Weekly poll results: Samsung Galaxy S20 trio excites, Galaxy Z Flip proves controversial

Last week's poll shows the new Samsung S-series flagship trio has hit the mark, but the company's second take on a foldable phone is not doing so hot. However, the common thread in all four polls was that the prices have gotten too high. The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra got the best reception. Even the polish that the Galaxy Note20 will bring six months from now can't draw people away from the awesome features of the Ultra. Less awesome is its price tag - half of voters think it's too expensive. And while prices will fall over time, not everyone is keen on waiting. The Samsung...

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Coronavirus forces Samsung to temporarily shut down its Galaxy Z Flip factory in South Korea

The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease that has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people around the world at the time of writing this has affected the tech industry as well. Mobile World Congress (MWC) that was slated to kick-off on February 24 has been canceled and the supply chains of smartphone brands in China are also expected to take a hit. Now news coming out of South Korea tells us that Samsung has shut down a smartphone plant in Gumi after an employee got infected with Coronavirus. This factory, where Samsung manufactures Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, will remain shut...

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DxOMark: The OnePlus 7T Pro is right behind the Galaxy S10 as far as cameras go

OnePlus phones have never been famous for their camera capabilities and the 7 Pro is the first phone from the company employing the full set of focal lengths users seek. But according to DxOMark's latest camera review, the 7T Pro, which has the same hardware and software the 7 Pro has, is fairly competitive getting right behind the Galaxy S10 and the Huawei P30 Pro. The overall score of the phone's camera performance is 114 points, while the Galaxy S10 and the Huawei P30 Pro both scored 116. It's a pretty decent score and the reviewers outline the accurate exposure and the wide dynamic...

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T-Mobile's LG G8 ThinQ receiving Android 10 update

The LG G8 ThinQ received the Android 10 update in South Korea last November, and later in January, it was rolled out in the US to the unlocked units as well as those locked to Sprint and Verizon's networks. AT&T released Android 10 for the G8 ThinQ earlier this month, and now units locked to T-Mobile's network are also receiving the latest version of Android. A detailed changelog of the new firmware is currently unavailable, but screenshots shared by Redditors who received the update reveal it comes with LG Pay support, bug fixes and security and system improvements. The update...

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Exclusive: Infinix S5 Pro leaks with a pop-up camera

While rummaging in our inbox today, we stumbled upon these images of the Infinix S5 Pro in the wild. After some back and forth with our tipster we were able to verify that this is the as of yet unannounced Pro variant of the Infinix S5 by the Hong Kong-based maker. The pictures offer a comprehensive view of the phone we got little specs to go along. We can clearly see the Infinix S5 Pro wukk have a large screen, not that it's surprising seeing how the Infinix S5's panel already stretches to 6.6 inches. The non-Pro packed an octa-core Helio P22 with 4GB of RAM so we'd expect the Pro to...

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Realme's Smart TVs coming to India in Q2 2020, fitness band will have three color options

Realme had scheduled an MWC event on February 24 in Barcelona, Spain where it was going to unveil the X50 Pro 5G flagship smartphone and its first smart TV. But with MWC canceled, the company will unveil the X50 Pro 5G on the same date through an online event in Madrid, Spain and an actual simultaneous event in New Delhi, India. Realme has revealed quite a lot of features of the X50 Pro 5G already but has largely kept mum about its smart TV. It was teased by the company's Indian branch recently, and in an interview on YouTube, Realme's Indian CEO Madhav Sheth revealed the smart TVs will...

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Meizu 17 coming in April with 90Hz display

Meizu phones are rather exotic but that doesn't mean they don't have their fan base. So those of you patiently waiting for Meizu's next flagship, we have some good news and some bad news. The bad bit is that you can expect the phone to arrive sometime in April - a bit later than expected - while the good news is that the so-called Meizu 17 will offer flagship-grade 90Hz OLED panel. That's at least according to a reputable Weibo leakster. Screenshots from the new Flyme 7 UI He even shared a couple of screenshots from the UI hinting that the new Flyme UI will be just as smooth as...

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OnePlus 8 Pro poses for the camera

Last October we got our first look at the OnePlus 8 Pro through leaked CAD renders and now a live image of the smartphone has surfaced. This picture, showing the back of the OnePlus 8 Pro, doesn't reveal anything new but corroborates previous leaks. You can see there are three cameras aligned vertically in the center, with a 3D ToF unit placed on the left side and the flash right below. We've also seen renders of the vanilla 8, which looks similar to the Pro version but skips the 3D ToF module, has a smaller earpiece and a thinner top bezel. OnePlus has a Lite variant as well,...

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Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha coming to India

While everyone is hopping onto the foldable phone train, Xiaomi is creating a niche of its own with the Mi Mix Alpha. But just like every exotic and novel piece of tech, we expect the Alpha not only to be expensive but also limited to certain markets. Well, besides China, the Mi Mix Alpha might step into India as well, as per the landing page that just came up on Xiaomi's official Indian page. This gives us more hope about the device's existence after the company delayed the device indefinitely. Still, there's no official word from Xiaomi about the device's status so all we can do...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip pre-orders sold out within minutes in India

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip announced last week went live in India yesterday and the smartphone was out of stock within minutes in the country. The Galaxy Z Flip is priced at INR1,09,999 ($1,530/€1,410) in India and was up for pre-booking through the company's official site and select retail stores across the country. Samsung didn't reveal how many units of the Z Flip were sold, but it did say that pre-bookings are on hold and will re-open soon. Thank you for the overwhelming response to #GalaxyZFlip. Pre-bookings are now on hold and will re-open soon. Get Notified....

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