Honor 9X Lite is now official in Finland

Two months ago we spotted a phone called Honor 9X Lite, and now it surprisingly appeared in Finland. The device shares a lot of features with the Honor 8X like some hardware and the overall footprint, but there are some improvements like a 48 MP camera in a setup with a completely new design, and a fancy paint job. The Honor 9X Lite sticks to the dated Kirin 710 chipset, but there is a simple reason - the platform is approved for Google services and Honor doesn't want to miss to cash on that. Memory-wise, the phone is offered with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, and there is room for...

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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro receive their first software update

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are going to be arriving to the first customers soon, and when those people take the devices out of their boxes they're going to be treated to a day-one software update. This is OxygenOS 10.5.4, still based on Android 10 of course. The aim here seems to be to fix a lot of issues and enhance the general system features. The full changelog is the same for both phones, and it is quite large. Here's what it entails: System •Improved system stability •Improved icon display in status bar •Imporved back gesture experience •OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z...

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Apple releases first public betas of iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5

Apple is cooking up some new software for its mobile devices, as usual. The company has now released the first public betas for iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5. This comes after developers got their second preview build of the upcoming OS version yesterday. iOS 13.4.5 and iPadOS 13.4.5 are both minor updates, as their naming scheme strongly implies. They're focused primarily on bug fixing, under the hood improvements, and small tweaks and changes. Additionally, there's a new feature in Apple Music, which lets you share songs on Instagram Stories. Tapping the Share button on a song creates...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite starts at $349 in the US, £349 in the UK, €379 in the EU

Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S6 Lite got an early unveiling in Indonesia yesterday, and today the company has also made it official for other markets like the US, UK, and EU. With this we finally have pricing, as well as some rough availability details, straight from the horse's mouth, as they say. The Wi-Fi model costs $349 in the US, while it's unclear if the LTE-capable iteration will launch there. If so, it should cost $399. The Tab S6 Lite will be available Stateside in Q2, so at some point before the end of June. Over in the UK, you can already pre-order the tablet, and it will be...

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OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro launch in China, you won't like the prices

Earlier this week, OnePlus made its latest smartphones official, the 8 and 8 Pro. That was the global launch, though, whereas today the company unveiled the same duo for the Chinese market. This is quickly going to get controversial. Not the mere fact of there being a local launch in China - something similar is expected to happen in India soon. We're talking about the pricing. See, one of the main complaints we've seen against the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro internationally is that they are even more expensive than their respective predecessors, in a price hike game that has pretty much happened...

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Our Huawei P40 video review is up

Huawei's flagship P series has expanded some more this year, when alongside the 'normal' model, the 'lite' version, and the 'Pro', we're also getting a Pro+ in a few weeks. And while the P40 lite is a P40 in name only, the 'vanilla' P40 is right now the Chinese company's 'entry-level' flagship smartphone. Sure, it may not have all the bells and whistles, but it should still deliver a lot of what that flagship experience is all about. Does it, though? Well, for that we suggest you get comfortable, grab your beverage of choice, popcorn too if you must, and hit play on our newly minted Huawei...

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Samsung Galaxy A30s is now receiving the Android 10 update

Samsung isn't slowing down in bringing the latest version of Android to more and more of its many mid-rangers. Right now, the rollout has reached the Galaxy A30s. The update to Android 10 comes with One UI 2.0 on top for this handset, as well as the March 2020 security patch level. The new firmware version is A307FNXXU2BTD1. This has been spotted rolling out in Afghanistan, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the UAE. As always, expect this to make it to even more countries and territories in the near future. The update arrives as a...

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Oppo Find X2 in for review

We've already dealt with the Oppo Find X2 Pro and gave it a lot of praise for its lovely display, its cameras and its excellent build. The Oppo Find X2 is now here at HQ and it shares a lot of what made the Pro so good, only it costs a little less. Here are our quick first impressions of the Oppo Find X2, along with an unboxing. The Find X2 Pro comes with a 65W charger, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones and a complimentary silicone case. The Find X2 is ever so slightly shorter than the Find X2 Pro and noticeably thinner. Up front it has the same premium 6.7-inch 1440p AMOLED with...

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Honor 9X Pro goes on sale, as Global fan days brings in 106K new fans

Honor's latest midranger - the Honor 9X Pro - is going on sale in global markets. Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands are the first three to get it. Those who act fast and purchase it by the end of tomorrow, April 17, will receive a coupon worth €30 to redeem on other purchases on site, as well as a free pair of Honor Sports Pro earphones. Meanwhile the company also marked the conclusion of its "Global Fans Day 2020" sales campaign, which ended with 106,000 new fans in overseas markets. During the two-week period, the brand's online store saw 325 million visits, Honor...

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iQOO Neo3 5G gets 600,000+ AnTuTu score, will have a 144Hz screen with adaptive refresh rate

The iQOO Neo3 5G has an ambitious goal - to become the most affordable phone that offers the speed of the Snapdragon 865 chipset. And that's fast, 600,000+ points on AnTuTu fast, as you can see in the screenshot below. This score was achieved with 8GB of RAM on board as well as 256GB of speedy UFS 3.1 storage. While this is not the highest AnTuTu score we've seen, it's still a pretty impressive result considering that this phone is targeting a price point of CNY 3,000 or lower (€390/$425) as that's how much the Redmi K30 Pro costs. iQOO Neo3 5G gets a 600,000+ score on AnTuTu And...

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Honor 20 lite arrives in Italy as Honor 20E

Hot on the heels of yesterday's big Honor 30 series announcement, the company introduced a "new" handset for the Italian market. The Honor 20E is largely based on the Honor 20 lite (also known as the Honor 10i in some markets) with the only difference being it sports an 8MP selfie cam instead of the 32MP one in the Honor 20 Lite. The front houses a 6,21" IPS display with FHD+ and a waterdrop notch for the 8MP selfie cam and a tall 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Around the back, we have a 24MP main camera alongside an 8MP ultra-wide and a 2MP depth helper. There's also a capacitive fingerprint...

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Huawei files two patents for sliding displays

Huawei already has two foldable phones under its belt - the Mate X and the more widely available current the Mate Xs. However, the company wants to go even further in the flexible panel world and has just patented two new design for sliding displays. There are two models, both of them using part of the screen from the backside to extend the front, although they have some key structural differences. Model A has some sort of scroller on the frame that allows the panel to extend without changing the thickness - the panel simply rolls on the front. Model B sees the entire rear part...

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Honor 30 Pro+ videography skills showcased in promo video

The Honor 30 Pro+ turned people's heads when it was announced yesterday - besides the flagship 5G chipset, it packs some impressive camera gear, including a 50MP Sony IMX700 sensor (1/1.28" with RYYB filter) and a periscope lens with 5x optical zoom. One of the first promo videos shows the beautiful footage you can capture with the phone. Well, you and a professional video crew - this clip features plenty of aerial shots and the phone even takes a dive underwater at one point (even though it's only rated at IP54). That aside, the phone can shoot cinematic 4K HDR timelapses as you see in...

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Insiders: Sony will produce only a limited number of PlayStation 5 consoles at lauch

Bloomberg is citing inside sources who claim that Sony will produce a limited number of PlayStation 5 units by March 2021 - the target is 5 to 6 million. For comparison, the PS4 sold 7.5 million units in its first two quarters. The cause for that is reportedly how expensive the powerful hardware is proving to manufacture. Sony detailed the console hardware, which will include an octa-core Zen 2 based CPU and a RDNA 2 GPU that promises up to 10.3 TFLOPS, as well as a custom SSD that will be faster than what the current crop of PCs have access to. At first, these components will be quite...

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Samsung is working on One UI 2.1 for Galaxy Note9

While Samsung brought Android 10 with One UI 2.0 to the Galaxy Note9, the company is yet to push the latest One UI version 2.1 on board. We even saw reports that Note9 owners will not get the latest firmware update, but now Samsung has confirmed it's already testing it and deciding which features can be brought down to the older Galaxy Note. Samsung South Korean community forum post (machine translated) According to a moderator post in the Samsung South Korean community forum, testing for the Note9 One UI 2.1 update is already underway. The same source explains that porting all the...

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nubia Play will have 5,100 mAh battery, design and retail box appear online

The nubia Play with 5G is coming on April 21. Today, the company teased the retail box of the phone as an outline of the back panel, hinting the overall design, appeared on JD.com. However, the most intriguing piece of specs was revealed by brand CEO Ni Fei, who revealed the battery capacity of 5,100 mAh. The executive also added the battery will support up to 30W fast-charging with USB-PD, which is compatible with Quick Charge 4.0. We are still wondering whether this device will have Snapdragon 765G that supports the standard, or there will be another SoC that has the equivalent...

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Motorola Edge specs confirmed by Google Play Console

The Motorola Edge passed through Geekbench a couple of days ago, revealing some of its key specs. Now it also popped up on Google Play Console, corroborating the specifications revealed by the benchmark database. The Play Console listing confirms that Motorola Edge has the Snapdragon 765 SoC at the helm with 6GB RAM onboard. It boots to Android 10 and packs a FullHD+ display. Google Play Console doesn't reveal the diagonal of the screen or any other details of the Motorola Edge, but previous leaks claim it will sport a 6.67" 90Hz OLED panel with a punch hole in the top-left corner...

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OnePlus launching a mystery product tomorrow in China, could it be the OnePlus Z?

OnePlus released its latest flagship lineup just the other day globally but the Chinese event is scheduled for tomorrow, April 17. And while everyone thought the Chinese event would feature the same lineup as the global one, the company teased the arrival of a new mystery product tomorrow. Our initial thought after reading about this was the OnePlus Z or the OnePlus 8 Lite as it was initially referred to. But by announcing it in China and not saying anything about it on the global event could mean two things. It's either because of supply shortages and the company has decided to...

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Realme X50 Youth spotted in 3C listing with 5G and 30W fast charging

Back in December, we came across a certification for the Realme X50 Youth, which is a more affordable version of the standard Realme X50 5G. Now, the same phone with the RMX2052 model number was spotted in the database of China's 3C agency, confirming it will carry 5G connectivity and 30W (5V@6A) fast charging just like the regular X50 5G. Realme X50 Youth certification Other than that we don't have much to work with but based on rumors, the X50 Youth should retain most of the features from the X50 5G including a 6.57-inch IPS display with a punch-hole cutout and triple camera...

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Apple iPhone SE (2020) has 3 GB RAM, 1821 mAh battery

Apple finally introduced the iPhone SE (2020) with an A13 Bionic chipset and an improved camera. The company kept its tradition not to reveal RAM and battery capacity of its devices, but thanks to a listing at China Telecom's website, we got the details. According to the carrier, the new iPhone has 3GB RAM, which is an increase over the 2GB of the iPhone 8, but lower than the 4GB in the other A13 phones in the iPhone 11 family. However, the power cell remains 1,821 mAh - exactly the same as the iPhone 8. Other specs that the iPhone SE (2020) inherited from the 2017 flagship are the...

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Nokia 9.3 PureView's color options teased by Juho Sarvikas

A Nokia-specific leakster account has been talking about the color options of the company's upcoming Nokia 9.3 PureView flagship. Somewhat surprisingly the poll was acknowledged by Juho Sarvikas, Nokia's CPO, who dropped a pretty massive hint about the phones' colors. He says his favorite options are Polar Night as well as a "bold and lighter" shade similar to the copper hues HMD has done previously. And when the colors rank so highly with a high-level executive, we can expect them to make it to the final product. I don't know whats going on here (as usual). I'm more like Polar...

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