vivo X70 series teased with a 2K E5 display, vanilla and Pro+ variants appear on TENAA with full specs

vivo is set to unveil the X70 lineup on September 9, expected to consist of three smartphones - X70, X70 Pro, and X70 Pro+. vivo hasn't detailed the specs sheets of these devices yet, but the company today confirmed that the X70 lineup will feature a 2K E5 display with a punch hole in the center for the selfie camera. vivo doesn't tell us if all three models will feature the 2K E5 screen, but it's safe to assume that the Pro+ variant will pack one. And while we wait for vivo to confirm more features about the X70 series, three vivo smartphones with model codes V2132A, V2133A, and V2145A -...

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It's the Motorola Edge 20 Pro's turn to get torn down on video

It was just yesterday when we brought you a video teardown/disassembly of the Motorola Edge (2021), a phone that became available today in the US (and is meant for the North American market). If you're elsewhere, though, that may not be useful to you as Motorola won't be selling that model in any other places. What it is selling, though, is the Edge 20 Pro, announced in late July and released in mid-August in specific countries. This phone is more intriguing, as it sports a flagship level chipset (for 2020 at least), and a periscope zoom camera. Luckily the same PBKreviews YouTube channel...

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WhatsApp gets €225M fine in Ireland for breaking data protection rules

Facebook-owned WhatsApp was just slapped with a whopping €225 million fine in Ireland, for breaking data protection rules. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued the fine, because WhatsApp Ireland failed to provide necessary data protection information to users and failed to meet is transparency obligations. This is the largest fine ever issued by the DPC and the second largest ever imposed on an organization under the EU's data protection laws. The ruling states that WhatsApp: failed to process user data in a lawful, fair and transparent way; failed to provide...

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Motorola launches Business Edition versions of the Edge 20 and Edge 20 Lite

Motorola is adding the Edge 20 and Edge 20 Lite to the list of Business Edition phones (the Edge 20 Pro was already on that list). These are based on the same hardware, but with improved security features. Some of this is already available on the regular editions of the Edge 20 series. Including Lenovo’s ThinkShield technology, which is a suite of hardware and software security features designed to protect against malware, phishing and network attacks. Recently, the company partnered with Zimperium to further improve ThinkShield using machine learning to monitor the device and analyze any...

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TCL L10 Pro announced with Unisoc chipset and 4,000 mAh battery

Another entry-level device from TCL was introduced in Brazil and it aims to cover all the Android essentials for BRL 1,299 (about $250). There’s a 6.22-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and a 5MP selfie cam that sits in the waterdrop notch. The back features a 13MP primary camera next to a 5MP ultrawide lens and a 2MP depth helper. TCL L10 Pro in black (images: TCL) Unisoc's SC9863A chipset sits at the helm paired with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The battery comes in at 4,000mAh. The phone boots Android 10 and packs a back-mounted fingerprint scanner and a headphone jack. There’s a...

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Snapdragon Wear 5100 to stick with Cortex-A53 cores

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 4100 series chipsets feel painfully outdated in terms of efficiency, especially since they target the form factor that is the most constrained in terms of battery. The company allegedly has a new design in the pipeline that will address that concern, though it feels like a half measure. The Snapdragon Wear 5100 will feature four Cortex-A53 cores, according to WinFuture. For comparison, Samsung’s Exynos W920 has two Cortex-A55. That’s less performance overall, but a boon for power efficiency, which is key. According to ARM, the A55 “delivers up to 18% more...

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New beta version of Samsung's Internet browser improves security and the address bar

Samsung’s Internet browser is one of the more feature-complete Chromium forks out there with support for add-ons (including ad blockers), customizable UI and so on. The developer team behind it is working on version 16, which will bring a number of improvements to the browser’s core and its interface. So, what’s new? For starters, the app is now based on Chromium M92, which has faster and more efficient phishing detection. You can read this blogpost for more. Samsung added some safety features of its own, including giving Smart Protect the ability to detect and block tracking pixels. Those...

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Latest OnePlus Watch update brings Spotify music mode, optimized sleep tracking and more

There’s a new update available for OnePlus Watch and it brings several noteworthy additions. Chief among them is the new Spotify music mode which allows you to sink your playlist on the watch itself. The B.65 update weighs 50MB and also brings four new watchfaces, the ability to display real-time display navigation on the watch itself as well as optimized sleep tracking and alarm vibration intensity levels. OnePlus Watch B.65 update changelog (image:OnePlus forum member danishhazari) OnePlus is also bringing support for mobile phone alarm reminder linkage. The new update is rolling...

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vivo's custom Imaging Chip V1 debuts after 24 months of development

We have been hearing reports about vivo launching its own ISP chip, and today we finally have an official confirmation from the company - the vivo Imaging Chip V1 is official, aiming to boost the photography credentials of the company's smartphones. The official press release did not reveal any technical information about the ISP but did state it is a milestone in the company’s inaugural breakthrough in independent R&D and chip design. The marketing message from vivo’s Communications office revealed the V1 has been in development for 24 months by an R&D team of over 300 people. The...

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Xiaomi enters the electric automobiles business

Xiaomi has officially announced the registration of its new company, Xiaomi EV Inc. As the name implies, it will be competing in the electric vehicles' market. The news come shortly after the firm acquired DeepMotion, which works on self-driving technologies. And it looks like Xiaomi has some serious intentions as the initial investment accounts for about $1.5 billion and has already hired over 300 new employees. It plans to add another $1.5 billion to the bill in the next ten years or so. However, the Chinese tech giant hasn't disclosed much about its new EV arm so we don't really...

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Qualcomm unveils aptX Lossless for Bluetooth devices

Snapdragon Sound technology is a thing that exist for some time now it is unveiling another impressive feature called aptX Lossless. As the name implies, the technology allows for lossless audio streaming over Bluetooth as long as the headphones and the streaming device support it. The aptX Lossless feature isn't just about quality streaming, it's also pretty smart. It goes up to 16-bit and 44.1 kHz audio. It normally streams at 1Mbit/s but if the connection isn't great or the audio file doesn't have it, it can scale down to just 140 Kbits/s. In fact, the aptX Lossless is an...

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vivo X70 Pro revealed by certification listing: Exynos 1080 at the helm

The vivo X70 smartphones will arrive next Thursday, and we know the X70 Pro+ will come with a dedicated vivo V1 ISP and a Snapdragon 888+. At the same time, the slightly less powerful but still as impressive Pro variant appeared on TENAA with its full specs sheet. According to the listing, the vivo X70 Pro will have a 2.8GHz CPU which might be the Snapdragon 888 but is more likely to be the Exynos 1080 - the same as the predecessor X60 Pro. The main difference will come from the camera setup, which now is said to have a 50MP main sensor. The X70 Pro has been certified with a 6.56”...

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India's Redmi 10 Prime will have a larger 6,000 mAh battery (1,000 mAh more than the global model)

So, it’s not a straight rebrand – the Redmi 10 Prime will have a 6,000 mAh battery, that is 20% bigger than the 5,000 mAh battery of the global Redmi 10. This was confirmed by Xiaomi itself, which adds that this is the lightest 6,000 mAh phone in the Redmi family. With just 2⃣ days to go, we are all charged up ⚡️For the grand entry of the #AllRoundSuperstar!Bringing another first, in ⏪ESREVER⏩!All hail the ⬇️🪶 Lightest 6000mAh Battery From the house of 'Redmi'! ⭐️#Redmi10Prime ➡️ https://ift.tt/3kJUtx3, 12PM pic.twitter.com/6ZWZRRTFdI— Redmi India - #Redmi10Prime | All-round...

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vivo X70 Pro+ appears in posters, shows out three colors

We’re just a week away from vivo’s X70 series being announced and vivo is slowly making its marketing campaign felt in China. The X70 Pro+ was spotted in a series of posters revealing the phone’s black, orange and blue colorways. vivo X70 Pro+ posters (image: Weibo) We had already seen renders of the black and orange models but this is our first time seeing the blue version which does look rather interesting. Yesterday we learned that the X70 Pro+ will feature a 50MP 1/1.31" main snapper (Samsung’s ISOCELL GN1) alongside an 8MP periscope cam with 5x optical zoom, a 48MP Sony IMX598...

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Samsung unveils flagship 200MP ISOCELL HP1, 50MP ISOCELL GN5 sensors

Samsung introduced the flagship image sensor that will most likely be the highlight of the upcoming Galaxy S22 Ultra - the ISOCELL HP1. It has a resolution of 200MP and can achieve different outputs of 12.5MP and 50MP through a pixel binning method Samsung calls ChamaleonCell. The HP1 will output at different resolutions based on the available light. In low light it will combine pixels in a 4-by-4 binning method to achieve 12.5MP images with a large 2.56μm pixel pitch. But in good light the sensor can output in 2-by-2 for 50MP with 1.28μm individual pixels or even natively at...

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nubia Red Magic 6S Pro appears on TENAA, confirms SD888+ as one of few changes

The gaming smartphone Red Magic 6S Pro will be introduced by nubia on Monday. We know it will have a Snapdragon 888+ chipset and improved display capabilities, and today it was listed on TENAA with the full specs sheet. The listing showed us the footprint and the key specs of the phone will remain the same as the predecessor nubia Red Magic 6 Pro, as well as the gaming aesthetics on the back panel. nubia Red Magic 6S Pro on TENAA The NX669J-S phone is listed with a 6.8” OLED screen with 1080p resolution. CPU is 2.95 GHz, which is the actual frequency of the powerful Kryo...

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Our Redmi 10 video review is now up

The new Redmi 10 got its full in-depth written review a few days ago, and since then we've been working on bringing you the video companion to it. Now it's done, fully baked and fresh out of the oven for your viewing pleasure. Here it is, our Redmi 10 video review. The phone launches at a slightly higher price than its predecessor, but it also brings a bunch of spec improvements compared to the Redmi 9. A 90 Hz screen is still not a usual sighting at this price, for example. The Redmi 10 also debuts the new Helio G88 SoC from MediaTek, and bumps up the main camera to 50 MP, while...

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