Realme smartphone codenamed "Quicksilver" is coming soon with Snapdragon 778G 5G SoC

Realme has announced that it will soon launch a smartphone powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778G 5G SoC introduced yesterday. Realme doesn't tell us anything about this Snapdragon 778G 5G-powered smartphone, but it did reveal that the phone is codenamed "Quicksilver" and will come with a GT Mode and new cooling system to offer a "leap-forward performance" to its users. The Snapdragon 778G 5G is built on TSMC's 6nm node and comprises eight cores - 1x Kryo 670 (A78) clocked at 2.4GHz, 3x Kryo 670 (A78) cores clocked at 2.2GHz, and 4x Kryo 670 (A55) cores that max out at 1.9GHz. The...

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Model numbers for future Google Pixels revealed by Android 12 Beta including a foldable Pixel

Following Google’s I/O Keynote on Tuesday, Google released the first Public Beta build for Android 12 and within it, 9to5Google found “numerous” mentions of four unreleased Pixel devices. Even these models’ codenames were also revealed within the code. The following model numbers are specific to “Japanese variants of the Pixel 6 and other phones." G4S1M (Pixel 5a 5G) “Barbet” GR1YH (Pixel 6 family) “Oriole” GF5KQ (Pixel 6 family) “Raven” GPQ72 (Pixel foldable) “Passport” It’s interesting to note that Google has been using fish species as codenames for all its Pixel devices and...

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Samsung’s new Wear OS watch rumored to bring 5nm chipset and thinner bezel

On Tuesday, Google made several announcements about updated to various Android products and Google apps and services. Among the announcements was Google’s partnership with Samsung in developing a new Wear OS for future smartwatches. Neither company shared any specifics about incoming smartwatches, but tipsters @IceUniverse and @RQuandt both shed some light on the Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch that’s expected to arrive with the new operating system. 1 model Aluminum, 1 model stainless steel.— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) May 19, 2021 Starting with the chipset, this is expected to be a...

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Xiaomi Mi 11 gets MIUI 12.5 update in Europe

Back in February at the global unveiling of MIUI 12.5, Xiaomi promised that global versions of its phones would start receiving this update in April or May. Among the devices in the first batch was the Mi 11, and today the company has kept its promise. Following a rollout in China last month, MIUI 12.5 is now available for Mi 11 units in Europe. The new build that's arriving over-the-air is labeled 12.5.1.0.RKBEUXM. The "EU" in the middle there tells you where it's headed. Xiaomi Mi 11 MIUI 12.5 update in Europe According to the changelog you can see in the screenshots above,...

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Popular iPhone camera app Halide now available on the iPad

Lux, creators of the popular third-party camera app Halide for the iPhone, have now released their iPad app. Halide for iPad features a redesigned UI for the larger display and the iPad's size. Instead of using the same layout for the buttons as the iPhone version, Halide for iPad features a new layout, which places the frequently used controls in a honeycomb pattern on the side of the screen where you'd normally hold the iPad. Other controls like the lens switcher and manual focus are on the opposite edge. The less frequently used controls are placed in the...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds2 mass production reportedly starts as launch nears

The Unpacked event in July is expected to introduce Samsung’s new foldable devices and possibly three Galaxy Watch4 models and maybe even the second generation Galaxy Buds. Samsung is already mass producing the parts for them and yields are starting to stabilize, according to leakster Roland Quandt. The name of the Samsung Galaxy Buds2 (SM-R177, code name ‘berry’) was first spotted in an APK teardown in March. More recently a sketch of their charging case surfaced, showing a familiar design (though the case is said to be larger than before). The buds will allegedly be available in four...

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Nokia C20 Plus and C30 might have 5,000 mAh and 6,000 mAh batteries, respectively

The Nokia G10 and G20 have 5,050 mAh batteries, the biggest capacity of any Nokia phone so far. However, a new model may surpass them and it belongs to the basic Android Go Edition series. The Nokia C30 will have a 6,000 mAh battery, according to a leakster on Baidu, who posted a schematic of the phone. This matches the rumored battery capacity of the Nokia X50, though the two are on the opposite ends of the spectrum – the X50 will reportedly be a flagship with a 108MP main camera and Zeiss optics. The C30 will have a dual camera by the looks of it, and a fingerprint reader too. Both...

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Samsung trademarks Z Roll name, hinting at incoming rollable phone

Yesterday Samsung shared a demo video of its display advancementsand one of the concepts it showcased was a rollable unit. As we all know, concepts not always make it to the real-world, but a new trademark granted by EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), Samsung might be taking this one very seriously. The company trademarked the Z Roll name, signaling its commitment to the project. The document also suggests that the Z Roll will support S-Pen. Perhaps it's too optimistic to expect Samsung's rollable phone to come out this year but hopefully the next one. It will be...

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Huawei FreeBuds 4 announced with ANC, Kirin A1 chip and fast charging

Huawei announced its latest flagship TWS earphones earlier today in China with the brand new FreeBuds 4. The earphones come in familiar design to the FreeBuds 3 and are driven by Huawei's Krin A1 chip. The new version comes with 14.3mm dynamic drivers and has three microphones for voice and surrounding noise pick up. The active noise cancellation can reduce up to 25db of surrounding noise. Each earbud comes with three-level touch controls and weighs just 4.1 grams. The FreeBuds 4 connect over Bluetooth 5.2 and support simultaneous connection to two devices. They also come with a...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE LTE version now available in Vietnam

About a month ago, Samsung silently listed a new 4G LTE version of its Galaxy S20 FE powered by the Snapdragon 865 in Germany. Now that same phone got a more formal introduction before being listed on Samsung Vietnam’s official website complete with pricing details. The 256GB storage version retails for VND 15,490,200 which is roughly $672/€550. The now discontinued Exynos 990 version was selling for €630 in Europe which is a substantial premium over the newly released SD 865 version in Vietnam. Only time will tell when Samsung plans to bring its refreshed S20 FE to more...

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Panasonic's Toughbook S1 is a rugged 7" Android tablet with warm-swappable batteries

Panasonic unveiled a small but tough tablet for field workers, but if you want one, you should probably ask your boss to get one for the company. Otherwise, you would be on the hook for €1,110/£1,004 plus VAT. The 7” Panasonic Toughbook S1 is IP67/IPX5 dust and water resistant. It is also MIL-STD-810H certified and has undergone tests to ensure it can withstand falls onto concrete from 1.5m (5 ft). It has an operating temperature range between -20ºC and 50ºC (-4 to 122ºF). The Panasonic Toughbook S1 is a rugged 7" tablet The S1 can share accessories with the Toughbook L1 and A3...

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Samsung UK offering up to £250 in app services to its Galaxy S21 series users

Samsung just announced Boost - its newest additional value service available to current and future Galaxy S21 series owners in the UK and Ireland. It's available to those who already own an S21 device or pick up one before October 31 2021. The offers include 4 months free YouTube Premium, as well as 4 months Deezer HiFi, 6 months of Calm Premium and more. Samsung reveals the list of services is only available to Galaxy S21 users and estimates the total value of these at over £250. There’s no word if similar bonuses will be available for users in other regions. Samsung also confirmed...

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Over 17.5 million Poco phones have been shipped, with the M3, F3 and X3 Pro being top performers

Poco is approaching the third anniversary of its first-ever device. Since then the brand has shipped a total of over 17.5 million smartphones. In November that number sat at just 6 million, so Poco's growth is accelerating. A large chunk of those are Poco M3 units, over 3.2 million of which were shipped in less than 7 months. This means the M3 has surpassed even the mighty F1, which has 2.2 million shipments to its name. Poco has shipped over 17.5 million smartphones in total since its inception The Poco F3 and X3 Pro combined add another 2 million shipments to the total....

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Edition debuts in Japan

Samsung has been partners with the International Olympic Committee for a long time, and we’ve seen great collaborations in the world of smartphones. While the better part of the batch of branded devices went to competing athletes, there were also units for sale in select markets. Last year we saw the Galaxy S20+ get the Olympic treatment with the Tokyo 2020 logo on the back. This year Samsung is treading carefully and is launching the Galaxy S21 5G Olympic Edition, but only with the IOC five-circle logo on the back. There is no mention whatsoever of the upcoming XXXII Olympics on the...

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 778G chipset

Back in March, Qualcomm brought its 5nm Snapdragon 780G chipset and now it’s bringing a slightly toned down version dubbed Snapdragon 778G. The major difference is that the 778G is built on a 6nm node instead of Samsung’s 5nm seen on the 780G. Snapdragon 778G The new 778G brings a Kryo 670 CPU paired with an Adreno 642L GPU and a Spectra 570L ISP. The chipset also brings an integrated Snapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF which delivers mmWave and sub-6 5G connectivity support. Qualcomm’s triple ISP allows you to capture photos and videos from wide, ultrawide, and telephoto cams...

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Breaking: IFA Berlin 2021 is canceled because of the coronavirus

The Germany tech expo IFA 2021 has been canceled because of uncertainties around the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH have announced the key reasons for the cancellation - rapid emergence of COVID-19 variants in South East Asia and “continued uncertainties about the speed of the rollout of vaccination programs around the world.” The uncertainty brought hesitance among companies to commit to participating at the Berlin trade show, as well as media and visitors who would have to plan in the last minute as travel rules...

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Google boosts your security with Quick Delete, Change Password features

The Google I/O 2021 Developers Conference began yesterday, and the Mountain View company announced plenty of new features for its products, alongside the first beta of Android 12. It also revealed more ways to protect the content and data of Google services users, including more controls over privacy and a quick way to fix compromised passwords. A new feature called Quick Delete will erase everything from your Search history in the last 15 minutes. Also, users of Google Photos will be able to create a password-protected folder where only the owner of the device will be able to open -...

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Poco M3 Pro 5G unveiled with Dimensity 700 and 90Hz display

The Poco M3 Pro 5G is here and it is faster. It has faster Internet thanks to 5G, it has a faster 90Hz screen and a faster chipset. And it has a cool new design too. Poco M3 Pro 5G Poco picked the 7nm Dimensity 700 chip to power its new creation. It has peak download speeds of up to 2.77 Gbps and a pair of Cortex-A76 cores, plus a Mali G57 GPU. For comparison, the Snapdragon 662 inside the vanilla M3 is an 11nm chip with four Cortex-A73 based cores and an Adreno 610. The newer CPU cores are much faster individually and noticeably faster together, despite there being only two of...

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The Android 12 beta causes some OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro phones to bootloop (there is a fix)

Google unveiled Android 12 beta yesterday and several makers announced that owners of select devices will be able to test drive it. The list includes the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, but the firmware was pulled almost as fast as it was released after the first users to try it reported that it caused their phones to bootloop. First off, this isn’t permanent – there’s a way to save the device using a Qualcomm tool that flashes the phone in Emergency Download Mode. This pinned post in the OnePlus forum explains how to roll back to stable Android 11. So, what happened? Well, if you didn’t...

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Watch the Poco M3 Pro 5G global launch live

Poco unveiled the M3 last November, and today the company will introduce its Pro version, dubbed Poco M3 Pro 5G. The launch event will begin at 12PM UTC and will be streamed live on YouTube. You can follow it with us by joining the stream below. Poco dropped multiple teasers last week, giving us a fair idea of what to expect from the smartphone. For starters, the M3 Pro 5G will have a Dimensity 700 SoC at the helm and pack a 6.5" FullHD+ screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. The rear panel of the M3 Pro 5G will house a 48MP triple camera, and fueling the entire package will be a 5,000...

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40-core Apple Silicon to power upcoming Mac Pro, new Mac mini also in the works

After the launch of its first M1 chip, Apple is working on expanding its silicon portfolio to power up its future devices. Bloomberg says it has inside info about a new Mac Pro and a higher-end Mac mini. The Mac Pro has been rumored to be up to twice as small as its predecessor but now we have some intel on its internals. Two versions of the device will be available - one with a 20-core and another with a 40-core chip, while the GPU will be have either 64 or 128 cores. Codenamed 2C-Die and 4C-Die, the new Mac Pros will adopt 16 and 32 high-performance cores with the being...

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nubia Z30 Pro appears in official images, VP shares more camera samples

The nubia Z30 Pro is arriving on May 20, and in a bid to build more hype around it, company VP Mr. Ni Fei has shared some teasers on Weibo. We are looking at the silver color model of the Z30 Pro here, and you can see that the camera island on the phone's rear panel looks similar to the Axon 30 Ultra's. It includes four shooters, out of which three are using 64MP sensors, and the fourth one could be an 8MP periscope unit like the one we've seen on the Axon 30 Ultra. nubia Z30 Pro In addition to sharing the Z30 Pro's official renders, Mr. Fei also posted a live image of the...

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Oppo Reno6 series May 27 launch officially confirmed

The Oppo Reno6 series was rumored to arrive at an event on May 22, but today the company announced they are actually going to take until May 27. The smartphone lineup will be introduced at a beach party on the coast of Northern China as a “new summer companion”. Screengrab from Oppo Reno6's video teaser We expect to see at least three smartphones at the launch - a vanilla Oppo Reno6, a Reno6 Pro, a Reno6 Pro+ with better cameras. We also heard of Z and A versions, but those appeared only recently so perhaps they won't be part of the initial announcement. Source (in Chinese) |...

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Sony Xperia Ace 2 unveiled in Japan, brings 5.5-inch screen and Helio P35 chipset

The past few weeks saw a few Sony Xperia Ace 2 leaks and now the device has officially been announced in Japan. Sony’s tiniest smartphone in recent memory sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and Gorilla Glass 6 protection upfront. The exact dimensions come in at 140 x 69 x 8.9mm while weight is set at 159 grams. The Xperia Ace 2 is a 4G LTE device powered by the well-known Helio P35 chipset. You get 4GB RAM and 64GB storage which is expandable via microSD. True to Sony traditions, the Ace 2 packs IP68 water and dust proofing and a headphones jack. The back sports a 13MP...

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Realme GT Neo Flash Edition could be unveiled on May 24

Realme introduced the Snapdragon 888-powered GT in the first week of March and followed up with the GT Neo later. A few days ago, we heard the phone maker is planning to launch the GT Neo Flash Edition, which could be unveiled on May 24. Realme took to Weibo to announce an event in China on May 24, which will begin at 7PM local time. The company doesn't tell us what this event will be about, but it will likely introduce the GT Neo Flash Edition at the event. There's no official word about the GT Neo Flash Edition yet, however, previous reports claim it will just be a GT Neo with...

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