Watch the unveiling of entry-level Poco C3 smartphone live here

Poco is announcing its cheapest smartphone to date at an event that will be live-streamed on YouTube. The device is named Poco C3, will cost under INR10,000 ($135/€115). All other details will be revealed at 12 PM IST (06:30AM UTC) and we’ve provided the video below to watch it live. The Poco C3 camera design was teased earlier this month, revealing a striking similarity to the Xiaomi Redmi 9C, which is not sold in India. We are pretty confident the new Poco will be just another rebranded Xiaomi phone, meaning we’re looking at a Helio G35 chipset and a 13MP main + 2 MP macro + 2 MP...

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Google's Pixels get October update with many fixes

As it is the first Monday of the month, today Google has started pushing out its monthly update for the Pixel smartphones that it still supports. Speaking of - the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are only going to get one more update, in December. After that, it's game over for them, their support window will end after three years and a bit. The update brings the usual security patches, of course, but also fixes some bugs and improves some features. For example, auto-rotation should be better, and there are fixes for some devices being stuck during boot, call notifications being...

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Asus ROG Phone 3 is now available in the US for $999.99

Today Asus has finally made the ROG Phone 3 gaming smartphone available in the US. You can pick one up for $999.99 from Amazon, B&H, and the Asus online store. That price nets you the version with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. If you need even more memory, the SKU with 16GB of RAM sells for an extra $100. One thing to note is that despite the company's press release explicitly mentioning availability in stock, neither Amazon nor B&H agree with that at the moment. So it may take a few more days until that's settled. You should also be able to find various ROG Phone 3 accessories...

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Android-powered $6000 Zeiss ZX1 goes up for pre-order

The Zeiss ZX1 seems to be finally going up for sale. The Android-powered camera recently showed up for pre-order on B&H, although it later changed to 'Notify When Available' at the time of writing. The Zeiss ZX1 was initially announced two years ago in September 2018, with the launch being planned in early 2019. That clearly did not come to fruition and for a while the camera was seemingly forgotten until it suddenly showed up on B&H. The Zeiss ZX1 is a compact mirrorless camera with a fixed lens. It has a full-frame 37.4MP CMOS sensor with a sensitivity of ISO 80-51200 and...

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Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro, MateBook 14 2020 and FreeBuds Pro go on sale in the UK

Huawei is launching several products in the UK including the recently unveiled Watch GT 2 Pro and FreeBuds Pro TWS alongside its MateBook 14 2020 laptop. All products will be available across Huawei Store and selected retailers. Those who purchase any of the new products before October 20 get some enticing freebies ranging from FreeBuds 3 TWS earphones and Huawei Band 4 Pro fitness tracker to Matepad 10.4 paired with a keyboard accessory. Watch GT 2 Pro retails for £299.99 in Night Black for the Sport Edition and Nebula Grey for the Classic Edition. Those who make their purchase prior to...

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OnePlus Nord long-term review

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Samsung's Galaxy S21 to miss out on under display camera, Z Fold 3 to premiere it

It appears that Samsung won't be able to premiere an under display camera on the Galaxy S21 (possibly named Galaxy S30) series, due to low production yield of the technology. The information comes from a report by Korean outlet TheElec. Samsung allegedly aimed to deliver an under display camera on the Galaxy Z Fold2, before targeting and ultimately missing the deployment of the tech on the 2021 Galaxy S series. Samsung is reportedly working on a better solution for the under display camera that won't compromise as much on image quality as current technology. The report claims that...

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Realme teases 100W soundbar ahead of Leap to Next Gen event

Realme is preparing several smart device launches for October 7, including its first soundbar. Designed for 55” TVs (and larger), this will go perfectly with the first SLED TV. The soundbar will have 100 W of total audio power and a wireless sub-woofer. These are only two of the highlights of the upcoming “Leap to Next Gen” event scheduled for two days from now. Realme 7i with Snapdragon 662 and 5,000 mAh battery • Realme 7 Pro with orange leather back That’s not all – the Realme Buds Air Pro and Buds Wireless Pro will also be featured at the massive event two days from...

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Poco C3 teased in new video

Poco is ready to launch another budget offering with the C3 in India tomorrow and it will be its most afforbale offering yet. The phone will be sold for under INR 10,000 (the exact price will be revealed at the event) and the keynote starts at 12PM IST (6:30AM UTC) time. We have a new teaser video that highlights the phone’s 5,000 mAh battery and also gives us a look at its display, confirming its just a rebadged Redmi 9C. The short ad shows out the waterdrop notch display right off the bat and proceeds to highlight the battery which is now confirmed to come in at 5,000 mAh. We can...

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HarmonyOS 2.0 will allegedly be available on the Mate 40 phones first, then P40 and Mate 30

Huawei officially confirmed that some of the phones running EMUI 11 will be able to install HarmonyOS 2.0. The new version of the in-house operating system is being rolled out to developers in stages, the first beta for phones is expected this December. A poster on Weibo claims to have seen the schedule and it goes like this – phones with the Kirin 9000 will get it first (those would be the Mate 40 series), then phones with Kirin 990 5G (some P40 and Mate 30 models) and so on. Even rather old phones powered by the Kirin 710 and 810 will get to join in (after quite a wait). The “partial”...

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LG K92 5G is heading to Cricket Wireless to bolster its 5G offerings

Cricket Wireless offers 5G connectivity on top of AT&T’s network, but currently it sells only one 5G capable phone. Soon it will add the LG K92 5G to its roster, the first model in the K90 series. It features a quad camera and a quad LED flash, both arranged in squares on the back. Notice that only one of the cameras sticks, the other three are flush. Anyway, the front-facing camera is mounted inside a centered punch and there’s a side-mounted fingerprint reader plus a Google Assistant key. LG K92 5G for Cricket Wireless The K92 seems to be a remix of the LG Q92 5G with some...

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Galaxy Note20 Ultra's camera sees little love in DxOMark review

The latest smartphone to get tested by the team over at DxOMark is the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra and it managed to put up a combined score of 121. This places it at the tenth position in the overall smartphone photography ranking and a single point behind the Galaxy S20 Ultra. While its camera setup is versatile, there are some evident pitfalls including inconsistent zoom, visible noise in low light scenarios as well as some autofocus hiccups. The hardware on the Note20 Ultra is pretty familiar with a main 1/1.33-inch, 108 MP-resolution sensor which outputs 12MP shots just like...

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Flipkart to introduce six Nokia smart TVs tomorrow, four of which with 4K HDR10 screens

Flipkart is reportedly ready to introduce six new Nokia-branded smart TVs to the Indian market tomorrow. Yes, Flipkart rather than HMD Global or Nokia itself. These should be Android TVs and will be grouped into three categories: UltraHD, FullHD, and HD. There will be four UHD offerings, ranging in size from 43” to 65”. Their MaxBrite Displays are expected to feature micro-dmming for 5,000:1 contrast ratio. These four will have 4K resolution and HDR10 support, plus integrated Onkyo soundbars (30 W speakers, 18 W tweeters). More details in the table below. Size ...

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Google delays changes to in-app payment billing for India to April 2022

Last week Google stated that it will start enforcing the rule which requires in-app purchases to use the Google Play billing system (which carries a 30% service fee). This was set to go into effect on September 30 2021, but now the company has announced that for India at least this will be pushed back to April 2022. Google’s VP of product management Sameer Samat said “It’s not good for anyone if our partners feel they can’t grow and be successful. So we’re deeply committed to the Indian ecosystem. We will be engaging, we will be finding ways (so) that we can grow together.” This delay...

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Motorola Razr 5G comes to India, first sales start on October 12

Motorola’s second take on the clamshell foldable has made its way to India. The Razr 5G was announced last month and has now gone on pre-order in India for INR 124,999 which is the equivalent of $1,706. HDFC debit/credit card owners and EMI transactions get an INR 10,000 discount or cashback offer. Official sales tip-off a week from now on October 12. The Razr 5G comes with a 6.2-inch pOLED foldable display with 876x2142 resolution and a 2.7" gOLED outer display with 800x600 resolution. There’s a single 48MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, and laser autofocus below the...

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vivo X60 nears launch as retail stores in China start putting up promo materials

Retail stores in China are preparing for the launch of the vivo X60 and are putting up illuminated signs to draw in the crowds. They describe the phone as a “professional imaging flagship”, though there is no actual phone for people to see yet. This is because vivo has not officially unveiled the X60 series. Like previous generations, we’re likely to see several models in the X60 family, including the vivo X60s 5G, which will be powered by a Snapdragon 765G and will support 33 W fast charging. Illuminated signs foretell the vivo X60 launch in Chinese retail stores The talk around...

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Xiaomi Mi 10T series India launch scheduled for October 15

Last week we saw the debut of Xiaomi’s Mi 10T series and now Xiaomi India confirmed the devices are coming to the contry on October 12. The phones will be unveiled at 12PM IST time. The Mi 10T and its Pro counterpart come with 144Hz adaptive refresh rate LCDs which can go down to 30Hz to save power when not needed and also support a lot of intermediary steps - 48Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz and 120Hz. Both are powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. Both share 5,000 mAh batteries that do 33W wired charging. The main difference comes down to the main cameras...

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Oppo A73 debuts - a rebranded F17

Oppo has just revealed the A73 in Tunisia, listing it on its website without much in terms of a formal announcement. The Oppo A73 is a rebranded variant of the Oppo F17, which went on sale in India in September. But if you dig a bit in our database you'll find an Oppo A73 from 2017, which was a localized variant of the Oppo F5 Youth, both of which have no bearing on the Oppo A73 from today. The Oppo A73 for Tunisia packs a 6.44-inch Super AMOLED of 1080x2400px resolution, with an embedded optical fingerprint scanner and a teardrop notch for the 16MP selfie camera. There's a Snapdragon 662...

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Oppo A15 launching in India soon

An upcoming budget smartphone from Oppo got its Amazon India landing page and we can expect it to go on sale soon. We can see the Oppo A15 looks a lot like Realme’s Narzo 20 which was unveiled two weeks ago. It features a triple camera setup and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. From the looks of it, the device will be sold exclusively through Amazon. In addition, the Oppo A15 was recently certified by the FCC bearing the CPH2185 model number. The listing revealed the phone will sport a 4,100 mAh battery with 10W charging. It will ship with ColorOS 7.2 and packs a 3.5mm headphone...

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