Weekly poll results: the Realme GT Neo 3T struggles to attract fans

Last week’s poll shows that the Realme GT Neo 3T is not viable at its regular price of €430 (and the temporary €30 discount isn’t enough). What went wrong? Well, you can have the same hardware for less money and you don’t even need to spend much time looking – Realme’s own GT Neo2 is basically the same phone, save for the charging (65W vs. 80W) and camera (the Neo2 actually has a slightly bigger sensor). And it can be yours for €330, €100 less than the 3T. The 3T just felt outdated to some commenters. The Snapdragon 870 is a fine, efficient chipset, but is quite old now and doesn’t look...

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Flashback: how the Apple M1 evolved out of Apple's iPad chipsets

The first custom Apple chipset, the Apple A4, launched in 2010 with the original iPad and was also featured in the iPhone 4 a few months later. The A4 was manufactured by Samsung and used an enhanced Cortex-A8 CPU core dubbed “Hummingbird”. Hummingbird was co-developed by Samsung and Intrinsity and was announced in 2009 as “the world’s faster ARM Cortex-A8 processor”. Multiple customizations had to be made for the core to hit its 1GHz target. Apple acquired Intrinsity just months after it unveiled the iPad. And a couple of years before that it had acquired PA Semi. After those key...

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Realme Narzo 50i Prime's launch date, price, and images leak

Realme unveiled the Narzo 50i last September, and the company will introduce its Prime variant on June 22, reports 91mobiles, who partnered with OnLeaks to bring us the Realme Narzo 50i Prime's images. The Realme Narzo 50i Prime will come in green and black colors. It's built around a notched display and sports a single camera on the rear, which is placed on a camera island covering the width of the smartphone. The Narzo 50i Prime has flat edges and will pack a 5,000 mAh battery. The source claims it will be an entry-level smartphone priced under $100 (INR7,795/€95). There's...

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Google's June 2022 update brought VoLTE roaming support to Pixel smartphones

Google released the June 2022 software update last week for 10 Pixel smartphones - from 3a to 6 Pro - which bumped up the Android security patch level on all smartphones except the Pixel 3a and 3a XL to June 2022. The update also came with some new features and bug fixes, and Google has now revealed that it also enabled VoLTE roaming on these devices for the US and global carriers. The US carriers will phase out 3G networks this year, meaning some devices that don't have VoLTE or VoLTE roaming won't be able to make voice calls, making it important for users in the States to upgrade to...

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Realme TechLife Watch R100 is launching on June 23 with Bluetooth calling

Realme will unveil the C30 on June 20 in India, but that's not the only product the company will launch next week in the country because a few days later - on June 23 - Realme will introduce the TechLife Watch R100. Are you ready to always #StayInTouchOnTheGo?The #realmeTechLifeWatchR100 is coming soon with features that keep you fit, stylish and always connected🙌 Launching at 12:30 PM, 23rd June.Know more: https://t.co/IBt1t88Pyv pic.twitter.com/On7epqd7Ht— realme TechLife (@realmeTechLife) June 18, 2022 The Realme TechLife Watch R100 sports a 1.32" TFT color screen of 360x360-pixel...

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