vivo S1 Prime goes official with Snapdragon 665 SoC and 48MP quad camera

vivo has announced a new smartphone, dubbed S1 Prime. It's powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC that's paired with 8GB RAM. The smartphone has 128GB of storage and runs the dated Android 9 Pie out of the box with Funtouch OS 9.2 on top. The vivo S1 Prime is built around a 6.38" FullHD+ AMOLED display, that has a fingerprint reader underneath and a notch up top for the 16MP selfie camera. Around the back, the S1 Prime has a 48MP primary camera housed inside the diamond-shaped module. It's joined by an 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor units. Fueling the entire package is...

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Samsung UK offering free AKG Y500 headphones with purchased of Galaxy A41, A51, and A71

Customers in the UK can claim a free pair of AKG Y500 Headphones when they purchase a new A-series smartphone. The devices eligible for the promotion are the Samsung Galaxy A41, A51, A51 5G, or the Galaxy A71. Once activated with a SIM card, you can complete the redemption through the Samsung Members app within 30 days of purchase. The AKG Y500 headphones are worth £129 and feature Bluetooth connectivity, pass-through sound, and up to 33 hours of playback time. Once claimed, you’ll be emailed once your promotion is processed and you’ll receive the new pair of headphones within 30...

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Apple releases iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1

Today Apple has released iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 to all supported devices. As the small increment in versioning implies, this build is all about fixing issues, and doesn't bring any new features to the table. Still, that doesn't mean you shouldn't install the update as soon as possible. After all, it promises to get rid of green tint on some displays, which was caused by a thermal management issue, apparently. It also fixes an issue which disabled Exposure Notifications for some users. Additionally, an issue that prevented unneeded system data files from being automatically...

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The next foldable Moto Razr will be announced on September 9

Motorola is almost ready to unveil its next foldable smartphone, which the rumor mill has so far tentatively called either Razr 5G or Razr 2020. The successor to the company's first foldable, the reborn Razr 2019, will improve upon it in every conceivable way, if we go by past rumors. It will get official on September 9, according to invites sent to the media by Motorola. The next Razr has already leaked in a few hands-on images, of which one is shown below for your viewing pleasure. Expect to see the Snapdragon 765 chipset powering the new device and bringing it 5G support as well....

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Moto E7 gets certified with 5,000 mAh battery, 10W charger

Motorola has definitely been quite prolific about launching new phones so far this year, but it's not done yet, by any stretch of the imagination. The Moto E7 and E7 Plus are both coming at some point in the near future, and we've already seen them leaking from time to time. The vanilla E7 has actually been spotted listed by a Spanish retailer recently, with a price tag of €148.07. That should give you some idea of how much it should cost in other European countries as well. That listing helpfully provided its model number, and it turns out that the phone has already been certified by the...

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Canalys: Smartphone sales in the US grew in Q2, Apple and Samsung led the way

According to the latest Canalys report, smartphone shipments in the US grew by 11% during the April - June period compared to the previous quarter. The market is still in 5% decline compared to the same time last year. The average price of a new smartphone in the US was $503 which is 10% less than the value in Q1 2020. Canalys estimates 70% of smartphones shipped in the US for Q2 2020 were made in China, a 10% QoQ increase. 7 out of 10 devices sold in the US were either Apple or Samsung phones with Apple alone to shipping an impressive 15 million units and securing a 47% market share....

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra uses TCL display

Yesterday Xiaomi capped off its 10 year anniversary by introducing the Mi 10 Ultra which was later sadly confirmed to remain exclusive to China. While much of the hype surrounding the phone is centered around its impressible camera setup, its curved 120Hz 6.67-inch OLED display also deserves attention. As it turns out, TCL is the manufacturer of the panel and it shared the news in a blog post on Weibo. The Mi 10 Ultra's display can output full 10-bit colors and also boasts HDR 10+ support. It covers the full DCI-P3 color gamut and offers a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio and up to 1,120...

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Microsoft Surface Duo goes on pre-order, will be available on September 10

Microsoft finally unveiled pricing and availability details on its Surface Duo foldable smartphone. The Android device will retail for $1,399 and sales tip-off next month on September 10. We also got the rest of the spec sheet which includes two 5.6” FHD+ OLED displays with 4:3 aspect ratios, last year’s Snapdragon 855 and a 3,577mAh battery. There’s also a single 11MP camera with F/2.0 aperture which sits on top of the right display alongside the LED flash. Microsoft is touting a “super zoom” feature with 7x zoom which is entirely digital. The camera is also capable of recording 4K...

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Redmi teases its gaming laptop Redmi G for August 14

Smartphone makers getting into the notebook business seems to have become a trend in the last couple of years and we aren't complaining. With bigger competition, come wider choice and lower prices for consumers. And Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi wants to get into that growing gaming notebook segment too. The company just teased its Redmi G gaming laptop is coming on August 14 and the promo posters look promising. The screen has minimal bezels giving the laptop that premium, modern look., As a result the webcam has been moved to the bottom bezel. In its Weibo post, the company promises...

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Samsung details Note20 Ultra's VRR display and how it helps battery life

Samsung's brand new Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G boasts the company's first variable refresh rate AMOLED panel so the company details some of the advantages of this panel compared to some of its competitors and the S20 Ultra's 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED 2X. First and foremost, Samsung says that the panel can adjust its refresh rate in more than just 3 steps. The current 120Hz panels can either do 60, 90 or 120Hz while this one can go down to 30 and 10Hz and can do so dynamically. The S20 Ultra's display, for example, is fixed at static 120Hz no matter the content on the screen and that's...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and K30 Ultra not coming out of China

Yesterday, Xiaomi dropped its first two Ultra phones - the mightily-impressive Mi 10 Ultra with a remarkable camera array and 120W charging, and the Redmi K30 Ultra with a 120Hz AMOLED screen and a Dimensity 1000+ at an affordable price. However, western audiences have slim chance of seeing either in person. We were informed by a Xiaomi representative that both the Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra are exclusive to China and are unlikely to go global. Their debut under a different sub-brand such as Poco was also ruled out. The XIaomi Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra And while the...

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ZTE ready to launch first phone with under-screen camera

Under-screen selfie cameras are expected to make their way to devices in the coming months. We’ve already seen a prototype from Oppo but it seems ZTE will be the first brand to release a device with such a solution to the market. Ni Fei post on Weibo A new post from the brand’s President - Ni Fei revealed the company is ready to announce its first under-screen camera phone soon. The teaser did not provide any images of the device nor gave us a specific launch date but we did get its name as the post was submitted via the ZTE A20 5G. Speculations point that ZTE will use a Visionox...

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OnePlus 8, 8 Pro get OxygenOS 11 design and features with Android 11 Developer Preview 3

Last month OnePlus released Android 11 Developer Preview 2 for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, and now the company has released Developer Preview 3 for its 2020 flagships, which brings along the new design and features of OxygenOS 11 to the OnePlus 8 duo. In addition to the new design and features of OxygenOS 11, Android 11 Developer Preview 3 also brings new OnePlus Sans font, optimized dark mode, and a new Group feature for the Zen Mode. You can check out the list of key updates below: New visual design (including Weather app, Launcher, Gallery, Notes) New layout for more...

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