Design and specs of new affordable Realme phone revealed by TENAA

Realme is preparing a new smartphone and it has just appeared on TENAA with photos and some key specifications. The device with model number RMX3121 will have a big screen with a waterdrop notch, a big battery, and three cameras on the back. Realme RMX3121 The phone, rumored by some to be called Realme V13, will bring a 6.52” LCD, and we know the technology of the panel because the fingerprint scanner is on the side, acting as a power button as well. The device will have 5G connectivity, a 5,000mAh battery, and Android 11 out of the box, and that’s pretty much everything we...

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Chinese brands accounted for 77% of smartphone shipments to India in 2020

The latest research from Canalys gives us insight to the smartphone trends of the Indian smartphone market. The nation had a rough start of the year as smartphone shipments stagnated around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, smartphone shipments greatly improved in the second half of the year with a record high Q3. Q2 2020 saw the biggest decline, dropping more than 40% YoY compared to Q2 2019. The market was able to recover in Q3, which bested the same quarter from the previous year. Meanwhile, Q4 saw 13% growth, with 43.9 million units. Xiaomi (including...

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Apple Q1 2021 earnings report: $111.4 billion revenue, Apple has over 1 billion active iPhone users

Apple released its fiscal Q1 2021 results. The company has reached two major milestones during this quarter which encompasses the months of October, November, and December. In addition to Apple breaking past $100 billion in revenue of any quarter in the company’s history, Apple CEO Tim Cook also revealed to Retuters that the iPhone has surpassed 1 billion active users for the first time. Apple ended the quarter with $111.44 billion in revenue, and reported $28.6 billion in profits. This is compared to 2020’s Q1 which ended with $91.8 billion in revenue and $22.2 billion in profits. Apple...

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Samsung Galaxy F41 gets Android 11 update with One UI 3.0

Samsung's weird F-series mid-ranger that is practically a Galaxy M31 with one less camera and no NFC is now in luck. The update to One UI 3.0 based on Android 11 is now on its way to the Galaxy F41, at least those units that have been sold in India. The update arrives over-the-air and once you install it, you'll be on build F415FXXU1BUAC, and you'll also have the January 2021 security patch level. As usual with such rollouts, this one too is likely to be staged in such a way that it might take at least a few days for all F41 units to receive the update notification. If you're...

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Leak showcases Xiaomi’s new haptic feedback system for MIUI 12.5

Xiaomi’s MIUI 12.5 has an overhauled haptic feedback setup that was not detailed at the announcement back in December. A new leak courtesy of the Xiaomiui Telegram group reveals several screenshots and a video demo of the new Natural touch haptic feedback system. According to XDA Developers, Xiaomi’s Natural touch haptics are already live in the Chinese build of MIUI 12.5 but it’s still not enabled on the global ROM. Natural touch haptics menus Based on the description within the leaked menus, Natural touch will give users more realistic feedback on their touches, swipes...

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Fujifilm launches GFX100S 102MP medium format camera

Fujifilm has launched the GFX100S, which is the fourth model in its GFX series of medium format cameras. The GFX100S is largely a compact and less expensive version of the critically-acclaimed GFX100 that was launched back in 2019. The GFX100S features the same 102MP, back-illuminated medium format sensor from the GFX100. Medium format sensors are larger than standard 35mm full-frame sensors and the one on the GFX100S is about 1.7x bigger than any full-frame sensor on the market. This allows it to have much better low light performance, shallower depth of field, and have higher...

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Samsung Galaxy M02 is coming on February 2, a cheaper M02s

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy M02 on February 2, a more affordable version of the Galaxy M02s. The new model will cost under INR 7,000 and will be sold through Amazon – you can find the dedicated landing page here. It contains a few details – the screen will be an Infinity-V panel, 6.5” in size and with 720p+ resolution. Also, the battery will have 5,000 mAh capacity. That matches the M02s so far, so what has changed? The price savings have to come from somewhere. We think that this phone will have the model number SM-M022, you can find SAR information for it on Samsung’s official...

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Report: Samsung Display will supply foldable panels to Chinese makers

ETNews reports that Samsung Display has signed a deal to supply foldable displays select smartphone makers in China. The plan is to start shipping the displays in the third quarter and to deliver 1 million units before the end of the year. This will lead to several foldable phones being announced in the second half of 2021. According to insiders, Oppo and vivo will be launching phones, other companies may be involved as well. The company will be supplying both large horizontal folding screens (like on the Z Fold) and smaller vertical folding screens (Z Flip). Oppo Foldable...

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Google Camera update adds option to disable Auto Night Sight

The Google Camera app has received a minor update to version 8.1.200. The biggest change is that you can now permanently disable Auto Night Sight (as in the setting doesn’t reset every time you close the app like it used to). It’s a simple change, but Pixel users have been asking for it for a while. The Night Sight toggle has been relocated to the Flash setting – the options now are Flash Off (Night Sight is off too), Auto Night Sight and Flash On. GCam v8.1.200 • Auto Night Sight toggle has moved • Previous GCam version • Even older version The Auto setting for the flash...

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Apple to move production from China to India and Vietnam

Apple is moving its production away from China and will switch to plants in India and Vietnam, according to a new report by Nikkei Asia. Sources have revealed Cupertino will diversify the manufacturing process due to the US-China tensions - factories in India should start manufacturing iPhone 12 devices as early as this quarter, while plants in Vietnam will work on iPads and HomePod mini devices. The Vietnam plant has been working on the smart speaker since its introduction, but industry insiders revealed Apple is ramping up orders to suppliers to expand production capacity. The...

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Fitbit now featured on the Google Store

After receiving the green light by the European Commission, Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit earlier this month. And starting today the Google Store is promoting Fitbit wearables. That’s all for the moment, promotion, you can’t actually buy any of said wearables from the Store. Instead, the Explore button redirects you to the Fitbit website. That will probably change, for example you can buy Nest hardware directly from the Google Store. Google is already integrating data from Fitbit wearables into the Google Assistant. It started with the Sleep screen from November, but...

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Sony Xperia 10 II gets Android 11 update

The latest Sony phone to get Android 11 is the Xperia 10 II. Sony is seeding firmware update 59.1.A.0.485 in South East Asia and it's expected to make its gradual release to more regions in the coming weeks. Xperia 10 II Android 11 update screen (Source: XDA) The new update comes in at just under 1GB in size and the December security patch. Like with other recent Xperia software updates you can expect the standard Android 11 additions like chat bubbles, overhauled notifications management and one-time permissions. Other extras include Battery Care which can limit charging to 80%...

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ByteDance pulls operations out of India following TikTok ban

The Indian government went through with its ban on TikTok and made it permanent, and today ByteDance returned issued its response. The platform owner has announced in an internal memo, acquired by Reuters, that it will cut the size of its 2,000+ team in India. The company is unsure whether it will return to the Asian country after its app was booted for “engaging in activities prejudicial the sovereignty and integrity of India.” The memo stated that ByteDance hoped “this situation would be short-lived,” but since that has not been the case, the company “simply cannot responsibly...

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The iPhone 13 series will definitely support Wi-Fi 6E, says Barclays analyst

Last month an analyst from Barclays reported that Apple may equip the iPhone 13 family with Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. Now the same analyst repeats the claim but with more certainty. This is good news for Broadcom, which is expected to supply the Wi-Fi modem for the new iPhones, just like it did for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the first phone to feature 6E support. Wi-Fi 6E uses a newly-allocated frequency band (at 6 GHz), which will be a boon for those living in apartments – a way to escape the crowded 5 GHz band. Also, 6 GHz signals have a hard time going through walls, which will...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro poster leaks, showing a beefier camera with 10x periscope

The Xiaomi Mi 11 launched alone, but more a more upscale model is on the way – and it just leaked on Weibo. An image of the Mi 11 Pro has been making its rounds, showing the addition of a periscope lens. The 120x text to it refers to the maximum zoom (including digital zoom), the lens is expected to deliver 10x optical magnification. This also makes it likely that one of the other three cameras will offer a mid-range zoom. And, of course, one of them should be the 108MP camera featured on the vanilla phone. (Alleged) Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro poster This design looks quite similar to the...

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Intel's Iris Xe dedicated desktop GPU now available

Intel first announced its discrete GPU for small and medium businesses back at CES 2020 and now its desktop version is finally shipping. However, the GPU isn't available for regular consumers and instead, the company is shipping it to manufacturers to put in pre-built systems. Previously known as DG1, the Iris Xe is based on the Tiger Lake integrated GPU platform and to our surprise, it's actually lower spec-ed than its integrated mobile counterpart found in laptops. It has 80 execution units, 4GB of LPDDR4X memory and HDR support. As you've probably already guessed, the GPU isn't...

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Carl Pei launches Nothing

Carl Pei today announced his new venture, a brand named Nothing. The London-based company is described as being "a new, forward-thinking consumer technology company" but as of this announcement does not feature any products in its portfolio. We rethought everything and came up with #Nothing. pic.twitter.com/VSz905Kgug— Nothing (@nothingtech) January 27, 2021 Nothing was started by Pei after he left OnePlus last year in October, where he served as the company's co-founder alongside the current CEO Pete Lau. He later announced in December that his next venture has already received $7...

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AirPods Pro 2 tipped to launch in H1 2021

According to a new DigiTimes report, Apple’s upcoming AirPods Pro 2 will launch in the first half of 2021. The new information comes from unnamed industry sources who specify Taiwan-based Windbound Corporation as the main supplier of NOR flash memory for the new AirPods Pro. Past reports have claimed Apple will change up the design of the AirPods Pro to a more compact round form factor possibly eliminating the stem. It will be interesting to see how this design turns out in terms of ergonomics and staying in users' ears without falling off. Apple is also expected to debut a new W2 in-house...

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vivo smartphone with Dimensity 1100 pops up on Google Play Console

A Google Play Console listing reveals that vivo is about to launch a new smartphone with the model number V2072A. The device being certified for Google services and apps means its launch is just around the corner. According to the console, the new vivo phone will run on the new 6nm Dimensity 1100 chipset by Mediatek, coupled with 12 GB RAM. vivo V2072A at Google Play Console The listing also gave a sneak peek of the front of the phone, revealing that the vivo V2072A has a proper notch, instead of a waterdrop cut or a punch hole for the dual cameras. The panel will have 1080p...

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Samsung Galaxy A72 4G FCC certification reveals 25W fast charging

With the support page for the Samsung Galaxy A72 4G going live yesterday and today's FCC listing surfacing, it's obvious that we are very close to the official debut of the phone. The certification itself also reveals an interesting detail - the charger that comes inside the retail box. According to one of the FCC documents, the phone with model number SM-A725M comes with a travel charger rated at up to 25W, which is Samsung's standard fast charger for a lot of its devices since the Galaxy Note10-series came around. Unfortunately, there's nothing else that the FCC listing gives...

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Samsung Galaxy A02 goes official with slim price tag and 5,000 mAh battery

Back in November, Samsung introduced one of its most affordable phones with the Galaxy A02s which retails for €150. Today we get an even more aggressively priced handset with the Galaxy A02 which was announced in Thailand with a retail of THB 2,999 which converts to ($100/€86). Spec-wise you’re getting a similar package to the A02s with one less camera around the back and MediaTek’s MT6739W chipset at the helm. There’s a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD upfront with a waterdrop notch cutout for the 5MP selfie cam. Around the plastic back we have a 13MP primary camera next to a 2MP macro...

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