Huawei Enjoy 20s appears in flesh

The Huawei Enjoy 20s smartphone appeared on TENAA last week, with images and full specs sheet. We are yet to hear an official launch date from the company, but we know the phone is inching closer to a launch after seeing it in a live image. The photo pretty much confirms what we already knew - triple camera on the back, a fingerprint sensor on the side, acting as a home button, right below the volume rocker. We also see an unusually tall body, meaning the phone will have a huge diagonal - TENAA said 6.8” LCD panel with 1080p resolution. The Enjoy lineup usually expands over...

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nubia Red Magic 5S is coming on July 28

nubia's been teasing its Red Magic 5S gaming smartphone since last week and now the company finally set a date for the announcement - July 28. The Red Magic 5S will be powered by the Snapdragon 865+ SoC and come with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The smartphone will feature a silver-plated cooling system and sport 320Hz touch-sensitive shoulder buttons located on the right side. nubia will also launch a Wind Cooling Magic Box accessory for the Red Magic 5S, which will include a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB-C port with 30W Power Delivery charging support. This will be likely...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra appears in leaked 360-degree image

Earlier today, Samsung confirmed that will be announcing 5 new devices at its Unpacked event on August 5. Now, thanks to @evleaks latest reveal, we get a close look at the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra (not that we haven’t already seen it) in a 360-degree image. The GIF shows the alleged Note smartphone in the leaked color allegedly called “Mystic Bronze”. In the run-around view, we can see that the very edges of the display are slightly curved. It looks like Samsung did this to keep the bezels super thin on the sides. The display appears to still be as flat as Samsung made the...

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Realme C15 will be unveiled on July 28, sports 6,000 mAh battery

Hot on the heels of the launch of the C11, Realme is busy working on its next C-series device. The Realme C15 will be outed on July 28 in Indonesia, and the teaser image you can see below reveals some of what we can expect. The C15 will come with a 6,000 mAh battery with 18W charging support, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a quad-camera setup in a squircle island on the back. Two color versions seem to be on offer, blue and silver/white. On the other side, the screen has a waterdrop notch, and a decently small 'chin' for what will definitely be a very affordable...

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Moto G8 Plus is now receiving Android 10 update

While we're not very far away at this point from the official launch of Android 11, Motorola is still in the process of catching all of its mid-range phones up to Android 10, released by Google last fall. The update to Android 10 has finally started rolling out to Moto G8 Plus units in Spain and Brazil, which hopefully means it will reach other countries as well very soon. India was also supposed to get a soak test of the update last week, so if that goes well we may see the finalized build making its way to the subcontinent in the near future. The update that's currently doing the...

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Realme teases new smartphone series

Through its official Weibo account, Realme teased an entirely new smartphone lineup. And while the timing is very close to the confirmation of Realme's IFA event it seems like the new family of smartphones will be exclusive to China. The teaser itself doesn't reveal much except that the first member of the lineup will have a punch hole for the front camera. And it will support 5G connectivity, which is quickly becoming the norm. We expect more teasers to fill us in on the key specs of the phone in the following weeks. Source (in Chinese)

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Honor 9X Lite and 20e now available in the UK, both with Google Play

The Honor 9X Lite and Honor 20e are now available in the UK through several retailers. The 9X made its debut in Finland and is a rare example from the brand – it comes with Google Play Services. The cost of that is using the old Kirin 710 chipset. Honor 9X Lite in Emerald Green and Moonlight Black The phone is priced £200 and comes in Emerald Green and Moonlight Black. Check the table at the bottom for links to the retailers that offer this phone. But first a bit more about it – it has a 6.5” 1080p+ display, 48 MP camera on the back and 16 MP on the front. There’s 4GB of...

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Red Magic 5S to have 320Hz shoulder buttons, cooling add-on as per teasers

The nubia Red Magic 5S will have a 144Hz screen, same as its predecessor, that screen will feature 240Hz touch sampling rate. But it is not the only way to control games – the phone will also have two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons at your disposal. Those will be even snappier than the screen as they have a touch sampling rate of 320 Hz. To pull this off, the Red Magic team engineered a dual-IC solution in an industry first. Check out a short demo of the 5S and its shoulder buttons. Nubia President Ni Fei also shared more details about the first of its kind cooling system...

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Z Flip 5G will cost the same as their predecessors

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G will go on pre-order this Wednesday and (according to a report by ETNews) it will cost the same as the original 4G version – KRW 1.65 million or $1,370. This is despite the upgraded chipset (one of the first with the new S865+) and 5G connectivity. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 (note the “Z”) will also cost the same as the original model – a hefty KRW 2.39 million or $1,990. Do keep in mind that the revised Galaxy Fold 5G model was north of $2,200 when it was announced and even that still uses the S855 instead of the S865+ of the upcoming model. The Z Fold 2...

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Huawei P40 series' latest update enhances the front cameras

An update to some European Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ units is now being seeded bringing new features to the front-facing cameras. The update weighs 832MB and carries a built number of 10.1.0.147. The new modes are Smart Eye Tracking, Super Night Portrait mode and dedicated low-light selfie mode. The Smart Eye Tracking is pretty self-explanatory - it focuses on the subject's eyes and keeps a the focus on their face even when moving. The Super Night Portrait Mode, on the other hand, allows you to take nice-looking portraits even in low-light and last, but not least,...

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Samsung Mobile CEO lays out priorities and confirms 5 new devices at Unpacked event

The past few months have been anything but ordinary and now the head of Samsung’s Mobile division - Tae-moon Roh laid out his vision for the “Next Normal” era in which mobile technology will be at the epicenter. Heading forward Samsung Mobile will focus on three key priorities: meaningful innovations, open collaboration and operating agility. Samsung has further overhauled its R&D investments and will continue its focus on 5G devices, helping front-line workers and providing the most cutting edge mobile devices. In addition, the company is looking to further strengthen its key...

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OnePlus Nord is launching tomorrow: what to expect

The OnePlus Nord 5G will be the company’s first mid-ranger since the infamous OnePlus X. It will cost under $500 and will be available in India and Europe first. The company did limited pre-orders for the phone as part of the promo campaign, there will also be virtual pop-up events in several countries, allowing you to be among the first to buy a Nord. So far the company has officially confirmed most key specs, here they are all in one place. The phone will have a 90Hz Fluid AMOLED display with an in-display fingerprint reader and OnePlus’ first dual selfie camera (first dual punch...

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Amazon Fire tablets up to 33% off in the US, Canada gets some discounts too

Amazon has slashed the prices of its Fire tablets in the US and Canada as it often does. If you need a dirt-cheap Android tablet or something more capable but still quite cheap, here are some options. The Fire 7 tablet is just USD 35 in the US if you’re fine with 16 GB storage and “special offers” (lock screen ads). It’s a super basic tablet (1,024, x 600 px screen, quad Cortex-A7, 1 GB of RAM), but it can run the major streaming services (Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+). This tablet is currently full price in Canada. Amazon Fire 7 The newly-upgraded Fire HD 8 is significantly...

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OnePlus Buds appear in official renders

While we wait for tomorrow’s big OnePlus event, XDA’s Max Weinbach gives us our best look yet at the OnePlus Buds through a leaked APK file from the latest OnePlus 8 software update. The TWS earphones are expected to debut alongside the Nord smartphone and we have a look at all three official colors as well as a few other details. In the latest OnePlus 8 update, OnePlus added a OnePlus Buds apk with full res images of the OnePlus Buds. Here are the renders. pic.twitter.com/KJFskESIpN— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) July 19, 2020 Alongside the white and black Buds, OnePlus will also...

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Vodafone India brings eSIM support for iPhone users

Vodafone India announced it's finally adding support for eSIM. The first wave of supported devices includes only iPhones, while two Samsung devices to follow “soon”. The service will first be available in three Indian cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat. The full list of currently supported devices is: Apple iPhone SE (2020) Apple iPhone 11 Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Apple iPhone XS Apple iPhone XS Max Apple iPhone XR Samsung will join the party later with its two foldable devices - the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Fold, but Vodafone Idea kept...

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Realme 6i to hit India on July 24

If a phone looks like a Realme 6S and and has the chipset of a Realme 6S, you’d think it is the Realme 6S? Well, the Indian division of the brand will say you’re completely wrong and you’re looking at the Realme 6i. And no, not that Realme 6i - that one goes by the name Narzo 10 in India. The phone will arrive on July 24, as confirmed by an invite for an online launch, and Madhav Sheth, CEO at Realme India, also revealed it will have Mediatek Helio G90T chipset. We reported earlier this month the date July 14, but the retailer Flipkart took the listing down, leading us to the...

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Оppo Watch now available in Germany

Unveiled back in March alongside the Find X2 series in China, Oppo’s first smartwatch is now available in Germany. The aptly named Oppo Watch is offered with a starting price of €249. The wearable is also expected to debut in more European countries soon and will also make its way to India alongside the Reno4 series. The 41mm version of the Oppo Watch features a 1.6-inch AMOLED display with a 320 x 320-pixel resolution and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It runs Oppo’s Color OS Watch and is powered by the Snapdragon Wear 2500 chipset alongside the Appolo 3 co-processor. Storage comes in at...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G pre-orders will officially start on July 22

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G is supposed to be officially unveiled on August 5 at the Samsung Unpacked event, but the Samsung Galaxy account on Weibo published a poster that says the pre-orders for the upgraded foldable will start on July 22. That’s this Wednesday, two weeks ahead of the Unpacked event. This may be just for China, with the global launch still set for next month. Or it could be a blind pre-order – the phone is an upgrade more than a sequel, so its specs are hardly a mystery. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G pre-orders start on August 22 The chipset will be upgraded to a...

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Lenovo Legion's 90W charger can fully fill the battery in 30 minutes

The Lenovo Legion will be unveiled two days from now and it will set a record for fast charging. Currently, the most powerful fast charger is Oppo’s 65 W system. Lenovo will top that with its 90 W “Twin Turbo” system. This will fully charge the Legion’s 5,000 mAh battery in 30 minutes, claims the latest teaser from Lenovo. As with other fast charging setups, the battery is split into two cells to double the charging speed. Lenovo Legion's 90 W fast charger can fill its battery in half an hour The company has implemented 16 security checks to ensure all that power remains under...

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Global Oppo Reno4 to debut in India on July 31, other countries to follow in August

The Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G and Reno4 5G hit China in June, but now they are finally ready to begin their global expansion. Or at least in name as the versions for international markets will likely differ from those already launched. The Oppo Reno4 phones will arrive in India on July 31, while Indonesia will follow on August 6 (the date was later deleted, now it says "August 2020"). A device with this name also appeared during a show in Malaysia, but no one in the studio revealed when the phone is expected to arrive. Oppo Reno4 promo images in India Oppo is likely to pull the...

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Samsung Galaxy M31s will go official on July 30

The successor to the Samsung Galaxy M31 is coming on July 30. Samsung just confirmed the big launch for the Galaxy M31s and teased the device’s key features through its Amazon landing page. Starting with the display we can see an Infinity-O display with a centered punch hole - a first in the Galaxy M series. The panel itself will be an sAMOLED one with FHD+ resolution but there’s no word on the exact screen diagonal for now. The back will house an L-shaped quad-camera setup with a 64MP primary camera with the company’s Single Take function which allows users to take multiple photos and...

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