Huawei Enjoy Z 5G specs and design revealed by Chinese retailers

The Huawei Enjoy Z 5G has been listed on Chinese retailers Suning and TMall's websites ahead of its May 24 announcement. The listings reveal the smartphone's specs and design somewhat spoiling the upcoming event. The Huawei Enjoy Z 5G packs a 90Hz waterdrop notch display of 2400x1080 pixel resolution, which according to Suning measures 6.39" diagonally but TMall says it's actually a 6.5" panel. Around the back, the Enjoy Z 5G has a triple camera setup, which is a combination of a 48MP, 8MP and 2MP units. And if you look closely, you can see a recess on the right side of the phone for a...

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Honor V6 official: packs 5G, 10.4-inch 2K display, Wi-Fi 6, and Magic Pencil

Honor teased its V6 tablet last week. It teased that the device would be made official with 5G and Wi-Fi 6 support today. The Honor V6 was announced with a 10.4-inch 2K (2000x1200px) display with an 84% screen-to-body ratio. The V6 packs a Kirin 985 chipset paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Bundled with the V6 is a stylus that Honor calls its "Magic Pencil" with 4096 pressure sensitive levels and the tablet supports quick-sharing capabilities with Honor and Huawei phones. There's a 13MP f/1.8 main camera with LED flash at the back and an 8MP f/2.0 front camera...

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Netflix bringing down bandwidth restrictions across Europe

Due to the high demand for streaming services across the globe in relation to the pandemic lockdown, Netflix, much like most services, had to limit its streaming quality in Europe. Things are returning to normal and Netflix announced that it's finally easing its bandwidth restrictions. For some time now, the load on the internet infrastructure is showing signs of improvements and in some regions, Netflix is restoring the original bitrate to 4K and other resolutions. So in some regions, users should start seeing the change in their accounts. It's gradual, so it may take some time for...

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Redmi 10X teasers promise flagship performance and cutting edge 5G

Xiaomi will create a new branch in the Redmi family tree, the X-series, and we get the feeling that these will sit just below the flagship K-series. What does X stand for? Well, a series of teaser images offers several possible answers. Redmi 10X teasers Long story short, the Redmi 10X and the phones that follow it will be aimed at a younger crowd. Their goal is to use the advanced technology to build an experience that surpasses its price class. An example of this will be the 5G connectivity. This will be the first 5G Redmi outside of the K-series. It will be able to...

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Huawei exec: US government attacks unjustified

Last week brought more bad news for Huawei and its mobile business. The company's ban to do business with US companies was extended for another year after President Trump signed a new executive order against national security threats, mainly centered against Huawei. The very next day, the US Department of Commerce issued a new export rule which will effectively cut the Chinese company's global chipset supply. In response, Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping issued a statement during the annual Huawei Global Analyst Summit where he openly criticized the US government measures,...

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Sony Xperia 1 II launches in Japan on May 22

Japanese carrier KDDI has announced that it will begin selling the Sony Xperia 1 II on May 22, priced at JPY 133,600 (€1,145;INR 94,000;$1,243, converted), for the lone 8/256GB variant. NTT docomo is also expected to release the Xperia 1 II to its Japanese customers soon. There's still no official word on the exact date of the global release of the Xperia 1 II, much to the disappointment of the many holding out for the Sony flagship. It was expected that the Xperia 1 II would launch globally by the end of May, but if that's to happen we should see pre-orders open very soon. Sony...

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Honor MagicBook Pro refreshed for 2020: 16.1" screen, 10th gen Intel CPUs, X65 TV also revealed

The Honor MagicBook Pro 2020 refresh is here. It has a 16.1" screen with 90% screen-to-body ratio just as before, but it is now powered by a 10th generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. The bezels around the screen are just 4.9mm, the screen itself is a 1080p panel with 100% sRGB coverage. There is a 1MP web cam hiding in the keyboard and it uses dual microphones for video calls. The speakers surrounding the keyboard are also home to a fingerprint reader. The base version comes with a Core i5-10210U, but you can upgrade to a Core i7-10510U. In both cases there is 16GB of...

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Realme sells over 70,000 Narzo 10 units in two minutes

The Realme Narzo 10 went on its first sale in India today after last week's introduction. The rebranded Realme 6i was priced at INR11,999 ($158/€146) and today the brand manager revealed 70,000+ units of the device were pushed in "under 128 seconds", which is pretty just over two minutes. The Realme Narzo 10 brings four cameras and a tall 6.5" HD+ screen to the scene, but the biggest talking point is the 5,000 mAh battery with 18W fast charging. Other specs include Helio G80 chipset by Mediatek, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and Realme UI with Android 10 out of the...

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Redmi 10X with Dimensity 820 benchmarked, edges out Snapdragon 765G phones

Xiaomi has a lot of irons in the Dimensity 820 fire, benchmark results from a "M2004J7BC" device hint at a possible third phone - the Redmi 10X - in addition to the Redmi Note 10 and Redmi K30i. The phone's total AnTuTu score is over 400,000, while the slightly older Dimensity 800 only gets in the low 300,000 points. A big part of that seems to be the higher GPU performance, which is thanks to the additional GPU core in the Dimensity 820 (for a total of five). AnTuTu score of Redmi with Dimensity 820 The CPU plays an important role too with a decent jump in single-core...

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vivo X50 Pro to come with gimbal-like stabilization, thanks to new camera tech

vivo has just shared a cool teaser video its upcoming X50 smartphone lineup, which is supposed to arrive on June 1. The clip is all about the gimbal-like stabilization with advanced optics that act like the human eye. The lens can rotate in any direction and plane. There are also a couple of close-up shots of the camera module revealing a quad-camera array with a dedicated periscope zoom unit. Previous rumors point at a curved, 6.56-inch FHD+ high-refresh-rate Samsung-made AMOLED panel with a punch-hole for the selfie camera but nothing is confirmed at this...

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Samsung Galaxy S20+ gets new Aura Blue color in the Netherlands

Samsung's Galaxy S20+ got a new Aura Blue colorway which is now on sale in the Netherlands. For now, the color will be exclusive to the mid-sized member of the S20 line, similar to how the Aura Blue Galaxy Note10+ was initially exclusive to European users. Galaxy S20+ in Aura Blue Exclusivity comes with a premium though as the Aura Blue S20+ will retail for € 1,349, a good €249 more than the other colorways of the phone based on Dutch pricing. It will be offered through T-Mobile and Tele2. There is no word if other markets will also get the new Aura Blue colorway or when the...

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The Realme TV teasers promise a bright screen with Chroma Boost engine, quad speakers

Realme will unveil 8 new products on May 25, among them the X50 Pro Player edition, the company's first smart watch and its first TV. To build up anticipation, the company already teased the gaming smartphone and now it's building up intrigue for the TV. The Realme TV will have a "premium bezel-less deign" and the display panel will output up to 400 nits of brightness (20% more than the average TV in this price segment, says Realme). The Chroma Boost engine will be on image processing duties (previously, Chroma Boost was a mode in the camera app of Realme phones). The "smart" part...

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Huawei Y8p quietly unveiled with 6.3" OLED screen, 48MP RYYB camera, Kirin 710F

The Huawei Y8p quietly took its place on the company's website. If it looks familiar, it's because we've seen this hardware before, under the Huawei Enjoy 10s name. We guess it's a matter of regional availability whether you will see this as a Y-series phone or an Enjoy. The front is dominated by a 6.3" OLED panel with 1080p+ resolution (90.17% screen-to-body ratio is the official reading). There's an in-display fingerprint reader too, not too common in this segment. Around the back we find a 48MP main camera with a SuperSpectrum sensor - Huawei's marketing name for RYYB sensors....

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Oppo to partner with Vodafone in seven European markets

Oppo has been trying to expand its presence in the European market and the latest deal seems like a major step forward. In a press release, the phone manufacturer announced a partnership with Vodafone in seven European countries where the carrier will offer some of the devices "to accelerate 5G adoption and expand availability of Oppo products". The first seven countries where Oppo phones will be offered by Vodafone are Germany, the UK, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, and the Netherlands. Phones will roll out across Vodafone channels, which is both the online store of the carrier...

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Huawei places a new $700 million order to TSMC, but US actions stop it

According to a report coming straight from Taiwan, TSMC has received a $700 million order from Huawei for its 5 and 7nm chips. The 5nm bit is likely about the upcoming Kirin 1020 chipset while the 7nm order is all about the 5G baseband chips. However, TSMC is reportedly working on full capacity and won't be able to take any more orders. And that's not the only issue. On Friday, the US Commerce Department went on with the new rules, which requires manufacturing companies using US equipment and software to get a special license to supply Huawei. Thus, TSMC had to halt all new Huawei...

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Realme teases X50 Pro Player edition performance and connectivity

The Realme X50 Pro Player will be fully unveiled a week from now on May 25. Today, the company lifted the veil just a bit to show the features that will be at the heart of the phone - performance and connectivity. The Player will be powered by the flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset connected to LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The first teaser image boasts performance improvements, though we're not quite sure what the basis is here. It's certainly not the X50 Pro 5G, which uses almost the same hardware (it does come with the older UFS 3.0 storage chips, but 3.1 brought write speed and power...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20+ to have a 4,500mAh battery, 108MP camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note20+ will use a 4,500mAh battery, as per the latest leak. That's an increase from the Galaxy Note10+' 4,300mAh battery but not the size-match for the 5,000mAh inside the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G some might have been hoping for. The battery has the product code EB-BN985ABY (SM-N985 being the Galaxy Note20+' likely product name) with a rated capacity of 4,370mAh and a typical capacity of 4,500mAh. That's the same battery that powers the Samsung Galaxy S20+. That one managed 87 hours of endurance at 120Hz refresh rate and 97 hours at 60Hz in our tests. The Galaxy Note20+...

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iQOO Z1 stops by Geekbench, Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ in tow

The iQOO Z1 is expected to be announced tomorrow and we've already seen detailed renders and its key specs which include a 144Hz refresh rate screen, 44W fast charging and 5G connectivity. It will be the first phone to sport the recently announced MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset. iQOO Z1 live images Now, the phone was spotted in a Geekbench listing which reconfirms the previous speculations. The phone was spotted bearing the vivo V1986A model number and managed 781 points in the single core department and a 3,070 point multi-core score. It's indeed powered by the Dimensity 1000+...

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MediaTek Dimensity 820 unveiled: higher CPU clock speeds, extra GPU core and dual SIM 5G

MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 820 chipset, a more powerful version of the Dimensity 800. Compared to the old chip, the new version increases CPU and GPU performance and improves the 5G connectivity. This is still a 7nm chip with four Cortex-A76 and four A55 cores. The difference is that the big A76 cores run at a higher clock speed, 2.6GHz. Up to 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM can be connected. The Mali-G57 GPU gained an additional core, now up to 5. This should bring games closer to the 120Hz refresh rate that is supported by the chip (when paired with the right display panel, of course). It's...

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Poco TWS headphones confirmed, you can vote on a name

The manager of Poco India asked fans of the brand what should the next product be, and today he revealed that people chose TWS earbuds. As a response the totally brand will bring the accessory and is asking Twitter users for the name. There is a poll on C Manmohan's profile and the options are limited: Poco Move Buds, Poco Klip Buds, Poco Pop Buds, or Poco Funkz. Hey POCO fans, couple of weeks ago we asked you which product we should bring next and you chose TWS (Earbuds). We're happy to announce that we're a step closer in making it a reality & we want your help in choosing a name for it....

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Honor X10 leaks in live video hours ahead of launch

The Honor X10 is one of the more intriguing mid-rangers in the pipeline and we got another fresh leak. One Weibo user uploaded a short clip, showcasing some colors and the retail box of the Honor X10, complementing a leak from Saturday. The Honor X10 is expected to be the next best-selling midranger from the Huawei brand following in the footsteps of the Honor 7X, Honor 8X, and Honor 9X. This time the phone will have 5G connectivity out of the box which should boost sales in China - we can't confirm the same will happen overseas, given the fact none of Huawei's latest 5G...

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Huawei Enjoy Z 5G coming on May 24

Huawei is about to add a new member to its Enjoy series with the upcoming Enjoy Z 5G. The phone was teased by the brand's online store and is set to debut on May 24. The poster also shows us the Enjoy Z 5G's side profile which reveals it will come with a curved back design but not much else. Being a member of the Enjoy series, expectation are that this will be a budget offering, likely one of the most affordable 5G handsets on the market when it launches. Some rumors point that the Enjoy Z 5G will be equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset. Huawei subsidiary Honor is also...

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Honor 9X Pro and promo deals hit the UK as Honor revamps its online store

Honor is bringing its online store to the UK, HiHonor.com, includes its new VIP club. As part of the celebration, the company will knock 20% off the price of select products. Starting with the Honor 9X Pro, which will be available from Wednesday, May 21. Normally, it will cost £250, but during the first week of sales it will go for £200 instead. It will be joined by the Honor 9X Lite (£200) and Honor 20e (£160), both available starting on the 21st. If you're wondering why you might want the 9X Lite when you can have the Pro for the same cash, the answer is a free Honor Band 5 (worth...

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