Pocophone F1 gets 4K 60 FPS video recording with latest beta update

Pocophone F1 - also known as POCO F1 in India - was launched last year in August with impressive hardware at an equally impressive price. Sadly, the smartphone lacked support for 4K 60 FPS video recording and back in January, the company said that the phone would get the feature soon. Well, the time has come, and a beta update has just been released. Until now, it could only record videos in these resolutions at 30 FPS. Manmohan Chandolu, General Manager of POCO India, has said that this feature "will be on stable version soon after the beta testing", but he hasn't shared any...

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Meizu Note 9 appears on GeekBench with Snapdragon 675 inside

The Meizu Note 9 has made an appearance on the GeekBench Browser, a part of GeekBench's website that allows you to look through all the benchmark tests run with the app. The device scored 2,404 in the single-core test while the multi-core sat at 6,027. The benchmark listing also shows a generous 6GB of RAM when it was run this morning We are very close to the official Chinese launch of the Meizu Note 9 with the date set for March 6. The phone is believed to be the first Meizu phone to feature a water-drop notch, as has been a big trend in many low-cost smartphones in the last...

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Xiaomi Redmi 7 goes through TENNAA leaking some specs along the way

The Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro launched last week in India and China with much acclaim. The next Redmi device to come is a non-Note variant: the Xiaomi Redmi 7. The phone has been spotted on TENAA as its release date approaches which also reveals a few specs along the way. The listing includes the model number M1810F6LE and reveals a larger 6.26-inch display with an HD+ resolution of 1520x720 px. By contrast, the Redmi 6 had a smaller 5.45-inch LCD screen, so the display size will be similar to the Redmi Note 7 variants, both of which have 6.3-inch displays. According to the TENAA, the...

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Samsung Galaxy A60 specs leak

Samsung's already made the Galaxy A30 and A50 official, but there are more members of this family on the way, double digit names and all. One of those is the Galaxy A60, but there's also apparently a Galaxy A70 and a Galaxy A40 coming. The Galaxy A60 is the star of the newest leak today, which purportedly shows us the main selling points of this upcoming device. If this is real, then expect the handset to don a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with FHD+ resolution (probably 1080x2340 if we go by the A50's setup) and a water drop notch (what Samsung calls an Infinity-U...

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T-Mobile's Galaxy Note9 gets Android 9 Pie with One UI too

Today T-Mobile has started sending out the update to Android 9 Pie to the Samsung Galaxy Note9 units it's sold. The carrier definitely hasn't been the fastest out of the gate with this release, but it's finally here. On top of what Google's added to Pie, you also get Samsung's revamped One UI, which is its newest take on an Android skin. As always, the update should be rolling out over-the-air in stages, so even if you don't have it already you should be receiving a notification at some point within the next few days. Once you install the new software, you'll be on firmware version...

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March security patch for Pixels fixes camera and Bluetooth issues, Essential Phone gets Digital Wellbeing

Right on time, as it's the first Monday of the month, Google has today sent out the March security update for its Pixel devices. Except this time around it's not all about security, the company's phones should also be receiving some functional updates. Yes you get the usual vulnerability fixes, but you can also expect to see improved startup times and responsiveness of the camera app on the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, better storage performance, improved Bluetooth reliability, and better playback of encrypted media in some video apps. Finally, recovery in the case of OTA update failure should be...

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DisplayMate gives the Galaxy S10's display its highest praises (A+)

DisplayMate offers in-depth analyses of displays in all kinds of consumer electronics including smartphones. The firm has previously awarded several Samsung flagships with record-setting test results and the Samsung Galaxy S10 does that yet again. DisplayMate highlights that Samsung's Dynamic AMOLED display has very high color accuracy that's indistinguishable from ‘perfect'. It has very high image contrast accuracy and intensity scale accuracy that's also indistinguishable from perfect. It has record high brightness mode that it recorded at 1,215 nits, 17% brighter than the S9....

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Google has disabled Google Photos casting to Android TV in light of major bug

Early Sunday, a user Tweeted proof of a major bug on his Vu Android TV. Essentially, the user entered the TV's linked accounts on the Google Home app only to find a long list of strangers' names that scrolled endlessly. The user, @wothadei claims he was even able to see some of these strangers' photos appear on his TV's Ambient Mode screensaver. Oh my god. Private @googlephotos of strangers are being shown to me in the ambient mode screensaver. SERIOUSLY WHAT THE F*CK?! @Google @GoogleIndia pic.twitter.com/VbMmb3B2Qp— prashanth (@wothadei) March 3, 2019 Google has caught wind of the...

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Huawei will reportedly sue the US government over the imposed ban

It looks like Huawei won't stand it much longer. After a series of bans across the globe, Huawei is looking for some justice on US soil where the fiasco first began. According to two separate sources, the Chinese company will announce that it's going to court with the US government by the end of the week. Reportedly, the lawsuit will be filed in the Eastern District of Texas, where Huawei's US headquarters are. The lawsuit will be all about the US government banning the use of Huawei's equipment for the 5G infrastructure and the use of company's smartphones by US officials. The USA...

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Meizu Note 9's price revealed ahead of launch

Plenty of Meizu Note 9 info got out in the last few weeks and the latest one is all about prices. The handset is supposed to launch in just two days and we already know what to expect. According to the report, the device will ship with either 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage or 6GB of RAM with 64GB of flash storage. The starting price will be CNY 1,699 ($253) for the 4GB model and CNY 1,899 ($283) for the beefed-up 6GB version. Pretty lucrative prices. However, we can't confirm whether the leak is legit or not so we might still have to wait a little bit longer for the...

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Huawei will reportedly sue the US government over over the imposed ban

It looks like Huawei won't stand it much longer. After a series of bans across the globe, Huawei is looking for some justice on US soil where the fiasco first began. According to two separate sources, the Chinese company will announce that it's going to court with the US government by the end of the week. Reportedly, the lawsuit will be filed in the Eastern District of Texas, where Huawei's US headquarters are. The lawsuit will be all about the US government banning the use of Huawei's equipment for the 5G infrastructure and the use of company's smartphones by US officials. The USA...

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Huawei teases the Huawei nova 4e also known as the P30 Lite

Huawei just teased on Weibo its upcoming mid-range nova 4e for the Chinese market also known as the P30 Lite in the rest of world. The short teaser video shows a tiny waterdrop notch and a 32 MP selfie shooter. Luckily, we have the previous leaks to count on for the rest of the specs. Going by the TENAA listings, the nova 4e or the P30 Lite will come with a triple-camera setup on the back, Kirin 710 chipset and a 3,240 mAh battery. The new teaser adds the 32MP cam into the mix to paint a fuller picture. Huawei usually launches the Lite flagships separately from the stars of the...

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Honor Magic 2 3D to arrive on March 7

Honor Magic 2 was teased with a 3D scanner on Weibo last week. The updated phone will be launched on March 7, the company CEO has confirmed on the Chinese social media. The announcement was made during a presentation of a book on the accomplishments Honor made since its launch as a brand. George Zhao (sitting), and Honor Magic 2 3D on the screen behind him George Zhao, Honor CEO, posted plenty of photos from the event, along with a slide on the back, clearly saying Honor Magic 2 3D. The device is expected to keep its slider mechanism and Kirin 980 chipset, but this time the SoC...

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Oppo F11 Pro colors revealed in hands-on video

The Oppo F11 Pro is expected to arrive tomorrow with elevating selfie camera and 48 MP main shooter. The company has been teasing plenty of features, but has kept silent on the colors. Thanks to a leaked video, we know how the rumored Aurora Green and Thunder Black will look like in real life. Oppo F11 Pro in Aurora Green and Thunder Black Both gradients switch sideways instead of the traditional vertical change of colors. The Aurora Green is Blue on the left side, but going right it goes green, similar to the Oppo R17 Pro hue, although it might be a bit lighter Green...

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LG X4 (2019) specs appear, runs Android 8.1 Oreo

By the looks of it, last year's low-end X4+ handset from LG will get a successor although, it probably won't make it outside of South Korea. Buried in the Android Enterprise Device catalog, the LG X4 (2019) makes an appearance with some basic specs - a 5.7-inch display, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It also supports NFC and to our surprise, it will run Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Strange to see an upcoming Oreo-powered device six months after the release of Android Pie, but here we are. LG X4 (2019) specs Perhaps the general user won't mind given the price...

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OnePlus 7 poses for a photo and appears on 360-degree renders

So far, we've had some tidbits of information regarding the upcoming OnePlus 7 and this is the first time we can have a really good look at the phone. First, 360-degree renders surfaced and then supposedly the real thing got photographed in the wild. The 360-degree renders, courtesy of @OnLeaks, depict the device's design from all angles. The handset is expected to ship with a pop-up selfie camera, which explains the previous rumors claiming a full-screen display with no notch. The back also gains a third lens, but its designation remains unknown for now. OnePlus 7...

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vivo X27 appears in the wild, looks a lot like the vivo V15 Pro

The vivo X27 is yet to be announced in China, but it was spotted during the weekend in a Chinese TV show. It looks a lot like the vivo V15 Pro - from the three-camera setup on the back, through the pop-up selfie shooter right to the Topaz Blue color. Screengrabs from the TV show The vivo X series in China look a lot like the vivo V devices across the globe, although there are plenty of differences once you dig into the specs sheet. We expect something similar to happen with the vivo X27 as well - according to the specs sheet on TENAA, it will have 48 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP cameras on...

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Realme 3 Pro to arrive in April

The Realme 3 has just been introduced with an affordable price tag and Helio P70 chipset. At the end of the announcement there was a surprise for all Realme fans - another phone, called Realme 3 Pro, is arriving in April. It will be more powerful and is going to challenge the Redmi Note 7 Pro in India. According to Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India, the Realme 3 Pro will be both a camera beast and a speed racer as well. He did not reveal any specs whatsoever, but promised "the best is yet to come". This means we might see a Realme smartphone with 48 MP camera, confirming rumors...

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Realme 3 review

Oh, look - it's another Realme! The maker may have been on the market for less than a year, but it's already in its third generation of its signature series. But what's new in the Realme 3, coming so soon after the Realme 2? Let's find out.

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Realme 3 announced with Helio P70, large battery and Nightscape camera mode

After long series of teasers, Realme finally took the wraps off the Realme 3 with a slightly refreshed design, new hardware and cool software features. The Indian version of the smartphone comes with Helio P70 - an upgrade over both the Realme 1 and Realme 2, which had Helio P60 and Snapdragon 450, respectively. This means that performance-wise, the difference won't be all that noticeable from day to day use but Realme promises some other under-the-hood changes. On the front, we have a 6.2-inch display of HD+ resolution (720 x 1520 pixels) with a tiny waterdrop notch. It's...

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