Realme to bring Dizo Watch 2 and Dizo Watch Pro on September 15

Dizo, the brand under Realme’s TechLife ecosystem, will introduce two wearables on September 15. The Dizo Watch 2 and Dizo Watch Pro will be slightly different from any other Realme smartwatch, and will be sold on Flipkart, where they are already listed with key specs. This time around, we've decided to up the ante. Get ready for the biggest display in the segment with #DIZOWatch2⌚ Launching on 15th September at 12 PM: https://t.co/IBqApwJAcs pic.twitter.com/Cw6f3tD415— DIZO (@DIZOTech) September 7, 2021 The Dizo Watch 2 will have a 1.69” square display, which the brand says is “the...

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TCL 20 R is official with 5G and low price

Today TCL has expanded its 20 family of smartphones even further in the European markets with the TCL 20 R 5G. This device lands in the series with a low price that makes it the cheapest TCL 20 device so far. If you're wondering what it can offer you, let's see. It has a 6.52-inch 720x1600 90Hz display (with 180 Hz touch sampling rate and 500-nit peak brightness), the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC at the helm, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, a triple rear camera system (13 MP main + 2 MP depth + 2 MP macro), a fingerprint sensor on the back, and a 4,500 mAh battery with 10W...

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New MagSafe charger arrives to FCC ahead of Apple event

As first reported by 9to5Mac, Apple has filed with the FCC about an updated MagSafe charger. This model was added to the FCC's database on August 13, pretty much one month before Apple's launch event is scheduled. The new MagSafe charger carries the model number A2548 while the current MagSafe charger for the iPhone 12 lineup is A2140. It's noted that although Apple might sometimes release new models of existing accessories, there may be no major changes to note. Source: FCC There is, however, a note that the new MagSafe charger has been tested with eight iPhone models. Eight,...

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Google rolls out September Android update for its Pixels

Traditionally Google releases its monthly Android update for still-supported Pixels on the first Monday of each month, with the only exceptions being when that Monday happens to be a holiday in the US. That was the case yesterday - Labor Day - which means the rollout was delayed by one day... until today. So now Google is ready to give its Pixels the September Android security update. This has started rolling out today, but as usual with Google it may take many days (or even weeks) for the software to reach all of the devices that are out there in the wild. The new build number is...

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Apple confirms September 14 event, expected to announce iPhone 13

Apple today announced that it will be holding an event on September 14. Titled 'California Streaming', the event will be a pre-recording like the last few events and will be streamed across multiple platforms. Since this is a September event, we can safely assume that Apple will be announcing its next generation iPhone, likely just called the iPhone 13. While Apple did miss this self-imposed deadline last year due to production issues, things do seem on track for 2021. While not a lot is known about the upcoming iPhones, one persistent rumor is the presence of a high refresh...

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Why GSMArena's Twitter account isn't verified

We have had an official Twitter account since 2010 and many of you already follow it. However, we still occasionally get asked “Is this the official account? Why doesn’t it have a blue check mark?” Yes, this is the official account, but the second question is tougher to answer. We tried to get the account verified, but Twitter messaged us back to tell us we don’t meet the notability requirement. Ouch, we’ll try not to take it personally. GSMArena.com has been online since the year 2000 (that’s 6 years before Twitter was founded). Also, there are thousands of links on Wikipedia pointing...

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The Redmi K50 will support 100W fast charging, have IP68 ratings, says leakster

Yesterday, leakster Digital Chat Station posted details about a Snapdragon 870-powered phone with a 120Hz OLED display (6.7”, 1080p+), which may be a Redmi K50 model or perhaps part of a K40S series. Now DCS has more to share. The K50 series will support 100W fast charging, making them the first in the family to reach triple digits (only flagship Mi phones and a couple of Black Sharks support 120W). The phones will be dust and water resistant with an IP68 rating and will have symmetrical stereo speakers (presumably meaning not earpiece + bottom speaker). For comparison, the best that...

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LG introduces new foldable display tech that's hard as glass, has no creases

LG Electronics might’ve pulled out of the smartphone business but is still going strong in every other division. LG Chem now announced it has developed a new foldable display material that makes screen covers hard as glass but flexible as plastic. The technologies used in the process improve both the durability and strength of any foldable panel as such phones are becoming more and more accessible. The official name of the panel is “Real Folding Window”. Specially developed coating materials are applied on the transparent PET film (a thermoplastic polymer resin). With just a few...

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The Realme Pad will have a 7,100 mAh battery with 18W Quick Charge

The Realme Pad, the company’s first tablet, will be slim, measuring only 6.9 mm in thickness. Inside that shell will be a 7,100 mAh battery, according to the latest tweet by CEO Madhav Sheth. The tablet will support 18W charging over USB-C, which was seen on video in a previous teaser. The Realme Pad will have a 10.4” display with 2,000 x 1,200 px resolution (that’s 82.5% screen-to-body ratio). You will be able to enjoy up to 12 hours of video playback on that screen on a single charge.

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AT&T is sending out replacement phones to people still using 3G-only models

AT&T shut down its 2G network in January 2017 and it is preparing to do the same with its 3G network in February 2022. However, some of its subscribers still have 3G-only phones, so the company is offering free replacements. Infographics about AT&T's transition away from 2G and 3G Subscribers are supposed to ask for one if they want it, but the carrier seems to have taken a proactive approach and sending out replacement phones whether people asked for them or not. And they are not bad phones either. Some have received a Samsung Galaxy Note9, others a Note10 or S9, others still...

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Counterpoint: Mediatek lead chipset market in Q2 2021

Counterpoint Research has posted its quarterly analysis of the smartphone SoC market, and Mediatek is the big winner between April and June 2021. The company sold 43% of all chipsets on the market, which is more than second-placed Qualcomm and third Apple combined. The Taiwanese company has its biggest market share ever, mostly driven by a “competitive 5G portfolio in the low-mid segment and without major supply constraints”, revealed Dale Gai, Research Director at Counterpoint. It also benefited from less issues (at least compared to Qualcomm) with the RFIC, power management IC yields at...

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The global version of vivo iQOO 8 Pro appears on Geekbench

vivo announced its iQOO 8 Pro flagship handset in China in late August and we expect to see it in global markets sometime this month. And those claims were just backed by a Geekbench listing of what appears to be the Indian variant of the iQOO 8 Pro. The handset is under the name "vivo l2017" and is running a Qualcomm SoC codenamed "lahaina", which is, of course, the Snapdragon 888+. The Chinese version of the device is running the same chip, so no surprises here. We'll keep you updated as iQOO shares more on the rollout of its new flagship. Via

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120W fast charging officially confirmed for the Xiaomi 11T Pro

The Xiaomi 11T Pro was rumored to support 120W fast charging or (as Xiaomi calls it) HyperCharge. The company has officially confirmed that spec with a Twitter teaser building up to the September 15 event. That’s close to double the charge rate of the original Mi 11, which topped out at 67W. The battery capacity is expected to remain the same, 5,000 mAh. There’s no official word on the wireless charging for the Pro model (was 67W on the original). Note that the tweet specifically mentions the Xiaomi 11T Pro, so the vanilla T-phone will probably miss out on the upgrade. The original 11...

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Oppo to release ColorOS 12 later this month, wallpapers already available

When asking Oppo's smart assistant for the ColorOS 12 release, it would tell you that it's September 13 but in an official Weibo post, the company announced that the next version of its OS will arrive mid to late September. This also means that Google will release the stable version of Android 12 very soon. Unfortunately, though, we don't have any more info about the supported devices and the list of new features and changes. We might have to wait a bit longer for those. In the meantime, Oppo shared its collection of wallpapers, which is going to be released with ColorOS...

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Samsung may bring Galaxy S22 with Exynos 2200 to US, SD898 to India

The next Samsung flagship chipset is going to be the Exynos 2200, and it will power some of the Galaxy S22 phones, expected to launch in early 2022. Reports from South Korea claim that the company might break its traditions and could introduce phones with the in-house chipset to the United States and China. Two major carriers in the countries, Verizon and China Telecom, have started negotiations with Samsung of getting exclusive variants with Exynos chips while their domestic competitors keep the Qualcomm option. For the past five years, Samsung has split the chipsets of its S...

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