vivo X Fold marketing materials leak revealing more specs

vivo is getting ready to announce its first ever foldable smartphone, aptly named vivo X Fold. It will become official at an event in China on April 11. In the meantime, a photo of a marketing stand for offline stores has been leaked, revealing a lot of the phone's specs in the process. Take a look: The vivo X Fold is thus confirmed to have an 8-inch "2K" internal folding screen with 120 Hz refresh rate and LTPO 3.0 technology for varying said refresh rate, a 6.53" FHD+ 120 Hz outer display, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset at the helm, LPDDR5 memory, UFS 3.1 storage, Android 12 on...

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Report: Galaxy S22 sales falling due to the GOS scandal, carrier subsidies increased to counter

It seems that the GOS scandal has seriously tarnished the image of the Galaxy S22 series in South Korea. The Korea Times reports that Samsung’s carrier partners have had to significantly amp up the subsidies to keep sales from falling. KT and LG Uplus are now offering KRW 450,000 ($370/€335) in subsidy for the Galaxy S21 and KRW 500,000 ($410/€375)for the Galaxy S22+ with select plans (over KRW 90,000 for KT and KRW 85,000 for LG). The Galaxy S22 Ultra was already getting KRW 500,00 in subsidies, has been since last month. For comparison, the initial level of subsidies were on the level...

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Samsung Galaxy S22 series get new update, April security patch

New month, new patch – Samsung has started rolling out an update for the Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra that bumps the security patch to April 1. The changelog is rather terse, the only additional bullet point is “overall stability of functions improved”. The new firmware, version S90xEXXU1AVCJ, is a hefty download of 1.5GB so you better settle in. It is currently rolling out in parts of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Samsung Galaxy S22 series now receiving the April security patch The phones remain on Android 12 and One UI 4.1, the same versions as they launched...

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Realme Pad Mini arrives with an 8.7” screen and a $200 starting price

The Realme Pad Mini is finally official, with its debut market being the Philippines. The tablet has an 8.7” screen and fast charging. It is powered by an Unisoc chipset and has two memory options and LTE support. The chip is Unisoc T616, an entry-level platform with an octa-core CPU and Mali-G57 MP1 graphics unit. Upfront is an affordable LCD with a 1340 x 800 pixel resolution. The side bezels are rather thin, but the top and bottom are slightly thicker for better handling when in landscape mode. Realme equipped the Pad Mini with an 8 MP f/2.0 camera on the back, with no LED...

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Oppo F19 gets ColorOS 12 public beta

Oppo is finally bringing the ColorOS 12 beta to the public for users of the F19 smartphone. The program was invite only since late February, but now the company is looking for 5,000 users of the midranger to participate in the next of the software. The Oppo F19 is a very popular smartphone in India, and because of that Oppo is looking for beta testers only in the South Asian country. They can apply through the Settings menu - tap on Software Update and then the gear wheel in the upper corner. If the beta is available, the “Apply for Beta Version” option will be present, otherwise, you...

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Realme 9 4G with a 108MP camera is launching on April 7

The Realme 9 Pro series launched in February, followed by the 9 5G and 9 %G Speed in March. Now the company is bringing an LTE version of the Realme 9 and its launch date was just confirmed - April 7. The Realme 9 4G will be the first to sport a Samsung ISOCELL HM6 sensor with 108MP resolution and new pixel-binning technology. The sensors of the other cameras are not revealed yet, but Realme said there would be an ultrawide cam with 120-degree FoV, while the third shooter will be a 4cm macro camera. The Realme 9 4G will come in three paint jobs, with the hero color being...

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Three LG phones will get Android 12 in Q2 2022

LG closed its mobile division, and on its way out promised current devices will keep receiving firmware updates until the summer of 2025. The Korean company now revealed the next three devices that will receive Android 12. Three more will get security updates and they will also be seeded by the end of this quarter. Here’s the list: Phone Type of update LG Q92 5GAndroid 12 LG V50 ThinQ LG V50S ThinQ LG Q52Security update LG Wing LG Velvet It is worth noting that these updates will...

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OnePlus Nord Buds appear in live photos, confirm design

OnePlus is expected to launch TWS earphones under its affordable Nord brand. We saw renders of the alleged audio wearables, and today they were certified by the FCC. The listing came with photos of the actual earphones, as well as information about the battery capacity and what to expect in the retail box. The buds will come with a small circular touch area and will have a short, wide, flat stem. OnePlus Nord Buds on FCC The OnePlus Nord Buds will have a 480 mAh battery in the case, while each bud will come with a 41 mAh battery. There appears to be a USB-C to USB-A cable...

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