OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei officially announces he is leaving the company

Earlier this week, reports sparked of OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s apparent departure from the company. As of Friday, the news is official as per a farewell letter posted to the OnePlus forums. Thank you. @PeteLau @oneplus https://t.co/2RD9AdyWhO— Carl Pei (@getpeid) October 16, 2020 After nearly 7 years at OnePlus, I’ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye. I grew up spending tremendous amounts of time on the internet, building products and communities. Seeing that ideas in one’s mind could be turned into reality and impact people’s lives gave me lots of joy, and I knew...

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Report: Samsung leads global smartphone sales in August, widens gap with Huawei

Counterpoint Research reports that in the month of August, Samsung has widened its market share gap with Huawei, making up 22% of global smartphone sales for the month. This, according to Counterpoint’s latest Monthly Market Pulse report. Compared to April of this year, Samsung gained 2% market share and Huawei is now at 16% after a record-breaking 21% share back in April. Although the early summer months were tougher for smartphone makers, particularly as India went under lockdown, Samsung rebounded when the market reopened in July and August. Increasing tensions between Indian...

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OnePlus 8T video teardown goes hunting for the two batteries inside

The OnePlus 8T became official this week, and we've already seen it subjected to JerryRigEverything's trademark 'durability test', right on the day of the event. But what if you wanted to go deeper? Inside the device? To see what it looks like under all that fancy glass and metal? Well, for that purpose, the same Zack has you covered with this here teardown video, in which he goes hunting for the two batteries inside. Two batteries has to do with how Warp Charge 65 works, itself merely a licensed Oppo technology. Think of this 65W system as two 32.5W systems working in parallel to...

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Our vivo V20 hands-on video is up

The vivo V20 got announced for the Indian market a few days ago, and the intriguing Android 11-running mid-ranger has made it to GSMArena towers soon after. We've already given you our spontaneous first impressions from when it arrived at the office - but in text form. While we're working hard on our full review of the V20, we thought a quick video rundown of its main features would be nice to have. So, without further ado, here it is: The vivo V20 is definitely interesting in its own right, with its upper-midrange specs and premium-looking design, and it's due to go on sale in just...

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Sony Xperia 1 II in new Mirror Lake Green color is headed to Taiwan with more RAM

Sony's Xperia 1 II has so far been offered in black and purple, but soon there will be a rather intriguing third color version. The 1 II in Mirror Lake Green is apparently headed to Taiwan, due to be officially unveiled for that market on October 20. The new hue is definitely interesting looking, but looks are not all here. This green Xperia 1 II is also going to up the RAM amount, from the 8GB featured in the other two colors, all the way up to 12GB. It's unclear at the moment if this means we should expect to see a higher price for the green model, but that wouldn't be surprising...

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Moto G9 Plus review

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Apple to introduce the first ARM-powered Macs on November 17

This month Apple is dealing with the first iPhone 12 pre-orders and sales, starting with the 12 and 12 Pro. The other two will come next month, but November will be marked with another major event – the official introduction of Apple-powered MacBooks. The company announced that it will be moving away from Intel and towards its own silicon back in June during the WWDC. However, the only actual hardware unveiled that day was the Mac mini-based Developer Transition Toolkit, powered by an Apple A12Z Bionic. Leakster Jon Prosser reports that the ARM Mac event is scheduled for November 17. He...

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Samsung to launch Galaxy S21 series in January

Some rumors have been floating around that Samsung is planning to pull forward its Galaxy S-series launch date with the upcoming Galaxy S21. Over the past several years, we saw new S-series phones announced in February while first sales started in March. Reports from Korean media have speculated the S21 series might launch as early as December this year but now a new report from SamMobile claims the launch will take place in January 2021, with first sales tipping-off later that month or early February. The reasoning behind the potential new release schedule is still unknown though it’s...

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Fujifilm launches X-S10 camera with in-body stabilization for $1000

Fujifilm has launched the X-S10, the latest in its extensive range of APS-C cameras. The X-S10 is aimed at those who currently own a DSLR and are looking to move to mirrorless for the first time. The X-S10 is a bit of departure from the current crop of mirrorless bodies, all of which feature extensive manual control dials and a retro look. The design of the X-S10 is meant to appeal to DSLR owners, hence the new deeper grip. Some of the dedicated control dials on top have been replaced with customizable blank dials. The design is smaller and lighter than X-T4 and features a...

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AnTuTu scores suggest iPhone 12 chipset is downclocked, GPU is slower than on the 11-series

Yesterday we saw the first AnTuTu scores from the Apple A14 Bionic inside the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Now results have come out for the same chipset, except this time powering an iPad Air (2020) and they are much higher. In the past we’ve see X versions of Apple’s chipsets used in iPad Pros, e.g. the A12X had two extra large cores and a beefier GPU. But as far as we know this is not the case with the new Air and the iPhone 12 series, both use the standard Apple A14 chipset. There is an Apple A14X on the way, but that chip is reportedly intended for the new MacBooks. AnTuTu tests...

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Sony Xperia 5 II shipping across Europe

The Sony Xperia 5 II is now listed as in stock and has even shipped to some lucky pre-orderers. Sony opened pre-orders for the Xperia 5 II on October 1 and listed shipping at October 19 - next Monday. At the time of writing the official UK and German online store say the phone is in stock, and so does UK retailer CarphoneWarehouse. Amazon UK will ship the Xperia 5 II tomorrow - October 17, while Amazon Germany and other German retailers like Saturn and Galaxus will begin shipping the Xperia 5 II on Monday - October 19. The official Sony online store bundles the Xperia 5 II with...

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Micromax announces India smartphone comeback with upcoming “in” series

Not too long ago Micromax stood as the second smartphone player in India, but cut-throat competition from Chinese brands quickly evaporated its position and chased it out. Fast forward to today and Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma announced the company is planning a comeback with a new “in” series of smartphones. We're #INForIndia with #INMobiles! What about you? #IndiaKeLiye #BigAnnouncement #MicromaxIsBack #AatmanirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/eridOF5MdQ— Micromax India (@Micromax__India) October 16, 2020 No further details were officially revealed but an interesting Geekbench listing...

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Samsung Galaxy Note9 gets One UI 2.5 update

Samsung is now bringing its stable One UI 2.5 update for the Galaxy Note9 in Germany. The update bears the N960FXXU6FTJ3M build number. It brings wireless DeX, new camera modes like Single Take, variable resolution and frame rate in the Pro video mode. There’s also a new landscape split-screen option in the Samsung keyboard app and new SOS message function that lets you send messages in 30-minute intervals for up to 24 hours. Samsung Galaxy Note9 with One UI 2.5 The update should arrive in more regions in the coming weeks. This will likely be the last major update for the...

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Sony Xperia 5 II disassembled on video, has a graphite sheet to cool the cameras

The Sony Xperia 5 II packs a lot of phone in a relatively small body. The video below shows how to take the phone apart piece by piece, so we can admire the engineering effort that went into the design. Sony draped graphite sheets over several components to guide heat away from them, even the triple 12 MP camera has a sheet to help keep its sensors cool. There’s a copper tape behind the screen to transfer heat from the mid-frame. Adhesive is used in some places to hold things down and where necessary to seal the phone and make it water resistant. The mics uses adhesive, but the USB-C...

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Apple iPhone 12 and 12 Pro go on pre-order today

Apple opens up pre-orders for the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 and 12 Pro today. And for the first time the launch is going to go live simultaneously around the world. Apple's store is down in anticipation of the launch. For the US, the start is at 5:00 am PDT, same for Canada. Moving east to the UK, the launch will be at 1:00 pm BST, a bit further to Germany go time is at 2:00 pm CEST, then moving all the way to Australia the start is set for 11:00 pm AEDT. The Apple iPhone 12 and 12 Pro will go on pre-order today in more than 30 countries, including Australia, China, Germany, Japan, the UK, the...

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We now have 3D models of the iPhone 12 family in all colors - check them out

Starting today you can pre-order an Apple iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro, but it will take a week before it arrives. And if you’re interested in the iPhone 12 Pro Max or iPhone 12 mini, they won’t be out until mid-November. However, with the magic of computers you can see a 3D model of one below – we have all four phones and you can click through all color options. We partnered with Binkies 3D back in July to add 3D models to the specs pages of popular phones so that you can examine their design more closely – just click on Pictures and scroll down to the model. But we’ll save you the trip,...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 gets certified on 3C with 25W charging

With the Note20 lineup already globally available Samsung is now focusing on its next big thing - the Galaxy S21 lineup. The company has acquired 3C's approval for a phone with the model number SM-G9910 which is likely the vanilla Galaxy S21. The listing reveals 25W charging, matching the Galaxy S20's capabilities. We are pretty sure this is the smallest Galaxy S21 because of the model number - the Galaxy S20 arrived with SM-G981X model codes. The last symbol, in this case the digit 0, indicates the market where a certain device is heading to. Sadly, the listing does not say...

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Huawei nova 7 SE 5G Youth announced with Dimensity 800U SoC

Huawei unveiled the nova 7 SE back in April with a Kirin 820 chipset and 5G support, but US trade sanctions forced its discontinuation. Today the Chinese phone maker announced the nova 7 SE 5G Youth, which has the Dimensity 800U SoC at the helm instead. Except for a different chipset, the nova 7 SE 5G Youth has the same internals as the Kirin 820-powered version, meaning you get a 6.5 FullHD+ LCD, Android 10-based EMUI 10.1, and a 4,000 mAh battery that draws power through a USB-C port at up to 40W. The nova 7 SE 5G Youth comes with a total of five cameras - a 16MP selfie shooter on...

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Google's new “hum to search” feature helps you find songs you can’t name

The latest addition to Google Search for mobile can understand your humming, whistling and singing to identify songs. Hum to search is triggered when you ask Google “what is this song?” and then proceed to perform bits of the tune to your best abilities. After you’re done, Google will present you actual songs based on a percentage match score which it thinks comes closest to your performance. Google says its machine learning algorithms transforms the audio input into a number-based sequence which it then matches to other song melodies and tries to find the closest one. The model was...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G and Galaxy F41 go on sale in India

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G and Galaxy F41 launched last week in India are now available for purchase in the country. The Galaxy S20 FE 4G comes in a single 8GB/128GB configuration priced at INR49,999 ($680/€580) and you can buy one in Cloud White, Cloud Navy, Cloud Lavender, Cloud Red, or Cloud Mint colors through the company's online store, Amazon.in and offline retail stores across the country. Galaxy S20 FE 4G • Galaxy F41 The Galaxy F41, on the other hand, comes in Fusion Blue, Fusion Black and Fusion Green colors and has two memory options - 6GB/64GB and...

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Redmi K30S appears in full on TENAA

The telecom China Mobile accidentally revealed yesterday that Xiaomi is planning to relaunch the Mi 10T as a Redmi K30S smartphone. Today the very same phone appeared on TENAA with full specs and photos from all angles, confirming that the rebadged phone is coming indeed. The device with model number M2007J3SC is listed with a 64MP camera, meaning we might also have the Mi 10T Pro get rebranded as a Redmi K30S Pro with a 108MP camera. Xiaomi Redmi K30S on TENAA The specs sheet says the Redmi K30S will have three RAM options - 6/8/12 GB, and three storage variations -...

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