Report: 2020 Apple iPhones to have 6GB of RAM, but not all of them

According to a research note shared with MacRumors, at least two of this year's Apple iPhone models are expected to come with 6GB of RAM. The other two models are expected to have just 4GB of RAM. The following outline was provided in the report by UBS analysts Timothy Arcuri and Munjal Shah. 6.7-inch iPhone: triple-cameras with 3D sensing and 6GB or RAM 6.1-inch iPhone: triple-cameras with 3D sensing and 6GB of RAM 6.1-inch iPhone: dual-cameras and 4GB of RAM 5.4-inch iPhone: dual-cameras and 4GB of RAM This report reiterates a similar one from a Barclay's...

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Xiaomi patents dual-sided smartphones with wraparound displays

A new patent has been recently published by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) for two new Xiaomi smartphones. The folks over at LetsGoDigital have created mockup renders of the patents outlined in the patent submission. There are two devices in the patent, both dual-sided smartphones with screens that wrap-around in different directions. The first one is a wrap-around screen akin to the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Concept phone. The main difference with that one is that the Mi Mix Alpha wraps around both vertical edges while the patent shows only one side that wrap around. The layout...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip to have a 3,300 mAh battery, ultra thin glass and plastic on the screen

More details are leaking today about the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung's second foldable smartphone, that is expected to make its debut next month alongside the Galaxy S20 family. The phone, previously thought to be called Galaxy Bloom or Galaxy Fold 2, will reportedly come with a 3,300 mAh battery. That's definitely unimpressive, but it is bigger than what Motorola could fit into its reimagined foldable Razr with its disappointing 2,510 mAh cell. With that capacity, the Galaxy Z Flip at least has the potential to make it through one day of use that isn't very heavy, and the rumored fast...

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Huawei P40 Pro might have a quad-curved display with no notch, 52MP main camera

While we've seen a barrage of rumors about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S20 family recently, let's not forget that Huawei is also working on its next flagship devices. Of those, the P40 Pro is allegedly going to ditch its predecessor's notch, instead sporting a pill-shaped punch hole in its display. Speaking of the screen, this will be more curved on the sides than the P30 Pro's, and will also slightly curve at the top and bottom. This was already hinted at in previously leaked CAD-based renders of the phone. Size-wise, it's expected to be very similar to the P30 Pro. The image below...

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New Xiaomi patent shows pop-up camera design with up to 7 sensors

Patent filings are an interesting gateway to see what smartphone manufacturers are experimenting with behind closed doors. The latest one we've come across is from Xiaomi and was recently authorized by CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration), giving us a new take on the pop-up camera design. The design in question places both the front and back-facing cameras on the same pop-up mechanism. Xiaomi multiple punch hole cameras patent The patent reveals three distinct varieties of the design starting with two dual-camera setups on the front and back and going...

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Huawei launches P30 Lite New Edition

Since Huawei isn't allowed to certify any new devices in relation to the ban imposed by the US government, the company is looking for ways to stay fresh in the mind of the consumer and one if them is to re-badge current smartphones from the company and add some incremental changes to the hardware. And this is exactly the case with the newly announced P30 Lite New Edition. It's basically the same P30 Lite smartphone launched a year ago but with bumps up the memory and storage. The P30 Lite New Edition can now go up to 6GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage as opposed to the maximum...

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Realme X50 5G is heading to Russia next

The Realme X50 5G will launch in Russia soon. The exact details for the release date and price are yet to be unveiled, however. Last year, the country's leading carrier, MTS, launched its 5G network with coverage in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The carrier uses Huawei equipment and supports both the mmWave and sub-6GHz standards. The Realme X50 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset and supports only sub-6GHz 5G. That's going to limit its carrier support, for example Tele2 (in partnership with Ericsson) launched a mmWave network in Moscow. Source (in Russian)

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Black Shark 3 with 120Hz display and QHD resolution leaks

The Black Shark brand already has four phones in its portfolio and it looks like the fifth one is coming soon. Just three days ago we got our first leak for the upcoming gaming phone which is rumored to come with a whopping 16GB RAM and 5G connectivity. Now, we get two more clues which concern the display of the next Black Shark - it will reportedly come with a QHD display and 120Hz refresh rate. Users will be able to set the refresh rate at 60, 90 and 120Hz while the display resolution can go between FHD and QHD. Black Shark 3 display resolution and refresh rate toggles Apart...

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MediaTek unveils Helio G70 chipset for entry-level gaming phones

MediaTek unveiled a new gaming-oriented chipset for entry-level phones (and possibly some of the more affordable mid-rangers). The MediaTek Helio G70 is built on the same 12nm process as the G90 but scales back on the computational resources. The chip houses two Cortex-A75 cores at 2GHz, plus six A55 cores. The Helio G90 has a similar setup, though it uses newer A76 cores, which are faster at the same clock speed than the A75. Only eMMC 5.1 is supported, meaning phones with the G70 will not have fast UFS storage. Heading over to the graphics department, the chip features Mali-G52 2EEMC2...

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LG announces new partners to build car infotainment systems with a voice assistant

LG unveiled webOS Auto back in September last year, having partnered with Microsoft. Today the company brought in two more partners - Cerence and Luxoft - to strengthen its In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system. Cerence is a spin-off from Nuance, a long-time player in voice recognition, which powered Siri prior to iOS 11. The goal of this partnership, naturally, is to build a new voice assistant based on the Cerence ARK (AI Reference Kit). The assistant will be able to control various car functions, anything from the multimedia to navigation. LG and Cerence will provide a pre-packaged...

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Sensor Tower: Worldwide app downloads increases 9.1% in 2019

The year 2019 was fruitful for app developers and companies as per the latest report by Sensor Tower. During the past twelve months, downloads grew 9.1% to 114.9 billion, with 30.6 billion of them on the App Store and 84.3 billion from Google Play. WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram still occupied four of the Top 5 spots, but this time TikTok jumped from fourth in 2018 to second in 2019 due to its popularity in markets like India, United States, and Brazil. Most downloaded apps in Q4 2019 The report pays special attention to Q4 2019, which is between October 1 and...

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OnePlus 8 Pro goes through Geekbench as OnePlus 8 gets certified in India

This year OnePlus is expected to launch three new models at once, a first in its relatively short history. The middle child, the OnePlus 8, has already scored a certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) while its bigger sibling, the OnePlus 8 Pro, ran Geekbench. OnePlus 8 spotted in BIS documents The OnePlus 8 seems to carry a model number IN2011. Like the Pro, it will feature a quad-camera setup on its back. Here are renders of the three phones: OnePlus 8 (left), OnePlus 8 Pro (center), OnePlus 8 Lite (right) The OnePlus 8 Pro, aka IN2023, has an entry...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup won't support 120Hz above FHD resolution

With less than a month to go before Samsung's big February 11 Unpacked event where we'll see the next flagship series, rumors are starting to form a more solid picture. It's more or less certain that we're getting a 6.2-inch Galaxy S20, 6.7-inch S20+ and a 6.9-inch S20 Ultra this time around and Samsung is reportedly ready to ditch its 60Hz refresh rate displays and make the jump to 120Hz. The latest tweet from IceUniverse however claims that Samsung won't allow you to have the 120Hz mode while the display resolution is set to QHD+. The only available options would be FHD at 60Hz, QHD+ at...

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AirPods Pro's latest firmware update improves sound accuracy, messes up the ANC

The AirPods Pro received a firmware update shortly after the release on December 16 but a number of users complained about worse noise cancellation. While some suspected it might be a subjective thing the folks over at Rtings updated their review and confirmed the worsened noise-canceling capabilities. More specifically, the AirPods Pro show a significant drop in isolation in the bass-range, meaning they won't be able to block the sound from the engine of an airplane as well as before, for example. Which is probably the most common use case of these earbuds. However, the review also...

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Apple iPhone 9 to arrive with Face ID, bigger screen than iPhone 8

The oldest Apple phone currently on the market is iPhone 8, and the Cupertino company plans on using that as a base for its upcoming cheaper and more compact offering. New reports from suppliers who attended CES 2020 and spoke with a source from Japan shed some light on its specs. According to the info, Apple wants to bring the iPhone 9 with the body of an iPhone 8, the latest chipset A13 Bionic and with Face ID, while omitting Touch ID and the button as well to make room for a bigger screen. Adopting a TrueDepth camera and removing the fingerprint scanner will allow the display...

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Honor 9X arrives in India, MagicWatch 2 and Band 5i tag along

Honor today brought three of its new products in the Indian market - Honor 9X, MagicWatch 2, and the Band 5i. Honor 9X Honor brought the global variant of the 9X to India which is actually the 9X Pro, but with a Kirin 710F SoC and a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. The Honor 9X comes in two memory versions - 4GB/128GB and 6GB/128GB. It's built around a 6.59" FHD+ notch-less display and runs Android Pie-based EMUI 9.1 out of the box. The Honor 9X features a 16MP selfie snapper mounted on a pop-up mechanism and there's a 48MP camera at the back joined by an 8MP ultrawide and 2MP...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets 3C certification, comes with 15W charger

Yesterday we learned that the Galaxy Fold Bloom was just the codename for the upcoming Samsung foldable clamshell, which will actually be called Galaxy Z Flip, starting a new product lineup. Now the highly anticipated clamshell has made its way to China's 3C certification database, revealing it's coming with a 15W charger in the box. The device from this certification bears the SM-F700 model number which matches previous certification exploits. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip certification It's important to note that the Galaxy Z Flip will not feature the latest and greatest internal...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 gets one more Android 10 beta update

Last November Samsung revealed that it will begin rolling out stable Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ this month, but two weeks into January and Samsung is still squashing bugs. Last week Samsung rolled out an Android 10 beta update for the S9 duo, and now it is seeding yet another Android 10 beta for the S9 pair. The new beta build sports version number G96*XXU7ZTA9 and weighs around 115MB in size. The firmware brings in a new Samsung Camera app and fixes an issue that prevents users from entering a PIN in Samsung Pay security keypad. There's also a...

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Chinese analysts: 20% of all midrangers will have 5G in 2020

The 5G revolution is happening at a rapid pace, mostly thanks to the expansion of the network in China. Local research agencies revealed 5 million 5G-enabled phones were sold in December, and the trend is going to rise even more. Expectations are that more than 20% of the phones in the sub-CNY2,000 segment (that's under $300) will have 5G speeds, and by 2021 a fifth of all smartphones in the world will support the next-generation netowrks. Currently, most of the 5G-enabled phones are available in China and many of them are exclusive to the market. Phones like Huawei nova 6,...

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