Honor V30 sells 100,000 units in first sale

Honor introduced the V30 and V30 Pro devices last week and today the first flash sale took place. The company was gathering registrations for pre-orders and now that it had some stock the first 100,000 units went out in a matter of seconds. According to the company, all it took was three seconds for the whole batch to be sold out. The 100,000 units include both the Honor V30 and Honor V30 Pro across all platforms - Huawei's own store Vmall.com, as well as JD.com, Suning, and other major online retailers. Sadly, the Kirin 990-powered phone is available only in China, and according...

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vivo iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition announced with Snapdragon 855+ and 33W fast charging

vivo unveiled the iQOO Neo with Snapdragon 845 SoC in July and later followed it up with a the iQOO Neo 855 in October. Today, the company further expanded its Neo lineup with the launch of iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition. The iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition is essentially the iQOO Neo 855, but with the Snapdragon 855+ SoC at the helm. It comes in a single 128GB UFS 3.0 storage option and you can pick one with 8GB or 12GB RAM. The smartphone's built around a 6.38" 19.5"9 AMOLED display that has FullHD+ resolution and HDR10 support. The screen also has a fingerprint reader underneath for...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 succeeds the 730 with first integrated 5G modem

The Snapdragon 865 may have stolen the show at Qualcomm's annual event that's currently going on in Hawaii, but the flagship chipset interestingly isn't the company's first to boast an integrated 5G modem. That honor goes to the also just announced Snapdragon 765. This is the successor to the Snapdragon 730, and is Qualcomm's new premium level offering (that sits right under the 865 in its roster). The 765's Adreno 620 GPU has 20% better performance than the Adreno 618 in the 730, while the 765G sees a 38% improvement in graphics performance. The CPU structure has been changed,...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 gets detailed: 25% faster CPU, 20% faster graphics inside

After a teaser announcement yesterday, today on day two of its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii Qualcomm has finally detailed the upcoming 865 chipset, that will certainly power most high-end Android smartphones next year. The Snapdragon 865 promises to have 25% faster CPU performance (or 25% better CPU power efficiency) and 20% faster graphics (or 35% greater GPU power efficiency) compared to the Snapdragon 855. The CPU gains are primarily achieved from using the ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores (A76 in the 855). That said, the configuration of the CPU is pretty much the same, with even...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and 765 will support Android Identity Credential API

Today at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit, the company announced that its latest two chipsets will support a virtual driver's license or identification document via Android's Identity Credential API. We're very excited to announce that Snapdragon will be the first mobile SoC to support Android Identity Credential APIs, which means that mobile drivers' license and electronic ID will be possible with Android R. This API was first spotted earlier this year via XDA-Developers in a post detailing Android's intentions to create a secure framework for storing identification documents....

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Plex now offering ad-supported movies and TV streaming service

Plex is a platform that helps users organize their media libraries and the company has officially entered the streaming business, only it isn't charging customers anything to use the service. Plex streaming is supported by ads and offers thousands of titles of movies, tv shows, sports films, and music documentaries. Plex has several streaming partners including Legendary, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, Participant, 1091, Fremantle, and Gravitas Movies for free streaming in over 200 countries globally. Plex notes some of the content might be region-restricted but most can be watched all...

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Galaxy Buds+ support page goes live in South Korea

Samsung's Galaxy Buds were unveiled way back last February which means we're due for an update in the coming months. Just in time, Samsung published a support page for a product bearing the SM-R175 model number which is rumored to be the upcoming Galaxy Buds+. The original Galaxy Buds which boast the R170 model number lack active noise cancellation which is one of the key features rumored to come with their successor. Galaxy Buds+ support page While the support page doesn't reveal any details or images of the earphones, it's a clear sign that we're close to the product...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 to get second Android 10 beta next week

According to Samsung's beta operations manager, last year's flagships - the Galaxy S9/S9+, will start receiving the second iteration of One UI 2.0 beta based on Android 10 next week. And it's about time because the Galaxy Note9, for example, received two major beta updates already. We are probably still some way off from a stable version of the software - the Galaxy S10-series received seven beta releases before getting the final version. Previously Samsung roadmaps promised February 2020 release, although the S10 trio did get its update ahead of schedule so here's hoping we see more...

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Redmi K30 will pack a 4,500 mAh battery that will fully charge in an hour

Earlier today Redmi announced that the Redmi K30 will come with a Snapdragon 765G SoC, 6.67" display, and a 64MP main camera. Now the company has revealed that the K30 will pack a 4,500 mAh battery, which is 500 mAh larger than what the K20 has. Redmi also said that K30 will come with 30W fast charging which will juice up the battery from flat to 100% in an hour. However, the company further said this 30W rapid charging will be different from other 30W charging technologies, and it will be equipped with an independent charge pump and have a charging conversion efficiency of up to...

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First Samsung Galaxy Note10 lite (A81) renders show a different camera hump

We saw the Galaxy S10 lite/A91 renders by @OnLeaks, now the prolific leakster is teasing the Galaxy Note10 lite/A81. The renders are quite dark, concealing some details, but the camera bump is clearly smaller. Based on a leaked roadmap, the Galaxy A81 will have a 64MP main camera, 16MP ultra wide and a telephoto camera ("2x or 5x"), plus a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor. It's not clear how reliable this info is, however. Anyway, the Samsung Galaxy Note10 lite will feature a 6.5" to 6.7" screen. There's a centered punch hole in the screen, Samsung's preferred selfie camera placement as...

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Amazon unveils battery-powered Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition

Today Amazon unveiled the battery-powered Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition (yes, that's the official name). It's designed specifically for India, though it will expand to other markets eventually. What sets it apart from almost every other Echo speaker is that it packs a 4,800mAh battery, which allows it to play 10 hours of music without being plugged into the wall. This lets you move it around the house, even to places where there isn't a convenient power plug. Unlike the ill-fated Echo Tap from 2016, the Input Portable can be controlled with the usual "Alexa" hot word (the...

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Google Play "Best of 2019" awards headlined by Call of Duty: Mobile and Glitch Video editor

As 2019 comes to an end, Google listed the best apps, games, movies and ebooks from the Play Store in two distinct categories with a Users' Choice section alongside the Google Play Editors winners. In the Users' Choice category, Video Editor - Glitch Video Effects got first place in the app category while Call of Duty: Mobile was named best mobile game. Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame was rated as the best movie while Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark got the best ebook award. Best Game: Call of Duty: Mobile Best app (Users' Choice): Video Editor - Glitch Video...

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Motorola One Hyper unveiled with 64MP main, 32MP pop-up selfie camera and 45W charging

The Motorola One Hyper just went official and it claimed many "firsts" for a Moto phone - more than you would expect from a mid-range device. This is the first time Motorola has built a phone with a pop-up camera. The 32MP sensor (0.8µm pixels, 1.6µm with pixel binning) also makes this the highest resolution selfie cam on a Moto phone. Similarly, the 64MP sensor inside the main camera on the back tops any that came before it. It's a large 1/1.7" sensor with 0.8µm pixels and an f/1.8 aperture. It's backed by a Laser autofocus system. The Quad Bayer filters on both the rear and the...

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Google Pixel 4's Live Captions rolling out to Pixel 3 and 3A

Google's Live Captions feature, which was announced in May and available only for the fourth-gen Pixels, is now rolling out to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3A. As the name suggests, the Live Captions feature provides real-time captioning for the audio and video played on your device - except phone and video calls. Live Captions work even without an active Internet connection and all the processing is done on-device, so the captions remain private. Live Caption is rolling out to #pixel3 and 3A 📱. Now, more users can caption anything, including videos, podcasts and audio messages...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 and Meizu 17 to have Snapdragon 865 and 5G

Qualcomm's announcement of the Snapdragon 865 was followed by a stampede of companies, announcing they will use the platform in their upcoming flagships. While some companies just confirmed their commitments, others announced the specific phones that will use them. Xiaomi Mi 10 will be one of the first phones with SD865, Bin Lin confirmed during the Qualcomm Summit in Hawaii. Meizu's official Weibo account also went ahead and confirmed Meizu 17 with the same chipset is coming in Spring 2020. Xiaomi Mi 10 official announcement Xiaomi's actions might trigger a deja-vu since Lin...

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RedmiBook with slim bezels to make its way alongside Redmi K30 on December 10

Lately, we've been seeing several leaks about the upcoming Redmi K30 which is getting announced on December 10. Now, Xiaomi teased an ultrabook on its Weibo profile that will launch alongside the K30 and will pack minimal bezels - half as thick as previous offerings. New RedmiBook teasers The new RedmiBook is speculated to come with either a 13 or 14-inch display and top of the line specs in a thin and light body made out of aluminum. As far as the actual specs, we still don't have any specifics but the Weibo posts mention the laptop is aiming for a high price/performance...

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Google Photos now has a messaging feature

Google Photos gained a new messaging feature. It works almost like a full-fledged messaging client but its sole purpose is to make image sharing with certain people easier. Now instead of creating an album for, let's say, a single photo, you can just send it directly to someone and start a private conversation. And when someone shares a photo or video with you, you can download and save it to your device. Pretty neat. However, this feature comes with the latest version of the app, which isn't widely available at the moment and should land globally sometime next week. Source

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iPhone 11 Pro found to collect location data even when you tell it not to

Apple announced the iOS 13 with enhanced privacy settings, but apparently it still tracks your location, even when the Location Services is turned off for all apps and features. According to Brian Krebs, the iPhone 11 Pro keeps pinging its GPS module to gather location data and doesn't even hide it - the arrow in the notification bar appears shamelessly. According to Apple's Privacy policy, the phone will periodically send the geo-tagged location of nearby Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers in an anonymous and encrypted form. However, the company states it can be disabled systematically...

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Oppo Reno3 specs and design revealed by TENAA, Reno3 Pro 5G will pack Snapdragon 765G SoC

Oppo will unveil the Reno3 this month. The company hasn't officially revealed any details of the smartphone yet, but an Oppo device sporting model number PCPM00 and believed to be the Reno3 has bagged TENAA certification, revealing its design and specs in the process. The Reno3 is powered by an octa-core processor which is paired with 8GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android Pie and has 128GB of storage onboard. However, it also has a microSD card slot, allowing storage expansion by up to 256GB. The Reno3's built around a 6.4" FHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint underneath and a...

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vivo IQOO Neo 855+ is launching tomorrow

Back in October, vivo refreshed its IQOO Neo with the IQOO Neo 855 which as the name implies brought a more powerful Snapdragon 855 chipset and faster UFS 3.0 storage on the 128GB and up versions. Now, vivo is bringing yet another refresh with the upcoming IQOO Neo 855+ which is now confirmed to launch tomorrow in post on the official Weibo account of the company. IQOO Weibo post Just yesterday, we saw the device appear on AnTuTu where it managed a combined score of 503,734 points which is among the highest we've seen for Snapdragon 855+ powered phones. Prior to that the phone also...

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Redmi K30 will come with a Snapdragon 765G SoC, 6.67" display, and 64MP main camera

The Redmi K30 coming on December 10 will be powered by the freshly announced Snapdragon 765G SoC, which is the GPU-boosted variant of the Snapdragon 765 chipset. Qualcomm is yet to detail the Snapdragon 765G SoC, but we know it will come with the Snapdragon X52 multi-mode 5G modem integration, offering download speeds up to 3.7 Gbps.

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Oppo, Motorola, Xiaomi and Realme confirm they'll release Snapdragon 865 phones

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 865 chipset during its annual summit in Hawaii and major smartphone manufacturers raced to announce they will launch a phone with the flagship platform. Senior executives from Verizon, Motorola, Xiaomi, Oppo, said we should expect smartphones with the new SoC very soon. Meanwhile, Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer at HMD Global, pledged allegiance to the new products by Qualcomm, but without mentioning the 865 platform, only the Snapdragon 765 with its 5G capabilities. Xiaomi announcement • nubia announcement Even if some executives...

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Samsung's first device to ship with Android 10 is the Galaxy Note10+ 5G for T-Mobile

Earlier this week, T-Mobile announced it was firing up its nationwide 5G network. In the same announcement, T-Mobile mentioned it would begin selling two 5G supported smartphones starting on Friday, the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren and the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G. On Tuesday, a Twitter user reached out to @AskDes on Twitter, who manages T-Mobile's social media content. @CDavisyo noticed that the T-Mobile listing lists Android 10 as the operating system for the new Samsung device and got confirmation that it isn't a mistake. I CAN CONFIRM ✅ #Note10Plus5G DOES HAVE #Android 10 OOTB!...

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