Honor CEO: New Magic lineup will surpass Huawei Mate and P series

George Zhao, CEO of Honor, had a lengthy interview with a local Chinese media, revealing some of the challenges ahead of the now-independent company, as well as its plans for the future. Honor is already partnering with Qualcomm to develop a Snapdragon 888 smartphone, part of the Magic series. The bombshell of the interview was the claim that the new flagship lineup Honor Magic will be better than the Huawei Mate and Huawei P phones. Honor Magic 2 Zhao revealed that the separation from Huawei has been done in a very respectful manner, with a farewell party and speech from Ren...

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Realme X7 Pro Extreme Edition tipped to come with a curved screen

Realme introduced the X7 Pro last September with a 6.55" FullHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen. Now we hear the company will soon launch an Extreme Edition, which will come with a Samsung-made curved display. Word comes from reliable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, who said the Realme X7 Pro Extreme Edition is co-designed with Naoto Fukasawa - a Japanese industrial designer who previously designed Realme X and X2 Pro's Master Editions. Realme X7 Pro The tipster claims that X7 Pro Extreme Edition will borrow the chipset, primary camera, selfie unit, battery size, and charging speed from...

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OnePlus 9 Pro will wirelessly charge from zero to full in 43 minutes, wired in 29 minutes

If you haven't lived under a rock lately, you know that OnePlus is gearing up to launch a few new devices next week. We're expecting the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus 9R, alongside the OnePlus Watch. The OnePlus 9 Pro will take wireless charging to another level for the company (which was very late to the wireless charging party), if you also buy OnePlus' dedicated 50W wireless charger. This contraption, helped by the phone's support for 50W wireless charging, will take it from zero to 100% battery in exactly 43 minutes, the company claims. That is faster than most phones...

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Samsung Galaxy A82's camera detailed

Samsung has announced the hero members of its Galaxy A mid-range line for 2021 yesterday - the A52 and A72 (and A52 5G). But the company is apparently not done with the A-series for the moment, as it's also working on launching the Galaxy A82 at some point in the near future. The Galaxy A82 skips a generation and follows in the footsteps of the Galaxy A80 from 2019, and that phone had a very innovative way to let you use the main cameras for selfies - by swiveling to the front. Or popping up to the front. Whatever you want to call the system, it's not something we see very...

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OnePlus 9R confirmed by Pete Lau in interview

We’re eagerly awaiting the debut of the OnePlus 9 series which is just 5 days away at this point. Alongside the flagship OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, the company is expected to bring a more affordable entry dubbed OnePlus 9R. We’ve actually heard names like OnePlus 9E and 9 Lite too but now OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed in an interview with Indian news outlet News 18 that the phone will be called OnePlus 9R 5G. More importantly, the model will be exclusive to India. Along with the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, we are excited to launch the OnePlus 9R in India. We are focused on expanding our...

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Nvidia introduces Priority plan for GeForce Now, stops accepting Founders' Edition sign-ups

Buying a GPU is tricky right now – not to mention expensive. You could try a game streaming service like Nvidia’s GeForce Now instead. The company just launched the Priority membership program that allows you long play sessions and you can even flip RTX and DLSS on. The name of the new plan is no accident. If you’ve used GeForce Now before, you’ll know that sometimes you have to wait in line for a machine to free up before you can start your game. Well, this new tier gets priority when queuing up for a game. You can sign up for $10 a month or pay for a 1-year membership in a single $100...

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Samsung Galaxy A72 and A52 star in unboxing and promo videos

Yesterday Samsung announced the Galaxy A52, A52 5G and A72 midrangers. The new devices feature improvements across the board compared to their predecessors in just about every possible metric and now Samsung has shared some official product videos highlighting the new phones. First up are a pair of unboxing videos for the A52 5G and A72. The A52 5G comes in black, blue, white and violet colors. The standard box contents include a USB-A to USB-C cable and a 15W charger and a SIM ejector pin. The Galaxy A72 comes in the same four color options as the A52. Box contents are almost...

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Sony unveils the controllers for the upcoming PlayStation 5 VR headset

Sony teased a next-gen VR headset for the PlayStation 5 and while we still haven’t seen the headset itself, the company did reveal the VR controllers that will go with it. The controllers have a unique “orb” shape that Sony says is natural and comfortable to hold for people with small and large hands alike. Much of the technology was borrowed from the DualSense controller, but there are new additions too. The VR controllers will be tracked by the headset using a “tracking ring” at the bottom of each controller. Also, Sony optimized the haptic feedback system specifically for this...

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The Realme 8 series is coming with Realme UI 2.0 out of the box, Pro will support 50W charging

Madhav Sheth tweeted that the Realme 8 series will be the first phones to run Realme UI 2.0 out of the box. That’s not 100% right as the Realme GT (which already completed its first flash sale) does run version 2.0 of the company’s custom software. However, the GT is available only in China for now and Sheth is CEO of Realme India and Europe. For those regions at least he is correct. #realme8series will be the first to run #realmeUI 2.0 right out of the box!Get ready to experience #SeamlessFun for Gen-Z. pic.twitter.com/kJvcra0lqN— Madhav108MP (@MadhavSheth1) March 18, 2021 Anyway,...

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Our Motorola Moto G30 video review is up

The Motorola Moto G30 was announced a month ago, and after our lengthy tests, the written review come out earlier this month. Today, our team is ready with the video as well, where Will will tell you all about the performance of the phone. The Moto G30 goes for €180 and it's looks immediately give away it's lowly standing. It looks pretty with its Lavender hues but has a plastic panel and a fingerprint scanner on the back. The internals are pretty basic as well, but the screen comes with 90Hz refresh rate, which helps in certain scenarios like playing specific games. The screen...

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Asus Zenfone 8 to come in three variants, Mini will sport 5.9-inch OLED panel

The Zenfone line from Asus is expected to hit number 8 this year and thanks to a fresh new leak from XDA Developers we have our first details on the Zenfone 8 series. Three phones are expected with display sizes ranging from 5.9-inches on the smallest Zenfone 8 Mini codenamed “SAKE” (ASUS_I006D) all the way to 6.69-inches on the Zenfone 8/Pro bearing the “PICASSO” codename and ASUS_I004D build number. All are OLED and packs 120Hz refresh rates and FHD+ resolution. The new findings were discovered in the kernel source code of the brand new Asus ROG Phone 5 and also detailed a third...

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Apple to bring iPad Pro with mini LED in April, OLEDs scheduled for 2022

The increasing demand for devices with big screens is pushing Apple to launch new iPad Pro devices next month, Bloomberg reported yesterday. Cupertino will refresh its lineup with improved processor and cameras, and according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the slates will also switch from LCD to mini LED panels. Yesterday Bloomberg said the two new tablets will keep the 11” and 12.9” diagonals, and today Kuo essentially confirmed the report once again. Apple will eventually move to OLED displays to its iPads, but this will happen no earlier than 2022. The report by the analyst revealed...

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OnePlus 9 Pro benchmark scores surfaces, more camera samples shared officially

The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 and, as the company teased yesterday, the Pro model will have fancy 5-layer “gaming-grade” cooling. The phones will be unveiled next week, but Tech Maniacs managed to get their hands on a unit and run a benchmark. The OnePlus 9 Pro scored just over 660,000 points on AnTuTu. Keep in mind that pre-release software can be all kinds of wonky, so we’re not going to start worrying yet. But if final units post similar results, then we will start to worry. AnTuTu score for the OnePlus 9 Pro (pre-release unit) You can...

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Leaked Samsung roadmap reveals upcoming laptop, tablet and phone launch plans

We saw the release of Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy A52 and A72 midrangers at yesterday’s Unpacked event. With that out the way we’re looking forward to seeing what Samsung has up next and now Evan Blass gives us a leaked product launch roadmap spanning to August. Samsung 2021 product launch roadmap Based on this info we can see the next Samsung Unpacked event is scheduled for April 14 and will be focused on PCs and more specifically Galaxy Book laptops. Blass also mentions the possibility of new Chromebooks being announced. Come June we should see the lunch of the Galaxy Tab S7...

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ZTE S30 Pro to arrive on March 30

ZTE announced earlier a new S series is incoming, and today we learned the actual launch date - it will be March 30. The first phone will be called ZTE S30 Pro and will come with a 64MP main camera, 44MP selfie shooter and a screen with a 144Hz refresh rate. The event will also be the stage for the unveiling of ZTE’s new 1+2+N ecosystem. It follows a vain similar to the 1+8+N first announced by Huawei and the 1+4+N by Realme. The gist of this type of ecosystem is that, in ZTE’s case, there is 1 user, 2 major devices (smartphone and/or tablet) and an unlimited N amount of smart ZTE...

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OnePlus Watch teased with a circular dial, won't run Google's Wear OS

OnePlus introduced its first wearable dubbed OnePlus Band in January, and it will unveil its first smartwatch on March 23 alongside the OnePlus 9 series. The company CEO Mr. Pete Lau confirmed the watch is called OnePlus Watch, and it will provide "seamless connectivity" between OnePlus devices, including smartphones, audio peripherals, smartwear, and smart TVs. Mr. Lau also said that the OnePlus Watch will have a "stunning and burdenless design", and while the smartwatch hasn't been revealed in its entirety yet, a tweet by OnePlus' official account confirmed the OnePlus Watch will...

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