Dish calls out T-Mobile for wanting to shut down Sprint’s 3G network too soon

As part of the T-Mobile merger with Sprint, the combined company was required to sell off Boost Mobile, one of Sprint’s prepaid MVNOs, to a third party. Dish Network, a Satellite TV company, ended up being that third party that purchased and acquired the Boost Mobile brand and its millions of subscribers. In a letter obtained by Axios, Dish complained to the FCC that T-Mobile is rushing to shut down Spring’s legacy CDMA (3G) network that millions of Boost Mobile customers are still using. Dish expected that T-Mobile would eventually shut down Sprint’s 3G network three to five years after...

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Redmi exec hints new devices will arrive in April

Following Xiaomi’s announcement of several Mi devices earlier this week including the Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Lite 5G, Mi Smart Band 6, and Mi Mix Fold. Despite this announcement late in March, Redmi’s Product Direct Wang Teng Thomas hinted to a commenter that a new device will be launching in April. After a Weibo user commented that there’d be no new phones in April, the Redmi Director responses with a question indirectly admitting that Redmi would be launching a new phone in April. Redmi’s upcoming smartphone was recently rumored to pack the Dimensity 1200 chipset, which...

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Motorola One Hyper gets Android 11 update

Motorola has started sending out the update to Android 11 to another of its devices. This time it's the One Hyper, a smartphone announced in December of 2019 and launched in January last year. Android 11 is starting to hit One Hyper units in Brazil, which is one of Motorola's biggest and most important markets. The new version is build RPF31.Q1-21-20, and it arrives with the March 2021 security patches. Those are technically still current (until Monday, since that's when Google releases new ones). Alongside all the improvements that Google packed into the 2020 version of its OS, the...

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See the OnePlus 9 Pro get torn down on video

The OnePlus 9 Pro became available in most regions yesterday, and today the folks over at iFixit are ready to show you an entirely new perspective on the phone. You get to take a peek at it from the inside, in a video teardown. So grab some popcorn and have a look - at the end you'll find out what reparability score the OnePlus 9 Pro gets. Spoiler alert: it's not great, but that's par for the course for modern smartphones after all. The OnePlus 9 Pro is loaded with 5G antennas on the inside, and thankfully battery removal is made rather easy by the use of large pull tabs. That...

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Report: LG to exit mobile business after all

When your business has been operating at a net loss for the past six years, there are few ways you can go about staying afloat. In the case of LG Mobile, shutting down all further efforts now seems like the most likely scenario. A new report from The Korea Times citing industry sources claims LG will confirm its exit from the smartphone market as early as next week. The report specifies that an official announcement will be made next week, April 5 after the LG board meeting decides the fate of the mobile division for good. Just last week LG reportedly went after negotiations to sell off...

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Hot Take: Xiaomi Mi 11 lineup

On monday, Xiaomi announced the remaining members of its Mi 11 lineup. What started with the Mi 11 back in December is now an entire series with five different models. But now that Xiaomi has put all its cards on the table, it's easier to make an overview of the company's premier series of smartphones and see how each of them stack up in the series. The Samsung GN2 sensor looks exciting The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the first smartphone to feature Samsung's latest and greatest image sensor. The 50-megapixel GN2 has an impressive spec-sheet, including a massive 1/1.2-inch size with...

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Sony Xperia phone launch scheduled for April 14

The 2021 Sony Xperia lineup will be introduced on Wednesday, April 14 at 5:30 PM UTC/ 1:30 PM EST. As usual in these times we’re living, Sony will host an online keynote which will be livestreamed on the brand’s official YouTube channel. What can we expect to see at this event? For starters the flagship Xperia 1 III. Rumors haven’t revealed a lot so far but we’re still expecting a 6.5-inch OLED display with 4K resolution and the signature 21:9 aspect ratio alongside improved brightness. Render of the Xperia 1 III We’re also expecting the Xperia 10 III which we saw in a...

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vivo X60 series scores twice as many pre-booking as the X50 family

The vivo X60 series is off to a strong start in India – vivo reports that it has received twice as many pre-bookings for the new phones compared to the X50 phones last year. And this only counts up to March 30, so it's missing the last two days of the pre-booking period. Highlight features: vivo X60 Pro+ • vivo X60 Pro • vivo X60 The X60 series will go on sale tomorrow, April 2. You can find the three models on vivo’s official site as well as on Flipkart, Amazon and other online and retail stores. Here are some handy links plus the base prices for the models: vivo...

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Samsung and Flipkart will launch the Galaxy F12 and F02s in India on Monday

Samsung and Flipkart will launch two affordable phones in the F-series on Monday. Their highlight features are already posted on the retailer’s site as a teaser of what is to come. It’s not a huge mystery, by the way, as the F-series tends to follow the specs of the corresponding M-series phone almost word for word.

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Oppo F19 unveiled, company sets April 6 launch event for India

After debuting its F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ last month, Oppo has now unveiled the third member in the series – the vanilla F19 in Sri Lanka. The Oppo F19 brings a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a standard 60Hz refresh rate. You get a punch hole cutout in the top left corner for the 16MP selfie cam as well as an embedded fingerprint scanner under the display. The back brings a square camera cutout for the 48MP main shooter which is accompanied by a 2MP macro cam and a 2MP depth module. The Snapdragon 662 sits at the helm aided by 6GB RAM and 128GB storage which...

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Samsung Galaxy Galaxy A Quantum 2 leaks on Google Play Console

Back in 2019, Samsung released the curious Galaxy A80 on the scene with its unique flip-up camera that allowed you to have a full-screen experience and great quality selfies. As time went by we never quite got a true successor but the last few months we’ve seen several reports on the Galaxy A82 and now we get a Google Play Console listing revealing its alleged appearance and key specs. Samsung Galaxy Quantum2 listing on Google Play Console The device is codenamed Galaxy A Quantum 2 and bears the a82xq model number. The attached image reveals a centered punch hole cutout on the...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is coming to India on April 23

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra unveiled earlier this week will debut in India on April 23, although it's currently unclear if it will be joined by the other smartphones in the Mi 11 series - the Mi 11, Mi 11 Lite 5G and Mi 11i (the Mi 11 Pro was confirmed to be exclusive to China). In the world of flagships, we're pushing further.The only #SuperPhone, launching on 23.04.2021.Stay tuned! RT with #Mi11Ultra if you're excited too. pic.twitter.com/sVk73yd0zh— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) April 1, 2021 The Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, boots Android 11-based MIUI 12.5, and has three...

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Realme C20, C21, and C25 set to debut in India on April 8

Realme today announced it will introduce the C20, C21, and C25 in India on April 8. The launch event will start at 12:30PM IST (7AM UTC) and will be streamed live on the company's official YouTube channel and Facebook and Twitter accounts. The press note Realme sent says the C20 will be introduced as an "entry-level smartphone killer," C21 as the "most versatile and stylish entry-level king," and the C25 as an "entry-level gaming and battery monster" in India. The C20 was unveiled in January, while the C21 and C25 were announced in March. All three smartphones feature 6.5" HD+ LCDs,...

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Realme 8 Pro gets April security patch and camera improvements with second software update

The Realme 8 Pro unveiled last week is receiving a new firmware with version number RMX3081_11_A.27. This is the second software update after a build with version RMX3081_11_A.24 was rolled out before the launch, which came with Starry Mode and Starry Timelapse features. The new build bumps up the Android security patch level on the Realme 8 Pro from February 2021 to April 2021, which is impressive since even Google's Pixels are yet to receive the April patch. Realme 8 Pro Additionally, the firmware adds Hyper Motion Slo-Mo mode to the smartphone's rear camera and updates the...

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