OnePlus TV will sport a 55" QLED display

A few days ago Chinese phone maker OnePlus announced that it will unveil its OnePlus TV next month. At the time the company didn't share any details about its TV, but now it has confirmed it OnePlus TV will feature a 55-inch QLED display. Details are still scarce about the OnePlus TV, but it's expected to come with an HDR panel, Bluetooth remote, and AI assistant. Upgrade to an unparalleled viewing experience with a 55" QLED display on the OnePlus TV 📺Get notified - https://t.co/LTDvaPHwH0 pic.twitter.com/Wyg4aONW9W— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) August 22, 2019 It's...

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Xiaomi Mi A3 goes on sale in India

The Xiaomi Mi A3 goes on sale in India today starting noon local time. The 4GB/64GB variant is priced at INR12,999 ($180/€165) while the 6GB/128GB model costs INR15,999 ($225/€200). You can buy one from Amazon.in, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores across the country. The Mi A3 comes with a Snapdragon 665 SoC and boots to a stock version of Android Pie. It flaunts a 6.01" HD+ Super AMOLED display having a fingerprint reader embedded in it. Xiaomi Mi A3 The Mi A3 comes in three colors - Kind of Gray, Not just Blue and More than White. Source

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vivo iQOO Pro and iQOO Pro 5G get official with Snapdragon 855+, 44W fast charging

vivo's gaming-focused brand, iQOO, is back today with a new smartphone, as anticipated and leaked ad nauseam. the iQOO Pro comes in two versions - one that has 4G connectivity, one that ups it to 5G. Otherwise, they are mostly identical. The iQOO Pro and iQOO Pro 5G both sport a 6.41-inch 1080x2340 Super AMOLED touchscreen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, the Snapdragon 855+ chipset, a 48 MP f/1.79 main rear cam that comes alongside a 12 MP ultrawide (f/2.2) and a 2 MP depth sensor, a 12 MP f/2.0 selfie shooter, and a 4,500 mAh battery with support for 44W ultra fast...

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Oppo Reno A leaks, shows off its mid-range looks

Oppo's Reno2 is coming soon, as you could probably tell by all the leaks and teasers. The Chinese company's Reno lineup, that debuted only a few months ago, is apparently going to expand its reach and get ever more crowded, as a Reno A smartphone is also in development. You can see the Reno A in all its mid-range glory below. This is definitely not a handset you can expect mind-blowing specs from, and you can tell that based on looks alone. Indeed, the source of this leak confirms that saying the Reno A will come with a 6.5-inch FHD+ touchscreen, 6GB of RAM, 64/128GB of storage, and...

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Future OnePlus device with round camera island gets pictured in leaked sketches

OnePlus is shaping up to be quite busy until the end of this year. There's the launch of its first ever TV next month, already officially confirmed, as is the fact that it's going to out another 5G device before 2020 comes around. And then we've also heard a lot of rumors lately about the company readying a OnePlus 7T Pro and/or OnePlus 7T. One of these smartphones could be pictured in the leaked sketches below, that come courtesy of Evan Blass, aka @evleaks. Apparently they do depict a product that is in the works at OnePlus, and that device was first spotted all the way back in December...

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These Nokia phones will get Android 10, Nokia 8 is missing from the roadmap

Right after Google officially announced Android 10 HMD shared a roadmap of all the Nokia phones that will get Android 10. The first phones to get the bump up to Android 10 (formerly Android Q) are the Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7.1 in the final quarter of this year. Then the firmware will come to the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 3.1 Plus and Nokia 2.2 in Q1 of 2020. The Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, Nokia 2.1 and Nokia 1 will get Android 10 in Q2 of 2020. A notable absentee from the roadmap is the Nokia 8 and fans on Twitter...

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Realme 5 goes on pre-order in India

Realme's brand new 5 series devices debuted two days ago with quad cameras, large batteries and the traditional aggressive pricing. Now the entry-level Realme 5 is officially available for pre-order on the brand's Indian website. Realme will begin dispatching the phones on August 27 to those who pay their units in full between today and August 26. The Realme 5 starts at INR 9,999 ($140) for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and goes up to INR 11,999 ($166) for the top spec'd 4/128GB version. The phone is available in Crystal Blue and Purple colors. The Realme 5 Pro will go on...

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Meizu 16s Pro to have a ring flash around the third camera

Meizu has never been particularly conservative with the design of its smartphones. When the Meizu Pro 6 arrived in May 2016, it had dual-tone 10-LED flash, lined around the laser AF and other sensors. The tech returned in April 2018 with the Meizu 15 series and eventually made its way to the Meizu 16s. According to a photo on Weibo, the LED ring will stay for the Meizu 16s Pro, but now it will be around the third shooter, while the sensors will move in the main oval setup between the first two cameras. When the Meizu 16s Pro arrives with three cameras, it will be only the...

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Bloomberg: iPhone 11 lineup will offer improved Face ID sensor, better low-light photography

Apple's September 10 event is fast approaching and rumors surrounding the next-gen iPhones are finally gaining some consistency. A new report from Bloomberg confirms previous rumors that Apple will streamline its iPhone naming scheme by introducing the "Pro" moniker for the successors of the iPhone XS and XS Max. The main addition to the new Pro models will be their triple camera setup which will be able to combine shots from all three lenses to produce higher resolution images with better low-light performance. In addition, users will have new post-processing options with frames, crop...

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Android Q to be called Android 10 as Google abandons dessert-based names

Google has announced that the next release of Android, codenamed Android Q, will be called Android 10. The company also introduced design changes to the Android logo and the mascot. With the release of Android 10, the company is abandoning its use of alphabetical dessert naming scheme for major Android releases. This is being done to make the names more accessible across more markets, as previously not everyone was familiar with the names that Google chose. The other changes are being done to the Android logo and mascot. The Android robot has been the company mascot since the very...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10+ durability tested on video

The Samsung Galaxy Note10+ is Samsung's biggest Note phone yet. With a huge 6.8-inch screen and razor thin bezels, will this phone survive the scratch, burn, and bend tests? YouTuber Zack from JerryRigEverything has posted a new durability video testing Samsung's latest flagship phone. If you want to see how the Galaxy Note10+ would fare in the ultimate durability test, check out his video below. Although the S Pen offers new gyroscope-based gestures and a built-in Bluetooth radio, the exterior is still made of painted plastic and snaps right in half under pressure. Like the Note9,...

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Huawei will not launch a Harmony OS phone this year

Huawei has officially denied it plans to launch a smartphone with Harmony OS in the coming months. Vincent Yang, Huawei Senior VP, spoke at a media event in New York and said the Chinese maker has no plans to launch a Harmony OS-powered smartphone this year. However, he confirmed the company is launching other smart products with the OS, like a television and a smartwatch, both arriving at the market shelves before the end of 2019. Huawei Mate 30 Pro will come with Android Q Vincent Yang said the company wants to "maintain one standard, one ecosystem", so there is no way to...

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Galaxy Note10 cutout wallpapers now available on Galaxy Store

Back when Samsung released its Galaxy S10 line, the initial response to the new Infinity-O displays was mixed. Some embraced the new punch-hole design while others despised it. Then we saw a slew of creative new wallpapers which helped to mask the obtrusive cutout pop-up on Reddit and eventually make their way to Samsung's own Galaxy Store. Now Samsung's new Note10 line is getting the same treatment for its new centered Infinity-O display. New phone, new artists, new wallpapers. 🥳🥳🥳 Unpack your #GalaxyNote10 and pack it up with fresh work from @burnttoastcre8v,...

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Realme 5 and 5 Pro official unboxing and promo videos are here

The Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro were launched in India two days ago and will go on sale on August 27 and September 4, respectively, so to get potential buyers into the idea of ordering, Realme has a bunch of promo videos for the pair. Each phone gets an official unboxing video as well as a short clip summarizing its highlight features. Here go the Realme 5 Pro's. And here are the Realme 5's unboxing and promo video. But these videos go only so far. Here are a couple of our videos - an unboxing of the Realme 5 and a hands-on with the Realme 5 Pro. And stay tuned for...

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Redmi teases 25x zoom on the Note 8 Pro

Redmi is all set to unveil the Note 8 and Note 8 Pro next week. The company has already confirmed that the Pro variant will ship with a 64MP camera, and now it has released a new poster showing off the camera's ability to retain details even at 25x zoom, offering "hair level" clarity (machine translated from Chinese). The company further says that the 64MP camera will take pictures having a resolution of 9248x6936 pixels, which is 25x the resolution of Full-HD, 7.7x higher than 4K, and 2x higher than 8K resolutions. The Note 8 and Note 8 Pro will be both powered by the Helio...

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Samsung Galaxy A50s and A30s arrive with new cameras, prettier rear panels

Today Samsung officially took the wraps off the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s - incremental updates, as signified by the names, but an important ones nonetheless - the Galaxy A50 is Samsung's best-selling A series phone. Samsung Galaxy A50s Samsung has redesigned the rear panel of the Galaxy A50s to include a geometric pattern and holographic effect that comes in four finishes - Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Green and Prism Crush Violet2. What's also new are the cameras. The Galaxy A50s brings a new 48MP f/2.0 main camera paired to the old 5MP depth and 8MP...

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Oppo Reno2 chipset and camera features confirmed

Oppo VP Brian Shen has confirmed that the upcoming Reno2 will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G chipset. The official wanted to avoid any confusion ahead of the launch of the new series. Shen also posted a video on Twitter comparing the Reno2's OIS with an unknown smartphone. You can check out the clip below. Just received this - #OPPOReno2 (right) OIS comparison test. First impressions? 🤳 pic.twitter.com/i73O7AS7VF— Brian Shen (@BrianShenYiRen) August 22, 2019 Meanwhile, Oppo India's official website has also teased a couple of features of the Reno2 - Ultra Dark Mode and...

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Nokia to bring affordable 5G phones next year

While 5G phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Huawei Mate 20 X 5G are slowly expanding their availability, their prices are stukk quite high. According to a new interview with HMD's chief product officer Juho Sarvikas, we'll see a more affordable 5G Nokia phone next year with its upcoming value flagship. Sarvikas explains that HMD sees an opportunity in bringing 5G to a wider audience and it starts with cutting down the cost of the handset. The ultimate goal is to bring a 5G phone at half the price of current offerings on the market. Nokia is working closely with chipset maker...

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Samsung rolls out Android Pie for Galaxy Tab S3 and Tab A (2017)

Earlier this month Samsung rolled out the Android Pie update for the Galaxy J3 (2017), and now the company has started seeding the latest version of Android for its tablets - Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Tab A (2017). The new firmware brings along One UI as well as Android Pie features to both tablets. Additionally, it bumps up the Android security patch level on the Tab S3 to August 2019, while the Tab A (2017) remains on the June patch. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Samsung has released the update for the LTE variant of the Tab S3 in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam, whereas the update...

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LG announces K40s and K50s midrangers with military grade durability

LG is bringing some new smartphones to its booth in Berlin during the IFA conference, taking place in the first week of September. Two of the devices are the LG K40s and LG K50s - just a day after their patenting the names, the Korean company announced the extra durable mid-rangers. LG K40s LG K40s The LG K40s comes with an unnamed processor, having a 2GHz octa-core CPU. Its screen measures 6.1", has HD+ resolution with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a waterdrop notch on the top for the 13 MP selfie camera. On the back, we see a horizontal dual camera setup - 13 MP main shooter...

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