vivo Y90 goes official with Helio A22 SoC and a 4,030 mAh battery

The Y90 was just officially announced, becoming the newest entry-level smartphone by vivo. vivo Y90 is built around a 6.22" HD+ FullView display with a notch up top housing the 5MP selfie camera with f/1.8 aperture. The back of the smartphone has curved edges and is home to an 8MP primary sensor having an f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone doesn't come with a fingerprint scanner, so biometric authentication will be done through face unlock. vivo Y90 in Black and Gold colors The vivo Y90 packs a Helio A22 SoC which is mated to 2GB RAM. The smartphone boots to Android 8.1 Oreo...

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Google Pixel sales more than doubled in Q2 thanks to Pixel 3a

On Wednesday, Google has released its Q2 earnings report which overviews the company's bottom lines and breaks down where the company is making money. In previous reports, actual Google Pixel figures are usually combined in the "Other revenues" category, this making it difficult to gauge how well Google's hardware is selling. Following the release of the Pixel 3a, Google felt it necessary to explicitly point out that its Pixel device sales have increased by over two times, year over year, thanks to a couple of factors. The biggest factor is the launch of a significantly cheaper Google...

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It's official: Apple buys Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion

For a long time Apple has been looking to lessen its dependence on Qualcomm for smartphone modems. For a few years it used Intel parts in its handsets alongside Qualcomm's, but after the settlement between Apple and Qualcomm a few months ago, Intel was left out, being forced to exit the nascent 5G modem business with no other customers lined up. Now Apple has gone ahead and acquired Intel's smartphone modem business, as previously rumored. Apple will pay $1 billion for the transaction, expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Approximately 2,200 Intel employees working on...

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UK carriers will sell the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

In a press release posted by Huawei today, the phone maker confirms three mobile operators in the United Kingdom will carry one of Huawei's first 5G smartphones - the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G. Three, Sky Mobile, and Carphone Warehouse have all confirmed that they will be selling the Mate 20 X 5G "in the coming weeks". Despite the United States' ban on Huawei equipment, UK operators are still set on supporting Huawei devices. Seeing as Huawei already has a strong presence in this market, it is no surprise that the UK welcomes 5G devices from Huawei. In fact, all UK 5G operators depend on...

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O2 UK switches on 5G in six cities in October

In the UK, Vodafone and EE have already launched limited 5G service in a few cities, and Three is going to join in the fun next month. Up until now O2 was the only operator that stayed mum on its 5G rollout plans, but not anymore. O2's initial 5G deployment will reach six UK cities starting in October. That timeline may be a disappointment to its customers, given how much time its competitors would by then have had to market 5G left and right. The cities in the first wave are going to be Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough, and Leeds, and this selection shall apparently...

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Nokia 9 PureView: will it bend?

The Nokia 9 PureView is still unique in the mobile world because of its seven cameras. And today it was the latest smartphone to be put through the traditional durability test by Zack from JerryRigEverything. So if you like seeing handsets get hurt, on video, sit back and enjoy this ride. If for some reason you aren't able to watch right now, here's the skinny. The scratch test's results are nothing out of the ordinary: the phone's glass scratches at a level 6 on the Mohs hardness scale, with deeper grooves showing up at level 7, just like they should considering this is glass. The...

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T-Mobile wants nothing to do with the Galaxy Fold

After many months of uncertainty, Samsung has finally decided to issue a still vague, but not as vague as before timeline for the release of the Galaxy Fold: September. So you may be anxiously counting the days (give or take 29), and wondering whether your favorite US carrier will offer the device. If that company happens to be T-Mobile, though, the answer is a resounding "no". The magenta carrier apparently wants nothing to do with the Galaxy Fold, even though Samsung is pinky swearing that it's fixed all of the issues that caused its massive delay in release. A T-Mobile...

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Counterpoint: Indian smartphone market posts new record in Q2

The latest Counterpoint Research report focuses on smartphone shipments in India for the period between April and June. 37 million units were moved during Q2 which is a new record and a sizeable leap compared to the same period last year. BBK group which encompasses Oppo, vivo, Realme and OnePlus is the largest smartphone manufacturer in India with a 30% combined share. Asus, Nokia HMD, Realme and OnePlus are the fastest growing brands on a yearly basis. Xiaomi is yet again the top smartphone brand in India with 28% market share thanks to its expanding device portfolio and offline...

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Sony launches RX100 VII with new sensor and faster performance

Sony has announced the seventh generation of its successful RX100 camera. Called the RX100 VII, the new model is all about speed, with faster shooting modes and improved autofocus performance. The two of the main new features on the RX100 VII are the new 1"-type stacked 20.1 MP Exmor RS CMOS image sensor and the latest generation BIONZ X image processor. Borrowing from the company's flagship A9 camera, the RX100 VII can now shoot in a whopping 20fps with AF/AE tracking. It can also do this without viewfinder blackout so your view of the action isn't cut off while the camera is...

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Here are all the Samsung Galaxy Fold design changes

Soon after the announcement of the return of Galaxy Fold in September, we are getting a detailed breakdown of the structural changes introduced to the flexible phone. First and foremost, the protective layer of the flexible screen panel has been extended to cover the whole screen panel and tuck in the bezels. That way nobody will take it for a screen protector and peel it off. Secondly, the top and the bottom of the hinge are strengthened with some protection caps and additional metal layers have been added under the display to make the whole structure more rigid. The gap...

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Motorola Moto E6 announced with 5.5-inch display and Snapdragon 435

Motorola just announced its latest entry level smartphone dubbed Moto E6. It comes with a relatively big 5.5-inch display and splash-resistant body using the P2i water-repellent nano coating, which is found on most Motorola devices. The handset is powered by a Snapdragon 435 SoC with octa-core CPU, Adreno 505 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB of internal storage, expandable via a microSD card slot. The 5.5" LCD comes with the lowly 720 x 1440px resolution. The Motorola Moto E6 sports a 13MP camera on the back with f/2.0 aperture and PDAF while the front-facing snapper has 5MP...

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Apple forecasts iPhone 11 to sell as good as the iPhone XS did

Apple's suppliers in China are reportedly gearing up for a 75 million initial production run of the iPhone 11 family. That number is exactly the same as the one given to the company's partners in the summer of 2018. Bloomberg's sources say that Foxconn has increased its workforce's salaries by 10% to ensure there are enough workers to meet Apple's demands. Keep in mind that the 75 million order isn't final. It's a target set for September, October and a small part of November and it can be adjusted after that depending on how the sales are going. This would suggest that Apple...

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ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 - your questions answered

The ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 has been with us for a few days now and its review is well on its way. But while we wait for all the tests to complete , we decided to try out something a bit different and take the time to answer some of your questions posted in our welcoming article. Design and hardware Q: Can the cooling fan turn on automatically? A: Not really. The fan is only available when the Red Magic 3 is in Game mode, or Game Space 2.0, as nubia calls it if you have turned it on in the first place. It has two modes of operation: full power and auto. The latter controls...

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Samsung Galaxy Book S incoming with Snapdragon 855 and Windows 10

First, there was a mysterious Samsung device on Geekbench running Windows with an octa-core CPU, which judging by the 2.84GHz clock was the Snapdragon 855, then there's the Bluetooth SIG certification and now Evan Blass contributes to the story with a confirmation that a Galaxy Book S is in the works. As you can imagine, the Geekbench listing and the Bluetooth certification sheet don't reveal much. What we can gather from this is the model number SM-W767, which suggests that it's a Galaxy Book 2 successor and that it supports Bluetooth 5.0. It's also upgrading from 4GB of RAM to 8GB of...

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Huawei Mate X spotted in hands of Huawei CEO

Back in March after the Huawei P30 series unveiling, we got the chance to take part in a group interview with Huawei Consumer Business CEO - Richard Yu. There, he detailed that the Mate X was his primary device and served him perfectly for work-related scenarios like reading through charts and graphs and browsing the web. Since then Huawei has decided to delay the launch of its first foldable phone to avoid potential hardware failures like Samsung's Galaxy Fold. While we wait for the market release, Chinese media members managed to catch Yu with his very own Huawei Mate X at Shenzhen...

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nubia Z20 poses for the camera with a notch-less display

ZTE sub-brand nubia will unveil the Z20 on August 8. The company hasn't shared much about the smartphone beyond some camera samples. Luckily a live image just arrived to fill in some details. It's not the best quality and doesn't show too much, but still tells us that the smartphone will boast a notch-less display. The smartphone is covered with a protective case, but even so we can see very skinny top and bottom bezels and virtually non-exsitant side bezels. We can also see that this alleged Z20 has a curved display. Alleged nubia Z20 The phone doesn't have a selfie camera...

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Nokia 8.2 to arrive with 32MP pop-up camera and Android Q

Nokia 8.2 is likely still a couple of months away, but we already have its first specs. According to a new tweet by a leakster with a decent track record, the new smartphone will have a pop-up camera and Android Q out of the box. The elevating mechanism will have a 32MP sensor - likely the Samsung GD1 sensor that outputs images in 8 MP with Tetracell (Quad-bayer) pixel-binning technology. The rumor also stated the phone will come out with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. You might think that is not much and other flagships have it better, but actually no Nokia smartphone was ever...

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vivo NEX 3 screen glass panel leaks, shows another take at fullscreen phone

After yesterday's vivo NEX 3 charger leak, today we have the glass panel to look at and it comes from a fairly reputable source. According to Ice Universe's tweet, the phone will be called vivo NEX 3 instead of NEX 2. We guess that's because it's the third phone in the lineup after the vivo NEX Dual Display. As you can see from the image, the curvature is quite pronounced and it's probably one of the biggest curves on a screen so far. We are probably looking at the next iteration of a full screen phone as the extreme curves mean there will be almost no visible side...

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Lenovo K11 appears in Android Enterprise Directory and store listing

Lenovo is working on another entry-level device and it managed to make its way on the Android Enterprise device list. The K11 will offer a 6.2-inch notched display, paired with 4GB RAM and 32 GB of storage. The phone will run Android 9 Pie. The listing also tells us it will feature a fingerprint sensor which should be located around the back. Lenovo K11 in Blue and Black Meanwhile, the Lenovo K11 also appeared in a listing at Carrefour UAE which gave us a more in-depth look at the design and spec sheet. The page shows the device will run on the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 update improves camera, Bluetooth

Samsung has released a new software update which bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10+ to July 1, 2019. Additionally, the new firmware also includes some improvements for the camera, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. However, the changelog is pretty vague and doesn't reveal much about these improvements. The firmware weighs around 390MB in size and is currently seeding for the Exynos variant in Switzerland and Germany. But, if you live in another country and have received it already, let us know by dropping a comment below. Also, if you...

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Huawei Mate 30 Pro to keep the wide notch

Smartphone companies today will go to any length to remove the infamous notch from the screen - we've seen sliders, pop-up cameras rotating units. Yet Huawei is seemingly planning to retain the wide notch on the Pro variant of the Mate 30, according to latest leaked screen protectors and shatter-proof glasses. The front panel of the Mate 30 Pro reveals no less than five holes in the notch. One is definitely for the selfie camera; another is for the proximity sensor, there is a hole for the speaker too. Rumors are the Mate 30 Pro will bring ToF for face unlock and some AR/VR...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G leaks in Verizon press image

August 7 is fast approaching and Samsung is all set to introduce the Note10 lineup at the Galaxy Unpacked event. We've seen a number of leaks about the standard Note10 and Note10+ already, but it's only now that we get out first look at the 5G variant thanks to Evan Blass who got access to a Verizon press image. The ad shows the front of the Galaxy Note10+ 5G next to the back of the regular Note10. Design-wise the Note10+ 5G looks identical to the regular Note10+ with the new Infinity-O display and its centered punch hole camera. The ad details that those who pre-order the Galaxy...

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vivo Z5 specs confirmed, Snapdragon 712 SoC and 48MP camera in tow

Earlier this week, vivo shared promo images of the Z5 revealing its design. And now, the Chinese phone maker has revealed some of the phone's specs. vivo Z5 promo images The vivo Z5 will have a Snapdragon 712 SoC and feature the Multi-Turbo technology. It will flaunt a Super AMOLED display having a fingerprint scanner embedded in it. vivo Z5 confirmed specs For photography, the Z5 will sport a 32MP selfie shooter on the front and a triple camera setup at the back having a 48MP unit as the main sensor. The smartphone will ship with a 4,500 mAh battery with support for...

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Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold is returning in September

Samsung is relaunching the Galaxy Fold really soon. The company announced it completed its redesign and the foldable smartphone will be available to consumers starting from September in select markets, with availability details to follow as we get closer to the launch. The Samsung Galaxy Fold went on pre-order earlier this year, but was then delayed indefinitely as issues with its build arose. When the Korean company shipped testing units some removed the top protective layer, which looked similar to a screen protector, but was actually a part of the screen assembly and ended up...

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