for the single selfie cam, which is either smaller than most, or the handset itself is...

Xiaomi's gaming-focused sub-brand, Black Shark, is holding a sales event today, very appropriately named Black Shark Friday. Amazing word association aside, this has the potential to save you up to €30 or £30 off the price of the Black Shark 2 Pro smartphone. Here's how that works. You get €10 or £10 off through a voucher you receive if you are a voter of the Legendary Loot Campaign. An additional €20 or £20 is headed your way as a cashback once...

Black Friday is looming and so the deals are starting to pour in. And it's not just older devices that you can purchase for a lot less than usual, there are even offers for recently launched smartphones. Case in point: the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. This is a decidedly intriguing penta-camera device with a 108 MP main snapper on the back and not one but two zoom cams on its sides (with an additional ultrawide and a dedicated macro cam). And you can now...

Realme is recruiting X2 Pro beta testers. Company's Indian CEO Madhav Sheth shared a couple of screenshots from the upcoming ColorOS 7 to entice more users to sign up for the beta testing. First screenshots of ColorOS 7 for Realme phones If you want to be one of them, you'll have to be quick as the trial will be open for only a limited number of participants. You can read this forum post for details on what it takes to get in (note: only Indian...

When Apple made the switch to OLED screens for its top-end smartphones in 2017, beginning with the iPhone X, it chose Samsung Display as its supplier. Despite Samsung being its biggest competitor in smartphones, the Cupertino company had no option but to rely on Samsung for its OLED panels because of the latter’s dominance in producing high-quality OLED mobile displays at scale. In the last couple...

The Galaxy A51 has been approved by the FCC, a week after it received its Bluetooth certification and two weeks after leaked renders gave us a 360-degree look at the phone’s design. The Galaxy A51 is rumored to launch sometime in December along with the Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite, with India expected to be the country where the device will first go on sale. The Galaxy A51’s main upgrade...

Last year, it was a Christmas gift, and this time, Samsung has chosen Thanksgiving as the special occasion to release the next version of Android for its latest flagship. The company pushed out the stable Android 10 update to the Galaxy S10 series in Germany for beta users earlier today, and now the update is rolling out for the general public, which means you can update to Android 10 and One UI 2.0...

Google is also joining in on the Black Friday discounts with deals across its product lineup on the Google Store. All offers are already underway and will continue until December 2 or until stocks last. Starting out with the smartphone deals, we have €50/£70 off on the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. There's also £70 off on the Pixel 3a and 3a XL in the UK. German buyers can get an even steeper €100 off on the 3a XL. Moving to smart home appliances, Google...

Samsung has released the stable build of Android 10 for the Galaxy S10 series. This comes as a surprise since the roadmaps for multiple countries shared by the company revealed the smartphones wouldn't get Android 10 this year. Anyways, the new build weighs around 140MB in size and sports version number G97**XXU3BSKO. It comes with One UI 2.0 and brings along Android 10 features and December 2019 security patch. The update is currently rolling out...

For the first time since the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung launched two different variants of the Note flagship in 2019. Extending the Galaxy S series strategy to the Note lineup, the Korean company launched the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ in August this year. Barely three months later, as we reported exclusively, Samsung is looking to add one more variant, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, to the already crowded...

Yesterday Xiaomi launched the Cosmic Purple color of the Redmi Note 8 in India, and today the company announced a new gradient for the Pro variant - Electric Blue. This new gradient, like other color versions, comes in three memory configurations - 6GB/64GB priced at INR14,999 ($210/€190), 6GB/128GB priced at INR15,999 ($225/€205), and 8GB/128GB that costs INR17,999 ($250/€230). You'll be able to pick one in India from November 29 noon local time...

The Galaxy A50s and Galaxy M30 are being treated to the November 2019 security patch in India. An update has been released for the two phones in the country, carrying software version A507FNXXS2ASK5 and M305FDDS3BSK1 for the A50s and M30 respectively. Both updates are devoid of any new features and only include the latest security fixes. Galaxy A50s and Galaxy M30 owners are probably going to have to wait for the Android 10 update for new features,...

Yesterday the vivo iQOO Neo arrived on Master Lu's listings with a twist - it now has a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, instead of the 855. Today, the very same device with the very same model number V1936AL was listed on the Android Enterprise website, adding some more specs to the picture, but also adding to the confusion whether or not this is a completely new phone. The model number vivo V1936AL is almost the same as the V1936A of the vivo iQOO Neo...

Wireless charging is convenient when you’re at your desk or in your living room and you need to pick up your smartphone from time to time. Using a wireless charger prevents you from having to pull out your charger every time only to plug it in again minutes later. By eliminating that part you minimize the risk of breaking your charging port. Wireless chargers also offer Fast Charging now so you don’t...

Samsung has just released the stable Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series in Germany! Yes, this is not a drill, the stable update really is rolling out, at least for those who had participated in the One UI 2.0 beta program. The stable update comes with software version G97**XXU3BSKO, includes the December security patch, and is around 140 MB in size. Developing… The post Breaking: Stable Galaxy S10 Android 10 update released in Germany!...

A couple of days ago Samsung shared a roadmap for the release of the stable version of Android 10 in Israel. Now the company has revealed its plans for the rollout of the latest version of Android in China and India. The first wave of smartphones to receive Android 10 in China will be the Galaxy S10 trio, which will be updated in January 2020. Later in February, the company will release the update for the Galaxy A40s, Note9, Note10, and Note10+...

Samsung has released version 10.2 of the Samsung Internet browser and is bringing back the popular Video Assistant feature. To be clear, Video Assistant already made its return in the beta version of Samsung Internet three months ago, and it is now making its way to the stable version of the browser. However, as we had explained before, Video Assistant is no longer as useful as it was before Samsung pulled it from the browser. Now, the feature does...

Samsung has been keeping off the Lite smartphone market for the last few years, but rumors are pointing to at least two new phones coming in now. The latest report comes from Geekbench, where the Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite was spotted. The phone was benchmarked with the SM-N770F model name, revealing an Exynos 9810 chipset and 6GB RAM. That chipset is already a year old - it debuted with the Galaxy Note9. It's still built on a decently efficient...

At long last, we are finally getting to see some of the specs the Galaxy Note 10 Lite could offer. The cheaper Galaxy Note 10 variant (SM-N770F) has surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark database, sporting the Exynos 9810 SoC, 6GB of RAM, and Android 10. Earlier this week, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite’s Bluetooth-enabled S Pen was certified by the FCC, and the device is rumored to be launching sometime in December, at least in India. Galaxy Note 10 Lite...

Samsung has yet again beaten Google to the punch in releasing the next Android security patch for its devices before Google has officially released details of the security patch. Samsung released the December security update for the Galaxy A50 less than a day ago, and it has now pushed out a similar update for the Galaxy Note 8. The update is rolling out in Panama, where the November security update...

Last week at the launch event of ColorOS 7 in China, Oppo announced that it will unveil the Reno3 in December with 5G connectivity. Now we know the company will launch a Pro variant as well. This confirmation comes to us through Oppo VP Brian Shen, who took to Twitter to share an image of the Reno3 Pro 5G. The image tells us that Reno3 Pro 5G will sport a curved edge display with a slim bezel on the top. But, it's unclear whether it will be a notchless...

In what would be a first for Samsung, the next version of Android could be released for both budget and flagship smartphones within a few weeks. According to Samsung India’s roadmap for the Android 10 update, the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30, Galaxy A30 are all set to be updated to Android in January. While it’s a bit unfortunate that Samsung is aiming for a January release for the stable Android 10...

While the US - China trade war rages on and the race for 5G (which China has already won, let's be honest), Spain's Ministry of Defense has banned access of all Huawei devices from its data servers (including employee emails). This is according to a report from La Informacion. Although the Ministry is banning Huawei devices from specifically accessing sensitive information, it is not banning the use of Huawei devices for consumers. Members of the...

Here's some good news for folks using a second-generation Google Pixel. The Pixel 2 and 2 XL have gained a new feature called "Flip to Shh". The feature debuted on the Pixel 3 and 3 XL and lets users enable Do Not Disturb by simply flipping the phone upside down. The feature was first noted by a Reddit user in the latest version of Digital Wellbeing Beta. Once installed, users can find it by heading to Settings > Digital Wellbeing. Conversely,...

The end of November is always associated with marquee markdowns in various product categories including smartphones. We've already seen several Black Friday deals from various manufacturers and we have some more to add with devices from Realme, Xiaomi and ZTE. Realme Europe is giving €10 discounts across its lineup, the budget Realme 5 starts at €159, there's also the 5 Pro which goes for €189 in its 4/128GB trim. The X2 is down to €289 and the...