OnePlus 9 Series day 1 pre-orders overtake 8 series by more than three times

In a new Twitter post, OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau delivered news that the company’s OnePlus 9 series smartphones have overtaken the OnePlus 8 series in day1 pre-orders by more than three times. There's really just one thing I can say: thank you, to all our community, old and new. pic.twitter.com/UPO5RdMf5d— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) March 26, 2021 After weeks of being teased, OnePlus fully unveiled the OnePlus 9 series earlier this week. The company announced a new partnership with Hasselblad that would help the company improve its cameras. Both the 9 and 9 Pro have a new 50MP...

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Spotify updates its desktop app to look more like the mobile version

Spotify has announced it is updating the desktop app for desktop and web and is bringing a new “improved look and feel”. The redesign brings a lot of cosmetic tweaks, some features are finding a new place within the app, but the biggest noticeable change is the similarity to the mobile app. The Swedish company has revealed the new update has been brought after months of debates and development. The Search field is no longer in the status bar - it has made its way on the side, right between Home and Your Library; this means Browse and Radio have been pushed into the three-dot menu...

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Asus Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro are now receiving the Android 11 update

After rolling out the update to Android 11 for the Zenfone 6 back in December (in Taiwan) and January (globally), Asus is now finally ready to do the same for its newer Zenfone 7 series. The new software version is now appearing over-the-air on both Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro units in Taiwan, Asus' home market. For both smartphones, the new build number is 30.40.30.93. It arrives carrying the March 2021 security patch level, as it should. Aside from all the usual bells and whistles that Google packed into Android 11, this release also has updated built-in apps. Asus says the...

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Samsung Galaxy F02s is on its way to India, prices leak

Samsung looks like it's readying yet another entry-level smartphone for India, to launch in the near future. The device in question is the upcoming Galaxy F02s. This new smartphone may be identical to the Galaxy A02s and M02s for all intents and purposes, if we're going by what Samsung's done in the past with the F-series. The Galaxy F02s will cost INR 8,999 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, and INR 9,999 if you go for the version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. If this is going to be a mirror image of the A02s and M02s, then expect it to sport a 6.5" 720p display, the...

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Amazfit T-Rex Pro in for review

Huami unveiled the Amazfit T-Rex rugged smartwatch earlier last year, and a couple of days ago, the company followed it up with a Pro version. We now have the Amazfit T-Rex Pro with us and while we are subjecting it to our testing procedures, let's take a quick look at what Amazfit's latest smartwatch has to offer. The Amazfit T-Rex Pro sports a 1.3" AMOLED touchscreen of 360x360-pixel resolution with the Always-On Display functionality. It comes with the auto-brightness feature and has a nice touch response. The smartwatch's bulky design may lead one to believe it is heavy, but it...

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Oppo Find X3 Pro wins The Red Dot Product Design Award

The Oppo Find X3 Pro won a Red Dot Product Design Award. The phone beat out the numerous competition by impressing the judges with its “space-age elegance” and “futuristic flourishes”. When it comes to X3 Pro’s design, it’s all about the glass back. The complex shape is made out of a single flat sheet of glass that is formed to the contour specified by the designers. In the case of the Gloss Black colorway, the glass is glazed with porcelain to achieve a high gloss finish. The Blue option goes the other way and adds anti-glare finish to frosted glass. “We are honored to have our...

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vivo X60 Pro+ and X60 Pro in for review

Welcome to our first look of the vivo X60 Pro and the vivo X60 Pro+. The just-announced pair of flagships have been with us for a few days now and we've been putting them through our review gauntlet. But until that's ready l et's do an unboxing and check out what their key features are. The following video should get you up to speed quickly if you've missed the announcement. The vivo X60 Pro and Pro+ differ in a few ways, but the camera system, battery charging and processor are the main ones. Both phones come with a USB cable, headphones, USB-C to 3.5mm adapter, case and a...

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G coming to India next week

Samsung’s 4G Galaxy S20 FE came to India back in October of last year but the Snapdragon 865-powered 5G model has yet to grace the local market. In a turn of events Samsung has now officially confirmed the S20 FE 5G is going on sale in India starting next Tuesday, March 30. All you want, to do all you love. Meet the new #GalaxyS20FE 5G with Snapdragon processor. Sales start March 30, 2021. Register Now: https://ift.tt/3tRXCOa #Samsung pic.twitter.com/pkeIkGTKFR— Samsung India (@SamsungIndia) March 25, 2021 According to a report from The Economic Times and based on industry...

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Motorola Moto G50 debuts with 5G and a 90Hz 720p display

When you looked at the Moto G10 did you think “this would be awesome if it had 5G and cost €250 instead of €150”? Well, maybe you didn’t, but someone at Motorola HQ clearly did. This may not the introduction the Moto G50 would have wanted, but it is the one it deserves. It is notable because it could become the first phone with the Snapdragon 480 5G chipset to launch in Europe. This 8nm chip is better than the S460 that powers the G10 thanks to a pair of Cortex-A76 derived cores (replacing four A73-based cores). And it has a better GPU. Though the 720p 90Hz display won’t stress the GPU...

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B&O's new Beoplay HX noise canceling headphones last an impressive 35 hours on a single charge

Bang & Olufsen unveiled the Beoplay HX, a pair of premium over-ear headphones with Active Noise Cancelation (ANC) and a long-lasting battery. With ANC on, they can last 35 hours on a single charge (with a Bluetooth connection). Turning ANC off stretches playtime to 40 hours. The HX are designed to be worn for extended periods. The headband has a relief comfort zone in the center. The earcups feature soft lambskin draped over memory foam. This is not the lightest pair of headphones, however, tipping the scales at 285g. Bang & Olufsen's new Beoplay HX premium headphones with...

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Motorola Moto G100 in for review

The Moto G line keeps growing past the double digit mark. After the G10 and G30 we turn out attention to a more compelling addition - the Moto G100 which serves as the top dog in Motorola’s G lineup. Our review unit just came in so let’s see what it has to offer. Starting with a quick design overview, the Iridescent Ocean colorway of our unit is undoubtedly flashy and one of the more interesting hues we’ve had at the office. It shifts between blue, green and purple depending on the lighting. Upfront it’s business as usual with a 6.7-inch IPS LCD and FHD+ resolution. The dual punch...

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The new Snapdragon 780G is a 5nm mid-range chip with flagship-grade modem

Qualcomm just unveiled what could be the premium mid-range chipset to beat – the Snapdragon 780G is one the first chipsets in its class to be built on a 5nm node (following the Exynos 1080) and it’s basically a lite version of the 888 powerhouse. The Kryo 670 CPU is described with a vague “40% performance uplift” without a point of reference. The 600-series cores should be derived from the latest Cortex-A78, while the 768G chipset used A76-based cores, which sounds to be on target for a 40% performance increase. Interestingly, despite being fabbed at a leading node, the cores clock up...

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Moto G100 brings Snapdragon 870 and 5,000 mAh battery to the global stage

The goal of Motorola’s Moto G line has always been to offer the best possible specs at an affordable price point. We’ve come accustomed to solid midrange offerings over the years but now we get a more exciting addition - enter the Moto G100. Actually, we’ve seen this phone before – it’s the Motorola Edge S released in China just two months ago. Moto G100 in Iridescent Sky and Iridescent Ocean colors With its 6.7-inch IPS LCD and 90Hz refresh rate the Moto G100 brings a spacious and smooth viewing experience. The panel has FHD+ resolution and is also HDR10 certified. You get not...

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iQOO Z3 unveiled with Snapdragon 768G, 5G, 120Hz display and 55W fast charging

vivo launched the iQOO Z3 in China, an affordable 5G phone with fast charging and some gaming inspirations based on the Snapdragon 768G chipset and a 120Hz display. The Z3 is currently in the pre-sale stage, availability is set for 7 days from now. The Snapdragon 768G chipset is connected to a heat pipe that leads to a graphite heat sink that then transfers the heat into the air. vivo makes the bold claim that this system drops the chipset temperature by 10ºC. The chipset is hooked up to 6GB or 8GB of RAM (LPDDR4X dual channel) and 128GB or 256GB of storage (UFS 2.2). Storage can be...

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Xiaomi to equip the new Mi Mix with a liquid lens

Xiaomi will bring back the Mi Mix series at the March 29 launch. In a teaser, the company revealed the phone will have a camera with a liquid lens, researched and developed in-house. It is supposed to imitate how the human eye works and how it focuses instantly on objects at different distances. Xiaomi calls the technology “Bionic photography” and is essentially a transparent fluid wrapped from by ultra-thin film that can change the curvature of the lens to achieve rapid refocusing and minimize distortion. According to the official Weibo post, this fluid has high light transmittance,...

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Realme GT Neo design revealed ahead of March 31 announcement, 64MP triple camera confirmed

Realme has revealed the design of the GT Neo that will be introduced on March 31 in China with the Dimensity 1200 SoC. As you can see, the smartphone has a rectangular camera island on the back, which includes three shooters, with the primary unit using a 64MP sensor. The camera island is aligned with the shiny stripe that stretches across the rear panel's length and has the Realme logo placed on it with the "Dare To Leap" text. Realme calls this a "Box Logo" design and says it is a tribute to the Cyberpunk culture since that's the source of the design's inspiration. Realme GT Neo...

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Xiaomi posts stellar 2020 annual results as it sold 10M premium smartphones

Xiaomi has announced its financial results for 2020, and the numbers look absolutely stellar. Profit increased on a yearly basis, while smartphone shipments rose 17.5% to 146.4 million units. Also half the company’s revenue now comes from the overseas market. Xiaomi claimed to have sold approximately 10 million “premium” smartphones in 2020, while the monthly active users of MIUI are now above 400 million. Xiaomi considers premium phones that costs CNY3,000 and above in China, or €300 and beyond overseas, so take that number with a pinch of salt. Snippets from Xiaomi's annual...

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New Google Assistant Feature “Memory” detailed in new APK teardown

An APK teardown performed by 9to5Google details a new feature coming to Google Assistant. This feature is named “Memory” and lets you save whatever content you like to a dedicated feed that can be viewed later. Google describes it as “easy, quick way to save and find everything in one place”. The feature was enabled from a build that contained some of the feature’s assets. Memory will be able to save things using a verbal Assistant command and it will be smart about what it saves based on contextual cues. Memory can save: articles, books, contacts, events, flights, hotels, images, movies,...

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Samsung Galaxy A52 review

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Xiaomi Mi Mix phones to make comeback at March 29 event

Xiaomi is hosting a launch event on March 29 where it already confirmed that the company will unveil the Mi 11 Pro and the Mi 11 Ultra. Now the company took it to Weibo to confirm it will also be announcing the return of the Mi Mix lineup. The teaser posted was accompanied by the following text (machine translated). ”I’M COMING BACK” Xiaomi MIX, after two years, has returned strongly! With endless technical strength, we can live up to the expectations of hundreds of millions of users. At 19:30 on March 29th, we will have a chat about Mi MIX. At the bottom of the poster it reads...

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vivo X60 Pro+ is coming to India, X60 and X60 Pro are launching in over 20 international markets

The vivo X60 series made its debut in China, starting with the X60 and X60 Pro, which were joined by the X60 Pro+ a month later. Yesterday, the first two models appeared on vivo’s international site, which made us worry that the Pro+ will remain exclusive to China. vivo X60 Pro+ It turns out that is not the case, the Snapdragon 888-powered phone with the impressive GN1-based main camera will be available in India too. No other countries are part of this initial rollout, however, and the company didn’t give any hints if and when that might change. The vivo X60 Pro+ is (mostly)...

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Realme 8 5G gets NBTC certified

Realme introduced its Realme 8 series yesterday, which includes the Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro. Neither of those offers 5G connectivity, but the company said a 5G-compatible version of the vanilla 8 is on the way and it has now been certified by Thailand's NBTC. The Thai certifying authority doesn't reveal any Realme 8 5G specifications but tells us the smartphone sports model designation RMX3241. The 4G variant comes with model code RMX3085. Realme 8 5G NBTC certified (machine translated from Thai) Details are scarce about the Realme 8 5G, but more information about it should...

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