LG K50S and LG K40S hands-on

LG unveiled the G8X ThinQ at IFA in Berlin and we were quick to take it for a spin. While strolling the booths at the venue, it turned out LG had brought some other phones we hadn't had the chance to play around with - the recently announced K50S and K40S. Distinctly unpretentious, the two K-series handsets prioritize affordability over the greatest of specs and come with Mediatek Helio P22 chipsets, 32 gigs of storage and 3GB of RAM (the K40S can also be had with 2GB or RAM). Dedicated microSD slots mean you're not limited to those 32GB either. LG K50S hands-on The K50S is the...

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vivo V17 Pro with dual elevating front cameras pops-up online

This is not the first time we hear about the upcoming vivo V17 Pro handset. Leaked promo video and image were enough to give us a sneak peek and we finally have some official renders and specs to fill in the gaps. The images and info are courtesy of WinFuture and given the good track record, we think the specs listed below are solid. V17 Pro in different color variants The V17 Pro is built around a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED screen with under-display fingerprint reader and a tall 21:9 aspect ratio with 1080 x 2440px resolution. Of course, there's no notch so the dual front-facing...

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vivo teases the NEX 3 with new customizable camera UI

We are just a little over a week away from the unveiling of the vivo NEX 3, but the general product manager of vivo just can't stop teasing the phone. This time around, he's boasting about the NEX 3's default camera app. Screenshots from the new camera UI He wrote a post on Weibo saying that the upcoming NEX smartphone will come with a new camera UI that can be almost fully customized. From what we've gathered, you can choose which functions and icons to show up on the viewfinder. Or re-arrange the shooting modes depending on how you use your camera. And judging by the...

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Huawei Watch GT 2 arriving on September 19

Huawei is all set to unveil the Kirin 990-powered Mate 30 series on September 19, and alongside that, the company will also take the wraps off its 2019 smartwatch - Watch GT 2. Huawei made the announcement by posting a video on Weibo. The clip doesn't divulge anything about the Watch GT 2 other than revealing that the smartwatch will be powered by the freshly announced chip for wearables - Kirin A1 - which also powers the Freebuds 3. That said, thanks to previous leaks, we know a few features of the Watch GT 2 like the built-in GPS and optical heart rate monitor. The...

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Our Samsung Galaxy Note10 video review is up

Samsung has released a single Galaxy Note device since 2011, but that changed this year as the company launched two Note series smartphones - Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+. As evident from its name, the vanilla Note10 is a stripped-down version of the Note10+, and if you are wondering whether it's a worthy buy or not, you can watch our video review below where Will tells you all about the smaller Note. If you want to know even more about the Samsung Galaxy Note10, you can head over here to read our detailed written review.

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Honor launches a new AI-powered smart app for the visually impaired

At this year's IFA, Honor announced a new color option for Honor 20 Pro, a wider market availability for its Honor Band 5 and also a new smart app that helps visually impaired users to read text. The app is called PocketVision and it's powered by Honor's AI and the high-resolution camera on the Honor 20-series smartphones. The app can help people with impaired vision to read documents, menus and everything in between. There are three available modes so far - Text-to-Speech Mode, Zoom-In Mode and Negative Image Mode. The first one is pretty self-explanatory - you point at a text and...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10+ gets September security patch in new update

Samsung has released a new software update for the Galaxy Note10+ which bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to September 1, 2019. The new firmware also improves the audio quality through wired earphones on the Note10+. This update, weighing 157MB in size and bearing build number N975FXXU1ASHE, is rolling out over the air in India. It should reach all the units in a week or two, but if you can't wait, you can try pulling it manually by heading over to your phone's Settings > Software update menu. Source

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Apple will be streaming its September 10 event on YouTube

Apple will be unveiling the next generation iPhones in just three days on September 10 and for the first time ever, the company is offering live stream on YouTube. At first, Apple's events could only be watched on iOS and macOS devices but the tech giant has been gradually adding new ways to stream its events and for the first time ever, YouTube is on the list. The unveiling will start at 10:00 AM PDT on September 10 so tune in to watch it with us.

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Realme will soon launch a smartphone with a 90Hz display

If you are in the market for a smartphone with a 90Hz display, you have options like the OnePlus 7 Pro, nubia Red Magic 3, and the Red Magic 3S. This list will grow when Google's Pixel 4 duo and the OnePlus 7T/7T Pro arrive with a 90Hz display. Oppo recently confirmed that it will launch a smartphone with a 90Hz screen, and now we can add Realme as well to the group. Realme's product manager Wang Derek took to Weibo to confirm that the company's 90Hz display smartphone is not far away. Derek didn't reveal any specifications of this device but said that it will be cheaper than the OnePlus...

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