Oppo’s latest Reno8 phone was launched in Indonesia – welcome to the Reno8 4G. This is the eighth member in the Reno8 family and brings specs that are indistinguishable from the Reno7 which was launched earlier in March.
Reno8 4G packs a 6.43-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s a small punch hole cutout for the 32MP selfie cam while the back houses a 64MP main unit alongside two 2MP modules for macro shots and depth data.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 sits at the helm paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which is the only RAM/storage combo offered. The...
Is the Asus Zenfone 9 the perfect phone for people who want a small Android flagship? That seems to be the case, judging by the glowing reception in last week’s poll – half of people who voted want one.
Another 30% would be interested, if Asus had offered software support longer than two OS updates and security patches spanning two years. To be fair, Asus said “at least two years”, but not everyone is willing to bet $700/€800 on the chance that patches keep coming after mid-2024.
Admittedly, the poll is probably skewed – those interested in a small flagship are more likely to read...
Today vivo hosted an event at which a new impressive midranger was introduced - meet thevivo V25 Pro. We also received a press release about a vivo V25 that did not appear at the launch and is still missing from the company website. The former brings a 6 nm chipset, 64 MP main cam and other flagship-tier specs, while the latter has a 50 MP selfie camera with AF.
vivo V25 Pro
The Pro member of the family comes with a mightier Dimensity 1300 chipset and a bigger 6.56” AMOLED display, which is also curved, while the fingerprint scanner made its way underneath the panel. The max refresh...
Samsung continues to release the August 2022 Android security patch for its devices, and the latest smartphones to receive the patch are the Galaxy A52 (4G model) and Galaxy A53.
The software update that upgrades the Android security patch level on the Galaxy A52 comes with firmware version A525FXXU4BVG2, while the update for the Galaxy A52 has firmware version A536EXXU3AVGA.
Samsung Galaxy A53
Samsung is rolling the August 2022 Android security patch for these smartphones in Russia, but the rollout should expand to more countries soon.
If you live in Russia and haven't received...
The vivo V25 series is scheduled to arrive today. The launch is scheduled for 12 PM Indian time (6:30 UTC), and the company will live-stream the event on YouTube. We've embedded the live stream video below.
The new series is going to keep the color-changing feature that the predecessor vivo V23 introduced but we do expect to see some new colorways. Teasers also suggest a triple-cam setup including a 64 MP main shooter.
Other specs reveal a big battery with 66W fast charging, Dimensity 1300 chip for at least one of the vivo V25 phones and 8 GB Extended RAM, likely for the mightiest...
WhatsApp lets users link a desktop computer so they can continue to make and receive calls and send messages without needing to have your smartphone nearby. This is done through WhatsApp Web via a browser, or a web-based WhatsApp desktop app.
WhatsApp is launching a native Windows app, which no longer uses the old web-based backend and has been updated to be run natively on Windows. Although the app won’t really look different on the surface, the native app will run better, use fewer resources, and should launch quicker than before. These apps will also allow you to keep chats alive from...
vivo is gearing up to unveil the V25 series in India in a few hours, but it's also got other models in the pipeline too, which should be launching in the near future. And today the main specs for two of those have been outed through a leaked promo poster.
We're talking about the vivo Y22s and the vivo Y16. The former is revealed to have a 90 Hz touchscreen, the Snapdragon 680 SoC at the helm, 8GB of RAM (plus 8GB of Virtual RAM), and a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging support. The phone is going to be IP54 certified for dust and water ingress protection, and it will have a 50 MP main...
TikTok has often been under the scrutiny of American lawmakers and users alike with concerns that user data was being transmitted and accessed by servers in China. With TikTok’s popularity exploding in the last few years, user data and privacy of the platform has been discussed at length.
In a new report, Axios has learned that Oracle has been conducting an audit of TikTok’s operations. Specifically, Oracle is looking into TikTok’s feed algorithm and content moderation models “to ensure they aren’t manipulated by Chinese authorities”.
During the Trump Administration, TikTok...
vivo and iQOO are starting their Android 13 Preview programs in India today. Owners of a vivo X80 Pro or an iQOO 9 Pro can sign up if they want to test drive the upcoming major update to FuntouchOS. The preview software will actually roll out a week from now (August 23), so why the rush?
Well, both the vivo and the iQOO programs will accept only 500 users each. So if you want in, you better hurry. The sign up process is simple – go to Settings, System Update, then tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner and then hit Trial version.
A preview version of FuntouchOS 13...
Google started updating supported Pixels to Android 13 yesterday, but that’s not what some users are seeing – several users from the r/GooglePixel subreddit are reporting that they got an Android 12 based update instead.
It’s not a small update either but a fairly hefty 2GB download. It appears to be a recent update (early July, going by the version) that includes the July security patch and a fix for a GPS issue.
Some Pixel owners are getting an Android 12 update instead of 13 (image credit: IcerC • Next_trees)
But it’s not the Android 13 update that people are expecting. So...
The iQOO Z6 series currently includes three smartphones in India - Z6, Z6 44W, and Z6 Pro. A new media report claims these will be joined by a Lite model in the second week of next month in the Asian country.
The source claims that the iQOO Z6 Lite will be a 4G smartphone and will be a version of the vivo T1x, which is powered by the Snapdragon 680 SoC. Note that we are referring to the dual camera model available in India since there's also a T1x with triple rear cameras. And then there's the Chinese T1x, powered by the Dimensity 900 chip. It comes with a 64MP camera and supports 5G...
The Pixel 7 series is expected to go into mass production at Foxconn soon while Google continues preparations for the expected early October launch (pre-orders on October 6, sales on the 13th, claim rumors).
Part of the pre-launch process is getting the green light from the FCC. Documents from the regulator show four models: GP4BC, GVU6C, GE2AE and GQML3. The first two support sub-6GHz 5G, the other two also have mmWave connectivity.
Four Pixel 7 models certified by the FCC: GP4BC, GVU6C, GE2AE and GQML
The mmWave versions will be available in the US, but since this flavor...
The OnePlus 10 Pro got its first Android 13-based OxygenOS 13 Open Beta build last week and it is now receiving the second open beta. The OnePlus 10 Pro units already running the first open beta will receive the second beta in a few days, while devices running the stable version of OxygenOS 12 will have to enroll in the beta program to get a taste of the latest version of Android and OxygenOS.
The new beta build brings the Aquamorphic Design theme to the OnePlus 10 Pro. It also comes with system stability improvements and performance optimizations and upgrades HyperBoost GPA to version...
Android 13 is now official and smartphone manufacturers are jumping on the hype train to announce their public beta. Xiaomi’s MIUI account posted on Twitter that Android 13 beta is now available for Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro smartphones with global ROM.
The first 200 users for each model will get the chance to test the new OS on a first-come-first-serve basis.
MIUI 13 on Android 13 for Xiaomi 12
All applicants should follow a special Telegram channel for details on the OTA update. Also, they should be on the MIUI Global stable ROM and they have to be members of the Mi Community...
We have waited nearly a week for Samsung to unveil the prices for the new Galaxy Z foldables for the Indian market and here they are. Fans can now pre-book a Z Flip4 or Z Fold4 and score some gifts and discounts. This is a special Samsung Live promo event that starts today and ends tomorrow a midnight.
Pre-booking options for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4
First, the prices. The table below has the breakdown by storage capacity. A couple of things to note about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 – the customizable Bespoke Edition is available from Samsung Live and Samsung Exclusive...
Samsung brought the durable Galaxy XCover6 Pro smartphone in July and we expected to see the Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro as well. It is now August and the tablet is still unannounced, but a launch might be just around the corner.
The tablet received certifications at Bluetooth SIG, Google Play List, and Google Play Console, revealing some of its specs. Samsung’s new durable tablet will be powered by a Snapdragon 778G chipset.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro certifications
There are two model numbers that appear on these certifications - SM-T636B and SM-T636N and the assumptions are...
Realme will unveil the Realme 9i 5G on August 18, which it already confirmed will be powered by the Dimensity 810 SoC. Now the company has revealed that the 9i 5G will sport a notched display having a 90Hz screen refresh rate and a 180Hz touch sampling rate.
Moreover, Realme confirmed that the 9i 5G will pack a 5,000 mAh battery, which will be charged through a USB-C port.
Realme hasn't detailed the 9i 5G's specs sheet yet, but a recent leak claimed the smartphone will come with a 6.6" FullHD+ LCD, 8MP selfie camera, and a 50MP primary camera, joined by 2MP macro and depth...
Today, Google surprised everyone with the public release of Android 13 – now rolling out to eligible Pixel phones. Once updated to Android 13, the latest generation of Pixels: 6, 6 Pro, and 6a will not be able to revert to Android 12.
Warning: The Android 13 update for Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and the Pixel 6a contains a bootloader update that increments the anti-roll back version. After flashing an Android 13 build on these devices you will not be able to flash older Android 12 builds.
The change is listed on the Android 13 Factory Images page for Pixel phones, but there’s no mention of...
Earlier this month a rumor did the rounds saying iPadOS 16 would arrive a month later than iOS 16, meaning in October. At the time we speculated that this could mean Apple wouldn't unveil new iPads at its September iPhone event, instead holding a separate launch for them in October.
And today a report from Korea confirms exactly that theory, saying that the new low-cost iPad will arrive alongside the M2 iPad Pro in October. Specifically, around the end of the month.
iPad 10.2 (2021)
The next entry-level iPad will be the successor to the iPad 10.2 (2021), and is said to be slightly...
If you've been paying close attention to the mobile space recently, you'll know that Google's release track record for new Android versions has been all over the place. Last year, Android 12 debuted in early October. This year, Android 13 launches today.
The company has announced that updates should be going out to supported Pixels starting today, with devices from Samsung, Asus, HMD Global, iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, Xiaomi, "and more" joining the party "later this year".
So, what's new? Looks-wise, you're getting an evolution of the...
Motorola has announced the Moto Razr 2022 in China, and the foldable phone is getting exciting upgrades, including a lower price, that position it as a Galaxy Z Flip 4 alternative.The design has been streamlined. Last year’s model had visual cues reminiscent of the original Razr, like a sizeable chin, but it’s all gone now. The new Razr 2022 has a thin and modern look. There’s no doubt that this […]
The Galaxy Z Flip family is probably the most successful foldable to date in terms of unit volume and broad appeal. Its $999 price makes it more affordable in that space, and it has generated universal interest from all kinds of users in our experience.The new Galaxy Z Flip 4 will push this concept even higher with improvements across the board: display, design, camera, compute power, and battery.Since the series […]
At its Unpacked Event (watch it) this morning, Samsung launched the new Galaxy Z Fold 4, its highest-end foldable phone designed to provide the best folding phone experience.The new handset brings many subtle external improvements, such as narrower bezels, slightly smaller size, and weight (by only 8g). Still, that aspect is broadly comparable to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 we reviewed last year, including the fact that the industrial design […]
We’ve always liked the idea of home internet based on 4G/5G, and T-Mobile steadily expanded its service to cover “40M homes” last month, according to the company.Yet, T-Mobile is ready to expand its Home Internet Service to the whole country or wherever it has a working wireless network with a slightly different service called Home Internet Lite.That said, there’s a caveat because the Lite internet service comes with usage caps. […]
Last Wednesday, OnePlus launched its newest OnePlus 10T smartphone during a successful event in New York City we attended. We recommend reading the launch article as we explain some background information that we won’t cover again in this article.The OnePlus 10T is a $649+ smartphone optimized for high-performance, and speedy battery charging, something that OnePlus feels was a vital market to address.In the past, the OnePlus “T” series was the […]
At its global launch event in New York, OnePlus launched its new high-performance smartphone, the OnePlus 10T. As with other “T” series handsets, it aims to excel at a few key features while bringing maximum value (features for the price), something that OnePlus has built its brand on.“The OnePlus 10T takes our signature fast and smooth performance to the next level at an extremely competitive price point”, says OnePlus founder […]
If you live far from a Samsung repair facility or equivalent, it can be a hassle to ship your phone and wait, especially if the phone is in somewhat working order. For example, you might only have a cracked glass back cover or an old battery that depletes quickly, but the phone is still functional.The Samsung self-repair program is available now and might be for you, depending on the type […]
With battery capacities for most smartphones limited to 5000 mAh, the following battery life challenge is to recharge what you have quickly. Fortunately, modern smartphones charge faster than just a few years ago, and it’s widespread to see 25-40W charge speeds.However, some phones can charge at 60W, 80W, or 180W! At the same time, many OEMs no longer provide a high-speed charger with the smartphone, citing goals of reducing electronic […]
Smartphones are packing ever-more computing power (CPU, Graphics, AI), and that’s all great. However, to truly use that power sustainably, devices need to dissipate the heat generated by all these zero and one state switching inside the processors.It’s incredibly tricky in extremely compact devices where the electronics are essentially sandwiched between the battery and the display, two elements that are also generating quite a bit of heat.Typically, some heatsink or […]
Motorola China’s top executive has posted the first photo from the upcoming Motorola Edge smartphone, which will be announced later this year. The new camera is powered by the Samsung ISOCELL HP1 200MP camera sensor, a higher-end version of the Samsung ISOCELL HP3 sensor we told you about last month.The HP1 has larger pixels than the HP3 (0.64μm vs. 0.56 μm), but these pixels are still significantly smaller than 0.8 […]
With smartphone battery capacity essentially stalling around 5000 mAh for size and manufacturing technology reasons, the next best thing is to charge them faster. That’s precisely where many OEMs are heading, including Infinix.Following Ubergizmo, you might have seen Infinix’s 160W fast-charger demonstrated with a concept phone last year. Thunder Charge is even better and more efficient. According to the company, the new charging system is 99% efficient, which means less […]
The upcoming Xiaomi 12S Ultra will feature a primary camera powered by the 1-inch type Sony IMX989 camera sensor. Previously, the Sony Xperia PRO-I smartphone and a few others also featured a sensor of similar size. Still, the IMX989 is a new sensor “built for smartphones,” and Xiaomi had some design inputs (including financial) according to the Chinese OEM.We recently named the Xiaomi 12 Pro as one of the best […]
Mobile GPUs lag desktop GPUs by many years in terms of features, so they aren’t always conducive to exciting news coverage. However, hardware Ray-Tracing (RT) on an ARM GPU design is a milestone worth noting.In its new Immortalis-G715 (cool name btw) graphics unit, ARM delivers a 300% performance improvement over the previous software solution at the cost of 4% of the shader core area. It seems like a very reasonable […]
Samsung continues to announce ultra-high resolution camera sensors aimed at affordable markets. The company just launched the Samsung ISOCELL HP3, a 200 Megapixel camera sensor featuring exceptionally small sensing pixels. The thing is: smaller pixels aren’t always better, as their size makes it increasingly more difficult to gather photos.Each pixel is only 0.56 μm (square), which is tiny, so there’s a 4:1 pixel-binning mode that would equate to a 50 […]
MediaTek has introduced the Dimensity 9000+, a new performance-kicker chip, to supplement the existing Dimensity 9000. As the name suggests, this new processor based on the Dimensity 9000 could be characterized as “the same, but a bit better.”We are primarily talking about a 5% speed gain for the CPU and 10% for the GPU. The extra CPU performance comes from a higher clock speed for the Prime ARM Cortex X2 […]
Some U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to “develop a comprehensive plan that will protect both consumers and the environment by addressing the lack of a common U.S. charging standard.”The letter continues, “We cannot allow the consumer electronics industry to prioritize proprietary and inevitably obsolete charging technology over consumer protection and environmental health.” (PDF link)Lawmakers refer directly to the European Union USB-charger 2024 mandate […]
With the new Honor 70 series launch in China, we’re getting a peek at what’s coming later to the global market from the company: three new phones priced between $400 and $650, the Honor 70, Honor 70 Pro, and Honor 70 Pro+.The differentiation between these is relatively straightforward, with mainly the screen size, processor, and camera hardware getting more potent as the price goes up. Even the base Honor 70 […]
Qualcomm recently announced its new Wireless AR Smart Viewer reference design for developers. The idea is to demonstrate what the next-generation AR devices could (or should) look like and what the Snapdragon XR2 Platform can do.It is beautiful and highly functional for something that’s supposed to provide a technological baseline. At the very least, it can provide AR functionalities similar to the very cool Lenovo ThinkReality A3, which can replace […]
Qualcomm just held a launch event in China called “Snapdragon Night,” where the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 platform was announced.The “plus” update is a performance-kicker version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 hardware platform and brings noticeable performance and power efficiency improvements.These improvements come from basically a two-pronged approach to the chip’s development. First, Qualcomm uses a new 4nm semiconductor process at TSMC, which is even better than the […]
The new OnePlus Nord 2T is the evolution of last year’s OnePlus Nord 2. It is designed to occupy the same ~299 Euros market segment and is essentially a technology refresh to keep the product competitive.The performance is slightly better, thanks to the MediaTek Dimensity 1300, which has a UFS 3.1 flash storage controller. Users can choose between 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage. […]
Now available in the UK, the Honor Magic4 Pro is a 949.99 UKP high-end smartphone that competes directly with the major brands at the top (official page).This 6.81” waterproof (IP68) smartphone is very agreeable both to the eye and when in your hand. That’s a significant “plus” for any handset, and Honor has not held back on any expense, whether in design or luxurious materials.The display has minimal bezels and […]
Today at the I/O 2022 conference keynote, Google announced its much-awaited budget Pixel phone, the Google Pixel 6A, the sibling of the flagship Pixel 6 Pro and the Pixel 6 smartphones, released in October 2021.The key innovations of the Pixel 6 series are the new uber-elegant high-end design and Google’s own proprietary System-On-Chip (SOC) Tensor, a bold move that allows the search giant to stop relying on the Qualcomm Snapdragon […]
One of the best demos I’ve seen at the Qualcomm 5G Summit is the 5G Positioning Evolution which uses a combination of 5G signal and Artificial Intelligence to yield a device’s positioning with a 1-feet precision.As you may know, consumer-level indoor positioning has been in the works for over a decade. However, you still don’t have access to anything remotely practical such as in-mall positioning services.There are several reasons for […]
At the Qualcomm 5G Summit, Qualcomm has revealed the extensive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the performance of its latest Snapdragon X70 modem.The modem was announced earlier this year, and the built-in AI computing unit wasn’t a secret, but its effectiveness was unknown until now.Qualcomm claims its built-in AI extends the effective range of mmWave by 20% and boosts the throughput by 28% to 73% at the edge of […]
Set to be released in late September, the iPhone 14 is in the pipelines across the industry before production ramp-up. As information spreads across the supply chain, more information is coming out.First, iPhone 14 renders show a virtually unchanged design, at least on the surface. However, EverythingApplePro has made a close-up inspection using the alleged 3D schematics of the phone and reports some changes in the microphone placement, corner radius, […]
Qualcomm just announced its new Wi-Fi 7 Networking Pro Series 3 platform to power the next generation of high-end routers and access points.This platform claims extremely high peak aggregated bandwidth (33 Gbps with 16 streams and 4 bands) and latency, although I haven’t seen actual latency numbers yet. Individual device-to-device connections might even peak at 5-10 Gbps on the internal network, far higher than many wired connections.I like Qualcomm’s Multi-Link […]
In September of 2021, Google was rumored to be working on two foldable phones. People even thought the devices might appear in late 2021, but that wasn’t the case.But the same source (@DSCCRoss) that declared the project “dead” last year due to the cancellation of display orders now says that at least one Google foldable phone is back on track with a primary display similar to the upcoming Samsung Z […]
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra isn’t just the 2022 update of the best Galaxy S. It is also the assimilation of the late Galaxy Note. The public was anxiously waiting for this update, especially the Galaxy Note fans, representing a multi-billion dollar opportunity for Samsung.Did Samsung reach its objectives, and how good is the new Galaxy S22 Ultra? Let’s find out by going over the critical aspects of this Android […]
While many developers are still waiting for Apple to maybe one day approve the use of third-party payment systems, it seems that “reader” apps now have an alternative where Apple will now allow these types of apps to provide external links to the app’s own website where users can manage their account and make payments.For those unfamiliar, reader apps are essentially apps that display their own content like videos, ebooks, […]
While Face ID is perfectly fine and with the changes and improvements Apple have made to it over the years, it’s a great way of protecting your phone, but it’s hard to deny the convenience of using your fingerprint to unlock your smartphone. Unfortunately, it seems that Touch ID may never come back to Apple’s flagship iPhones.According to a recent tweet by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, he claims that his previous […]
Oppo’s latest Reno8 phone was launched in Indonesia – welcome to the Reno8 4G. This is the eighth member in the Reno8 family and brings specs that are indistinguishable from the Reno7 which was launched earlier in March.
Reno8 4G packs a 6.43-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s a small
Today vivo hosted an event at which two new impressive midrangers were introduced - meet the vivo V25 and vivo V25 Pro. The former brings a 50 MP selfie camera with AF, while the latter has a 6 nm chipset, 64 MP main cam and other flagship-tier specs.
vivo V25
The vanilla variant runs on Dimensity
Samsung continues to release the August 2022 Android security patch for its devices, and the latest smartphones to receive the patch are the Galaxy A52 (4G model) and Galaxy A53.
The software update that upgrades the Android security patch level on the Galaxy A52 comes with firmware version A525FXXU4BVG2, while the update for the Galaxy
The vivo V25 series is scheduled to arrive today. The launch is scheduled for 12 PM Indian time (6:30 UTC), and the company will live-stream the event on YouTube. We've embedded the live stream video below.
The new series is going to keep the color-changing feature that the predecessor vivo V23 introduced but we do
WhatsApp lets users link a desktop computer so they can continue to make and receive calls and send messages without needing to have your smartphone nearby. This is done through WhatsApp Web via a browser, or a web-based WhatsApp desktop app.
WhatsApp is launching a native Windows app, which no longer uses the old web-based
vivo is gearing up to unveil the V25 series in India in a few hours, but it's also got other models in the pipeline too, which should be launching in the near future. And today the main specs for two of those have been outed through a leaked promo poster.
We're talking about the vivo
TikTok has often been under the scrutiny of American lawmakers and users alike with concerns that user data was being transmitted and accessed by servers in China. With TikTok’s popularity exploding in the last few years, user data and privacy of the platform has been discussed at length.
In a new report, Axios has learned
