Honor V40 to launch on January 12 with a 120Hz screen

Honor is expected to unveil the V40 next month, and while we are yet to get an official confirmation on this, a Weibo user claims the smartphone will go official on January 12. The same user also posted a screenshot of a 120FPS beta test on the Honor V40, corroborating previous rumors of the V40 packing a 120Hz display. The Honor V40 is reportedly codenamed YORK and has model designation YOK-AN10. 3C certification revealed it will support 66W charging, and rumors have it that it will be powered by the Dimensity 1000+ SoC. We also got to see a render of the V40 earlier this week,...

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The GPD Win 3 is a handheld gaming PC with integrated controller and slide-out keyboard

A new gaming PC is coming through a new crowd-funded campaign. At $799, the GPD Win 3 is a portable gaming PC running Windows 10 with a game pad integrated into the hardware. Under the 5.5-inch 720p screen is a keyboard that’s revealed when the screen slides up. There is also a fully integrated gamepad with two joysticks, four triggers, a directional pad, and four action buttons. It has intake air vents on the rear, and an exhaust vent on the top. There’s also a USB-A port, power key, headphone jack, and built-in microphone. The bottom is where you’ll find the loudspeakers and a...

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OnePlus 9 Lite with Snapdragon 865 will join the 9 and 9 Pro next year

The upcoming OnePlus 9 series, which is expected to become official sometime in the first quarter of 2021, is going to have three members, according to a new report on the matter. Joining the unsurprising OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro will be a OnePlus 9 Lite. This model will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset, instead of the Snapdragon 888 in the other two. The 865, is, of course, the top dog from 2020 in Qualcomm's stable, so definitely no slouch. It is, thus, an interesting strategy on OnePlus' part, this, using last year's flagship SoC for a "Lite" model. The source...

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vivo V20 2021 goes on sale in India without an official announcement

vivo's V20 2021 has been leaking quite a lot lately, so we were expecting it to become official pretty soon. Amazon India, however, took us by surprise by listing the phone - and it's in stock and ready to order - without even a hint of an official announcement from vivo. Still, we'll take it. So, without further ado, let's see what the V20 2021 is all about. You can get it in two colors, Sunset Melody and Midnight Jazz. It has a 6.44-inch 1080x2400 touchscreen, a triple rear camera setup (64 MP main + 8 MP ultrawide + 2 MP "mono"), a 44 MP selfie snapper with autofocus (from 15cm to...

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Telegram announces monetization plans as it approaches 500 million active users

Telegram has announced that it closing in on the 500 million active user mark. To keep a service of this scale operational, the company has announced plans of monetization through the co-founder Pavel Durov's public channel on Telegram. Durov laid out a two-fold plan on monetizing the service starting next year. The first part of this will be introducing premium features for business or power users. While all existing features will continue to remain free, the service will introduce some new features that are aimed at fulfilling the needs of the more demanding userbase. Durov's...

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ZTE Axon 20 goes through torture test, lives to tell its tale

The first commercially available phone with an under display camera title belongs to ZTE’s Axon 20 5G and given its already up for grabs globally, Zach form JerryRigEverything decided its time for his signature durability test. As you’d expect the UD selfie cam gets its own breakdown before we proceed to the screen scratch test where the panel performs like any other glass display – it scratches at a level 6 on Mohs scale of hardness. The frame is made from plastic as Zach’s blade manages to chip some chunks clean off. The back and camera cutouts are both made from regular glass. The...

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Samsung starts One UI 3 beta program for Galaxy A51 too

Samsung announced the start of the One UI 3 beta program based on Android 11 earlier today for the Galaxy M31 and now it's doing the same for the Galaxy A51 5G. It was announced in the Samsung Community forums in South Korea. You can check if you are eligible to enter the program by tapping on the banner in the Samsung Members app to sign up. A beta version of the software will be seeded to you shortly after. According to the European Android 11 release schedule, the Galaxy A51 5G is supposed to get the stable version of the software in March. Source 1 (in Korean)

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Apple places 3nm chip order with TSMC

The first chips based on the 5nm process just came out but TSMC and Apple are looking ahead by making big plans for the future 3nm and 4nm nodes. Reportedly, Apple has already secured a good chunk of the orders of the 3nm chip production in 2022. Sources familiar with the matter say that the said chips will likely power up future iPads and MacBooks. This means that we will see 5nm or maybe 5nm+ chips for another year. TSMC is almost ready with the certification process so will likely begin trial production next year while mass production will happen in 2022. While the rumor talks...

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FCC confirms S Pen support on Galaxy S21 Ultra

If it wasn't clear enough from Samsung's statement that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will gain support for the S Pen, it's clear now. An FCC filing for a Samsung SMG998B (Galaxy S21 Ultra) in testing has listed support for a "stylus device" with both "hover and click and an operating range of 0.53-0.6MHz". So we can now take it as confirmed that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will have S Pen support when it launches on January 14. Whether Samsung has made a new S Pen or will use the one from the Galaxy Note20 Ultra is unclear. The FCC report also points to wireless power share on the Galaxy S21...

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Huawei nova 8 and nova 8 Pro announced with Kirin 985 and 64MP quad cameras

Right on cue, Huawei introduced its nova 8 series in China with a vanilla nova 8 and nova 8 Pro models. Both offer high refresh rate screens, Kirin 985 chipsets and quad 64MP cameras alongside 66W wired charging and 5G connectivity. Huawei nova 8 The nova 8 brings a 90Hz curved 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED screen with a centered punch hole cutout for its 32MP selfie cam. There’s a fingerprint scanner tucked under the panel too while the speaker grill cutout is part of the top frame. We have an elliptical camera island around the back with a 64MP primary sensor alongside an 8MP ultrawide...

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Honor V40's display to offer the fastest touch sampling rate ever

The Honor V40 is just around the corner and leaks are getting quite specific. The latest one concerns the touch sampling rate of the display and according to usually reliable Digital Chat Station will offer the highest sampling rate yet. The supposedly leaked image shows a test between a screen that supports 180Hz touch sampling rate and the V40. It's clear that the V40's screen is superior and the leakster also adds that it will be higher than 270Hz. Currently, the Asus ROG Phone 3 and Xiaomi's Black Shark 3-series boast OLED panels with 270Hz touch sampling rate. Seemingly, that...

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Meizu starts recruiting Android 11 beta testers for Meizu 17 series

Meizu has started recruiting Android 11 beta testers for its Meizu 17 series in China, which includes the Meizu 17 and Meizu 17 Pro. The company currently has 3000 slots for each device and is already rolling out the first beta update for the Meizu 17 duo. Those interested can enroll in the beta program by heading to the Settings > System Update menu on their smartphone and fill in the required details. But do note that beta firmware is not as stable as the official builds and may contain bugs that hamper the user experience. Meizu says you can't roll back to the stable version...

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Xiaomi posts official Geekbench results of Mi 11 series

The Xiaomi Mi 11 lineup is right around the corner, with the official launch taking place on Monday, December 28. We already spotted one of the phones being tested on Geekbench but today the company decided to take matters into its own hands and revealed official results from the benchmarking platform. The single-core score of the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro, powered by Snapdragon 888, is 1,135 while the multi-core result is 3,818. According to the raw numbers, the new chipset is faster than the Kirin 9000 and its predecessor Snapdragon 865. Official Geekbench results for...

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Samsung announces One UI 3.0 beta program for Galaxy M31

Samsung today announced the One UI 3.0 beta program for the Galaxy M31, making it the first M series smartphone to get the company's newest custom Android skin. Those interested in getting a taste of One UI 3.0 can join the beta program from the Samsung Members app. One UI 3.0 is based on Android 11, and the beta build for the Galaxy M31 has version number M315FDDU2ZTLF. One UI 3.0 beta for Galaxy M31 The One UI 3.0 beta program for the Galaxy M31 is currently only open in India, but should expand to other countries soon. Source | Via

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iQOO 7 will boasts 120Hz display, 120W fast charging and 48MP main camera

Last week we saw a certification listing about the upcoming iQOO 7 gaming phone which revealed a blazing fast 120W fast charging solution. Now, Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station revealed the device will also sport a 120Hz display with FHD+ resolution alongside a 4,000mAh battery with the aforementioned 120W fast charging all paired with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888 chipset. In addition, the blogger revealed the device is expected to release in mid-January Digital Chat Station Weibo post Earlier this week, the iQOO 7 was spotted in the hands of e-Sport gamers in the King Pro...

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Oppo to hold a proper event for Reno5 Pro+ 5G on December 24

Oppo mentioned the December 24 launch date for the Reno5 Pro+ 5G smartphone two weeks ago, but today we learned there will be a proper announcement with an event. It is scheduled for tomorrow at 15:30 local time in China (that’s 07:30 GMT). Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G key features The Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G has leaked multiple times, and combined with all the teasers the company posted tomorrow’s unveiling will hardly hold many surprises. The new phone will have a Snapdragon 865 chipset and the world’s first 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor. The Reno5 Pro+ 5G will have four cameras, one of them...

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Realme announces Watch S Pro, Watch S Master Edition, and Buds Air Pro Master Edition

Realme announced its first smartwatch called Realme Watch back in May and followed it up with the Watch S earlier last month. Today the company announced the Watch S Pro alongside the Watch S Master Edition and Buds Air Pro Master Edition. The event also marks the debut of the vanilla Watch S in the Indian market. It's priced at INR4,999 and will go on sale from Monday, December 28 through Flipkart, Realme.com and later in some offline stores. Realme Watch S Pro The Realme Watch S Pro is powered by an ARM Cortex-M4 processor and runs an unnamed custom platform. It looks similar to...

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