vivo X60t announced with Dimensity 1100, 120Hz screen, and triple camera

vivo announced the X60 and X60 Pro last December and followed up with the X60 Pro+ in January. Now the company has added a new member to the lineup, dubbed vivo X60t. The vivo X60t looks similar to the vanilla X60 but comes with the Dimensity 1100 SoC under the hood, unlike the Chinese X60 that has an Exynos 1080 chip at the helm and the global X60 which is powered by the Snapdragon 870. vivo X60t • vivo X60 (China) • vivo X60 (Global) Another difference is in the camera department. The X60t sports a triple camera setup co-engineered with ZEISS. It consists of a 48MP primary,...

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Samsung’s new Galaxy SmartTag Plus is now available in the US for pre-order

Samsung first introduced the Galaxy SmartTag and SmartTag Plus back in January when it announced the Galaxy S21 series. The small device connects into Samsung’s SmartThings app and lets a Galaxy smartphone find that device or lets the device find the Galaxy smartphone. The Galaxy SmartTag Plus is finally available for pre-order from B&H Photo in the US. Samsung Galaxy SmartTag (standard) The Smart Tag Plus uses a combination of ‘UWB’ and Bluetooth 5.0 to enable AR tracking with the Galaxy phone when you’re in closer proximity. Battery life is also significantly shorter on the...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 gets $200 / £200 cheaper in permanent price cut

From this point on, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold2 will be $200 cheaper in the US and £200 cheaper in the UK. This is not a temporary offer or anything like that, it's a permanent price cut, which makes the company's foldable device slightly more affordable than before - albeit it's still solidly in "bonkers expensive" territory even so. So, the Z Fold2 is now $1,800 in the US, and £1,600 in the UK. Additionally, in the UK Samsung is offering a 60-day "trial period" for both the Galaxy Z Fold2 and the Galaxy Z Flip. This means you can grab one and then for 60 days you can trade it in at...

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Apple Arcade adds over 30 games including some new and classic App Store titles

Apple has announced that it is adding over 30 new games to the service. This includes some brand new Apple Arcade Originals as well as some classic titles in two new categories. The first of the two new categories is Timeless Classics. This includes games such as Really Bad Chess, Sudoku Simple, Backgammon, Tiny Crossword, Solitaire, Checkers Royale, Chess - Play & Learn, FlipFlop Solitaire, Good Sudoku, SpellTower, and Mahjong Titan. Timeless Classics The other category is App Store Greats. This includes classic App Store titles such as Monument Valley, Mini...

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Pixel 6 will reportedly use custom Google silicon

This year's Pixel devices will reportedly use custom Google silicon, according to 9to5Google. As per this report, the upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones — codenamed "Raven" and "Oriole" — will employ this custom SoC (system-on-chip). These devices are part of a platform known as "Slider", which also encompasses future Chromebook devices that will use this SoC. Known internally as the GS101 "Whitechapel" chip, this SoC is seemingly being made in collaboration with Samsung. It is understood that this part will share design and architecture with Samsung Exynos processors, along with some...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2 dual batteries leak in listings

Samsung is due to release a pair of new foldables later this year as the successors to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Z Flip. We’ve heard a few rumors on the Z Flip successor and now we have more substantial info regarding the device’s battery thanks to certifications from Safety Korea, 3C, and the DEKRA agencies. DEKRA certification It appears the next foldable clamshell in Samsung’s Z-lineup will have a dual battery design as listings on Safety Korea reveal pictures of the two cells bearing the EB-BF711ABY (2,370 mAh) and EB-BF712ABY (903mAh) model numbers. EB-BF711ABY (2,370...

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Moto G60 and G20 leak in official looking renders

Motorola has been busy revamping its G-series lately and it seems we’re in for more. Renders of the upcoming Moto G20 and Moto G60/Moto G40 Plus have gone live revealing their designs. In addition, we get some more clarification on the specs for all three. The Moto G60 will sport a design reminiscent to that of the recently released Moto G50 albeit with a punch hole cutout for its 32MP selfie cam instead of the water drop notch found on the G50. The display is said to come in at 6.78-inches and sport FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The chipset of choice is rumored to be the...

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Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 gets sleep breathing quality tracking with new update

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Smart Band 6 earlier this week with an SpO2 sensor to measure blood oxygen levels. The sensor can also monitor sleep breathing quality - a feature Xiaomi talked about during the unveiling but is only now enabling through its Mi Fit app with an update. The new update bumps up the app version to 5.0.0, improves user experience, and fixes known bugs. The Mi Fit app is available for Android and iOS devices and allows users to manage and update their Mi wearable devices while also letting them access the collected data. Mi Smart Band 6 can now monitor sleep...

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Huawei announces its first desktop monitor

Huawei is officially part of the desktop monitor business now with the release of its 23.8-inch IPS monitor. It packs 1920x1080 pixel resolution and covers 72% of the NTSC color gamut with a 178-degree viewing angle. Another neat feature is the vertical tilt of the monitor which can go down by 5° or elevate to 22° depending on your preference. Huawei Display 23.8" I/O is fairly basic with a DC input for power, one HDMI and a VGA port. Box contents include a power adapter, a 1.5-meter HDMI cable, quick start guide and warranty. Dimensions come in at 538.5mm x 425mm x 170mm and the...

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Lenovo Legion 2 Pro will have 6.92-inch 144Hz display, Snapdragon 888

Lenovo's Legion 2 Pro gaming smartphone is coming on April 8 and it will have a 6.92-inch 144Hz E4 AMOLED display made by Samsung. The panel will have a 2460x1080px resolution. Lenovo Legion 2 Pro will have a 6.92-inch display of 144Hz refresh rate We already knew the Legion 2 Pro would use a Snapdragon 888 chipset thanks to a Geekbench leak, but Lenovo confirmed the chipset itself through its Weibo profile. The Snapdragon 888 will be cooled by twin fans, a first on a gaming phone, which should make the Lenovo Legion 2 Pro the most-impressively cooled gaming phone...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro generate CNY 1.2B in a minute

Xiaomi's first sale of the just-announced Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Pro has gone very well. The company announced on its official Weibo channel that the first sale generated over CNY 1.2B (€155M) in just 1 minute. The two devices saw its first batch sold out in China. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra share a Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 6.81-inch 120Hz E4 AMOLED display, Samsung's GN2 camera sensor as the main camera and a 5,000mAh battery with 67W charging (both wired and wireless). The Mi 11 Ultra adds a better 48MP sensor underneath the periscope and ultrawide cameras, as well as...

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Realme X7 Pro Ultra announced: curved screen, triple camera, and Dimensity 1000+

Realme unveiled the X7 Pro last September, and today it quietly released its Ultra variant, or Extreme Edition depending on which version of the machine translation from Chinese we go with . One might expect it to come with improvements over the X7 Pro, and it does, but we are also looking at some downgrades here. For starters, the X7 Pro features a 120Hz FullHD+ flat AMOLED screen, but the Ultra packs a 90Hz display, albeit with curved edges. The number of rear cameras has also reduced from four on the X7 Pro to three on the Ultra, but in practical terms nothing changed as Realme...

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Exclusive: Here's our first look at the Tecno Spark 7 launching next week

Tecno introduced the Spark 6 last September with a Helio G70 SoC, and it will follow up with its successor dubbed Tecno Spark 7 next week in India. A reliable source sent us an image of the Spark 7, which reveals the smartphone will pack a waterdrop notch display. Its predecessor came with a 6.8" HD+ punch hole screen, and it remains to be seen if there's any change in the display diagonal and resolution on the Spark 7. The Tecno Spark 7 has a textured back, with the big Spark branding on the bottom-left. The picture hides the upper portion of the panel, so we can't tell how many rear...

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Casio G-Squad Pro is the first G-Shock watch with Wear OS

It sure took some time but the first Casio G-Shock to run Wear OS is finally here. Say hello to the G-Squad Pro GSW-H1000. Bringing the iconic rugged design with up to date specs and an full smartwatch OS, the latest G-Shock watch is built to withstand the elements and track your sports activities too. You get a round 1.2-inch dual-layer display with a monochrome always-on panel on top of the color LCD one. The build is nothing less than what you’d expect from a true G-Shock watch - shock-resistant and with 20 bar water resistance so that you can go about your extreme activities. The...

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