Honor Band 4 to hit India on December 24

Honor held an event in September when the smartphones Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max were introduced to the world. The announcement was followed by an introduction of the latest wristband Honor Band 4 which will finally make an appearance outside of China. The device is already listed as Amazon Exclusive and will arrive on December 24, according to sources. The Amazon India support team confirmed the date will be Christmas Eve, although we doubt it has anything to do with the holiday. The price is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to be around INR1,999 (under $30/€25), which is...

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Honor 8A pictures arrive on TENAA

Yesterday we reported the Honor phone with model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 popped up on TENAA with all its specs. Today the photos are also here, revealing how the new affordable handset from the Huawei subsidiary will look like. Huawei Honor 8A While the phone is nowhere near the revolution of smartphone form factors like the Honor Magic 2 and Honor View 20, this new device is clearly following the Honor trends in design. Volume keys and power button on the right side, nothing on the left, 3.5 mm audio jack on top. The 13 MP camera is positioned in the top...

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Warp Charge VS other fast charging standards - the 30 minute charge test

The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition debuted a new charging standard for OnePlus to succeed its 20W Dash charger. So with Chinese phone makers bringing more proprietary charging standards, we want to show how they compare with other standards on the market. There are several fast-charging standards across the smartphone industry which have their own pros and cons. In a nutshell, quick-charging is great and convenient for the customer, but proprietary charging standards means that you can only get such speeds with the original cable and adapter. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition with Warp...

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MIUI 10 ported to the OnePlus 6 and 6T

MIUI is Xiaomi's Android skin and a long time ago, the company used to develop its UI for non-Xiaomi devices. These days, Xiaomi doesn't do that anymore, but it does allow its devices to be unlocked and flashed as the customer pleases. The company even offers full ROM files on its community site. MIUI 10, based on Android 9.0 Pie has been successfully ported to both the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T - unofficially, of course. Given the nature of different Android skin frameworks, not everything will work from the get go. The post is based on Xiaomi's 8.11.23 build of Android Pie and in order...

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OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition: is it better than the regular 6T? (VIDEO)

OnePlus announced the 6T McLaren Edition this week - in fact its most expensive smartphone ever. We've already unboxed it on video and gone hands-on, but now it's time for a different take on this device. Our new video asks whether this is in fact better than a vanilla 6T, and will hopefully provide you with a non-black-and-white answer to that question. As usual with most things, it's complicated. The McLaren Edition does a lot right, but it could've been better and even, dare we say it, more exclusive and premium-feeling. To find out why (and how), make sure to watch the video below....

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You can now set Google Assistant to have a British or Australian accent

Starting today, Google now lets you switch the voice to have either an Australian or British accent for Google Assistant across your devices. You could always do this in the past, but it involved changing your system language to another region like English UK or English AU. But now you can keep an accent while still keeping all the text and spelling as English US. The voice models are built by DeepMind's WaveNet synthesis. Using deep neural networks, it can simulate realistic sounding voice that sounds natural. If you want to check these new voices out, open the Google app on...

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Our first good look at the Huawei nova 4 in leaked official renders

Huawei's first punch hole camera smartphone, the nova 4, is about to be released in just a few days and we already know everything there is to know. Including the better part of the design but it won't hurt to have a few more, right? Also, the leaked renders are here to showcase the available colors as well. Huawei nova 4 in red/purple and black If the renders are legit, we are looking at a sleek design with nearly bezel-less front design. As expected, the back houses the fingerprint reader and the triple-camera setup with the main sensor being 48MP although, some say that not all...

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Samsung Galaxy M20 has dual cameras and it's made of metal

After the front glass panel of the Galaxy M20 leaked the other day, today we see back panel as well. It was the last piece of the design puzzle and reveals that the handset will indeed come with a dual-camera setup. And fortunately for some, it's will have a metal body, too. In addition to the two cameras on the back, the device will also have a rear-mounted fingerprint reader while a side shot exposes a 3.5mm audio jack, USB-C connector for charging and data transfer and bottom-firing speaker grill. The phone is expected to be announced in India alongside the Galaxy M10 and...

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Realme is coming soon to Pakistan

Realme began as a more affordable subsidiary of Oppo, but in no time it separated into its brand and started smashing all kinds of records on every market it stepped. First arriving in India and then following on other Asia Pacific markets, the company will set foot in Pakistan, its seventh country. The good news was announced by the official Facebook page of the Pakistani division. Up to this date, there are only five Realme smartphones, but all of them are unique on their own. The latest Realme U1 was introduced as the first device, powered by Helio P70 chipset, while its...

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Huawei P30 Pro to come with a notch and curved display

The rumor mill never sleeps as the first set of rumors for the Huawei P30-series are starting to surface. First, there was the rumor about the P30 Pro sporting a still unannounced Sony IMX607 sensor and today we have a fairly specific one given how much time is left until the release. According to industry sources, Huawei's P30 Pro will have a notch and a curved OLED panel. That's quite strange given the fact that Huawei is about to release two phones with a punch hole in the display for the front-facing camera - the Honor View 20 and the Huawei Nova 4. But it's more complicated than...

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vivo to invest $560M in new smartphone plant in India

The Chinese company vivo has been a strong player on the Indian market mostly due to the ability to manufacture devices in the country without paying additional import tariffs and taxes. According to latest reports from New Delhi, the company is planning to expand its 50-acre (202 thousand sq.m) facility with additional 169 acres of land (about 684 thousand sq.m) where a new manufacturing plant is expected to be built. The investment is reported to be nearly $560/€500 million. The deal on the expansion in Uttar Pradesh was approved by state chief minister Shri Yogi Adityanath....

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Asphalt 9: Legends adds support for 60fps on iPhones XS and XR

Gameloft has released a new version of Asphalt 9: Legends, which comes with a new event, a new game mode and four new cars. The Bugatti Chiron Mega Event lets you compete in new events every day to unlock the car. The new Slipstream feature now lets you trail behind other cars to charge up your nitro bar but other cars can do the same for you if you are in the lead. The update also adds SIN R1 550, Genty Akylone, Maserati Alfieri and McLaren 570S Coupe to the roster of available cars. These features are available on platforms. However, the game now runs at 60fps on the iPhone XS,...

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Honor View 20 in a retail box appears in the wild

Honor View 20 was showcased in Hong Kong and while the official unveiling is not until December 26, the phone started leaking bit by bit in China. Latest info comes from a user on Weibo who shared a photo of the phone inside its retail box, a just a day after its AnTuTu benchmark. The images posted from the same user also reveal the device in real life, unlike the pre-production unit we handled on Monday. This means that the company is probably handing out units to beta users, developers, or social media influencers, and we should see more of the phone in the upcoming...

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Lenovo Z5s sample shots emerge

While we are waiting for the official release of the Lenovo Z5s on December 18, the company's VP Chang Cheng posted a few sample shots taken with the triple camera. There are also watermarks on the photos suggesting that the AI mode was turned on. Lenovo Z5s sample photos Only three stills were published on Weibo and two of those are taken in portrait mode. And interestingly enough, they are in full resolution. The simple math says that the main camera is 16MP (4608 x 3456). So it's easy to spot the excellent edge detection. Sharpness is alright, dynamic range is nice and colors...

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Honor JAT-AL00/JAT-TL00/JAT-L29 gets certified - it's likely the Honor 8A

An Honor device with the model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 has been certified with the Chinese TENAA as well as with Russia's EEC, hinting that it will launch both in China and Russia (and possibly the rest of Europe). Judging by the specs it's likely the Honor 8A. There are no photos of the device attached to either authority's certification but there are specs. The Honor 8A will offer a 6.08-inch LCD of 720x1560px resolution, an octa-core 2.2GHz chipset with 3GB of RAM and Android 9 Pie on board. There are two cameras on the Honor 8A - a 13MP main camera and an 8MP selfie...

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MediaTek Helio P90 is official with Google Lens and ARCore support

Less than two months after the Helio P70 introduction, MediaTek launched the successor Helio P90 with better AI and even faster CPU. The new SoC comes with Google Lens and ARCore support, as well as a second generation of the MediaTek APU for more accurate AI. It is built on the TSMC 12 nm FinFET process and should hit devices in Q1 2019. Helio P90 Helio P70 Process TSMC 12 nm FinFET TSMC 12 nm FinFET CPU 2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.2 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz 4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.1 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz GPU IMG...

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Huawei shows off Red and Purple nova 4, teasing Dec 17 announcement

The Huawei nova 4 is coming on December 17 at a special event in China and bit by bit we're starting to piece together its specs, the main among them a triple camera, a Kirin 970 chipset, a 6.4-inch display and a 3,750mAh battery. Today, Huawei teased one of the gradient colors the nova 4 will arrive in - Honey Red, a deep red fading into a deep purple. The teaser image concludes with the announcement date December 17. Huawei's official poster for the nova 4 in Red We also get a clear look at the triple camera on the back of the Huawei nova 4 - comprised of a 48MP f/1.8 + 16MP...

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