Watch the Realme Narzo 30 and 30 5G Indian debut live

The Realme Narzo 30 and Narzo 30 5G unveiled last month will be introduced in India today. The launch event will be streamed live starting 12:30PM IST (7AM UTC) and you can follow it with us tuning in to the stream below. The Narzo 30 is powered by the Helio G95 SoC and is built around a 6.5" FullHD+ 90Hz LCD. It sports a 48MP triple camera on the rear panel and has a 5,000 mAh battery under the hood with 30W charging. The Narzo 30 5G, on the other hand, has a Dimensity 700 chip at the helm, and unlike the European model that comes with 4GB RAM, the Indian unit will have 6GB RAM...

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Nokia G20 launches in the US for $199

The Nokia G20 announced in April has debuted in the US. It's priced at $199 and comes in a single 4GB/128GB memory configuration with two color options - Night and Glacier. You can buy one starting July 1 through the company's official website. The Nokia G20 is powered by the Helio G35 SoC, sports a 6.52" HD+ screen, and runs Android 11. The smartphone will also get Android 12 and 13 since Nokia has promised two years of major OS upgrades and three years of security updates. The G20's camera department consists of a total of five cameras - an 8MP selfie unit inside the notch, with...

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Google releases Android 12 Beta 2.1 with bug fixes

At this point we're well into Android 12 public beta territory, following a few months of developer-only releases. And today Google has outed the Android 12 Beta 2.1, which, as the small increment implies, is all about fixing bugs in Android 12 Beta 2, released earlier. The Beta 2.1 fixes issues such as one that prevented users from accessing things on the lock screen, for example swiping down the notification shade, swiping away notifications, or even swiping to unlock the phone. Next up, issues that caused weather and calendar event info to not appear in the At A Glance widget have been...

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Oppo Reno6 Z full specs leak ahead of launch

Oppo has gotten us used to refreshing its Reno line of upper-midrange smartphones twice a year, but this is fast even by those standards. The Reno5 Z only launched back in April, and yet Oppo's upcoming Reno6 Z is already well underway, with a full specs leak today. We don't know exactly when the Reno6 Z is supposed to become official, but we have to wonder whether Oppo's switching from two Reno lines per year to three. Anyway, back to the Reno6 Z. The phone is said to come with a 6.43-inch FHD+ 60 Hz AMOLED touchscreen covered with Gorilla Glas 5, the MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset, 8GB...

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Samsung to talk Watch Design Studio and Good Lock at MWC 2021

This year's belated MWC 2021 is almost here and we already some of the things Samsung will talk about during its event. The company just filed two new trademarks with the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office). They are for Samsung Watch Design Studio and Samsung Good Lock. The first one is likely a final and official name of the already released Galaxy Watch Designer service that allows you to create your own watchfaces for Samsung's smartwatches. The app can be found on the Galaxy Store but it's still in beta version. So perhaps, during this year's MWC, Samsung will...

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LG Velvet 2 Pro unboxing video shows off its pressure-sensitive "buttons"

The LG Velvet 2 Pro will never get an official release, but at least it got an unboxing video, featuring one of the several thousand units that were sold to LG employees. This video shows the keyless design that could have been. The phone has several “buttons” – a power button on top, two volume buttons on the side plus a Google Assistant button – except that they are pressure-sensitive pads rather than true buttons. It looks like the interface renders a few small rectangles as a reminder of where they are located (they look hard to find by touch). The design of the back differs...

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vivo V21e 5G specs leak in full ahead of the official unveiling, point to Dimensity 700 chipset

The vivo V21e was unveiled in April alongside two V21 models – a 4G and a 5G version, while the “e” phone was 4G only with a Snapdragon 720G chipset. Last week the company officially confirmed that there’s a 5G version of the “e” phone coming and it will be unveiled tomorrow. Until then the company is mum on specs. That’s not the case with leaksters, however, 91Mobiles has a detailed spec sheet for the phone as well as images that show the new design. This includes a dual camera replacing the triple cam on the 4G V21e. vivo V21e 5G (leaked images) Thankfully, only the 2...

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Four iPhone 13 dummies pose for a photo

Check out this photo of iPhone 13 dummies, showing all four models. Dummies are not functioning phones, they just represent the physical dimensions of a device, which is useful for designing and testing cases. There’s not much to see, Apple will reuse the 12-series design with only slight modifications. You may have already noticed that the iPhone 13 and 13 mini have switched to a diagonal placement for the rear cameras instead of vertical. Dummy units: iPhone 13 Pro Max, 13 Pro, vanilla 13 and 13 mini Sonny Dickson, who posted the photo, says that the iPhone 13 Pro Max is slightly...

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First Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 renders surface, showing a new, flatter design

Samsung will unveil a new breed of smartwatches soon, possibly in August. They will run Wear OS, the first Samsung watches to do so in quite a while, but it will be skinned with One UI for a smoother transition from the current models. Thanks to OnLeaks and GizNext we get our first look at the design of the upcoming Active model. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 (unofficial renders) The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active4 will move away from the rounded sides of the current Active2 model. Even the two buttons on the side will be rectangular rather than round. The new shape helps...

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Micromax In 2b and In 2c benchmarked with Unisoc chipset, show Helio G80 level of performance

Micromax is staging a comeback and plans to release 4-5 new products every quarter, said co-founder Rahul Sharma. It already launched 1-series devices like the Micromax In 1, the In Note 1 and In 1b, now clues of the upcoming 2-series have surfaced. The Micromax In 2b and In 2c both ran Geekbench 5 and both are powered by the same Unisoc T610 chipset connected to 4 GB of RAM and running Android 11. Geekbench 5 scores: Micromax In 2b and In 2c The Unisoc T610 is a 12 nm chipset with 2x Cortex-A75 cores at 1.8 GHz and 6x A55 cores also at 1.8 GHz. It also features a Mali-G52 MP2...

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Honor patents Magic Flip, Fold and Flex names as it looks to join the foldable race

Honor is proudly going forward as an independent company, and last week we saw the first flagship series since the company separated from Huawei. It is also moving towards foldable devices after patenting at least three names - Magic Flip, Magic Fold, Magic Flex. The trade names does not necessarily mean Honor will launch three phones, nor they give a specific timeline of a potential foldable arrival. However, the company is certainly evaluating its options and it seems reasonable to expect from it to to adopt the new form factor sooner rather than later. The patent list also...

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Caviar puts meteorites on the back of iPhone 13 Pros, gilds a Tesla Model S

Caviar is not known for its patience – it is, however, known for creating luxury versions of smartphones covered with as many precious metals and precious stones as they can hold. The latest line-up has a cosmic theme and it comes from the future. Caviar's Parade of the Planets Golden, based on iPhone 13 Pro Okay, these are just prototypes, but Caviar plans to customize iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max (which are, of course, months away from announcement). A couple of these have enough meteorites on them to make even Bruce Willis break a sweat. They are called “Parade of...

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Facebook Live Audio Rooms and Podcasts launch in the US

Facebook's alternative to Clubhouse has started rolling out in the US to some iOS users. It's called Live Audio Rooms and also comes with Podcasts. Both features are part of the Facebook platform and for now, are limited to just select public figures and groups. If the Facebook group is public, anyone can drop in and listen but private groups allows only members to join. Up to 50 speakers are supported but the number of listeners is unlimited. Group moderators and admins can choose who can create a Live Audio Room and who can join as a speaker. The Podcasts feature is pretty...

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LTE-only Snapdragon 888 variant incoming, will power the Huawei P50 series

Qualcomm is planning to build a new Snapdragon 888 chipset without the 5G connectivity. It will be a new platform with a model number SM8450 (the current 888 is SM8350). It will be aimed at manufacturers who prefer to sell in markets where the next-gen networks haven’t been developed and one particular maker that is not allowed to use 5G technology from American companies. Yes, we’re talking about Huawei. According to some leaksters, the P50 series, scheduled to launch in late July, will be powered by this new Qualcomm chipset. The Chinese company cannot trade with US companies on...

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Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ to have 50MP main cam, proper telephoto lens

The Galaxy S21 and S21+ use basically the same camera hardware as their predecessors in the S20 generation. This will not repeat for the S22 generation as Samsung will change its philosophy for next year’s models, according to leakster Tron. The S20/S21 cameras featured a main 12 MP module with large pixels and a 64 MP module for zooming in. The large pixels on the main cam enabled high-quality night shots, while the high-res module offered the option of full resolution shots without zoom as well as recording 8K videos. For the Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ things will be...

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Our nubia Red Magic 6R video review is out

The Red Magic line from nubia has provided some stellar hardware for considerably less gaming phones from the likes of Asus and Lenovo. The latest addition is the Red Magic 6R and we’re bringing our video review of the device for your attention. With its 6.67-inch 144Hz AMOLED display, the Red Magic 6R is in the upper echelon of the refresh rate game but still falls short of its predecessor’s 165Hz panel. It’s still an excellent panel with good colors which goes up to 770 nits of brightness. The 6R’s design is a definitely more subtle than previous Red Magic phones with a glass...

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Sony US lists the Xperia 1 III at $1,300

The Sony Xperia 1 III smartphone was announced over two months ago, with promises to be launched “at the start of this summer”. The Sony United States division has finally listed the phone with a pre-order date of July 1. The price will be $1,299.99, which is pretty much the same worldwide, including Russia and China. The Xperia 1 III is the first smartphone globally with a 4K 120 Hz OLED screen. It also brings variable telephoto aperture, ZEISS lenses with T* coating on all three 12 MP shooters, and 4K recording at 120 fps. Sony might have developed the new smartphone as the...

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