vivo S5 is arriving on November 14

Vivo teased the S5 earlier this week and today the company announced the smartphone will be unveiled on November 14 at an event in Hangzhou, China. The company made the announcement by posting a video on Weibo. It doesn't reveal much about the S5, but the smartphone was spotted in a video last week with three cameras on its back arranged in a diamond-shaped formation. Details are scarce about the vivo S5 right now, but seeing how the S1 and S1 Pro were photo-centric devices, we expect the S5 to be aimed at the same audience and come with a 48/64MP primary camera and a 32MP...

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Huawei MatePad Pro leaks with slim bezels, punch-hole camera, stylus

A couple or so weeks ago an unannounced Huawei tablet leaked in some official-looking (yet low quality) renders, showing a punch-hole display housing a selfie camera in one corner, incredibly thin bezels for a tablet, a keyboard accessory, and a stylus that magnetically attaches to the tablet's top side. Today Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, has outed a new press render of the same device, and also provided us with its commercial name. It's going to be called Huawei MatePad Pro, and not MediaPad M7, as previously rumored. Given the design, stylus and keyboard support, and the name, Huawei...

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Apple Card holders get 24-month financing on iPhones with no interest

The Apple Card is a credit card issued by Goldman Sachs in the US and offers cardholders an integrated experience with their iPhone's Apple Pay app. It comes with a numberless physical card and 3% cashback on Apple Store, T-Mobile, Uber, and Walgreens/Duane Reade purchases. The latest addition to the Apple Card's list of perks is interest-free purchases on new iPhones. The news was announced during Apple's last earnings call. Users can opt for 24-month financing on any iPhone from the Apple Store with no interest. Of course, Apple already offers the same thing via its Upgrade...

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Motorola razr 2019 appears in new official looking images

The redesigned Motorola razr 2019 has been teased for a while now but we didn't have any official renders. Motorola is gearing to unveil its "reinvented icon" on November 13 and the first set of renders just made their way online. Evan Blass shared a shot of the phone in what appears to be a promotional ad. We get to see a clear shot of the hinge mechanism and bottom part of the device as well as the main screen. The bottom protrudes and has a distinctly placed button which looks like a fingerprint scanner. Several other lower-res images also surfaced, giving us a look at the profile...

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SA: Huawei and Samsung are the winners in Q3 2019

After the Canalys report on the Q3 smartphone market from earlier today, now comes the one from Strategy Analytics. Both paint pretty much the same picture but with slightly different digits. One thing is for sure, though - the global smartphone market is finally showing signs of recovery after posting a 2% growth year-over-year - the first positive quarter since Q3 2017. In Q3 2018, the global smartphone shipments were 359.8 million and now they are about 366.3 million. Strategy Analytics outlines two main driving factors - strong pricing competition and the gradual introduction of...

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Samsung Q3 profits drop, but mobile division excels

Samsung is the latest company to issue its Q3 financial report and the results show a 56% decrease in year over year operating profits. During the July-September period, the company racked in just KRW 7.78 trillion ($6.58 billion) in profits down from KRW 17.57 trillion ($15.04 billion) last year. The sizeable drop is caused due to the slumping semiconductor market and weak demand for memory chips. On the flip side, smartphone profits fared better with solid sales of the Galaxy Note10 and A series helping push the mobile division to KRW 2.92 trillion ($2.5 billion) profit, which is 32%...

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Xiaomi's Mi Watch strap colors revealed ahead of launch

We expect Xiaomi's Mi Watch to be released next week and we already got a few teasers for it. Now Xiaomi shared an image of the watch bands and it looks like four colors will be made available at launch. We've got a black one, gray, white and what looks like navy blue color. The straps are made of the so-called fluoro rubber that has anti-allergic and, anti-sweat properties. The band is also designed with a quick release mechanism for maximum convenience. That's all we have for now but it's enough to keep us excited for the next week's release. Source

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Caviar introduces iPhone 11 Pro with half a kilo of pure gold on its back

Luxury brand Caviar has introduced its new iPhone 11 Pro lineup, called Discovery. This time the theme is the Solar System and the most impressive variant is called Solarius and comes with half a kilo of 18-carat gold on the back. The price of the phone is just over $70,000 to make it the most expensive iPhone 11 Pro you can purchase. The cost can increase to exactly $71,520 if you decide to go for the 512 GB variant of the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Fans of Caviar and Apple can also get an iPhone without the extra 500 grams, if they go for the Mars, Terra or Luna options. They have an...

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Geekbench listing confirms it's a rebadged Mi CC9 Pro

Xiaomi is all set to unveil the Mi CC9 Pro on November 5 in China, and nine days later, it will announce the Mi Note 10. The Mi CC9 Pro and Mi Note 10 will sport a penta-camera setup with a 108MP primary camera. The Mi Note 10 was expected to be a re-branded Mi CC9 Pro for the global market, and the smartphone's Geekbench 5 listing now confirms that. The Mi Note 10 and Mi CC9 Pro have appeared on Geekbench with the same specs, but the Note 10 has 6GB RAM onboard while its Chinese counterpart has 8GB RAM. However, the CC9 Pro's TENAA listing reveals it will arrive in two more RAM options...

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Realme X gets Dark Mode and October 2019 security patch with new update

The Realme X is receiving a new software update which brings in the much-requested system-wide Dark Mode to the smartphone. Additionally, the new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level on Realme X to October 2019 and adds an option in the settings menu that lets you swipe down on the home screen to expand the notification bar. The update also improves the touch experience when gaming and adds a toggle in the notification center that lets you switch between SIMs. You can check out the full changelog below for more details. Security Android security...

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Canalys: Samsung and Huawei extend lead on Apple as global smartphone market returns to growth

Canalys posted today its analysis on the smartphone market in Q3, just a day after the report for China. For the first time in two years, the market saw an increase in total sales, and Huawei's performance at home might be a big part of that. The Shenzhen-based company posted a 29% annual growth, but looking at the bigger picture, it actually managed to sell fewer phones outside China than the Q3 period last year. Between July and September 2019, smartphone makers sold 352.4 million units, which is just a percent more than the 348.9 million sales last year, but it is a positive...

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EMUI 10 beta goes international, adds support for 8 devices

Huawei's EMUI 10 open beta program has been active in China for some time now and the company is finally extending its availability to international users. Starting today, owners of the Mate 20 series, P30 lite, Nova 5T and P Smart 2019 will be able to test out the latest EMUI features. Complete list of supported devices: Mate 20 Mate 20 Lite Mate 20 Pro Mate 20 X P30 Lite Nova 5T P Smart 2019 P Smart + 2019 If your device is on the list and you want to test out the latest EMUI, you'll first have to download Huawei's Beta app. After that, you're several short steps...

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro will pack a 5,260 mAh battery with 30W fast charging support

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi will unveil its penta-camera smartphone, Mi CC9 Pro, on November 5. The company has already confirmed a few of the phone's features, and today it revealed its battery details. Xiaomi posted an image on Chinese social network Weibo confirming the phone will pack a 5,260 mAh battery. It will support 30W fast charging which will take the cell from flat to 58% in 30 minutes, and take another 35 minutes for a full charge. In another post, Xiaomi shared an image showing off the Mi CC9 Pro's curved edge screen with a waterdrop notch. Xiaomi says the phone will...

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