Oppo K7x announced with Dimensity 720 and 90Hz screen

Oppo introduced the K7 5G in August and today the company added another member to the K series, dubbed Oppo K7x. The Oppo K7x is built around a 6.5" FullHD+ LCD that has a 90Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. The screen has a pixel density of 405 ppi and a maximum brightness of 600 nits. Under the hood, the Oppo K7x has a Dimensity 720 SoC paired with 6GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android 10-based ColorOS 7.2 out of the box and has 128GB of storage onboard. For photography, the K7x comes with a total of five cameras - a 16MP snapper on the front, with the 48MP...

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First Snapdragon 875 leaked specs reveal better performance, similar CPU to SD865

Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 875 chipset next month and one leakster on Weibo said he saw a prototype of the new platform. According to Digital Chat Station, the 5 nm chip will have the CPU with one core at 2.84 GHz, three at 2.42 GHz, and the last four - at 1.8 GHz. The main core of the CPU isn’t revealed what type it is - early assumptions suggest a super core Cortex-X1 that will bring 23% better performance of the Cortex-A78 at its peak. The next three are Cortex-A78, the final four are said to be Cortex-A55. This configuration might look a lot similar to...

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Google says Pixel 5’s screen gap has no impact on water resistance

If you recall, we reported on a situation where a number of Pixel 5 owners reported a visible gap between the frame and display of their barely new devices. We can confirm that our Pixel 5 review unit didn’t have this issue, but 9to5Google was not as lucky. The outlet reports its interaction with Google Support to identify the manufacturing issue where the Pixel 5 showed a visible gap between the frame and the display. The gap is enough to collect dust and to cause concern since the device is rated for IP68 water resistance. … we can confirm that the variation in the clearance between...

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Apple iPhone 12 mini confirmed to support MagSafe charging at only 12W

As first reported by Mac Rumors, Apple has updated its support documents that shine light on the functionality between the iPhone 12 models and the new MagSafe chargers. iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max will reach peak wireless charging speeds of 15W while the iPhone 12 mini will reach peak speeds of 12W. Actual speeds will vary on a number of factors including temperature, current battery charge, and system activity. The support document recommends to use at least a 20W USB-C charger for optimal charging speeds of 9V@2.22A or 9V@2.56A and higher for the three higher-tier iPhone...

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Huawei engineer explains the advantages of the free form lens on the Mate 40 Pro

Huawei released a post where one of its engineers explained the advantages of the free form lens tech on the Mate 40 Pro. The machine translation is rather rough but we did get the just of it. The free form lens is undoubtedly one of the iconic Mate 40 Pro features. Instead of using the traditional spherical or aspherical optical elements, the 20MP ultrawide camera on the phone uses an asymmetrical lens with a complex and uneven surface. With this, the engineers are trying to tackle one of the biggest issues of ultrawide cameras - distortion. But distortion isn't the only...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2 to have stereo speakers, tipster says

Samsung released its 5G-wielding Galaxy Z Flip back in July with few hardware changes over the original model. Today, we have our first bit of info on the Galaxy Z Flip 2 which is tipped to come with stereo speakers. z flip 2 5g 🤭#h121#mediumlevelcompany pic.twitter.com/DzKYMfVGRV— Ricciolo (@Ricciolo1) November 3, 2020 This would be a welcome improvement over the two previous Z Flips which only came with a single downward-firing speaker, which felt like a letdown on such a high-end device. Other predictions for the upcoming Z Fold 2 include a larger and more useful 1.1-inch outer...

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Huawei's Mate 40 Pro tops AnTuTu's October flagship charts, Xiaomi rules the mid-range

AnTuTu has published its monthly top 10 charts for best-performing flagships and mid-rangers and the Huawei Mate 40 Pro tops the first one. The average score of all devices that ran AnTuTu 8 is 685,339 but with the performance mode turned on, the Mate 40 Pro can go even beyond 720,000 points. The second place takes the iQOO 5 Pro and iQOO 5 both running the Snapdragon 865+ chipset. The Asus ROG Phone 3 takes 7th place falling behind some considerably cheaper devices like the Redmi K30S. In any case, Huawei's Kirin 9000 is holding the title for now until Qualcomm fires back with the...

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Honor Band 6 blurs the line between smartband and smartwatch

Honor introduced the latest member of its Band line and it’s a big step up from last year’s model. The new Honor Band 6 brings a 1.47-inch AMOLED panel with a 194 x 368-pixel resolution and 2.5D curved glass. This effectively positions the Band 6 in smartwatch territory if we go by screen size alone. The new band is wider and thicker than its predecessor though it appears to be several millimeters shorter. Elsewhere functionality is pretty similar to last year’s model. Honor Band 5 and Band 6 Band 6 still does heart rate tracking, blood oxygen monitoring and sleep tracking as well...

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Apple to ARM-powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13 and 16 at Nov 10 event

Last night Apple announced its "One More Thing event" and while it was easy to guess it will will about the new ARM-powered Macs we now have a bit more details to add to that. Rumor has it, the Cupertino-based firm will announce three new MacBooks with the said processor - a new MacBook Air and two Pro models coming in 13-inch and 16-inch flavors. According to Bloomberg Apple and its suppliers are already producing the three Mac laptops with Apple processors. Foxconn is assembling the 13" MacBook Air and Pro, while Quanta Computer is taking care of the 16" MacBook Pro. However, the...

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Huawei's nova 8 SE's design is strongly reminiscent of the iPhone 12, live photos reveal

We are just two days away from the Huawei nova 8 SE unveiling scheduled for November 5 but it's never too late to get a leak and this one has some live images of the handset. And it looks like the renders from the official teaser poster wasn't lying, the handset does look a lot like an iPhone 12. Mainly because of its flat frames and the camera module design but there's more to it than that. According to the tipster who published the live photos, the phone is pretty thin and light too. The nova 8 SE tips the scale at just 178g and is only 7.46mm thick. Both metrics are rather...

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Oppo K7x camera and battery specs officially confirmed ahead of tomorrow's unveiling

Oppo will unveil the K7x tomorrow and it has already confirmed that the smartphone will feature a side-mounted fingerprint reader, sport a punch hole display with 90Hz refresh rate, and support 5G networks. Today the company posted a couple of teasers on Weibo, revealing the K7x's camera and battery specs. From a previous official poster, we already know that K7x will sport a rectangular camera island on the back. Today's video teaser reveals it will include an LED flash and four cameras, placed in an inverted 'L' formation, with the primary unit having a 48MP sensor. You can also see...

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HMD is reportedly planning to bring back the Nokia 6300 and the 8000 series

Rumor has it that HMD Global has plans to resurrect two classic Nokia models, the same way it brought back the legendary 3310 and 8110. This time around the company is hoping to stir up nostalgia among people who remember Nokia’s more prestige offerings. The Nokia 6300 is one of the two models making a comeback. With its classic looks and a sturdy stainless steel body, this phone was quite popular with business folk back in its day and was a solid mid-ranger in general. The other phone doesn’t seem to be based on a specific model, but rather takes inspiration from the Nokia 8000...

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Huawei Mate 40 Pro is ready to roll out in Europe, here are the prices and pre-order perks

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is ready to start rolling out across Europe later this month and the launch in Russia is paired with a pretty aggressive deal – the phone will cost RUB 90,000 during the pre-order period between November 10 and 19th and it comes with a free pair of FreeBuds Pro. To put things in perspective, the Russian price works out to around €970, well below the €1,200 price tag in mainland Europe. And that TWS headset costs €180 in Germany, so it’s not a small perk. Speaking of Germany, the Mate 40 Pro does cost €1,200 there and will start shipping on the 13th. There’s a...

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Samsung looking to strike Exynos chipset deals with Xiaomi and Oppo

According to a new report from Business Korea, Samsung is looking to expand its Exynos customers list by adding Xiaomi and Oppo alongside vivo. The new report suggest that we’ll see budget phones from the two Chinese makers powered by the upcoming Exynos SoCs as early as the first half of 2021. According to the report, both Xiaomi and Oppo are having difficulties sourcing enough chipsets to meet their goals of expanding production and have thus resorted to Samsung’s Exynos series as a solution. Competitive pricing of the hardware is also cited as a major reason why Xiaomi and Oppo...

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WhatsApp introduces disappearing messages, new storage management tool

WhatsApp is pushing a bunch of new features to its service in order to make it more competitive with the likes of Instagram Direct, Slack, and Telegram. The company has announced the arrival of “Disappearing Messages” that will allow users to send each other texts and media that will vanish after 7 days. Also, there is going to be an improved storage management tool that will allow more detailed control over what is stored in the phone and what is deleted, with filters for size or age. The Disappearing Messages can only be enabled for a particular chat. You have to tap the...

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Samsung's S Translator is following S Voice into the sunset, will shut down on December 1

Remember S Translator? It was introduced with the Galaxy S4 back when Samsung was trying to offer its own apps as alternatives to Google software, including things like the S Voice digital assistant. S Voice was shut down on June 1 of this year and its friend S Translator will meet the same fate on December 1. Samsung sent out notifications to users that the service will be discontinued. The company suggests that you can use Bixby when you need something translated. The oft-maligned digital assistant previously also took over S Voice. Of course, you can use any of the several...

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A bunch of Huawei phones with MediaTek Dimensity chipsets incoming

A new report has surfaced that Huawei will soon announce smartphones powered by MediaTek's Dimensity chipset lineup since the US ban has taken full effect after September and can no longer build its own chips. Qualcomm, on the other hand, is still lobbying for a trade license to be allowed to work with Huawei. The report claims that right before September, Huawei was able to secure a big stock of Dimensity chipsets from MediaTek, as evidenced by the chip manufacturer's quarterly results. The revenue and net profit are both up year-over-year almost 45% and 94%, respectively. MediaTek...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 sales in October fail to impress

Samsung has not been doing very well with the sales of its Galaxy Note20 series, reports from South Korea reveal. According to insiders, the manufacturer was expected to produce around 900,000 units in October but demand was weaker than anticipated so it cut the number down to 600,000 units. The Korean source reveals the number is both for the regular Galaxy Note20 and the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. It's speculated that the poor performance of the cheaper model is taking the overall number down. Samsung managed to report a 50% yearly increase in operating profit for Q3 2020 but given the...

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iPhone Upgrade Program members can now lock in their iPhone 12 Pro Max and mini units

The iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini will become publicly available for pre-order on November 6 (this Friday), but subscribers to Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program can jump to the front of the queue and place their orders now. Both existing and new subscribers to the program can be pre-approved for a new iPhone, you can start the process through the Apple Store app. You can also check the For You tab to see if you’re eligible for an early order. This doesn’t mean you get the phone early, but you can lock in your configuration before the Apple Store opens pre-orders to anyone. This...

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Realme Watch S unveiled: SpO2 monitor, higher resolution screen, and bigger battery

Realme introduced its first smartwatch called Realme Watch back in May and now the company has unveiled another one dubbed Realme Watch S. The Watch S packs a 1.3" circular touchscreen of 360x360-pixel resolution and features a photosensitive sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness depending on the lighting conditions. The screen is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass. Realme doesn't mention which one exactly, but we presume it's the Gorilla Glass 3 since that's what the first Realme Watch had. The first smartwatch came with 12 watch faces on board, and while we don't...

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Huawei Mate 40 RS teardown reveals self-developed memory chip

Last week we saw a teardown of Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro by Chinese tech blog Aio Technology and now we have a disassembly for the flashier Mate 40 RS which revealed a proprietary HiSilicon storage chip underneath. The teardown starts predictably by heating up the back of the device and using a suction cup to pry it open. Aside from the exclusive octagon-shaped rear design, the Mate 40 RS is nearly identical in design to the Mate 40 Pro on the inside. We have the five camera modules including the IR temperature sensor alongside the NFC and wireless charging coils, 4,400 mAh battery and...

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Nokia 10 PureView rumored to come with Snapdragon 875 and Sapphire glass display

It's been 20 months since the Nokia 9 PureView was introduced, and we are yet to get a successor, latest reports saying it may happening any moment now. However the Nokia 9.3 might not be the most exciting product in HMD's pipeline as a new rumor now claims the company is working on an even more premium flagship which is expected to arrive in H2 2021 and could be the Nokia 10 PureView. The report further claims that this Nokia smartphone may come with a stainless steel frame and Sapphire glass display and may have a Snapdragon 875 SoC at the helm, which will be announced on December...

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Micromax IN Note 1 and IN 1B unveiled as brand returns to India

Micromax is back in India and brings two new phones under its new IN 1 lineup - the IN Note 1 and IN 1B. Both of them have Mediatek chipsets, big screens and affordable price tags. Both devices are aimed at the already heavily saturated mid-range market in India but the company relies on the marketing slogan that these phones are “Made for India”, hence the IN series. Micromax IN Note 1 & Micromax IN 1B Micromax IN Note 1 The IN Note 1 is the mightier of the duo - it comes with a Helio G85 chipset and is coupled with 4GB RAM. The front panel is a 6.67” LCD with Full HD+ display...

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