nubia Z20 full specs appear on TENAA, dual display in tow

An unknown nubia device bearing model number NX627J, said to be the upcoming Z20, has appeared on TENAA with its full specs. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 2.95 GHz which is likely the recently announced Snapdragon 855+ SoC. It will come in three RAM options - 6GB, 8GB, and 12GB - while storage will be 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. That said, the most interesting bit about the Z20 is that it will sport two OLED displays - one each on the front and back with a resolution of 2340x1080 pixels. The main screen on the front will measure 6.42" diagonally, while the...

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Apple Q3 earnings: iPhone sales down, Apple Watch on the rise, Apple Card launches next month

On Tuesday, Apple released its Q3 earnings report with a quarterly revenue of $53.8 billion, just a 1% hike over the same quarter of 2018. This has been Apple's most successful June quarter yet, as per the company. While services revenue has reached an all-time high, a significant boost of wearables revenue also factored into this quarter's success. Although overall sales have increased in the US to $25.1 billion (up from $24.5b in Q3 2018), Apple has seen revenues drop in China ($9.2b vs. $9.6b in Q3 2018) and Europe ($11.9b vs. $12.1b in Q3 2018) as a result of increased competition....

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Samsung Galaxy A30s is coming soon with triple rear cameras

Samsung has cut a few of its lines of mid-range smartphones this year, leaving just the A and M families, but the company just can't stop launching phone after phone, which is resulting in the A series becoming more and more crowded. A Galaxy A30s is coming soon as a slightly improved version of the A30 that has only been on the market since March. Unlike that model, which has a dual rear camera system, with a 16 MP primary sensor and a 5 MP ultra-wide snapper, the A30s is said to employ triple rear cameras. Samsung Galaxy A30 Today's rumor doesn't detail what the third camera is...

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Sony's PS4 is the fastest console to reach 100 million units sold

Sony has proudly announced that it sold 3.2 million PS4 consoles in the quarter that ended on June 30. That means that, by the end of June 2019, the company has sold 100 million PS4 devices in total. The console has been out for five years and seven months before it hit the 100 million mark, being the fastest home game console to reach that milestone, according to Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners. It's managed to outdo the PS2 and the Nintendo Wii in achieving that goal. 50 million of those 100 million units sold have been purchased in the last three years. Sales of the...

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The Galaxy Fold will reportedly launch right around the iPhone 11, September 18-20

Samsung's Galaxy Fold has been long delayed since April and last week, Samsung finally gave word of the changes that Samsung made to improve the Fold's design. In addition, Samsung confirmed that it will be releasing the Galaxy Fold sometime in September. Although we still don't have a specific date, a report from Korean outlet The Investor claims the Galaxy Fold will be released in South Korea on September 18, 19, or 20 according to Korean telecom communications with Samsung. This launch event does fall right in the middle of the span that Apple would normally have between the...

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Android Auto updated with new launcher, auto resume, missed notifications, and assistant badges

Today, Google released a blog post outlining a bunch of new changes coming to vehicles with official Android Auto support. To start, there's a new app launcher. It is streamlined with more apps are visible at once. The most frequently used apps can be found at the top row. In addition, new Google Assistant badges will give you pertinent information on your calendar or news, for instance, without having to take your eyes off the road. Once connected to Android Auto, your device could now automatically resume whichever song or podcast was being played earlier. The app must...

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Samsung Galaxy M20s is reportedly on the way with a 5,830 mAh battery

Samsung seems to be on a quest to endlessly diversify its mid-range Galaxy A and Galaxy M series of smartphones, adding derivative models left and right. The next one in this regard might be the M20, which is reportedly soon getting an M20s sibling. The Galaxy M20s is rumored to come with a huge 5,830 mAh battery, which dwarfs even the M20's already impressive 5,000 mAh cell. The M20s' model number is allegedly SM-M207, and the gigantic battery it packs will have the product code EB-BM207ABY. If the 5,830 mAh value is the 'rated' capacity, then the 'typical' capacity could actually be as...

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Here's what Samsung will call its Galaxy A series smartphones next year

As you probably know, Samsung has chosen to revamp the naming scheme of its most premium mid-range roster of smartphones, the A series, this year. Gone are the A + one number designations, now we have the A10, A20, A30, A40, A50, A60, A70, A80, and some derivatives as well - A10e, for example, because apparently the company ran out of digits at some point. If you were wondering what would happen to these devices' successors when they hit, when it comes to naming, we now know. That's because Samsung has already filed for nine trademarks for upcoming smartphones in the A series at the...

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Honor 20 Pro arrives in the UK on August 1 for £549

The Honor 20 Pro got caught up in the whole scandal between the US authorities and parent company Huawei, and that is probably why its launch was delayed compared to its non-Pro sibling. But all of that is now in the past, and the Honor 20 Pro is ready to step into the spotlight for real, and onto retail shelves. It will land in the UK on August 1, and it can be yours for £549. Considering all the hardware it packs, that's a pretty impressive price. Two color versions will be available in the country, Phantom Black and Phantom Blue, with the latter being exclusive to Carphone...

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Get an iPhone 7 on Metro for $50 when you port your number in

Metro is launching a new promotion today with the Apple iPhone 7. With a regular price of $449, the iPhone 7 can be yours for $50 when you switch to Metro. This deal only applies to the 32GB variant of the Apple iPhone 7 in matte black, The price of $50 does not include taxes or activation fees. Of course, there are some conditions that need to be met in order to qualify for the deal. Metro must verify your identification against its system to make sure you aren't already a Metro customer. Also, if you were a customer in the last 90 days, you won't be eligible for the...

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Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Tab S6 tomorrow, Galaxy Watch Active 2 on August 5

While rumors pointed that Samsung was planning to announce its upcoming Galaxy Tab S6 at the August 7 Galaxy Unpacked event alongside the Note10 line, the company just made it clear that that will not be the case. Instead, Samsung is planning to hold a pre-event on its Galaxy website tomorrow to introduce its latest flagship tablet. In addition, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be announced separately on August 5. Samsung released a short teaser confirming the launch dates and giving a brief peek of both devices. We got to see the S-pen attaching to the magnetic groove below the camera...

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Sony Mobile reports decline in sales for a fifth quarter in a row

Sony Corporation released its financial results for the latest fiscal quarter between April and June, which is marked as Q1 2019 in the internal documents but is effectively the second quarter of the calendar year. While income rose 18% on a yearly basis, the Electronic Products & Solutions division reported a decrease both in sales and in operating income. While the whole EP&S department is going down quarter over quarter, the Mobile Communications segment brought JPY1 billion in income, instead of shedding JPY10 billion from the total budget. This is the outcome of several...

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LG trademarks names for its rollable smartphone?

Remember that bizarre patent from LG about a smart pen with rollable display? Well, that might become a thing sooner than we thought. The Korean Intellectual Property Office has approved the trademark of LG Rolling and back in April, the Korean tech giant has also filed several trademarks in the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), which sound a lot like names for a rollable smartphone. The Roll, Bi-Roll, Dual Roll, E Roll, Singature R, R Screen, R Canvas, Roll Canvas and Rotolo are some of the possible names LG's future device will carry along with the LG Rolling...

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Google researches find six critical iOS vulnerabilities, five of them already patched

Google security researchers have found six critical flaws with iMessage that can compromise the user's phone without him even interacting with the device. These vulnerabilities fall into the "interactionless" category. Luckily, five of them have been patched with the iOS 12.4 update. Four of the vulnerabilities require the attacker to send an executable code on iMessage and once the victim opens the message, the code will run. The other two are memory exploits. As of now, five of them are fixed while the last one remains a secret until Apple patches it. We strongly recommend...

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Huawei posts H1 financial results, revenues up 23% YoY

Despite the ongoing U.S. ban, Huawei seems to be doing quite well as evident by its 2019 first-half financial results. Earlier today, the company capped off its H1 earning presentation which showcased the Chinese tech giant is still growing with aggregate revenues up 23% year over year. Combined H1 revenues from the consumer, carrier and enterprise sectors topped CNY 401.3 billion which equates to $58.3 million. Huawei's Chairman Liang Hua commented that the company is as strong as its ever been and credits that to the excellent management and perseverance despite the political...

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MediaTek G90 outperforms the Snapdragon 730 in AnTuTu and Geekbench

MediaTek announced today its gaming-centric Helio G90 and G90T chipsets promising excellent gaming experience on a budget thanks to the cost-effective 12nm FinFET manufacturing process from TSMC. And the first benchmarks are in. This score sheet from AnTuTu seems quite promising as the overall score is 222,282 - a score combining the CPU, GPU, UX and memory performance. When compared to some of its Qualcomm rivals, it turns out that the chipset is more powerful than the Snapdragon 730 found in the Xiaomi Mi 9T and the Samsung Galaxy A80, for example. In our database, the Snapdragon 730...

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LG announces another decline in smartphone sales

Another quarter, another disappointing result for the mobile business at LG Electronics. The company posted its financial report for the past three months and the Mobile Communications Company said sales were down 21.3%, compared with the same period last year. At least they went up 6.8% on a quarterly basis, but the reason for the poor results are the competitors from China and their "aggressive pricing". Speaking in numbers, the Q2 2019 sales were KRW1.61 trillion ($1.38 billion), while the operating loss was KRW313 billion ($268.4 million) due to the higher marketing investment...

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vivo iQOO Pro 5G arriving next month

Last month vivo sub-brand iQOO said that it will launch its 5G smartphone in Q3 2019, meaning anytime between July and September. And now, the company has announced that its 5G smartphone - dubbed iQOO Pro - will arrive in August. vivo hasn't divulged much about this 5G smartphone but has shared a poster on Chinese social network Weibo showing the back of the phone. The image is quite dark but reveals a design similar to the original iQOO launched back in March. Increasing the exposure of the poster also confirms the triple rear camera on the iQOO Pro. Notice the triple camera...

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Two more dual-display designs from vivo surface

Vivo dipped its toe into the water with the vivo NEX Dual Display last year and it looks like the company is ready for another take on the dual-display design. LetsGoDigital unearthed a patent that was filed in September 2018 and is now approved by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office). The patent contains 37 sketches of two smartphone designs. Both smartphones are depicted with two displays with small differences in the design. Model A has an O-ring LED on its back similar to the original vivo NEX Dual Display, but it's off-centered this time around. The LED ring serves as a...

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Black Shark 2 Pro unveiled with Snapdragon 855+, UFS 3.0 storage and 4,000 mAh battery

The Black Shark 2 was released back in March and is one of the best gaming phones you could buy but now the brand is coming out with a revised version dubbed the Black Shark 2 Pro. It's a minor upgrade over its predecessor and aims to offer the latest Snapdragon 855+ and UFS 3.0 storage alongside a slightly refined design with improved grip and two additional RGB lights on the back. Up front, we have a similar 6.39-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and stereo speakers. Black Shark claims it managed to reduce touch latency down to 34.7ms compared to 43.5ms on the Black Shark 2....

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MediaTek unveils Helio G90 series gaming chipsets

As expected, MediaTek officially announced its new gaming-centric SoCs - the Helio G90 and G90T. The new platforms utilize an octa-core combination of two Arm Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55s alongside the Mali-G76 GPU. Both the G90 and G90T are built on TSMC's 12 nm FinFET process and can be clocked up to 2.05GHz. In addition, the new SoCs support up to 10GB LPDDR4X RAM. A major highlight of the new chipsets is the HyperEngine game technology which brings support for an array of functions that should improve the overall gameplay experience. Chief among them is a networking engine...

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Honor 9X first flash sale pushes 100,000 units in 2 minutes

Honor 9X arrived with an elevating selfie camera and Kirin 810 chipset and today the first flash sale of the phone wrapped up. All 100,000 units of the phone and its Pro sibling were sold in 2 minutes and Honor reported it was twice as fast as the Honor 8X initial market launch back in September 2018. The Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro share a footprint and a chipset, but they have different memory and number of cameras. While the regular one comes with 4/6 GB RAM and 64/128 gigs of storage, the Pro variant can be purchased with 8/256 GB memory. It also has one extra camera - an 8 MP...

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Honor 20 Pro Icelandic Illusion color goes on sale in China

Honor's 20 series was announced back in May and seems to be well received by the Chinese public as it managed to surpass 1 million sales just 2 weeks after its launch. Now the phone is getting a new paint job dubbed Icelandic Illusion which is essentially a white back with pink and blue hues. The Icelandic Illusion Honor 20 Pro is listed on Huawei mall for CNY 3,199 ($464) in its 8GB RAM and 128GB storage version while the 8/256GB variant will set buyers back CNY 3,499 ($508). We recently got the chance to review the Honor 20 Pro and its Honor 20 sibling. Both devices come with...

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Canalys: Huawei expands its domination in China

After yesterday's analysis of the Indian market during Q2, today Canalys revealed its data about China, the biggest smartphone market today. While the market has been in the red for ninth consecutive quarter, Huawei has managed to increase its share up to 38.2%, which is an annual growth of 31% in terms of sales. The Top 5 is completed by Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi, and Apple, the only non-Chinese manufacturer. The Canalys Analyst Mo Jia said that Huawei's global mix shifted back towards China, with 64% of its total shipments in Q2 accounting for the domestic scene, which is the highest...

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Redmi K20 Pro gets a new color option

The Flame Red, Glacier Blue, and Carbon Fiber color variants of the Redmi K20 Pro are now joined by a fourth option - Summer Honey. The new variant comes in three memory versions - 6GB/128GB priced at CNY2,599 ($380/€340), 8GB/128GB priced at CNY2,799 ($405/€365), and the top-end 8GB/256GB model which costs CNY2,999 ($435/€390). It will be available for purchase in China from August 1 through the company's online store, but its availability in other markets is currently unknown. The Redmi K20 Pro is a flagship powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC. It flaunts a 6.39" FHD+ Super AMOLED...

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Vivo showcases Multi-Turbo Engine during 2019 PUBG Global Championship

When vivo announced the NEX S back in June 2018, it was a groundbreaking smartphone with a huge screen and an elevating selfie camera. Eventually, the Shenzhen company developed its OS to introduce software boosters, wrapped under the name Multi-Turbo Engine. The company was the main partner of the PUBG Mobile Club Open championship in Berlin that took place this weekend and all players of the 16 teams, playing in the finals, used a vivo NEX smartphone with Multi-Turbo Engine and Turbo Mode. Multi-Turbo Engine is a series of boosters for the software and hardware to provide a...

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