The Bullets Wireless Z are the third pair of wireless earphones from OnePlus. A replacement to the excellent Bullets Wireless 2 from last year, the Bullets Wireless Z are meant to be a more affordable option, while matching the design and features of its predecessor.
The Bullets Wireless Z are the cheapest wireless set from OnePlus so far, with the US pricing being half what the Bullets Wireless 2 cost. In India, the Bullets Wireless Z costs a third of the Bullets Wireless 2 and half of the original Bullets Wireless. In fact, the INR1,999 price is the lowest anywhere in the world and...
Honor is cooking-up another pair of devices for its "Play" lineup. Heading towards a June 3 announcement, the Honor Play 4 and Honor Play 4 Pro should not be confused with the Play 4T and Play 4T Pro. A different pair of Honor devices, that recently appeared out of the blue and are already official.
Honor Play 4 colors
A company manager took to Weibo today to showcase banners for the Honor Play 4 in three colors. Officially, that's about as much as we know about the Honor Play 4 pair at the moment. Unofficially, a recent TENAA listing suggests the regular Honor Play 4 will...
India is making major strides towards incentivizing and expanding local production of major manufacturers like Apple and Samsung. The empowered committee of secretaries - the governing body for the country's Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) program met on Friday and decided to remove and alter a few important clauses.
This has been done as a deliberate effort to attract more US investment, mainly by making India more attractive as a partner in the so-called "China plus one strategy". Simply put, the changing and constantly-developing economic climate in China has been...
Vivo has a pretty-sweet promo currently going for the iQOO 3. The base 8GB/128GB version can be had for just INR 31,990. That's and INR 3,000 discount on top of the already active INR 4,000 discount, in place since last month. In order to get the most reduced price on Flipkart, you will have to use a ICICI Bank Credit Card, Credit Card EMI or Debit Card EMI for the transaction. The promo pricing across the entire iQOO 3 lineup (4G and 5G versions) goes as follows:
Smartphone
Launch Price
Current Price
After ICICI card discount
iQOO 3 4G 8+128GB
Rs....
When it's time to sell or trade in your old phone, you don't want to leave money on the table. These tips could help you get more cash from your carrier or other seller when you're ready to make a deal.
The Oppo Reno4 and Reno4 Pro are on their way. We know that much for sure, with a June 5 unveiling event already scheduled. Thanks to some specs leaks and TENAA listings, we also have a pretty good understanding of what kind of specs to expect from both devices. The pair seems to share most of their internals and design. But, so far, most physical glimpses we have received have been of the Reno4 Pro variant. Enter a new, detailed render that showcases the vanilla Reno4 phone.
Oppo Reno4 render
Alongside it - a nifty specs comparison table, that clears-up some of the differences...
Google's Android 11 roadmap has been hitting all sorts of snags lately. The original Google I/O May 12 to May 14 event was canceled entirely, due to COVID-19. With it, the anticipated Android 11 Beta release morphed into a fourth Developer Preview build of the OS. The then scheduled June 1 Launch Show online event was later postponed to June 3. And in the latest development, that date has now been scrapped, as well, pushing the whole thing back an undetermined amount of time.
We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate. We are postponing the June...
The Sony Xperia 1 II is aimed at creative types, especially people who are into photography and videography. Its most compelling feature is that it can be controlled and operated like a camera. Here are a bunch of photos taken with it.
A few days ago, we heard quite a bit of chatter about the Galaxy M01 and M11 coming to India as early as the start of June. Now we have an even more specific date and time for the launch - June 2 at 12PM. The specific time is a bit unexpected, since it seems unlikely for Samsung to hold and actual event for the budget pair. Still, we could be treated to some formal unveiling, even if it is a scheduled promo video. Alternatively, you can expect to see listings go up online.
We'll likely be keeping a closer eye on the Galaxy M01 ourselves, since, unlike the M11, its specs sheet is...
The Note 10 Plus is one of the best phones Samsung has made in years. But maybe you don't need to spend the extra cash if the Note 9 can still get the job done.
Vivo's new X50 family is just around the corner and should be officially unveiled on June 1. After a myriad of leaks and official teasers, over the last few weeks, we honestly thought that we had a good idea of what to expect from the upcoming vanilla X50 and the X50 Pro. In a fresh new plot twist, though, we now have an image detailing a third X50 Pro+ model. This one - a proper Snapdragon 865 flagship.
vivo X50 lineup specs
A potentially confusing revelation, this new development does explain certain inconsistencies from the last few days. Mainly, the fact that the X50 Pro was...
On Friday, Oppo revealed a teaser video that confirms the Reno4 Pro will be announced on Friday, June 5. The Reno4 will also make an appearance, and we've recently seen photos of this phone appear in red and blue "Glow" models. A new set of high-quality renders were published on Weibo with the Reno4 Pro in black and white.
The Oppo Reno4 and Reno4 Pro are 5G phones powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset and have punch-hole selfie cameras with curved-edge displays. One will have dual 32+2MP cameras while the other has a 32MP selfie shooter. Both phones have three triple main...
Samsung's Galaxy Note20+ will apparently have a 4,500 mAh battery, but what about the (slightly) smaller Note20? Back in April, word on the streets was 4,000 mAh.
Now though, it looks like Samsung has managed to cram a bit more juice into the Note20's cell. After digging through the Chinese 3C's certification database, the enterprising folks at SamMobile have figured out that the model number for the battery that's going to be used in the Chinese version of the Note20 is EB-BN980ABY. Oh, and its capacity is 4,300 mAh.
That's marginally better than what was thought before, and in...
We have seen themed smartphones in the past, where phone makers team up with movie studios to produce handsets themed around that particular movie. However, for the most part, it is usually just a new paint job and some wallpapers and media files, but we think Oppo might have taken things to the next level.Over in China, the company has taken the wraps off the Oppo Reno Ace 2 EVA […]
Right now, two of the hottest flagship Android phones in the market right now would probably have to be the OnePlus 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. This means that some of you are probably torn between either device, and thanks to a video uploaded onto YouTube by PhoneBuff, hopefully it can help you arrive at a decision.The video basically pits both phones against each other in a […]
5G was heralded to be the next big thing in mobile connectivity and technology. However, there are some people who don’t believe this to be true, and believe that 5G is somehow leading to health complications. More recently, there are some who are buying into a conspiracy theory that claims that 5G could somehow spread the coronavirus.In fact, over in countries like the UK and Canada, people have been setting […]
Verizon is getting ready to add another mid-range Samsung smartphone to its 5G roster, complete with support for its ultrafast mmWave network of course. This will be a reinterpreted Galaxy A71, except, unlike the already announced A71 5G, Big Red's model will be powered by a different chipset and have a different name.
It's going to be called Galaxy A71s 5G UW, to fit with what seems to be Verizon's newfound naming scheme (read: tacking "5G UW" to the end of device monikers left and right, where "UW" stands for "UltraWideband" aka mmWave).
The Galaxy A71s 5G UW may very well look...
Google, Apple and the US government are all taking steps to put an end to robocalls. Until that happens, there are things you can do to help reduce the number of times your phone rings.
Sony recently detailed much of PS5's specs but it's holding another next week and it gave us a short teaser. It will be held at 1:00PM (PDT) on June 4 and will be streamed via PlayStation's official website.
Join us Thursday, June 4 at 1:00pm Pacific time for a look at the future of gaming on PlayStation 5: https://t.co/Yr8fafcOVd #PS5 pic.twitter.com/F0yBbDmOtC PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 29, 2020
The teaser suggests that while the previous event was a bit more technical revealing most of the specs of the PS5, this one will be more game-focused.
That's why I'm excited to...
The Realme X2 Pro was launched last year, and its successor as the brand's flagship is actually the Realme X50 Pro 5G. However, the company decided to branch out its X family laterally and earlier this week unveiled the Realme X3 SuperZoom with Snapdragon 855+ chipset for the European market.
We now have the phone with us and the review is already underway, but while you wait we though we'd share our initial impressions of this unique phone.
The X3 SuperZoom is the first Realme device with a periscope telephoto camera - an 8MP sensor behind 122mm lens, which the company marks...
Industry insiders report that Apple has asked LG to ramp up production significantly of LCD panels for iPads. Reportedly, the surge in demand for big-screen devices during the pandemic in Asia has asked for an uptick in manufacturing.
Initially, Apple lowered its orders to LG and its other suppliers as the company expected a significant drop in sales. But LG is forced to react fast to the changing demand so it doesn't fall behind the competition coming from Japan's Sharp and China's BOE Display.
Source
OnePlus 8 Pro's Photochrome mode, which used an IR camera that can see through some plastics and thin clothing, proved controversial, so the company decided to disable it temporarily. Originally, it stated that this will affect only 8 Pro phones in China, but now an international update is rolling out that also disables the feature.
Oxygen OS 10.5.9.IN11AA has only one item in its change log, which says that the Photocrhome filter will be "temporarily removed for adjustment". It promises that the feature will be re-enabled some time in June.
The Photochrome mode on the OnePlus 8...
Back in August last year Samsung introduced its Galaxy Book S which was a Windows laptop running on the Snapdragon 8cx chipset. Now, we get an Intel-powered version that relies on the power-efficient Lakefield SoC and Intel UHD graphics in the same fan-less ultrabook design.
Upfront is a 13.3″ Full HD touchscreen LCD with a 1MP camera in the top bezel. The device weighs in at 950 grams and measures just 11.8mm at its thickest point. It also boasts a quad stereo speaker setup tuned by AKG and a built-in fingerprint scanner.
The Intel Core i5-L16G7 Lakefield chipset is paired...
It's official - OnePlus will no longer be making McLaren-branded phones as the partnership between the two companies has ended. Dating back to 2018, the short-lived partnership saw a few interesting releases.
OnePlus' McLaren phones: the 6T, 7T and Concept One
The latest (and last) was the OnePlus Concept One with its disappearing camera and the McLaren signature Papaya Orange color. Before that was the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren (a T-Mobile exclusive for the US) and the OnePlus 6T McLaren, which introduced Warp Charge 30, the company's first charger upgrade over the original Dash...
Apple kept the iPhone XR around as a lower cost alternative to the iPhone 11, knocking its price down to $600 - a sweet $150 discount from the original price and $100 less than the 11. However, it took until now for Apple to officially start selling refurbished XR units.
A refurbished iPhone XR with 64GB storage will cost you $500. Then it's $540 for the 128GB model and $630 for the 256GB one (all of them unlocked). The color selection is limited by the storage you're looking for.
Of course, things have changed since the iPhone 11 trio was unveiled - the iPhone SE (2020) was...
As expected Infinix unveiled its latest handsets in India today with the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro. The two phones are largely similar with the major difference being that the Pro has a 48MP primary camera instead of the 13MP shooter found on the vanilla model.
Both the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro feature 6.6-inch displays with HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio and a punch hole cutout in the top left corner for the 8MP selfie cam. Around the back we find a capacitive fingerprint scanner alongside a 13MP main shooter on the Hot 9 and a 48MP main camera on the 9 Pro. The three auxiliary cams are a...
According to one of the rumors of the iPhone 12, Apple is said to be dropping the midnight green color option for the iPhone 12 in favor of a navy blue finish. In a new video posted by ConceptsiPhone on YouTube, we now have an idea of what to expect, and boy, are we hoping that the rumors are true.We should point out that the images in the video are […]
The iPhone 12 has yet to be officially announced. In fact, it might even be delayed to November, but thanks to a tweet by @choco_bit, they have shared some information about Apple’s 2021 iPhones, the iPhone 13. To be more specific, they have shared details about the iPhone 13’s cameras.According to the tweet, Apple could actually launch an iPhone in 2021 with four camera modules on the back. The main […]
We have been hearing rumors that because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple could be delaying the launch of its 2020 iPhones. Whether or not this is true remains to be seen, but according to a new report from the Cowen investment bank, it seems that they believe this to be true as well.According to their report, they are predicting that Apple could be launching their new iPhones in November 2020. […]
There are various ways gamers can improve themselves in the games they play. It could be hardware where having a more responsive keyboard or mouse can help, better audio, a faster computer, and so on. Frame rates have also been found to help improve your gaming experience, and soon OnePlus 8 owners might have an advantage.If you own the OnePlus 8 handset, you might be interested to learn that in […]
It looks like Apple could have a winning formula on their hands because according to data released by Omdia, it has been suggested that the iPhone 11, released last year, is now the “world’s most popular” smartphone, surpassing that of the iPhone XR which was released in 2018.This is based on global smartphone shipments in which the iPhone 11 managed to ship 19.5 million units in Q1 2020. This is […]
Apple and Google have recently released their Exposure Notification API to the public, and now the onus is pretty much on governments and app developers to take advantage of it, and it looks like we might have our first candidate. A team in Switzerland will be the first to release an app that will be using the Exposure Notification API.The team is developing a contact tracing app that will be […]
Google’s Pixel 5 is largely expected to be announced later this year. It will be the company’s flagship phone for 2020, except that there is mounting evidence to suggest that the handset will not be sporting flagship hardware If you were rightfully assuming that the phone could come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, think again.This is because according to a report from XDA Developers, they have uncovered more evidence […]
According to a recent rumor, it was suggested that Apple could launch a completely portless iPhone in the future. However, it seems that the launch of such a device will only come in 2021 because in a tweet by leakster @choco_bit, the tweet claims that Apple is expected to continue to stick with the Lightning port for 2020’s iPhones.The tweet also goes on to claim that Apple will be using […]
In the latest beta for WhatsApp, it appears that the company is now testing out a new feature for adding contacts where you can simply scan a QR code to add them to your WhatsApp contacts list. This is versus before where you would need to add the person’s phone number to your phone’s contact list before you could start chatting with them on WhatsApp.In many ways, this feature is […]
Law enforcement agencies are currently pretty miffed at companies like Apple and Google who have made it harder for them to access devices. This is because these companies have basically handed over the encryption keys to the user, meaning that only the user can unlock their devices and there’s really nothing that these companies can do.Now it looks like things are about to get tougher for these law enforcement agencies […]
Due to the fact that we have a camera on our phones, it’s easy to go trigger happy with them and snap everything in sight. As a result, our phone’s storage can fill up pretty quickly, which is why companies like Apple have introduced the HEIC file format. This is basically a file format that makes photos smaller in file size compared to more traditional formats like JPG.The idea is […]
If there is a problem with today’s flagship smartphones, is that they are not only incredibly expensive, but are pretty fragile too. This is because the phones were mostly designed to look good, and not necessarily rugged. However, it seems that Samsung thinks they can do both by creating the Samsung Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition.Unfortunately, this is a device that most of us will probably not be able to get […]
Last year, AT&T decided to change the labeling on its phones where instead of displaying LTE, the company “upgraded” it to “5G E”. This caused a bit of controversy as it was not technically 5G, and some felt that by using the term “5G”, it would mislead customers into thinking that they had 5G when they really did not.That being said, moving forwards it seems that AT&T has agreed that […]
Earlier this year, Apple and Google announced that they would be working together on developing a COVID-19 contact tracing system. Dubbed Exposure Notifications, if you have an iOS or Android device, you might be interested to learn that the API is now available in the latest update to both operating systems.What does this mean? This API basically allows developers or governments to create apps that can help with contact tracing. […]
The other day we reported that it was discovered one of the features of the OnePlus 8 Pro’s camera is the ability for it to gain “X-ray vision” through one of the filters. This basically utilized the camera’s infrared sensors to create an effect, in which one of the side-effects was that it could see through very thin pieces of plastic and clothing.We stated then that we weren’t sure if […]
Ever since Apple ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack, the company first bundled EarPods but included an adapter. The company later changed this by including EarPods with a Lightning connector, but now with the iPhone 12, a report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that the device could finally see Apple ditch the EarPods for good.According to Kuo, it seems that there is a chance that the iPhone 12 might not ship […]
According to some, it is said that if we are not using Bluetooth, we should turn it off. This is said to not only help improve battery life, but it also helps keep our devices more secure as it makes it undiscoverable by other devices. Turns out that there might be some merit to the latter claims, according to a recent research paper.According to the paper titled “BIAS: Bluetooth Impersonation […]
While it is expected that Apple will most likely be making some design changes to the exterior of the iPhone 12 where it will sport a brand new design, it seems that the changes won’t just end there. According to a recent leak on Chinese social media, it turns out that the innards of the iPhone 12 could be undergoing a redesign as well.According to the leaked photo which was […]
Last month, new customers to Google Fi on the iPhone could sign up using the embedded eSIMs in their devices (assuming it is supported). Now in a recent update, it seems that eSIM support has since been extended to existing iPhone customers, meaning that if you wanted to free up the physical SIM slot on your iPhone while using Google Fi, you will be able to.This is according to several […]
Had the coronavirus pandemic not forced Google to cancel its I/O 2020 event, there is a very good chance that the event could have seen the company officially announce its next smartphone, the Google Pixel 4a. At this point in time, it is unclear when the handset could be announced, but we have a feeling it might be soon.This is because thanks to a leaked prototype of the Pixel 4a, […]
According to the rumors, Apple is expected to launch as many as four new iPhone 12 models later this year. These iPhones will be offered in a variety of different display sizes, whose resolutions have since been revealed in a post made by analyst Ross Young on his Display Supply Chain Consultants website.According to Young, the iPhone 12 lineup is expected to consist of the base iPhone 12, the iPhone […]
Last week, a rumor had suggested that the price of Google’s upcoming Pixel 4a could be set at $349. This not only makes it cheaper than its predecessor, but it also makes it cheaper than Apple’s iPhone SE. Of course given that this is a rumor, it was hard to tell how accurate this price is.However, the good news is that it looks like there could be some truth to […]
We’re not sure if this was an intended feature, but it seems that users of the OnePlus 8 Pro are discovering that their smartphone camera has pseudo X-ray vision capabilities. Yup, if you own the handset, using the camera’s “Photochrom” color filter mode will actually allow you to see through certain objects.Note that this feature doesn’t work for everything, and before you start getting any ideas, no, it won’t work […]
Back in 2019, Microsoft announced the Surface Duo. It was a rather exciting announcement given that we have been hearing rumors about a Surface branded smartphone for the longest time ever. The phone was scheduled for a 2020 launch, and it looks like that will still happen, albeit with some bad news to accompany it.When the phone was announced in 2019, it was said that it would be packing Qualcomm’s […]
It’s starting to feel like handset makers are realizing that customers are no longer as interested in spending $1,000 on a smartphone, at least not these days and not in this current climate where due to the coronavirus pandemic, people are out of work. Google might have an idea about that and for its upcoming Pixel 4a smartphone, they could be looking to reduce the price.This is according to a […]
Bringing a power bank out with you seems to be the norm these days, although the trouble with this is that unless you have a bag, you need to make sure that you bring your charging cable as well. However, to solve that problem, Mophie has announced its latest power bank, the Mophie Powerstation Wireless XL.As the name suggests, this is a wireless charging power bank meaning that no cables […]
Right now in the US, there are four major carriers: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. However, following the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, in reality, there are only three, although Sprint’s branding does continue to exist, but not for long as T-Mobile has revealed plans to eventually sunset the branding.During a recent investor event held earlier this week, T-Mobile’s new CEO Mike Sievert revealed that come this summer, the carrier is […]
The Bullets Wireless Z are the third pair of wireless earphones from OnePlus. A replacement to the excellent Bullets Wireless 2 from last year, the Bullets Wireless Z are meant to be a more affordable option, while matching the design and features of its predecessor.
The Bullets Wireless Z are the cheapest wireless set
Honor is cooking-up another pair of devices for its "Play" lineup. Heading towards a June 3 announcement, the Honor Play 4 and Honor Play 4 Pro should not be confused with the Play 4T and Play 4T Pro. A different pair of Honor devices, that recently appeared out of the blue and are already
India is making major strides towards incentivizing and expanding local production of major manufacturers like Apple and Samsung. The empowered committee of secretaries - the governing body for the country's Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) program met on Friday and decided to remove and alter a few important clauses.
This has been done as a
Vivo has a pretty-sweet promo currently going for the iQOO 3. The base 8GB/128GB version can be had for just INR 31,990. That's and INR 3,000 discount on top of the already active INR 4,000 discount, in place since last month. In order to get the most reduced price on Flipkart, you will have
When it's time to sell or trade in your old phone, you don't want to leave money on the table. These tips could help you get more cash from your carrier or other seller when you're ready to make a deal.
The Oppo Reno4 and Reno4 Pro are on their way. We know that much for sure, with a June 5 unveiling event already scheduled. Thanks to some specs leaks and TENAA listings, we also have a pretty good understanding of what kind of specs to expect from both devices. The pair seems to share
Google's Android 11 roadmap has been hitting all sorts of snags lately. The original Google I/O May 12 to May 14 event was canceled entirely, due to COVID-19. With it, the anticipated Android 11 Beta release morphed into a fourth Developer Preview build of the OS. The then scheduled June 1 Launch Show online
