Asus ROG 3 specs and photos appear in TENAA, AnTuTu run reveals overclocked Snapdragon 865

Asus' next ROG phone has just appeared in its TENAA certification where it starred in a few images. The upcoming gaming handset will arrive with 12GB of RAM, Android 10, and the Snapdragon 865, as previously revealed by a Geekbench listing. Now, the phone's specs are revealed in the TENAA listing. Source: TENAA The Asus ROG 3 will come equipped with a huge 5,800 mAh battery, which will power the phone's large 5.69-inch screen. We expect it to be an OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, but there's no confirmation of that here. A full HD+ resolution of the display is...

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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G arrives in the US with Snapdragon 765G for $599

Samsung announces that its Galaxy A71 5G is arriving to the US. This is the first midrange smartphone to arrive to the States with support for 5G. Before the A71 5G, the cheapest 5G smartphone you could buy in the US was the OnePlus 8 on T-Mobile for $699. While the global version of the A71 5G is powered by the Exynos 980, the US-bound variant will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G. This is the first 5G-enabled Snapdragon 765G powered device that arrives to the US. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G The A71 5G will arrive to all major US carriers for a retail price of $599. Samsung will...

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Google Pixel 4a reportedly delayed until October, Barely Blue to be scrapped

Google's Pixel 3a and 3a XL launched last year on May 7. We have been eagerly waiting for the Pixel 4a to arrive this year, with rumors initially suggesting that Google was going to announce it during Google I/O. That event was cancelled due to the pandemic, and the phone kept getting further delayed. Photos of the phone's retail packaging leaked back in early-April and we're already more than two months since then. The latest report comes from Jon Prosser via Twitter. According to the tipster, the Google Pixel 4a has been again delayed after the phone was expected to be announced sometime...

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Samsung officially certifies Galaxy Z Flip 5G (SM-F707B)

About a couple of months or so, we learned that Samsung would release a 5G variant of the Galaxy Z Flip, one with a model number of SM-F707B. A new report today from XDA-Developers corroborates the earlier report with a confirmation that Samsung has officially certified the "Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G" name along with the same model number from earlier reports. Based on earlier reports, a Korean model might be associated with a model number SM-F707N. Source: XDA-Developers Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip launched in February with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, but it was not outfitted with a 5G...

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Breaking: T-Mobile and Metro subscribers experiencing major outage in the US

As of around 1 PM Eastern time, T-Mobile customers have been experiencing outages in many parts of the US, more prominently in Southeast United States. According to Down Detector, the most reported outages were coming from Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Tampa, Charlotte, Houston, Jacksonville, and Brooklyn. Source: Down Detector as of 3:25PM EST As of 3:45PM EST, 58% of reports are "No Signal, 24% report "Phone" problems, and 17% report issues with "Mobile internet". Outage reports peaked at 3 PM EST with almost 114,000 outage reports collected. As of 3:32 PM, comments are still...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 also passes by Geekbench

Just two days after the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ stopped by Geekbench, its more compact brother, the Tab S7 also stopped by the platform. The slate was spotted bearing the SM-T870 model number and managed 4,509 points in the single-core test and 12,945 in the multi-core department. The single-core test is slightly above what the Tab S7+ managed while the multi-core performance is in turn slightly lower than that of the plus-sized version. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 CAD renders As expected the Galaxy Tab S7 packs a Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with 6GB RAM and runs...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ get One UI 2.1

Samsung's One UI 2.1 might be the last major update the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will receive and the OTA is now being pushed to users in Germany and South Korea. The update, of course, is still based on Android 10 but brings a handful of new features that the One UI 2.0 didn't have. For instance, you can now share things quickly with other Samsung owners, similar to Apple's AirDrop function. You can even share your Bluetooth audio stream so other friends can tune in and play their own music through your phone, which in turn is connected to the audio device. The camera app has also...

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The PlayStation 5 will have a completely redesigned user interface

Last week Sony did an in-depth presentation of the PlayStation 5 hardware, but didn't talk much about the software. Now we learnt he user interface will be a completely new, a "100 percent overhaul of the PS4 UI and some very different new concepts," courtesy of Matt MacLaurin, Sony's VP of OX design for PlayStation and his LinkedIn post. MacLaurin didn't give away much, but said that that the UI will be pragmatic and will be based on a new visual language. The major focus is speed: "Most important is experience goals measured in milliseconds across the entire UI". This makes sense,...

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Average selling price of Samsung smartphones grows to the highest level of the last six years

The Average Selling Price (ASP) of Samsung smartphones for the first quarter of 2020 increased by 8.5% compared to Q1 of last year, reports Strategy Analytics. Compared to the last three months of 2019, the ASP is up 20.7%. This is the highest ASP for Samsung in the last 6 years. Specifically, in Q1 2020 Samsung's average selling price was $292, compared to $247 last year, $251 the year before and $243 in 2017. Q1 is when Samsung launches the new Galaxy S models, so it sells a lot of premium phones, which brings up the average. It's not just the new S-series, this year saw the launch of...

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Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro coming June 19

Last week we came across a report which hinted at a possible new member of the Huawei Enjoy series. Now Huawei released a teaser video confirming the Enjoy 20 Pro which is scheduled to debut on June 19. The ad gives us a quick look at the phone which seems to feature a design quite similar to the Enjoy Z 5G. The back comes with a triple camera setup housed in a rectangular cutout, believed to be headlined by a 48MP primary shooter. On the front, we see a waterdrop notch display while the right-hand-side houses the fingerprint scanner. The phone will also come with a 5G...

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Galaxy M41 may be Samsung's first phone to use third-party OLED display

Samsung Display still dominates the small OLED display business (i.e. phones, watches, tablets), largely on the back of the sibling Samsung Electronics division but also high-profile customers like Apple. Now the company is looking to source OLED displays from external manufacturers. The first phone to use a non-Samsung OLED will be the Galaxy M41, according to insiders. They add that Samsung has already chosen China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), which is owned by TCL. However, the company also looked at BOE as a potential alternative supply line, perhaps even as a source for...

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As Pokemon Go drops 32-bit Android phones, here's which ones get the axe

Niantic, the studio behind Pokemon GO announced that its dropping support for 32-bit Android phones starting August. The studio issued a brief statement explaining the need for such a change to streamline its development process and focus on supporting newer devices and operating systems. Once the kill switch is flipped, you will no longer be able to access Pokemon GO accounts from the old devices and will have to migrate to a newer 64-bit device if you want to continue your quest to catch Pokemons. Niantic also recommends you to back up their account info and passwords. The...

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Microsoft's Surface Duo to come as early as July

The COVID-19 outbreak messed with Microsoft's plans more than once forcing the company to postpone its Windows 10X launch. One would think that the much-anticipated Surface Duo Android device is also being delayed but according to a new report, the company might actually be ahead of schedule. Microsoft is allegedly rushing things to announce the device before the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, which is coming on August 5. That would mean the announcement will happen in the following weeks, so Microsoft has enough time to build some hype ahead of the market release. Of course, it's hard...

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GSMArena.com turns 20, happy birthday to us!

Twenty years ago to the day GSMArena.com was born. Over the last two decades the site grew significantly and we expanded our tech curiosity to new platforms as well. Our YouTube channel reached 1 million subscribers this April (don't miss the celebratory video mashup). This is the result of a lot of hard work to make our videos more informative, a proper companion to our written reviews, but also thanks to the love and support we've been receiving from you. We worked on improving the GSMArena app and on introducing new features to the site - the latest is our revamped loudspeaker...

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Redmi 9 hits Malaysia, other SEA markets to follow

Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi 9 last week - a phone with four cameras, Helio G80 chipset and €150 price tag. The company launched the phone in Europe, but now it is expanding to the Asia Pacific region - first flash sale in Malaysia is scheduled for Thursday, June 18. Xiaomi Redmi 9 The Redmi 9 is the most affordable new Redmi smartphone, but it packs plenty of impressive specs - big 6.53" screen with Full HD+ resolution, massive 5,020 mAh battery with 18W fast charging, Android 10 with MIUI 12 out of the box. The price in Malaysia is said to be MYR499 for the 3/32 GB version -...

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Xiaomi working on two Redmi phones that will be more affordable than the 10X 4G

Xiaomi is working on two Redmi phones that will be cheaper than the CNY 1,000 Redmi 10X 4G, reports Digital Chat Station. Could one of them be the newly-announced Redmi 9? That seems to be the case as the two devices reportedly use MediaTek Helio G8x chipsets (MT6969T and MT6769V/CT). The 10X 4G has a G85, the Redmi 9 has a G80, so we're in the right ballpark. Depending on the specifics, we may be looking at the Redmi 9 and a Redmi 9A (a model that doesn't officially exist yet). The Redmi 9 still hasn't made an appearance on Xiaomi's official website in China, even after its...

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Samsung will bring the Galaxy A21s to India on June 17

Samsung Galaxy A21s was announced last month, and is already on sale in Russia. The next market to get it is India with the phone scheduled to make its debut on June 17 as per the local division. It brings a big 6.5" HD+ Infinity-O screen, 2 GHz octa-core CPU and plenty of battery life. Awesomeness that goes on and on! The new Samsung #GalaxyA21s is coming your way. Follow this space to know more. #Samsung pic.twitter.com/YOuShYFeIF— Samsung India (@SamsungIndia) June 15, 2020 The phone is powered by the Exynos 850 chipset, built on the 8nm process. It has two quad-core clusters...

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OnePlus 8 Pro goes on sale in India, stock depletes instantly

The flagship OnePlus 8 Pro is finally available in India after a long wait. The base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage version is INR54,999 ($722) while the 12/256GB model goes for INR59,999 ($788). As expected, demand was high and stocks depleted quickly across OnePlus.in and Amazon. All 8 Pro models will come with the color filter camera disabled due to privacy concerns. OnePlus is also selling a 6GB RAM and 128GB storage OnePlus 8 for the first time in the country which costs INR41,999 ($550), making it the most affordable entry in this generation's OnePlus phones. There are plenty...

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