Oppo Reno5 Pro is finally listed on TENAA, a bigger battery incoming

Two Oppo phones with model numbers PDSM00 and PDST00 were just certified by TENAA and there's a good chance we are looking at two versions of the ucpoming Reno5 Pro 5G smartphone. The listings give us a basic look at some specs - the new phone will have a 6.55” screen and will have a big battery. Oppo PDSM00/PDST00 listing on TENAA (machine translated) TENAA has listed the phone with 2,125 mAh battery capacity, which is in all likeliness one of the two cells needed to enable the 65W SuperVOOC 2.0. This means the actual capacity will be 4,250 mAh - a slight improvement over the...

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Redmi will launch a new watch tomorrow

The Redmi Note 9 series smartphones will debut in China tomorrow and alongside them, the company will also introduce a new smartwatch in its home country. This rumor from yesterday is now officially confirmed by Xiaomi's Lu Weibing, who shared a teaser on Weibo about the launch of the new smartwatch. The image doesn't reveal any specs, but the caption of the post confirms the wearable will be lightweight and have a square-shaped screen, as also hinted by the teaser image. The name of this new smartwatch by Redmi is currently unknown, but it's expected to be a rebranded Mi Watch...

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Ming-Chi Kuo: Demand for iPhone 12 Pro, M1 MacBooks, new iPad Air are higher than anticipated

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released their latest report about the recent performance of Apple leading into the holiday season and it touches on a couple of things we can expect going into next year. First, iPhone 12 models are selling differently than initially anticipated. iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max demand is higher than anticipated, while the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini demand is not as high as was anticipated. In the end, overall iPhone 12 sales are going strong, and momentum looks promising for iPhone 12 sales through the holiday season and going into 2021. Demand for the...

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Leaked image reveals T-Mobile will bring its free voice line deal back

T-Mobile’s latest Black Friday deal has leaked on Reddit. The carrier will be giving a free line to new and existing accounts with two or more lines on eligible plans. T-Mobile has held free-line promotions like this in the past, but the catch is that you can’t stack this promotion with any of the add-a-line deals that it’s currently offering. The promotion will allegedly go live on Wednesday, November 25 and any existing account with 2 (all the way up to 11) lines will be able to add a free line to the account. As mentioned earlier, the free line can’t be stacked with any other...

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OnePlus Buds Z review

The OnePlus Buds Z are the company's latest set of wireless earbuds. They are OnePlus' second set of truly wireless earbuds after the OnePlus Buds launched a few months ago. Unlike the OnePlus Buds, the OnePlus Buds Z have an in-ear design along with an IP55 dust and water-resistance rating. They also have a reduced claimed battery life of 5 hours of continuous use, compared to 7 hours of claimed battery life on the OnePlus Buds. However, the OnePlus Buds Z are cheaper than the OnePlus Buds, which makes them a bit more interesting. They are also one of the cheapest set of TWS...

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Xiaomi shipped a record 46.6 million phones in Q3

Xiaomi’s latest financial report indicates a milestone with 46.6 million smartphone shipments and CNY 47.6 billion ($7.2 billion) in smartphone revenues during the July 1-September 30 period. The number of shipped phones is 45.3% greater than the same period of last year and based on Canalys’ global smartphone shipments report, Xiaomi is now the third biggest smartphone brand globally with a 13.5% market share. Xiaomi Q3 performance Total revenues grew to CNY 72.2 billion ($10.9 billion) which is up by 34.5% compared to the same period last year. Net profits came up to CNY 4.1...

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Huawei announces schedule for stable EMUI 11 update

Huawei unveiled EMUI 11 in September with upgrades to split-screen multitasking, multi-screen collaboration 3.0, animated always-on displays and much more. Some phones are already running the beta version as a final checkup before the stable version starts rolling out. For the Huawei P40 series and the Mate 30 Pro (both 4G and 5G versions), that will happen before the end of the year. Here’s the timeline for the stable EMUI 11 update. The updates will mostly roll out simultaneously around the world, with few exceptions. EMUI 11 update Western Europe Northeast...

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Indian Government bans 43 more Chinese apps including AliExpress

The Indian Government has added 43 more Chinese apps to its growing list of banned applications. Among these is the official mobile app for shopping platform Aliexpress as well as several Alibaba group apps, TV apps WeTV and MangoTV as well as a few dating apps and games. Like before, the new apps are blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and are flagged as prejudicial to the sovereignty, security and integrity of India. The new additions bring the total number of blocked Chinese apps in India to 267. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, GoI...

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Poco reaffirms its independence, has shipped 6 million phones across 35+ countries to date

Poco proclaimed its independence from Xiaomi in January this year, now the company is reaffirming its commitment to go at it alone – and it has offered a report on what it has accomplished so far. Poco was born with the F1 in 2018, which would go on to ship 2.2 million units. Of those, 700,000 shipped during the first three months. The F1 still makes up a a major portion of all Pocos in existence, which total 6 million units (based on info from Canalys and the internal sales team). Over the last three years Poco phones have launched in over 35 countries around the world. The line-up...

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MacBook Air gets over 1 million points in AnTuTu, wipes the floor with an iPad Pro

The MacBook Air, powered by the new Apple M1 chipset, scored over 1 million points on AnTuTu v8. The iOS app was used for the test (macOS Big Sur can natively run iOS apps on the M1). Interestingly, the Air pretended to be an iPad Pro with iOS 14.2 during the test. MacBook Air (8/512GB) scorecard from AnTuTu 8 However, it is much faster than the iPad Pro and its A12Z chipset. The CPU posted a score 50% higher, the GPU got 45% higher, the laptop has faster memory as well. The A12Z is beefed up compared to the A12 found in the iPhone XS and while it’s still a 7nm chip with old...

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An affordable, 5G-connected iQOO phone goes through TENAA

The iQOO brand is mostly made up of powerful devices, but there are some more affordable models too – those are part of the U-series. It seems that pretty soon the iQOO V2054A will be joining them, after being added to the TENAA database. This could become the first iQOO U phone with 5G, as the other two have only LTE connectivity. Previously, TENAA detailed the V2019A, an "iQOO U1 with 5G", but that is yet to see the light of day. Anyway, back to the V2054A. The phone has a 6.58” display, an LCD, with 1080p+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The design of the back is inspired by the...

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Moto G9 Power to arrive as Lenovo K12 Pro in select markets

Motorola introduced the Moto G9 Power earlier this month with a Snapdragon 662 chipset and a €200 price tag in Europe. Now, the parent company Lenovo is planning to launch the very same phone under a new name, likely for new markets. According to an FCC listing, it will be called Lenovo K12 Pro and will be virtually the same aside from the logo on the back. Lenovo K12 Pro at FCC The phone also appeared on TENAA with specs and features, confirming that we are indeed talking about the Moto G9 Power under a new disguise. With specs like Snapdragon 662 and a 720p screen, as well as...

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The Galaxy Z Flip2 will not be unveiled alongside the Galaxy S21, will launch after Q1 instead

The launch of the new Galaxy S flagships was pulled forward to January, but a report from The Elec suggests that the new Galaxy Z Flip will not be joining the S21 series on stage. In fact, it will come out only after the January-March quarter. This year the Galaxy S20 and Z Flip were unveiled at the same Unpacked event in February. So, the thinking was that the plan is the same for next year, but Samsung seems to have decided against a joint launch. One reason may be to spread out its devices to keep them from cannibalizing each other's sales. Especially since there will be no Note next...

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Samsung Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A02s announced: 6.5" screens and 5,000 mAh batteries

We've been hearing about the Galaxy A12 and Galaxy A02s for some time now and today Samsung made both smartphones official as the first members of its Galaxy A (2021) lineup. Samsung Galaxy A12 The Galaxy A12 succeeds the Galaxy A11 introduced back in March and brings upgrades to the camera and battery departments. The Galaxy A11 packed a 4,000 mAh battery, whereas the Galaxy A12 ships with a 5,000 mAh cell, both charging at 15W. The A11 featured a triple camera setup on the back comprising a 13MP primary, 5MP ultrawide, and 2MP depth sensor units. The A12, on the other hand,...

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Google teams up with Disney for The Mandalorian AR Experience

Disney’s hit series The Mandalorian is the latest addition to Google’s AR experiments with the release of The Mandalorian AR Experience app on Google Play. The free app puts you as a bounty hunter on the trail of Mandalorian and his accomplice Baby Yoda through key locations from Season 1 of the show. The Mandalorian AR Experience app Google says it worked closely with Disney to optimize character models and scenes for 5G devices, but you don't actually need a 5G connection to run the app. Content from Season 2 of the show will be added to the app soon. You can...

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Poco M3 is official with 6,000mAh battery that can charge other devices

The Poco M3 is now official, becoming the third member of the company's most affordable series. It immediately grabs the attention with its striking design - a mostly uninterrupted screen on the front is contrasted by a large rectangular camera island on the rear. That rest of the rear comes in a textured anti-fingerprint finish and three colors - Power Black, Cool Blue and the flashy POCO Yellow. The Poco M3's biggest feature is its huge 6,000mAh battery. It supports 18W charging and will even charge other devices at 18W with the correct cable. Poco is proud of its battery,...

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Motorola Moto E7 unveiled with a 48 MP main cam, Helio G25 chipset

The Moto E7 is finally official, a couple of months after the Moto E7 Plus went live. The two phones are quite similar, naturally, this is just the more affordable version. How much more affordable does it get than a €150/₹13,000 phone, which is currently discounted to €112/₹9,500? Well, keep in mind the pre-discount prices of the Plus as the vanilla E7 will start at €110-120 in Europe. The major differences between the vanilla and Plus versions of the E7 are the chipset and the battery. The Moto E7 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G25 chipset, which has eight Cortex-A53 CPU cores and...

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Amazon Echo Buds can now track your workouts

Amazon has released a software update for the Echo Buds, which allows the TWS earphones to track your workouts using the built-in accelerometer. The Echo buds can also estimate the workout distance, step count, average pace, overall time, and the calories burned once you've completed the Workout Profile in the Alexa app. Additionally, the new update now lets you start a workout and do other activities by giving voice commands to Alexa. For example, you can say, "Alexa, start my run" to start a workout, or ask "Alexa, how far have I run?" to check the progress. You can check all...

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Watch the Poco M3 launch event live here

Poco’s M3 smartphone is launching today and the live steam starts at 8PM China time (noon UTC). We have a good idea of what to expect thanks to officially leaked specs which include a 6.53-inch display with a waterdrop notch, Snapdragon 662 chipset and a 6,000 mAh battery. The M3 will also usher in a new design language for the series with its large rectangular camera island embedded with the camera cutout and vertically aligned Poco branding. We have confirmation that the main snapper will have a 48MP sensor but it remains to be seen what the other two units will do. We’ll have full...

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Apple to release iPad Pro with OLED display in H2 of 2021

According to long-going rumors, Apple is looking to release an iPad with mini-LED display in H1 2021. Now we hear that Cupertino is also planning an OLED iPad Pro release sometime in the second half of 2021 with panels procured from Samsung and LG. The news is based on reports from South Korean news outlet TheElec and further confirms Apple’s plans to still release mini-LED iPads in the first half of 2021. The new OLED display models will be solely for the iPad Pro models. Samsung Display has reportedly renovated its OLED production line at its A4 factory in Asan, South Korea in...

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Sony, OnePlus and Xiaomi execs to speak at Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit

Qualcomm is expected to announce its latest 5G chipsets at its annual Snapdragon Summit, including the next flagship, Snapdragon 875. The two-day event will take place in Hawaii, and today the San Diego-based company revealed all of the high-profile executives that will hold a keynote. Some of the names worth noting are Lei Jun, CEO at Xiaomi, Mitsuya Kishida, President of Sony Mobile, and Kyle Kiang from OnePlus. Details (in Chinese) on Qualcomm's event Traditionally, the event will be opened by Cristiano Amon, the president of Qualcomm. He will be joined on the stage by...

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Xiaomi's new 55W fast charger certified, could ship with Redmi flagships

Xiaomi has certified a new 55W fast charger at CCC (also known as 3C) and prolific leakster Digital Chat Station is suggesting it will make its way to Redmi phones, as well as Xiaomi flagships. The power adapter’s model number is MDY-12-EQ, which is an evolution over previous bricks, and it will support the fast-charging rate with 11V at 5A. Xiaomi has a wide range of power adapters that support plenty of new and old standards. However, so far we’re yet to see a Redmi flagship with anything over 33W - currently, the Redmi K30 Ultra is the leader among in-brand peers. Even the Mi 10...

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Samsung Galaxy A12 battery revealed by FCC

The Samsung Galaxy A12 bagged Bluetooth certification last week and now it has been certified by the FCC as well, revealing battery specs in the process. One of the documents posted on FCC's website reveals the Galaxy A12 (SM-A125M/DS) will pack a battery sporting model designation EB-A217ABY. Its exact capacity isn't mentioned, but since the Galaxy A21s comes with a 5,000 mAh cell with model code EB-BA217ABY, it's likely that EB-A217ABY also has the same capacity. The document further revealed that like the Galaxy A21s, the Galaxy A12 will also have 15W charging. FCC doesn't...

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Microsoft Surface Duo tipped to launch in Germany in Spring 2021

The Surface Duo is Microsoft’s first foray into dual-screen Android phones and so far it’s only available in the US. The last time we heard about the device it got its first discount to $1,199, which is $200 off its initial retail price. Now, German blog WindowsArea is reporting that the Duo is poised to make its way to the German market sometime in Spring 2021. The information was confirmed by unnamed sources who also claim Microsoft’s dual-screen Android phone will make its way to more European markets by H2 2021. UK carriers BT and EE have reportedly reached deals with Microsoft to...

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