Watch the Realme GT Master series and Book Slim launch events here

Realme is having three events today, bringing new products to India, China, and Europe. The first two will take place at the same, starting at 12:30 IST/15:00 Beijing/07:00 UTC. Realme India is expected to introduce the Realme GT 5G and the Realme GT Master smartphones, as well as its first notebook called Realme Book Slim. The smartphone duo is already available in China, which means the laptop will be the only new hardware on stage at that event. There isn't streaming link to the Chinese event yet, but we'll update that article once it pops up. The Realme Europe event is...

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Samsung shows how the S Pen boosts the Galaxy Z Fold3's productivity

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold3 last week, and the company has now released a video detailing the boosted productivity of the new foldable following its adoption of the S Pen. A bunch of different use cases are listed where the S Pen can really improve your user experience and allow you to get more work down and faster. Mind you if you plan to take advantage of the S Pen you need to get either the S Pen Pro or the S Pen Fold edition as it doesn't support previous generation S Pens. Source

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Google Pixel 5a in for review

Google unexpectedly released the Pixel 5a this Tuesday morning and sent out units to reviewers for early testing. Even though Google has been slowly turning up the hype dial in anticipation of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, the wallet-friendlier Pixel 5a was due any day now. The Pixel 5a is very close in appearance to the Pixel 4a 5G that launched secondary to the Pixel 5 last year and even on paper, the cold hard truth is that this phone is basically the same. The most significant difference is the 22% higher battery capacity on the Pixel 5a. Google Pixel 5a (left) and Google...

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Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro won't have a charger in the box

Google has already semi-announced its next flagship smartphones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, although the full unveiling is still scheduled for sometime during the fall. Today, the company made the mid-range Pixel 5a official, and also took the opportunity to reveal a new detail about the upcoming Pixel 6 series. Neither the Pixel 6 nor the Pixel 6 Pro will ship with a charger in the box. Google is thus following in the footsteps of Apple and Samsung, the biggest companies currently doing the same thing - either for all devices (Apple), or just for flagships (Samsung). The Pixel 5a...

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Watch the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 get disassembled on video

Samsung made the Galaxy Z Fold3 official last week, and we've already gone hands-on with the device. Right now we're busy working on its full review, but we were thinking - what if you want to see this phone from angles we can't possibly show you? As in - its insides. Thankfully, for that purpose there are disassembly / teardown videos, and the first one is now live for the Galaxy Z Fold3, courtesy of PBKreviews over on YouTube. You can take a yet-unprecedented look at the newest Samsung foldable smartphone in this video, peeking at what makes it tick on the inside. So grab some...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G in for review

It's time to unbox the top dog of Samsung's folding lineup for this year - the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G. Like the Flip3, the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G comes with a single USB cable and a SIM tool inside the box, but Samsung's pre-order campaigns will let you get a flip case, S Pen Fold Edition and a 25W charger with the phone for free in many markets. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G - what's in the box and a complimentary charger Comparing the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G to the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G and we notice that the newer phone has a slightly brighter inner display. Samsung claims a 29% improvement and you...

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Kuo: Apple will use redesigned MacBooks to boost mini-LED adoption in the industry

According to the latest investor note by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will try to steer the industry towards investing more into mini-LED display panels not through iPads (which are the first devices to feature the new display type) but through the upcoming 14” and 16” MacBooks. While MacBook shipments have been pretty stagnant over the last few years, the new models (which are expected in September or November) will be a perfect storm of crowd-pleasing hardware changes, which will improve shipments by at least 20% compared to the last 12 months. Part of te changes include the next generation of...

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Kuo: Apple will use redesigned MacBooks do boost mini-LED adoption in the industry

According to the latest investor note by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will try to steer the industry towards investing more into mini-LED display panels not through iPads (which are the first devices to feature the new display type) but through the upcoming 14” and 16” MacBooks. While MacBook shipments have been pretty stagnant over the last few years, the new models (which are expected in September or November) will be a perfect storm of crowd-pleasing hardware changes, which will improve shipments by at least 20% compared to the last 12 months. Part of te changes include the next generation of...

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Google announces Pixel 5a 5G with IP67 and 4680mAh battery for $449

Google today finally launched the Pixel 5a with 5G. The phone is a mild refresh over last year's Pixel 4a with 5G. The Pixel 5a features a new unibody aluminum design in a new 'Mostly Black' color that has a slight green hue to it. The body is IP67 dust and water resistant. The design, however, is largely identical to that of the Pixel 4a with 5G. The Pixel 5a has a slightly larger 6.34-inch, 2400x1080 resolution OLED display but it's still 60Hz. The internals haven't seen any upgrade, with the Pixel 5a still rocking the Snapdragon 765G with 6GB LPDDR4X memory and...

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iQOO 8 Pro's Samsung E5 LTPO OLED display get an excellent A+ mark from DisplayMate

The iQOO 8 series was just announced and it features Samsung E5 display panels. If you’re impatient, you don’t have to wait long to find out what this is all about – DisplayMate has already posted a full review of the iQOO 8 Pro display. The phone has a flexible LTPO OLED panel with a 6.8” diagonal (20:9 aspect ratio). It uses a Diamond Pixels arrangement and has 1440p+ resolution and has a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. Color gamuts supported by the iQOO 8 Pro • Color accuracy of the E5 screen The iQOO 8 Pro scored an A+ mark, the highest given out by DM, by setting or...

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Intel joins the GPU race with Arc, first chips arriving in Q1 2022

Intel has just announced the launch of a graphics division which will be called Arc. It will develop GPUs for laptops and computers which will hit the market as early as Q1 2022. The company hasn’t revealed any specific projects but posted a neat video on YouTube, revealing how some popular games such as Metro Exodus and PUBG will run on the new graphics platform. The first Intel Arc GPU is going to be based on Xe-HPG microarchitecture, which is a combination of previously used technologies by the company. It will bring mesh shading, variable-rate shading, video upscaling and ray...

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Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G unveiled with Snapdragon 778G chipset, 25W charger

The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is one fine phone, but in our review we noted that the chipset (Snapdragon 750G) is a bit of a disappointment for the price and that the 15W charger speed is old news. Well, here comes an “s” version of the phone to fix both of those issues. The new Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G arrives with a Snapdragon 778G, a 6nm chipset fabbed in TSMC’s foundries that features four Kryo 670 cores (based on the Cortex-A78), with a high end Adreno 642L GPU and an X53 5G modem (up to 3.3 Gbps downlink speeds). That’s quite a step up from the two A77-derived cores and Adreno 619 in the...

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iQOO 8 and 8 Pro bring 120Hz OLED displays, Snapdragon 888+ and 120W charging

Speed is the calling name of the just-announced iQOO 8 series and if the BMW M Motorsport branding wasn’t evident these phones pack all the latest specs found in the smartphone world. From the flagship Snapdragon 888+ chipset to the 120Hz refresh rate displays and 120W fast charging the new iQOO flagships tick all the 2021 premium phone boxes. The front of iQOO 8 Pro is dominated by a curved 6.76-inch Samsung E5 LTPO OLED display with 1440p resolution and a 1-120Hz variable refresh rate. The panel sports 10-bit colors and was already reviewed by DisplayMate with A+ scores.The vanilla...

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Samsung details the productivity boost the S Pen brings to the Galaxy Z Fold3

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold3 last week, and the company has now released a video detailing the boosted productivity of the new foldable following its adoption of the S Pen. A bunch of different use cases are listed where the S Pen can really improve your user experience and allow you to get more work down and faster. Mind you if you plan to take advantage of the S Pen you need to get either the S Pen Pro or the S Pen Fold edition as it doesn't support previous generation S Pens. Source

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The Moto G50 5G ("Saipan") to be powered by a Dimensity 700 chipset

Images of the Moto G50 5G (code name “Saipan”) leaked yesterday, today the key specs follow. It will be an entry-level 5G phone similar to that other Moto G50 5G (“Ibiza”), though with a MediaTek chipset. Specifically, the Dimensity 700, a 7 nm chipset with two Cortex-A76 cores (at 2.2 GHz), a Mali-G57 MC2 and a 2.77 Gbps 5G sub-6 modem. For comparison, the Ibiza version uses the Snapdragon 480, an 8 nm chipset with two Kryo 460 cores (based on the A76, running at 2.0 GHz) with an Adreno 619 GPU (also seen on the SD 750G) and a 2.5 Gbps modem. Motorola Moto G50 5G ("Saipan"),...

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The S Pen Fold Edition doesn't work on non-folding Galaxy phones

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is the first foldable to support the S Pen (or any advanced stylus, really). But it lacks backwards compatibility – you can use only one of two styluses, the S Pen Fold Edition and the S Pen Pro (the latter needs to be switched into foldable mode). We already established you can't use a different S Pen, but what if you try it the other way around? As it turns out using the S Pen Fold Edition on a non-foldable phone, say the Galaxy S21 Ultra, doesn’t work either. The phone detects it, but it doesn’t function properly – for some reason the stylus always works in...

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IMO Dash 4G is the UK’s most affordable 4G phone

If you are based in the UK and on the look for an inexpensive 4G feature phone then the IMO Dash 4G should grab your attention. The phone is sold through Tesco and goes for just £19.99. Buyers who get the phone with a top-up credit get an extra £10 off bringing the phone’s price to just £9.99. IMO Dash 4G in black and white Dash 4G comes in black and white colors and offers 14-day standby time and up to 15 hours talk time making it ideal as a backup phone. It sports a 2.4" color display and an all-plastic build. There’s a single 2MP camera around the back for your photography...

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First Huawei nova 9 images appear, the phone is rumored to have 5G

Earlier today a Huawei fan account on Weibo reported that the nova 9 series is coming next month. Hours later tipster @WHYLAB dug up one of the phones on the TENAA website, which has started the certification process. The phone has a model number RTL-AL00 and likely will not launch alone. The two photos that were uploaded show that the device took design cues from the Honor 50 Pro. The pill-shaped camera bump with circle elements is reminiscent of the Huawei P50 series as well. From what can be seen in the photos, this device (RTL-AL00) has a curved display (so, an OLED) with a dual...

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Oppo K9 Pro reveals itself on TENAA with specs and photos

The Oppo PEYM00 smartphone has been listed on TENAA's website with full specs and photos. Some leaksters say this is the Oppo K11, however, it's more likely that we are looking at the Oppo K9 Pro since there’s writing on the back that says “09-K Pro”. It looks a lot like the regular Oppo K9 with three cameras on the back and a 6.43” screen on the front, but the main difference is the chipset. Oppo PEYM00 This Oppo PEYM00 has a 3.0GHz CPU which suggests it has the Dimensity 1200 with a Cortex-A78 core that can reach such speeds. RAM is either 8GB or 12GB, while storage is...

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HarmonyOS 2 beta arrives for Huawei nova 5i and nova 4e

Already boasting over 50 million users in China, Huawei’s HarmonyOS 2 is now headed to a couple of older phones in the Nova line and more specifically the nova 5i and nova 4e. The news comes two months after Huawei confirmed it plans to bring its new OS to over 100 of its older Android devices in China. HarmonyOS 2 update poster Users who want to update their device to the HarmonyOS 2 beta have three options. They can to head over to the My Huawei app and select the early adopter upgrade program and then enroll in the public beta. The same steps can be followed in the Member Center...

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Motorola Edge 20 Fusion arrives in India with Dimensity 800U and familiar looks

Motorola India held an event today, introducing two devices to the local market - the already known Motorola Edge 20 and the new Motorola Edge 20 Fusion. The Edge 20 Fusion is largely based on the Edge 20 Lite, but swaps the Dimensity 720 chipset with a more powerful Dimensity 800U. Motorola Edge 20 • Motorola Edge 20 Fusion The chipset is the main differences, but the Indian audience is also getting a cheaper 6 GB RAM option, while storage remains the same - 128 GB and a micro SD card slot. The key selling points of the Edge 20 Fusion are the 108MP main camera and the 6.7”...

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