OnePlus 8T confirmed to pack 4,500 mAh battery with 65W charging

The OnePlus 8T will be unveiled on October 14 and OnePlus has already confirmed it will sport a 6.55" 120Hz FullHD+ flat display. The Chinese phone maker also teased 65W fast charging, which has now been confirmed in a post on OnePlus Forums. OnePlus' 65W fast charging is called Warp Charge 65, which OnePlus says will provide 8T "a day's power in 15 minutes". To be more precise, it will charge the 8T's 4,500 mAh battery from flat to "almost 58%" in 15 minutes, and 100% in 39 minutes. To achieve those speeds, the OnePlus 8T won't pack a single 4,500 mAh battery. It will come with two...

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iPhones dominate the top 10 smartphones sold in the US during first week of September

In a new report from Counterpoint (via TheElec) a list of the top 10 selling smartphones for the first week of September were released. The dates cover smartphone purchases estimated between August 31 and September 5. The list certainly shows the lack of diversity in smartphone popularity among American smartphone consumers. The top three devices are all iPhones. The iPhone 11, 11 Pro Max, and iPhone SE 2020 are still seeing strong smartphone sales in the US. Apple also took the 5th and 6th spots with the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 Pro. Basically, every iPhone that Apple sells is on the...

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Mobvoi announces TicWatch Pro 3 GPS Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 Platform

Mobvoi is the company behind products like the TicWatch and the TicPods. The TicWatch Pro 3 GPS has been made official and it brings some improvements over its predecessor. The most notable change is the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 Platform, and the TicWatch Pro 3 is the first one to pack the new chipset announced back in June. The TicWatch Pro 3 uses version 2.0 of its Dual-Layer Display. When its main AMOLED screen turns off, a low-power TN Screen takes over and actively displays the time, date, step count, and basic information about an ongoing workout. This display is backlit...

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Samsung India posts first video teaser for the Galaxy F41

The unveiling of the Galaxy F41 is still a couple of weeks away – it’s scheduled for October 8 – but Samsung India already posted the first teaser video. It expands on the #FullOn tagline of the new F-series line-up and makes no attempt to hide the phone. The video description has links to the Samsung site as well as Flipkart where the phone will be available once it launches. The F41 is designed and made in India, at the Noida factory, specifically. There’s not much in terms of specs yet, besides noting that the screen will be a Super AMOLED panel and that the phone will pack a...

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Oppo is also launching a smart TV in October

Smartphone companies have been expanding their portfolios with smart TVs recently. OnePlus, Nokia, Xiaomi, Realme and even Honor have released products in this segment lately, and now Oppo is planning to join. During the 2020 Oppo Developer Conference, officials announced the company’s ecosystem is going to expand with a TV, which will be released in October. Yi Wei, General Manager at Oppo, did not reveal much about the actual TV but announced it is a key step towards expanding the company’s IoT network of devices. Rumors are pointing to two sizes - 55” and 65”, with different...

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Amazon announces new Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite

Amazon has announced two new Fire TV devices. The first is an update to the existing Fire TV Stick and the other is a new Fire TV Stick Lite. The updated Fire TV Stick now features the faster SoC from the Fire TV Stick 4K. This means you get a new, faster quad-core CPU and a better GPU that can launch apps and start playing content quicker. It also includes new dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi for faster and more stable connection. The standard stick is still limited to 1080p at 60Hz but it now supports HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG content. There's also support for Dolby Atmos for...

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Amazon announces Luna, a cloud gaming service for Fire TV, desktop and mobile

Amazon has launched Luna, its own cloud gaming service for the Fire TV, desktop, and mobile platforms. In many ways, this service is similar to Google Stadia, and will allow users to play games that are streamed over the internet without having to download and install them first. The Luna service will offer different channels that customers can subscribe and get access to different content. There is the main Luna+ channel, which is currently in early access, and includes titles like Resident Evil 7, Control, Panzer Dragoon, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Surge 2, Yooka-Laylee and The...

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Amazon announces new Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show 10

Amazon has released a bevy of new products today, chief among which are the four new Echo models. The first is the new Echo, which is a combination of the previous Echo and Echo Plus models. The new Echo ditches the tower shaped design of the previous models for a new spherical shape. Most of the surface of this sphere is a grille while the plastic underside has a glowing ring of LED. The new Echo features an upgraded speaker system, with a single 3-inch woofer and dual tweeters, along with Dolby audio processing. The Echo senses acoustics of your space and automatically tunes...

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Latest Google Pixel 5 leak shows new Mint Green color

This is not our first encounter with the Google Pixel 5, in fact, we’ve seen its almost complete spec sheet and a couple of images. Now leakster Evan Blass has shared yet more images – this time showing the back of the phone as well as a new color. That color is the Mint Green that we never got with the Pixel 4 (despite leaks). Earlier today images of the Pixel 4a 5G surfaced, but only in Black. Also, the 4a 5G version seems to have a smooth finish on the back panel. Google Pixel 5 in Mint Green Unlike the Pixel 5, which has a textured finish - that should make it grippy and...

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Latest Galaxy S20 series latest update brings more camera improvements

Samsung has begun seeding its latest software update for the Galaxy S20 series series in Europe. It focuses on improving camera performance and also brings the usual security fixes. It comes with the G98xxXXU4BTIB build number and weighs in at just over 350 MB. For now, the update is limited to Europe with reports from Germany claiming it's already available across all three flagship Galaxy S20 members. It remains to be seen what exactly the camera improvements will be but according to some reports, it's about smoothing out the bugs in the new camera modes introduced with the One UI...

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LG Wing teardown reveals a unique swivel mechanism

LG is an innovative company that prefers to forge its own path – while others are pushing foldable designs, the LG Wing comes with an out of the box swivel design. The mechanism rotates the large 6.8” display to reveal a secondary display. When opened, the phone forms a perfectly symmetrical T shape. How does that work? Let’s watch Zack from JerryRigEverything take it apart to find out. This design has some unique challenges. LG used a kind of lubricated plastic to ensure the swivel motion goes smoothly. Also, the two halves are slightly concave creating a void, which prevents...

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Amazfit teases new health-oriented smart wearables

Just a couple of days ago Amazfit unveiled the GTR 2 and GTS 2, a pair of long-lasting smart watches with blood-oxygen sensors. Now the company is teasing a journey to “Where style meets health”, which sounds like it is working on even more advanced health-tracking features. We’re in for quite a wait, however, as the event will take place on October 27 – that’s right, over a month from now. What does Amazfit have in store to get the hype train going so early? We only have this vague image to work with for now. Presumably, this is a close up of a round smartwatch, similar to the...

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Realme UI 2.0 update roadmap released

Earlier this week we got our first glimpse of the revamped Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11. It focuses on creativity, stability and productivity and overhauls the look and feel of the UI. There’s also plenty of new customization options, enhanced security, Always-On Display functionality and enhanced support for third-party launchers. You can read more about all the new features in our cover-up here. Today, we have the full update roadmap for devices eligible for the Realme UI 2.0 update. Notice that the list is specifically for the first wave of the Early Access rollout in India so it’s...

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Google Pixel 4a 5G official renders appear alongside full specs

The first 5G Pixel phone from Google is expected to launch soon and we’ve got a substantial new leak which gives us a set of official renders of the Pixel 4a 5G alongside its full spec list. As a whole, expect a larger version of the Pixel 4a though with plenty of meaningful upgrades all around. The major differences being the larger 6.2-inch screen and the more powerful and 5G-ready Snapdragon 765G chipset. There’s also a secondary 8MP ultrawide camera and a larger 3,885mAh battery with 18W fast charging. Google Pixel 4a 5G The display still features a punch-hole cutout in...

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Oppo teases League of Legends limited editions for the Find X2 and Oppo Watch

Oppo became the global smartphone partner of League of Legends last year and it is preparing for the next big event, the League of Legends World Championship 2020. The theme this year is “Be the Legend”. To celebrate the event, the company will launch the Oppo Find X2 League of Legends Esports: World 2020 Edition (wow, that’s a mouthful), the Oppo Watch League of Legends Limited Edition as well as an unnamed IoT product. The festivities will also include an official song and a collaborative music video. The LOL World Championship kicks off tomorrow (September 25) – until then the...

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vivo V20 SE now official with triple cameras and 33W fast charging

Earlier this week vivo announced the first two members of its V20 series with the V20 and V20 Pro. Now we get a third, more affordable option dubbed V20 SE which brings toned down specs and a more aggressive price. vivo V20 SE in black and gradient The V20 SE is built around a 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The phone comes in at 161.00×74.08×7.83mm and weighs in at 171 grams. The build is plastic throughout with the back housing a triple camera setup headlined by a 48MP primary shooter. The auxiliary modules are an...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE design story reveals how fans helped create the phone

Why did Samsung build the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G? How did it decide what features to include? What features did it include? The answers to these questions and more can be found in the Q&A video below as well as the accompanying infographic. Samsung wanted a device with the premium features of the S20 phones but a more affordable price to better suit the current economic climate. The team conducted customer surveys in the US, the UK, Germany, Australia and South Korea – the Top 3 features voted on by fans were camera, performance and display. Watch the videos for more details...

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New Realme smartphone coming next month, will run Realme UI 2.0 out of the box

Realme detailed its custom Android skin dubbed Realme UI 2.0 earlier this week at the Narzo 20 series launch event. The Realme UI 2.0 is based on Android 11 and a beta is available for the X50 Pro 5G under the early access program, with the open beta build arriving towards the end of next month, and stable build slated for release at the end of November. However, you won't have to wait that long to use a Realme smartphone running the stable version of Realme UI 2.0, since Realme VP Xu Qi Chase today announced that the company will launch a new smartphone next month with Realme UI...

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Mi Band 4 NFC hits Ukraine and Belarus as EU availability nears

Xiaomi's Mi Band 4 debuted last year but it's only now that Xiaomi is launching the NFC-enabled version outside of China. It's not a proper global launch, but two more European countries - Belarus and Ukraine are following Russia, which got it in June. Xiaomi has collaborated with Mastercard to enable contactless payments using the NFC chip so a number of Belarusian and Ukrainian banks now offer the service. You still have to be a Mastercard holder, though. There's no word on when and if the Mi Band 4 NFC will make it outside those countries but the Mastercard partnership clearly...

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Huawei Nova 8 series appears in TENAA listings

Huawei is gearing up to update its Nova line with the Nova 8 series. So far details on the new line have been sparse but now we have our first major leak - four Nova 8 phones were spotted on Chinese regulatory body TENAA. Codenamed HJC-AN00, HJC-TN00, JSC-AN00 and JSC-TN00, the four members of the Nova 8 series will all support 5G connectivity as well as the GSM, CDMA and LTE standards. Huawei Nova series certifications Another recent rumor suggests the Nova 8 phones will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity chipsets with the vanilla model getting the Dimensity 820 while the...

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Sony releases a series of masterclass videos to promote the Xperia 5 II

Sony made a series of promo videos for its most recent Xperia 5 II smartphone. Each video focuses on a different aspect of the handset, showing you how it excels at it. Sony borrowed known-how from many of its other divisions and worked with external partners to make the Xperia 5 II what it is. The first masterclass video is all about photography and it makes sense since the Xperia 5 II not only packs a very capable camera setup, but also some exclusive features targeted at enthusiast photographers. Of course, the video recording capabilities aren't overlooked - in fact Sony made a...

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OnePlus 8T screen detailed by CEO as leak gives more details and even price

OnePlus 8T is arriving on October 14 and the company CEO Pete Lau already confirmed it will have a 120Hz display with 6.55” diagonal. Now, he went on his own Weibo profile and unveiled the panel will have a JNCD of 0.3, even lower than the OnePlus 8 Pro that had 0.4. OnePlus 8T unofficial render JNCD is short for Just Noticeable Color Difference and is used to measure color accuracy. Results under 1 are considered very good and Pete Lau revealed getting from 0.4 to 0.3 is really hard, and compared it with achieving not 98% but 99% at a task. In a separate post, Lau also revealed...

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Samsung activates ECG monitoring on Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2 in the US

The Samsung Galaxy Watch3 announced last month and the Galaxy Watch Active2 unveiled last August both have the hardware to take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, but the feature wasn't enabled on either of the smartwatches out of the box as it needed regulatory approval. Samsung activated ECG on the Galaxy Watch Active2 in South Korea last month, and now it's the turn for both smartwatches in the US to get ECG support. The heart rhythm will be recorded using the ECG Monitor app, and you'll need to install the Samsung Health Monitor app on the paired smartphone, which should be a Galaxy...

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Google Maps now has COVID layer for safer navigation

COVID-19 is becoming a part of our daily lives, and traveling is one of the areas it affects the most. That’s why Google is introducing a new layer for its Maps platform on mobile devices - one giving essential information about the rate of infections. Google Maps interface with COVID-19 Info Opening Google Maps and tapping the Layer button right below the profile picture, there should be a new layer called “COVID-19 Info”. It then gives the seven-day average data of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people next to an arrow revealing whether they are trending up or down with...

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