More Nokia 9 case renders solidify penta-camera design

We are getting closer to the Nokia 9 becoming more than vaporware. Although still without official acknowledgement from the phone maker, a supposed Nokia 9 is said to feature a penta-camera setup that might carry Nokia's "PureView" branding to the next level. Today, a new case render leak shows us a couple more angles of the alleged Nokia 9. The renders are in line with previous case images that we've seen. All renders have seven holes: enough for five cameras, one flash, and one for optic sensors. There's also a mic-hole just above penta-cam setup in these new renders and previous...

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Google will transition Android Messages web app from Android.com to Google.com

This piece of news, perhaps trivial, indicates something deeper going on with Google and its Android brand. A new commit spotted in Chromium's Gerrit source code management reveals that Google intends to transition its web portal for sending and receiving SMS and MMS messages. If you use the Android Messages app (which was eventually renamed to just "Messages"), you can access a web interface to chat with people from your phone using your desktop. To do this, all you have to do is head to Messages.Android.com. However, the new commit suggests that Google will be transitioning users to a...

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Top 10 most popular reviews of 2018: Q3

Moving on from Q1 and Q2, it's time to look at the phones that shaped the months of July, August and September. This is the time of the Pocophone F1 - the most read review not just in Q3 but in the entire year. Xiaomi made a seismic stir in the mobile landscape with this one - a Snapdragon 845-equipped phone with infrared face scanning, stereo speakers and a price that puts the OnePlus 6T to shame. We expected the Pocophone F1 to be riddled with compromises to achieve its cutthroat price but it wasn't and we can only fidget with anticipation for its successor in 2019. Xiaomi's...

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Report: iPhone XR made up 32% of iPhone sales in its first month

Today, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (or CIRP) released a new report that estimates how well iPhones sold relative to others. Since Apple no longer releases the number of units sold, it's more difficult to know exactly how well the iPhone is selling especially since multiple reports have showed signs of iPhone sales dwindling. This year, iPhone XR sales made up 32% of iPhones sold in the first month of availability while the iPhone XS and XS Max collectively made up 35% of Apple's market share. Source: CIRP Apple took a different approach to the release of its...

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LG Electronics joins Korean FTC in lawsuit against Qualcomm

LG is the latest smartphone maker to join the KFTC (Korean Fair Trade Commission) and other companies in the lawsuit against Qualcomm. While Samsung's withdrawal didn't do the lawsuit any favors, LG's new stance strengthens the KFTC's case again, particularly with LG being a Korean company. According to Business Korea industry sources claim that LG chose to participate in the legal efforts against Qualcomm due to shaky negotiations in between LG and Qualcomm in the US. Qualcomm's ongoing legal fight with Apple recently resulted in Apple's iPhones being banned in China and...

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Galaxy S10+'s chin to be comparable to that of the iPhone X, smaller than Mate 20 Pro's

Another day, another leak about one of the members of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10 family. This time around a purported screen protector for the Galaxy S10+ has been outed. Not only that, but it's been used for an impromptu chin comparison, between the S10+ and the iPhone X as well as the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. As you can see from the images below, the S10+ is shaping up to have a chin that's pretty much the same size as the iPhone X's. That's not a small achievement since the way Apple does that is by curving the OLED panel inwards so that the connectors don't have to take up space in the...

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OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T are now receiving Android 9 Pie

OnePlus has over the past few weeks released two beta builds of the Android 9 Pie update for the OnePlus 5 and 5T, and now the stable version is rolling out. The finalized version of the update is headed to the company's two handsets from last year. It arrives as OxygenOS 9.0.0, based on Android Pie. It contains the December 2018 security patches too. When you get the new software, you'll see the brand new Pie UI, new navigation gestures for the 5T, and you get a new Do Not Disturb mode too, with adjustable settings. Google Lens is integrated in the Camera app, and Gaming mode 3.0...

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Huawei Honor 10 Lite review

The Honor 10 Lite is an expected addition to the brand's mid-range lineup and it hopes to ride on the success of the original Honor 10. So how did Honor go about making a Lite version of a phone, which is already somewhat of a Lite version of the flagship Huawei P20? The feature set has been trimmed across the board but the Honor 10 Lite is still an embodiment of the great value phones we've come to know the brand for.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ is finally getting Android Pie update

Just a week after the new beta build of Android Pie for the Galaxy S9 phones, Samsung started seeding the final build. The company is pushing the package to devices mostly in Europe, but according to sources, the UAE and Turkey are also already receiving the latest OS and UI. The European countries where Samsung is officially pushing the update are Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Netherlands. Some Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ devices started receiving notifications as early as Christmas Eve, but now it should start coming to all owners. The key changes are the One UI upgrade over the...

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Xiaomi launches Mi Fan Sale on Amazon India

Xiaomi is known for selling its devices at affordable prices, but some phones got even cheaper. The company introduced the No. 1 Mi Fan Sale on Amazon India, discounting the Redmi 6A, Mi A2, Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 Pro, and Redmi Note 5 Pro devices with up to INR3,000 off their price. Phone Price (in INR) Discounted price (in INR) Xiaomi Mi A2 6/128 GB 18,999 16,999 Xiaomi Mi A2 4/64 GB 15,999 14,999 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro 6/64 GB 17,999 14,999 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro 4/64 GB 15,999 ...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 to come with a swipe gesture from the selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy A8s was introduced with an Infinity-O display earlier this month. The front-facing camera is embedded in the screen and since the phone is China-exclusive, we expect the solution to become global with the Galaxy S10 arrival. According to sources, you can start the selfie camera when the phone is locked simply by swiping from the actual shooter towards the center of the device, and this feature will make its way to the Galaxy S10 as well. Check out the glowing ring around the camera The information comes in line with earlier rumors from Twitter leakster...

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Huawei to surpass Apple and take second place at the global market

Huawei Technologies sold over 200 million smartphones in 2018, reaching an astounding increase of 30%, compared with its 153 million sales in 2017. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the P20 series helped a lot and the results should boost the Chinese company to second place on the global market, surpassing Apple. Even if the company managed to increase sales in China, Europe, and Africa, it is facing suspicion in key markets, such as Canada, Australia, and the United States. Plenty of countries and telecoms are shying from using Huawei communications equipment and this trend is bound...

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Honor V20 (View 20) officially announced in China with a 48 MP main shooter

After the tease in the early days of December, the Honor View 20 is now official. It was just released in China under the name Honor V20, with a global launch scheduled in Paris, France, for January 22. The phone comes with an on-screen punch-hole selfie camera, while the back panel is equipped with a 48 MP Sony IMX586 main shooter and a 3D ToF sensor. It will be the company's first flagship in 2019. Honor View 20 hands-on photos The screen is a 6.4" LCD with a 1080p resolution and an unusually tall ratio of 19.25:9. The chipset is Kirin 980 chipset, which is coupled...

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