Honor X20 5G goes official: Dimensity 900, 120Hz screen, and 66W charging

Honor unveiled its Magic3 series smartphones yesterday, and alongside those, the company also introduced the X20 5G. The Honor X20 5G is powered by the Dimensity 900 SoC, runs Android 11-based Magic UI 4.2, and comes in three memory configurations - 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, and 8GB/256GB. However, it also supports virtual RAM expansion, which virtually expands the RAM by 2GB using the phone's internal storage. The X20 5G is built around a 6.67" FullHD+ 120Hz LCD with a pill-shaped hole in the upper-left corner for the 16MP selfie camera. And around the back, we get a circular...

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Fairphone 4 5G certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance

The next Fairphone smartphone will be called the “Fairphone 4 5G” and indirectly confirmed by the phone’s certification with the Wi-Fi Alliance as reported by WinFuture. The certification does not tell us anything more about the next Fairphone. The Fairphone 3 launched back in August 2019, with a refreshed Fairphone 3+ arriving with updated cameras a littler afterwards in August 2020. This could mean the next Fairphone is approaching its own launch window. Fairphone 3+ Fairphone is a Dutch company that focuses on sustainable phones that are affordable, and with materials...

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Report hints Foxconn will use new camera assembly method for iPhone 13

According to a report from The Elec, Apple will be changing its camera module production process. The report explains that Apple normally purchased pre-assembled camera modules from its suppliers which would then be assembled into smartphones. Up to last year, Apple has procured double and triple camera modules from its suppliers LG InnoTek, Sharp, and O’Film that are pre-assembled. The Elec reports that a Korean supplier Hyvision System will be supplying Focxonn with “camera module inspection equipment.” This kind of equipment is used to inspect the alignment of axes of various...

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Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 895/898 tests show 20% performance improvement

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 runs pretty hot, even wildly so under some circumstances on some phones. The Snapdragon 865/865+/870 family doesn't have this problem, on the other hand. If you were expecting the next generation of Qualcomm's top of the line chipsets to be cooler than the 888, well, you might be in for a surprise. According to a rumor out of China, the first testing of samples using Samsung's 4nm litography shows a 20% improvement in performance for the upcoming chip, which has the model number SM8450 and may be branded as either Snapdragon 895 or 898... or who knows what else....

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iQOO 8 will have 120W wired charging, iQOO 8 Pro also gets 50W wireless charging

Since iQOO is a sub-brand of vivo, which is a brand of the BBK stable, perhaps it's not surprising that it's applying a marketing strategy that seems taken straight from OnePlus - now part of Oppo, another BBK brand. iQOO has been drip-feeding the media tidbits of information about the upcoming iQOO 8 phones, that will finally be made official on August 17. So far we know that there will be a BMW M Sport special edition, as well as details about the devices' cameras, chipsets, and screens. Today iQOO has outed the fact that both the iQOO 8 and iQOO 8 Pro will feature 120W fast wired...

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Realme Book Slim will be able to control a Realme phone with PC Connect

Realme's upcoming laptop will have a smartphone connect feature, similar to Huawei's Share or Microsoft's Your Phone that would let users control their smartphone from the PC and share files. The feature, called PC Connect, will likely work between the soon to be announced Realme Book and a list of supported Realme smartphones - like Huawei's exclusive solution. Unlike Huawei's solution, which is initiated with NFC when you tap the phone on the laptop's touchpad, Realme's is expected to use Wi-Fi Direct. ‌Being a trendsetting technology pioneer, we are back with "THE BIGGEST LAUNCH...

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Samsung Galaxy A52s specs detailed: to feature a Snapdragon 778 SoC

There’s been quite a few leaks and rumors surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A52s and now Roland Quandt is bringing the most detailed list of specs we’ve seen yet. Galaxy A52S 5G is regarded as a refresh of the standard Galaxy A52 5G with the key difference being in the chipset department. The upcoming "s" model will pack the newer and more capable Snapdragon 778G chipset in place of the Snapdragon 750G found in its predecessor. The new SoC should give the A52s a 15% advantage in single and multi-core performance. Quandt mentions the phone will only come with 6GB RAM and 128GB...

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Our Motorola Defy 2021 video review is out

We have no shortage of mid-range smartphones these days, but this is not your usual €300 smartphone. The Motorola Defy 2021 is a rugged device that can take a lot of abuse while still offering adequate smartphone experience. We already published the written review, and now the video review is live on our YouTube channel. The body and build quality of this phone is its selling point - it has a rubber-like protective back that also goes around the frame. It may look unusual, but it feels exactly like any other phone with a bulky protective case. The front panel has Gorilla Glass...

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Wear OS 2 update will bring new Messages, Pay from your wrist and new Tiles

Yesterday Samsung unveiled its new Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic and Google tagged along with the announcement with new features for Wear OS 3. Those include an update to Messages, the ability to use Google Pay in more countries, offline playback on YouTube Music and new apps and Tiles (Wear OS' widgets of sorts). Most of those are coming to Wear OS 2 watches - new Messages app that allows for easier replies from your wrist, Google Pay in new countries and new Tiles. Google Pay will let you pay from your wrist in 16 new countries - Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia,...

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Samsung launches a new Galaxy A12 in India with an Exynos chip

The Samsung Galaxy A12 announced last November with the Helio P35 SoC was launched in India in February. Now the South Korean conglomerate has introduced yet another Galaxy A12 in the Asian country that comes with a different chipset. The new Galaxy A12 has an Exynos 850 SoC at the helm. It runs Android 11 out of the box and has two memory options - 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB. The rest of the new Galaxy A12's specs remain the same as the Helio P35 variant's, meaning you get a 6.5" HD+ LCD, 5,000 mAh battery, 15W charging, USB-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a side-mounted fingerprint...

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Honor Magic3 Pro+ has gorgeous design, beastly camera setup

Honor is making its return to the flagship segment with the three-strong Magic3 lineup. The vanilla and Pro models are joined by an Honor Magic3 Pro+, which is the top dog in the series. This phone brings four cameras with very large sensors and gorgeous looks while sharing its screen and internals with its siblings. This means the Magic3 Pro+ has a 6.67” Flex OLED with 89-degree curvatures on the sides and a 120Hz refresh rate. HDR10+ support is also part of the deal and unlike the other two Magic 3 phones here Honor used a “Nano Crystal Shield” that is three times tougher than...

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Honor Magic3 and Magic3 Pro bring SD 888+, IMAX cinematic video recording, 66W charging

The latest flagship Honor phones are here with the brand-new Magic3 series. We start with the regular Magic3 and Magic3 Pro which share plenty of similarities across their spec sheets but differ in their camera setups. These are also the first IMAX-enhanced phones on the market offering exclusive 3D LUT color grading profiles and video recording in the LOG format. Both Magic3 and Magic3 Pro feature curved 6.76-inch OLED displays with a 120Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution. The panels support 10-bit color output and come with a pill-shaped cutout for their 13MP main cam alongside a 3D...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch4 series activation requires a GMS supporting smartphone

The brand new Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic from Samsung are the first smartwatches to run on Google’s new Wear OS 3 platform which was developed jointly with the Korean tech giant. In an interesting turn of events, Samsung requires a smartphone that supports Google Mobile Services (GMS) in order to activate the new watches meaning no iOS or Huawei devices will be able to work with the Watch4 series out the box. Galaxy Watch4 series compatibility details The official Watch4 specs page on Samsung’s website further lists a pairing requirement for smartphones that have to boot Android...

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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to use Samsung GN1 50MP sensor

The Google Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6 will indeed use the 50MP Samsung GN1 sensor for their main cameras. The rumor was confirmed by a string of code in Google's new Camera app, which arrived with the Android 12 Beta 4. The code mentions 'p21', which refers to the upcoming Pixel 6 series, attached to a 'gn1_wide', which is very straightforward to decipher. The GN1 sensor, which Samsung unveiled last May, has 1.2μm-sized pixels before binning. Combining them 4-to-1 turns the 50 million 1.2μm pixels to 12.5 million 2.4μm-sized pixels. The sensor was used in the vivo X60 Pro+ and...

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Watch the Honor Magic3 series announcement live here

Honor will announce the Magic3 series today, introducing its first proper flagship line since its separation from Huawei. The company already teased they will use a Snapdragon 888+ chipset, and pack some serious photography firepower. The event is scheduled for 19:30 Beijing time/12:30 BST/11:30 GMT and it will be live-streamed so you can follow it in real time. The circular camera setup on the back of the new phones will have at least five cameras, leaksters claim - a main 108MP or 50MP and three 64MP snappers. At least some of the new phones will arrive overseas, unlike the...

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iQOO 8 Pro renders and pricing leak

We’re eagerly expecting the debut of iQOO’s 8 series phones on August 17 and ahead of next week’s event, we got some more renders and pricing info on the Pro model. The device will come in an exclusive BMW M Sport colorway in white with the automaker’s signature blue, violet and red-colored stripes. We can also observe the triple camera setup on the back which is said to feature a 50MP main module alongside a 48MP ultrawide lens and a 60mm equivalent zoom lens which should do 2.5x zoomed shots. In addition to the new renders, we are also treated to a leaked pricing of CNY 5,299 which...

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Xiaomi exec: Mix 4 is a phone for full-screen experience, not selfies

Xiaomi launched the Mix 4 smartphone earlier this week, and it is the company’s first device with an under-display camera. The company calls it CUP (camera under panel) and it was designed to offer a full-screen experience at the expense of selfie quality. That was confirmed by William Lu, Senior VP at Xiaomi, on his Weibo page. Lu recommended people to buy phones with punch holes if they want selfies with the best possible quality from a front-facing camera. He also said that if they left the display area over the camera very visible it would have been better to stick with...

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