HMD reportedly delaying Nokia 8 Android Pie update on purpose

According to a report from PhoneArena an industry source claims that Nokia hasn't released the Android Pie updates for the Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 8 even though they have been finalized for some time now. The reason for this is said to be that the company is holding updates in hopes it will help sales of the newer Nokia 8.1. Although the Nokia 8 was just spotted on GeekBench running the latest Android Pie, the update was originally promised for November and we're already over a week into December. According to the source, the Nokia 8 may not see the Android Pie update until...

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Verizon enables eSIM on all 2018 iPhones

On Wednesday, Apple pushed iOS update 12.1.1 that enabled eSIM support for more carriers around the world. AT&T was the first carrier to offer official support for eSIM on the iPhone and we wondered if Verizon was going to follow soon after. Last month, Verizon had to iron out some issues with the iPhone running on Verizon in a dual SIM configuration. Today, Verizon support tweeted that customers can begin activating Verizon lines on the iPhone XR, XS or XS Max using the built-in eSIM. This is an important question, and we are all about answers. Yes, you may activate the eSIM on your...

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Xiaomi debuts three products in the US

Today, Xiaomi held its first Mi Fan event in New York City where the company's goal was to create buzz about the Chinese brand that is slowly entering the US market. Less than 700 Mi Fans registered to attend the two-day event where Xiaomi showed off various products that the company offers around the world. Through tomorrow, Saturday December 8, Xiaomi is showing off its latest smartphones: the Mi MIX 3, the Mi A2, the Xiaomi Mi 8, and the POCOPHONE F1 - which is still the best value smartphone with a Snapdragon 845 CPU. The event also showcased the Mi Home app and its compatible...

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Deal: Sprint Samsung Galaxy S9 for just $216

Although the Samsung Galaxy S9 is not even a year old, Best Buy is right now hosting a crazy deal for it. You can purchase one for a grand total of $216. That's insane, but there are a couple of caveats as you'd expect. First off, you need to either be a new Sprint customer or an existing one who adds a new line. Then, you're going to have to purchase the phone on the carrier's installment plan. That's it, however. If you don't mind any of those, then you'll pay only $9 per month for the Galaxy S9 over two years, adding up to that $216 sum we mentioned. There's no telling how long this...

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro update improves photo quality, biometric unlocking

Huawei's Mate 20 Pro is now in the process of receiving another software update, following the one it got at the beginning of last month. This one comes over-the-air as a 523MB download, and once you install it you'll be on EMUI version 9.0.0.142 and will have the November 2018 security patch level. New Mate 20 Pro update The update improves camera performance and photo quality, optimizes Face Unlock performance as well as the in-screen fingerprint reader for faster unlocking, and it also comes with better positioning in Google Maps due to "optimized navigation performance"....

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Oppo RX17 Pro review

The un-flagship-y flagship from Oppo - the Oppo RX17 Pro or also known as the Oppo R17 Pro in China with the same hardware, though. A feature-rich device with sleek design, capable hardware and rather questionable use case of the third camera on the back. However, there are quite a few things that raise the coolness factor of the handset and the in-display fingerprint is one of them. Also, it's no secret that this phone is a close relative to the OnePlus 6T and we wished some of the features were carried over from the Oppo RX17 Pro.

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vivo NEX Dual Display Edition will be officially unveiled on December 11

vivo has sent us an invite for a special event it's holding in Shanghai on December 11. This is when the smartphone that's been leaking a lot lately, which we assumed would be called NEX 2, will finally become official. The name, however, might be something else entirely. As you can see, in the invite vivo calls it the NEX Dual Display Edition. Right now it's unclear if that's the final moniker, but since this is an official invite we'd wager a guess that it is. vivo NEX Dual Display Edition launch invite The event will take place at 7:30 PM China time. The vivo NEX 2 (or NEX...

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Video teaser for the Huawei nova 4 makes us yearn to see it

The Huawei nova 4 is coming in ten days on December 17 and will be Huawei's first crack at a phone with an in-screen selfie camera (and the second in the world). So naturally Huawei will do all it can to hype up the phone as much as possible in the days leading up to its announcement (and steal as much from Samsung's Galaxy A8s spotlight as possible). The latest is the first official video teaser of the Huawei nova 4, showing a phone cleverly masked in a sky full of stars. The nova 4 has taken some visual queues from the Huawei P20 Pro, especially the rear-mounted triple-lens array....

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Honor has an announcement planned for December 10 - but what is it

Honor has scheduled an announcement for December 10, breaking the news through a teaser post on Weibo. The Huawei nova 4 with an in-display selfie camera is coming on December 17 and the flagship-grade Honor View 20 (again, with an in-display camera) will drop at an event in Paris on January 22. We're sure Huawei didn't choose the December 10 date by accident - Samsung's first Infinity-O smartphone, the Galaxy A8s, is coming on December 10. Honor teaser for December 10 If the promo poster isn't meant to tease a smartphone, we could be looking at a promo for Huawei's GPU Turbo...

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High-quality press renders of vivo NEX 2 show all sides of the phone

In an interesting move vivo has released a heap of promotional press renders of the NEX 2 to Weibo. The images show the vivo NEX 2 from both sides, revealing the nearly bezeless front and the rear with the second screen and triple camera. The vivo NEX 2 seems to be available in black with either blue or red fading accents on the frame that lightly spill over to the top and bottom bezel (similar to the Oppo R11s' Starry Sky screen effect). vivo NEX 2 The images also confirm that the vivo NEX 2 will have speakers on either side, busting the rumor that the NEX 2 will use...

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HMD has sold around 70 million Nokia phones in two short years

HMD Global recently turned 2-years old - the company was founded on December 1 2016. Barely a month later, its first phone hit the market - the Nokia 6. Since then the young company has sold around 70 million phones bearing the resurrected Nokia brand. Note that the number includes both the Android smartphones as well as the new feature phones. Its most popular phones are typically in the €300-400 price range. The Nokia 6.1 became the company's best-selling phone globally after it took the crown from the Nokia 7 plus. The Nokia 3.1 has been doing well too, in Germany at least. With the...

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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition teaser hints at 50W Warp Charging

A OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition teaser claims that "charging is about to hit warp speed". This is most likely a hint at 50W charging, which was missing from the spec sheet of the regular 6T. OnePlus trademarked Warp Charge earlier this year, not long after sibling company Oppo unveiled Super VOOC (50W) charging with another supercar-themed phone - the Oppo Find X Lamborghini Edition. Charging is about to hit warp speed. #SalutetoSpeed @McLarenF1 pic.twitter.com/hkIPXDb9ZX— OnePlus (@oneplus) December 7, 2018 So, you'll have one more reason to pick the McLaren Edition over the regular...

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We get a great look at the Samsung Galaxy A8s thanks to the TENAA

After clearing the FCC in the US, the Galaxy A8s is now through China's TENAA, obtaining the vital certifications en route to its December 10 announcement. As TENAA listings go, this one isn't very revealing. We get a good look at the Galaxy A8s' front and rear but no new specs or any clarification on the specs we are not perfectly certain about. You can see the 24MP selfie camera inside the top left corner of the 6.39-inch Infinity-O screen and you can see the rumored 24MP f/1.7 main, 10MP f/2.4 telephoto and 5MP f/2.2 depth cameras. The rear also has a distinct white and deep blue...

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Lenovo's triple-cam Z5s will become official on December 18

It's official, Lenovo will announce the Z5s on December 18 at its global headquarters in Beijing. The company went about announcing the date through a series of posters on Weibo, moving past the previous official date of December 6. Lenovo's teaser for the Z5s The posters themselves don't reveal many specifics - we get an outline of the Lenovo Z5s, a promise of Speed and a look at the (distinctly reminiscent of the Huawei P20 Pro) triple camera array on the rear. Lenovo's second and third teaser for the Z5s We know very little of the Lenovo Z5s - a 6.39-inch display...

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Nokia 8.1 goes on pre-order in Taiwan, comes with a free case

The Nokia 8.1, the global version of the Nokia X7 is now available to order in Taiwan after going official yesterday. The phone is priced at NT$ 9,990 (€285), which is a significant step down from its projected €400 ($454) price in Europe. Nokia Taiwan even bundles a clear case with the phone and also offer the official flip case at a discounted price of NT$ 22 ($0.71). So far it looks like the only available color is Steel. Pre-orders are live now and shipments are expected to start on December 12. The United Arab Emirates are expected to start Nokia 8.1 pre-orders later today at a...

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vivo NEX 2 to have 10GB of RAM, in-screen speaker, f/1.3 camera

The vivo NEX 2 will likely have 10GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 845 chipset. The information is confirmed by a Geekbench listing of a vivo V1821A device with the aforementioned credentials. Interestingly the vivo in question is also running Android 9 Pie, which would make it the first vivo smartphone on Android's latest software. According to a related leak, the main camera on the back of the vivo NEX 2 (one of three) will have an ultra fast f/1.3 aperture - claiming the spot of the smartphone with the widest aperture around. As for the screens, rumor has it the main screen will be a...

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Polaris Blue Galaxy S9+ and Alpine White Galaxy Note9 hit India

Samsung is now selling a Polaris Blue Galaxy S9+ and an Alpine White Galaxy Note9 in India through its online store with availability in select brick and mortar stores coming from December 10. Both devices are offered with a special up to INR 9,000 exchange bonus if you give Samsung your old phone and both come with the base storage of each model - 64GB for the Galxy S9+ and 128GB for the Galaxy Note9. Fans of the smaller Galaxy S9 will be disappointed to learn there's no Polaris Blue option of that phone. Samsung also offers an INR 6,000 cashback if you buy with an HDFC credit...

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