Weekly poll results: Xiaomi Mi Note 10 excites, but chipset lets it down

We've got good news and bad news for Xiaomi. The Mi Note 10 and its penta camera setup headlined by that monstrous 108MP sensor really got everybody excited. We can't really remember the last time when a phone got just 10% disapproval rating, but that's exactly what the Mi Note 10 achieved. The bad news is that many don't really think the rest of the hardware lives up to the standard set by the camera. The chipset was often brought up in the comments section - many feel a Snapdragon 730G is not enough at the €550 price point. Xiaomi's own Mi 9T Pro offers a Snapdragon 855, while costing...

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Huawei nova 5T in for review

Huawei is bringing another phone to its roaster, but it isn't exactly new - it is the Honor 20, relaunched as nova 5T. It is the exactly same device, with the minor difference it now says "Huawei" on the back panel and has the distinct nova logo. While the nova lineup was originally targeted at Asia Pacific markets, the main reason Huawei is relaunching the Honor 20 under its own brand is because it is one of the few 2019 smartphones that's running Google services and that's crucial to sales in Europe. The nova 5T has a 6.26" LCD panel with a punch-hole design for the selfie camera....

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Facebook tests Instagram feed-like feature called "Popular Photos"

When you are watching a video on the Facebook app in full-screen mode and scroll down, you see videos recommended by Facebook. Well, according to a recent report, you might soon get a similar experience for photos as well, since the social network built a feature for images called "Popular Photos". In the current setting, when you tap on a photo, you enter the full-screen mode with a black background. And when you scroll down or swipe on it, you are taken back. But with the Popular Photos feature, you will now see more pictures from your friends and other public posts by scrolling down...

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Microsoft's Cortana app for Android and iOS will be no more as of January 31

Microsoft will be shutting down its Cortana app on Android and iOS as of January 31 next year, at least for certain markets. That's indicated by posts in the support forums in the UK, Canada, and Australia websites, which sounds like a global development, though there's no such word for the US. As the post clarifies, the content you've created within the app will continue to be accessible through Cortana on Windows, but in the app itself or the Microsoft Launcher. Additionally, the Microsoft To Do app will let you access reminders lists and tasks, which are automatically synced....

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Samsung updates its official site with support page for its next foldable device

Samsung announced its first foldable smartphone - Galaxy Fold - back in February, but the company reintroduced it later in September with an improved design since the original version had its fair share of durability issues. There's no word from Samsung yet about the Galaxy Fold 2, but the company has updated its African site with a support page for SM-F700F, which is believed to be a foldable smartphone with clamshell design - similar to the freshly announced Motorola Razr 2019. Concept of Samsung's foldable smartphone with clamshell design The page doesn't reveal anything...

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Nokia TA-1205, TA-1212 and TA-1234 certified at the EEC

It's been a while since we last heard of a new Nokia phone in the making, so here's three of them. The TA-1205, TA-1212 and TA-1234 (we especially like the ring of that one) have stopped by the Eurasian Economic Commission. Nokias at the EEC The listings at the regulator's website aren't overly revealing - there's practically nothing beyond specifying it's indeed cell phones that the model numbers are referring to. What the commercial names of the devices will end up being is anyone's guess, and we're not really sure what Nokia to expect after the 6.2 and 7.2 midrangers from...

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro receiving Android 10-based EMUI 10 in Europe

Huawei released EMUI 10 for the P30 series in Europe a couple of days ago, and now it's seeding the update for the Mate 20 Pro as well in the Old Continent. The EMUI 10 update is based on Android 10 and sports version number 10.0.0.154(C432E7R1P5). We got a tip it's currently seeding in Bosnia and Herzegovina but it'll likely expand to other countries soon. Now that Huawei has rolled out EMUI 10 for the Mate 20 Pro, updates for the vanilla Mate 20, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 lite, and the Mate 20 RS Porsche Design edition shouldn't take too long to arrive. If you've already received the...

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MIUI 11 coming to the Redmi 4 after all

News came out in April that Xiaomi will be discontinuing software support for a handful of aging devices, among them the Redmi 4. Apparently, the company's software team has reconsidered, as several forum users are reporting to have received a MIUI 11 update over the air. MIUI 11 on the Redmi 4 screenshots The release is named MIUI V11.0.2.0.NAMMIXM, and weighs in at 483MB. It leaves the phone in its previous Android 7.1.2 state - don't go hoping for a new OS version. The security patch level, meanwhile, is October 2018. Even so, it's still impressive that the...

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Korean certification reveals Samsung Galaxy A51 will pack a 4,000 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy A51 is expected to arrive soon as it has already bagged certifications from the Wi-Fi Alliance and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and its support page also went live on the company's official Russian site. The Galaxy A51 is rumored to ship with a 4,000 mAh battery, and while Samsung hasn't officially revealed any details about the A51 yet, a certification from the South Korean government's research institute reveals the smartphone will, indeed, pack a 4,000 mAh cell which is the same size as the Galaxy A50 and A50s' batteries. Leaked render of Samsung Galaxy...

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Huawei to get a two-week license extension to work with US companies on Monday

In episode who's-still-counting in the US-China trade conflict, which appears to be hurting Huawei the most, the Chinese telecommunications company is set to get a two-week extension for its license to work with US companies, Reuters cites sources familiar with the matter. It's a short extension to the ongoing 90-day extension, which expires on Monday. Meanwhile, a longer extension is reportedly in the works, but is being held back by regulatory hurdles, hence the shorter extension. Naturally, no official source has confirmed these statements, with both sides denying to comment. Having...

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Realme 5s will be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC

The Realme 5s arriving on November 20 will be sold through Flipkart, and the Indian e-commerce giant has been drip-feeding us information about the device for the past few days. Flipkart has already confirmed that Realme 5s will come with a 6.51" HD display, 48MP quad camera, and a 5,000 mAh battery. Now it has confirmed that 5s will be powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC - the same chip that powers the Realme 5. This is a typo. The Realme 5s will come with the Snapdragon 665 SoC. The image that Flipkart included on the landing page of the Realme 5s says the phone will have a...

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