Weekly poll results: Underscreen cameras can't come soon enough

The results from last week's poll show a resounding victory for under-screen cameras. This is a tech that's currently in the prototype stage, but it's going to make quite a splash when it becomes available on the mass market. We expect all makers will switch to under-screen cameras as soon as they hit the right price/performance balance for them (the equations for flagships and mid-rangers are obviously different). This tech enables full-screen designs without the sacrifices needed for pop-up/flip-up cameras - they take up less internal volume and they don't ruin the water resistance of...

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Xiaomi Black Shark 2 in for review

Gaming smartphones are on the rise and what we have here is one of the most popular among them - Xiaomi's Black Shark 2 - one of the cheapest gaming phones currently on the market. In fact, even if gaming isn't your thing ,this is one of the most affordable Snapdragon 855-powered devices in general, so it might be worth considering. Aside from the all-powerful Snapdragon 855, the Black Shark 2 also features either 6GB, 8GB or 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage - more than enough for your favorite games plus a whole lot of other media. But while most of the competitors in...

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Nokia 6.1 gets a price cut in India

The Nokia 6.1 has got a price cut in India. The 3GB/32GB variant launched at INR16,999 ($250/€220) now costs INR6,999 ($100/€90), whereas the 4GB/64GB model which was launched at INR18,999 ($280/€250) is now priced at INR9,999 ($145/€130). You can purchase the Nokia 6.1 at the reduced price from the company's official India site. The Nokia 6.1 is powered by Snapdragon 630 SoC and sports a 5.5-inch FHD display. It features a 16MP rear and an 8MP front camera, and ships with a 3,000 mAh battery which draws power from a USB-C port. Source

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Honor Band 5 teased, may launch alongside the Honor 9X

The Honor Band 4 announced last September may soon get a successor which will be likely called the Band 5, as the company president George Zhao has teased a new fitness band on Chinese social network Weibo. Zhao has shared a picture of the band which looks similar to the Band 4. You can see that it has a colored display, likely AMOLED, which is accompanied by a circular button. Like the Band 4, the Band 5 will also monitor your heart rate, but it will also measure your blood oxygen levels and help detect fatigue, listlessness, dizziness, and of course, monitor your sleep. Zhao...

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Huawei's HongmengOS is faster than Android and MacOS, has broader application

In an interview with a French magazine, Huawei's CEO and founder, Ren Zhengfei, has stated that the homegrown HongmengOS will be faster than Android and will have a broader application as well. It can be used not only on smartphones but on routers, network switches, tablets, computers and even data centers. Moreover, he also added that HongmengOS would be even faster than Apple's MacOS by boasting less than 5ms processing delay. Given that it can be used on variety of devices, it kind of reminds us of Google's Fuchsia OS. The CEO also said that despite US' softened ban on Huawei,...

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OnePlus 7 Pro 5G gets OxygenOS 9.5.5 with June security patch and camera improvements

OnePlus has released a new software update for the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G - OxygenOS 9.5.5. It includes the June 2019 security patch and comes with general bug fixes and improvements. The new firmware also optimizes the touch sensitivity for the screen, but most importantly, it brings in tons of camera improvements. You can check out the complete changelog below to know more about them: System Optimized touch sensitvity for the screen Optimized manual adjustment of screen brightness while playing a video Updated Android security patch to 2019.06 ...

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Apple might be working on a foldable iPad

We've been hearing about Microsoft's plans to do a foldable Surface tablet for quite some time now and according to the latest report, Apple is seriously looking into this concept too. According to analysts with inside information, the Cupertino-based company is working on an iPad with a flexible display, which is going to be somewhere between 11 and 15" big. The most surprising part is that Apple is looking to launch the device as soon as next year. Additionally, the report mentions Apple's A-series high-end processors coupled with 5G capability although, Apple still hasn't...

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Realme C1 is the latest phone to get Android Pie update

Realme rolled out the stable build of Android Pie-based ColorOS 6 for the Realme 2 yesterday, and now it's turn for the Realme C1 to get that update. This firmware comes bearing version number RMX1811EX_11_A.54 and weighs 2GB in size. It bumps up the Android security patch level on the C1 to June 5, 2019, and brings along Riding Mode and Theme Store. You can check out the full changelog down below: System Added notification icons in status bar Added a new navigation gesture Added app drawer to ColorOS launcher Added Riding Mode Android...

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Xiaomi used an Apple ad to promote its new Mimojis

Xiaomi's new so-called Mimojis launched with the Mi CC9 - an AR feature that's strikingly similar to Apple's Memoji. And Xiaomi's animated emojis are so similar to Apple's that the Chinese company accidentally put out its competitor's promo video of the Memojis on its website. However, the Apple-sourced videos have since been taken down from the Mi CC9's product page on JD.com and Suning. Xu Jieyun, Xiaomi's general PR manager said on Weibo that it's just a mistake on behalf of Xiaomi's staff. Someone uploaded the wrong content. Perhaps someone from Xiaomi watched Apple's Memoji...

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