Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup's European pricing tipped, Kvadrat case surfaces

We recently saw official images of the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra, which revealed the trio's design. Now we are looking at the Kvadrat case for the S21+, which is seemingly made of textile and has a textured look. The case comes in Violet color and hides one of the most talked-about design features of the smartphone - its camera bump. The source has also tipped the pricing of the S21 trio in Europe. The vanilla S21 with 128GB storage will cost €849, while the 128GB and 256GB variants of the Plus model will be priced at €1,049 and €1,099, respectively. And if...

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T-Mobile and Verizon are now updating their Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra to Android 11

Around a week ago AT&T started rolling out the update to Android 11 with One UI 3.0 to its Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G units, and today both T-Mobile and Verizon have joined in on the fun, for both the top of the line Note as well as the vanilla Note20. As usual, these rollouts are staged and so it may take a few days (or even weeks) for every single unit out there to receive the coveted update notification. While you keep that in mind, if you're impatient you can always just mash the Download and install button from Settings > Software update. The downloads weigh in at around 2.5GB, and...

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Moto G Play (2021) leaks through Google Play Console listing

Motorola's ever-expanding roster of smartphones is set to expand even more next year, and one of the devices we should expect to hit the streets is apparently the Moto G Play (2021). Awkward name aside, we're assuming this is meant to be the successor to the Moto G9 Play, launched earlier this year. We're not sure why Motorola can't count past 9, though. Anyway, the Moto G Play (2021) has been spotted in the Google Play Console. Its listing there tells us that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 460 chipset, which is confusing because its predecessor used the more powerful Snapdragon...

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Apple details AirPods Max low power mode in support document

Apple has posted a new support page that details the various charging and battery related aspects of the newly launched AirPods Max. The important bits to note here is what happens to the headphones when you're not using them. According to the support document, when you set down the headphones and leave them stationary for 5 minutes, they go into a low power mode to preserve battery. After 72 hours, they go into an even lower power mode that turns off Bluetooth and the Find My service that lets you search for them on your phone. If you choose to use the supplied “case” then the...

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Realme X7 Pro begins global rollout in Thailand

Realme introduced the X7 lineup on September 1 in China, and finally, the series made it overseas. The first phone to appear overseas is Realme X7 Pro, officially, which just made its debut in Thailand. It is already selling at major online retailers in a single memory option and two colors - Black and Gradient. The Realme X7 Pro runs on a Dimensity 1000+ chipset with 5G support. Thailand is one of the few countries in South-East Asia with actual working 5G network, albeit limited, so the headline feature of the phone will definitely be used. Other key features the phone brings...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra images and detailed specifications leak

Official Galaxy S21 and S21+ images leaked out yesterday, now images of the premium model of the pack, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, have also hit the web (courtesy of WinFuture). The phone is shown in “Phantom Silver”, a subtle two-tone color scheme. The Ultra will also be available in black. The display will measure 6.8”, a tenth of an inch smaller than the S20 Ultra. This is because the panel on the new model is mostly flat – the images show some bevel on the front glass, but that's it. The back is flatter too. Reducing the curvature means that the new Ultra will be the same size as the old...

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Qualcomm shares official Snapdragon 888 benchmark results

After announcing its Snapdragon 888 on December 1 and fully detailing its specs a day later, Qualcomm has now revealed official benchmarking results for its latest flagship chipset. The tests were performed on a special Qualcomm reference device powered by the Snapdragon 888 alongside 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.0 storage and a 6.65-inch FHD display with 120Hz refresh rate. Each respective benchmark was performed three times giving us an average score with the default setting used on the reference device. The full list of benchmarks tested by Qualcomm includes AnTuTu, GeekBench,...

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Samsung to announce Exynos 2100 on January 12

Samsung’s in-house chipset to power its Galaxy S21 flagships is the Exynos 2100 and we now learn it will launch on January 12 – two days ahead of the global announcement of the S21 phones. Samsung is using the Exynos is back hashtag to market its latest flagship in-house chipset. Based on the latest rumors the Exynos 2100 will be built on a 5nm process with ARM’s X1 prime core clocked at up to 2.91 GHz alongside a trio of Cortex-A78s running at 2.81GHz and four power-efficient Cortex-A55 cores working at 2.21GHz. They should be joined by the Mali-G78 GPU. The Exynos 2100 is expected...

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EC approves Fitbit acquisition by Google, creates rules to protect consumers and competition

As expected, the European Commission approved Google’s acquisition of Fitbit. The deal was first announced late last year and is valued at $2.1 billion. But the EC laid down some rules to ensure that the acquisition will keep the wearables market open and competitive and that consumer's privacy will be respected. Google has agreed not to use health and wellness data collected from Fitbit devices (from users in the EEA) for Google Ads. This covers all data, including GPS tracks and manually input info. In fact, all relevant user data for Fitbit devices and services will be kept in a “data...

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ handled in unofficial video review

We got a good look at the Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G over the weekend and now YouTuber Random Stuff 2 is back with an “unofficial review” of the upcoming Galaxy flagship a month ahead of its announcement. The short video highlights the flat 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display with its slim bezels and centered punch-hole cutout. The panel does look to have slimmer bezels than the outgoing Galaxy S20+ which is especially noticeable in the chin area. We also get a thorough look of the sides and back of the device which reveals the triple camera setup confirmed to carry 12MP main + 64MP telephoto...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 duo and S20 FE now receiving One UI 3.0 + Android 11 update

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE was left out when the main S20 trio started receiving the One UI 3.0 + Android 11 update – not surprising, given that the FE update was scheduled for February. But this is a surprise, the update is now rolling out in Russia. To be clear, this update (G780FXXU1BTL1) is for the Exynos-powered 4G version of the phone. However, Samsung doesn’t sell the Snapdragon/5G version in Russia, so don’t read too much into that. There tends to be a short trial period where Samsung rolls out an update in one region only and if everything goes smoothly, it releases it...

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Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store, offers full refunds

Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced that it will be removing CD Project Red's Cyberpunk 2077 from its online PlayStation Store. It also announced that it will be offering full refunds to those who already purchased the game. SIE strives to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, and we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased Cyberpunk 2077 via PlayStation Store and want a refund. Please visit the following link to initiate the refund: https://t.co/DEZlC0LmUG.— Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) December 18, 2020 The company has set up a...

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vivo X60 and vivo X60 Pro official renders unveiled by the company

The vivo X60 series is scheduled to arrive on December 29 and the phones are expected to run on Samsung’s first 5nm chipset - Exynos 1080. The company gave us an image of the phones when it revealed it worked with Zeiss on the camera, but now we have the official renders with all the available colors, courtesy of vivo’s online store in China. The vivo X60 comes with a triple-cam setup, no periscope lens, and a single punch hole on the front. Colors are White, Black, and a Blue-ish gradient. vivo X60 The vivo X60 Pro will skip on the Pearl White color option, but it will...

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Samsung Galaxy A32 5G spotted on Geekbench with Dimensity 720

Samsung is it continuing its push to deliver more and more affordable 5G and the Galaxy A32 5G will likely be the Korean maker’s best effort yet. We’ve already seen the A32 5G in detailed renders as well as an FCC listing and now we have a Geekbench test run which revealed the phone is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 720 chipset. Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Geekbench scorecard The A32 5G appeared with the same SM-A326B model number as seen before. It managed 477 points in the single-core department and 1,598 multi-core points thanks to the Dimensity 720 5G chipset and 4GB RAM. We can...

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Amazfit GTS 2 launching in India on December 21 for INR12,999

Amazfit launched the GTR 2 in India yesterday, which comes in Sport and Classic Editions priced at INR12,999 ($175/€145) and INR13,499 ($185/€150), respectively. Today, the company announced it will bring the GTS 2 to the country on December 21 with a price tag of INR12,999 ($175/€145), and it will be sold through Amazon.in and Amazfit's local site with three color options - Desert Gold, Urban Grey, and Midnight Black. The GTS 2 sports a 1.65" always-on AMOLED display with support for customizable watch faces. It comes with over 90 sports modes and can track your sleep, monitor your heart...

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Samsung Galaxy M12 gets FCC certified with a 6,000 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy M12 was expected to arrive with a 7,000 mAh battery, but it turns out that won't be the case as the M12 bearing model designation SM-M127F/DS has been certified by FCC with a 6,000 mAh battery. The documents on the regulator's website don't explicitly mention the battery capacity, but they do tell that M12 will pack a battery with model code EB-BM207ABY, which is a known 6,000 mAh cell. FCC doesn't detail all the specs of the Galaxy M12, but thanks to Geekbench, we know it will have an Exynos 850 SoC and boot Android 11. The unit that ran the benchmark test had...

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