Huawei P Smart spotted on GeekBench running Android Pie with 3GB of RAM

The Huawei P Smart (2019) is the latest budget offering coming from Huawei very soon and the latest leak to arrive is a benchmark that reveals the phone is indeed running the latest version of Android. Previously, it was revealed by FCC documents that the P Smart would run 3GB of RAM but other variants outside of the US could see versions with 4GB of RAM. Leaked press render The scores seen on GeekBench are right in line with other devices running Huawei's entry-level Kirin 710 CPU. These scores put the octa-core chip somewhere between the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and the...

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Huawei CFO arrested in Vancouver by Canadian authorities

On Wednesday, Canadian authorities arrested Wanzhou Meng Huawei's CFO and daughter of the co-founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei while she was switching flights in Vancouver. This was done at the request of United States law enforcement. She is alleged by the Eastern District of New York to evading sanctions against Iran. Also today, the CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) director warned Canadians about "state-sponsored espionage" with 5G networks that are currently in development with both Telus and Bell. Rogers has been holding 5G test trials with Ericcson. This is all happening...

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Google confirms Allo will shutdown in March

If you've been trying to access Allo today, you probably were upset to find that an outage wasn't letting messages go through and Google Assistant, which first launched on Allo, was not working either. Following a report from 9to5Google about Google Allo's possible fate, Google released a blog post about the future of Allo, Duo, and Android Messages. We want every single Android device to have a great default messaging experience. We've been working closely with the mobile industry to upgrade SMS so that people around the world can more easily enjoy group chats, share high-res photos,...

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Honor View 20's screen resolution, Android version revealed

The Honor View 20 will be the successor to the Honor View 10 from last year, as the name implies. It will probably be unveiled on January 22 in Paris, at an event for which the company has already sent out invites. The View 20 is likely to be the brand's first handset with an in-display selfie camera. Today through a user agent profile posted on its website, Honor has unwittingly revealed even more details about the View 20. Its screen resolution will be 2310x1080, and it will run Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9 on top. Its model number code is PCT, and it will have a bunch of versions...

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First Snow White Galaxy Note9 is headed to India

Last month Samsung unveiled a new color version for the Galaxy Note9: First Snow White. It made its debut in Taiwan and so far hasn't been announced for any other markets, but that's going to change real soon. That is, if we go by the teaser below, which Samsung's arm in India posted on Twitter. A warm welcome for the coolest colour of the year! Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/ypkwUzX7uN— Samsung Mobile India (@SamsungMobileIN) December 5, 2018 So it looks like the subcontinent may be the next area to receive a touch of white for the company's latest flagship smartphone. Unfortunately...

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Apple finally releases a case for the iPhone XR

The company definitely took its time on this one, but Apple has now finally made the first official case for the iPhone XR available through its online store. Apple usually has an assortment of cases ready at the moment of any of its new smartphones' release, but for some reason this hasn't happened for the XR. Don't get too excited, though - it's just one option at the moment, a clear case. It lets you show off the XR's design while also protecting it against drops and scratches, if ever so slightly. The case, in Apple's words, is "thin, light, and easy to grip", "crafted with a...

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Xiaomi builds DeepExposure AI to restore detail in over/under exposed photos

Modern smartphone photography is as much a product of what the image sensor captures as it is of what an image processor does with the information afterwards. Xiaomi has presented a paper that aims to solve a common issue of small pixels - limited dynamic range - by employing an AI to fix the exposure of the photo. But not the whole photo, instead the image is segmented into sub-images and their exposure is adjusted separately. Then the different parts are merged to form the final image. Take this image for example. The buildings are white, the clouds are white and the overexposed sky...

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iOS 12.1.1 released with expanded eSIM carrier support

Apple has released iOS 12.1.1, which is now rolling out to compatible devices. The update was around 377MB on our iPhone XR but the exact size will vary with device. It's available to download OTA or via iTunes. iOS 12.1.1 brings only minor improvements and some bug fixes. One of the additions is support for additional carriers on dual SIM iPhones. Basically, more carriers now support being able to add their network as an eSIM on compatible iPhones. iOS 12.1.1 change log The iPhone XR also gets the ability to expand notifications using haptic touch. This previously only worked...

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Samsung Galaxy M20's screen glass leaks, check out the teardrop notch

Now that assembly of Galaxy M phones has started, we're bound to see more leaks of the hardware. Today a photo of the screen glass for the Galaxy M20 has surfaced, showing a teardrop notch - a first for Samsung, which was one of the few remaining makers without a notch in their lineup. That screen measures 5.6" and will reportedly feature a Super AMOLED panel with 1080p+ resolution. Galaxy On phones (which the M-series aims to replace) usually sported LCDs in the lower levels and even the higher standing Galaxy A8s may go with LCD. Samsung Galaxy M20's screen glass with a teardrop...

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Meizu launches EP52 Lite and Meizu POP water-resitant wireless buds

Along with its super affordable C9 smartphone, the Meizu also launched two pairs of wireless earphones - the EP52 Lite and the POP. The second pair are truly wireless while both models are water-resistant. The EP52 Lite are targeted at users that practice outdoor activities - they weigh just 16 grams and boast IPX5 certification so don't worry about rain or sweat. The EP52 Lite support Bluetooth 4.2 with aptX and have impedance of 32 ohms. Music playback is up to 8 hours on a single charge or 150 hours on standby. The Meizu POP is seemingly the more exciting pair. Truly wireless...

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vivo NEX2 poses for photos, shows off the back screen

While we are waiting for something official from vivo about the NEX S2 (assuming it's going to be called the NEX S2), the handset continues to pop up on various corners of the web. This time the pictures focus mostly on the back side and the camera setup. vivo NEX S2's back side The NEX S2 doesn't need a front camera - it just uses its secondary screen as a viewfinder and takes selfies with the vastly more capable rear shooter. The ring in the middle houses two camera sensors and one more on each side. It is called Lunar Ring and doubles as a display scale with which you can...

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) review

The latest iPads are the best tablets Apple has ever made, of course. But now they are also highly advertised as fully-fledged computers and the maker wants you to think they can do everything. Do they really? We grabbed the latest iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) to find out just that.

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Asus Zenfone Max (M2) and Zenfone Max Pro (M2) get official in Russia

Asus is introducing the Zenfone Max (M2) and Zenfone Max Pro (M2) on December 11 in India, but the devices have already been listed on the company's Russian website. What's more, the vanilla Max (M2) is available for purchase for RUB 12,990 or around $195, while the mightier Max Pro (M2) is RUB 17,990 (about $270) and is up for pre-order. Asus Zenfone Max M2 Asus Zenfone Max M2 specs were already leaked, along with press images, but just to refresh your memory - Snapdragon 632 chipset, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage that's expandable through a dedicated microSD slot (and you also...

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OnePlus 6T McLaren edition gets a banner on Amazon India and a potential new name

Amazon India is impatient, it has already set up a teaser for the OnePlus 6T McLaren edition. Which won't be called that, the latest rumor is that the phone will be called OnePlus 6T (McLaren) Speed Edition Orange. Yes, that's quite a mouthful. The phone is expected to have 10GB of RAM and 256GB storage and will most likely feature McLaren branding. With a name like that, we expect a splash of the trademark orange color too. Check out the invite for the event for some design inspiration. Given the extra RAM, the price tag of this limited edition OnePlus 6T should be higher than the...

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Moto G7 storage and RAM options revealed through FCC

Thanks to yet another FCC-related leak, we now know the RAM and storage variants of the Moto G7. The most generous configuration 4GB + 64GB will be coming to Emerging Markets, Asia Pacific and India. Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand will get the lowly 3GB + 32GB model while North America and Latin America will get a choice between 32GB and 64GB of storage (still with 3GB of RAM). Interestingly the only Moto G7 with NFC will be sold in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Finally the listing reveals the charging capabilities of the battery - it will support fast...

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Yandex introduces its first Telephone with a voice assistant called Alissa

When your direct competitor Google launches the Pixel smartphone, you can't just stay silent - you have to counter-attack and protect your domestic market. That's exactly what the Russian search engine Yandex did - it launched Yandex Telephone with its own voice assistant Alissa which sounds like a Slavic Alexa knock-off. The specs of the Yandex Telephone are mostly midrange affair - Snapdragon 630 chipset with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The phone supports two SIM cards in a hybrid slot, meaning you can replace one of them with a microSD for up to 128 more gigs of storage. There...

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4 Tablet Murah 500 Ribuan Desember 2018

Untuk browsing, menonton video, bahkan memainkan game menggunakan prangkat tablet memang lebih nyaman. Karena layar yang besar sangat mendukung dengan aktifitas diatas. Dan sebenarnya masih ada beberapa kemudahan dalam aktivitas lain, misalnya membaca artikel, jurnal, dll. Itulah keunggulan tablet daripada smatrtphone. Dan sederet aktivitas diatas adalah aktivitas yang sederhana. Maksutnya tak perlu memerlukan spesifikasi tablet […]

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Nokia 8.1 announced: X7 for the West

HMD unveiled the Nokia 8.1 - which under the new naming scheme is the successor to the Nokia 7 plus. But this is not a new device, it's just the Nokia X7 arriving in the Western market. The news-worthy bit from today's event is pricing and availability. The Nokia 8.1 will be available globally in mid-December at a price of €400. The Middle East is among the first launch markets. Pre-orders in the UAE start tomorrow (at AED 1,500), the phone will be available on shelves on December 15. It will reach the rest of the Middle East on December 20. Since the phone is only just venturing...

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Huawei nova 4 photographed in the wild with screen hole, P20 Pro-like rear camera

It's getting closer - the Huawei nova 4 will be unveiled on December 17, but has been spotted in the wild several times already. This is the first time we're seeing its back, however, and the design is very much in line with the Huawei P20 Pro. Just like the concept renders from earlier. Huawei managed to keep three of the bezels fairly small, though there's a bit of a chin at the bottom. Also, the status bar hs been aligned to the right, to keep it away from the selfie camera. There's no in-display fingerprint reader, instead there's a classic reader on the back. Also here is a triple...

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Xiaomi teases phone with 48MP camera, coming in January

Earlier this year Xiaomi opened an in-house camera division and committed to delivering premium image quality. Now company co-founder and President Lin Bin is teasing a photography monster. And he does so with modesty. He posted a close up of an upcoming Xiaomi phone - to be released in January, he says - and the "48MP camera" label can't escape the attention. Bin has used this phone for a few weeks and describes it as "not bad". We guess you don't need to brag when you have the highest resolution mobile sensor ever. The mighty Nokia 808 PureView had a 41MP sensor, the latest Huawei...

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Watch the Nokia event in Dubai live here

HMD Global decided to run away from the cold grey weather in Finland and scheduled a launch event in Dubai, UAE that is starting at 19:00 local time. The #ExpectMore event is expected to introduce three devices to the global audience - Nokia 3.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus, already available in India. The third smartphone we will likely see is the Nokia 8.1, which is just a rebranded Nokia X7 for the inter audience. Nokia 3.1 Plus and Nokia 5.1 Plus already appeared on sale in the Netherlands and Romania. The first one comes with Helio P22, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage for €179, while the...

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Honor with in-display selfie camera coming on January 22, is it the Honor View 20

Huawei's sub-brand Honor will show off the first flagship with an in-display selfie camera on January 22 in Paris. The outline of the upcoming phone is featured in an invite for the unveiling that prompts us to See the Unseen. Our best guess is that the outline is of the Honor View 20, successor to the flagship Honor View 10, which was released in January this year. It will be the first flagship phone with a pinhole selfie camera and will feature the Kirin 980 chipset from the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. Samsung will be the first maker to show off a phone with an in-display...

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ renders revised: now with four rear cameras, thinner bezels

The Galaxy S10+ renders had a mistake, which has now been corrected. No, not the dual selfie camera in a hole, it's the rear camera that was the issue. Revised Samsung Galaxy S10+ renders (unofficial) The S10+ will have four cams instead of three like originally shown. There's still no solid info on the functions of those cameras, but we'd be surprised if it deviates from the Galaxy A9 (2018) formula: wide, ultra-wide, tele and depth sensor (potentially a Time-of-Flight module instead of a simple B&W camera). Here are some more of the new renders: Four cameras on...

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Epic Games announces launch of game store for PC and Mac, Android version coming later

Epic Games, developers of titles such as Unreal Tournament, Gears of War and more recently, Fortnite, has announced that it's launching its own online game store where other developers can sell their games. The store will initially launch on PC and Mac and will eventually also be available on Android and other "open platforms" in 2019. The concept of this store is similar to Valve's Steam and EA's Origin - the Epic Games Store will feature a list of curated titles from different developers. The difference here is the cut that Epic takes. Other platforms have become somewhat...

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Sony Xperia XZ4 rumored specs suggest 21:9 screen, 3.5 mm audio jack

Last week CAD renders of the Sony Xperia XZ4 appeared, suggesting triple camera on the back and extra tall 6.5" screen. It is not going to feature a notch and will instead come with an super tall 21:9 display, made by LG. This bold claim, along with the return of a 3.5 mm audio jack, were now backed by the leakster Ice Universe on his Weibo profile. Even if the specs look fishy, given that no company has brought back the jack so far and a CAD render of a case suggested lack of any audio-only port, they are indeed intriguing given the decent track record of the...

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Meizu C9 launches with modest specs and great price

Alongside the Indian debut of the 16th and M6T Meizu unwrapped a brand new phone - C9. It forgoes a notch with a 5.45-inch 1400x720px LCD and features an Unisoc SC9832E chipset with a quad-core 1.3GHz processor and 2GB of RAM to paint an entry-level picture. The 16GB of storage can be expanded with a microSD card. The Meizu C9 features a single snapper on each side - a 13MP f/2.2 rear camera and an 8MP f/2.2 selfie one. The battery has 3,000mAh capacity, which should last plenty long with the modest chipset and screen. Official Meizu C9 images The Meizu C9 runs Android 8.0...

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Meizu 16th and Meizu M6T make their way in India

Meizu India had a massive event today, bringing the Meizu 16th and Meizu M6T to the Indian market. Meizu 16 The Meizu 16th is actually a new name for the Meizu 16 China, while the company is trying to position the less powerful Meizu 16X as Meizu 16 on the global scene. And yes, it's really confusing, but the 16X is not coming to India at this point so it should be easier to make sense of it all. Either way, the Meizu 16th has a Snapdragon 845 chipset, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage and fancy 12 MP + 20 MP rear camera setup. It also arrives with in-display fingerprint...

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New vivo NEX 2 leaked images reveal the secondary screen

The Chinese company vivo is planning to launch the NEX 2 in the following days, and even though we don't have an official confirmation, all signs lead to the date December 11. That's when we expect to see the dual screen device officially, but as usual in the smartphone business, live photos were leaked ahead of schedule, leaving nothing to the imagination. The user and tech blogger in China ophone8 posted plenty of photos of the vivo NEX 2 in two colors, showing its two sides, and there's even a shot where the back is compared to the vivo NEX S. vivo NEX 2 Although the...

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