Weekly poll: the Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+ are launching next week, who is getting one?

Realme began the international rollout of the two 11 Pro phones earlier this week, starting with pre-orders in India. Are there any takers for the company’s latest number series models? Let’s have a closer look first. The Realme 11 Pro+ will sell for ₹28,000 for the base 8/256GB trim and ₹30,000 for the version with 12GB of RAM. Globally, the phone will be available at $400 for an 8/128GB unit and $530 for a fully-loaded 12/512GB model. The plus model stands out from its Pro sibling with a better camera. It has a 200MP main sensor (ISOCELL HP3), which relies on 4-in-1 binning to...

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Weekly poll results: both Moto Razr 40 models have fans, but the Ultra is much more popular

Last week’s poll shows that Motorola is onto something with the dual release of a vanilla and a flagship foldable. The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra was the one most people prefer, but the vanilla Razr 40 found a fanbase as well. The biggest criticism of the base model is that Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. It was deemed too under-powered for an €800 phone – the new 7+ Gen 2 would really have boosted Razr 40’s standing in the eyes of would-be buyers. Interestingly, no one complained about the tiny screen, which seemed like it would be the phone’s biggest weakness (the large cover display may be the...

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Xiaomi has violated India's FEMA, according to the Enforcement Directorate

India's Enforcement Directorate just issued a show cause order to Xiaomi Technology India Ltd and three foreign banks - Citi bank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG. An order to show cause is the type of court order that requires one or more parties to prove or disprove something to the court. In this case, it's about a Foreign Exchange Management Act violation amounting to the equivalent of $6.7 million. The actual violation is by Xiaomi, but the banks listed above received their orders as well since they have a role in the violation. According to ED, the banks allowed foreign remittances...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra passed through FCC, signaling nearing launch

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is going to be Samsung's top-tier tablet for 2023 and as per rumors, it will rival Apple's iPad Pro in terms of features and maybe even pricing. A new FCC SAR certification appeared online, suggesting that the device is almost ready to be released. Unfortunately, as it's usually the case with FCC certifications, there's not much we can get from it. Luckily, some reports in the past couple of months help paint a fuller picture. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra just got FCC certified pic.twitter.com/5rWxcCXQf5— SnoopyTech (@_snoopytech_) June 9, 2023 It is...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3 get June 2023 Android security update in the US

Samsung released the June 2023 Android security update for the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 in the US a few days ago, and now it's their predecessors that are receiving the latest security patch in the States. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 (left) with Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 (right) The June 2023 Android security update is available for the carrier-locked and unlocked Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 units in the US. The update for the carrier-locked models of Fold3 and Flip3 have firmware versions F926USQS3FWE5 and F711USQS4FWE5, respectively, whereas the unlocked Fold3 and Flip3 get...

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Wear OS 4 may finally allow you to switch phones without factory resetting your watch

Google recently released its Wear OS 4 Beta software and Samsung was quick to integrate its One UI 5 Watch beta for its Galaxy Watch4 and Watch5 series, so people can get familiar with the changes before the final version of the software hits the masses. One of the most interesting new changes to Wear OS may be the ability to change phones without having to reset your watch. The current Wear OS 3.5 version and Samsung's corresponding One UI Watch 4.5 version force you to factory reset your smartwatch every time you change your phone, which is quite annoying. Although the software...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra passed through FCC, signaling nearing launch

The Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra is going to be Samsung's top-tier tablet for 2023 and as per rumors, it will rival Apple's iPad Pro in terms of features and maybe even pricing. A new FCC SAR certification appeared online, suggesting that the device is almost ready to be released. Unfortunately, as it's usually the case with FCC certifications, there's not much we can get from it. Luckily, some reports in the past couple of months help paint a fuller picture. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra just got FCC certified pic.twitter.com/5rWxcCXQf5— SnoopyTech (@_snoopytech_) June 9, 2023 It is said...

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Our vivo X Flip video review is live now

In April, vivo unveiled the X Fold2 - its second-gen horizontally folding smartphone. Alongside that, the company also introduced its first clamshell foldable, dubbed vivo X Flip. The vivo X Flip comes with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, 50MP primary camera, and a 4,400 mAh battery. The smartphone's 120Hz FullHD+ folding screen measures 6.74" diagonally, while the cover display has a diagonal of 3". We have already reviewed the vivo X Flip and found it to get many things right on the first try despite being late to the clamshell party. For starters, the vivo X Flip is almost creaseless...

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Google Meet app for Android to get a new "safety feature" when walking

In the latest APK teardown, 9to5Google discovered a curious new feature coming to the Google Meets app for Android. It seems like Google wants to make conversations safer when on the move. That's why the functionality is called "On-the-Go". On-the-Go prompt in Google Meet The feature itself is super simple - once Meet detects that you are walking while on a conference call, it will ask you to activate the On-the-Go feature. This will disable your camera and turn off the audio stream of other participants just for you. The rest of the participants will remain unaffected,...

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vivo X90 gets May 2023 Android security patch and camera optimizations with new software update

vivo has released a new software update for the vivo X90. It bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone from April 2023 to May 2023 and optimizes the system stability to fix the occasional app crash issue. Additionally, the update comes with a couple of camera optimizations for improving the clarity of photos taken by the selfie shooter in Super Night Mode and optimizing the overall function of the Camera to provide a better shooting experience. You can check the update's changelog below for more details. System Updated to the May 2023 Google...

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