Flashback: Samsung Galaxy S III had both brains and brawn

The Samsung Galaxy S III was a rousing success, but the years since its launch in 2012 and now have caused memories of its innovative design to fade. Samsung Galaxy S III official shots The Galaxy S III (the last in the series to use Roman numerals) was unveiled in London in early May 2012. Samsung raked in 9 million pre-orders from 100 carriers worldwide before the phone was released a month later. It sold 20 million units in the first 100 days of availability, then reached 30 million sold in November. By the time the S III was relegated to the history books, it reportedly sold...

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Huawei Watch GT 2 review

The Huawei Watch GT 2 announcement was somewhat overlooked as it was part of the event that gave us the Mate 30 series. As things unfolded since the smartwatch got far wider availability so we decided to test if its two-week battery life claim materializes in real life and what else it has to offer. Huawei Watch GT 2 specs Body: 46mm: 45.9 x 45.9 x 10.7 mm, 41g weight 22mm strap; 42mm: 41.8 x 41.8 x 9.4 mm mm, 29g, 5 ATM water resistance; Stainless Steel frame, ceramic back Display: 46mm: 1.39" OLED, Resolution 454x454, 326 ppi; 42mm: 1.2" OLED, Resolution 390x390, 326 ppi OS:...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note9 phones are already getting December security patch OTA

Yes, you read that correctly, December security patches, even though, as of writing this, it is still technically November. You won't hear us complain, though, especially since Samsung kind of managed the same feat for the November Galaxy S10 security patch, which started seeding in late October. If this becomes a habit, the Korean giant definitely deserves some praise. As things currently stand, Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ users in about 25 Europe markets should be able to fetch an N97*FXXS1ASKB OTA package, thorough the phone's update menu. As for the Galaxy Note9, as far as we can...

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ZTE's unveils and details MiFavor 10 OS, based on Android 10

ZTE just unveiled its latest UI effort to go on top of Android 10 and power future, as well as some of its existing smartphones. Along with it - a nifty infographic, summarizing all the key points in the new OS upgrade was dropped on Weibo. MiFavor 10 infographic Since it is in Chinese, we'll do our best to go over the key points. Icons and dark mode In keeping with current trends, MiFavor is also going as dark as it can on the OS UI. Dark mode support, which is still not finalized and being worked on, is accompanied by plenty of black backgrounds and white text throughout...

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Vivo iQOO Neo with Snapdragon 855+ passes through TENAA

Vivo appears to be developing a certain pattern when it comes to its iQOO line. Especially the Neo part of it. First there was the original iQOO Neo, rocking a Snapdragon 845 chipset, followed only a few month later by the iQOO Neo 855. That one swapped in a Snapdragon 855 and sprinkled just a few bonuses, like slightly faster charging and a bigger selfie camera. Other than that, the phones are identical both inside and out. Now, according to a new TENAA certification listing and perfectly in-tune with earlier rumors, vivo will be doing yet another refresh to the Snapdragon 855+ inside the...

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Indian vivo V17 to feature a punch hole display and L-shaped quad camera

vivo will launch the V17 in India on December 9, but this isn't the same V17 that debuted in Russia last week, which is also known as the S1 Pro in the Philippines. The Russian V17 sports a 6.38" FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch, but according to a recent report, the Indian version will feature a 6.44" OLED panel with a punch hole in the top-right corner. Another difference between the Russian and Indian V17 units is that the former has a diamond-shaped quad camera on the back, but the latter will sport an L-shaped quad camera setup. Alleged leaked image of Indian vivo...

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New batch of Redmi K30 leaks: official renders of front, back and info on specs and prices

The Redmi K30 has been frequenting the rumor mill lately. Unfortunately, some of the info and "live photos" in particular of the device have been proven fake. This, however, is to be expected with the kind of interest the successor to the very popular Xiaomi Redmi K20/Mi 9T line has been generating. As per a new batch of rumors and leaks, however, we might not have to wait much longer to get the full story. LU Weibing - VP of the Xiaomi group and general manager of Redmi has officially hinted at some sort of early K30 event happening next week. Mukul Sharma, a leakster we have...

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Realme X2 Pro, 6GB RAM and 64GB storage option spotted on India website

A few fays ago, Realme officially brought the X2 Pro to India, causing quite the stir with its aggressive pricing for the flagship. Local buyers can get one in Neptune Blue and Lunar White colors starting at INR 29,999 ($420) for the 8GB/128GB version and INR 33,999 ($470) for the 12GB/256GB model. The only catch being that supplies are currently limited and invite-only flash sales are being held. Definitely not ideal. A new potential development, however, might signal an improvement in availability in the near future. The Realme X2 Pro has been spotted on the company's...

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Huawei Watch GT 2 launching in India on December 5

The Huawei Watch GT 2 announced in September will make its way to India on December 5. We don't have the pricing and availability details of the Watch GT 2 yet, but we know it will be sold through Amazon.in and Flipkart in the country. The Watch GT 2 is powered by the Kirin A1 SoC, which is the same chipset that powers the Huawei FreeBuds 3 wireless earbuds. The smartwatch will come in two sizes - 42mm and 46mm. The smaller version features a 1.2" AMOLED screen of 390x390 pixel resolution, while the larger variant sports a 1.39" AMOLED display having a slightly higher resolution...

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LG G8 ThinQ receiving stable Android 10 update

LG announced the Android 10 beta program for the G8 ThinQ in South Korea last month, and now we are tipped that the company has started rolling out the stable build of Android 10 for the G8 ThinQ in the country. The update comes with software version G820N20c. A detailed changelog is currently unavailable, but we know that the new build brings in the November 2019 security patch to the G8 ThinQ along with Android 10 features. Stable Android 10 update for LG G8 ThinQ The Android 10 update should reach all the South Korean G8 ThinQ units in a few weeks, but it's unclear when it...

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