Weekly poll results: Sony hits the bullseye with the Xperia 5 II

You asked and Sony delivered – that’s the impression from last week’s poll where the Sony Xperia 5 II received an overwhelmingly positive response from fans. The size seems perfect for most as only 16% stated that they wanted something smaller, something closer to the famed Compact models of yesteryear. Going through the comments, it seems that (aside from size) the biggest criticism is price. Normally we’d say that price is temporary and you can wait a few months – but that’s easier said then done when the phone won’t even launch until a month from now. If you hold out, you may...

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Huawei Freebuds Pro earphones review

Huawei introduced the Freebuds Pro earlier this month as the company's most premium true wireless earphones and they are already on sale at some markets. We got a pair from Huawei to spend a few weeks with and review all the new features, including the active noise cancellation. Design and comfort Unlike its Freebuds 3 earphones that followed the Apple AirPods' design, the Freebuds Pro provide a fresh take at what TWS should look like. Yet, the boxy "stem" was as much design as it was an engineering decision as Huawei crammed a lot of hardware inside to enable all of the "Pro"...

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New Xbox app on iOS will let you stream games from console to iPhone/iPad

An upcoming major update to the Xbox app for iOS will allow users to stream games from their Xbox consoles to their iPhones and iPads. The same feature was rolled out recently in beta for Android users (after being tested as Console Streaming about a year ago) and its debut on iOS is imminent as well, in time for the November 10 market launch of Microsoft's latest Xbox Series X and Series S. The app will be able to launch your Xbox, which will power on quietly and without turning on the status light, and you'll be able to do that both over Wi-Fi when on the same network, as well as...

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Oppo Reno4 Lite available for purchase through Ukrainian retailer's website

The Oppo Reno4 Lite got FCC certified a few days ago with specs identical to the F17 Pro that's currently only available in India. Oppo is yet to officially announce the Reno4 Lite, but we now know it is indeed a rebadged F17 Pro, as it's available for purchase in Ukraine through an online retailer. Since the Reno4 Lite is a rebranded F17 Pro, you get a Helio P95 SoC under the hood and the smartphone boots to Android 10 with ColorOS 7.2 on top. It packs a 6.43" FullHD+ AMOLED display that has a fingerprint reader underneath for biometric authentication. For photography, the Reno4...

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Realme 7i India launch imminent as it appears on support page

Realme announced the Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro in India earlier this month, and it may soon bring the Realme 7i to the country, as the smartphone has appeared on the support page of the company's official Indian site. The Realme 7i was launched in Indonesia last week. It's powered by the Snapdragon 662 SoC with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage onboard. The smartphone runs Android 10-based Realme UI out of the box and sports a 6.5" 90Hz LCD of HD+ resolution, that has a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the 16MP selfie camera. The back of the phone houses a fingerprint reader keeping...

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Nokia 7 Plus receiving maintenance release update, September 1 security patch too

The Nokia 7 Plus was announced all the way back in February 2018 and went on sale in April of that year. According to the Nokia official updates tracker, it's gotten 40 software updates as of this September 2. A new one's just gone live, though it hasn't made it to the tracker yet. The build number is 00WW_4_16B and it's a Maintenance release - so it's not just the latest security patch, but also bug fixes and such. A security patch is, of course, included - dated September 1. Don't get your hopes up though - the new build is still based on Android 11. Nokia 7 Plus running Oreo at...

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Samsung Wireless Charger Trio and 20,000mAh PD power bank now available in South Korea

Samsung's got a wide range of original accessories for its smartphones, and a couple of important ones have gone on sale in the company's home country of South Korea. We're talking about the Wireless Charger Trio and the PD Battery Pack 20,000mAh. The first one, carrying model name EP-P6300 (or, as they go in Korea, EP-P6300TWEGKR in white or EP-P6300TBEGKR in black), is a wireless charger with six coils, which you can use to charge three of your compatible devices simultaneously - hence the Trio. It measures 240x86x15.5mm, weighs 320g and comes with a 25W adapter and a 1m cable...

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Google Pixel 5 prototype's leaked image reveals weird design

Google introduced the Pixel 4a last month and is rumored to launch the Pixel 5 on October 15, with the 4a 5G said to arrive in November. Thanks to the leaked renders and specs sheets, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect from both smartphones. The Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 look similar, but an image of what's allegedly a prototype of the Pixel 5 has surfaced, which reveals Google's team once considered a weird and strange design for the smartphone. The prototype has a two-tone design reminiscent of the first-gen Pixel's from 2016, except that it's the bottom portion that's made of...

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Oppo A33 (2020) bags NBTC certification

Oppo introduced the A33 back in November 2015, and now the company is preparing to give it a refresh, as the new A33, sporting model code CPH2137, has been certified by Thailand's NBTC. It has also bagged certifications from Indonesia's TKDN and India's BIS. The new Oppo A33 is a mystery right now since we don't know its specs yet, but one thing's certain - 5 years later, it'll be much better than the devices whose name it reuses. The OG A33 was powered by the Snapdragon 410 SoC and packed a 5" LCD of 960x540 pixel resolution. Back in those days, it was okay that it had just two...

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AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 gets Android 10 update

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 received Android 10 with One UI 2.1 back in June in the US and Canada, and a few days ago, units locked to Verizon's network got a taste of Android 10. Now it's AT&T's Galaxy Tab S4 that's receiving the Android 10 update. The new build comes with version number QP1A.190711.020.T837AUCU4CTH5 and bumps up the Android security patch level on the Tab S4 to August 1, 2020. Additionally, the update brings new features to the Galaxy Tab S4, which include gesture navigation, Live Transcribe, Focus Mode, Quick Share, and Music Share, to name a few. The Android 10...

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