Nokia 9 camera sample posted to Instagram

Smartphone have been advancing in computational photography so quickly over the last few years, and the leaders in this space are Google, Huawei, and Apple, all of which have made some really good progress with the help of software to produce some really excellent photos with lots of detail and excellent exposure. Leading up to MWC, Nokia's social media chief, Edoardo Cassina has posted an image shot by a Finnish professional photographer, Konsta Punkka. The photographer also posted the image, which shows exactly what the Nokia 9 and its heavily rumored five-camera phone could be capable...

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Huawei's "Mate X" foldable phone poster leaks

This week, Samsung unveiled its foldable Galaxy Fold and the race is on for the next manufacturer to put a foldable phone on the market. Huawei is likely going to be the next one as it gears up for a press event this weekend at the MWC. A photo was tweeted showing working installing a display banner containing Huawei's device with a foldable display. There are a couple of workers and some scaffolding blocking the poster but we can pretty much make out everything on it. The photo was shot and tweeted by @gimme2pm. #Huawei #MWC2019 #MWC19 huawei Mate X pic.twitter.com/cUV7POgF6r—...

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Archos Diamond announced with a pop-up selfie cam and UD fingerprint reader

Archos went all in the last few days with a slew of new phones, but the Archos Diamond appears to be the most interesting of the bunch. And don't confuse it with last year's Diamond Omega. The 2019 Diamond is a totally different device and doesn't success the Omega from last year. This one's a mid-range device with high-end features. Right off the bat, we can see that the Archos Diamond has a full-screen, notch-less display because the front-facing camera is hidden in a motorized pop-up unit. The display itself is 6.39-inch AMOLED, 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio....

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Rumor pegs the price of Nokia 9 PureView at just €600, Xperia 1's at €950

File this one under "maybe" - European prices for the new Nokia phones have leaked ahead of Sunday's announcement. And they start with a €600 price tag for the Nokia 9 PureView. Sure, it has Snapdragon 845 rather than the new 855, but it will be the first ever phone with five cameras on the back. For comparison, the Nokia 8 Sirocco was €750 at launch and it didn't have the latest chipset either. So, we'll believe the €600 price when we hear it straight from Juho's mouth. That said, the Xperia XZ4 (also S845-powered) dropped to €500 earlier today, a long way down from the launch price of...

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Oppo F11 Pro with 48 MP rear camera to go official on March 5

Oppo has been teasing the F11 Pro since last week, and now, the company has confirmed that it will launch the smartphone on March 5. In addition to confirming the launch date, Oppo has also confirmed some of the features of this phone like 48 MP + 5 MP dual rear cameras, a 6.5-inch Panoramic Screen, and VOOC 3.0 fast charging. The back of the smartphone will also flaunt a 3D gradient glass finish. Oppo has also shared an image of the F11 Pro which shows off its all-screen front fascia devoid of notch. There's no selfie camera above the display because it will pop up from the...

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Vivo to launch a new V15 mid-ranger in India on February 25

Hot on the heels of the V15 Pro announcement yet another vivo handset with a pop-up camera design is apparently also coming our way. Like the name suggests, the V15 is a slightly downgraded alternative to the V15 Pro that still retains the signature motorized selfie camera design, originally made popular by the vivo NEX S. As per leaked specs, the V15 will ditch the flashy AMOLED panel of the V15 Pro and settle for a 6.39-inch LCD instead. Other notable cut-backs include a MediaTek Helio P70 chipset, along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Physically, we expect little difference...

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DxOMark: Samsung Galaxy S10+ camera is as good as the Mate 20 Pro's

Samsung's new triple-camera setup on the Galaxy S10 and S10+ is undoubtedly one of the key selling points of handsets and it appears that DxOMark thinks so as well. The overall score is 109, which matches the Mate 20 Pro and the P20 Pro. And interestingly enough, the Galaxy S10+'s photo and video scores are 114 and 98, respectively, which are also the Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro's camera scores. However, the Galaxy S10+ excels in the selfie department. In fact, according to DxOMark's selfie ranking, the Galaxy S10+ takes the lead with the Note9 following closely behind along with the Pixel...

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Sony and Light partner up to build 4+ camera modules for smartphones

Light - makers of the bonkers Light L16 with 16 cameras - has officially partnered with Sony Semiconductor Solutions. This means that it will be recommending Sony sensors to its customers and partners as well as using them in its own reference designs. The end goal of this is to build multi-camera solutions for smartphones with 4 or more cameras. These multi-camera computational photography setups will be offered to smartphone makers for the next generation phones (in case it's not obvious, these will not be exclusive to Sony Xperia phones). "A mix of color and monochrome sensors,...

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Oppo F11 Pro specs leak in full

Oppo has been hitting the rumor mill rather hard lately with teaser after teaser of its upcoming Oppo F11 Pro phone. Add a few interspersed leaks to the mix and it's already pretty easy to get a general idea of what the company's latest "Selfie Expert" will bring to the table. Naturally, the main attraction being a 48MP main camera on the back and a motorized selfie unit on the front. Oppo F11 Pro leaked specs Well, thanks to a fresh and rather extensive specs leak, we can now confirm the latter will be rocking a 16MP, 1/3.1" sensor, behind an f/2.0 lens. Unfortunately no word...

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Half dozen alcatel phones leak ahead of MWC 2019

TCL was in the spotlight of CES 2019 when the conglomerate announced alcatel 1x (2019), some BlackBerry updates and introduced the flexible panel prototypes of its subsidiary CSOT. The company will be part of MWC as well, and we expect to see half a dozen new phones, according to a leak by Evan Blass. All of them appear to have affordable specs, with the mightiest of them - alcatel 3, coming with a Snapdragon 450 chipset. alcatel 1V • alcatel 1S Starting from the bottom, an affordable choice would be the alcatel 1S with its Unisoc SC9863A chipset by Spreadtrum. It has eight...

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Bixby button remapping coming to older Galaxy phones too

The Bixby button situation is quite polarizing - some hate it, others don't mind it at all. But for those of you who want to use the button for something else instead, we've got some awesome news. The new Samsung Galaxy S10-series allow you to remap the button to your liking. You can set the voice assistant to launch at with a double press and an app with a single press or vice versa. The button can also work as an executable for quick commands. Today even better news arrived as we learn that the older Galaxies will be allowed to do it too. Some Galaxy S9 and Note9 owners have found...

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HTC Vive Focus Plus standalone VR headset unveiled with two motion controllers

HTC has developed an enhanced Vive Focus standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus Plus. The key change is the addition of a second motion controller thanks to improvements in the ultrasonic 6DoF tracking system. Having a controller for both hands will make porting PC games easier as their gameplay relies on having two controllers. Most standalone VR headsets use only one controller (e.g. Oculus Go, Gear VR), but there are exceptions like the Oculus Quest. The Vive Focus Plus is still powered by the same Snapdragon 835 chipset as the non-Plus model and it features a "3K AMOLED display",...

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Redmi Note 7 Pro to be announced next week

The Redmi Note 7 is arriving next week in India, but many fans are waiting for the Pro variant of the hit smartphone. The Redmi CEO finally confirmed on Weibo the device is still coming next week with a 48 MP camera, but this time the sensor will be Sony IMX586 rather than the GM1 by Samsung. Redmi Note 7 Pro camera specs The upcoming phone is expected to upgrade the chipset to Snapdragon 670 or 675. We also think it might have a fingerprint scanner under the display, but images released by the company CEO Lu Weibing see a sensor on the back panel. Other rumors point to 6 GB...

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Realme 3 officially arriving on March 4

Realme has announced on Twitter a new event that will take place on March 4. This will be the introduction of Realme 3, and the company will launch a live stream for everyone to follow when the time comes. The teaser reveals a starry pattern and the announcement has plenty of celestial remarks for the "cosmic event". At first, you might think the beloved diamond pattern on the back could be "out of this world", but according to leaked photos in comments below, the Realme 3 will arrive with a Starry pattern on the back. The images are very blurry, but we can grasp the company logo...

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Here are the Galaxy S10, S10e and S10+ prices in India

Samsung has started pre-orders of the Galaxy S10, S10e and Galaxy S10+ in India and will begin shipping pre-ordered phones from March 6. If you pre-book either of the three phones you'll be eligible to get either the new Galaxy Buds or the Galaxy Watch 46mm at a discounted price of INR 2,999 and INR 9,999, respectively. Here are the prices of the different models with a breakdown of RAM and storage. The Galaxy S10 and S10+ are offered in Prism Black, Prism White and Prism Blue while the Galaxy S10e in Prism Black and Prism White. The exclusive Canary Yellow doesn't appear to be...

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