Report: Europe saw the highest growth of smartphone sales globally in Q3

Friday's report from Canalys gives an overview of smartphone shipments and market share among OEMs, specifically for Europe. Samsung moved the most shipments in Europe this past quarter with a market share of 30.4%. It grew 26% year-over-year compared to the14.8 million from the same quarter in 2018. Despite the US-Huawei ban, Huawei managed to sell more devices in Q3 (11.6 million) after moving just 8.5 million units in Q2. Huawei, however, saw no growth in Q3 for number of sales, though it still managed to maintain its second position in market European market share at...

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New Nokia smartphone launches on December 5

HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia smartphones, has started teasing its next product, which will be officially unveiled on December 5. We know this much from the tweet you can see embedded below. Unfortunately, aside from the date and an outline of a handset, we don't have any other clues as to what phone this will be. The newest addition to our family will be launched on 5 December 2019. 🙌Stay tuned to find out more! #NokiamobileLive pic.twitter.com/iYqPxyOTKP— Nokia Mobile (@NokiaMobile) November 22, 2019 On the other hand, here's an interesting tidbit: the Nokia 8.1...

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iPhone 12 Pro to sport 6GB of RAM, iPhone SE 2 production starts in February

Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, due to be launched in September 2020, are both going to sport 6GB of RAM, according to notes shared by Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis and his associates, who have provided reliable information in the past (though not always). For comparison's sake, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have just 4GB of RAM. On the other hand, the iPhone 12 will keep the 4GB of RAM that its predecessor, the iPhone 11, also has. Both the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are also expected to have rear-facing 3D sensing cameras and mmWave 5G support,...

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Deal: Grab a Xiaomi Mi Note 10 for $490

If you are looking for a deal on the latest Xiaomi device, check out GearBest.com. Currently, you can snag a Xiaomi Mi Note 10 for $490 and GearBest ships to most countries globally. To take advantage of the deal, you need to enter the coupon code: GBXMNT10 upon checkout. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has a beastly 108 MP main camera, just one of its five rear cameras. There's a 2X zoom 12 MP camera, a 5X zoom 5 MP telephoto camera, a 20MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro setup. Meanwhile, there's a 32MP camera on the front. On the inside, the Mi Note 10 is powered by the Snapdraon...

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Samsung Galaxy S11 renders reveal rectangular main camera setup

Samsung is still months away from showing us the Galaxy S11, but leakers come to the rescue and the first CAD renders are now out. The first and most surprising feature is the camera setup on the back - it appears to have plenty of sensors in a rectangular setup, similar to what the Galaxy M30s currently offers. The selfie camera will also change positions - it will move to the middle , just like in the Galaxy Note10 phones. The Samsung Galaxy S11 is expected to have a 6.7" screen with, while the compact Galaxy S11e will pack a 6.4" display. We also expect to see Galaxy S11+ with a...

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Honor V30 Pro appears on AnTuTu, gets compared with Mate 30 Pro

We've been seeing plenty of leaks about Honor's upcoming V30 flagship duo but this new AnTuTu still adds a few useful bits about the Pro model. The Honor V30 Pro appeared with the OXF-AN10 model number and is complete with Huawei's top-end Kirin 990 5G chipset, 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The listing also reveals the V30 Pro is running on Android 10 and its screen comes with a 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution. Looking at the benchmark score, the V30 Pro managed a combined result of 476,480 which for reference is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro's AnTuTu score. The breakdown...

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Huawei reveals the nova 6 5G in a new video teaser

Huawei is launching the nova 6 lineup on December 5, less than six months after the arrival of the nova 5 family. We've seen the phone leak with a punch hole in its display hosting dual shooters and a camera setup that hasn't had a major overhaul, but now the company released an official teaser, giving us a far clearer look at the actual front and back panels. We can clearly see a triple camera setup, complemented by an LED flash, all lined up vertically. On the side, there is a tiny sensor, likely for a macro camera and what might be laser AF. Although Huawei is pushing a new,...

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AT&T will launch its commercial 5G network next month, Galaxy Note10+ to be its flagship

While it's had a 5G network for around a year now, AT&T is finally bringing the full-fledged next-gen network to consumers across five US cities starting next month. These include Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rochester and San Diego and the carrier is planning to expand to ten more cities including New York, Boston and San Francisco soon. Nationwide coverage is coming in the first half of 2020. Up until now, AT&T's 5G was available in a 5G+ variant which is actually mmWave 5G but it only worked via hotspots and was exclusive to business clients. That's not to be confused with ...

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Samsung Galaxy S11 launch date, display, and camera details surface

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S11 series in February, and if a recent report is to be believed, we'll see the 2020 Galaxy S flagships go official on February 11. This information comes to us from Nick Oikonomou of MatrixLife, who claims to have taken a look at the Galaxy S11 lineup in a closed meeting. In addition to revealing the launch date of the S11 series, Oikonomou confirms a few features of the Galaxy S11, S11e, and S11+. Oikonomou says the S11 series will be powered by the Exynos 990 SoC but as always there will be a Snapdragon version as well. The trio will...

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Another batch of Huawei Mate X devices sells out in seconds

Huawei finally brought the Mate X to the Chinese market last week and all the available units were sold in under five minutes, the company boasted on social media. It immediately scheduled another flash sale for today, and just as expected, the foldable phone was once again sold out, this time in less than 60 seconds. The Huawei Mate X has a 8" screen that folds to transform it into a dual-screen device with a 6.6" diagonal on the front and 6.38" 21:9 secondary display on the back. It has Kirin 980 chipset, but at least comes with the Balong 5000 modem that allows 5G...

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vivo U20 debuts in India, is a rebranded U3

vivo launched the U10 in India back in September with a Snapdragon 665 SoC, triple camera and 5,000 mAh battery, and today the company followed it up with the vivo U20 which is a rebranded U3 announced in China last month. The vivo U20 is powered by the Snapdragon 675 SoC that's paired with up to 6GB RAM and comes with 64GB of onboard storage. However, the phone also has a microSD card slot, allowing storage expansion by up to 256GB. It sports a 6.53" FHD+ display that has a notch up top for the 16MP selfie camera. Around the back, you get a fingerprint reader and a triple camera setup...

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Microsoft granted license to trade software with Huawei

The US Commerce Department has approved Microsoft's request for a trade license to continue its business ties with Huawei. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the news to Reuteurs and clarified that the software giant is now able to export mass-market software to Huawei. While there is no further clarification as to what this license pertains, it's assumed that Microsoft is free to trade its consumer software products which is a very welcome development for Huawei's Matebook laptop lineup. Back in July, the Commerce Department revealed its intent to begin issuing special trade licenses...

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Redmi K30 live images leak, 120 Hz screen and 30W charger confirmed

Xiaomi confirmed multiple times that we will see the Redmi K30 lineup in December, and the phone already started popping up on Chinese websites. A device with the model number M2001G7AE, said to be the regular Redmi K30, was certified by CCC with a 30W charger in the box. It is also listed as "5G Digital Mobile Phone", confirming the support for next-gen cellular networks. In the same time, live images of the phone, still wrapped in one of those pre-production cases, revealed spicy details about the specs. Apparently, the Redmi K30 will have Adreno 618 GPU, meaning it will come with...

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The Eclipse Black color of nubia Red Magic 3s is finally available

The gaming smartphone nubia Red Magic 3s was announced in September, followed by a global launch a month later. The phone was initially announced in three color options - Mecha Silver, Cyber Shade, and Eclipse Black - but the last of those was delayed and is finally hitting the market today. The new variant of the phone is keeping its pricing of $479 / €479 / £419 on the global scene. It arrives in only one memory combination, which is 8GB RAM, coupled with 128GB storage. Other specs include a Snapdragon 855+ and a 6.65" AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. There is only one 48MP...

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