iQOO details liquid cooling of its upcoming 7 series

iQOO has confirmed that it’s incoming iQOO phones: the 7 and 7 Legend will feature advanced Liquid Cooling Technology for heat dissipation. iQOO’s cooling method uses copper tubes to transfer liquid from the SoC area, outwards towards the cooler areas of the graphite plate. This plate on the iQOO 7 has 6,000 sq mm of surface area for heat to dissipate away towards the phone’s exterior. This plate is used in conjunction with a magnesium alloy core, conductivity gel, and the vapor chamber to achieve up to 14C lower operating temperatures and up to 4C lower external surface...

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Huawei opens ad partnership program to advertisers in Europe

Huawei is expanding its advertising business and is looking for ad partners in Europe by launching the Huawei Ads marketplace. This lets advertisers, agencies, and app developers find customers among Huawei’s userbase. The new program will also let developers integrate Huawei Ads into their apps for additional revenue. Huawei’s global reach consists of 700 million smartphone users. Advertisers on the Huawei Ads program will be able to reach potential customers across 20 Huawei apps, including the Huawei App Gallery. It will also show ads on Huawei’s Petal Search, and across...

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Apple iPhone 13 mini leak suggests new dual camera module

Apple is expected to announce a new succeeding lineup of iPhones sometime in September. Thanks to a CAD drawing that leaked on micro-blogging network Weibo, the iPhone 13 mini’s design is identical to the current iPhone 12 mini, save for the camera cluster, which may be slightly updated. As seen on the image, the camera layout in the iPhone 13 mini remains square, but the arrangement of the dual cameras changes from vertically stacked to a diagonal placement. It also looks like the microphone port on the camera square has moved somewhere else. As per MyFixGuide, the iPhone 13...

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Xiaomi explains how Mi Mix Fold has improved heat dissipation among foldables

In a post published to Weibo, Xiaomi explains how it solved a couple of issues related to heat dissipation when it comes to other foldable devices. Xiaomi explains that one of the issues with foldable devices is that the capacity of which the device can dissipate heat is dependent on whether its folding or not. The other (related) issue is that the imbalance lies herein that the side of the device that contains the SoC is will always gather more heat. With the Mi Mix Fold, Xiaomi has developed a “Butterfly” heat dissipation mechanism that can dissipate heat from one side of the...

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Realme Q3 specs and price leak, Dimensity 1100 and 120 Hz screen on board

Realme is getting ready to unveil the new Q3 smartphone in China, and as a matter of fact it just started its teaser campaign less than a day ago, focusing on how successful the Q2 was, sales-wise. Obviously Realme hopes the Q3 could outdo its predecessor, and for that purpose it's packed it with very interesting specs. According to a new leak out of China, the Realme Q3 is said to have the Dimensity 1100 chipset by MediaTek at the helm. Realme Q2 Additionally, it will ship with a 120 Hz screen and a 4,500 mAh battery with 50W fast charging - although the charger in the box could...

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Motorola Razr 5G finally receives its very own Android 11 update

Motorola's second reincarnation of the Razr in a foldable form factor, the Razr 5G, is the latest smartphone to receive the update to Android 11, the OS version that Google launched last fall. It sure took Motorola long enough to roll this one out, but at least it does seem to be widely available - reports have it spotted in Australia, Europe, India, as well as several South American countries. Even so, the usual caveat about staged rollouts probably applies - it might take a few days (or more) before all units in the wild receive their update notification. The new build is...

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Bang & Olufsen announces Beosound Emerge wireless bookshelf speaker

High-end audio manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has announced the Beosound Emerge, a wireless bookshelf speaker with a distinctive design. The Beosound Emerge takes its role of a bookshelf speaker a little too literally and assumes the form of a hardcover book. Designed by Benjamin Huber of Design Agency LAYER, the Beosound Emerge features a pearl-blasted anodized aluminum base. The gold model features oak wood side panels with Kvadrat textile on the spine. The black model has polymer side panels with pearl-blasted aluminum for the grill in Black Anthracite finish. The speaker...

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GSMArena labs: introducing a faster way to compare the battery endurance of phones

Three years ago we adopted an automated system to test battery life on phones, it provides accurate, repeatable results. These have been an integral part of our reviews since, but now we’ve come up with a way to add some context to those results. Is 77 hours Endurance rating good? What about 10 hours of web browsing? How does a phone compare against its market rivals? The answers to those questions lie in our new widget that helps compare battery stats. Our new battery endurance widget: as seen on desktop and mobile • it supports dark mode too You’ll find it just below the...

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Apple Pencil 3 and AirPods 3 nearing launch

According to rumors circulating Chinese social media portal Weibo, Apple’s AirPods 3 and Apple Pencil 3 are nearing their launch. With Apple’s Spring Loaded event scheduled for April 20, we could realistically see the new Apple Pencil debut alongside the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED display. The AirPods 3 on the other hand are not as certain to make an appearance at the event but managed to leak in a new hands-on shot. The design of the buds looks similar to the current AirPods Pro though you don’t get the silicone tips. The case is nearly identical to the AirPods Pro with a...

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vivo takes the smartphone market lead in China in week 11

According to the latest Weekly Smartphone Market Share report from Counterporint Research, vivo is now the leader in terms of market share in China. The report covers week 11 of the current year (March 8-14) and awards vivo a 24% market share. Oppo comes in at a close second place with a 21% market share while Huawei has fallen to 15% in third place. Chinese market share performance stats for weeks 8 to 13 Counterpoint lists the strong sales performance of vivo’s Y30 and Y31 series as well as the recently launched vivo S9 5G and S9e 5G as key contributors to the brand’s rise to the...

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Oppo adds iOS support to Oppo Watch and Band Style

Oppo's HeyTap Health app for its wearables was only available for Android devices, but today the company announced the launch of its iOS version with support for Oppo Watch and Band Style. With the HeyTap Health app, Oppo Watch and Band Style owners can now pair their wearables with their iOS-running devices while also using it to adjust the settings and sync and view data. They can also synchronize the information with Apple Health after authorization. Oppo Watch However, it's worth mentioning that the Oppo Watch users already had the option to sync the smartwatch with Android and...

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DJI Air 2S brings 1-inch sensor and 5.4K video for €999

The Air 2S, DJI's successor to the popular Mavic Air 2 is here and it adds a lot of camera muscle at the same price. Note the omission of the Mavic branding in the DJI Air 2S name - just like with the mini 2, it brings a huge increase in sensor size and resolution. It's now a 20MP 1-inch CMOS with 2.4μm-sized individual pixels - compared to the 1/2-inch 48MP sensor on the Mavic Air 2 and its 0.8μm pixels. The DJI Air 2S can capture up to 5.4K (5472×3078px) footage at 24/25/30fps from the full width of the sensor, and 4K up to 60fps (compared to Mavic Air's 4K@30fps at a slight crop. The...

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Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra gains eSIM support for T-Mobile

The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra came with eSIM support out of the box, but until today it wasn't available to T-Mobile subscribers. That changes, allowing users of the 2020 flagship to use the embedded SIM card, rather than a physical one, or alternatively having a dual SIM setup by utilizing both. The Note20 Ultra became the first Samsung in North America with the feature, 2.5 years after the same was done for iPhones and Pixel devices. There are plenty of phones on the US market that technically have an eSIM on the inside, but aren't supported by the local carriers. Software...

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Here's the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G

Welcome to your first look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G, courtesy of a leaked press image. The tablet looks to be following in the footsteps of the Galaxy Tab S7 with slim, flat sides, thin bezels and a place to magnetically attach the S Pen to the rear. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G The Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G will be powered by a Snapdragon 750G chipset and have a 12.4-inch IPS LCD. There will be a version with 4GB of RAM. The Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G could launch in June and in a variety of colors - Silver, Pink, Green and the Black seen above. Source

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ZTE unveils Axon 30 Ultra with triple 64MP camera and periscope, Axon 30 Pro joins it

The Axon 30 Ultra arrives with a surprise – it will be sold in the US and Canada. We don’t know when or for how much yet, but recent flagship launches from ZTE have steered clear from the North American market. The new model should be available in Europe too, as other Axons have been. There are two other models – the Axon 30 and Axon 30 Pro. Those aren’t coming to North America, in fact, the vanilla model was barely mentioned at the presentation – all we know is that it will have an under display camera. The implication here is that the other two do not. ZTE Axon 30 Ultra The ZTE...

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Poco M3 Pro 5G to come as rebadged Redmi Note 10 5G

The Poco M3 came out back in November of last year and quickly emerged as one of the best value for money budget devices on the market. A new FCC certification has now revealed that a Pro variant is in the works with the M2103K19PG model number about to be launched soon. Poco M3 Pro FCC listing The new listing also reveals another device with the M2103K19G model number which falls in line with the Redmi Note 10 5G that was launched at the beginning of March. The Redmi Note 10 5G brings a 90Hz LCD with FHD+ resolution and an 8MP selfie cam. It’s powered by the MediaTek...

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Asus ROG Phone 5 arrives for pre-order in India

Asus introduced its ROG Phone 5 lineup including regular, Pro, and Ultimate last month and while they are yet to hit the market, one of the first countries that will see the gaming series is India. Flipkat has now listed all variants, with the most affordable even up for pre-order, but withheld any information about the actual launch date. The appearance in India marks the beginning of the global arrival for the ROG Phone 5 series. In this case, Flipkart is offering the ROG Phone 5 in Black with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage for INR49,999 ($666/€555), which is a lot cheaper than the...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra flaunts IP68 rating in underwater unboxing

Xiaomi's Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra are the first with an official IP rating, so why not unbox the Ultra underwater? Xiaomi posted a video of a diver unboxing a fully-operational Mi 11 Ultra in a pool or a tank. T-Mobile used to do these unboxings for waterproof devices like the Samsung Galaxy phones back in the day. Outside of its IP68 rating for a depth of 1.5 meters for a duration of 30 minutes, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra packs the latest Snapdragon 888 chip, a 6.81-inch AMOLED of 1440p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate and a 5,000mAh battery. But the Ultra's key selling point is...

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Realme Q3 family teased as Q2 lineup reaches 1 million sales

Realme launched three Q2 smartphones in October , and the trio has reached 1 million sales six months after its arrival. The announcement was made by the company on Weibo, and it has also revealed the Q3 family is “coming soon”. The Realme Q2 series is exclusive to Chinay, but the vanilla Realme Q2 5G is also available elsewhere as the Narzo 30 Pro 5G. The Realme Q2i also had an alternative name - Realme V3 - but that one is also China-bound and merely meant for the offline retail channels. There isn’t much information about what devices the Q3 lineup will include, but we’re pretty...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 won’t have a built-in S pen slot

The third generation of Samsung Galaxy Fold is expected to finally bring S pen support. We’ve seen several rumors in the past year as well as a patent filling which all point to the stylus support. A new report from South Korean outlet NaverNews now describes the structural challenges faced by Samsung in bringing over the S-pen to the upcoming foldable phone. The initial plan was to have the S pen slot into the phone like on the Galaxy Note series but it seems that option is no longer viable as the Z Fold3 will not have enough space. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 with S Pen stylus A...

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Samsung Galaxy A60 gets Android 11 update

Samsung has released the Android 11 update for the Galaxy A60 (SM-A6060), which was announced in 2019 with Android 9 Pie and picked up Android 10 last April. The new firmware sports version number A6060ZCU3CUD3 and bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy A60 to March 2021. Samsung Galaxy A60 You can expect the usual Android 11 goodies with the new build, including new UI, chat bubbles, and one-time permissions. The Android 11 update is seeding in China, and those who can't wait for the update prompt to pop up on their smartphone can check for it manually by...

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