Foldable Xiaomi Mi Mix appears in leaked hands-on photos

A foldable prototype with Xiaomi user interface leaked in spy shots earlier this year, and now we have more photos, revealing the backside of the device. Apparently, it will be part of the Mi Mix lineup and will adopt the internal fold, just like the Galaxy Fold series and the Huawei Mate X2. Xiaomi Mi Mix Foldable The images reveal the mold of the phone - there is no internal screen on these photos. There is also a triple camera setup, but it is just a placeholder, so the final design might change. What won’t change is the horizontal alignment of the shooters. We are...

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Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G are now available for purchase

The Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G unveiled last week are now available for purchase in India. The F19 Pro comes in Crystal Silver and Fluid Black colors and has two memory options - 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB priced at INR21,490 ($295/€250) and INR23,490 ($325/€270), respectively. You can buy one from Amazon.in, Flipkart and mainline retail stores across the country. Oppo F19 Pro The F19 Pro+ 5G, on the other hand, comes in a single 8GB/128GB configuration but has two color options - Space Silver and Fluid Black. You can purchase it from Amazon.in and mainline retail stores for...

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Honor V40 Lite Luxury Edition will be announced on March 23

On Tuesday, Honor released a new teaser video on the brand’s official Weibo handle announcing the official release date for the Honor V40 Lite Luxury Edition 5G. The device will be officially unveiled on March 23 in a livestream event. This new device looks just like the ones we saw in the recently leaked images. Yes, the one that looks exactly like the Huawei nova 8 5G from the back. With this teaser we see the front of the device and the singular punch-hole selfie camera and the similarities with the nova 8 are uncanny. This new view also shows us the display has dual curved edges...

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Samsung Galaxy A70 is now receiving the Android 11 update with One UI 3.1

Samsung's march to get Android 11 to as many of its devices as possible is showing no signs of slowing down, and today's lucky winner is the Galaxy A70 from 2019. This phone received Android 10 in February of last year, and now it's getting One UI 3.1 based on Android 11, way ahead of schedule - it was slotted for May. The update is currently rolling out in Ukraine, with more countries to follow soon, undoubtedly. The over-the-air rollout will ship build A705FNXXU5DUC6 to your Galaxy A70 if you are in Ukraine, and this includes the March 2021 security patch level. It's a 1.9GB download, so...

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Oppo Reno5 F becomes official with MediaTek Helio P95 chipset

The Reno5 F that Oppo teased in Kenya last month has become official today in the country, marking its global debut also. The Reno5 F comes in two color versions, called Fluid Black and Fantastic Purple. It sports a 6.43" 1080x2400 60Hz flat AMOLED screen with 135Hz touch sampling rate (and 180Hz touch sampling in Game mode) and 800 nits of peak brightness, with an under-display fingerprint sensor. On the rear there are four cameras, the main snapper being 48 MP f/1.7. There's also a fixed-focus ultrawide with f/2.2 aperture and 119-degree field-of-view, an f/2.4 macro camera, and...

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Google announces second generation Nest Hub with sleep tracking

Google has announced the second generation model of the Nest Hub. The new model features several hardware improvements and also a new sleep tracking feature. The Nest Hub design has been updated by an edge-less glass front and four colors, Chalk, Charcoal, Sand, and the new Mist. The device is built using recycled materials. The new Nest Hub also features updated speakers with 50% more bass. The motion sensors on the front allow you to play/pause music by just pointing your palm at the screen. Like the Nest Mini and Nest Audio, the new Nest Hub can also process some Assistant...

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Amazfit to bring ECG and blood pressure monitoring on future devices in the US

Zepp Health (formerly known as Huami) is looking to further expand its portfolio of wearables to the US and Zepp Health COO Mike Yeung shared some interesting insights with Wareable in a recent interview. A big focus for the company is bringing smartwatches with onboard ECG and blood pressure monitoring with proprietary algorithms. Yeung shared Zepp Health is teaming up with medical device maker AliveCor to bring ECG on its smartwatches and is in the process of getting FDA certification. We are currently engaging with the US FDA and on areas such as ECG and blood pressure...

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IDC: shipments of wearables grows in the middle of a pandemic, hearables is the largest category

IDC reports that shipments of wearables grew to 153.5 million in the final quarter of 2020, up 27.2% compared to the same period last year. The full year growth is about the same and shipments totaled 444.7 million. Last year the analysts started tracking a new category, hearables. They define it as an ear-worn audio device that does more than music: they access a digital assistant or provide health and fitness tracking. However, even an “audio experience enhancement” is enough for a headset to be classified as a hearable. Anyway, hearables are by far the largest category, making up...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch4's battery may have just been certified by the 3C

The Samsung Galaxy Watch4 and Watch Active4 are expected to be announced in the second quarter of this year (April-June). They may mark an important shift in strategy for Samsung as the company is expected to replace Tizen with Android. It appears that the 3C has certified a 240 mAh battery for use in the SM-R880, which is presumably the 41mm version of the Galaxy Watch4. For comparison, the 41mm Watch3 has a 247 mAh battery, the 45mm one steps up to 350 mAh. 3C certification for the EB-BR880ABY battery for the upcoming Galaxy Watch4 This certification also suggests that the new...

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iFixit gives Xiaomi Mi 11 an average repairability score

The iFixit team has disassembled a Xiaomi Mi 11 and published its findings. The phone received a repairability score of 4/10, matching the vanilla Galaxy S21 (and a point ahead of the S21 Ultra), but behind the 6/10 that the four iPhone 12 models received. The team suspects that Mi 11’s lack of an IP rating allowed Xiaomi to use less glue, which made removing the back panel and the display (which came out without cracking). The battery had easy to remove pull tabs as well. The screen and battery can be replaced separately, which simplifies those repairs. All the bits that make the...

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New Honor V40 phone appears with a familiar design

Honor has officially separated from Huawei, but at that point a lot of products were inevitably too far along in the pipeline to change. A new device called “Honor V40 Light Luxury Edition” has appeared online, and it looks just like the Huawei nova 8 series from the back - an oval island with one huge lens, three smaller cameras and a single LED flash. Honor V40 Lite The phone is expected to arrive as Honor V40 Lite, and it looks spectacular in the hands-on photos. The blue-green color with mirror finish bends the light in a magnificent way, while the white option appears to...

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AnTuTu bans Realme GT for three months after it uncovers cheating

Smartphone benchmarks are not without their doping scandals – in the latest turn of events AnTuTu has banned the Realme GT for cheating. The benchmark team posted an explanation of what happened on Weibo along with with proof. Before the GT was announced, VP Xu Qi Chase posted a screenshot showing 770,221 points. That’s a lot higher than a typical Snapdragon 888 device, most phones top out at 710,000 and even Qualcomm’s reference design managed only 735,439. The AnTuTu team waited for the phone to go on sale and bought one for testing. The AnTuTu team bought a Realme GT from the...

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vivo iQOO Neo5 is official with 66W fast-charging and SD870 chipset

vivo has officially introduced the iQOO Neo5 - its latest gaming smartphone with a Snapdragon 870 platform, effectively becoming the first device of the company with the new Qualcomm chipset. Other impressive specs of the phone include ultra-fast charging, 120Hz refresh rate and 1000Hz touch sampling rate. Key specs of vivo iQOO Neo5 from the official presentation in Chinese The vivo iQOO Neo5 impressive refresh rate is on a 6.62" OLED panel of Full HD+ resolution. It is HDR10+ certified and is advertised to have a peak brightness of 1,300 nits. On the inside, vivo coupled the...

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ZTE Axon 30 Pro to bring three 64MP cameras

ZTE has been teasing its upcoming Axon 30 Pro since the start of the year and so far we’ve seen teasers that the phone will launch with a triple camera setup. In a new Weibo post the company confirmed the Axon 30 Pro will feature three 64MP cameras which would be the first time we’ve seen such a setup in a smartphone. ZTE is touting all focus range which should imply at least one telephoto cam and perhaps an ultrawide snapper as well. ZTE Axon 30 Pro camera teaser The Axon 30 Pro is shaping up as a proper flagship follow-up to last year’s Axon 20 5G and is expected to debut ZTE’s...

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Snapdragon SC7295 in the works, a mid-range chip for ARM laptops based on the S775

Qualcomm has a new Snapdragon 700-series chipset in the works, the SM7350, which may or may not launch as the Snapdragon 775. The base hardware is used for another project too, a chipset for ARM-powered laptops. That is the SC7295, which will be a successor to the Snapdragon 7c from last year. It will be a mid-range option for Windows and ChromeOS devices and should have the advantage of an integrated 5G modem. The chip's CPU will feature the familiar 1+3+4 arrangement. The one prime core will clock up to 2.7 GHz, while the other three big cores will go up to 2.4 GHz. The final four...

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nubia is launching the Red Magic 6 series globally on April 9

The nubia Red Magic 6 series debuted earlier this month in China, and today the brand announced a global launch date for the lineup - April 9. Both the Red Magic 6 and Red Magic 6 Pro will be available to the global audiences, with each of them getting only one memory option and a single color option initially. The Red Magic 6 and Red Magic 6 Pro are identical for the most part - Snapdragon 888 chipset, 6.8” AMOLED screen and typical for the gaming niche looks and feel, including the physical shoulder buttons. The vanilla option will be sold around the world with 12GB RAM and 128GB of...

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HMD officially confirms new Nokia phones are coming on April 8

HMD Global has announced one phone so far in 2021, but its year hasn’t started properly yet – that will happen on April 8. The company will adopt a new naming scheme with a series letter + number and we’ve already heard of the first three phones from unofficial sources. Those will be the Nokia G10, X10 and X20, with the G-series being the home for entry-level phones and the X housing mid-rangers. The G10 is powered by a Helio P22 chipset and is expected to sell at €140. The X10 and X20 will feature 5G connectivity thanks to the Snapdragon 480 chipset (the X20 might get the 690...

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Motorola G100 launching on March 25

The Motorola Edge S was launched in China back in January and it’s expected to make its way to global audiences as the Moto G100. We now have a launch date for the Snapdragon 870-powered Moto which is set for March 25. The announcement date comes hot on the heels of the official-looking renders of the G100 confirming the design and colorways. The Moto G100 should sport the same 6.7-inch LCD panel with FHD+ resolution as the Edge S with a dual punch hole for the 16MP main and 8MP ultrawide selfie cams. Motorola Moto G100 We’re also expecting a 64MP main cam alongside a 16MP...

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Nokia G10 reveals Helio P22 chip and 3GB of RAM on Geekbench

The Nokia G10 entry-level smartphone has surfaced once again in the wild, filling in the blanks left by its previous sighting. Namely the chipset of choice, which up until now was only said to have an octa-core CPU. Thanks to Geekbench, we know it will be the MediaTek Helio P22. The listing also shows that his is a G10 model with 3GB of RAM, although there will also reportedly be a 4GB model. The Nokia G10 has a 6.32-inch IPS LCD of 720x1560px resolution, 4,000mAh battery and four cameras. A 48MP main camera, coupled with a 5MP ultrawide and a pair of 2MP sensors - one depth and one...

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Huawei announces Watch Fit Elegant with steel frame, new colors

Huawei announced the Watch Fit wearable last summer, and now the company updated the lineup with two new color options and a new name - Huawei Watch Fit Elegant. The difference from the current Active Edition is a polished stainless steel watch frame, as well as a soft fluoroelastomer strap. It will be available in two stylish colors - Frosty White (with golden accents) and Midnight Black (with silver buckle and frame). The material of the strap is different than the regular silicone that comes on the basic Huawei Watch Fit - it is more resistant to heat, moisture, oil, and...

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OnePlus 9 series to arrive with LTPO screen, QHD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate

The OnePlus 9 series will arrive on March 23, and today the company revealed key details about the display of the phoens. According to the official Weibo profile of the brand, the panel will be LTPO with adaptive refresh rates from 5Hz to 120Hz. The resolution of the screen is said to be 2K+, which is how Chinese companies often mislabel QHD+ or 1440p. OnePlus 9 series display teasers in Chinese We expect to see both the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro adopt the new screen technology, just like Oppo did with its Find X3 series - after all, there are plenty of similarities...

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