Realme X2 Pro goes on sale in Europe

The Realme X2 Pro unveiled last month will go on sale today in Europe at 9 AM CET. It will be available for purchase through the company's official European site with shipping available to Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and the UK. Those living in the UK, France, Italy, and Spain will be able to buy it from Amazon as well. The Realme X2 Pro is offered in Neptune Blue and Lunar White colors and comes in three memory versions - 6GB/64GB priced at €399, 8GB/128GB priced at €449, and 12GB/256GB that costs €499. However, those living in the...

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Honor V30 officially arriving on November 26 with 5G support

Honor is the last team to issue a flagship in the end of the calendar year, with the V lineup usually getting a refresh in December. Today the company announced the V30 will be introduced a bit earlier - the official launch will take place on November 26. Official posters of the Honor V30 When the Honor V20 was announced, it was the first smartphone on the market with a punch-hole screen, and the Honor V30 will keep that design, but now the cutout is oval, instead of circular, to make room for the two cameras. The display is likely to remain a flat LCD since the fingerprint...

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ColorOS 7 India launch set for November 26

Oppo's custom Android skin ColorOS 7, which will be detailed on November 20 at an event in Beijing, China, will be launched in India on November 26. Oppo has sent out "Save The Date" emails to the media for the launch event which will be held in the Indian capital New Delhi. The Chinese phone maker hasn't officially revealed any details about its upcoming custom Android skin yet, but it's expected to be based on Android 10 and come with a system-wide dark mode, focus mode, as well as gaming and performance improvements. Screenshots of ColorOS 7 leaked last week giving us an...

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Samsung's 108MP plans revealed in camera app code

It's no secret that Samsung will likely use its 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX camera in its upcoming high-end smartphones but now we can confirm it as fact. The code from One UI 2.0's camera app has revealed that Samsung's future phones will support 12,000px x 9,000px stills, which translates to 108,000,000 total pixels. It's highly anticipated that Samsung will use its Quad Bayer 4-in-1 108MP sensor in its upcoming Galaxy S11 family. The sensor combines 4 pixels into 1 for a final 27MP result, but it could also produce 12MP stills. Rumor has it Samsung will use a second gen version of this...

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LG sues TCL over 4G patents, it went after Wiko last year and BLU in 2017

LG has filed a suit against TCL (known for Alcatel-branded phones) in Germany, alleging infringement on three of its 4G patents relating to uplink transmission - one helps reduce packet loss, the other reduces interference, the third describes a timer to synchronize the uplink. The company says it tried to contact TCL to resolve the dispute, but eventually had to resort to courts. LG has been pretty active in defending its 4G patents, suing Wiko last year and BLU in 2017. It seems that Wiko violated the same three patents as TCL while BLU infringed on a total of five patents (which it now...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold sold out in China once again

Three days after the first batch, Samsung's Galaxy Fold sold out once again in China in just a couple of minutes. For the Chinese 11.11 sales event, the foldable handset went out of stock in no time despite its rather asking price of over $2,000. However, Samsung didn't go into much detail how many units it moved in the second batch. The good news is that more stock is coming in fairly frequently so if you are set on getting a unit you will get your chance sooner or later. Source (in Chinese)

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Skullcandy Sesh truly wireless earbuds review

The Skullcandy Sesh is yet another pair of wireless earphones for those on a budget. It has a truly wireless design that sits completely in your ears similar to the AirPods but unlike Apple's alternative, it costs just $60 and also has water and dust resistance. Like most truly wireless earbuds, the Skullcandy Sesh come with a carry case that is also their charger. The case has a horizontal, pill-shaped design, which can be opened with one hand if you hold it sideways. You do still need two hands to take the ear buds out and wear them and you shouldn't attempt doing that with one...

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The rugged Doogee S68 Pro has two panes of GG4 over its screen, three cameras on its back

While many smartphones today are water resistant, few are properly rugged - certainly not in the way that the Doogee S68 Pro is. The phone is launching today and since it's a holiday (11.11 aka Singles' Day), the phone costs $200 right now (and will be $220 tomorrow). The sides of the phone are made of titanium-aluminum alloy and its corners have rubber shock absorbers. The alloy chassis extends behind the screen, giving it support in the event of a drop. And get this - Doogee used two layers of Gorilla Glass 4 to make the display even more resilient. The display itself features a...

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Snapdragon 865 specs leak

Getting closer to the end of 2019 means we should be expecting the next flagship chipset from Qualcomm. The successor to the Snapdragon 855+ is believed to be called the Snapdragon 865 and its preliminary specs were leaked by a reliable Chinese tipster. Qualcomm already announced it's holding its annual Tech Summit in early December and we can expect the Snapdragon 865 to make its official appearance then. Alleged Snapdragon 865 specs The upcoming flagship chipset is believed to be built on Samsung's 7nm EUV process and will likely come in 4G and 5G variants. Diving into the specs...

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Samsung Galaxy W20 5G TENAA listing confirms its just a 5G capable Galaxy Fold

Samsung is gearing up to introduce a new foldable phone in China on November 19. Previous rumors pointed to a clamshell foldable phone but last week it became evident that W20 5G will simply be the 5G version of the Galaxy Fold. A new listing on Chinese regulatory agency TENAA confirms this as we get the first images and preliminary specs of the device. Samsung Galaxy W20 5G profile The W20 5G measures 160.9x117.9x6.9mm which is identical to the Galaxy Fold in its unfolded state. The listing also confirms the presence of a secondary screen, which measures 4.6 inches. The...

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Samsung to start selling Galaxy M phones at offline retailers in 2020

Samsung introduced the affordable Galaxy M lineup in the Indian market to reverse the massive loss of share in the last few quarters. The devices can be found on Flipkart, Amazon and on Samsung's own website, as well as the Samsung Experience Stores across the country. However, one big field is missing - the third-party offline market, and the Korean giant is planning to fix that in 2020. According to a report from The Economic Times, plenty of retailers demanded the major manufacturers like Xiaomi, vivo, Oppo, and Samsung, to start working with them again due to the 30-40% decline...

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Samsung signs exclusive deal with Ultra Thin Glass supplier for future foldables

Samsung has secured an exclusive deal with Dowoo Insis for Ultra Thing Glass (UTG), which will be used in future foldable phones. The exclusivity means that Dowoo will only sell UTG to Samsung and no one else. Currently, the company can produce an estimated 500,000 units per month. The glass is believed is less than 100µm thick, perhaps as thin as 30µm (that's less than a human hair). Still, it is much more resilient than the polyamide plastic used in the current Galaxy Fold, at least when it comes to scratches. Dowoo Insis has received a KRW 12 billion investment from Samsung Venture...

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10's OLED panel is made by Visionox

Xiaomi released the Mi CC9 Pro, known as Mi Note 10 internationally, with an AMOLED panel. There were some rumors the phone might have a Samsung or LG screen for the global market, but a Xiaomi executive announced the sole provider of displays is Visionox - the company that developed the wrap-up solution of the Mi Mix Alpha. Visionox is lead by the OLED team from Tsinghua University in Beijing, which is #16 in the QS World University Ranking for 2020, leapfrogging Yale and Columbia Universities. The Mi Note 10/Mi CC9 Pro project is third for the company after a foldable prototype and...

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Google seemingly fixes auto white balance issue in latest Pixel 4 update

Google has released an update that fixes the auto white balance issue on the Pixel 4 devices that some users had brought to light last month. The fix is part of the November security patch that is now rolling out to all Pixel devices, although the camera fix is only for the latest models. How it looked (Pixel 4) • How it should look (iPhone X) A few days ago, a reddit user brought to attention the issue with the Pixel 4 auto white balance, which had a tendency to correct strong, deliberate colors. When shooting a picture in a room that only has a red light source (a Philips Hue...

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Huawei P30 Pro starts receiving EMUI 10 update based on Android 10

Less than a week after it released its latest roadmap, Huawei is now pushing the latest stable EMUI 10 update based on Android 10 to its Huawei P30 and P30 Pro smartphones. To be honest, though, the company did say it should land the OTA update sometime around mid-November. Huawei announced on Weibo that the update should arrive to Huawei P30 and P30 Pro Chinese owners any moment now, which suggests that the global variant will get it shortly after. The new EMUI 10 brings a design overhaul and Android 10-inherent features as well. As per Huawei's release roadmap, Mate 20 and 20 Pro...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 update allows you to search images by keywords

Samsung has pushed another monthly update to the Galaxy S10 users and has brought some features that have been exclusive to Galaxy Note10 owners. Now, the Gallery app supports keyword search, and there are more Wi-Fi and content creation enhancements. The Gallery app update is over 200 MB in size and that brings some AI engine with it. It gradually learns what is on your photos and allows you to search by words. This isn't a new feature on its own, but is a first-time feature for Galaxy S10 owners. You can use words like "cats", "nature", but you can also go with colors or...

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IDC: Indian smartphone market grew handsomely in Q3, Realme is the big winner

After posting its Q3 global smartphone report last week, IDC went ahead and released the India specific report for the July-September period. As a whole, the market saw 46.6 million smartphone shipments which is well up from the 42.6 million seen in the prior year. All top-five brands (apart from Samsung ) saw a year on year increase in shipments for the period. Company Q3 2019 shipments (in millions) Q3 2019 Market share Q3 2018 shipments (in millions) Q3 2018 Market share Yearly Growth Xiaomi 12.6 27.1% 11.7 ...

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Sharp AQUOS V goes official with Snapdragon 835

Sharp just announced a new phone dubbed the AQUOS V. It's a midranger with an interesting chipset choice as Sharp took it back to 2016 and went with the Snapdragon 835. Elsewhere you get a notch/cutout free display, dual cameras and a decent 3,090 mAh battery. The AQUOS V comes with a 5.93-inch IPS panel with FHD+ resolution and an 8MP selfie cam. Around the back, we have a dual-camera setup with a 13MP F/2.0 main with OIS and a secondary 13MP sensor. There's also a trusty fingerprint reader. The aforementioned Snapdragon 835 is paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, which is...

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