Realme GT Neo2 confirmed to launch in India next month

Realme announced the GT Neo2 a few days ago in China and said it would launch the smartphone globally without providing a timeframe. Later, on Twitter, Mr. Madhav Sheth - VP of Realme and CEO of Realme India, Europe, and Latin America - confirmed that the GT Neo2 will come to India, and now Mr. Sheth tells us that the GT Neo2 will launch in the company's biggest market in October. The Realme GT Neo2 is a successor to the GT Neo, introduced in India in May as the X7 Max 5G. But it won't arrive in India as an X series smartphone since the X lineup is replaced by the GT series. "GT is the new...

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Realme 8s 5G in for review

The Realme 8s 5G is the latest phone to come to us, just days after we got its sibling Realme 8i. It comes in Universe Blue color and is the first commercially available phone with Mediatek’s Dimensity 810 chipset. As we begin work on its review we decided to share some early impressions with you. The Realme 8s 5G comes with a 6.5” LCD of 1080p resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. It might look like the phone has a quad-cam setup on the back, but in reality, there are only three shooters - the fourth circle is there for aesthetics and comes with a sticker saying AI. It’s not even...

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Amazon to launch a new 15-inch, wall-mountable Echo device

Amazon's hardware division is definitely keeping busy, most recently, with the announcement of an updated Kinde Paperwhite and Paperwhite Signature Edition. There is another hardware announcement event on the horizon, officially set for September 28. A Bloomberg report claims to offer a potential insider scoop on the hardware Amazon is likely to unveil. A large, 15-inch Amazon Echo display device is likely to be headlining the event. Codenamed Hoya, it is meant to either go on your wall or a flat surface, with an optional stand. Its primary use case is apparently to control smart...

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Xiaomi shares more details about the upcoming Civi phone

Xiaomi is now mere hours away from the official September 27 announcement event for a new Civi series of smartphones. We have already seen a few renders and teasers for at least one device from the new family and quite a few specs have been rumored. Xiaomi Civi banner Now Xiaomi has taken to Weibo once more with additional teasers, providing some extra info and reaffirming some of the things we already knew. Let's start with hardware first - the Snapdragon 778G chipset is now officially confirmed and so is the 4,500 mAh battery capacity, which the posters seem to claim will...

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Early testing shows iPhone 13 models charge in about an hour and a half

The new iPhone 13 family has officially been up for sale in over 30 countries for over a day now. We already have the first wave of early impressions and with every passing hour people are digging deeper and deeper into the new hot-ticket Apple items, doing things like teardowns. We have also started working on our iPhone 13 in-depth reviews, so stay tuned for those. iPhone 13 charging tests In the meantime, we came across some interesting early charging tests on the iPhone 13 family. Naturally, we'll have to do some testing of our own, just to be sure of the methodology. But,...

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra might actually be the Note 22 Ultra

The plot surrounding Samsung's upcoming device announcements continues to thicken. Honestly, the rumors and leaks situation has gotten so confusing and intriguing that if all of it turns out to be even remotely, intentionally orchestrated by Samsung themselves, some reward is in order. Enough beating about the bush, here is what we are currently dealing with. As far as we know, August 11 is the big date for the next Galaxy Unpacked event, where we have come to expect the Galaxy S22 lineup, as well as, probably the Tab S8 one. Everyone in the industry has sort of, collectively, been...

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After Galaxy S22 Ultra, the S22 and S22+ break cover with punch-hole screens and triple camera setups

Yesterday we saw renders of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra leaked by OnLeaks, revealing the design of the Korean conglomerate's 2022 flagship. Today, the same source is back with the images of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+. Unlike the S22 Ultra, the S22 and S22+ look similar to their predecessors. They are built around screens with centered punch holes, sport vertically aligned triple-camera systems on the rear, and seemingly have metal builds. We don't have the detailed specs sheets of either of these phones, but the source claims that the S22 is 7.6mm thick and is built around a 6"...

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Motorola G Pure and Moto E40 images leak ahead of launch

Motorola seems to be gearing-up for at least a couple of new device releases, likely to drop next month. The Moto G Pure and Moto E40 have already popped-up in extensive leaks and now we get another round of mostly images. Let's start with the Moto G Pure - the higher-end of the two. We already have a pretty good idea of its specs sheet, as well as a full set of detailed renders. Evan Blass simply offers another look at the phone in what seems to be an official poster. It reaffirms what we already know about the phone's overall design, almost down to a tee. Well, perhaps with the exception...

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Realme TechLife Air Purifier and Vacuum Cleaners launching on September 30 in India

Yesterday we exclusively reported that Realme will launch the TechLife Air Purifier in India next week, and today the company confirmed it will introduce the appliance in its biggest market on September 30. In addition to the Air Purifier, Realme will also launch the Handheld Vacuum Cleaner and the Robot Vacuum Cleaner in India next Thursday. Realme hasn't revealed the Indian pricing of these products yet, but yesterday we exclusively reported that the Air Purifier's HEPA filter will have an MRP of INR1,499 ($20/€17), with the actual selling price expected to be lower. The Realme...

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