Weekly poll results: the Redmi K40 Gaming looks like a winner

Gaming phones are not for everyone, but last week’s poll shows that if you want one, the Redmi K40 Gaming is a great pick. It stands apart from the rest of the K40 family (itself fairly popular) with a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset replacing the Snapdragons. It has been on sale in China for a couple of weeks now, it goes for CNY 2,000 ($310 or so), the same price as the vanilla K40. The two share many similarities, including the 120Hz OLED with HDR10+ support. To improve response times, the gaming phone cranks up the touch sampling rate from 360Hz to 480Hz and includes shoulder...

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Hot take: Asus Zenfone 8 Flip and Zenfone 8

It’s been 7 years since Asus launched its Zenfone series and we now have the latest additions with the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip. The past two years saw a few very exciting devices by the brand with the Zenfone 6 and Zenfone 7 series and while it’s too early to say if that will be the case with the newly launched phones we can still go over what we liked and what rubbed us the wrong way with the two new Asus phones. The Flip carries on the exciting mechanism, but is light on upgrades The most striking feature of the last two Zenfones was their flip up camera system. The new Zenfone 8...

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Leica is looking for a new smartphone partner, eyeing Xiaomi and Honor

According to inside sources, the Huawei-Leica partnership is coming to an end, with the P50 series being the last handsets from the company carrying the Leica branding. The information comes from a series of tweets posted by a fairly renowned tipster focusing on Huawei intel. He also suggests that Leica is looking for a new smartphone OEM partner and Xiaomi, Honor and Sharp are likely candidates. And why not all of them? A non-exclusive deal is quite possible, the Nokia-Zeiss and Sony-Zeiss partnerships are just one example. It's sad to see this partnership go as Huawei and Leica...

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Asus Zenfone 8 could arrive as 8z in India

The Asus Zenfone 8 series was supposed to debut in India earlier this week, but that didn't happen since the launch was postponed due to the current COVID-19 situation in the South Asian country. It's unclear when the Zenfone 8 and 8 Flip will arrive in India, but whenever Asus introduces the duo in the country, the vanilla 8 could be called the 8z. The reason being that the Zenfone 8 Indian variant with model code I006D has appeared in the list of Google Play supported devices as the "ASUS 8Z". The 8 Flip, on the other hand, isn't listed as 8z Flip, but it won't be a surprise if Asus...

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Sony Xperia Ace 2 appears in case renders

Initially known as a Sony Xperia Compact, the rumored Xperia Ace 2 makes an appearance in a series of case renders. Some suspect the phone will be a Japan-only device but only time will tell if this turns out to be true. Sony Xperia Ace 2 As for the case renders, they reveal a dual-camera setup on the back, what seems to be a side-mounted fingerprint reader and a dedicated button for the camera shutter. Unfortunately, though, there's no way of telling whether it will sport a punch-hole design or it will stick with a thicker top bezel. Sony Xperia Ace 2 If we go...

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Poco M3 Pro 5G's display and battery detailed ahead of launch

Poco recently announced that the M3 Pro 5G arriving on May 19 will be powered by the Dimensity 700 SoC. Now we learn the smartphone will sport a 6.5" DotDisplay with FullHD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. Poco also said that the screen will come with a DynamicSwitch feature to offer you "a more flexible viewing experience". That sounds a bit vague, but the poster shared by the company suggests DynamicSwitch will automatically adjust the screen refresh rate depending on the app. #POCOM3Pro 5G has a 90Hz 6.5” FHD+ DotDisplay featuring DynamicSwitch that offers you a more flexible...

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Instagram will soon let you create posts on desktop

Most of Instagram's features have been exclusive to its mobile app, including one of its core functionalities - the ability to create and edit posts. Well, there has been a trend for the past year or so to expand the desktop Instagram site. According to a developer and tipster on Twitter, Instagram is about to let you create and edit posts from the desktop site. Mockups of the possible design He also posted a couple of mockups of how the feature would work. Supposedly, the desktop site will let you drag and drop photos and videos, crop, apply filters, tag people and locations,...

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Realme 8 5G review

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Xiaomi looking to re-release the Redmi Note 8 in select markets`

In a series of tweets, a renowned Xiaomi tipster claims that the company is looking to re-release its 2-year-old Redmi Note 8 phone for select markets. An FCC listing is in line with his claims certifying a smartphone with model number M1908C3JGG. Is this device going to be a Redmi Note 8 for 2021...? Just appeared on FCC. MTK Helio G85, 4k mAh, MIUI 12.5. pic.twitter.com/E1AMSGJqPs— Kacper Skrzypek (@kacskrz) May 13, 2021 The handset is confirmed to run on the MediaTek G85 platform along with a 4,000 mAh battery and will ship with MIUI 12.5 out of the box. The 2019 Redmi Note 8...

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Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition announced

China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft has successfully landed on Mars, and as a tribute to the mission, Chinese phone maker Oppo announced a special edition Find X3 Pro, dubbed Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition. The Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition (machine translated from Chinese) comes in a new gray paint job, making it the fifth color option for the flagship in addition to the already available Blue, White, Gloss Black, and Cosmic Mocha colorways. Oppo says the gray shade is inspired by outer space, and the phone's rear panel is made of high-fog AG Glass with metallic luster...

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