Samsung Galaxy Watch5 series gain ECG and blood pressure measurements in the Philippines

Samsung Philippines announced that the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro are now able to track your blood pressure and take ECG (electrocardiogram) readings in the country following certification clearance and a new firmware update. The ECG and blood pressure measurements only work with a paired Samsung phone with the latter requiring an initial setup in the Samsung Health Monitor app with an actual blood pressure monitor. Once the initial reading is synced to the Health Monitor app, you will be able to measure your blood pressure via the Galaxy Watch5 series’ BioActive sensor and...

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Ice Universe: the iPhone 15 Pro Max will set a new benchmark for thin bezels

Is Ice Universe is obsessed with bezel thickness? Yes, but we don’t mind – The Cat reports that the upcoming Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max will set a new record in that regard. The black border around the screen of the new flagship will measure only 1.55mm, way down from the 2.17mm of the current iPhone 14 Pro Max. The current record is held by the Xiaomi 13 with 1.81mm thickness. For comparison, the Galaxy 22 and S23 bezels are around 1.95mm. The glass panels of the iPhone 15 series were shown on video a couple of weeks ago. The person handling the panels reported that the bezels on the Pro...

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Xiaomi and Realme confirm upcoming SD 7+ Gen 2 phones, tipster suggests another chip is on the way

Qualcomm just announced its Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset for upper-midrange phones and now Xiaomi and Realme have confirmed their first phones set to utilize the latest SoC. The official Weibo pages for both brands confirmed their upcoming devices will be the Redmi Note 12 Turbo and Realme GT Neo5 SE. In addition, tipster Yogesh Brar revealed that the Poco F5 is also set to launch with the SD7+ Gen2 chip soon. Qualcomm is also rumored to launch another midrange chipset with the Snapdragon 685 and we get info that it might debut on the Redmi Note 12 4G. Redmi Note 12 Turbo and...

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The Samsung Galaxy F14 will launch on March 24 in India, key specs officially confirmed

India is expecting the Galaxy A34 and A54 on March 28, but as it turns out, another phone will launch a few days before then – the Samsung Galaxy F14 is coming on March 24 at 12 noon local time. Samsung officially confirmed the date and some of the rumored features. The F14 will be the segment’s only phone with a 5nm chipset – according to the fine print, the segment in question is ₹10,000-₹15,000. That’s lower than some rumors suggested (the F13 launched at ₹12,000 last year). Said chipset is the new Exynos 1330, which is already used in the Galaxy M14 (to which this phone is...

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vivo to launch iQOO Neo 8 in May

The iQOO Neo 8 series is arriving in May, revealed noted tipster Digital Chat Station on his Weibo account. According to them, there are two phones, one of them with “Snapdragon 8+”, which is likely the Gen 1 chipset, and the other is powered by the Dimensity 9200+, which is yet to be announced by Mediatek. Similarly, the Neo7 was released with a Dimensity 9000+ platform last year, followed by a Neo7 Racing version with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The source claims the new phones they will have 50MP main cameras and up to 120W charging, which is in line with their predecessors as...

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Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 debuts, coming to devices this month

Qualcomm just announced its new Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 upper mid-range chipset. And no you didn't miss them - there were no Snapdragon 7+ Gen 1 and no Snapdragon 7 Gen 2. The original Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 only made it to a handful of devices too, but hopefully things will change now. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 promises substantial performance and power efficiency improvements. The main Kryo CPU core is clocked at 2.91GHz and the whole 1+3+4 CPU package delivers over 50% jump in performance compared to the SD7 Gen 1. An unnamed Adreno GPU, on the other hand, boasts a 2x performance...

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