Oppo K9 5G might escape China under the Realme brand

Oppo has launched the K9 5G smartphone at its home market with a Snapdragon 768G chipset and 8 GB RAM. It has a lot of similarities to the Realme RMX3142 that appeared on TENAA last month, and bn The Realme RMX3142 appeared on TENAA last month with photos and a full specs sheet, and today the device was spotted again, this time on Geekbench. It looks a lot like the Oppo K9 5G, introduced earlier this month in China, and our source claims the phone will be relaunched outside Oppo’s domestic market under the Realme brand. The Geekbench 4.2 scores reveal 3,234 for a single core and...

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Google’s Project Starline makes two-way communication immersive and realistic

During Google I/O’s Keynote today, the company announced that it’s been quietly testing a new concept called Project Starline. This is Google’s technology for two-way communication from a distance, but made to feel as though the other person is sitting right across from you. Project Starline applies a few things to make this possible: “research in computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression.” The display in front of each recipient uses a “breakthrough light field display system that creates a sense of volume and depth that can be experienced without...

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Google will make Pixel’s camera more inclusive with improved accuracy of darker skin tones

During today’s Google I/O Keynote livestream, the company announced some of the changes coming to Google Maps, Google Photos, and Wear OS. In the camera, department, Google announced that it is working to improve its Pixel cameras to be more inclusive of darker skin colors by making them more color accurate and improve the exposure. For people of color, photography has not always seen us as we want to be seen, even on some of our own Google products. To make smartphone photography truly for everyone, we’ve been working with a group of industry experts to build a more accurate and...

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Oppo has an Android 12 beta ready for the Find X3 Pro already

Like its spinoff brand Realme, Oppo is also unveiling an Android 12 beta of its own today, following Google's announcement of its upcoming OS reaching this phase. Unlike Realme, Oppo's build should be out in the next few hours. The beta is headed to Pixels today as well, but don't confuse the build they're getting for what Oppo has in store for the Find X3 Pro - the level of polish is likely to be very different. In fact, Oppo cautions normal users not to install this on their daily drivers. It's more of a developer preview that's being called a beta to be in line with what Google's doing,...

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Google and Samsung join forces to make Wear OS great again

The rumors were true - both in that Samsung is giving up on its Tizen platform for smartwatches and switching to Wear OS, and in that Google was planning to announce a big new update to its platform today. In fact, Google and Samsung are joining forces to make Wear OS great again. Or rather, be great for the first time since its inception. For this, it will need to pair its app ecosystem with good battery life, something Samsung knows a thing or two about. Google also promises you'll see faster performance, with apps starting 30% faster on the latest chipsets, with smooth UI...

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Realme GT gets Android 12 Beta 1 this month

Following Google's announcement of Android 12 , Realme was quick to confirm that its flagship Realme GT will be among the first devices to gain access to the latest Android release. The Realme GT will get access to Android 12 Beta 1 in China through the Developer Preview Program this month. The initial builds will be based on the current Realme UI 2.0, but Realme plans on releasing the future UI 3.0 to Android 12 Beta builds later this year. The Realme GT is still limited to the Chinese market, although global launch is expected soon. The phone is equipped with Snapdragon 888 and up...

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Android 12 reaches beta phase, introducing a huge redesign

Following a bunch of developer previews released over the past few months, Android 12 has now reached beta stage. In fact, the first beta build will be available today on Pixels, as well as devices from a few other manufacturers. Android 12 introduces the biggest redesign in history, which is based around "a new way to think about design", called Material You. It's all about personalization, and the main feature consists of dynamically made themes based on your wallpaper. You simply choose a wallpaper and the system automatically determines which colors are dominant, which are...

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Samsung confirms it's moving its Galaxy Watch to Wear OS

Samsung Vice President and head of software development Janghyun Yoon has issued a statement, confirming that future Galaxy Watches will indeed run Google's Wear OS, instead of Tizen OS. The confirmation comes following months of speculation and rumors, which at first seemed downright impossible and which got more serious as time went on. Yoon doesn't give any specifics about what smartwatches Samsung has in the pipeline, but adds that current Tizen OS smartwatches will have three-year support from the product's launch. Our latest intel is that Samsung is making two watches - the...

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Latest Samsung Galaxy Note10 series update brings camera improvements

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 series might be almost two years old, but the Korean maker keeps churning out updates for its. The latest security patch (May 2021) is now available, but it comes with a few nice bonuses. The build’s number is N970FXXU7FUE3 and the changelog lists four key improvements. Of those the camera improvements stand out, but the Quick Share menu has also seen some improvements. The performance of Camera has been improved Enhanced Quick Share Improve file sharing between Galaxy devices using Quick Share The security of your device has been improved Samsung began...

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Watch the Google I/O 2021 keynote live here

Google I/O is Google’s annual developer conference, and it will begin today at 10AM PT (17:00 UTC). After the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus, this one is taking place, but with no in-person attendance - everything will be virtual, including all the workshops and meetings, scheduled to take place in the next three days. We still don’t know what exactly Google has in store for us aside from the previously announced keynotes and workshops, focused on “company and product news”. At I/O we usually see new software, including teasers of the next Android, so we’re pretty...

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Honor Play5 unveiled with Dimensity 800U and 66W charging

Right on schedule Honor unveiled its latest midrange phone in China called Play 5. The phone is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U chipset and supports speedy 66W wired charging. The rest of the key specs include a 6.53-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 16MP selfie cam housed in the water drop notch. There are four cameras around the back with a 64MP primary shooter and 8MP ultrawide cam. The remaining two modules are both 2MP and are used for macro shots and depth data. You can get the Play5 with either 128GB or 256G storage, in either case RAM is 8GB. The battery is...

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vivo brings X60 Pro to Europe alongside midrange Y52 5G and Y72 5G

Nearly half a year after vivo’s X60 flagships were announced in China, the X60 Pro is making its way to Europe. The Snapdragon 870 equipped phone which is will serve as the official smartphone of UEFA EURO 2020 retails for €799/£749 with sales tipping off on June 3.The vivo X60 Pro will be available in Midnight Black and Shimmer Blue colors. You get a fast 120Hz refresh rate display and a versatile camera setup headlined by a 48MP camera with Sony’s IMX598 sensor and 4-axis OIS. There’s also a 13MP ultrawide snapper and a 13 MP telephoto module capable of 2x optical zoom. There’s also...

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Samsung flexes its latest display developments on video

The annual Display Week conference tipped off yesterday in San Jose, California and Samsung Display is one of the most active participants. The Korean tech giant is showcasing its next wave of foldable OLED developments and now we get another in-depth look at the devices in a promo video. The first device is the video features an S-fold display that bends at two points. When fully extended, the display measures up to 7.2-inches giving users a large canvas for multi-tasking. The video shows out up to three different apps positioned side by side and also shows out a neat tent fold which...

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None of Apple's AirPods or HomePods support lossless audio

Yesterday Apple Music announced that it will enable lossless audio streaming for all of its subscribers at no extra cost starting in June. But as it turns out, Apple doesn’t actually sell headphones or speakers that can play that lossless audio. First off, Apple’s wireless headphones only support the lossy AAC codec (which is also used by Apple Music), so the AirPods and AirPods Pro are out. The AirPods Max do have the option of plugging in with a cable using a 3.5mm adapter, but that doesn’t work either. As the company explains, this introduces an analog step, which is followed by...

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Oppo Reno6 Z 5G will join the rest of the 6-series, Reno6 Pro 5G gets certified

Oppo is expected to announce the Reno6 series on May 22, but while we thought we’d only get three phones, now it looks like there will be at least four. An Oppo Reno 6 Z 5G (CPH2237) was certified by Malaysia’s SIRIM. This is not even two months after the Reno5 Z 5G was unveiled (it came after the initial Reno5 series launch). The 4 Z phone is a rebranded Oppo F19 Pro+ 5G, but it is unknown whether the 5 Z has a twin. It should be different from the Oppo Reno6, though, we know that much. That one recently cropped up on TENAA, showing a 6.43” display and 4,200 mAh battery with 65W fast...

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The vivo iQOO Neo5 Life will arrive with Snapdragon 870 on May 24

The vivo iQOO Neo5 is getting a spinoff, called iQOO Neo5 Life. The new device has appeared on the company website, confirming its launch date of May 24. Some specs like the chipset and the storage have been revealed and the actual phone has even been pictured, albeit only from the back. vivo iQOO Neo5 Vitality teasers The Life edition of the iQOO Neo5 is obviously a more affordable variant. This phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset, but since the FP sensor is on the side, it's likely going to have an LCD on the front. A vivo iQOO phone has already appeared on...

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nubia Z30 Pro will support 120W charging, 50x zoom teased with camera samples

The Z30 Pro is arriving on May 20 and nubia confirmed today that it will support 120W charging in what it calls NeoCharge. The phone maker also shared a clip that features a few pictures taken from the smartphone at night. You can check it out below. nubia's VP Ni Fei also took to Weibo to share some camera samples of the Z30 Pro. These were captured during the day and confirm the smartphone will feature 50x zoom, though it's unclear what part of that is optical. Wide • Zoomed in • 50x zoom nubia Z30 Pro is just two days away now, so there's not much we...

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Lenovo Legion 2 Pro with 18GB RAM to debut on May 20

Lenovo’s recently announced Legion 2 Pro gaming phone will finally get its top of the line trim version this week. The 18GB RAM and 512GB storage model will go on sale in China on May 20 in both black and white colors. Official Lenovo Legion 2 Pro poster The accompanying Weibo post from Lenovo touts the Legion 2 Pro’s fast memory and some further optimizations which should offer chart topping data speeds and benchmark performance. The Legion 2 Pro comes with all the bells and whistles of 2021 like the Snapdrgoan 888, a 144Hz refresh rate AMOLED display, dual fans and two USB-C...

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Samsung Galaxy A22 4G pops up on Geekbench with key specs, bags FCC certification

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy A22 in 4G and 5G versions soon. The 5G variant (SM-A226B) appeared on Geekbench last month with a Dimensity 700 SoC, 6GB RAM, and Android 11. Now the 4G model has also passed through Geekbench, revealing key specs in the process. The benchmark database tells us that the Galaxy A22 4G, sporting model designation SM-A225F, runs Android 11 and has 6GB RAM on board, while the CPU section reveals the smartphone has the MT6769V/CT processor under the hood, which we know is a part of the Helio G80 SoC. Geekbench doesn't divulge anything else about...

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Honor introduces MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15 with 11th gen Intel processors

Honor has just updated its MagicBook series with the latest Intel processors. The MagicBook 14 gets a choice between the quad-core hyper-threaded Intel i7-1165G7 (reaching 4.7 GHz frequency) and the i5-1135G7 (4 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.2GHz) CPUs, while the bigger MagicBook 15 has only the second processor option. In either case you get the new Intel Iris Xe embedded graphics. Beyond the new CPU the MagicBooks are a familiar affair. We reviewed and liked the MagicBook 14 with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, and we outright loved the updated Ryzen 5 4500U version. Now that Honor has also...

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Realme Narzo 30 announced with Helio G95 and a 90Hz screen

Realme announced the Narzo 30A and Narzo 30 Pro 5G in February, and after a week of teasing, the company today added the vanilla 30 to the lineup. The Realme Narzo 30 is built around a 6.5" FullHD+ screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 580 nits. It also has a punch hole in the upper-left corner for the selfie camera, which uses a 16MP Sony IMX471 sensor. The phone's rear panel features a racetrack-inspired chevron stripe, which houses a triple camera setup comprising a 48MP primary, 2MP portrait, and 2MP macro units. The smartphone also comes with the UIS Video...

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