Nokia 3.4 appears in blue color in new render

We saw a render of the Nokia 3.4 last month, which was based on the real thing and revealed the design of the smartphone. Now an official-looking press render of the Nokia 3.4 has been posted on Twitter by leakster Evan Blass, which corroborates the design shown by the previous image. The smartphone is blue in color, and you can see there's a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone, above which is a circular camera module housing three cameras and an LED flash. The Nokia 3.4 has the power button and volume rocker on its right side, with what's likely the dedicated Google Assistant...

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Renders of Realme 7i reveal the phone from all sides

Yesterday images and specs of the Realme 7i surfaced online, and today we have the official renders of the new affordable phone, thanks to the device being listed on the Lazada Indonesia website. The 7i will have four cameras in L-formation, while the front will be occupied by a big display with a punch hole in the upper left corner. Lazada listed the phone in two paint jobs - Jade and Champagne, which aren’t real names of colors, but that’s the closest Realme can get to describing what can be seen on the back. Realme 7i in Jade and Champagne While Lazada has listed...

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Motorola Razr 5G is also coming to T-Mobile

As you may already know, Motorola is busy working on the next iteration of its first foldable smartphone. The new Razr 5G will have 5G connectivity, as the name implies, made possible by the fact that it's going to have the Snapdragon 765 chipset at the helm. There are many more upgrades to be expected too, but here's one you may not have seen coming: unlike last year's Razr, the Razr 5G won't be exclusive to Verizon. Back in August, there was already a rumor about it heading to AT&T in addition to Big Red, and today famous leakster Evan Blass has announced that T-Mobile will be selling...

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OnePlus 8 Pro won't get a successor this year, just the vanilla 8

According to one of the most reliable leakster of anything OnePlus-related, the OnePlus 8T Pro isn't happening this year. It could be because the company has already released a mid-range device, the OnePlus Nord, and it's also looking to deliver a low-end 5G-enabled handset as well so it's looking to streamline its flagship lineup, at least for now. pic.twitter.com/u3YERTvlIS— Max J. (@MaxJmb) September 7, 2020 Anyway, the new OnePlus 8T is codenamed "Kebab" and that's why Max J. shared a picture of the word "Kebab2" being crossed out. The "Kebab2" bit is a reference to the OnePlus 8T...

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The two 6.1-inch iPhone 12 will launch first, 5.4" and 6.7" to follow

According to the time frames of the SLP (substrate-like PCB) shipments, Digitimes was able to determine that two out of four iPhone 12 will hit the market earlier than the other two. This is a theory that Digitimes has been throwing around for quite some time and it's in contrast with other forecasts, one of which is from Bloomberg. All theories have one thing in common, though - not all four iPhone 12 will launch at the same time. Going by the info from the SLP suppliers, the two 6.1-inch iPhone 12 will make it in time - the Pro and the non-Pro variants of the 6.1-inch flavor. Their...

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New LG Wing leaked video shows its swiveling display being rotated

At this point we're one week away from the grand unveiling of LG's next experiment in the smartphone space, the Wing. This device has been leaking quite a lot recently, and today from Korea comes a new video, this time showing its swiveling display in motion, being rotated and whatnot. See for yourself: The T shape is definitely unconventional, as is this handset's entire form factor. In a sea of similar looking glass slabs (and some foldable screen devices), this design is definitely fresh. What remains to be seen is how many people are going to be willing to pay around $1,000 for the...

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EMUI 11 teaser for HDC 2020 suggests seamless integration with other devices

Everyone using a Huawei phone is waiting for this year's Huawei Developer Conference as the tech giant is about to unveil the latest iteration of its own take on Android - EMUI 11. The generational upgrade is about to bring a plethora of new features as well as a new UI. The latest teaser poster, however, suggests that there's going to be a surprise too. "The phone is not just a phone, but what else could it be?" - reads the teaser poster on Weibo. The post itself also hints that the EMUI 11-powered smartphones will seamlessly connect to the world. We aren't sure what to make of this,...

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vivo developed an RBGW camera sensor that promises up to 200% more light capture

Today vivo announced that it has been developing its own image sensor for the past year. The new sensor uses an RGBW color filter array and vivo claims can collect 200% more light than a conventional RGGB-equipped sensor. vivo says its new RGBW sensor will collect 60% more light than the Huawei-used RYYB sensors while not being prone to the RYYB's color casting issues. Back in the day, Sony used an RGBW color filter in some of its Xperia cameras to gather more light compared to the conventional RGB matrix. The inherent issue with these RGBW-equipped sensors was the reduced...

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Poco M2 will pack a 5,000 mAh battery

The Poco M2 is arriving tomorrow, and the company has already revealed a few specs of the smartphone to build hype around it. Adding to that, the Chinese phone maker has now confirmed that the M2 will ship with a 5,000 mAh battery. That's the same size as the M2 Pro's cell, which charges at up to 33W. But it's unclear if the regular M2 will also charge at the same speed. Poor battery life leads to WTF moments. Be ready to turn all your WTF moments to #PowerFTW moments with 5000mAh battery.#POCOM2 is arriving on 8th September at 12 noon on @Flipkart.Visit https://t.co/6jQJuI4kfk for...

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Moto G9 Plus listed on mobile operator's website, specs and price in tow

The Motorola Moto G9 Plus' launch date is still unknown, but given the sizeable leak from a Slovakian telecom called Orange Slovensko, the announcement might not be too far off. The listing is still up at the time of writing along with pricing, but it might be taken off soon. The phone seems to have a similar design to the Moto G8 Plus overall, but with a square-ish camera island on the back and with an off-centered punch-hole camera on the front. The display itself is quite big this time around - 6.8" with 1080 x 2400px resolution - still LCD, though. The chipset remains unnamed while...

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Samsung to remain number one smartphone manufacturer in 2020

The latest quarterly report from Strategy Analytics is out and it gives a little bit more insight on how the market moved this year and what to expect in the next year or so. The key takeaway is that the market is recovering faster than expected, so instead of the previously forecasted 15.6% decline in global smartphone sales, the market will suffer around 11% loss instead. The US, European and Indian markets are the driving factors. Amidst the declining smartphone sales, Samsung once again stands out with solid smartphone sales ahead of the pack. It is projected that the company will...

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The first HarmonyOS-powered phone from Huawei to arrive in 2021

Huawei's HarmonyOS was unveiled last year during the Huawei Developer Conference and there's a report claiming that this year's conference on September 10 will bring the HarmonyOS 2.0. Interestingly, the rumor cites Richard Yu himself, the company's CEO. And the first phone with the in-house operating system will launch as early as next year. A smartphone running the said OS already exists and will likely hit the market next year along with a number of new devices including PCs, tablets, smart wearables and other IoT products. In fact, the first smartwatch running HarmonyOS is expected...

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Poco X3 NFC is official with Snapdragon 732G

The long-awaited midranger from Poco is finally here - say hello to the Poco X3 NFC. Yes, the official name of the phone has near-field communication in its name but has plenty of other cool specs worthy of praise. The X3 NFC comes with Snapdragon 732G chipset by Qualcomm, making it the first in the world with that platform, and the company claims it is “the most powerful Snapdragon 700 series 4G processor to date”. The front panel of the phone is a massive 6.67” LCD with Full HD+ resolution and 20:9 screen ratio. It comes with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate for...

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Watch the Poco X3 NFC announcement live here

Poco is a rather intriguing smartphone brand in many ways, and the latest device stays true to the quirkiness of the Xiaomi spin-off. The name of the new phone will be Poco X3 NFC and will have a unique quad-camera lineup on the back, with the shooters shaped in an X-formation. The launch will take place at noon GMT and we’ve provided a YouTube link below to follow it live. The Poco X3 NFC is confirmed to be the first smartphone with Snapdragon 732G chipset, and it will have 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The front will be occupied by a 6.67” LCD with a punch-hole in the top center for...

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Huawei Y9a announced: Helio G80 SoC, notchless display, and 64MP quad camera

Last month we saw a couple of ad banners that revealed the design and key specs of the Huawei Y9a. But now we get to know all about the Y9a as it has been officially unveiled by Huawei. The Huawei Y9a is built around a 6.63" notchless LCD of 2400x1080 pixel resolution. Under the hood, the smartphone has a Helio G80 SoC and runs Android 10-based EMUI 10.1. But as is the case with other recent Huawei smartphones, this one also doesn't come with Google services support, and you'll have to rely on Huawei's AppGallery to download apps. The Y9a has 128GB of expandable storage onboard, and...

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Huawei teases FreeBuds Pro TWS in video, coming September 10

Huawei issued a video teaser for the upcoming FreeBuds Pro truly-wireless earbuds on its Weibo account. The video teases that each bud resembles the letter P (as in Pro) and that they'll have active noise cancellation, like the FreeBuds 3. We can also see the array of microphones on each bud in the video, which will be used to achieve active noise cancellation. We know from previous leaks that the Huawei FreeBuds Pro will look strikingly like the AirPods Pro. They'll come in Black, Silver and White. They'll be powered by the Kirin A1 chip and support Bluetooth 5.2. Each bud...

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Huawei expects 30% less orders for Mate 40 smartphones

Huawei Mate 40 is expected to arrive in the following weeks - predecessors Mate 30 and Mate 20 were introduced in Q3 as well. However, reports from Taiwan are the Chinese manufacturer lowered component orders to providers by 30%, likely expecting a decline in interest and shipments. Huawei Mate 40 Pro renders The company usually unveils its latest Kirin chipset at IFA 2020, but now the conference in Berlin, Germany, is over, with no platform in sight. Huawei did have an online keynote, but it was more of a statement the company is not backing down and will remain fully...

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Watch how the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is used for driving a car remotely

Xiaomi introduced the Mi 10 Ultra with 5G capabilities last month, and sadly the phone won’t make the global scene, despite turning out to be one of the best smartphones money can buy. The least we can do is enjoy the phone’s capabilities, including the nearly zero lag while using 5G. The official Weibo page of Xiaomi posted a video, where a professional driver used the phone as a remote control to drive an actual car from 2,000 miles away on a race track within a controlled environment. See the video for yourself: According to Xiaomi, this is done on the 5G SA network with a...

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