vivo Y17 is official in India

The Chinese manufacturer vivo introduced three-cam smartphones back in December with the NEX Dual Display, but made the tech more affordable when the V15 Pro was announced. Starting today, even the really affordable Y series have a member with three shooters on the back, after the vivo Y17 was finally made official. The phone arrives with a tall 6.35" LCD panel with HD+ resolution and the not so popular tall aspect ratio of 19.3:9. For now, the phone has only 4 GB RAM and 128 gigs of storage, but the company might launch more options in the future. The chipset is Helio P35, built...

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Samsung Galaxy View 2 specs confirmed by AT&T

Two days ago, official-looking renders of the Samsung Galaxy View 2 leaked revealing its design along with a few of its specifications. Now thanks to AT&T, we get to know more about this device. AT&T has posted a video revealing some of the specs and features of the Galaxy View 2. It confirms that this mammoth tablet will come with a 17.3-inch display having 1080p resolution. It will also feature quad speakers with Dolby Atmos Sound. The Galaxy View 2 will come with 64GB of onboard storage and have a microSD card slot allowing storage expansion by up to 400GB. The tablet supports...

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LG V35 ThinQ receives Android Pie update in South Korea

Earlier this month, LG revealed plans to update four flagship smartphones to the latest version of Android all before June hits, but that's as specific as it got. We've just gotten word that the LG V35 ThinQ is currently being updated to Android Pie in LG's home market of South Korea. This means the global rollout shouldn't be too far behind. The LG V40, LG V30, and LG V30S are still due for updates. We'll let you know when we hear more about those. The LG V35 was a refresh of the LG V30 with an updated Snapdragon 845 CPU and more 50% more RAM. If you are in a market outside of...

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Verizon partners with YouTube TV to bundle with wireless and home internet

On Tuesday, Verizon officially announced its partnership with Google to offer YouTube TV at a discount when bundled with Veizon's other services. Verizon offers both in-home broadband internet with its Fios product as well as a nationwide wireless coverage. It also plans to offer its 5G Home broadband product as its availability grows with the rollout of 5G markets. In today's release, Verizon promises to offer "high-value YouTube TV promotions to customers across platforms," Verizon has yet to reveal any pricing information about the supposed promotions and bundle options since the...

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New Powerbeats Pro will only be available in one color at release

Following rumors of the newest-generation Apple Airpods, new rumors swirled about a totally wireless pair of Beats earbuds to match. The new Powerbeats Pro is on schedule for a May launch but if you were looking to get any of the more colorful version, you'll have a wait a while. 9to5Mac reports that the Powerbeats Pro will only be available in black when they officially go on sale sometime next month for $249.95 in retail stores across several markets. There are a total of four color options: Ivory, Moss, Navy, and black. It's worth noting that no matter which color option you decide on,...

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Xiaomi Mi 6 receives its first Android Pie beta

Last month Xiaomi issued an official timeline for rolling out Android 9 Pie to some of its devices, and the Mi 6 was on the list, with a planned release of a beta Pie build in the second quarter of this year. Well, here we are in the second quarter, and unsurprisingly it's now out. Note that this is a beta, and as such is only a good idea to install on a phone that isn't your daily driver. You also need to be okay with the possible presence of bugs, things being broken, that sort of thing. For the general public, while this isn't useful per se, it's good as a confirmation that...

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Qualcomm and Samsung will supply Apple with 5G modems in 2020

Shortly after news broke about Intel exiting the 5G modem business, Apple was forced to settle with Qualcomm and use its chips for its future iPhones. But no one said anything about Samsung being the second supplier for the Cupertino-based company. According to a report from Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst, the company will look for a second supplier and it will most likely be Samsung. This will give the company some leverage when negotiating prices and also lower its dependence on a single supplier. So in 2020, we can expect iPhones to ship with Qualcomm and Samsung chips. This also...

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Honor 8C now comes in Phantom Blue color

The Honor 8C that debuted last October now comes in a new color - Phantom Blue. It's priced at CNY899 ($134/€119) and is available for purchase in China in 4GB/64GB configuration. Apart from Phantom Blue, the Honor 8C is also offered in Midnight Black, Platinum Gold, Aurora Blue, and Nebula Purple colors. The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 632 SoC and is built around a 6.26-inch HD+ notched display. For photography, the 8C comes with 13MP and 2MP cameras at the back and an 8MP camera on the front. It features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and ships with a 4,000 mAh battery...

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Meizu 16s unveiled with Snapdragon 855 and 48MP dual camera setup

Meizu has officially launched its latest flagship phone - the 16s. The highlights of the phone include its large Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855 processor and dual camera setup with OIS. The phone's unique design is accredited to the use of COF bonding technique with its large-radius corners. The 16s features a 6.2-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED screen with аn in display fingerprint sensor. Meizu said it partnered with Samsung to bring a high-quality display focused on minimizing the harmful effects on users' eyes. The company claims its new flagship display manages to filter out...

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NVIDIA announces GTX 1650 graphics card, starts $149

NVIDIA has announced a new budget graphics card, the GeForce GTX 1650. It is a replacement for the previous GTX 950 and the subsequent GTX 1050 GPU and comes in at $149. Like the GTX 1660 and 1660 Ti before it, the GTX 1650 is based on NVIDIA's new Turing architecture and uses the TU117 GPU. NVIDIA claims 2x performance compared to the GTX 950 and 1.7x over the GTX 1050. Compared to the 1408 CUDA cores on the 1660, the 1650 has 896. It's clocked at 1485MHz for the base frequency and 1665MHz for the boost frequency. The 1650 comes outfitted with 128-bit 4GB GDDR5 memory with...

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Oppo A9 leaks: dual camera with 48MP sensor, mid-range pricing

Oppo's A-series of phones will soon have a new top dog - the Oppo A9. Leaked info about the phone suggests it could be unveiled next week and puts the price around CNY 1,700 - that's around $250/€225. The phone sports a dual camera on its back with a 48MP main sensor, similar to the Reno. There's no pop-up cameras here, though, just a regular selfie cam inside a teardrop notch. The Oppo A9 has a fingerprint reader on the back. The vertical branding matches the most recent design language from Oppo. Oppo A9 in Ice Jade White, Mica Green and Fluorite Purple The battery...

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nubia Red Magic 3 will have a 90Hz screen, built-in fan to cool the S855 chipset

The nubia Red Magic 3 will have a 90Hz screen (those are becoming popular, huh?). The brand teased a refresh rate "higher than most gaming PCs", which is technically true - most people still have 60Hz monitors. As you can see in the screenshot below, you can switch the phone to 60Hz mode, which will prolong battery life. The top option is "automatic", so presumably it will switch to 90Hz only when needed (keep in mind that few games support high refresh rates, Fortnite getting a 60fps mode was big news). The nubia Red Magic 3 will have active cooling - an actual fan inside the...

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ beats Huawei P30 Pro in a speed test

It's very hard to perform a perfect speed test where a single unresponsive app or a random stutter doesn't foil the entire test. But as speed tests go, the PhoneBuff-styled one is the most trustworthy around the web - it's done with mechanical arms and the test is ran multiple times to secure as fair a result as can be. In the latest PhoneBuff speed test the Huawei P30 Pro goes against the Snapdragon 855-powered Samsung Galaxy S10+, both using 8GB of RAM and both running UFS 2.1 storage. Looking at the chipsets we have a 7nm architecture on both (while the Exynos 9820 is 8nm). The...

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Oppo F11 Pro Marvel's Avengers Limited Edition to arrive in India on Amazon

The Oppo F11 Pro Marvel's Avengers Limited Edition that's launching tomorrow will arrive in India on April 26 and will be available for purchase through Amazon.in. The hardware on this limited edition F11 Pro is the same as the regular model that was launched earlier last month, except that it only comes with 128GB storage. That said, the design of the regular and limited edition models is different as the latter comes with a blue-colored back with hexagonal patterns and Avengers logo. The Oppo F11 Pro Marvel's Avengers Limited Edition will come bundled with a Captain America-themed...

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OnePlus 7 to be unveiled on May 14

OnePlus has announced that it will launch its 2019 smartphones - OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro - next month on May 14. Renders of OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro The launch event will be held in New York at Pier 94 and will commence at 11am EDT. And, like previous events, it will be open to fans who can attend it by purchasing tickets from OnePlus.com. Early bird tickets will be available starting April 25 at 11am for 48 hours at a discounted price of $20, with the Standard and Plus One tickets going on sale afterwards. OnePlus will also be holding launch events in London, UK and Bangalore, India...

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Lenovo Z6 Pro is official with four cameras and a big battery with 27W charging

Lenovo finally introduced its new flagship, called Z6 Pro. After a series of leaks, misleading official teasers and a healthy dose of rumors, the device finally arrived with four cameras, Snapdragon 855 chipset and fast charging. The screen of the phone is 6.39" OLED panel with a tiny waterdrop notch on the top. It is equipped with a fingerprint scanner underneath the display and impressively small bezel, although we would suggest not trusting Lenovo with their renders and instead wait for the first real-life photos to come in. The Qualcomm chipset is coupled with 6/8 GB RAM and 128...

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More specs for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro surface - screen, storage and battery details

OnePlus is said to announce the OnePlus 7 series on May 14, and as we inch closer to this rumored date, we keep hearing more about these smartphones. Details of the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro's displays and cameras have already leaked, and now we get to know more about their storage variants. According to an industry tipster, the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro will both come in two storage options - 128GB and 256GB. The former will have 6GB RAM whereas the latter will be offered with 8GB RAM. However, there will be a third model of the Pro variant coming with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Needless to say,...

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Samsung is starting to recall Galaxy Fold review units

A day after issuing an official statement and delaying the launch of its first foldable phone, Samsung has apparently begun a global recall of the Galaxy Fold devices sent out to tech reviewers and members of the press. According to Reuters, Samsung is asking testers to return the devices so it can conduct a thorough analysis of the screen issues. We have not been contacted about our review unit yet so we can't fully back up the story. The whole fiasco was caused by certain users pealing the protective layer of the display causing the display to malfunction. Others reported screen...

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Realme is expanding to China

Realme was announced last year as an affordable series of Oppo, just to separate later into an independent brand that still uses the infrastructure of its parent company. Interestingly enough, the company is present in plenty of Asia-Pacific markets, but none of them are the homeland of China. Now, it appears this is bound to change, since Realme established a Weibo account, a first step that many other companies have done, before starting their campaigns in the country. Yesterday the verified account asked "Did you hear I am back?" and today it doubled on the announcement with...

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