Realme 7i leaks with Snapdragon 662, officially arriving on September 17

The Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro were introduced last week in India, but today a new phone appeared in the rumor mill - a Realme 7i. The name was teased by Realme Indonesia, along with the official launch date - September 17. In the same time a leaked photo of a presentation revealed the specs of the phone - we’re looking at a new chipset, screen, and some differences on the body as well. Realme Indonesia will introduce the Realme 7 and Realme 7i - we’re pretty sure the first one will remain the very same Helio G95-powered phone, given the teasers on the landing page, provided by the...

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Oppo F17 Pro is now available for purchase

The Oppo F17 Pro unveiled last week is now available for purchase in India. It comes in a single 8GB/128GB memory configuration and is priced at INR22,990 ($315/€265). You can buy one in Matte Black, Magic Blue or Metallic White colors from Amazon.in or offline retail stores across the country. The F17 Pro is also available for purchase through Flipkart, but the Magic Blue model is unavailable on the e-commerce website at the time of writing this. The Oppo F17 Pro has a Helio P95 SoC at the helm and runs Android 10-based ColorOS 7.2 out of the box. It is 7.48mm thin and packs a...

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Realme 7 Pro is receiving its first software update with September patch and camera optimizations

The Realme 7 Pro that was unveiled last week and is yet to go on sale is receiving its first software update already. The new update, sporting version number RMX2170_11_A.11, bumps up the Android security patch level on the Realme 7 Pro to September 5, 2020 and brings in a lot of camera optimizations. Additionally, it squashes a few bugs and optimizes the "Mute-Bell-Vibrate" icon state. You can check out the screenshots below for more details. Realme 7 Pro software update The Realme 7 Pro will go on sale from September 14 in India, and most early adopters will likely receive...

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Hot take: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 went official this week, we did a video on it and shared some early impressions. Now that the dust has finally settled and we got to spend some quality time with the phone we can close out the week with some early thoughts on the ground-breaking device. This won't be a specs-driven retrospect, mind you, but more of a reflection on what the Galaxy Z Fold2 is and what it can do for you. Retail package is environment-conscious but not price-worthy Samsung have kitted the Galaxy Z Fold2 with less accessories than its predecessor. The Galaxy Fold's original retail...

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The new devices of the week

IFA 2020 wasn't held in its traditional format, but you wouldn't be able to tell going by the number of announcements this week. Granted many of those didn't come from the showfloors in Berlin, companies choosing to have online-only events instead, but at the end of the day we still have a ton of new hardware to feast our eyes upon. So much so in fact that we felt we needed to sum it up and make sure you haven't missed anything. There were over twenty new devices, so the fairest way to do it is to go alphabetically by manufacturer. Honor The brand had a lot to share with us, but...

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Weekly poll: Realme 7 and 7 Pro are here, but would you buy one?

Realme unveiled the 7-series mid-rangers this week and they will go on sale next week. Would you be lining up to buy one or has the company gone the wrong way? The vanilla Realme 7 might be the better value. It’s cheaper, naturally, INR 15,000 gets you the 6/64 GB model while the Pro version starts at INR 20,000 (for a 6/128 GB phone). In absolute terms the difference isn’t huge, INR 5,000 (€60 or so), but that’s still 33% more expensive. The Realme 7 model has a 6.5” LCD display with 90 Hz refresh rate. It’s also powered by a MediaTek Helio G95, which seems to have a faster GPU...

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Weekly poll results: the Asus Zenfone 7 pair is off to a good start

Last week’s poll shows that Asus has a potential hit on its hands with the Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro. Over 80% of people cast a positive vote with most of those who voted against did so because Asus took away the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Of the positive votes, many think that the prices are too high. The vanilla model costs €700 in Europe, the Pro is €800. For comparison, the two previous models (Zenfone 5z and 6) both launched at €500, despite also packing the top Snapdragon chipset of their day. There are no plans for a North American launch, currently, no word on when the phones will...

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