vivo iQOO Pro 5G photos on TENAA confirm what we know so far

Qualcomm's announcement of the Snapdragon 855+ caught the whole gaming smartphone industry by surprise, but this is actually a good thing. After the ROG Phone II was announced with the new SoC, other brands like iQOO, Black Shark and Red Magic 3 introduced their own iteration with the new chipset. One of the new phones is called vivo iQOO Pro 5G and it will arrive in seven days. The Shenzhen-based company revealed the back of the phone yesterday, but today more photos appeared on TENAA, confirming what we already know - the new device looks a lot like the regular vivo...

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Huawei Mate 30 to have 25W fast wireless charging support, rumor says

With the Note10, Samsung finally has a flagship device that can fast charge at more than 15W, which is what previous generations of its high-end smartphones have been stuck with for years. The 25W fast wired charging in the Note10 is commendable, but Huawei is looking to soon match that - only not through wired charging, but wireless. According to a new rumor from China, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro will support 25W wireless charging. That's the fastest that this method of topping up your battery has ever been, one-upping even Xiaomi's 20W system that's built into the Mi 9. Obviously as...

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OnePlus is launching another 5G smartphone by the end of the year

A few rumors made the rounds recently talking about OnePlus readying a 7T Pro model that will be launching in a couple of months' time, and it turns out that may actually pan out. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has told the Financial Times that his company will release a new 5G capable smartphone in the fourth quarter of this year - that's October to December. Unlike the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, which is only available from a handful of carriers across the world, the new device would get a global release. OnePlus 7 Pro This is just pure speculation on our part - but this could mean that there's...

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Google's Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are now $400 off, cheaper than ever before

As we're getting closer to the rumored early October launch of the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, the prices of their predecessors just keep on dropping. We've seen the Pixel 3 and/or Pixel 3 XL go for $200 off their usual prices, $300, and even $360, but today's deal takes the prize for the best one we've ever seen. At Best Buy you can now purchase a Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL for a whopping $400 off their normal prices. That means you're getting the small Pixel 3 for $399.99, which is exactly half of what it should cost. The 3 XL can be yours for $499.99. If you don't mind the fact that these...

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EE starts selling the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) after all

The saga of the launch of Huawei's Mate 20 X (5G) on EE in the UK is now complete. The operator initially announced this would be one of the devices it would release upon the start of its 5G service, but then backtracked once the Chinese company was put on the US Government's Entity List. Then a few days ago, after that whole drama got somewhat clarified, it put the handset up for pre-order. And today it's finally available and in stock. You can only get it in Emerald Green, with 256GB of storage. EE is offering the Mate 20 X (5G) with eight different plans, ranging from £54 per month to...

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Apple responds to iPhone battery replacement controversy

Last week we discovered that Apple is doing its best to deter you from replacing your iPhone's battery at any service center that isn't authorized by it for that purpose. Regardless of whether you'd replace your battery at a third-party service center with a non-official part, or even an official Apple battery, once you'd turn on the iPhone you'd keep seeing an error message in Settings. Like this: Today Apple has responded to the controversy surrounding this tactic, saying the following, in a statement sent to iMore: We take the safety of our customers very seriously and want to...

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Buy a Sony Xperia 1 with Alexa built-in and save $100

Sony's Xperia 1 launched in the US about one month ago, and its recommended retail price has been a whopping $949.99. If you got a pre-order in, that was significantly sweetened by the company throwing in a free pair of WH-1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones. If not, however, you may have been considering the Xperia 1 but found its price rather off-putting. In that case, how about you save a cool $100 and purchase the Xperia 1 for only $849.99? Yes you can do that, but there are some things to keep in mind. First off, this is an Amazon exclusive deal. Second, you need to be a member of...

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About 50 million foldable phones will be shipped in 2024

IHS Markit is out with another market analysis and this time it's about foldable phones. The research cites that smartphones with foldable screens will reach 50 million sales in 2024. Given that this year a couple of companies announced smartphones with foldable screens and only one actually followed through, for now, this seems a fairly reasonable estimate. The technology still hasn't matured and we are yet to see wider adoption of OLED screens. Don't get us wrong, though - the OLED panels' market share continues to grow and it's making its way down to the low-end and mid-range...

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Misfit Vapor X smartwatch announced with AMOLED and Snapdragon Wear 3100

The Fossil-owned smartwatch maker Misfit has announced its new smart wearable called Vapor X. The smartwatch is fairly affordable and runs on Google's Wear OS. A circular 1.19-inch AMOLED screen sits on top with 328ppi and 42mm dial. A Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC sits behind with 4GB of internal storage and 512MB of RAM. The watch supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC. It can be paired with phones running at least Android 4.4 or iOS 10. Ergonomics aren't overlooked as well. The smartwatch is the lightest one from the company and the Sport Strap+ features breathable ridges for...

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HMD extends support for the Nokia 8, 6, 5 and 3 by a year

Nokia has announced that it's adding another year of security updates to the Nokia 8, Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3. The updates will come on a quarterly basis until October 2020. The Nokia 2 will get its last security patch in November of 2019 while Amazon-branded Nokia 6 in the US and India will get their last security patch in October 2019. It's important to distinguish that we're talking about security updates, not major OS updates. It's unknown whether these phones will receive Android Q when it drops, but odds are slim given how far after their promised update window it...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10's game streaming app is coming in September

During the Galaxy Note10-series announcement last week, Samsung teased a PC game streaming feature called PlayGalaxy Link. It promised to let you play your game on your phone instead of your PC and it's coming in early September. Samsung has teamed up with Parsec, a cloud-based gaming startup that has a streaming gaming app of its own on Google Play so this could mean that the PlayGalaxy Link is a re-branded service from Samsung. In any case, the PlayGalaxy Link app will be available starting next month and we will see what the fuss is all about. In the meantime, here's a short...

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Huawei announces first phones to get EMUI 10

Huawei introduced EMUI 10 last week and now it's following it up with the first road map for the rollout. The Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro will be the first two devices to get the initial beta, scheduled for September 8. The Mate 20 lineup will get it later in September along with four Honor devices that are in line for the Magic UI 3.0 (which is no more than a rebranded EMUI). The key feature behind the new EMUI is improved protection of privacy. Other improvements that Huawei included are capabilities to send images from one device to another during a call, even including...

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Gigaset GX290 is a rugged phone with pure Android and 6,200mAh battery

Energizer is getting some competition in the field of rugged phones with large batteries. And it comes from Gigaset - a former division of Siemens that is best known today for its DECT phones. Meet the Gigaset GX290. It boasts a 6,200mAh battery with 15W fast charging over USB-C. A full charge takes three hours. The phone is water resistant (IP68) as well as shock resistant, but it doesn't have an official a MIL-STD rating. The 6.1" screen is optimized for outdoor use and is guarded by Gorilla Glass 3. It promises 520nits of brightness and a contrast ratio of 1,000:1. The resolution of...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 series gets August security patch

Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e which bumps up the Android security patch level on these smartphones to August 1, 2019. This new update sports version number G97*FXXS3ASH1 and requires a small download of around 100MB. However, apart from the latest security patch, the changelog doesn't mention anything, so it's unlikely to bring new features to the Galaxy S10 trio. Samsung is seeding the update in around 20 countries already including Romania, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic,...

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Huawei is working on its own mapping service

Huawei officially confirmed that it's working on a mapping service of its own to reduce its reliance on Google's services after the US ban. Currently, the company is prohibited from using US technologies without a special approval and as it turns out, Huawei still isn't able to use Google Maps in its overseas phones. So here's where Huawei's mapping service, called Map Kit, comes into play. It's not for direct consumer use but instead serves as an API that third-party developers can use to make navigation software. The Map Kit can gather information from 150 countries and regions across...

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Case maker confirms iPhone 11 name, the iPhone 11 Pro won't be the biggest, however

What comes after X? As it turns out, it's 11 - case maker ESR has published quotation lists for cases that include ones for the three new iPhone models. And there's a big shakeup in the naming scheme. Apple iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max The basic model will be called the iPhone 11. Last year Apple tried introducing an "affordable" model again, the iPhone XR. Previous attempts were the iPhone 5c and SE. No more, though, all three new iPhones will be "11". Next up the ladder is the iPhone Pro. The "Pro" moniker likely indicates compatibility with the Pencil, which was introduced...

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Meizu 16s Pro aces AnTuTu with Snapdragon 855+ and 6GB RAM

Meizu is gearing up to release its 16s Pro flagship later this month and the device appeared on an AnTuTu listing to flex its computing muscle. It managed a whopping score of 464,411 points, which is the highest we've seen on the benchmarking database so far. The listing also confirms the Snapdragon 855+ chipset is indeed powering the device paired with the Adreno 640 GPU. There's 6GB RAM and 128GB storage while the display resolution is 2232 × 1080 pixels. Past speculations suggested the device will feature UFS 3.0 storage which seems certain given the high benchmark score. In...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ coming to India on August 20

The freshly announced Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ will make their way to India on August 20. The launch event will be held at Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru and will start at 11.30 am local time. Those of you interested can head over to news.samsung.com/in or news.samsung.com/bharat for the live stream of the event. The Note10 and Note10+ are already up for pre-orders in India through the company's official site, Flipkart, and Amazon.in. The Samsung Galaxy Note10 is priced at INR69,999 ($980/€880) for its single 8GB/256GB configuration. The Note10+ comes in 12GB/256GB...

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Here's another look at vivo NEX 3's curved glass panel

Last month, an alleged photo of the curved glass panel of the upcoming vivo NEX 3 appeared online showing off the extreme curvature. Today we got an official confirmation coming straight from the company's product manager, Li Xiang. He posted a photo of the curved glass on Weibo, which looks identical to the image we saw a month ago. The curvature is extreme and by the looks of it, the bezels are extremely thin as well. It could be due to the angle, but the bottom lip does look a lot skinnier than expected. Also, there aren't any cutouts or holes in sight suggesting that the NEX 3...

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Realme 5 visits Geekbench with Snapdragon 665 and 4GB RAM

The Realme 5 is coming soon we've already seen a bunch of teasers for its quad camera setup which will feature the 48MP Sony IMX586 as it main shooter. Now a Geekbench listing shows us the upcoming device will feature the Snapdragon 665 paired with 4GB RAM. In addition, the device will run Android 9 Pie with ColorOS 6 on top. The Geekbench listing reveals the handset managed to push out 1,525 points in the single-core test and 5,498 in the multi-core department. In related news, the Realme 5 also gained certification on Thailand's NBTC database but we don't get any more details...

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vivo reveals the iQOO Pro design in latest teaser

Next week vivo will unveil the iQOO Pro 5G, its first Snapdragon 855+ phone. Now the newly established sub-brand posted on its Weibo account the first image of the phone's back. At first glance it seems identical to the regular vivo iQOO, but after closer examination, the line pattern on the back is actually different. Of course, there is also a 5G logo in the bottom left corner. vivo iQOO vs vivo iQOO Pro 5G - Notice the differences? The three-camera setup on the back is accompanied by a single LED flash, lined up vertically. We see the volume and power keys on the right...

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HTC Wildfire X announced with Helio P22 and triple rear camera

After exiting the Indian smartphone market last July, HTC teased its re-entry in India a couple of days ago with the launch of a waterdrop notch smartphone. Well that phone is the HTC Wildfire X and it was just officially announced. HTC Wildfire X is powered by the Helio P22 SoC, runs Android Pie, and comes in two memory configurations - 3GB/32GB and 4GB/128GB. It also has a microSD card slot which allows storage expansion by up to 256GB. The smartphone is built around a 6.2" HD+ display promising a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8%. It has a small notch up top which houses the 8MP selfie...

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HTC Wildfire X announced with Helio P22 and triple rear camera

After exiting the Indian smartphone market last July, HTC teased its re-entry in India a couple of days ago with the launch of a waterdrop notch smartphone. Well that phone is the HTC Wildfire X and it was just officially announced. HTC Wildfire X is powered by the Helio P22 SoC, runs Android Pie, and comes in two memory configurations - 3GB/32GB and 4GB/128GB. It also has a microSD card slot which allows storage expansion by up to 256GB. The smartphone is built around a 6.2" HD+ display promising a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8%. It has a small notch up top which houses the 8MP selfie...

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OnePlus TV name and logo revealed

Back in September OnePlus announced its plans to venture out in the TV business. Since then the company went to its fan base for help in naming the upcoming device and it looks like we finally have a winner - the OnePlus TV. The company decided to keep naming simple and to the point feeling that "no other name can best represent our value, vision and pride". In a forum post, a OnePlus representative also detailed the logo creation process and how the company chose to stick with the familiar company logo and the addition of a TV. OnePlus is also proud of how its managed to use...

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