Huawei Y9a appears in banners with key specs

A render of the Huawei Enjoy 20 Plus leaked last week, which revealed the smartphone will pack a notchless display, pop-up camera, and a triple camera setup on the back. Today we are looking at another Huawei smartphone with similar design language - the Huawei Y9a. One of our readers from Iraqi Kurdistan sent us a couple of images of the ad banners placed by Huawei in their shop, which reveal the Y9a's design and key specs. As you can see, the Huawei Y9a packs a notchless display and features a circular camera bump on the back. But unlike the Enjoy 20 Plus, this one is home to four...

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vivo X50 Pro+ in for review

Last month, we reviewed the vivo X50 Pro. It’s a premium midrange smartphone with a first-of-its-kind gimball system built into the main camera. That phone was in the middle of its lineup and the top-end phone of its lineup is the vivo X50 Pro+, which we’ve finally received in the office ready for review. The vivo X50 Pro+ comes with a Snapdragon 865 chipset and a higher-end camera setup (on paper) than the X50 Pro – well, minus the gimball system. There’s a 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, Android 10 with Funtouch 10.5 out of the box, and faster UFS 3.1...

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Report: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra to come with S Pen, Note series to be replaced by Z Fold 3

A new report from South Korea suggests that Samsung will do some serious rescheming of its flagship offerings. With the S20, Samsung launched three variants (S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra). Meanwhile, the Note20 came with two variants: the Note20 and Note20 Ultra. According to the report from The Elec Korea, the Galaxy S20’s successor, referred to as the Galaxy S21, will come with an S Pen – but only on the Ultra variant. The S21 lineup is expected in the first half of next year. The Galaxy S21 is reportedly codenamed “Unbound” with variants: M1, N2, and O3. The S Pen will apparently arrive...

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Gionee K3 Pro unveiled in China with Helio P60, weird fingerprint sensor location

Gionee made the K3 Pro official in China today, and we can't decide what's weirder about it: the fact that it runs Android 9 Pie or the location of its fingerprint sensor. Let's elaborate. It's 2020, and Google is going to release Android 11 in a few weeks. And yet this phone ships not with last year's Android 10, but Android 9 Pie from 2018, for some reason. Next - the fingerprint scanner. Look at the image above and try and guess where it's at. If you were thinking it's the bottom right circle in the camera island, you were right. We've seen scanners sort of integrated with camera...

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Green tint strikes again: Galaxy Note20 Ultra, Tab S7 and S7+ affected

Here we go again – a new batch of Samsung devices are exhibiting the green tint issue that plagued the S20 Ultra (mostly the Exynos models). Now reports are coming in that the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra (Snapdragon version), Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ are suffering from the same issue as well. The green tint appears below a given brightness value. Interestingly, this isn’t exclusive to AMOLED displays as the Tab S7 uses an LCD instead. All three use the Snapdragon 865+ chipset, however. This may be tied to the screen refresh rate as one user reports that a tint is only visible in 120 Hz...

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Caviar unveils monument-inspired Galaxy Note20 Ultra Eternity with marble and rose gold

Caviar took inspiration from four famous landmarks for its latest creation – the Eternity series of custom Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra phones. These combine natural marble with rose gold, a more premium interpretation of the Mystic Bronze color of the new devices. The four models are based on four monuments built centuries and even millennia ago. The Parthenon, famous for its white marble, inspired one version. Hagia Sophia was matched with black marble. The Forbidden City phone has green marble, a nod at the green jade that is prevalent there. St. Basil’s Cathedral from the famous Red...

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iPhone SE (2020) now assembled in India

Apple has been looking to India in a bid to diversify its iPhone production and provide tariff-free units for the local market for a while now. After the first-gen iPhone SE tipped off local iPhone assembly back in 2017, Cupertino has only furthered its local efforts over the years with models like the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, XR and most recently - the iPhone 11. As of this week, Apple is also manufacturing the iPhone SE (2020) in India, making it the sixth locally procured phone in Apple’s lineup. The news was confirmed by Apple in a statement to local tech outlet. The second-gen SE is...

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Realme reports growth in H1 2020, lays out ambitious plans for the rest of the year

Realme has shared its H1 2020 results, and it sounds quite positive. The brand recorded 157% increase in Q1 2020 on a yearly basis, while the improvement in Q2 2020 was 11%, one of the few companies to actually remain in the black after the first wave of the global pandemic. The company managed to become one of Top 5 smartphone brands in at least nine countries on three different continents. Realme H1 2020 accomplishments Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India was quoted to say that Realme has become “the most popular tech-lifestyle brand in the world” and the proof is “the...

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Indian Moto G9 goes global as Moto G9 Play

Earlier today we saw the debut of the latest budget offering in Motorola’s G lineup with the Moto G9 in India. Hot on its heels comes the international variant which will be known as the Moto G9 Play and brings identical specs to the G9 though with an exclusive Spring Pink finish. The G9 Play is slated to arrive in select European markets for €169 starting today. It’s coming to other regions soon though they weren’t listed just yet. You’ll also find the phone in the Sapphire Blue and Forrest Green paint jobs. Like the Indian Moto G9, the G9 Play brings a 6.5-inch IPS LCD, the...

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The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is outselling the vanilla model 10:1 in China

Samsung may not enjoy great sales in China in general, but a couple of thousand buyers should still offer a reliable enough statistic about the popularity of the new Note phones – the Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G outsold its vanilla sibling 10:1 as @IceUniverse spotted. This is based on the sales at JD.com, which lists the number of units sold. The data shows that the Ultra currently stands at just over 2,200 sales while the Galaxy Note20 5G is still in the 200 range. JD.com sales numbers: Galaxy Note20 Ultra, around 2,200 • vanilla Note20, just over 220 There’s quite the...

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Nokia 8.3 5G listed on UK retailer, sales start on October 8

Announced back in March and yet to be officially released, the Nokia 8.3 5G is now listed on UK retailer Clove’s website revealing it will go on sale starting October 8. Previously we saw the phone appear on a Swiss retailer indicating sales there will tip-off on September 15. Pricing for the base 6/64GB model is set at £499.98. Nokia 8.3 5G listing The 8.3 5G is set to debut as HMD’s first 5G phone and it’s built around a 6.81-inch LCD, Snapdragon 765G and quad camera setup with a 64MP primary shooter. It has a 4,500 mAh battery and seems to come in a single Polar Night color....

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Potential Poco X3 spotted at the FCC with 64MP cam, 33W charging

A new Poco phone has arrived at the FCC for testing – this is possibly the Poco X3, though for now we can only be certain of its model number, M2007J20CG. The “POCO” branding is clearly visible on the back. This schematic of the rear panel is surprisingly detailed and even includes the “64MP AI super camera” on the label (the X2 also had a 64MP cam). The back of a Poco phone with 64 MP main cam (schematic by FCC) Digging a bit further reveals that the phone will have a 5,160mAh battery with support for 33W charging (11 Volts at 3 Amps). For comparison, the Poco X2 has a 4,500mAh...

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The Oppo F17 Pro will boast a 48MP camera, 6.43" AMOLED display and 30W VOOC charging

The Oppo F17 Pro will have the “sleekest design of 2020” says the company, pointing at the phone’s slender 7.48 mm, 164g body. Sleekness aside, F17’s ambition is to be the best phone for portrait photography. It will have six cameras total, four on the back and two on the front, all of them backed by all-new AI algorithms to process images in varying conditions. AI Super Clear Portrait will enhance the clarity of facial features, AI Super Night Portrait is self explanatory and there’s also AI Color Portrait that separates the subject from the background with the use of color. AI...

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One UI 2.5 arrives for Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Samsung started seeding the latest iteration of its One UI to the original Galaxy Z Flip. It's not a drastic overhaul but the new version does bring several neat features. Changelog For instance, you can now request a password for the Wi-Fi if one of your contacts is already connected to the same network. Another cool addition is to the default Samsung keyboard, which can now search on YouTube directly so you are not limited to Google searches. The Pro Video mode of the default camera app now allows you to choose the integrated microphone while recording or an external...

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Over 60,000 Realme C12 phones sold in India, the second batch is coming next week

The first Realme C12 units in India were available for purchase earlier today. Were available – the whole batch of over 60,000 phones has been sold out, a successful first outing for the new phone. The next batch is scheduled to arrive on August 31 and will be put on sale at 12 PM local time, so you’ll have a second chance if you missed out today. Or you might want to go for the Realme C15, which will launch this Thursday. The C15 adds an ultrawide camera on the back and ups the charging speed to 18W compared to C12. Today is also the start of the Youth Days promo campaign. You can...

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Moto G9 arrives with big battery and Snapdragon 662 chipset for $155

Motorola has just released its latest affordable midranger - meet the Moto G9. It comes with a Snapdragon 662 chipset, three cameras and a big display, as well as a dedicated key for Google Assistant. Motorola Moto G9 This phone brings a 6.5” LCD of HD+ resolution,. It has a waterdrop notch the top, housing the 8 MP f/2.2 selfie camera. There is no fingerprint scanner under the panel - it made its way on the back. Speaking about the back panel, the attention is mostly grabbed by the triple-cam setup - a 48 MP main sensor with f/1.7 lens, accompanied by two 2 MP f/2.4 shooters...

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Huawei announces IFA keynote for September 3, will likely unveil the new Kirin flagship chipsets

There are unconfirmed reports that Huawei plans to announce the new flagship Kirin chipset in early September (same as it did last year) and now that the company has announced that it will participate in IFA we know the venue for the event. Well, perhaps one of the venues, the Kirin 990 was unveiled at a dual event in Berlin and Beijing last year. Huawei has not announced the official lineup of products that it will be presenting at IFA, though judging by the poster it will bring smartphones, smartwatches and everything else up to smart TVs. The biggest question is whether we will...

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iPhone 12 Pro to miss on 120Hz screen due to supply issues

Industry insider Ross Young has some bad news for Apple fans. He's got a good track record with its recent predictions and if the latest one comes up true, the iPhone 12 Pro models will miss on a major feature - the 120Hz screen refresh rate. Hearing that Apple can get 120Hz Pro panels, but not 120Hz driver ICs. So they will either have to come up with a fix which will be difficult, wait for 120Hz driver ICs and delay the launch possibly significantly or launch with 60Hz. We are hearing they will launch with 60Hz.— Ross Young (@DSCCRoss) August 24, 2020 People in the supply chain say...

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LG Q92 5G official with Snapdragon 765G, quad cameras and 6.67" LCD

LG’s plans for 5G midrangers have been well documented and now we have the Q92 5G - a more affordable version of the LG Velvet 5G. Like the Velvet, the Q92 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 765G paired with 6GB RAM. It also comes with IP68 and MIL-STD-810G water/dust resistance and a similar camera setup on the back headlined by a 48MP primary shooter and 8MP ultrawide module. There’s also a 5MP depth helper and 2MP macro cam. The Q92’s display comes in at 6.67-inches though unlike the Velvet, we’re dealing with an LCD this time around. The resolution comes in at FHD+ and the 32MP...

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LG Q92 official with Snapdragon 765G, quad cameras and 6.67" LCD

LG’s plans for 5G midrangers have been well documented and now we have the Q92 5G - a more affordable version of the LG Velvet 5G.Like the Velvet, the Q92 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 765G paired with 6GB RAM. It also comes with IP68 and MIL-STD-810G water/dust resistance and a similar camera setup on the back headlined by a 48MP primary shooter and 8MP ultrawide module. There’s also a 5MP depth helper and 2MP macro cam. The Q92’s display comes in at 6.67-inches though unlike the Velvet, we’re dealing with an LCD this time around. The resolution comes in at FHD+ and the 32MP...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra's Victus glass impresses in drop test

Samsung brought the Galaxy Note20 Ultra with sheets of Gorilla Glass Victus on the front and the back - the successor to the Gorilla Glass 6, which promised better scratch and shatter protection. The YouTube channel PhoneBuff subjected the phone to its usual drop test and compared it with Apple’s top dog - the iPhone 11 Pro Max. You can watch the results below. Dropping a phone on its back is usually worse than the front because the camera bump offsets the contact point - instead of having a massive flat surface to dissipate the energy, the camera setup creates weak points, not to...

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Google Pixel 4a 5G renders emerge, revealing larger display and familiar design

The Google Pixel 4a 5G is coming soon alongside the Pixel 5. Both phones are expected to carry over the basic design of the recent Pixel 4a though with the Snapdragon 765G at the helm. The Pixel 5 is also touted to carry a dual-camera setup and now we learn that the 4a 5G will also come with two rear shooters alongside a display in the 6.1-6.2 inch range. Tipster @OnLeaks has provided new renders for the Pixel 4a 5G complete with its measurements which come in at 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.6mm. For comparison, the Pixel 4a stands at 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm. Google Pixel 4a 5G We can see the...

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