Honor Play 50 Plus unveiled with Dimensity 6020 SoC and 50MP camera

Honor introduced the Play 40 Plus last October, and a year later, the company has unveiled its successor, named Honor Play 50 Plus. The Honor Play 50 Plus is powered by the Dimensity 6020 SoC and runs Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2. It has 256GB of storage onboard with two RAM options - 8GB and 12GB. The smartphone is built around a 6.8" 90Hz FullHD+ LCD with a punch-hole in the center for the 8MP selfie camera. The smartphone's back cover, reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+, sports two big left-aligned circles housing flash and a couple of cameras - 50MP primary and 2MP...

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Google Pixel 8a leaks in CAD-based renders, looks like a Pixel 8

Google has just launched its latest flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, but of course there will be a third member in the family too - the more affordable, mid-range, Pixel 8a. This is expected to be released in the next few months, and today it's been leaked in all its glory in some CAD-based renders. The design language is, very unsurprisingly, incredibly similar to what we've seen in the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, down to the very rounded corners - as it should be, we might add, since all three of these devices share most of their name. The camera 'visor' is...

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Apple iPhone 15 vs. Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Traditionally, Apple sells more Pro models compared to the vanilla ones. Both definitely have their place on the market and, in our experience, tend to appeal to a different crowd typically. Still, you may be wondering whether to get the regular iPhone 15 or the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple continues to introduce plenty of segmentation between its vanilla and Pro models, but that undoubtedly varies year to year. With its new display, the inclusion of the Dynamic Island and the move to a new 48MP camera, the vanilla model is arguably closer to the Pro this year, more so than in recent years....

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Amazon US kicks off Prime Big Deal Days with early offers, here are the best picks

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days starts tomorrow, but some deals are already live. Most of the offers are for Amazon’s own devices or services, though this includes partner manufacturers. (e.g. TCL’s Fire TVs). There are some non-Amazon deals as well. You need to sign up for Prime to get most of these deals. The current prices are $15 a month (after a 30 day trial) and $140 for a full year. Students and people on qualified government assistance pay $7.50 and $7.00 a month, respectively. But the first batch are not tied to Prime, instead they are Pixel 8 series pre-orders. Pixel 8...

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iPhone 15 teardown reveals a new Snapdragon X70 5G modem

Shahram Mokhtari, the Lead Teardown Technician over at iFixit, tweeted out photos of the iPhone 15 motherboard, which reveals something interesting – a Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 modem. This is the same 5G modem that is used in the iPhone 15 Pro. What makes this interesting is that the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are using the chipsets from last year's iPhone 14 Pros – the Apple A16 Bionic. However, then those chipsets were paired with the older X65 modem. Now it's A16 + X70 for the vanilla models and A17 + X70 for the Pros. This means that Apple didn’t just grab a 14 Pro motherboard and stick...

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Honor Magic Vs2 to debut on October 12, Watch 4 Pro tagging along

Honor only introduced the Magic V2 in July, but it's already prepared for another foldable launch. The Magic Vs2 will be officially announced on October 12, the brand revealed on Weibo, and we will also see a new Watch 4 Pro wearable alongside it. The big event on Thursday will be preceded by a smaller one tomorrow, October 10, when the Honor Play 50 Plus will be unveiled to the Chinese audience. Honor Magic Vs2, Watch 4 Pro, Play 50 Plus Honor is expected to bring the Magic Vs2 as a mild update over last year's Magic Vs. A recent benchmark from Geekbench suggested a Snapdragon...

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vivo iQOO 12 series' 64 MP telephoto camera confirmed

Reports about a new iQOO 12 phone by vivo with a 64 MP telephoto camera emerged earlier this year, and today a reliable leakster confirmed it – we are looking at an OmniVision 64B sensor with 3x telephoto lens in front, as well as OIS. The main camera will also have an OmniVision sensor – OV50H with 50 MP resolution and OIS, while the ultrawide-angle camera will feature a 50 MP Samsung ISOCELL JN1 sensor. vivo iQOO 11 Pro Digital Chat Station is usually correct with these kinds of early leaks, and we believe this one is also the real deal. vivo is not ready to reintroduce an iQOO...

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