Best Buy ranking data shows steady decline in iPhone XS and XS Max sales

Lately, Apple has seen a decline in iPhone sales. The 2018 iPhone flagships just aren't as popular with the masses this year. Apple has even offered some pretty steep discounts with trade-ins of up to $300 off current-gen iPhones (with iPhone 7 Plus trade-in): the XR, XS, and XS Max. Apple has never had to discount its phones before, but with such higher retail price tags, it's one way Apple can get these units moving off the shelves. Discounts aside, the latest report from Thinknum analyzed the iPhone XS and XS Max with Best Buy ranking information - as in: the product's ranking among...

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Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 up to $300 off from Samsung US

In time for the holidays, Samsung is holding deals on all its 2018 flagships directly from its website. The Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 are all seeing discounts depending on the carrier and if you trade in another device, you can get an even bigger discount. T-Mobile: Instantly save $200 when purchasing a Galaxy S9 ($519) or S9+ ($639). Galaxy Note9 is also discounted by $200 ($799 for 128GB or $1,049 for 512GB). You must order the phone via Samsung.com and sign up for a Samsung upgrade plan, Finance plan, or pay the phone in full. AT&T: Instantly save $250 for Galaxy S9 ($519) or...

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Apple is working on its own modem for use in future iPhones

Apple used to exclusively employ Qualcomm-made modems in its smartphones, then switched to a 50-50 split between Qualcomm and Intel, and this year started exclusively collaborating with Intel, pushing Qualcomm aside while at the same time being involved in a litigation war with the company. In the future, however, Apple wants to create its own modems for iPhones, just like it does with their CPUs and GPUs. This intention has been revealed through a job posting in the San Diego, California area. What's more, The Information spoke to "a person briefed on Apple's plans", who confirmed that...

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Our Oppo RX17 Pro video review is up

Oppo launched the R17 Pro in Europe last month calling it RX17 Pro for no obvious reason. Nevertheless, this is an intriguing smartphone that can easily be confused with the OnePlus 6T from the front, because they share the exact same design - not surprising given how these are sister companies under the umbrella of BBK Electronics. The RX17 Pro is an upper-midrange device powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC, and it comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It has an interesting camera setup on the back - a main 12 MP sensor, a 20 MP secondary shooter, and a TOF 3D stereo...

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Samsung to supply the 2019 iPhone XS Max with cheaper OLED panels

It's a well-known secret that Samsung is the sole supplier for OLED panels for last year's iPhone X and this year's iPhone XS and XS Max. However, those panels take a good chunk of the overall production cost so Samsung is reportedly offering a more affordable option. But more affordable doesn't mean worse. In fact, Samsung has incorporated the so-called Y-Octa panels found on the Galaxy Note9, S9 and S9+ that make use of the in-cell touch technology. It allows for thinner, lighter, much cheaper and will allow Apple to be more flexible with the XS Max pricing next year. Supposedly,...

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Huawei working on a new 20W SuperCharge Protocol (SCP)

With the release of the new Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the company announced its ridiculously fast 40W SuperCharge protocol that can charge the 4,200 mAh cell in just 60 minutes from 0 to 100%. But due to the high production cost, the 40W charging protocol was limited to the Mate 20 Pro and the Honor Magic 2. So here's where the rumored 20W SCP comes into play. A leaked document suggests that the company is working on a new type of 20W charger that uses half the amperage that the SCP Gen. 2 uses. So instead of charging at 10V/4A, the new standard applies 10V/2A and is expected to reach...

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Honor View 20 will pack the flagship Kirin 980 chipset, AnTuTu shows

The Honor View 20 was teased earlier this week - or rather its 48MP rear camera and punch hole selfie camera were. We're still in the dark about its other specs. Good thing AnTuTu offers pretty comprehensive reports about the hardware. It confirms the flagship Kirin 980 chipset. It will be paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The phone will run Android 9 Pie out of the box. The benchmark score looks pretty consistent with a 980. Honor View 20 • Its AnTuTu score card The unconfirmed price for the Honor View 20 is around the CNY 3,000 mark ($435/€385). The phone...

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British Samsung Galaxy S10 prices leak, Lite will be cheaper than the Galaxy S9

We've been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy S10 lately, but one key detail has been elusive so far - the price. Insider info coming out of the UK makes it sound more than reasonable. In fact, the introductory S10 will be a good £70 cheaper than last year's Galaxy S9, which launched at £740. However, the fully loaded S10 will cost more twice as much as the base model. Here's a handy table with the reported prices (not confirmed by Samsung, of course). We've also converted them to euro. Different taxes and warranty rules mean that a straight conversion to US dollars will not be...

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Sony Mobile will let go 200 staff from Swedish office as it tries to halve costs

Sony Mobile has been losing money and market share and the parent company has come up with a plan to address the first part - it will cut the division's expenses in half over the next several years. This starts with a round of downsizing at the office in Lund, Sweden. This office was formerly the HQ of Sony Mobile, but that moved to Tokyo years ago. Still, the Lund office employs some 1,200 people. There aren't many details known, but it seems like 800 of those are directly employed by Sony Mobile, while the rest of the staf there are contractors or working for other divisions. Of those...

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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition coming to India on December 15

The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition will become available in India on December 15 with a price of INR 50,999 (~€625). The phone will be sold exclusively through Amazon India and OnePlus' own online store. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition comes in a single 10GB + 256GB configuration and also comes with OnePlus' new 30W Warp charger, Papaya Orange braided cable, along with a booklet with the history of both OnePlus and McLaren and the Speedmark, made from McLaren-designed F1 AA grade carbon fiber. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition also offers a carbon fiber texture, McLaren logo and a special...

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Lenovo Z5s coming with Snapdragon 678 and Android Pie

Lenovo just teased its upcoming Z5s smartphone on Weibo and to our surprise, it will be featuring a still unannounced Snapdragon SoC. It will also be running Android Pie out of the box and this is as official as it gets. According to the teaser poster, the Lenovo Z5s will boast a Snapdragon 678 chipset while running Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. Interestingly enough, the chip isn't announced by Qualcomm yet but a recent Geekbench listing could tell us something about the SoC, assuming the Snapdragon 6150 is, in fact, the Snapdragon 678. We speculate that the chipset will feature...

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Not every Huawei nova 4 will have a 48MP sensors, leaked slide with specs reveals

The Honor View 20 made a splash with its 48MP camera, but the mothership brand has a 48MP phone incoming too - the Huawei nova 4. However, not every will get the super high resolution sensor. Here's a slide with specs that offer more details than TENAA did yesterday. The premium version of the phone will have a 48 + 16 + 20 megapixel triple camera on its back. The vanilla version will swap out the first sensor for a 20MP one. That's still two more cameras than the Honor phone. A single 25MP selfie camera will occupy the punch hole in the top left corner of the screen. Speaking of,...

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Bixby beta now speaks Italian, German, French and Spanish

Last month Samsung showcased its foldable Galaxy smartphone, the new One UI and opened up Bixby for developers to make it more useful. What's more, the company also promised to introduce more languages to Bixby - British English, Spanish, German, Italian and French, to be specific, and it seems that Samsung is on the right track with the update. Bixby beta just arrived for the Galaxy Note9 and it has the option to choose different languages. If you are from Germany, Italy, France or Spain, you can now talk to Bixby in your own native language, which could potentially make the whole...

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The Huawei P Smart is powered by a Kirin 710 chipset, has a smaller teardrop notch

The Huawei P Smart (2019) is now available on French retailer Boulanger. It's not up on Huawei.com yet, so it might be pulled later, but don't worry about that - let's check out the specs. The phone comes with a 6.2" screen with a teardrop notch and 1080p+ resolution. Like the P smart+, it's powered by a Kirin 710 chipset. However, this version has only one memory configuration - 3GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The storage is upgradeable via microSD cards thanks to the hybrid dual SIM slot. Huawei Smart P (2019) in gradient blue The back of the P Smart (2019) is available in...

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5 Smartphone Android 300 Ribuan Canggih Desember 2018

Smartphone saat ini banyak sekali varian yang ada. Saking banyaknya jenis smartphone, sehingga bisa dikategorikan dengan banyak kategori pula. Ada kategori kamera, kategori ram, kategori memori, kategori baterai, kategori harga, dll. Secara umum, smartphone android 300 ribuan canggih yang popular adalah smartphone kelas middle atau menengah dan juga atas. Jarang muncul iklan di berbagai media entah televise, […]

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Sony's 38MP IMX607 sensor specs leak, could end up in the Huawei P30 Pro

A Weibo user, who appears to be all-knowing about camera sensors and has been leaking white papers for quite some time now, recently published some details about an upcoming Sony sensor - the IMX607. It's also believed to be the main sensor for the future Huawei P30 Pro. The 38MP 1/1.8" IMX607 sensor takes a similar approach as the IMX600 found in this year's Huawei P20 Pro but adds something special into the mix - an array of white pixels in addition to the RGB ones. Instead of using a Quad Bayer technology, the sensor relies on Dual Bayer with a white HDR Coding array. Just...

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Honor reveals View 20 front design and colors in official teasers

Honor showcased the View 20 in Hong Kong the other day with a selfie camera hole in the display. It will also come with Link Turbo technology for simultaneous Wi-Fi + 4G connectivity and one main 48 MP camera on the back with Sony IMX586 sensor. This whole massive setup is launching in China on December 26 and the company started posting teasers on social media. Honor V20 teasers These three images, posted on Weibo, reveal the front design of the Honor V20 - the earpiece is in the frame, while the volume and power keys are on the right side of the device. While there is a...

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OnePlus 5/5T starts receiving Android Pie Open Beta

A staff member from the OnePlus forums announced in a new post that the Oxygen OS Open Beta for OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5 is now rolling out. It is bringing Android Pie with a long changelog list, including new UI, navigation gestures, communication improvements, etc. The 2017 devices who decide to join in and install the Open Beta will also get the latest Android security patch, dated November 2018. The Android Pie OS also brings adjustable settings to the Do Not Disturb mode. The optimized UI has some improvements for emergency rescue and the ability to set up a specific SIM and...

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Olixar cases reveal Galaxy S10 Plus with four cameras on the back and two on the front

A camera hole in the display is the hottest trend right now and everyone is jumping in. Honor teased the View 20 at an event in Hong Kong in the same day the Samsung Galaxy A8s was announced in China. However, all eyes are on the Samsung Galaxy S10 anniversary flagship and how will it implement all the new technologies. Olixar cases of the Samsung Galaxy S10, along with pictures of the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Plus appeared online ,revealing the company is going for a massive screen, a hole in the Super AMOLED for the selfie camera and at least three horizontal shooters on...

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