Unreleased vivo Y30 arrives for sale with four cameras on the back

Last month a phone called vivo Y50 appeared in South-East Asia, and now a cheaper alternative named vivo Y30 is on its way. This device isn't officially announced by the company, but the device is already listed at Lazada Malaysia with full specs and price tag. The phone comes with a Helio P35 chipset, four cameras and a pretty big battery. The front of the phone is a 6.47" LCD panel with HD+ resolution and a single punch hole in the upper left corner. There is also a slight bezel on the bottom which might be even bigger in real life. The chipset is accompanied by 4 GB RAM and...

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Realme 6 gets new charging animation and Ultra Steady feature with the latest update

Realme has released a new software update for the Realme 6 which brings new VOOC charging animation to the smartphone. Besides, the update fixes an issue with Game Space and bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to April 2020. The new build also brings in the Ultra Steady feature to the smartphone and comes with a couple of optimizations for the camera. Check out the changelog below for all the details. Security Android security patch: April 2020 System Fixed the issue that the game space is not effective in some...

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Nokia 6.3 to come with Snapdragon 67x SoC and ZEISS-branded quad camera

HMD Global announced the Nokia 6.2 last September with the Snapdragon 636 SoC and according to a new report, the Nokia 6.3 may be powered by the Snapdragon 670 or 675 chipset. Nokia 6.2 The report also claims that Nokia 6.3 may sport a quad camera setup on the back with ZEISS branding. The 6.2 skipped the ZEISS optics and packed a triple camera module comprising a 16MP main, 8MP ultrawide, and 5MP depth sensor units. Furthermore, the source claims that Nokia 6.3 may feature PureDisplay with a waterdrop notch up top for the 16MP selfie camera. The base model of the Nokia 6.3...

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Meizu 17 and 17 Pro appear on Geekbench with 8GB and 12GB RAM

We are just two days before Meizu's announcement of the 17 and 17 Pro and the company has been executing a long teaser campaign to hype up the phone maker's new flagships. The latest news isn't an official teaser, but the phones now have corresponding entires that appeared on Geekbench. Both the Meizu 17 and 17 Pro were tested on the popular benchmarking app. The devices are configured with 8GB and 12GB of RAM, respectively. Meanwhile, both entries show Android 10, which we know will be skinned with Flyme OS 8.1, as revealed by Meizu. Both entries refer to a...

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Google delays Android 11 Beta, releases Developer Preview 4 instead

Earlier today, the Android Developers official YouTube channel released a short video teaser where it announced a new launch date of June 1 for the official release of Android 11 Beta. Normally, Google would release the Android Beta once Google I/O kicks off (which would have taken place on May 12, 13, and 14), but COVID-19 forced the major event to be cancelled entirely. Google is going to be kicking off a virtual conference starting with #Android 11: the Beta Launch Show. The show starts at 8AM Pacific (11AM EST) on June 1 and will hold presentations on the topics that were expected...

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Xiaomi to launch Mi Box, new Mi TWS earphones on Friday

Xiaomi is launching its Mi 10 lineup in India on Friday, May 8. In series of tweets, the company and its regional director Manu Kumar Jain revealed more stuff will be introduced during the live stream - a device that turns every TV into a Smart TV which is most likely a Mi Box; and true wireless earphones resembling Apple's AirPods. Imagine watching all that amazing content on #Internet on your TV.Imagine turning your TV into a #SmartTV.😎Mi fans, we're launching one more device with #Mi10 on May 8. Leave your guesses in comments.Tag your friends who need to turn their TV into a...

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Poco F2 Pro launch details leak, it will be on May 12

The follow-up to the original Pocophone F1 is a highly-anticipated phone and we had quite a few leaks for the last couple of weeks too. And those of you who are looking forward to the release would be happy to know that it's happening as early as next week. So here's the POCO F2 Pro launch details for you guys. Feel free to retweet 👍Date: 12 May 2020Time: 14:00Location: Madrid, Spain.— Sudhanshu (@Sudhanshu1414) May 6, 2020 According to a reputable leakster, the Poco F2 Pro launch will happen on May 12 in Madrid, Spain at 14:00 local time. Of course, it's not official and we...

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Huawei's HiSilicon division enters the top 10 global semiconductor ranking

Huawei's HiSilicon chips are getting increasingly popular these days and it shows. According to the most recent market analysis, the fabless chipmaker entered the top 10 global semiconductor rankings and it's actually the first Chinese company ever to do so. In just one year, the company jumped to 10th position from 15th with an impressive 54% growth year-over-year compared to the first quarter of 2019. HiSilicon accounts for around 14% of the TSMC's sales in 2019 and combined with Apple, both secure 37% of TSMC's total sales. Nvidia is the other addition to the top 10 rankings with...

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Microsoft announces the Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 and Surface Headphones 2

Microsoft just announced a slew of new products with the Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 being the highlight. There aren't any major design changes with the Book 3, but the under the hood tweaks are significant while the Go 2 is having both. The biggest change in the Surface Book 3 is the newest 10th Generation Intel CPUs on board. The company is keeping both flavors - the 13.5-inch and the 15-inch variant. The former can be configured with Core i5 and Core i7 processors with the base model starting at $1,599, while the base model with a discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU starts at...

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Samsung extends warranty on some of its products in Croatia even further

Samsung, along with other big OEMs, extended the warranty on most of its products due to the COVID-19 crisis about a month ago. With the service centers closed, the company had to compensate its customers somehow, so anyone with a Samsung device with expiring warranty between March 20 and April 30 will be able to fix their phone until May 31. Today, Samsung Croatia is extending that period even further. Since the extended period is slightly different depending on the market, the new date for Croatian Samsung owners is pushed back to July 15. Initially, customers in the country had...

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Xiaomi starts recruiting MIUI 12 Global ROM pilot testers in India

Xiaomi announced its MIUI 12 custom Android skin last month. The beta program for MIUI 12 is already live in the company's home country China, and now Xiaomi is looking for MIUI 12 Global ROM pilot testers in India. Xiaomi is currently recruiting MIUI 12 pilot testers for only two smartphones - Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro - but the list of eligible devices will likely grow soon. Those interested have time until May 14, 9 PM IST to apply for the pilot testing program. You can head over to the source link at the end of this article for all the details. But do note that this isn't the...

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Poco M2 Pro is an upcoming mid-range handset with Snapdragon 720G SoC

While we wait for the Poco F2 Pro flagship release, there seems to be another Poco device in the works and it's called Poco M2 Pro. The name briefly appeared on Xioami's official Indian website where it has a data of its SAR testing. It has since been removed but it sparked an investigation at the XDA-Developers. It turns out that the phone has a model number M2003J6CI and it's codenamed "gram". Interestingly enough, the name has been hiding in plain sight and there's proof that the Xiaomi has been working on the phone for a while. There's a firmware ready for the "gram" and has also...

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Redmi might release an even cheaper 5G phone this month with Dimensity 800 SoC

Redmi's general manager just teased the fans of the brand that the company is about to launch a surprise device this month but a renowned leakster was quick to reveal the company's plans. According to the so-called Digital Chat Station on Weibo, Redmi is going to announce either the Redmi 10X, which is supposed to be a rebranded Redmi Note 9 for the Chinese market, a Redmi 9, 10 or a still-unnamed Redmi phone powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset. Looking back, we remember a report claiming that Redmi is planning to launch the cheapest 5G smartphone yet and even though the...

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Apple's online-only WWDC kicks off on June 22

Back in March Apple said that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held online, but it didn't share the date. Now we know it will kick off on June 22. WWDC will be hosted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the first time, it will be free for the developers. The event will be streamed live through the Apple Developer app and Apple Developer website. In addition to announcing the WWDC date, Apple announced the Swift Student Challenge that allows students to showcase their love of coding by creating an interactive scene in a Swift playground on the...

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Samsung decreases its camera lens orders by 30% for Q2 2020

A company called Largan Precision, specializing in providing lens modules for smartphones, has revealed its financial report for April, as well as expectations for the upcoming quarter. According to the data, the monthly decline in orders for smartphone cameras is 14%, while on a yearly basis it is about 6%. The predictions for the April-June period of 2020 are not bright at all. Samsung has reduced its orders by 30%, Oppo has done the same, while Xiaomi is sticking to "mere" 10-20% reduction. In the same time, industry insiders revealed Huawei actually increased its orders by about...

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Xiaomi celebrates 30 million sold Redmi Note 8 phones

Xiaomi's affordable brand Redmi has a reason to celebrate today - it reached 30 million sales of its Note 8 lineup. That includes the Redmi Note 8 (and its sibling Redmi Note 8T) and Redmi Note 8 Pro versions, and both devices made it to the Top 10 smartphones sold in Q4 2019. The good news was announced by Lu Weibing, brand manager of Redmi. He reminded that 1 million units were sold in one month, in the next one sales reached up to 5 million when the phone went global, the 10 million milestone was reached in a quarter of a year and it took 5 months to reach the staggering 20 million...

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Meizu 17 Pro will feature 27W wireless charging

Meizu is set to unveil the Meizu 17 series on May 8 and two days ahead of the launch, the company announced that the Pro variant will support 27W fast wireless charging. Meizu didn't reveal the wired charging speed of the 17 Pro, but the smartphone's 3C listing revealed it will charge at 40W. Previously confirmed specs of the Meizu 17 Pro include a Snapdragon 865 SoC, UFS 3.1 storage, and 5G support. The Meizu 17 Pro will sport a 90Hz Super AMOLED display with a punch hole in the top-right corner for the 32MP ultrawide selfie camera having an FOV of 129 degrees. The non-Pro...

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