Oppo Find X2 live images surface

As Oppo is getting ready to introduce the world to the Find X2 on March 6, the company has been teasing a lot of aspects of its next flagship smartphone (and its even more premium sibling, the Find X2 Pro). Now though, it's time to take a look at a bunch of leaked live images of the Find X2. Oppo Find X2 live images As you can see, the camera island on the back seems to protrude a lot from the phone's body, but at least it's not as wide as those on recent Samsungs. There's a periscope zoom module in there, up top, given away by the square opening and the "hybrid zoom"...

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FCC proposes over $208 million in fines for all major US carriers over selling customer location data

Early February, the FCC wrote a letter to the US Congress where it explained that "one or more" major US carriers was selling its customers' location data to some agencies. This practice was initially discovered back in 2018 and only how has the FCC done something to discourage it. On Friday, the FCC revealed that it was issuing a total of over $208 million in fines to all four major US carriers. T-Mobile is looking at $91 million in fines, AT&T faces $57 million, $48 million for Verizon, and Sprint may have to pay $12 million. Currently, these are proposed fines based on the FCC's...

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Redmi Note 8 Pro Android 10 update escapes China

The Redmi Note 8 Pro has been running the latest MIUI 11 for a while now, and yet everywhere across the world except China it's still been based on the rather ancient Android 9 Pie. An update to Android 10 has been in the works for months for global Redmi Note 8 Pro models, but for some reason it took this long to actually start rolling out. Don't get the champagne out yet, though. For now, a new update for the Redmi Note 8 Pro bringing Android 10 to the immensely popular mid-range device, is only going out in Pakistan, seemingly. It's unclear how long it will take for us to see it in...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ get first firmware update

Samsung's latest TWS earbuds - the Galaxy Buds+ got their first firmware update which aims to fix a background white noise issue and improve overall stability. The update bearing the R175XXUOATB5 build designation is now live in South Korea & Germany and comes in at 1.2MB in size. Galaxy Buds+ firmware update changelog Other improvements include a fix for the delay in pairing and disconnecting problems reported by early users. The update is expected to roll out in more regions in the coming weeks. In order to update you Buds+ you'll need to check the Galaxy Wearable app on your...

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IDC: Smartphone market expected to decline by 10.6% in H1 2020

The detrimental effects of the Coronavirus on the smartphone market will be felt throughout the year and as per the latest IDC projections could lead to a 10.6% decline in shipments for the first half of 2020. On a more long-term basis, the epidemic is expected to result in a 2.3% decline in global shipments for the entire calendar year. The market was supposed to see growth this year based on early estimates before the outbreak but the situation in the last month forced a re-evaluation of the previous estimates. The main problems for smartphone manufacturers right now are the...

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Realme 6 pops up on Geekbench sporting Helio G90 chipset and 8GB RAM

After the Realme 6 Pro was spotted on Geekbench yesterday, its non-Pro sibling - the Realme 6 also passed through the benchmark tool. The phone is seen sporting the RMX2001 model number revealing it packs the MediaTek Helio G90 SoC, 8GB RAM, and runs Android 10 which will likely come with the company's Realme UI on top. Realme 6 Geekbench listing It managed 508 points in the single-core test and 1633 points in the multi-core department. These scores are fairly close to those of the 6 Pro as well as the Realme X2 which gives us an indication for the performance prowess. The...

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Black Shark 3 Pro will have mechanical pop-up shoulder triggers

The Black Shark 3 series gaming phones are coming on March 3 and with the fast-approaching announcement date, we are getting a clearer picture of what to expect. The latest teasers for the Black Shark 3 Pro reveal it will come with a pair of built-in mechanical shoulder buttons. We've already seen capacitive shoulder triggers on gaming phones but this is the first time a company is implementing a mechanical solution, which is bound to offer more precise controls and superior feedback. Black Shark 3 Pro mechanical shoulder triggers The triggers appear to sit flush with the...

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Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite gets a 512GB storage variant

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite originally came in two memory configurations - 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB. Today a third version joins them, with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. This new model was announced in India for INR44,999 ($625/€565) and it will go on sale in the country from March 1 through the company's official India site, Samsung Opera House, leading online portals as well as retail stores. If that's too steep, you can go for the 128GB storage variant with 8GB RAM that costs INR39,999 ($555/€500). Samsung didn't launch the 6GB RAM model in India. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite is...

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Realme Band features revealed: USB-A connector, IP68 rating, and heart-rate monitor

Realme will unveil the Realme 6 series on March 5 but alongside that, the company will also launch its first smartband dubbed Realme Band. We don't know the price of the Realme Band yet, but the company today revealed a bevy of features on its official India site to build the hype. For starters, the Realme Band will feature a color screen which will display notifications for calls, messages and alarms. Realme Band will sport a color display The band will come with sleep tracking and real-time heart-rate monitoring and support nine sports modes, one of which is the Cricket...

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Huawei P40 and P40 Pro certified with 22.5W and 40W chargers

Huawei is set to introduce its flagship P40 line on March 26 in Paris and we got yet another bit of the P40 and P40 Pro specs. The latest entry comes from China's 3C and details the charging speeds of both phones. Huawei P40 listings The P40 (model numbers ANA-AN00 and ANA-TN00) will sport 22.5W charging speeds while the Pro variant (ELS-AN00 and ELS-TN00) will support up to 40W just like on the P30 Pro. Huawei P40 Pro listings If the rumors hold up, we should be getting a P40 Premium as well which could bring even faster charging speeds. Last week both the vanilla and...

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Realme X, Realme 5 Pro start receiving Android 10 and Realme UI

Realme promised most of its phones will receive the Realme UI with Android 10 and it's now seeding it to Realme X and Realme 5 Pro. Owners of both phones in India have been receiving notifications for the past few days that an update is incoming, bringing the latest OS and user interface. The package is named RMX1901EX_11_C.01 for the Realme X and RMX1971_EX_11_C.01 for the Realme 5 Pro and is the same in size - 3.51 GB. It brings new looks of the user interface, as well as some key features that Realme proudly introduced back at the official launch of its custom UI. One of the...

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Huawei Enjoy 10e scheduled to arrive on March 1

The Huawei Enjoy 10 family is about to get a new member. This Sunday, March 1, the Huawei Enjoy 10e will be introduced in China, bringing a big and powerful battery. The information was posted by the manufacturer on Weibo without revealing any specs whatsoever. The Huawei Enjoy 10e is likely to be the most affordable of the bunch, judging by the Enjoy 9 from last year. The Enjoy 9s had three cameras, the Enjoy 9 only two, and the Enjoy 9e had one shooter and pretty basic internals. Two days ago a mysterious Huawei smartphone with a Helio P35 chipset appeared on TENAA and...

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vivo Z6 5G announced: Snapdragon 765G SoC, dual-mode 5G and 44W charging

Chinese phone maker vivo launched the Z5 last July and today the company unveiled its successor, dubbed vivo Z6 5G. The vivo Z6 5G is built around a 6.57" 20:9 display of 2400x1080 pixel resolution. It's surrounded by slim bezels on three sides and promises a screen-to-body ratio of 90.74%. The screen has a 3.85mm punch hole in the upper right corner which houses the 16MP selfie camera. Around the back, you get a fingerprint scanner accompanying an L-shaped quad camera setup which is a combination of a 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide (112-degree FOV), 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor...

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vivo's APEX 2020 has a camera in the display and a zoom periscope on the back

It was supposed to happen at a lavish event in Barcelona at the MWC, but the Coronavirus messes up vivo's plans. The vivo APEX 2020 concept phone is nonetheless official and we get a glimpse of the technologies the company has been working on. We've come to expect innovation that's borderline unreal from APEX concept phones and the APEX 2020 willingly obliges. It has a seamless body with no openings and instead relies on pressure-sensing capacitive buttons. Its 6.45-inch 2330x1080px FullView display incorporates a 16MP in-display selfie camera, while the sides end on 120-degree...

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