Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G is on TENAA, reveals no major changes in design

Samsung is preparing to launch a new version of the Galaxy Z Flip with 5G on August 5, when the Galaxy Note20 is also expected to arrive. The new phone is rumored to have a Snapdragon 865+ chipset and a different set of cameras, but today’s new photos on TENAA reveal practically no changes in the overall design. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G While the camera one on the inside will retain the 12MP sensor, on the outside the setup will be 12 MP + 10 MP, compared to 12 MP + 12 MP combo in the first Galaxy Z Flip. The big foldable display is 6.7” AMOLED with 1080p resolution, while...

Honor 30 Lite color options revealed, confirmed to have 90Hz display, 180Hz touch sample rate

Honor’s official Weibo handle confirmed that the Honor 30 Lite, expected to be announced on Thursday, will support a 90Hz display along with a 180Hz touch sample rate digitizer. Equipped with these two features, the Honor 30 Lite should be a great option for gaming on a budget, and it will support 5G out of the box. Another Weibo user posted images of the Honor 30 Lite in four different colors. We anticipate the “summer rainbow” color will be the most popular. The reflective effect begins at the lower left corner of the phone’s back cover and blooms towards the other corner. As per...

Google’s Nearby Sharing goes into Beta testing

Apple has had one of the easiest methods of sharing large media files or documents over the air called AirDrop. Android used to have an NFC-based handshake method called Android Beam, but it was completely depreciated with Android 10. It used NFC to initiate a connection for file transfers, but it used Bluetooth, which was painfully slow. Android Police have reported that the new Nearby Sharing feature is now in Beta testing. Those who are Beta testers of the Google Play Services app. The Beta is now rolling out to these users, who will now see an option to share something “Nearby” in the...

Google Pixel 4a gets two more certifications on its way to becoming official

The Pixel 4a saga continues. This affordable smartphone was initially rumored to make an appearance at the Google I/O conference in May, but then that got canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. So we heard the launch was pushed to July, but apparently that's not happening anymore, with the handset inexplicably now being expected to see the light of day in October. That's weird, considering how much it's already leaked, but it's far from the weirdest thing Google's ever done. Regardless of when the Pixel 4a will actually become available, it's continuing its certification march. It was...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform for smartwatches

Today Qualcomm took the wraps off its next wearable chipset family, the Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+. Based on the model numbers of the contained chips, these seem to be based off of the Snapdragon 429 mobile SoC. The Snapdragon Wear 4100+ includes the main SoC, the Always-On (AON) co-processor for low power states, along with companion chips including PMIC, RF for modem/GPS and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and RFFE. The Snapdragon Wear 4100 (sans "+") does not have the AON co-processor. Otherwise, the two are identical. The Wear 4100+ is built on a 12nm process and has a 1.7 GHz quad-core...

ZTE Blade A3v appears on Google Play Console, likely an affordable Android 10 phone for Verizon

A ZTE Blade A3v has appeared on the Google Play Console, model name Z5157V. It's a simple device, quite similar to the Blade A3 Prime that launched on Yahoo Mobile and Visible earlier this month at just $99. Both of these are Verizon-based MVNO networks by the way and that "v" in the model name suggests that that the new handset is likely on end up on that carrier as well. The phone runs Android 10 on a MediaTek Helio A22 chipset - quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU at 2.0 GHz and a PowerVR GE8300 GPU (660 MHz). It's connected to 2 GB of RAM, no word on the storage. The screen has 720 x 1,440...

Apple patents a way to make buttons thinner while providing programmable feedback

Apple has a grudge against physical buttons, especially the ones that take up too much space. The company has filed a patent that describes the design of a "compact pivoting input device", which will significantly reduce the internal volume that a button takes. It's not just space saving, though, this mechanism can offer programmable feedback. Such buttons can be provide different haptic feedback, configured by software, and will also be force-sensitive. The patent gives the iPhone power button as an example, so that's likely the first use case, but it these devices can find other uses...

Spotify launches synchronized lyrics in 26 new markets

Spotify used to show lyrics in its app, sourcing them from MusixMatch, but that relationship ended in 2016. Now it's back again - starting today, 26 markets will have a Lyrics button in the Now Playing screen. And those lyrics will be synced with the song, kind of like karaoke. As of a couple of hours ago this feature is available in the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,...

Samsung pulls out of IFA 2020

According to news circulating in South Korean media, Samsung will pull out of the upcoming IFA 2020 trade show scheduled to take place in early September. Samsung hasn't released an official statement but reports claim the Korean tech giant has re-evaluated its plans for mass gatherings in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. Samsung has been a regular attendee at IFA since 1991 with some notable announcements in the past including the launch of the original Galaxy Note back in 2011. Last year we got the Galaxy A90 5G which was the first non-flagship phone in the manufacturer's lineup to...

OnePlus Nord will cost under $500, prototypes shown in new video

The OnePlus Nord will go on a limited pre-sale tomorrow even though there's no confirmation on its actual launch date. Now, the company posted the first part of its short documentary which details the process behind the creation of the Nord smartphone and it brings several noteworthy bits of information. First off, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the upcoming phone will come with a sub $500 price tag. View this post on Instagram A post shared by OnePlusLiteZThing (@onepluslitezthing) on Jun 30, 2020 at 5:01am PDT In addition, we also see two prototypes of the...

The vivo X50 trio is coming to India soon

vivo's X50 trio is scheduled to launch in several countries next month after making its debut in China. Actually, the vivo X50 Pro+ is still waiting in the wings, so its global launch may coincide with its launch in China. Retailers in India published a short teaser video, which promises that the X-series is "coming soon", without going into specifics. Here it is: The three phones - the vanilla vivo X50, the X50 Pro and the X50 Pro+ will also be available in Malysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia in addition to India, but we don't have a launch date that's more specific than...

vivo iQOO Z1x pops up in TENAA database

iQOO Z1x has already featured in multiple leaks, and now it makes its first appearance on an official website. It's not vivo's unfortunately, but the V2012A is now on TENAA for preliminary certification. It will support 5G connectivity and we have some basic specs like dimensions and battery capacity. vivo iQOO Z1x on TENAA The iQOO Z1x will have a 6.57" screen and dual SIM slots. The battery capacity is 4,880 mAh, which is likely the minimum capacity, the typical being 5,000 mAh. Size-wise, we're looking at a 164.2 x 76.5 x 9.06 mm handset, which is slightly bigger than the vivo...

Infographic teaches you everything you wanted to know about emojis but were afraid to ask

There are 2,000 year old rocks out there with the letters of the Latin alphabet carved into them. We still use those letters - like on this page - but modern communication has seen the rise of a different type of symbol, the emoji. Where did they come from? The AppInstitute has a beautifully illustrated infographic on the history of emoji (it's even animated!). The concept is older than you may think, the first "emoticons" appeared in the 19th century. Those were constructed out of regular punctuation marks and look like this :-). Of course, we no longer use punctuation marks, we...

OnePlus will open Nord pre-orders tomorrow

OnePlus managed to build a reasonable amount of hype around its upcoming budget Nord smartphone. We've been getting glimpses and teasers aplenty with OnePlus confirming the phone is coming in July and now the company has added a twist to the whole thing. The official @onepluslitezthing Instagram account reveals 100 units of the Nord will be available for pre-order tomorrow. Chances are however that the smartphone itself won't be officially announced and it will be a blind order. OnePlus Nord pre-order teasers There's still no word on which regions will be eligible for the...

MediaTek unveils Helio G35 and G25 chipsets for gaming phones under $100

MediaTek unveiled the Helio G35 and G25 chipsets, which are aimed at gaming smartphones though more specifically gaming phones that cost $100 or less. With that budget in mind, here's what the two chips offer. Actually, it's more like different bins of the same chip. The Helio G35 is a 12nm chip with an octa-core processor - but it's all Cortex-A53 cores (not even the faster A55, let alone A7x cores). They run at 2.3GHz and can be connected to up to 6GB of RAM of the 1,600MHz LPDDR4x variety (the cheaper LPDDR3 is also supported up to 4GB). For storage, eMMC 5.1 is the only option. The...

Samsung Galaxy Watch3 45mm shown from all angles, more features confirmed

We've already got some glances of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Watch3, but this new leak shows it from every possible angle. @evleaks gave us a 360-degree video of 45mm black version of the watch. Meanwhile another leakster - Max Weinbach - got a hold of the firmware which revealed some of the new feature of the smartwatch. For starters, Samsung has a bunch of new watch faces in store for us and some of them are more informative as well. There's also a new Informative Digital Edge that can be customized to show stats of your choice and you can also change color....

Huawei Mate 40 won't have an under-display front camera

There was a rumor going around that Huawei's upcoming Mate 40-series will feature the first under-display front-facing camera on the market developed by Visionox but that has now been refuted by popular tipster Digital Chat Station. He claims that he has seen in person and has held an engineering sample of the Mate 40. And unfortunately, there's no under-display selfie camera as we hoped. He didn't give any specifics on whether the phone will use a regular notch or a punch-hole camera design instead. It was always a slim chance seeing how Visionox' solution came a bit too late in...

Upcoming Moto G 5G appears in first renders

Motorola is about to add another member to its Moto G line and it's going to be the first one with 5G connectivity. The latest leak from Evan Blass gives us our first look at the Moto G 5G. The phone features a tall and narrow display with dual punch-hole cutouts with actual space between the two selfie cams, which will likely be masked through software to display a black bar. We can also spot a side-mounted fingerprint scanner below the volume rocker on the right side while the back features a quad camera setup with a 48MP primary camera. The cameras are housed in a rectangular cutout...

Realme C11 goes official: Helio G35 SoC, dual rear cameras, and 5,000 mAh battery

Realme today announced a new budget smartphone, dubbed Realme C11. It is powered by the Helio G35 SoC, just like the Redmi 9C, which also debuted today. The C11 boots Android 10 with Realme UI on top and has 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage onboard. The smartphone also has a dedicated slot for a microSD card, which allows storage expansion by up to 256GB. The C11 sports a 6.5" HD+ display with a waterdrop notch up top for the 5MP selfie camera. The back of the smartphone has a Geometric Art Design which is new for Realme smartphones and the panel also appears to have a texture that...

Honor X10 Max full specs sheet and pricing leaked by China Telecom

The Honor X10 Max is an upcoming smartphone with huge screen, and is scheduled to go official on July 2. The phone was already teased and some specs leaked here and there, but now the full sheet appeared on China Telecom's website, along with memory options, prices, and proper renders. Honor X10 Max As previously revealed by TENAA the X10 Max has a 7.09" LCD on the front, dual cameras on the back, and a big 5,000 mAh battery on the inside. The chipset will be Mediatek Dimensity 800, coupled with 6/8 GB RAM and 64/128 GB storage in three combinations - 6 GB + 64 GB, 6 GB +...

Google Photos is temporarily turning off backups from messaging apps to save bandwidth

A Google employee has just confirmed that the Google Photos app will disable automatic backup & syncing of media from messaging apps. As many people are sharing much more over messaging apps during much of the world's time-off of work and school amidst COVID-19, Google wishes to save its bandwidth resources that are strained, likely backing up memes, videos, and photos that are shared over messaging apps. It will begin notifying users of the change on the Google Photos app the next time they open the app. Due to COVID-19, people are sharing more photos and videos. To save internet...

India bans TikTok, WeChat and Xiaomi apps amidst rising tensions with China

The Indian Government has announced that it has banned 59 mobile applications, including TikTok, WeChat, and Mi Community. The reason is, as stated in a press release, the Ministry of Information Technology "has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India". There were multiple reports from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, the Ministry of...

Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C announced with notched displays, big batteries and 13MP cameras

Xiaomi offshoot Redmi unveiled the Redmi 9 earlier this month and today the company added two more members to the lineup - Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C. The company hasn't shared the detailed specs sheet of either of these phones at the time of writing this, but it did reveal their key specs through a post on Facebook. The Redmi 9A has a Helio G25 SoC at the helm with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage. It sports a 6.53" waterdrop drop notch display of 720p resolution and packs a 5,000 mAh battery. The Redmi 9A comes with a single 13MP camera on the back and a 5MP selfie shooter on the...

Google Smart Home Summit on July 8 is perfect for announcing the new Android TV Chromecast

Another upcoming Google product that isn't the Pixel 4a has been leaking a lot lately, and that is the upcoming Android TV-powered new Chromecast dongle, codenamed Sabrina. Unlike past Chromecasts, this will run Android TV and thus have that OS' full interface. Not only that, but it will have a smart remote with Google Assistant - which brings us to the fact that the search giant is holding a Smart Home Summit online on July 8. The company hasn't explicitly mentioned that it wants to unveil new hardware on that occassion, but it would be weird if this was just a coincidence. The new...

Redmi 8 is now getting Android 10 update

Xiaomi is very busy with updates to the new MIUI 12 at this point, but the company is also still working on bringing some of its older phones up to Android 10. The latest model to receive an update with this version of the OS is the Redmi 8, launched last October with Android 9 Pie. The update to Android 10 doesn't take the Redmi 8 up to MIUI 12, there's probably going to be a subsequent release for that. So it's still on MIUI 11, version 11.0.1.0 QCNCNXM to be precise. Aside from the Android version bump, this update brings with it the June 2020 security patches, as well as the...

Apple Design Award 2020 winners announced

Just as Apple's World Wide Developers Conference concluded its 14th edition last week, the yearly Apple Design Award winners got revealed. These awards celebrate the most innovative and impressive apps and games on Apple's platforms. This year sees a total of 8 winners divided equally between the apps and games groups. Apps category winners: Darkroom (iPhone and iPad) Loom (iPad) Sharp 3D CAD modeling (iPad) StaffPad (iPad) Games category winners: Sayonara Wild Hearts (iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AppleTV) Sky: Children of the Light (iPhone...

OnePlus Buds to come in black with familiar in-ear design

OnePlus' first truly wireless headphones have been rumored to arrive for some time now but information about them has been scarce. Other than the rough design, we don't know anything else. Now tipster Max J gives us something more substantial. The latest image he shared depicts the so-called OnePlus Buds in black with in-ear design. The shape is reminiscent of the current OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 with the concentric brushed aluminum back. The in-ear design should provide decent passive noise cancellation due to the tight seal, but we are yet to see if the Buds will also offer active...

Facebook is finally rolling out Dark mode for its app, starting on iOS

We saw an early glimpse into Dark mode for the Facebook app earlier this month on an Android device, but now some users are reporting getting an update with dark mode on iOS. Facebook has revealed that "a small percentage of users globally" are getting a taste of Dark mode in the Fahttps://https://ift.tt/2YJPwdR app. It's likely that Facebook will enable the feature for more and more users, both on iOS and Android, this week. Dark mode in Facebook iOS app, source: @NotFridayCraig So far Facebook's Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp received Dark mode...

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Motorola discounts a bunch of smartphones for July 4

Motorola is heavily discounting a slew of Moto smartphones as a way of celebrating July 4 in the US. The bad news is that most of the new handsets are not on the list but there are a few midrangers worth considering. The Motorola One Action is the first on the list selling for $249 down from $349 while last year's Moto G7 Play is even less expensive at $129. Continuing with the Motorola One family, the company is asking just $299 for the One Hyper and $349 for the One Zoom - both are $100 off. The popular Moto Z4 is also heavily discounted at $399 and this is actually the most...

The new OnePlus TVs will launch in India in three days, here's what we know so far

Three days from now OnePlus will launch its second generation smart TVs in India, a followup to the OnePlus Q1 models. There will be three versions: 32", 43" and 55". The top model will have a 4K panel while the middle one is expected to have 1080p resolution. That's still better than the smallest offering, which is rumored to have a 720p panel. The goal here is to offer competitive pricing. The current Q1 starts at INR 70,000, the Q1 Pro goes up to INR 100,000. The new TVs will be much more affordable with the 55" model starting at under INR 50,000, the entry level 32" TV will be...

Samsung Galaxy A42 to be the company's cheapest 5G phone

Samsung has already started launching 5G variants of its midrangers - the Galaxy A71 5G and the Galaxy A51 5G are selling across many markets. However, according to SamMobile, the Korean giant is planning to bring an even cheaper 5G handset with the Galaxy A42 5G in early 2021. However, SamMobile claims there will be a 4G variant of the Galaxy A42 with 128GB internal storage - double what the Galaxy A41 is offering right now. Source

The Snapdragon 875 will reportedly support 100W fast charging, cost dearly

A key selling point of the Snapdragon 875 will be its support for 100W fast charging, says leakster Digital Chat Station. This will be marketed as a perk for gaming phones with large batteries as it will reduce the downtime between gaming sessions. Qualcomm is expected to introduce the 875 in December and to have it ready for phones in Q1 next year. The chip is reportedly already being mass produced by TSMC on a 5nm node. It may use the new Cortex-X1 as its prime core, plus three Cortex-A77 for the big cores. In the meantime, the company is expected to release a Snapdragon 865+ next...

iPhone 12 series will record 4K videos at up to 240 FPS

According to a new source code found inside iOS 14 Beta 1, the iPhone 12 series will have an option to record 4K videos at 240FPS. The new format will be joined by a 4K at 120FPS option. The report comes courtesy of PineLeaks and EverythingApplePro and details that that the 4K at 240FPS option will likely be limited to slow-motion while the 4K at 120FPS could be available for regular video recordings. As stated in the report, together with @EveryApplePro, we were able to discover evidence of 4k 120 and 4k 240 FPS video modes inside the latest iOS 14 Beta 1 filesystem.In accordance to that,...

Samsung is preparing a Galaxy Fold Lite for a launch in 2021

Samsung is already selling the Galaxy Fold and its 5G sibling, but the company could launch a Lite variant in early 2021. Sources from South Korea report the phone is going to have less impressive specs but a far more manageable price - the new phone will go for around KRW1.32 million, which is about $1,100 or €975. Samsung Galaxy Fold Lite render A recently leaked render showcased the device will keep its ratio but will have a single punch-hole camera on the front/inside, while there will be two shooters on the outside. Leaksters also say the bezels of the new Fold phone will be...

Kuo: Apple will ship iPhone 12 without chargers, earphones

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple is considering removing the included earbuds from the iPhone 12 retail package back in May. Analysts at Barclays said the same a few days ago and hinted that even the power brick may be dropped, Kuo agrees in his latest research note. Apple will introduce a 20W charger with USB Power Delivery, says Kuo, which will be sold separately. He didn't forecast a price but the current 18W charger goes for $30. The company will stop production of the current 5W and 18W models. Apple will likely position this as an eco-friendly move that would result in...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 has S20 focusing issues resoloved, will use SD865+

Samsung has reportedly fixed the focusing problems that ailed the Galaxy S20 Ultra's 108MP main camera. Many users and reviewers found the 108MP camera's focus to be slower than the 12MP main camera on the Galaxy S20/S20+ (especially in lower light) and to occasionally miss altogether. The issues and reduced performance of the AF could be due to the 108MP sensor's lack of dual-pixel phase detect autofocus. Whether Samsung has added dual-pixel PDAF or has fixed the issue another way, typically reliable leakster IceUniverse reports the 108MP camera will focus just fine on the Galaxy Note20...

Xiaomi will launch 120Hz OLED Master TV in China on July 2

Xiaomi has announced on its official Weibo TV account that it will unveil a new Master TV series in China on July 2. The announcement is accompanied by a poster, which teases a TV with an OLED panel of 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Atmos audio. Xiaomi is keeping the size and resolution secret for now and we don't know how many products we're in for. The company does promise that no expense has been spared in making a product that can challenge the "high-end" brands in the TV business, here's looking at you Samsung, LG, Sony. Source | Via

LG Harmony 4 with Android 10, dual camera and unveiled for Cricket Wireless

LG released a new affordable Android 10 for Cricket Wireless users - the Harmony 4. The phone is essentially identical to the LG K40S though with a slight redesign and a newer version of the OS (the K40S came out with Android 9). The phone can be yours for $140 regardless of whether you're a new or an existing customer. For your money you will get a 6.1" 720p+ display. The phone has a metal frame and measures 156.2 x 74.2 x 8.6 mm (6.15 x 2.92 x 0.34 in), weighing 173 g (6.1 oz). LG Harmony 4 for Cricket Wireless Android 10 runs on top of on octa-core processor of unknown...

Realme Narzo 10 in "That Blue" colorway launched

A new "That Blue" colorway of the Realme Narzo 10 will be available starting tomorrow in India. The phone will join the "That White" and "That Green" options already available and will also retail for INR 11,999 ($158) in a single 4/128GB trim. Sales are scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12 PM local time. The Narzo 10 is identical to the previously launched Realme 6i with a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS LCD, MediaTek Helio G80 chipset and triple camera setup with a 48MP primary shooter. The phone also boasts a 5,000 mAh battery and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Realme Narzo 10 "That...

Honor 30 Lite confirmed to arrive on July 2, already is on TENAA

Honor is launching a big X10 Max smartphone on July 2, and today we learned another device will also take the stage - the Honor 30 Lite (also known as Honor 30 Youth). The company officially confirmed the date on its page, revealing the unsurprising fact that this midranger will support dual 5G connectivity. The Honor 30 Lite, as we revealed exclusively earlier this month, will have three cameras on the back. It is confirmed by the phone being listed at TENAA under the code name MXW-AN00. It will have three RAM options - 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB, and three storage tiers - 64GB, 128GB, and...

Honor X10 Max 5G poses for some hands-on images

Honor is all set to unveil its plus-sized X10 Max 5G on July 2 and now we have some in-hand images of the behemoth smartphone. The shots only showcase the back and sides of the phone without revealing the star of the show - its 7.09-inch IPS LCD. We can clearly see the phone will come with a dual-camera setup which according to leaked specs will be headlined by a 48MP primary shooter while the secondary module is expected to be a 2MP depth helper. The new leak also details the symmetrical dual-speakers on the top and bottom as well as the presence of NFC and a headphone jack. The...

Here's the 41mm Samsung Galaxy Watch3 in Bronze

A few days after we saw an official render of the 45mm Samsung Galaxy Watch3 in Silver, we have our first look of the 41mm Galaxy Watch3 in Bronze thanks to evleaks. Though smaller in diameter, the Watch3 in 41mm looks identical in design to its Silver counterpart. The only difference of note is that the rotating bezel is the same shade of Bronze as the rest of the casing, whereas on the Silver Galaxy Watch3 it's a darker grey. The rumored 45mm Galaxy Watch3 will have a 1.4-inch display and 340mAh battery, while the 41mm model will have a 1.2-inch display and 247mAh...

Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C to debut on June 30, images leak

Xiaomi Malaysia revealed that the Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C will arrive on June 30. Both phones are expected to be extremely affordable, and the company promised "big battery, big display" in its post. Specs of Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C leaked a while ago. They appeared alongside the Redmi 9 and since that one ended up exactly as described we can probably trust the report on the other two. Both phones will have the same 6.53" LCD panel with HD+ resolution (1600 x 720 pixels) and a big 5,000 mAh battery. The Redmi 9A is said to have a single 13MP main camera and looking at the leaked...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite hands-on review

Android makers don't seem to put a lot of effort in tablets these days and the Apple iPad has become the default choice for those looking for anything beyond entry-level devices. There are still somethat are worth a look and this one is one of them - the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. Priced the same €379 as the 7th gen Apple iPad, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a clear purpose, and in typical Samsung fashion brings more bang than the Apple product. For starters it comes with 64GB of storage, whereas the iPad starts at only 32GB. The Android tablet also supports memory expansion on the cheap...

Top 10 trending phones of week 26

In week 26 the top three most trending phones remained unchanged with the Redmi Note 9 Pro ahead of the Samsung Galaxy A51 and the Redmi Note 9. The Galaxy A71 has climbed to fourth, while the upcoming Realme C11 has gathered enough attention to shoot up to fifth. One more Realme phone is in seventh - the Narzo - which is the Indonesian version of the Realme 6s. The Samsung Galaxy M31 and A21s have each gained a spot and are now eight and ninth, while OnePlus Nord makes its second appearance in the top 10 thanks to the company starting its teaser campaign. The Redmi 9, Redmi...

Haylou Solar review - a hidden smart wearable gem

Introduction Here's the quick version of what the Haylou Solar is - the Xiaomi Mi Band functionality with even better battery life, traditional watch styling and a big round display for around €20. Sounds intriguing? Read on then to see how well it all works. The Haylou Solar uses an LCD rather than an OLED panel so an always-on display feature is out of the question, so even in that you have feature parity with the Mi Band. Also, despite what the name may lead you to believe there's no Solar charging of any sort here. Haylou Solar (Haylou LS05) specs Body: 45.3 x 11.4,...

Week 26 in review: iOS 14 and Realme X3 official, OnePlus Nord/Z teasing begins

This week Apple kicked off its online-only WWDC by detailing the new iOS 14, iPadOS, tvOS, WatchOS and macOS Big Sur. Apple's iPhone will get home screen widgets, an app drawer of sorts, called App Library, picture-in-picture and new smaller versions of apps, called App Clips, and much more this fall. Apple also promised to show its first ARM-based Macs by the end of the year, though it said it isn't going to stop working with Intel. We also saw dummies of Apple's rumored iPhone 12 trio. The new design is flat and squarish, reminiscent of the iPhone 5 and 5s of old. The rear has a...

Flashback: the iPhone SE was a true mini-flagship and it is still relevant today

Last week we reminisced about the smallest Android, this week we will look at the iOS side of things. The original Apple iPhone SE was not the smallest iPhone ever, but it was the smallest in recent memory - more importantly, the smallest that is still current. Apple announced that all of its phones that are running iOS 13 now will be able to update to iOS 14 by the end of the year. This includes the SE (which made its debut with iOS 9), but not the older 5s, on which the design was based. Not bad for a phone that came out over four years ago (March 2016). The design actually dates...

Weekly poll: Is iOS 14 a worthy upgrade? Can it make you switch?

iOS 14 is coming to millions of devices - everything from the iPhone 6s and older (including the original SE) - and it will improve all of those phones. Even better, the new features it brings may prove to be just what was needed for some Android users to make the jump. The new version received some admittedly Android-like features, but also added stuff that Android should copy. We've written about iOS 14 at length, so we'll just go over the highlights quickly before pointing you to the polling station. Widgets are finally treated as first-class citizens - having them on the lock screen...