Tecno Pop 7 Pro arrives with familiar looks

Tecno brought a new phone to its African markets called Pop 7 Pro. Retailers in Nigeria and Uganda already have the phone up for sale, and it is a super affordable device with a Helio A22 chipset. The big square island for the dual camera and the fingerprint scanner looks familiar, and after further investigation, we realized this is the Spark Go 2023 with a new name. The Pop 7 Pro is exactly the same in specs as its rebadged twin - 6.6” LCD with 720p resolution and a tall 20:9 ratio. The OS is Android 12 with HiOS 12 on top, while the dual camera is 13 MP main + QVGA for depth in...

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Poco X5 has all of its specs leaked, won't be launched in India

Yesterday Poco India officially announced that the Poco X5 Pro will be launching in the country on February 6. Missing from that reveal was any mention of the non-Pro Poco X5, and according to a new leak today, that's for good reason. It turns out that the Poco X5 won't be launching in India alongside its Pro sibling. Instead, we'll see the X5 in Europe. So now the question is - will the X5 Pro be available in Europe too, or just India? There's no answer to this yet, but at the rate the leaks are going we'll surely find out in a few days at most. Exclusive: POCO X5 5G marketing material...

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Report: the US is tightening export restrictions to Huawei, targeting 4G and Wi-Fi 6 tech

In 2019 the US placed Huawei on a trade blacklist, which meant that US companies required a special license to continue trading. Licenses were granted to the likes of AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, the latter was allowed to ship 4G-only chipsets (which we have seen in recent Huawei P and Mate series models). Licenses continued to be granted during the early days of President Biden’s administration, but insiders now say that the US is looking to expand the list of banned items. The new additions are said to include 4G tech, Wi-Fi 6 and 7, tech related to artificial intelligence as well as...

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Samsung posts record revenue in 2022, but dwindling profits

Samsung published its financial results for the final quarter of 2022 and the fiscal year, and once again, it managed to reach record revenue for the full 12 months - KRW 302.23 trillion (about $244 billion). This is an 8% increase compared with 2021; however, operating profit was KRW 43.38 trillion, 15% less than it was the previous year. The Q4 period was underwhelming for the Korean company, as it recorded a decline in sales in virtually all divisions because of weak demand caused by the global economic slowdown. The Mobile Experience (MX) division saw a 9% YoY decline in...

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Realme GT Neo5 with 240W charging is coming on February 9

Realme confirmed the GT Neo5 will be the first smartphone to feature 240W fast charging, and now we know it will be announced on February 9. The brand revealed the launch will take place in China at 2PM local time. Official information on the phone is scarce, but we do have plenty of rumors from trustworthy leaksters. The GT Neo5 is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, although we might see a version with Dimensity 8200 that supports “just” 150W fast charging. Other reports mentioned a 50MP main camera with an IMX890 sensor and OIS, something we’ve seen in the...

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