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Samsung's first truly flexible device converts from a smartphone to a tablet.

Samsung is expected to show off its foldable and 5G phones alongside the Galaxy flagship today.

Realme is a very young company, but it's he diamond-patterned back design have already gathered a few fans and it seems that the OEM will be sticking with it for its next flagship. Realme took it to Twitter and teased the upcoming Realme 3 revealing the diamond design and vertically-stacked dual-camera setup. None of those are new to the lineup, but this is our best look at the device yet. Also, you can see the 3.5mm jack peeping from the bottom side. Diamonds never go out of style. Look closer and tell us what you see. pic.twitter.com/msRZT98OWA— Realme (@realmemobiles) February 20,...

We're about an hour away from the beginning of the Samsung Unpacked event. The Galaxy S10 trio will be unveiled on stage and we'll be in the crowd. If you're not on location, you can join us virtually through the livestream below. Here's what to expect from the event - Galaxy S10+, S10 and S10e. Samsung will definitely unveil the truly wireless Galaxy Buds, which will be part of the promotional pre-order bundle in some markets. The pre-orders start tomorrow, by the way. The stream starts at 19:00 UTC. The 5G-connected Galaxy S10 X could also make an appearance - perhaps just a...

As promised, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 are now receiving Android 9.0 Pie. However, not all markets are getting it from the start so you might have to wait a few more days before it arrives. For starters, the Nokia 6 is reportedly receiving the Pie in Australia, India and Latin America. Users from the UAE are also reporting the OTA update arriving. It weighs around 1.7GB and here's the changelog: The Nokia 8, on the other hand, has already been updated in numerous markets but the Indian, Romanian and Dutch markets are getting it only now. The changelog is pretty much the same though and of...

We get to play with Xiaomi's next flagship phone. It's shiny, fast and slick.

The company remains "committed" to supporting the Razer Phone 2 despite the staff cuts, it said.

Samsung launched Galaxy Apps for its devices back in September 2009. And now, after more than nine years, the company has rebranded it to Galaxy Store. That's the company's official app store that distributes apps, themes and customizations, and even watch faces for Samsung smarwatches. And, Samsung has not only given Galaxy Apps a new name but a new look as well. The app has been redesigned to align better with its new One UI - a design language we have seen on Samsung smartphones like Galaxy S8, S9, S9+, Note8, and Note9 running Android Pie. The new UI should make it easier for...

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10E and a 5G version in San Francisco.

JEDEC or the Solid State Technology Association has just announced the new LPDDR5 RAM chips promising improved performance and power efficiency for future smartphones. Compared to the current LPDDR4, the LPDDR5 brings double the data rate from 3,200 MT/s up to 6,400 MT/s. The new standard also comes with 16-bank (grouped in fours) programmable and multi-clock architecture reaching 51 MB/s in data transmission. For power efficiency, an additional "deep sleep" mode has been introduced along with Data-Copy and Write-X features. The first one copies data from a single I/O pin to another...

It'll also have great sound and superfast wireless charging.

The Galaxy Unpacked event is taking place today in San Francisco, United States, and we can't wait to see which rumors were true and which were just fan fiction. We summed up the most plausible ones below. Infinity-O screens Samsung introduced its new series of displays with a specific letter for every particular cutout for the front-facing camera. The Galaxy S10 devices are expected to come with Infinity-O displays that have holes in the AMOLED for their selfie cameras. According to our leak, there will be a 10 MP f/1.9 shooter on the front, but the Galaxy S10+ will have a second 8 MP...

Samsung promised to extends its One UI on Android Pie program to the 2017 flagships back in January and today it's delivering it to the Galaxy S8. Units across Continental Europe are getting an update to the latest user interface and Android OS. Samsung Galaxy S8 update incoming Reports from Germany revealed Galaxy S8 devices are already getting a package that is 1,610 MB in size. The version number is G950FXXU4DSBA/G950FOXM4DSBA and brings along the latest security patch, dated February 1, 2019. One UI comes with "exciting new features and a whole new look and feel, based...

Commentary: While phones with folding screens might not make sense to you now, here's a nod to the magic they could eventually create.

Honor today announced that it's releasing the Honor Watch Magic to India. The Honor Watch Magic is launching in two variants, Lava Black and Moonlight Silver, priced at INR 13,999 ($196) and INR 14,999 ($210), respectively. The Honor Watch Magic is a smartwatch and fitness tracker. Unlike most other models out there, this one does not run on Wear OS by Google but rather Huawei's own operating system. That's likely why it claims to have 7 days of battery life. For fitness nerds, the Watch Magic has a heart rate sensor, GPS, barometer, compass, swimming tracker, sleep tracker and a...

Two lucky readers will get one of the Samsung Galaxy S10 models announced today. This sweepstakes ends March 20, 2019.

The Chinese manufacturer vivo announced a sub-brand named iQOO earlier this month. The company hasn't revealed any phone until today but finally posted a teaser on Weibo, announcing March 1 as the launch date. We will see the "Monster Inside" at an event, taking place in the city of Shenzhen, China. The official vivo iQOO teaser The vivo iQOO phone will be "the most powerful ever" if we can trust the image. We already know it will have 12 GB RAM, 256 GB storage and 44W fast-charging, allegedly named vivo FlashCharge, making it the second fastest standard after the 50W...

Back in December, Lenovo introduced the Z5 Pro GT as the first smartphone with Snapdragon 855 in the world, but with the company only catering to the Chinese market it's not a popular phone globally. Two months later the company is apparently ready for a new launch, this time of the Lenovo Z6 Pro. The new handset will arrive at MWC 2019, according to the company Vice President. The invitation from the Lenovo VP The image does not reveal much, but the circles suggest a circular coil for wireless charging. There are also the MWC dates between February 25 and February 28, meaning the...

Even though LG is holding an event during this year's MWC, the company unwrapped three mid-range offerings today - Q60, K50 and K40. All three phones are listed with octa-core CPUs clocked at 2.0 GHz, but exact chipsets haven't been named. Starting with the Q60, it holds a 6.26-inch HD+ (720 x 1520px) notched display, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage with microSD card for expanding that. The camera setup on the back includes a 16MP main shooter, 2MP depth sensor and 5MP ultra-wide angle lens. The notch houses a 13MP unit and the battery is rated at 3,500 mAh. The...

On the day of its launch DxOMark published its review of the Xiaomi Mi 9, praising it as the best Xiaomi phone it has tested and giving it the highest video score of any phone. The Xiaomi Mi 9 got an overall score of 107, which secures it the third spot in DxOMark's all time ranking, just behind the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro. The Mi 9 got a 112 photo score and the aforementioned highest video score of 99. In DxOMark's own writing the Xiaomi Mi 9's "target exposure is consistently spot-on, and the camera captures pleasant color with accurate white balance, and without any color...

All three feature AI CAM, a dedicated Google Assistant button and DTS:X 3D Surround Sound.

An eventful Mobile Congress might be upon us and it's shaping to be nothing short of a blast. But the first flagship for year 2019 is now out and it's not coming from Spain but China - indeed, we are talking about the Xiaomi Mi 9.

Xiaomi Mi 9 was the star of the launch earlier today, but another smartphone appeared as well. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE (Special Edition) was introduced by company CEO Lei Junas the first in the world with the new Snapdragon 712 chipset. It has a 48 MP camera with Sony IMX586 sensor on the back, and an UD fingerprint scanner on the front. The Mi 9 SE is a bit smaller than the flagship - it has a 5.97" AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch on top and slightly thicker bezel on the bottom. The Snapdragon 712 chipset is coupled with 6 GB RAM and 64/128 GB storage. Speaking about the new...

The Xiaomi Mi 9 just went official with the company's first triple camera and the fastest wireless charging of any phone yet. The star of the camera is the 48MP module, a Sony IMX586 with a Quad Bayer filter. It's a large 1/2" sensor with 0.8µm pixels, which can be combined into 1.6µm Super pixels. Note that the Redmi Note 7 from the sub-brand uses the Samsung 48MP sensor instead. Anyway, the Mi 9 also offers a 16MP ultra-wide camera with 117° field of view. It has 1.0µm pixels and an f/2.2 lens with autofocus, which allows it to shoot macros from 4cm distance. The Mi 8...

After the release of two high-end, exotic smartphones from the NEX lineup, vivo is finally ready to bring some of the innovations to the mid-range segment and the V15 Pro is the first one to do it. The smartphone looks and feels like a flagship device offering rare features like full-screen display, pop-up selfie cam and under-display fingerprint reader. Vivo promises a manageable price tag but at what cost?

The Chinese company's newest phone is generally great, but you'll pay for what you get.

The vivo V15 Pro is an honorary NEX with its pop-up selfie camera and in-display fingerprint reader, which leave the Ultra FullView Super AMOLED display undisturbed. But this phone actually has better cameras than the NEX. The pop-up camera packs a 32MP sensor, up from just 8MP on the NEX S. The main module of the triple camera on the rear brings another 4x jump in resolution - it's a 48MP sensor with 0.8µm pixels (1.6µm if you use 4-to-1 binning). It has an f/1.8 aperture and Super Night Mode that stacks several photos with different exposure to enhance the clarity of dark...

After numerous leaks and official teasers, the Xiaomi Mi 9 is finally getting introduced in its home country, China. The event is taking place in the capital Beijing and is streamed on Xiaomi's own website. The new flagship is among the first devices with a Snapdragon 855 chipset, and will also have a triple camera with a Sony IMX586 sensor that outputs 48 MP images. Teasers also suggest the Xiaomi Mi 9 will have 20W wireless charging, making it the fastest in a smartphone. For everything official, follow the link we provided below. A global launch is scheduled for Sunday, February 24,...

The waiting is over - vivo is launching the V15 Pro today in New Delhi, India. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and we've provided a link to follow below. The device is arriving with an elevating camera that was previously seen only in the vivo NEX. It will have a 32 MP sensor that should be the Samsung ISOCELL GD1. The rear features a 48 MP shooter, along with two more cameras. Although most of the specs were already leaked, or revealed through official teasers, now we'll learn all the small bits and pieces, along with the price and availability for the midranger.

Oppo spinoff brand Realme has been quite busy lately launching one phone after another, and a new one is just around the corner. We already knew the Realme 3 would arrive at some point in the first quarter of this year, so before the end of March, but now a slightly less vague time frame is doing the rounds in Rumorland. According to several reports, the Realme 3 is bound to launch in India in early March. In the meantime, the brand is busy teasing the upcoming phone on Twitter, through its official account. Let's see if you can put 1 and 2 together. 🤔...

Samsung confirmed it'll talk about its foldable phone on Feb. 20.

The second-generation chip comes as we're still waiting on first-generation 5G smartphones.

From The 3:59 show: Expect to see phones with foldable screens and a crazy number of cameras.

The company's latest flagship phones -- one rumored to have four rear cameras -- will be unveiled a month after Mobile World Congress.

The latest intelligence says "Galaxy X" does not mark the spot.

As Samsung prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary Galaxy, remember that the first Galaxy S wasn't just one phone. It was four.

The Mi Mix 3 is the perfect phone for a notch-free future.

They've put out hacked versions of Spotify, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go and Minecraft, Reuters reported.

The latest Mi Mix ditches the bottom chin for a slider design and it's gorgeous.

The Galaxy S10's Snapdragon 855 processor easily blew away the Galaxy S9 in our early tests.

Qualcomm shows off a prototype fingerprint reader that's tucked underneath the display and potentially headed to Samsung's upcoming flagship phone.

Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple's phone lineup has never been clearer.

Black phones outsell colors, but companies keep making flashy phones for a reason.

The attachment will make the Moto Z3 the first phone upgradable to 5G speeds.

Designs haven’t changed much in years, but Samsung is making game-changing moves.