Oppo foldable phone might be called Find N 5G and a Huawei foldable could be in the works

It seems like foldable display devices are constantly battling adversity. Not only is the technology still maturing and very expensive, but its rise is alco currently battling unfortunate global market and economic conditions. Even so, Samsung has successfully proven that if you are big enough and bold enough in your offers and pricing, the foldable form factor can have a lot of success. Keeping that in mind, it seems like the foldable market is on the cusp of a major expansion. According to industry sources, Oppo has been working on its first foldable for quite some time now....

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The best flagships and flagship killers to get for the Holiday season 2021

After going over the best midrange phones of 2021 we now turn your attention to the best flagships and flagship killer offerings. Based on our freshly updated Buyer’s Guide we’re giving you a look into the best of the best at the end of 2021. Whether you’re looking for something more than a good midranger or you want the best phone money can buy we’ve got you covered. One could argue that the flagship killers cover everything you’d need in a phone but there’s always something left to compromise. Speaking of which camera quality still seems to be that one area that differentiates...

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Realme GT 2 Pro's key specs confirmed by AnTuTu, 120Hz screen in tow

A Realme smartphone with model code RMX3300, believed to be a variant of the GT 2 Pro, was spotted on AnTuTu recently with a score of over 1 million points. AnTuTu said it will verify the entry, and it now reports that the phone's scores are legit. AnTuTu also revealed a few specs of the RMX3300, including 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage, a 120Hz refresh rate screen, and Android 12, likely with Realme UI 3.0 on top. The RMX3300 is powered by Qualcomm's SM8450 SoC, expected to be called Snapdragon 8 Gen1. This is the third Android device to cross 1 million AnTuTu points since we...

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Honor 60 shows up on GeekBench, with a Snapdragon 778G+ chipset and 12GB of RAM

The Honor 60 series is scheduled for announcement in just a few days on December 1. We already have an official banner showcasing its mostly familiar design as well as a slew of high-definition renders and live photos from pretty much every angle. So, that essentially just leaves the specs sheet as a major question mark since this year, the vanilla Honor 60 and the Honor 60 Pro seem to be nearly identical in both design and dimensions. GeekBench run Enter a last-minute visit to GeekBench, where a certain HONOR TNA-AN00 was recently spotted with a few consecutive benchmark runs....

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Best Buy US has some sweet Cyber Week deals

Best Buy US has always embraced the shopping spree spirit around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year is no exception. We have a nifty, yet non-exhaustive table of deals for you below. The retail titan actually has quite a few Apple promos going. You can get up to $725 off a vanilla iPhone 13 and up to a whopping $900 in savings from an iPhone 13 Pro. Mind you, to reach those kinds of kickbacks you will have to activate the phone on a carrier plan and potentially trade-in an old device too. The same is generally true for the up to $400 of savings on a new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G or Z...

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Samsung Galaxy screen protectors offer S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra size comparison

Barring any further chip procurement and other industry complications, we are currently expecting the Galaxy S22 lineup to get unveiled some time in Q1 2020. February 8 is one date that has been tossed around. There is still plenty of mystery surrounding the upcoming flagship trio, but we have started to piece things together, especially in the design department. A new set of screen protectors for the trio offers what is probably one of the more reliable reference points in terms of scale yet. Left to right: Galaxy S22 Ultra • S22+ • S22 Granted, the pieces of glass themselves...

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Realme 9 series tipped to consist of four models, launch in Q1 2022

Realme launches two generations of its number series smartphones in a year, but Realme VP Mr. Madhav Sheth, in an interview with us in September, revealed that the company had to change its plans this year due to chipset shortage and the Realme 9 series' launch got pushed to 2022. While Mr. Sheth didn't divulge anything else about the Realme 9 series, we are now hearing that the lineup will launch in India in Q1 2022. The source claims that the Realme 9 series will include four smartphones - Realme 9, Realme 9 Pro, Realme 9i, and Realme 9 Max/Pro+. The last variant will be a first for the...

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ZTE allegedly has three upcoming flagships with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset

If you haven't been in the loop on recent Qualcomm developments, the company is planning a rather major naming scheme change that will likely result in the next mainstream mobile flagship being called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon 8Gx Gen 1 moniker has also been tossed around, though that could also be a laptop-class chip. In any case, Qualcomm has an event planned for November 30 that should clear up all of this confusion. In the meantime, as tradition goes, the race for bringing the first device with the new chipset to market is already underway, with Xiaomi and Motorola...

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WhatsApp reportedly gets approval to expand WhatsApp Pay to 40 million users in India

WhatsApp has won regulatory approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand its WhatsApp Pay payments service in India to 40 million users, reports Reuters. WhatsApp Pay, based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, is currently restricted to 20 million users in India, and while getting the nod from NPCI to double the user base is undoubtedly good news, WhatsApp might be not be all that elated with the approval since the company had requested to lift the cap entirely. That's because the currently approved limit makes up only 8 percent of...

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