Samsung's Galaxy Fit-e appears on Albanian website ahead of release

Back in February, Samsung announced several devices at its unpacked event including the Galaxy S10 trio, Galaxy Watch Active, as well as an entry-level fitness band among them: the Galaxy Fit-e. It's a basic fitness tracker with no smartwatch features for a low cost to customers. According to a report from Android Pit, the fitness tracker will be coming to the United States on May 21 for a retail price of $35. The band isn't available anywhere yet, but Samsung's Albania website has the wearable listed. As per the listing, the Galaxy Fit-e will come in black, white, and yellow....

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Android Q's ‘Scoped Storage' requirement for apps pushed Android R in 2020.

Android Q introduced a new security-focused feature called "Scoped Storage". This feature is introduced with Android Q and changes the way that app interact with the device's storage. Basically, with Scoped Storage, each app would have its own ‘sandbox' storage where it can run and store data. In turn, the apps would be limited to the sandbox and wouldn't have access to other parts of your storage. In its current state, Scoped Storage is causing issues with Android Q beta 2 users. Apps installed on the first beta worked just fine in the compatibility mode, which doesn't enforce the storage...

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Xiaomi VP teases Snapdragon 730-powered smartphone for India, could be Mi A3

Following a successful meeting between Qualcomm and Xiaomi executives, Global VP of Xiaomi, Manu Kumar Jain tweets a teaser about a future Xiaomi device that will be powered by either the Snapdragon 730 or 730G. In the teaser, Jain mentions that a new Xiaomi device with the updated CPU is coming to India soon. Great meeting Rajen @rajen_vagadia & Kedar from #Qualcomm.@Xiaomi & @Qualcomm have always worked together to bring the latest & the best!Breaking news: A new #Xiaomi phone with latest #Snapdragon 7_ _ (announced just 2 weeks ago) is coming to India very soon!Any guesses? 😎...

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Google Maps not working on some Wear OS devices

Google has been slowly improving its Wear OS platform over the past several months. However, one issue has been plaguing many users of the platform over the past weeks deeming one of the more useful features of a smartwatch, useless. As pointed out by PunikaWeb several users are unable to use Google Maps on their Wear OS smartwatches. Users are simply greeted by a blank white screen with the Google Maps UI still visible. It doesn't seem to be an issue on our Huawei Watch 2, but according to the report, the TicWatch Pro, TicWatch S2, Fossil Q Explorist HR, Skagen Falster 2,...

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Realme RMX1901 certified in TENAA, similar to the supposed Oppo Reno lite

A new Realme device is appearing on the Chinese TENAA with a model number ‘RMX1901'. It has a large 6.5-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and a 3,680 mAh battery. TENAA images also reveal that this unannounced Realme device doesn't have a visible fingerprint scanner, so it could possibly have an in-display scanner. Earlier this month, we saw another unreleased Oppo device with identical specifications and a similar design with the model number ‘PCGM00/PCGT00' that was speculated to be the ‘Reno lite' so it might give us some clues as to the Realme device's other specs. That Oppo...

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To be clear, the Oppo Reno 10x zoom doesn't have 10x optical zoom (or 6x for that matter)

So after the excitement of the Oppo Reno launch event subsided, we were invited to attend a Q&A session with Oppo where a lot of technical questions were thrown around. A surprising discovery which came out of this talk was that the focal length of the Oppo Reno's three cameras is 16mm - 26mm - 130mm, respectively. Now take a careful look at those numbers. Whichever way you put it, there is no real 10x zoom factor there. Okay, Oppo never claimed one despite what the model name would have you believe. They spoke highly of their 10x hybrid zoom but not much else. So while trying to...

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Motorola G7 Power arrives at T-Mobile and Metro

On Friday, T-Mobile announces availability for the Moto G7 Power on both T-Mobile and Metro (by T-Mobile). The latter is T-Mobile's pre-paid carrier that also runs on T-Mobile's LTE towers. The Motorola G7 Power are compatible with T-Mobile's 600MHz LTE band (Band 71) which offers better coverage in buildings and longer range in rural areas. Both carriers will be offering the Moto G7 Power for $238 outright or with 24 monthly installments of $9.50/month. The Moto G7 Power is now available in both T-Mobile stores and on T-Mobile's website. Meanwhile, Metro customers can grab one...

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Google Pixel 3a leaks in purple hue with a yellow-colored power button

The Google Pixel 3a that leaked two days ago in white color has now surfaced in a purple hue. This latest render of the Pixel 3a comes to us through popular leakster Evan Blass. It shows us the rear side of the phone which is coated with purple paint. However, the shade of purple is pretty light which qualifies this version to be called "Not Purple." That said, this variant of the Pixel 3a comes with a yellow-colored power button, unlike the white model that has its power button coated with orange. Another difference between both these versions is the 'G' logo which is darker on the...

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Samsung Galaxy A60 and Galaxy A40s are up for pre-order

Samsung Galaxy A60 and Samsung Galaxy A40s were announced last week in China with triple cameras and a fingerprint scanner on the back. Today the devices appeared on the company website for pre-order, revealing the launch dates. Both handsets will start from CNY1,499 ($225/€200) for the 6/64 GB variant, but the Galaxy A60 has a second version with double the storage that costs CNY1,999 ($300/€270). The Samsung Galaxy A60 has a 6.3" LCD Infinity-O panel, meaning the selfie camera is hidden behind a hole in the screen. The front-facing shooter is 32 MP, while the main setup on the...

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Honor 20 Pro leaks in White gradient

Last week, a render of the Honor 20 Pro leaked in Teal color showing off the phone's back with a quad camera setup. Today, we get to see this smartphone in a new color. The Honor 20 Pro has surfaced in White gradient and you can see that it has a dash of pink. The render shows off the phone's back which is home to quad cameras stacked vertically in the left corner. The primary camera in this system is said to have a Sony IMX600 sensor, and the image shows that the phone will have a periscope-style camera with telephoto lens akin to the one we've seen on the Huawei P30 Pro. The...

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Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition pre-orders opened in India, ships May 1

The Oppo F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition is now up for pre-order in India, about a month and a half after the 'regular' model went on sale. The limited edition phone is a 6GB + 128GB version of the F11 Pro with an exclusive Space Blue color, Avengers movie elements on the back, an Avengers theme and wallpapers and a special Captain America protective case. You can book the F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition now exclusively through Amazon.in for INR 28,000 (~€360) with shipments beginning on May 1. The Oppo F11 Pro has a 6.53-inch notchless IPS LCD, a motorized pop-up 16MP...

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Chinese company Fortsense patents FP scanner under LCD

The fingerprint scanner has moved under the display in the pursuit to make room for bigger screens, but with a big caveat - it can only be placed under an OLED panel since only this type of display can allow for the light to pass from underneath the matrix. Now, a Chinese company called Fortsense, has figured out a way to implement the sensor under an LCD, and expect smartphone manufacturers to adopt the tech by the end of the year. Photos of the Fortsense presentation According to leaked photos of a marketing presentation, Fortsense has figured out how to let light pass...

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Realme 3 goes on open sale in India

The Realme 3 that was launched in India last month is now on open sale in the country and can be purchased anytime from Flipkart and the company's online store. It's priced at INR8,999 ($128) for the 3GB/32GB variant and INR10,999 ($157) for the 4GB/64GB model. The Realme 3 in India comes with Helio P70 SoC under the hood, and it runs Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 out-of-the-box. The smartphone has a 6.22" HD+ LCD and a 13MP snapper on the front, and a dual camera (13MP+2MP) setup accompanied by a fingerprint scanner at the back. It ships with a 4,230 mAh battery which charges through a...

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Yet another vivo appears on TENAA

Companies have been implementing smaller and smaller notches and even unusual solution for selfie cameras like a shark fin or a rotating mechanism. Looks like vivo is having none of that, listing a phone with a wide notch on TENAA. It has the same footprint as the vivo V9, but completely different specs on the inside. vivo V1730GA from all sides The new phone comes with an octa-core CPU, clocked at 1.95 GHz. This is likely the 12 nm Snapdragon 439, spotted in numerous other vivo devices like the Y91, Y95 and a Y93. Unlike its siblings though, the new phone is listed with 4...

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Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 listed on official India website, could launch soon

The Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 which were unveiled in February this year at Mobile World Congress have been listed on the company's official India website hinting at an imminent launch. The listings neither reveal the price nor the launch date of these smartphones so we will have to wait for HMD to share more information about the debut of these budget Nokia phones in India. Nokia 3.2 • Nokia 4.2 The Nokia 3.2 is powered by Snapdragon 429 SoC and runs Android Pie. It's built around a 6.26-inch HD+ notched display that's backed by a 4,000 mAh battery. The Nokia 4.2, on the other hand,...

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Renders leak of Huawei's first smartphone with a pop-up camera

Huawei is getting ready to launch a new P Smart device with a pop-up selfie camera. This midrange device is reportedly called the ‘Huawei P Smart Z' and follows the trends that have been set by both vivo NEX S and the Oppo Find X. These leaked renders come to us from Mobielkopen who also provide the alleged specs for the P Smart Z. For starters, the pop-up camera mechanism houses a 16Mp front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture. Meanwhile, this allowed Huawei to make a phone display with minimal bezels, which Huawei is apparently going to call it its "Ultra Fullview"...

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