Redmi 9T in for review

6,000 mAh – that’s the battery capacity of the Redmi 9T which came out in the early days of this year. €159 is its asking price and it’s actually known as the Redmi 9 Power in India. We just so happened to receive a stealthy Carbon Gray Redmi 9T unit and these are our first impressions as we begin work on our review. For starters, the phone feels thick (9.6mm) and heavy (198 grams) as was to be expected with that kind of battery capacity. The back is made from plastic and features a groovy texture that helps with the grip and keeps smudges at bay. The sides are plastic and unlocking...

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Kuo: 2022 iPhone Pro model to come with punch-hole selfie camera, iPhone SE 5G coming

A new report from long-time Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities cites Apple supply chain sources regarding two changes to Apple’s 2022 lineups of iPhones. Kuo is expecting that that the successor to this year’s iPhone Pro model next year may ditch the notch and use a punch-hole camera cut-out in its display. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Pro The other item in the report is regarding the iPhone SE. Kuo believes that in 2022, Apple will release an updated iPhone SE with updated chipset and support for 5G. This new SE is believed to keep the same...

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Poco F3 will be the rebranded Redmi K40 for global markets

Ever since Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi made the K40 series official in China last week, we've been hearing rumors that one or more of its members would be released in global markets under the Poco brand - a prior certification attested as much. Now this phone has also been certified by the US FCC, and the mystery has been cleared up. The Poco F3 will be the Redmi K40 for global markets. This makes us think that there will also be a Poco F3 Pro, which would be either a rebranded Redmi K40 Pro or K40 Pro+, but there's no information on that one yet. Redmi K40, soon to be Poco F3 Back to...

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Gionee Max Pro gets official in India with big battery, low price

Gionee launched the Max smartphone in India last August, and now it has a follow-up offering for the subcontinent, in the form of the Max Pro. This model comes with a 6.52-inch 720x1560 LCD touchscreen, the Unisoc SC9863A chipset (with an octa-core Cortex-A55 CPU), 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a 13 MP rear camera aided by a 2 MP depth sensor and LED flash, an 8 MP selfie snapper housed in a waterdrop notch, and a 6,000 mAh battery. You get dual nanoSIM slots, 4G VoLTE support, but no fingerprint sensor - you'll have to rely on camera-based face unlock. The Max Pro's...

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Unknown Realme phone leaks through 3D renders

While the Realme GT is getting most of the attention, the company is working on other phones as well. One of them was recreated in 3D by @OnLeaks who has some details on what appears to be an affordable model. Unfortunately, the name of it is not yet known. That teardrop notch on the front and the fingerprint reader on the back are sure signs that this is not a flagship. Perhaps not even a mid-ranger. The phone will have a 3.5mm jack and a microSD card slot, but that’s all the info we have so far. Renders of unknown Realme phone The rear setup seems to feature three...

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DxOMark gives the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra a lower score than the S20 Ultra

DxOMark has finished its camera review of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (using an Exynos-powered unit) and the results are not good – the overall score is just 121. Not only is that low, but it’s less than the 126 points awarded to the Galaxy S20 Ultra from a year ago. Note: the S20 Ultra was retested with Version 4 of the review process, so the scores should be comparable. Let’s look at the breakdown. The 2021 model received 128 points for photography, 76 for zoom and 98 for video. The older phone matched the 128 photo score, but is ahead in the zoom (88) and video (106)...

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OnePlus 9 series colors detailed, affordable model to be called OnePlus 9R

We’re just a week away from OnePlus revealing the launch date for its OnePlus 9 event. Alongside the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, we’re expecting a more budget-friendly offering which was rumored as the OnePlus 9 E/Lite. Last week Evan Blass revealed the device might actually be called OnePlus 9R which was later confirmed by Ishan Agarwal in a separate report. OnePlus 9R moniker confirmed by Evan Blass A new leak from OxygenUpdater is filling us in on the possible colorways of the OnePlus 9 and Pro. The OnePlus 9 is said to arrive in Astral Black, Arctic Sky, Winter Mist. T-Mobile is...

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Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ teased ahead of launch in India

The Chief Marketing Officer of Oppo India tweeted out the following teaser for the upcoming F19 Pro series. Two models are mentioned by name – Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G (there should be a vanilla F19 too). We only get a vague “coming soon” for the launch date, but rumors from last month point to a March launch. The phones will be sold through Amazon in India, which already has a landing page. For specs we have to rely on rumors again. The Oppo F19 Pro+ is expected to have a 6.4” AMOLED display with 90 Hz refresh rate, a Dimensity 800U chipset and a triple camera on the back (64...

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The Asus ROG Phone 5 will have up to 18GB of RAM, Geekbench scorecard confirms

The Asus ROG Phone 3 was one of the first smartphones to have 16GB of RAM, it sequel will likely become the first smartphone to offer 18GB – it will be announced on March 10, so competitors have just over a week if they want to be first. This can be seen in a Geekbench result of the Asus ROG Phone 5, specifically the I005DB version. If you remember, there are two versions – DA and DB. The DA version will be the basis of the Tencent Games edition of the phone, but it is also the one that DxOMark tested in its Audio review. The DB version has a secondary display on the back. Asus ROG...

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OnePlus Nord gets stable OxygenOS 11 update, OnePlus 7 and 7T series move up to Open Beta 3

The OnePlus Nord is now receiving the stable Android 11-based OxygenOS 11, about a month after Open Beta 3 rolled out. This update brings major changes to the interface (including dark mode) and even enables the Always On Display feature. Here are a few screenshots from users that already updated. After updating, you can enable AOD from Settings > Customization, there’s also a new Insight clock style for the Ambient display. The Shelf (which offers at-a-glance info and quick shortcuts) has been redesigned, you can enable it from the Launcher settings. OnePlus Nord is getting the...

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Huawei AppGallery now has over 530 million active users

Huawei has shared the latest updates on AppGallery - the heart of its in-house ecosystem. The Chinese company now has over 530 million active users, and an 83% yearly increase in-app distribution. The numbers were shared by Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei CBG (Consumer Business Group). His company revealed there are 2.3 million registered developers that are working on mobile applications for AppGallery, and the amount is 77% higher than what it used to be back in 2019. Huawei has been working both with local and global developers, and now AppGallery has over 1 million users in 42 markets...

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Meizu 18 Pro massive leak: retail box, Geekbench score, battery teaser

Meizu's 18 series are officially arriving on March 3 and will consist of the Meizu 18 and the Meizu 18 Pro. The Meizu 18 Pro's retail box has leaked, revealing the design of the front and rear, as well as the camera specs. The main camera will be a 50MP 1/1.3" (possibly a Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor), there's a 129-degree ultrawide with macro abilities and a 3D ToF sensor. The rest of the cameras are unknown. The box also reveals UFS 3.1 storage and the Snapdragon 888 chipset. Meizu 18 Pro retail box Speaking of chipsets, rumor has pointed to the Meizu 18 Pro running on...

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Carbon 1 MK II is first phone in the world with a carbon fiber monocoque

For all its wonderful properties carbon fiber has one big downside when used in smartphones – it blocks radio waves, which is why we only see it used sparingly. The Carbon Mobile team in Germany spent years working on the issue and they have cracked it. The Carbon 1 MK II is the first phone in the world with a carbon fiber monocoque The Carbon 1 MK II is the word’s first smartphone with a carbon fiber monocoque (this means that the external shell provides the structural integrity, there are no internal supports). This has made the phone very light (125g) and thin (6.3...

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YouTube is finally rolling out Shorts - its answer to TikTok

YouTube has started rolling out its new feature Shorts - it is a platform for short videos, shot in portrait orientation, and is an obvious attempt to curb TikTok and its growing influence online. Those in the United States have started receiving the feature, and the global rollout is expected soon. Currently, Shorts is still in Beta, so not all American users will get it after an update of their application. The company is likely doing some A/B testing, but given the fact YouTube has been working on Shorts for the past 12 months, the feature’s stable version should be right around...

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OnePlus teases an announcement for March 8

It’s about time we get a release date for the OnePlus 9 series and the company’s official site has teased a big announcement for March 8. Before you get your hopes too high, this will likely be the date when we get the official launch date for the new OnePlus flagships and not their actual launch event. The short teaser only mentions that “Something new is on the horizon” and the page is titled Moonshot alluding to the launch of a spacecraft or in this case new phone lineup. We’ve already seen plenty of leaks regarding the OnePlus 9 series which specify three phones. The OnePlus...

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Samsung Galaxy M12 is coming to India on March 11 with a surprise upgrade to a 90Hz screen

A little over a month after it was first unveiled the Samsung Galaxy M12 will go on sale in India. It already has a landing page on the local Amazon and Samsung pages. The search results on Samsung.com let it slip that we’ll see the 4GB and 6GB versions of the phone (the base 3/32GB configuration is nowhere to be seen). The launch is scheduled for March 11 at 12 noon, which is Thursday next week. It’s too early to talk about the price of the phone, but we can look at its closest relatives – the M11 launched at INR 15,000 (now down to INR 11,000), the current Galaxy A12 also started at INR...

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Oppo Find X3 Pro launch date officially set for March 11

Oppo has sent a press release, confirming the launch date for its Find X3 Pro flagship. It will arrive on March 11 at an online event that will be live-streamed on YouTube. Our invitation came from Oppo India, with the company confirming the launch will start at 5 PM IST or 11:30 AM UTC/GMT. The message did not say anything we didn’t know so far - the Oppo Find X3 Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 888 chipset and the phone will have a screen that “delivers excellence across resolution, screen refresh rate, and HDR, bringing users the clearest most accurate, smooth, and comfortable...

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Samsung Galaxy A52 cameras detailed

Several weeks ago we got a pretty detailed leak regarding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A52. The phone will be available in both 4G and 5G trims with the latter boasting a higher 120Hz refresh rate and Snapdragon 750G chipset while the 4G model gets a 90Hz screen and SD 730G SoC. Now, Roland Quandt is giving more details on the cameras for both A52 variants which will feature the same four sensors. The main one is a 64MP snapper with OIS and a pixel size of 0.8 µm. There’s also a 12MP ultrawide module with a 123-degree field of view and 1.12 µm pixel size and two 5MP modules for macro...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 major leak reveals design, Snadragon 678 chipset

Xiaomi will announce its Redmi Note 10 lineup on March 4 but the phone keeps leaking all over the palce. After we saw its box and back panel, now we get to learn more about the phone itself, including screen, charging, and chipset. The Redmi Note 10 will be powered by a Snapdragon 678 - a slightly enhanced SD675, built on the 11nm LLP process. It will have an overclocked main CPU dual-core cluster at 2.2 GHz, while a 5,000 mAh battery will keep the lights on. The battery is a ever so sslightly smaller than the Redmi Note 9's (which had a 5,020 mAh power cell) but will bring 33W fast...

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Realme X7 Pro hands-on review

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