Watch the Indian Realme 6i announcement live here

A new phone is arriving in India, called Realme 6i. It is a rebranded Realme 6S since the global Realme 6i is already selling under the name Narzo 10. Generally it's a more affordable alternative of the regular Realme 6. The event begins at 12:30 local time and will be live-streamed on YouTube, and we’ve embedded the video below. The Indian Realme 6i is basically the Realme 6 with a downgraded main camera sensor - it is now 48MP, instead of 64MP, while the other three cams remain unchanged: 8MP ultrawide + 2MP B&W for portraits + 2MP macro. On the inside you get Helio G90T...

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Oppo's Wear OS-powered smartwatch is coming on July 31

The Oppo Watch unveiled back in March runs a proprietary platform, but the company will announce another smartwatch on July 31 that will be powered by Google's Wear OS. Oppo sent out a GIF teasing the launch of its upcoming Wear OS-powered smartwatch that will be again be called Oppo Watch. The teaser doesn't include any specifications of the Watch, but it does give us a glimpse of its design, which is reminiscent of the Apple Watch. You can check out the GIF below. It's currently unclear if the Wear OS-powered Oppo Watch is just a global version of the ColorOS-powered Watch or...

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DxOMark reviews the LG V60 ThinQ’s camera with average scores

DxOMark has posted its review of the LG V60 ThinQ’s camera setup. It was the first smartphone camera to be able to record 4K video, and it was one of the first smartphones to launch with the Snapdragon 865. The V60’s camera hardware includes a 64MP, 1/1.7” sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens, 0.8µm pixels, phase-detection autofocus, and OIS. This is accompanied by just two more cameras: a 13MP ultra wide camera with f/1.9 aperture, and a ToF depth sensor for portrait photos. There’s no dedicated telephoto camera on the V60. In still images, the V60’s exposure and dynamic range...

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Watch our vivo X50 Pro video review

The vivo X50 Pro is the first smartphone with a gimbal-stabilized camera, although it isn’t the highest-end smartphone of the lineup, what else does it have to offer? The phone has a nice, premium design, a bright and sharp 90Hz refresh rate AMOLED display, and FunTouch OS has seen significant improvements that make it less like an iOS clone, and more like Android. The quad-camera is fully equipped, with a 48MP main sensor, two telephoto cameras (one of which is a periscope camera), and an 8MP ultra wide camera. The main camera is one that’s stabilized by vivo’s micro-gimbal system...

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Braided Apple Lighting to USB-C cables appear in black and white

According to noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will skip the in-box accessories for its iPhone 12 series. While there is no definitive answer whether this is the case, a set of images show us Apple’s alleged new braided Lighting to USB-C cables. Leakster @L0vetodream is giving us our first look at the new cables which come in black and white colors. new lightning cable pic.twitter.com/psW670omTS— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) July 23, 2020 Apple does offer a black Lighting cable with its 2017 iMac Pro which serves for charging the included Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 but has always...

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Google Pay adds support for 25 new banks

Google Pay is gaining support for more and more financial institutions. The latest batch adds 25 to the list. These span 14 countries, most of which in Europe, though Australia and Japan get a new option each. These include traditional banks as well as mobile-first alternatives like Revolut in Japan, Curve in Germany, Lunar in Sweden and Norway and more. You can follow the source link for a list of only the new additions or check out Google Pay’s support page for the full list of banks and cards supported in your country. Unfortunately, no new countries are featured in the list, so...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch3 appears in support pages, a stainless steel Wi-Fi only model this time

New support pages for the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 have gone live – one for the 41mm model and one for the larger 45mm watch. Both are listed twice, once with a stainless steel body and once with no mention of material. Note that these are SM-R840 and SM-R850 while earlier this month we saw support pages for the SM-R845. The “5” at the end indicates and LTE model, “0” means only local connectivity. There are two more, the R840X and R850X. However, the “X” usually stands for a demo unit, so you’re unlikely to see these available for purchase (though it seems that Walmart is trying to get...

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 in for review

Xiaomi first introduced the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, which was followed by a more affordable Redmi Note 9, and finally the lineup was complete with the Redmi 9 that was announced two times - first for Europe, and two weeks later in China. This €150 smartphone is arguably the true bearer of the Redmi spirit, aiming to deliver solid smartphone experience at the lowest price point possible. The Redmi 9 is a clear step forward from its Redmi 8 predecessor and in fact sits closer to its bigger brother - the Redmi Note 9 - with a proper 6.53” LCD with Full HD+...

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Flipkart acquire's Walmart's Best Price stores in India to launch Flipkart Wholesale

Flipkart announced that it will acquire 100% of the Best Price cash-and-carry business that was operated by Wal-Mart India Private Limited. The current 28 stores as well as the e-commerce channels will remain operational, servicing their 1.5+ million members. However, this will lead to the launch of Flipkart Wholesale, a new digital marketplace aimed at kirana stores (small mom-and-pop shops) as well as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The pilot run of Wholesale will begin next month and will focus on the grocery and fashion categories. Going forward, the goal is to help...

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Gorilla Glass Victus unveiled: survives 2m drops and has twice the scratch resistance

Corning just introduced the next generation of Gorilla Glass – no, not “7”, but “Victus”. The new aluminosilicate glass promises significantly improved resistance to scratches and falling onto hard surfaces compared to competing glasses and even older GG generations. In tests, Victus has shown that it can shrug off a face-first fall on a hard surface from 2 meters (6.5 ft). That’s a drop onto concrete from head height. Non-Corning glasses typically shatter in drops from just 0.8 m, says the company. Gorilla Glass 5 had an 80% chance to survive a drop from 1.6 m, GG6 improved those...

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LG Q92 5G listed on Google Play Console

Earlier this month we came across a report on LG’s plans for its upcoming 5G midrangers. One of the mentioned phones was the LG Q92 5G which has now appeared on a Google Play Console listing giving us an early look and revealing a few key specs. The phone bears the LM-Q920N model number and will feature a centered punch-hole display with an FHD+ resolution and 420 ppi. The phone will run on the Snapdragon 765G alongside 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. As expected it will ship with Android 10 likely with LG’s UX on top. The LG Q92 5G is expected to slide in below the Velvet as a more...

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Huawei Freebuds 3i arrive in India for $135

A couple of days ago Huawei teased the launch of Freebuds 3i TWS earphones in India and today the company officially brought them to the Indian market for INR9,990 ($135/€115). The Freebuds 3i come in Carbon Black and Ceramic White colors and will be sold in India through Amazon.in starting August 6, 2020. As a part of the launch offer, customers who purchase the Freebuds 3i will get Huawei Band 4 worth INR1,999 ($27/€23) for free. This offer will be available for Amazon Prime members on August 6 and 7, but it will be open to all other customers until August 12. The Freebuds 3i come...

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Samsung phones can replace ID cards for German citizens

Samung has announced Germany’s National electronic ID will be available on its phones later this year as a result of an exclusive partnership with the German Federal Office for Information Security, Bundesdruckerei (bdr) and Deutsche Telekom Security. The sides developed a hardware-based security architecture allowing citizens to store their national ID on the phone as an eID when the solution becomes available later this year. All four organizations developed a “holistic security architecture”, built around the hardware. Thanks to the security chip in Samsung smartphones,...

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Realme RMX2111 goes through TENAA with 5G chipset, 48MP cam - could be the V5

The Realme V5 or maybe one of its siblings has arrived at TENAA in two versions – RMX2111 and RMX2112. They differ only by their wireless connectivity, so it’s likely just two different carrier versions. The phone has a 6.5” 1080p+ display and runs Android 10. There’s a single 16MP selfie camera in the top left, sitting in a punch hole. Since the display is an LCD, the fingerprint reader is mounted on the right side of the phone – just like the V5. Side-mounted fingerprint reader • Card slot with a space for a microSD The battery has 4,900 mAh capacity, unfortunately TENAA...

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Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom scores highly in DxOMark's testing

DxOMark did a review of Xiaomi's Redmi K30 Pro Zoom and found out that it's not too shabby. At least according to the overall score of 120 points. This puts it right after last year's Huawei Mate 30 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. They found that the phone excels in autofocus speeds, exposure, white balance accuracy and the amount of detail in standard and zoom shots outdoors are also impressive. However, there's a loss of texture at times and colors get a distinctive hue. As opposed to the outdoor shots, the indoor zoom shots lose detail. The ultrawide camera was found lacking when it...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition to sport a 4,500 mAh battery

Rumors are swirling that Samsung is preparing a Fan Edition of the Galaxy S20. The phone which was previously said to arrive as the S20 Lite is expected to carry over the Snapdragon 865 chipset and 120Hz display from the S20 series and now we have some info on its battery capacity. The cell is expected to carry the EB-BG781ABY model number and will come with a 4,500 mAh capacity. This is the exact same capacity as the Galaxy S20+. The S20 FE’s screen size is rumored to come in between 6.5 and 6.7 inches and will sport an Infinity-O styling and sAMOLED matrix with FHD+...

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Black Shark 3S teased by brand CEO

Xiaomi’s gaming branch Black Shark currently has two SD865-powered devices on the market - Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro. Now the brand is about to welcome its first Snapdragon 865+ handset. A Black Shark 3S unit was used by the brand CEO to post a simple message on his Weibo profile - “A lot has happened in the past few days”. The mystic message might point to the arrival of the Snapdragon 865+ chipset or the launch of the Lenovo Legion gaming device with 90W fast charging on the same day Asus unveiled the ROG Phone 3. Last year we saw the Black Shark 2 arrive in March,...

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MediaTek announces the Dimenisty 720 - another 5G chipset for the masses

MediaTek announces yet another 5G-enabled chipset, the Dimensity 720, and this one goes even lower in the price bracket. It's also the first from the company in the Dimensity 700-series. It's built on the 7nm manufacturing process and employs an octa-core CPU that consists of 2x Cortex-A76 cores and 6x Cortex-A55 cores coupled with a Mali-G57 MC3 GPU. The chipset can be paired with LPDRR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. As far as 5G capabilities go, the mid-tier chip supports the sub-6GHz standard. To address the relatively higher power consumption of 5G, MediaTek is counting on the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 appears in Mystic Green color

A massive Samsung Galaxy Note20 leak yesterday revealed the smartphone's full specs and design. We also got to see the Galaxy Note20 in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Gray colors and thanks to reliable leakster Evan Blass, today we get our first look at the Mystic Green version of the flagship. You can check out the image below. Samsung Galaxy Note20 in Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, and Mystic Gray colors According to yesterday's leak, the Samsung Galaxy Note20 will be powered by the Exynos 990 SoC in Europe. It will run Android 10 out of the box and have 8GB RAM and 256GB storage...

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Nokia TA-1258 appears on TENAA, key specs and images in tow

An upcoming Nokia phone bearing the TA-1258 model number has appeared on Chinese certification agency TENAA complete with its key specs and images. These reveal it will be a budget offering with a 5.99-inch HD+ screen, a single 8MP rear camera and a 3,000mAh battery. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the Unisoc SC9863 chipset alongside 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage which is further expandable via microSD. The selfie camera comes in at 5MP and the phone also boasts a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and runs on Android 10. The listed dimensions are...

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