vivo S7t is official with a Dimensity 820 chip

vivo has just released a new phone called vivo S7t. As the name suggests it comes pretty close to the existing vivo S7, but has a different chipset. The new handset is powered by a Dimensity 820 chip by Mediatek instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G while keeping the 6.44" AMOLED screen, 64MP main camera and 4,000mAh battery with33W fast-charging. The phone has only one memory combination - 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. The camera island on the back also has an 8MP ultrawide cam and a 2 MP depth sensor, while the front-facing dual camera consists of 44MP regular and 8MP ultrawide...

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Watch the Realme X7 and X7 Pro India launch live

The Realme X7 and X7 Pro introduced last September will debut in India today. The launch event will start at 12:30PM IST (7AM UTC) and will be streamed on Realme's official social media accounts and YouTube channel. You can follow it with us by tuning in to the stream below. The Indian Realme X7 is believed to be a rebranded V15 5G, and the image shared by Realme India and Europe's CEO Madhav Sheth and the features confirmed on the Indian site suggest the Indian X7 will indeed be a rebadged V15 5G. You can check out the detailed specs of Realme V15 5G here. Image of Indian X7...

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Samsung Galaxy F62 to arrive in mid-February with 7,000 mAh battery for under $340

We've been hearing about the Galaxy F62 for some time now, and while there's no word from Samsung about it yet, an IANS report citing industry sources says Samsung will launch the Galaxy F62 in India in mid-February for less than INR25,000 ($340/€285) with an Exynos chip and a 7,000 mAh battery. A separate report claims the Galaxy F62 (SM-E625F) will pack a 6.7" Super AMOLED display and feature a 32MP selfie shooter and a 64MP primary camera. The smartphone will be offered in Green and Blue colors and run Android 11-based One UI 3.1 out of the box. The Galaxy F62 will come with 6GB RAM...

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Four Galaxy A phones from 2017 will no longer receive security updates

As phones age, the rate at which they receive software updates slows down - this is exactly what happened to several Samsung phones. The Galaxy J3 Pop/Emerge, Galaxy A7 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A3 (2017) will no longer be receiving any security updates. The quartet had a good run - it went on sale four years ago (January 2017). Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge • Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) • Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) • Galaxy A3 (2017) There are some more bad news. The Galaxy A8 (2018) was demoted from monthly to quarterly updates while its sibling, the Galaxy A8s (also from...

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Caviar unveils the Origin concept - a Vertu-inspired phone that runs Android

Caviar is usually content with taking an iPhone or Galaxy and putting enough gold and gemstones on it so that it looks like it came out of King Tut’s tomb. However, it wanted to do something outside the (gilded) box with the Caviar Origin concept, which is something fairly unique. The phone takes inspiration from the now-defunct luxury phone maker Vertu. That is the classic Vertu phones, the ones before the unsuccessful attempt to transition from Nokia S40 software to Android. Speaking of, what OS do you think runs on the Origin? The Caviar Origin looks like a classic Vertu...

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Apple settles an antitrust case with South Korea for more than $89 million

Back in 2016, Apple was accused of abusing its dominant market position in South Korea. Now, almost five years later, Apple Korea and the South Korean government have reached a settlement in which Apple has to spend KRW 100 billion ($89.6 million) in the country to help small businesses, education and consumers. In the antitrust case, Apple was found guilty of forcing carriers to buy a minimum amount of devices, share the cost of repairs with Apple and even pay for iPhones' TV ads. Now, the company will invest KRW 40 billion into building research and development centers for small...

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Porsche's head of chassis development jumps ship to work on the Apple car

While Apple tries to maintain absolute secrecy about Project Titan, leaks show that things are quickly heating up – the latest report from Business Insider reveals that Cupertino may have poached the Vice President of Chassis Development for the Porsche Taycan, Dr. Manfred Harrer. The Taycan is Porsche’s first electric car, the production-ready version of which was revealed in late 2019. This is expected to serve as a platform for other all-electric cars from Porsche. However, the German carmaker will have to do that without Dr. Harrer – he literally wrote the book on modern steering...

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vivo S7t 5G appears on China Telecom's website - all details revealed

vivo's still-unannounced S7t 5G smartphone was briefly listed on China Telecom's website with full specs, renders and even a price tag. The phone does look a lot like the V20 Pro on the back and front. Anyway, the listing says that the handset is built around a 6.44-inch, 1080 x 2400px OLED display with a fingerprint reader beneath it. A Dimensity 820 chip runs all the pixels with the help of 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. vivo S7t renders The phone offers a 64MP main camera on the rear alongside an 8MP ultrawide unit and a 2MP depth sensor. The front notch houses a...

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OxygenOS Open Beta 6 out now for OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro

The latest OxygenOS Open Beta for OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro brings a ton of system optimizations, a daily activity counter similar to Google’s Digital Wellbeing called Dock and optimizations to the Weather app, Gaming Space and Gallery. The update comes in at 185MB and also carries the latest January security patch. OxygenOS Beta 6 changelog The changelog also claims Bluetooth connectivity to smartwatches has been improved. The layout of the cloud service interface in the Gallery is also overhauled. Check out the full OxygenOS Open Beta 6 changelog below. System ...

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Galaxy S21 Ultra' OLED uses less power at higher brightness than S20 Ultra and Note20 Ultra

The display on the new Galaxy S21 Ultra represents a big improvement over the panel on the Galaxy Note20 Ultra and especially the Galaxy S20 Ultra. For starters it enables variable refresh rate at the higher QHD+ resolution. Samsung has achieved this by increasing the clock speed of the MIPI display interface from 1157MHz to 1462MHz, similarly to what OnePlus did last year with 8 Pro. The guys over at AnandTech set out to test the display on the Galaxy S21 Ultra and compare it to the OLEDs on the Galaxy S20 Ultra and Note20 Ultra, finding more interesting details in the process. The...

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Nokia 3.4 is "coming soon" to India

The Nokia 3.4 announced last September was said to debut in India in mid-December. That didn't happen, and while we wait for an exact launch date, Nokia teased the 3.4 in India today, saying it's "coming soon". New things to discover right on your fingertips with the Nokia 3.4.Are you ready to #AddNewToYou? #Nokia3dot4 pic.twitter.com/SckVEHLncn— Nokia Mobile India (@NokiamobileIN) February 3, 2021 The Nokia 3.4 is powered by the Snapdragon 460 SoC and has three memory options - 3GB/32GB, 3GB/64GB, and 4GB/64GB. Although it's unclear if all these variants will come to India, rumors...

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Gaze at the Sony Xperia 1 III in this short video that shows the phone spinning 360°

After publishing the first Sony Xperia 1 III renders, @OnLeaks created a short video that offers a 360° look at the phone. And with a phone like the Mark 3, many of the good stuff are on the side. As the phone rotates, notice the camera shutter button plus the Xperia Pro-inspired customizable key on the right side. It’s just below the power button/fingerprint reader combo. A couple of seconds later the 3.5mm headphone jack comes into view. And then the card slot, which will have room for a microSD. This is a paragraph we can’t write about many 2021 flagships. Other things to notice...

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 key specs leak

Last weak we saw a Geekbench listing for Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy XCover 5 rugged phone bearing the SM-G525F model number. Today, reliable leakster @Sudhanshu1414 is filling us in on the device’s key specs. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 key specs:-5.3 inch display, HD+ resolution with 1600 x 900 pixels -4GB RAM + 64GB ROM -16MP Rear -5MP Front -3000mAh battery -15W charging -USB-C port-Color: Black-LTE support pic.twitter.com/qBIIajcznP— Sudhanshu (@Sudhanshu1414) February 2, 2021 These include a 5.3-inch HD+ display, 4GB RAM and 64GB storage as well as a 3,000 mAh battery with 15W charging...

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Sony sold 4.5 million PS5 consoles, only 1 million phones during the holiday season

Sony has published its financial results for the October-December 2020 period, which is Q3 in the Japanese company's fiscal year. The holiday period saw the launch of the new console Playstation 5, which saw 4.5 million sales despite severe stock shortages. Meanwhile, Sony has sold only 1 million smartphones - a 23% decrease yearly. Fiscal Q3 2019(in JPY million / USD million) Fiscal Q3 2020(in JPY million / USD million) Change Sales 113,500 / 1,080 111,061 / 1,056 (2.2%) Operating profit 6,965 / 66 21,292 / 202 ...

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Oppo Find X3 series leaks in detailed images: X3 Pro, X3 Neo and X3 Lite

There have been several Oppo Find X3-series leaks and a couple of official teasers so far, but these images let us get a much clearer picture. Delivered by the reliable Evan Blass, they show the entire Find X3 lineup, consisting of the Oppo Find X3 Pro, Find X3 Neo and Find X3 Lite. The latter is supposed to be a re-branded Reno5 5G. Now off to the official-looking images of the X3 Pro to take a detailed look at the unique camera bump. According to the source, internal information suggests that the so-called "crater" design is a significant achievement as these panels have very low...

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Nokia 1.4 announced with a large 6.51" display, bigger battery and €99 price tag

The new Nokia 1.4 dwarfs its predecessor in terms of screen size and battery capacity, but not price. The phone has an MSRP of €99 and should be available globally starting today. The biggest change is the new display – a 6.51” panel with 720p+ resolution (20:9). For comparison, the Nokia 1.3 had a 5.71” display. Also, the battery now has 4,000 mAh in its tank (up from 3,000 mAh). However, that didn’t come with a corresponding upgrade in charging speed – 5W is all you get and (worse still) it’s piped through microUSB. As always, HMD is promising 2 days of battery life. 8 MP main...

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Apple and Kia reportedly nearing $3.6b investment for electric car manufacturing

A new report from Korean outlet DongA claims that Apple and Kia are nearing a deal that would see Apple make a $3.6b (4 trillion KRW) investment in Kia for future electric car production. Apple is targeting Hyundai subsidiary Kia for its US facilities in Georgia. Through its investment Apple hopes to begin electric car manufacturing by 2024 with the initial expectation of 100,000 vehicles per year. That figure could further be expanded to 400,000 units per year. Industry insiders claim that Apple is leaning towards Hyundai as its main partner to enter into car production because of...

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HMD looking to a modernized take on the Nokia 3650

HMD Global has brought back several Nokia classics ranging from the 3310 (2017) to the 8110 4G and more recently the 6300 4G. According to a new report, the controversial Nokia 3650 will be the next OG Nokia to get a reboot later this year. Nokia 3650 in yellow and blue The 2003 Symbian Series 60-powered candybar polarized fans with its unique circular keyboard layout which set it apart from virtually any other phone at the time. There’s no certainty if HMD will bring back the same design or if it will try to tweak it to make it more usable. The OG Nokia 3650 had a...

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Xiaomi has suspended non-GMS phones from downloading Google Services

Smartphone companies have been launching their devices in China without Google Mobile Services since all Google platforms are banned in the Asian country. However, users were usually able to download them if they were planning to use the phone outside Mainland China or through a VPN. Sadly, Xiaomi users in China no longer have a straightforward option for doing so. Support staff for MIUI has announced that starting this month, Mi and Redmi phones, purchased without pre-installed GMS, will no longer be able to freely download them. Devices that will be affected by this change are...

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Samsung Galaxy A52 5G appears in rotating colorful renders

A press render of the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G that leaked last week revealed the phone's design, but today we are looking at a bunch of new 360-degree renders, which show the Galaxy A52 5G in four colors. These renders are shared by reliable leakster Evan Blass, who claims the marketing name of these four shades are Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, and Awesome Blue. You can check them out below. Galaxy A52 5G The first set of Galaxy A52 5G renders that leaked last December showed the phone with the panel having a prism-like finish. However, it's safe to say...

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