Unlocked OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro now officially supported by Verizon in the US

Verizon requires any OEM that sells unlocked devices with support for its LTE 4G network to apply for certification. When OnePlus began selling the 8 and 8 Pro from its online store in the US on April 29 - neither of these phones were officially supported on Verizon's network. OnePlus initially issued a statement prior to the 8 and 8 Pro's launch that it would not be compatible with Verizon until possibly June. In a turn of events, effective immediately, US unlocked variants of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro can be activated on Verizon's LTE network. The news was brought by Verizon Corporate PR...

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Huawei Y9s launching in India soon

The Huawei Y9s unveiled last November will soon debut in India as the company's Indian branch has posted a video on Twitter teasing its launch. Make way for the new #HuaweiY9s! With Ultra Full View Display and Triple AI Camera, get ready to experience a smartphone that's power-packed with features. Nothing less than art!#HuaweiIndia #ComingSoon #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/8FqeKqqDLS— Huawei India (@HuaweiIndia) May 4, 2020 Huawei hasn't revealed the launch date of the Y9s yet, but the smartphone has been listed on the Chinese phone maker's official website as well as Amazon.in. The...

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Google pushes May security OTA for Pixel devices

On Monday, Google has begun updating Google Pixel devices all the way back to the Pixel 2 with the latest May security patch. Unfortunately, Google did not post any specific details as to what the update addresses other than "fixes critical bugs and improves the performance and stability of your device." We were able to pull the OTA on a Google Pixel 4 XL and its only 8.8MB in size. We don't imagine anyone is rushing to download and manually flash the full-size images, but if you are - the builds ending in A3 are intended for anywhere outside of Taiwan, build numbers ending in B2 or B3 are...

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Apple's store in Vienna, Austria will be the first to re-open in Europe

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Apple has closed down its stores across the globe, except for mainland China. And with countries finally taking some break from the situation, the company is looking to re-open the first store in Europe, the one in Vienna, Austria. Tim Cook has already stated that it would re-open its stores in Austria and Australia soon but no official time table has been given. But according to Heute, the store will open doors today, May 5. The retail stores are tricky and require some degree of planning. After all, they draw crowds and offer hands-on demos...

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Microsoft Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 7, and Surface Laptop 3 now available in India

Seven months after going on sale in the other parts of the world, the latest generation of Surface products is now going on sale in India. Microsoft today announced that the Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 7, and Surface Laptop 3 are now available in India. The Surface Pro X is an ARM-based tablet with a 13-inch PixelSense Display with 2880x1920 resolution and a 3:2 aspect ratio. The Surface Pro X runs on the Microsoft SQ1 processor, made in collaboration with Qualcomm. It will be available in 8GB memory and 128GB SSD storage configuration only with LTE connectivity. The Surface X is...

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Motorola offers "buy one, get one free" deal for the Moto Razr 2019

The Motorola Razr 2019 is too pricey at $1,500 - but what if it costs half that? That can be arranged, though there is a catch. Motorola is running a "buy one, get one free" promotion, which does drop the price of one Razr to $750, but you will have to find a friend who wants the other one. You don't have to pay the full price up front, you can have the phone phones for $42 a months, paid over 36 months. The phone is available in the original Black as well as the new Blush Gold option (you can get one of each color if you want). Anyway, this deal is available only in the US and only...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 5G review

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nubia Red Magic 5G found to support 120Hz refresh rate, more color modes

nubia launched the Red Magic 5G earlier this year and it arrived with the world's first 144Hz refresh rate smartphone display. However, the customized UI offers only a toggle between 60Hz, 90Hz, and 144Hz - no 120 Hz. Now the guys from XDA-Developers have discovered that this option is available, but hidden, and can be found with an app like Activity Launcher that allows you to create shortcuts for various Android processes. Other hidden features include more color modes of the screen, round icons through a theme, and changing the quality of the screen recording. The Theme feature...

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Redmi Note 9 Pro sales in India resuming tomorrow

The Redmi Note 9 Pro series was introduced in India back in March but the large scale sales were limited by the COVID-19 restrictions. Now the company is ready to resume sales for the Redmi Note 9 Pro starting tomorrow at 12PM through Mi.com and Amazon India. It's time to unleash the #PerformanceBeast! #RedmiNote9Pro - India's most requested #Redmi smartphone is going on sale tomorrow (5th May) @ 12 noon!Get yours via https://t.co/cwYEXdVQIo & @amazonIN! Get additional ₹1000 off on @ICICIBank Credit cards & EMI. 🤘 pic.twitter.com/a5eJ0KwwNy— Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) May 4,...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 in Cloud White comes to Europe

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is now available in White in Europe as well, following its debut in China. The color is officially known as Cloud White. Here it is on Samsung Germany, priced at €1,150 (same as the other colors). There is a limitation you need to be aware of, this color is only available for the 12/128GB version. If you want the 512GB storage, you have to go with the Black version. This is similar to the deal in China where it sells for CNY 10,000 with 256GB storage (the 512GB model comes in Grey only). Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra in Cloud White For now at...

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Huawei P40 lineup receives a camera-tuning update

Huawei has started seeding EMUI 10.1.0.1.26 firmware to some of its Huawei P40 and P40 Pro units in China and may soon hit global units as well. It's not a major update but it does bring some nice changes, mostly in the camera department. The most notable one would be the picture-in-picture viewfinder when going beyond the 15x zoom. It allows you to get a better idea of where you've zoomed in on the subject by adding a secondary non-zoomed viewfinder. The update also improves the camera performance when snapping fast-moving objects, the overall clarity of images and colors are more...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 coming to India on May 8

Xiaomi India is gearing up to introduce the Mi 10 5G later this week on May 8. The company's official Twitter handle confirmed the news earlier today revealing the planned launch will happen via a livestream broadcast. The device was previously expected to make its appearance in India on March 31 but that was date was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is gonna evoke a lot of excitement.This is gonna #EvokeYourImagination.Mi fans, #Mi10 is launching on MAY 8th.Yes, just 4⃣ days to go for the #108MP phone and more...RT if you have been waiting for the launch date....

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HMD's Nokia smartphones suffer large drop in shipments as market sees largest decline yet

For the first time since early 2014 smartphone makers shipped less than 300 million units in a quarter. This is a sharp 13% drop compared to the shipments of Q1 last year. The analysts at Counterpoint Research note that China was hit hard both in terms of smartphones (down 27% year on year) and smartphone components. This may lead some makers to diversify their supply chains, shifting larger parts to India and Vietnam. The analysts predict a change in consumer behavior - even after the lock-downs are lifted (which will be done gradually), people will prefer more affordable devices bought...

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Poco F2 Pro promo campaign kicks off with product page full of teasers, some details

It's coming back - the Poco F2 Pro is officially on its way. The official Twitter account is inviting everyone on the hype train. Meanwhile, the phone popped up on Gearbest with a promo page, participants in which will get a chance to win the phone for free and will enjoy early shipping. After 256 days of waiting, today we can finally say:#POCOisBACK! pic.twitter.com/3REalj1cko— POCO (@POCOGlobal) May 4, 2020 This is more of a teaser, so it doesn't give away the full details about the phone, but it does confirm that it will be based on the Redmi K30 Pro. It claims it will poses the...

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LG Velvet pictured in a Korean store, full specs in tow

Sure, these are not the first LG Velvet live images but they are the most revealing yet. They give us a closer look at the design and we also get to see the true glow of the Aurora Grey color. And we also get the full specs and a quick hands-on video as a bonus. LG Velvet specs sheet in Korean Most of them have already leaked but some details are new. The Snapdragon 765 5G is on board driving a 6.8-inch Full HD+ OLED panel. The unit in the photos appears to have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage supporting microSD cards up to 2TB. However, there might be more than one memory...

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Apple updates the MacBook Pro 13 with scissor switches and doubles the storage

Apple just announced the latest hardware refresh of its 13-inch MacBook Pro bringing minor specs refresh and an overdue change in keyboard. The most notable change is the keyboard. Say bye to the unreliable butterfly switches and say hello to the new Magic Keyboard just like on the rest of the Apple laptops. It uses the good old scissor switches offering longer travel as well. The Esc key is now physical too. The base internal storage is no longer 128GB - it's 256GB instead. And that doesn't affect the starting price too. The notebook still starts at $1,299 but you get the older...

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Xiaomi responds to user data collection allegations

Xiaomi came under fire for collecting user data - from a broad range of activities performed on its phones. Xiaomi has now responded, denying the claims of the original report by Forbes. In short, the company says the aggregated data cannot be used to identify a specific user and Forbes' research is misleading and the Chinese tech giant is in line with the local and international privacy data laws. Additionally, the company has pushed an important update to its Mi Browser and Mint Browser users giving them the option to opt out of data collection entirely when in incognito...

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Pixel 4a extensive photo shoot shows off the skills of a phone that still isn't official

This is starting to get ridiculous - Google still hasn't announced the Pixel 4a, but there's little about the phone that hasn't leaked. TecnoLike Plus, the same YouTube channel that showed off a hands-on video with the 4a back in March, is now back with a pretty extensive photo shoot with Google's mid-ranger that answers one burning question - is one camera enough? The camera hardawre is nothing spectacular with its 12.2MP Sony IMX363 image sensor and f/1.73 aperture, but as always with Google, it's the image processing that counts. All the photos below were shot by Julio Lusson, who runs...

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Tecno Spark 5 unveiled with Android 10, 6.6" screen, quad camera and quad LED flash

The newly-announced Tecno Spark 5 serves up the big numbers - the phone official boasts a 6.6" screen with 90.2% screen-to-body ratio, a quad camera on the back with a quad LED flash, an octa-core processor with Android 10 and a 5,000mAh battery. Keep in mind that this phone is on the very affordable side of things - a pre-order in Ghana puts the price at GHS 720, which works out to $125/€115. With that in mind, let's have a closer look at the specs. The 6.6" display has 720 x 1,600px resolution and a punch hole for the 8MP selfie camera. Impressively, the front camera is joined by...

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Huawei is preparing a P30 Pro New Edition smartphone with GMS

Huawei Germany is launching a promo on its website for the P30 lineup where a purchase of a smartphone will get the buyer a free Huawei MediaPad T3 10 and a case for the tablet. The phones eligible for the campaign are the Huawei P30 Lite, Huawei P30 Lite New Edition, Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, and Huawei P30 Pro New Edition. Yes, the last one is a completely new phone yet to be announced. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition moniker appears multiple times in the Terms and Conditions of the promotion ran by Huawei, Vodafone, and Otelo. The phone is clearly different from the P30 Pro, and...

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Oppo A92 launched in Malaysia, is just a rebranded A72

After introducing the A52 and A72 last month, Oppo went ahead and reveled yet another member of its midrange A-series in Malaysia dubbed the A92. Taking a dive through the specs reveals the device is identical to the A72 with an FHD+ 6.5-inch IPS LCD, Snapdragon 665 chipset and 5,000 mAh battery. It comes with a quad-camera setup including a 48MP primary shooter alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 2MP modules - one for macro shots and another for depth data. The selfie cam comes in at 16MP. The A92 also comes with stereo speakers, a headphone jack, side-mounted fingerprint...

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Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ moved to quarterly updates

From now on, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will only receive quarterly security updates. This means that instead of getting a new security patch every month, updates will be bundled and released every three months. The S8 duo is three years old now, having been released in April 2017. Originally, it ran Android 7.0 Nougat and has since been updated to Android 9 Pie with One UI (the original version). An Android 10 update is not coming. For comparison, Samsung ended support for 2016's Galaxy S7 duo last month, after they spent two years getting monthly updates and two years on...

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Meizu 17 Series will come with custom Super AMOLED display and NFC

With just 4 days to go until the launch of Meizu's 17 series flagships, we have most of the details about the phone thanks to Meizu's barrage of leaks and teasers. The latest details confirm the phones will ship with a custom Samsung Super AMOLED displays. Previous teasers detailed that the panel on both will also feature a 90Hz refresh rate and 32MP selfie cam housed in a punch-hole cutout. New teaser posters In separate Weibo posts, Meizu also confirmed the 17 series will come with NFC connectivity and that the Meizu 17 is already up for pre-registration from Chinese online...

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Realme celebrates its 2nd birthday as India's #4 smartphone brand

The first days of May is when Realme celebrates its birthday and the company is now two years old. Back in May 2018, we saw the Realme 1 appear under Oppo's wing, with the brand then taking its own way in August with the Realme 2. A couple of dozen of smartphones and two years later, the brand is the fourth largest smartphone company in India in Q1 2020, and it also made the Top 3 for February. The good news was shared by Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India. In the first quarter of the year, the brand grabbed 14% of the total market share, positioning itself behind the leader...

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