Samsung Galaxy S10 5G exceeds 1Gbps on Verizon 5G speed test

On Thursday, Verizon's 5G variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10 has officially gone on sale starting at $1,300. One Verizon communications representative George Koroneos posted a speed test of the first fully supported 5G smartphone on the network. The S10 5G surpassed 1Gbps speeds on Verizon's network in a speed test posed to Twitter. With such speeds, Digital Trends' Julian Chokkattu was able to download the full PUBG Mobile app in 26 seconds and a whole season of Sneaky Pete on Amazon Prime in 93 seconds using the Galaxy S10 5G during testing in Chicago. This is 5G on the brand new...

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OnePlus 7 Pro receives firmware update the soon after launch

On Tuesday, OnePlus pulled the wraps off its newest OnePlus 7 Pro at simultaneous launch events across the globe. If you were at any of the pop-up launch events, you would have been able to buy a OnePlus 7 Pro on the day of its unveiling - a dream come true for many fans. The phone is set to officially go on sale on Friday, May 16 in T-Mobile stores across the US so many who buy the phone this weekend will be greeted with a firmware update out of the box. It's not a very heavy update file - it only weighs in at about 125MB. The OTA brings the phone up to Google's April security...

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Verizon's Galaxy S10 5G is available now, Sprint's LG V50 ThinQ 5G goes on pre-order

Today is a pretty big day for 5G in the US. Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has become available, while Sprint will start taking pre-orders for the LG V50 ThinQ 5G and the HTC 5G Hub. Verizon Samsung Galaxy S10 5G The Galaxy S10 5G is, for now, exclusive to Verizon in the US, with the carrier offering it in two colors: Crown Silver and Majestic Black, the latter of which will stay exclusive to Big Red forever. If you want to purchase one, you get two storage options: the model with 256GB comes in at $1,299.99 full retail pricing, while if you want 512GB of space you'll...

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Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is official, arrives in the UK in June for £999

We've already seen the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) in a leaked hands-on video and press renders last month, and even its retail packaging got outed. So today the Chinese company decided enough is enough and made the phone official. As its name implies, the Mate 20 X (5G) is a variation of the original Mate 20 X, launched last November. The main notable difference between the two, other than the fact that the new model supports 5G networks (both SA and NSA for you 5G geeks out there) is the reduced battery capacity. We assume this was necessary to keep the dimensions in check after adding...

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Motorola One Vision will arrive as P50 in China in June

Last year, the Motorola One and One Power were released as the P30 Play and P30 Note in China and it seems Motorola is keeping up with its naming strategy this year. The just-announced Motorola One Vision is confirmed to make its way to Chinese soil as the Motorola P50 thanks to an official post via Motorola China's Weibo account. You may be wondering why P50 instead of P40 and that has to do with Chinese people's aversion of the number 4. From the poster, we can see the P50 is identical to the One Vision with the tall punch hole display and bronze color finish. The release date is...

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Huawei and Samsung reportedly settle their ongoing legal battle

The number one and two smartphone vendors in the World have reportedly settled their ongoing legal battle, as per Nikkei. Samsung and Huawei had been entangled in more than 40 different disputes concerning 4G and other patents spanning China, the US and the World. No specifics of the settlement have been made public knowledge, meaning that we don't know if any money changed hands and in what direction. Huawei and Samsung are now said to begin focusing on an agreement for a patent cross-licencing deal for basic technologies. Just last summer Samsung settled its ongoing legal...

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Oppo A9x leaks: dual camera upgraded to 48MP, similar to the Oppo F11

The Oppo A9 was announced last month, now an upgraded version has leaked - the Oppo A9x. The major change is a new main sensor for the dual camera on the back, but there are a couple of other additions. The A9x will use a 48MP sensor and a bright f/1.7 aperture. That promises to be a tangible upgrade over the 16MP main camera on the vanilla A9. The 16MP selfie camera inside the screen notch will remain unchanged. Oppo A9x in Meteorite Black and Ice Jade White (leaked images) The 4,020mAh battery will stay at the same capacity, but it will gain support for VOOC 3.0 fast...

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The story behind the Asus Zenfone 6's design

Asus has just announced the Zenfone 6, which combines a tempting price tag with high-end features such as the latest Snapdragon 855 chipset, a huge 5,000mAh battery, a flip-out 48MP camera, and stock Android experience. Asus held its launch event in Valencia, Spain, as the EU is the first region to get the phone. We attended the event and got an opportunity to sit down with Chih-Hao Kung, the Global Technical PR Director for the company's smartphone division. He was eager to tell us more about the challenges the team had to overcome on its way to making this smartphone a reality. With...

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Asus Zenfone 6 is official: Snapdragon 855, rotating 48MP camera, 5,000mAh battery

The Asus Zenfone 6 was designed with the goal to give power users everything tjeu want. And the company came admirably close, considering the €500 price tag. Yes, in a rare move for the mobile industry these days, Asus didn't raise the price of its top phone. Asus Zenfone 6 Asus had certain design goals in mind. The phone had to be no wider than 75mm to be comfortable to use. That determined the screen size - 6.4" - and to make the best of it, there are no notches or punch holes. Instead, a flip-up mechanism was devised that points the rear camera forward. It's a combo of a...

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Asus Zenfone 6 announcement: what to expect and how to watch

Asus will unveil the Zenfone 6 later today - the livestream starts at 18:00 UTC. You can watch it below, but while we wait, we wanted to recap what we know about the phone so far. With a bit of Morse code, Asus teased the dual camera specs, 48+13MP, as well as the Snapdragon 855 chipset. It also gave away a few small but important details - the Zenfone 6 will have a 3.5mm headphone jack, dedicated microSD slot and a notification LED. The 5,000mAh battery was announced with a jab at OnePlus. Asus Zenfone 6 teaser images Now we venture into the unofficial information. The...

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Latest Samsung Galaxy A50 update brings camera and Wi-Fi improvements

Samsung's Galaxy A-series is proving to be quite the hit reaching 5 million sales in India alone and the company is keen to take good care of its phones. Last month the Galaxy A50 got its first OTA update with some camera and fingerprint improvements alongside the April security patch. Now a new A505FDDU1ASE2 update is promising more camera and Wi-Fi refinements as well as the latest May security patch. The update is live in India and comes in at 154 MB. The main focus is on improving the overall stability of the phones so don't expect any major changes. . The Galaxy A50, in...

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Amazon announces refreshed Fire 7 and Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets

Tablets have shrunk in popularity in the past few years but that isn't stopping Amazon from developing its affordable Fire lineup. Today, the e-commerce giant announced two updated Fire 7 slates, which remain the most affordable around. New Amazon Fire 7 The new Fire 7 comes with double the storage starting at 16GB and maxing out with 32GB. The physical appearance remains unchanged but there are three new colorways to choose from including Plum Red, Sage Green and Twilight Blue. The processor received a minor bump with added memory bandwidth. The front camera now features HD...

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Realme X coming to India soon, company confirms

The Realme X will start its life in China, but will make its way to India shortly after that. This information comes to us straight from the horse's mouth - Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth - who took to Twitter to make the announcement. Sheth didn't reveal the launch date of the Realme X, but we assume this smartphone will debut in India within a month. With Sky Li our global CEO and the amazing team! That marks the start of our journey in China. #RealmeX is coming soon to India :) #PopupCamera #48MP pic.twitter.com/uWdk19itvb— Madhav Sheth (@MadhavSheth1) May 15, 2019 The Realme X...

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Robert Downey Jr. will be the star of the OnePlus 7 Pro's promo campaign

The OnePlus 7 Pro will be promoted by one of the hottest movie stars in the world right now, Robert Downey Jr. As Avengers: Endgame is still on top of the box office (for the third week straight) and threatens to dethrone Avatar as the highest grossing movie ever, Mr. Iron Man himself is collaborating with OnePlus to launch a promo campaign. The campaign will launch across China and India soon in various formats. Here's what RDJ had to say about it: It's cool to see a young brand disrupting the tech landscape. I was challenged to help them create an authentic campaign based on the...

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SanDisk Extreme 1TB microSD card now available for $450

SanDisk's 1TB microSD card, the first in the world, is now available. You can find on SanDisk's site, Amazon and B&H. This marvel of electronics will set you back $450. It's £454 on Amazon UK and €523 on Amazon Germany. For comparison, the PNY 512GB microSD (one of the first) launched at $350 in mid-2018 and currently goes for just north of $100. So, the price of the 1TB monster card will come down in the coming months, but smaller capacity cards will get even cheaper. The SanDisk Extreme 1TB card is rated UHS-I U3 and V30, meaning it can handle 4K video recording and transfer speeds of...

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Sony unveils Xperia Ace - the Xperia XZ4 Compact that never came

These days properly capable compact smartphones are few and far between, but Sony is still keeping its tradition of deliering smaller footprint phones with solid hardware. While the company never released an Xperia XZ4 Compact for global markets it made its way to Japan as the Xperia Ace courtesy of local telecom Docomo. The new compact Xperia has a 5-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The front comes with the classic large Sony bezels alongside a dual speakers setup and 8MP selfie cam. Inside, the phone is running on the Snapdragon 630 alongside 4GB RAM and 64GB...

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Redmi K20 AnTuTu score revealed, leaves competition in the dust

Two days ago, Redmi's upcoming "flagship killer" K20 was officially confirmed by the brand's General Manager Lu Weibing. Its main feature will be the Snapdragon 855 chipset which will be a first for a Redmi device. Today Weibing went on to give out more details and posted a screenshot of the device's AnTuTu score with the phone living up to its "Demon King" nickname scoring 458,754 points. The current high score on the benchmark is held by the Xiaomi Mi 9 with its 371,423 mark. Seeing such a disparity between the two phones means that the K20 could probably come with the new UFS 3.0...

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Honor 20 Pro sample photos reveal first F/1.4 camera, show off Super night mode

We are just a week out of the Honor 20-series launch event and the company just three sample photos from the lineup's top dog - the Honor 20 Pro. Two of them are taken with the main 48MP sensor using the new AIS Super night mode, while the third one is courtesy of the ultra wide-angle lens. The Honor 20 Pro appears to put a strong emphasis on photography and boasts the world's first f/1.4 aperture in the industry and coupled with the large 48MP sensor, it's bound to make some impressive low-light shots. Honor also confirmed that the phone will pack the 48MP AI Ultra Clarity mode that we've...

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OnePlus 7 Pro goes on sale in India

The OnePlus 7 Pro is now available for purchase in India through OnePlus.in and Amazon.in. It's priced at INR48,999 ($699) for the 6GB/128GB model, INR52,999 ($756) for the 8GB/256GB variant, and INR57,999 ($828) for the top-end version with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. OnePlus 7 Pro However, you can only purchase the Mirror Gray variant right now which comes in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB configurations. The Nebula Blue version, that has a higher demand, will go on sale from May 28, with the Almond variant arriving in June. The OnePlus 7 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC and...

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Redmi to announce Note 7S with 48MP on Monday

Earlier this week, Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi teased the launch of a 48MP camera smartphone in India. Today, the company has announced that this smartphone is called the Redmi Note 7S and it will be unveiled on May 20. Redmi also shared an image of the Earth which has a watermark confirming that the Note 7S will come with a dual camera setup. The company hasn't revealed any other details of this upcoming smartphone, but it's worth noting that the picture of Earth it has shared today is similar to the ones captured by the Chinese Redmi Note 7 which was sent to outer space...

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Oppo K3 arriving on May 23 with Snapdragon 710 SoC

Chinese phone maker Oppo has announced that it will unveil the Oppo K3 on May 23 at an event in China which will start at 2PM local time. It also confirmed the smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC. Oppo hasn't divulged much about the K3 yet, but from a previous leak we know that it will sport a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a fingerprint scanner embedded to it. The Oppo K3 will ship with a 16MP shark fin-style selfie camera like the Reno, and at the back will be a dual camera setup which will be a combination of 16MP and 2MP modules. Under the hood, the K3 is said...

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