Amazfit X to begin mass production in H1 2020

Back in August, Xiaomi-backed company Huami announced the Amazfit GTS, a square smartwatch heavily inspired by the Apple Watch's design. At the same event, the company showed a prototype of its Amazfit X - a smart band with a curved AMOLED display. Today, the company announced on its Weibo account that it will begin mass production of the curvy Amazfit X in the second half of 2020. In the same post, the company announced a new Titanium version of the Amazfit GTS which drops in the Chinese market on December 16. A new Star Wars Limited Edition of the Amazfit Sports...

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Qualcomm teases new Snapdragon 865 and 765, announces 3D Sonic Max fingerprint scanner

On Tuesday, Qualcomm kicked off its annual Summit. On the first day, the chip maker teased two new upcoming chipsets on Qualcomm's new Modular Platform. The Snapdragon 865 is the successor to the 855. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon 765/765G is a new chipset with integrated support for 5G. The Modular Platform part of the announcement offers carriers the tools to let them more easily implement their own 5G technologies to the new chipsets. Source: Qualcomm The Snapdragon 865 can be paired with the Snapdragon X55 Modem, which succeeds the X50 Modem with a newer, more power efficient...

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Nokia 7.2's front camera found to be just average by DxOMark

The Nokia 7.2 is the latest upper-midrange smartphone from HMD Global, announced in September at IFA and going on sale in the meantime. DxOMark's selfie camera testing has just finished for this device, and the result is anything but impressive. The Nokia 7.2's selfie snapper gets an overall score of 78. The photo score is 81, while the video score is 74. This puts the phone squarely in the bottom half of DxOMark's current front camera ranking. You can expect similar performance for selfies to that of the Sony Xperia 1 or Google Pixel 2. Nokia 7.2 selfie sample from DxOMark The...

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Samsung Galaxy A91 renders leak showing hole-punch selfie camera like the Note10

We've been hearing about the Samsung Galaxy A91 since August. Samsung has already confirmed that it will come with 45W fast charging as on the Galaxy Note10+ and it will ship with Android 10 sometime in 2020. It's also expected to come with a Snapdragon 855 and a 4,500 mAh battery. The latest leak shows what the phone may look like. These renders from 91Mobiles show a device somewhat like the Galaxy S11 renders we saw not too long ago, only not as curvy like the Galaxy S lineup. Around back is what looks like a four-camera setup (though 91Mobiles did note there were triple-cam versions of...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 to cost no more than $1,000, adopt a clamshell design

According to a new report coming from The Korea Herald, Samsung's upcoming Fold 2 will be a considerably cheaper than the current model due to several factors including a significant change in the design. Sources familiar with the matter say that the Fold 2 will adopt the clamshell design as the reborn Motorola Razr. The smaller area of the foldable screen combined with the further drop in cost of production of the foldable display itself can potentially bring the final price to around $1,000. Plus our latest poll shows that the clamshell form factor is the most preferred way for...

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Oppo will host an event on December 10 to share its 5G vision

Oppo is gearing up to hold a big conference in Shenzhen, China next week where the company will showcase its latest consumer innovations and detail its insights and research in the fields of 5G, AI, cloud computing and big data. Oppo's INNO DAY will be held on December 10 and will also bring in industry experts from various fields to explore the future possibilities of mobile devices. The main talking points of the event will be the integration of 5G with AI, AR, cloud and IoT solutions. You can check out more about the event and the speakers here. Oppo's INNO DAY is open to media,...

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Umidigi A3S runs stock Android 10 and has a $60 price tag

We wish more brands would follow Umidigi's example and release an affordable phone with stock Android - the new A3S will launch with a promotional price of just $60 and runs stock Android 10. Custom skins can be hit or miss, particularly for small makers like Umidigi and it's often the case that a half-baked skin makes the experience of using entry-level hardware worse than it needs to be. The Umidigi A3S will be available on December 9 through AliExpress at $60. Note that this is a promotional price and it will retail for $80. The phone is built around a 5.7" HD+ display and a...

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Xiaomi Redmi K30 shows up in Red, side-mounted FP sensor and Snapdragon 730G confirmed

The Redmi K30 is coming on December 10 and by now we have a good overall idea what it will bring. The latest teasers from Redmi serve to confirm a few more of its specs. Redmi posted two teasers on Weibo - one showing that the Redmi K30 will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and the other confirms that it will have 5G support on both SA and NSA networks. The Redmi K30 will use a Snapdragon 730G chipset, while the K30 Pro will go with a Snapdragon 855+. Realme K30 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner A third poster has appeared and it looks to confirm a Red variant of...

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Motorola One Hyper appears in press images ahead of launch

We've seen plenty of Motorola One Hyper leaks and rumors already, including hands-on images but it appears we have time for one last bit before its announcement later today. We got the official press images which give us a clear look at the One Hyper from all sides. As we've seen in previous leaks, this will be Motorola's first phone with a pop-up camera. The 32MP selfie shooter is located in the upper right corner and allows for a more uniform full-screen experience. The IPS LCD is believed to come in at 6.39-inches and will sport an FHD+ resolution. Around the back, we see the...

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Huawei nova 6 detailed specs surface ahead of December 5 launch

Huawei is all set to unveil the nova 6 series on December 5, and just ahead of the announcement, detailed specs sheets of the 4G and 5G models have surfaced. Huawei nova 6 Both models will be powered by the Kirin 990 SoC, but the 5G variant will have the Balong 5000 modem and a slightly larger battery in tow, which will make it 15 grams heavier than the 4G version. You can check out the table below for the complete specs sheet. Specs Huawei nova 6 Huawei nova 6 5G CPU Kirin 990 SoC Kirin 990 SoC with Balong 5000 ...

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Motorola Razr 2020 to resurrect Moto Mods

A patent filed in the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) back in 2018 is now included in the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) too with a bit more details surrounding the design, functionality and features of the upcoming Motorola Razr 2020. According to the patent, Motorola is thinking about resurrecting the so-called Moto Mods by making its next foldable smartphone with a modular design. A protruding middle piece housing the cameras can be used for elevating the phone when placed on a flat surface, for a more secure grip and for attaching the additional...

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Apple announces its best iPhone, iPad Apps and Games of 2019

Apple has just announced its top apps and games for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. The most important award, iPhone App of the year, went to Spectre Camera, while the Game of the year is Children of the Light. Children of the Light The Spectre app was made by the same people that developed Halide. It is made for long exposures without the need for fancy camera equipment, everything is solely based on AI. Apple chose specifically Spectre because it "encourages quality software" instead of something that would make money. Long exposure photography lets you achieve cool effects...

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vivo iQOO Neo 855+ appears on AnTuTu with 12GB RAM and FHD+ display

vivo announced the iQOO Neo 855 back in October and the company is gearing up to launch a Snapdragon 855+ variant soon. The iQOO Neo 855+ has passed through TENAA and Master Lu revealing its design and specs, and now the smartphone has appeared on AnTuTu corroborating some of those details. The AnTuTu listing confirms the iQOO Neo 855+ will come with a Snapdragon 855+ SoC, 12GB RAM and 128GB storage. It will run Android Pie and sport a 1080p display, which according to TENAA will measure 6.38" diagonally and have a fingerprint reader underneath. The iQOO Neo 855+ scored 503,734...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 batteries pass certification in South Korea

Last month we saw the debut of the Galaxy W20 5G which was long rumored to sport a clamshell design but turned out the be a 5G capable Galaxy Fold complete with a more powerful Snapdragon 855+ chipset. Now we get our first viable information on the true successor to the Fold line thanks to two battery certifications from SafetyKorea. EB-BF700ABY (left) and EB-BF701ABY (right) Just like the first Galaxy Fold, its successor will come with two separate batteries, only this time they will also have different capacities. The smaller cell will come in at 900 mAh and sport the...

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Samsung Galaxy A (2020) series will be unveiled on December 12

Samsung will unveil the first members of the Galaxy A (2020) series on December 12. This was confirmed by the company's Vietnam branch, which posted a short video on YouTube teasing its upcoming smartphones with a punch-hole display and a new camera array on the back. Samsung hasn't announced what smartphones it's going to unveil on December 12, but we are likely to see the Galaxy A51 and A71 go official. Renders of the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 that leaked last month revealed very similar design - a punch-hole display on the front with the back housing an L-shaped quad...

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