Huawei nova 5z appears in an official image with key specs

Huawei has launched five smartphones already under its nova 5 series, and the company today announced it will soon launch the sixth one, dubbed nova 5z. Huawei posted an image on Chinese social network Weibo to make the announcement and reveal the phone's design and a few specs. As you can see, the Huawei nova 5z looks similar to the nova 5i Pro. It has a punch-hole display on the front and on the back is a fingerprint reader keeping company to the quad camera setup placed in the center in a square formation. Huawei nova 5z The image reveals that this camera setup is a...

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Google Voice now works with Hey Siri on iPhones and iPads

Not only does Google Voice still exist, but it's also adding new features. The service lets you call and text internationally for what should be cheaper rates than what your carrier charges. And starting today, if you have an iPhone or iPad, using Google Voice just became a lot simpler, and hands-free-er. Google has added support for Siri, which means that you can simply say Hey Siri, call John on Google Voice or something similar to, well, start a voice call. Or Hey Siri, send a message using Google Voice, if that's what you're after. To make this work you first have to go to...

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Samsung issues statement following reports of fingerprint vulnerability on S10/ Note10

Last week, a report surfaced that British Galaxy S10 user, Lisa Neilson discovered a fingerprint scanner vulnerability that would let anyone access her device through a vulnerability with the ultra-sonic fingerprint sensor. Cheap silicone screen protectors have dot matrices so the clear protector wouldn't stick to the smooth glass. This caused a malfunction with the ultra-sonic in-display fingerprint sensor. In practice, enrolling your fingerprint doesn't work through such a case, except it did. It was enrolling the pattern on the silicone cover and not from a user's finger, so when...

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List of Sony Xperia phones getting Android 10 published by DoCoMo

Japanese carrier DoCoMo has posted a list of phones that will get updated to Android 10. Note that Sony's plans for the global models may be different, but it seems that flagships from early 2018 and later are safe. Sony Xperia XZ2 • Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact • Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Sony Xperia XZ3 • Sony Xperia 1 • Sony Xperia 5 Also on the list is the Sony Xperia Ace, a DoCoMo-exclusive phone that is an Xperia XZ4 Compact in all but name. This phone never got a wide release, however. Anyway, the Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact from late 2017 are not on the list. They...

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vivo Y11 (2019) unveiled with 6.35-inch display, Snapdragon 439 and 5,000 mAh battery

Adding to its ever growing list of entry-level devices, vivo just unveiled the Y11 (2019) in Vietnam. Design-wise the phone is quite similar to the vivo Y12 but comes with one camera fewer on the back and swaps the Helio P22 chipset for the Snapdragon 439. Upfront the Y11 (2019) packs a 6.35-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch for the 8MP front cam. Around the back, we have a 13MP F/2.2 main shooter paired with a 2MP F/2.4 depth helper flanked by a fingerprint reader. Under the hood, we have the Snapdragon 439 paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage which can be expanded via the...

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Upcoming noise-canceling AirPods Pro to cost $250

At the begging of the month, we saw a hint of the upcoming noise-canceling AirPods Pro in the iOS 13.2 beta. The firmware showcased a render of the new AirPods which look like a mashup between the original AirPod design and the old school iPod in-ear headphones. AirPods Pro glyph Now a new report from the China Economic Daily, gives some more details such as a possible launch date in time for the Holiday season alongside estimated retail price of $250. Apple will still offer the regular AirPods while the new Pro version will be positioned as a premium alternative similar to the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G gets an update, likely a fingerprint issue fix

It was recently discovered that all smartphones from Samsung with the ultrasonic fingerprint reader, meaning the Galaxy S10, S10+, S10 5G, Note10, Note10+ and Note10+ 5G have a security flaw that lets unregistered fingerprint to unlock the device if you use some third party screen protectors. Samsung promised to fix it and here's the first phone to get the patch - the Galaxy Note10+ 5G. Or at least we think so. This is the second update for the series this month and this version is N976BXXU1ASJ2 for users in the UK. The patch is just 18MB big and the changelog says that it improves the...

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Huawei nova 6 will have a 5G model

The Huawei nova 5 has been around since June this year along with other nova 5 alterations but it appears that Huawei is already working on a successor called nova 6. Not only that but according to a reputable source, the handset is expected to get a 5G-enabled version. Unfortunately at this point, this is the only piece of info we got. We suspect that the phone is due to be released early next year as it won't make sense for Huawei to launch a successor so soon after the nova 5. And we are more than certain that we'll get more details about it in the coming weeks. Source

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Realme X2 Pro goes on sale in China, 5 Pro now available in Europe

The freshly announced Realme X2 Pro is now available for purchase in China. It's priced at CNY2,699 ($380/€340) for the 6GB/64GB version, while the 8GB/128GB variant costs CNY2,899 ($410/€370). There's also a third model going for CNY3,299 ($465/€420), which comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. You can buy the X2 Pro from Realme's official China site, and for a limited time, the company's offering a discount of CNY100 ($15/€13) on all the models. Realme X2 Pro The Realme X2 Pro is also coming to the European market, but you will have to wait until November to buy one. However,...

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The OnePlus 7T series is now available in Europe and the US

The OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro are now available in markets around the world. Let's start with Europe. On the mainland, the 7T costs €600 and you can have it Glacier Blue or Frosted Silver. 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is the only option. The Pro model is €760 and your choices are even more limited - you can have it in any color as long as it's Haze Blue and 8/256GB is the memory configuartion. The McLaren Edition (12/256GB) is coming on November 5. In the UK, the prices are £550 for the 7T and £700 for the Pro. Note that you can trade in an old device, e.g. a OnePlus 6T is good for €170...

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Nvidia is working on new Shield TV and TV Pro smart media players

Nvidia has two new Shield TV players in the works - one appeared on Amazon, another on NewEgg. Those pages were pulled down, but not before people grabbed images and screenshots. The two players are powered by the Tegra X1+ chipset, which according to Nvidia is 25% faster than the X1 chipset of the original Shield TV. This is the same chipset that the Nintendo Switch uses, by the way, and while you can't play Switch games on the Shield, it should handle Android games and emulation with ease. But multimedia is the main focus. Dolby Vision HDR uses per-scene metadata for finer control...

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Upcoming vivo U3 teased, will debut on October 21

An upcoming entry-level phone from vivo was just teased through by the company on Weibo. The first image of the vivo U3 shows us that the phone will pack the Snapdragon 675 chipset and also gives us a look at the back. There is a triple camera setup and a fingerprint reader on the back. Apart from the logo placement, the U3 looks identical to vivo U3x which is a rebranded version of he vivo U10. A while back a Snapdragon 675 powered vivo phone appeared on TENAA with the V1934A/T model number. That listing showed the phone will come with a 6.53-inch FHD+ screen with a 16MP selfie cam...

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ZTE Blade 20 boasts a 5,000mAh battery and Helio P60 chipset, entry-level price

The ZTE Blade 20 is an entry-level smartphone you can give to your parents or to your kids. It will go on pre-order soon and shipments will start on the 28th. JD.com will be selling it for CNY 1,000 - that's around $140/€125. The phone has a 6.49" LCD on the front with 720p+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. ZTE claims 91.1% screen to body ratio, partly due to the teardrop notch. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset - the four A73 CPU cores (+ four A53) and a Mali-G72 MP3 GPU are more than fast enough for casual gaming. The phone comes with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of...

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Huawei Enjoy 10 goes official with Kirin 710F SoC and 6.39" punch-hole display

Huawei unveiled the Enjoy 10 Plus with a Kirin 710F SoC and a notch-less display earlier last month, and today the company followed it up with a slightly toned down vanilla Enjoy 10. The Huawei Enjoy 10 is built around a 6.39" display that has HD+ resolution and a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the 8MP selfie camera. Around the back, the smartphone sports a dual camera setup aligned vertically in the top-left corner which is a combination of a 48MP main and 2MP depth sensor units. The fingerprint reader that accompanied the rear cameras on the Plus variant is missing from the...

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Samsung Galaxy A90 5G now available in China

The Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is the fourth phone in the brand's lineup to support the next-gen networks. It was unveiled back in September and has now made its way to China. Along with the 5G capabilities, the phone comes with some high-end specs like the Snapdragon 855 chipset, a 48MP main camera and a large 6.7-inch SuperAMOLED display. The display features a small U-shaped notch fort the 32MP selfie cam and also comes with an optical UD fingerprint scanner. The battery comes in at 4,500 mAh with 25W fast charging. The Galaxy A90 5G is currently offered only in the 8GB RAM and 128GB...

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After OnePlus 8, the OnePlus 8 Pro breaks cover with a punch-hole display and quad cameras

It's not even been a month since OnePlus unveiled the 7T and 7T Pro. But we already got our first look at the OnePlus 8, and today we get to see the Pro variant. As you can see from the renders below, the OnePlus 8 Pro will come with a punch-hole display instead of a notch-less screen that we have on the OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T Pro. The OnePlus 8 Pro doesn't look all that different from the vanilla 8, but upon closer inspection you can notice the added 3D ToF sensor and supporting camera sensors at the back, as well as a larger earpiece. The top bezel on the OnePlus 8 Pro also appears to...

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