vivo Z6 5G camera setup officially detailed ahead of launch

vivo is set to unveil the Z6 5G on February 29 and the company has already confirmed it will come with a Snapdragon 7656G SoC, 5,000 mAh battery charging at 44W, and "PC-grade" liquid cooling. Now just two days ahead of the launch, the company has detailed the Z6 5G's quad camera setup. This setup will include a 48MP f/1.79 main camera joined by a 112-degree ultrawide angle snapper, macro and depth units. vivo doesn't reveal the resolution of the ultrawide angle, macro and depth modules, but TENAA revealed the ultrawide angle unit will have 8MP resolution while macro and depth units...

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Huawei P40 Lite arrives in Europe, it is a rebranded Nova 6 SE

Huawei has brought the P40 series in Europe, starting from Spain. The first device is the midranger Huawei P40 Lite, which, after further inspection, is the same phone sold under the name Huawei nova 6 SE in China and Huawei nova 7i in Malaysia. The Huawei P40 Lite comes with a Kirin 810 chipset, meaning there are no Google Services on the phone. The SoC is coupled with 6 GB RAM and 128 gigs of storage, but if you want more, you have to expand with an NM card. The screen is 6.4" LCD panel with a punch hole in the upper left corner and Full HD+ resolution. The Huawei...

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Our Huawei Mate XS hands-on video is up

Huawei's Mate Xs is a refreshed version of the Mate X, the company's first folding smartphone. In contrast to the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Mate X's display folds around the exterior of its hardware (the Galaxy Fold's display folds inwards). The design is mostly similar, but there are some updates worth noting. To start off, the Mate XS feels like a more polished product than the Mate X did. The chipset was updated to a Kirin 990 CPU, and the interface was refined for this kind of form factor. In addition, Huawei updated the hinge, which is calls the Falcon Wing. Starting with...

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Google applies for license to let it continue do business with Huawei

Google has reportedly applied for an exemption with the US government, which would enable it to re-licence Huawei to use its Mobile services. Huawei is on the US' entities list since May 2019, which means it lacks access to US and US-related technology, which includes Google's Mobile Services, unless specifically exempted by the US government itself. Microsoft is one company, which was given an exemption and can now work with Huawei. If Google is granted a similar exemption Huawei can immediately update its current devices with Google Mobile Services (meaning apps and services like the...

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The GSMA awards the OnePlus 7T Pro the Best Smartphone of 2019 title

Even though this year's MWC at Barcelona was cancelled, the GSM Association still announced its Global Mobile Awards in 8 main categories. The key category of Best Smartphone of 2019 was won by the OnePlus 7T Pro. This is what the 16 judges had to say about rheir choice: This is virtually unsurpassable from a technology perspective, with class-leading processor speed, rapid charge times and excellent software. An all-round product at an accessible price point, the company should also be recognised for its impressively successful go to market strategy. It seems that the jury was...

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Oppo Find X2's latest promo video highlights amazing contrast

Oppo's Find X successor from 2018 is coming on March 6 with a ground-breaking display tech and that's the focus of today's promo video shared by the company. The smartphone will surely be featuring an OLED panel and as per rumors, it will have a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the camera. Testing a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio for life-like vibrancy on a 120Hz screen. Coming soon on #OPPOFindX2. #UncoverTheUltimate pic.twitter.com/Ozg79eVhsp— OPPO (@oppo) February 26, 2020 The promo video confirms the selfie camera design and brags about the 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio that the...

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Leaked Realme 6 Pro press renders show three color options

The Realme 6 and 6 Pro will be unveiled on March 5. The company has been posting official teasers about the capabilities of the two phones, but has mostly kept the design of the duo in the shadow. A popular leakster on Weibo has shared press renders that show three color options for the Realme 6 Pro. Three Realme 6 Pro color options The three colors are Purple, Orange and Blue. The purple and orange ones almost certainly star in the shadowy teaser image about the 64MP quad camera. Additional teased specs include a 90Hz screen with a dual punch hole selfie camera and 30W fast...

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First LG V60 ThinQ 5G promo video gushes about the camera features

The LG V60 ThinQ 5G was just unveiled and if you want to know more about the phone, check out our hands-on review. But if you're in a hurry, then this three minute promo video will give you the elevator pitch. It starts with the camera - the new 64MP main sensor and Snapdragon 865 chipset are capable of recording 8K video. Next up is "Steady Cam", LG's extra smooth stabilization for handheld video. The phone also boasts impressive audio, both for recording and playback, with four microphones and a Quad DAC. Like with the previous model, the V60 ThinQ supports the Dual Screen accessory -...

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iPhone XR was the most popular phone of 2019, Samsung leads the 5G market

The Apple iPhone XR was the most popular phone of 2019, shipping more units than both its predecessor and its successor by a large margin, shows data by Omdia. Apple shipped 46.3 million XR phones last year and 23.1 million in 2018. The iPhone 11, the new Apple mid-ranger, managed 37.3 million shipments in 2019. That was only good enough for second place, but it's still millions more units than the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X managed in 2018. Even with such good numbers, Apple's total shipments fell for a second consecutive year (down 4.6% in 2019 and 5.1% in 2018). Omdia attributes this to...

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LG V60 ThinQ 5G is here with Snapdragon 865, new Dual Screen and 5,000 mAh battery

LG has pulled the curtains off its sixth V-series phone - the V60 ThinQ 5G. It brings the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset alongside Qualcomm's X55 modem which supports both flavors of 5G, mmWave (higher bandwidth) and sub-6GHz (better coverage). In addition, LG brought a new dual-camera setup with a 64MP main sensor, a beefier 5,000 mAh battery and a revamped Dual Screen accessory. The V60 ThinQ comes with a large 6.8-inch FHD+ OLED panel with a tall 20.5:9 aspect ratio. The waterdrop from the V50S is carried over and now holds a 10MP selfie cam. The display also houses a built-in...

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Huawei Mate Xs goes on pre-order in Switzerland on March 2

Just two days after its official introduction, the Huawei Mate Xs is now listed at a major Swiss retailer's website. The foldable phone is going on pre-order starting March 2 while units are expected to ship two weeks later on March 16. Pricing is set at CHF 2,499 ($2,563/€2,356). Yesterday we also got confirmation that the Mate Xs will go on sale in China starting March 5 for CNY 16,999 ($2,400/€2,225), which means that the Digitec units will only take a few extra days to arrive. Huawei Mate Xs listing The listing also explicitly mentions the device does not come with Google...

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Oppo Reno3 Pro camera setup detailed ahead of launch, will have three color options

Oppo has detailed the quad camera setup on the international Reno3 Pro, which will be announced on March 2 at an event in the Indian capital New Delhi. The camera setup includes a 64MP main snapper which is joined by a 13MP telephoto, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP monochrome units. Moving to the front, we have a 44MP selfie camera which we now know will be accompanied by a 2MP depth unit. The front-facing shooters will come with features called Dual Lens Bokeh and Ultra Night Selfie Mode. Additionally, Oppo confirmed the Reno3 Pro will have three color options - Aurora Blue, Midnight...

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Huawei phone with Helio P35 and 4GB RAM surfaces

An upcoming Huawei midranger popped up on Geekbench with the MED-AL00 model number. The same phone was previously seen on the databases of China's 3C and TENAA agencies. The Geekbench test confirms the Helio P35 chipset with 4GB RAM and Android 10. The device managed 884 points in the single-core test and 4,356 on the multi-core one. Looking back at the TENAA listing we know the phone will feature a 6.3-inch display with waterdrop notch and a 5,000 mAh battery with 10W charging. The dimensions come in at 159.07 x 74.06 x 9.04mm. According to speculations, the phone will go...

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Leaked Oppo X2 Pro promo shots reveal a periscope camera

Oppo will introduce the Find X2 series on March 6, likely including a vanilla and a Pro model. We know they will have 1440p screens with 120 Hz refresh rate, and today a leak (that was later deleted from Weibo) revealed the back design of the phone. Looking at the images, we see a triple camera setup with a periscope shooter on the top, similar to what the Huawei P30 Pro and the Galaxy S20 Ultra have. Oppo Find X2 Pro leaked images The images reveal the Find X2 will be available in at least three color options - Black, Green, and Orange. The camera setup consists of three...

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Black Shark 3 aces AnTuTu, 65W charging officially confirmed

The Black Shark 3 has gone through the AnTuTu benchmark ahead of its March 3 announcement revealing a few key specs in the process. Meanwhile, the company posted another official teaser confirming the battery capacity and charging speed. The Black Shark 3, bearing model code MBU-A0, will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC and run Android 10 out of the box. The version that went through the benchmark had 12GB RAM and 512GB storage onboard, but we imaging you'd be getting far less storage in the base versions. We've also heard of a 16GB RAM variant so might be looking at the middle...

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Qualcomm: Legion Gaming phone, Zenfone 7 and ROG Phone 3 incoming

Announced back in December 2019, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 will dominate the flagship and gaming phone world at least in the first half of 2020. The early crop of flagships from Samsung, Sony and Xiaomi are already announced with the Snapdragon 865 and now a bunch more phones were confirmed to carry the latest flagship SoC by Qualcomm. The chip maker posted a press release about its latest flagship product and confirmed it will be present in a bunch of upcoming phones. In fact it went a step further and revealed the names of some phones that were only a vague rumor so far. Lenovo's...

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Huawei Mate Xs sales start on March 5

Huawei introduced its updated Mate Xs foldable smartphone at a press conference on Monday. The device comes with an updated chipset and 5G support, a new more robust hinge and the latest EMUI 10, but carries a heftier price tag as well. When Richard Yu introduced the phone, he said it will be available for sale next month, but gave few details beyond that. Now we get a bit of extra info and unsurprisingly China will be the first country where the Huawei Mate Xs will be available with sales scheduled to open on March 5. The Mate Xs keeps most of the neat features its predecessor...

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Redmi K30 Pro officially confirmed to pack Snapdragon 865 SoC

The Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro was spotted on Geekbench last month with a Snapdragon 865 SoC. Now a company exec has confirmed that the K30 Pro will indeed have a Snapdragon 865 chipset. The K30 Pro will be unveiled next month with a notchless display and 5G support. Xiaomi hasn't officially revealed any other details of the K30 Pro yet, but it's rumored to pack a 4,700 mAh battery which will charge at 33W. For photography, the Redmi K30 Pro will sport a quad camera on the back, with a 64MP Sony IMX686 main unit. Source (in Chinese) | Via

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Realme 6 and 6 Pro are coming on March 5, fitness band will tag along

Realme unveiled the Realme 5 and 5 Pro last August and now the company has announced it will follow up with the Realme 6 and 6 Pro next week. The Realme 6 will be unveiled on March 5 and the company has roped in Bollywood actor Salman Khan as the lineup's brand ambassador. The Chinese phone maker has shared a few details of the Realme 6 duo on its official India site, which include a 64MP quad camera setup with 20x zoom, 90Hz FHD+ screen and 30W fast charging. Realme shared a few specs of the 6 and 6 Pro Also, unlike the Realme 5 and 5 Pro which came with waterdrop...

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