iQOO U6 detailed by TENAA

A yet to be announced iQOO phone was certified on China’s TENAA agency revealing some key specs details and a possible look at its design. The device bears the V2230EA identifier and is believed to be the iQOO U6 and it appears to share plenty of similarities to the iQOO U5e which was supposed to launch last June but was later canceled. iQOO V2230EA images on TENAA TENAA reveals the U6 boasts a 6.51-inch LCD screen of 720x1600 px resolution. The panel sports a water drop notch and we get confirmation it will house a 5MP selfie camera. The back brings the same 13MP main cam and a...

Oppo A56s debuts with familiar design and specs

The latest budget smartphone from Oppo is the Oppo A56s and while it may look new, it’s actually just a rebadged Oppo A57 which launched back in April. The A56s brings the exact same specs as the A57 though it now comes with 8GB RAM as standard. Oppo A56s in Deep Sea Blue and Quiet Night Black Oppo A56s gets a 6.56-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The phone is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 810 chipset, 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. There’s a 13MP main cam around the back alongside a 2MP depth unit. The phone boots Android 12 with ColorOS 12 on top...

Realme 10 launches in India

Exactly two months after its global announcement, Realme 10 is now available in India. The entry-level phone in the Realme 10 series brings a 6.4-inch 90Hz Super AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution, MediaTek’s Helio G99 chipset and a 50MP main cam. The rest of the specs include a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging, 4/8GB RAM and a 16MP selfie cam. The phone boots Realme UI 3.0 on top of Android 12 and Realme promised the Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 update is coming soon. Realme 10 comes in Rush Black and Clash White colors. The 4/64GB model is priced at INR 13,999 while the 8/12GB...

Oppo Reno 8T appears online in 4G and 5G variants

Oppo launched the Reno9 series and is working on the Reno10 lineup, but it will seemingly be taking a detour to deliver some more 8 series Renos. The Oppo Reno 8T with LTE capabilities appeared on BIS (Bureau of Indian Standard), while a 5G version appeared in a benchmark database. Following that a tipster has shared the detailed specs of both phones. Specs-wise, both variants are coming with Android 13 and ColorOS 13 on top. The camera design is going to be similar to the Oppo A1 Pro - two vertical circles within an elongated oval design element. Oppo A1 Pro The Oppo Reno 8T 5G...

Top 10 trending phones of week 1

As we conclude the first week of the year 2023 we find our chart with the most unusual of leaders. The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola as is its official name was the most major announcement at CES 2023 and even though it's only meant as a B2B product it certainly got you guys paying attention. In second we have the Redmi Note 12, which just made its debut in India. In a long-standing Xiaomi tradition, the global model is different from the Chinese one even if the two are called the same. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra completes the podium, just edging out the Redmi Note 12 Pro, which had...

The Doogee V Max with a whopping 22,000 mAh battery and Night Vision camera leaks

Chinese phone maker Doogee is expected to launch new rugged phones, tablets, and smartphones next month, and we just got the detailed specs and images of one of the more interesting among them. Dubbed Doogee V Max, it will come with a solid specs sheet and a battery of unprecedented size. The Doogee V Max will sport a 6.58" FullHD+ 120Hz IPS screen with Gorilla Glass protection and a notch for the 32MP selfie camera (Sony IMX616, 90° FOV). Its back panel will have a leather-like finish and a design heavily inspired by the Vertu phones of yesteryear. The triple camera system on the...

Week 1 in review: OnePlus 11 and Lenovo ThinkPhone are official, CES 2023 kicks off

As the new 2023 began let's recap its first week. CES 2023 took place in Las Vegas unfold, which is traditionally the stage for Intel and AMD to make big announcement. AMD detailed its Ryzen 7000 desktop and mobile CPUs, as well as four new Radeon 7000 series GPUs. Intel unveiled its 13th gen laptop CPUs, building on the innovative and popular 12th gen. On the other side of the global OnePlus announced its new flagship - the OnePlus 11 - in China. It comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, up to 16GB of RAM, Hasselblad-tuned cameras, a 6.7-inch LTPO 3.0 AMOLED display, and a 5,000mAh...

Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, the US and India

Did your presents include a new phone? If not you can be your own Santa – here are some of the best deals that we found in the UK, Germany, the US and India. In the US in particular we took a detour through the smartwatch section as well. The links below will help you jump to your region: The UK Germany USA India UK Apple is not known for offering discounts on its current models, so a 128GB iPhone 14 is £850 from the Apple store. However, if you go through Amazon you can get the same phone for £50 less. ...

Huawei Freebuds 5i review

Huawei is going strong in the world of smart wearables, bringing some impressive TWS products. The Freebuds 5i is its latest product that was introduced in China last June and made it to the international stage right in time for the holiday period. We got to spend some time with a pair of Huawei Freebuds 5i and tested the claims of better noise cancellation, longer battery life and quicker connectivity. Here's what we found out. We got the blue Freebuds 5i, which we believe is the prettiest color of the three (other two being white and Black). Regardless of color you get a smooth...

Weekly poll results: the Redmi K60 series is off to a strong start

Judging by last week’s poll, the Redmi K60 series is off to a strong start. Judging by the first sales report, we can conclude the same. Some models of the trio are more popular than others, of course. The Redmi K60 Pro is the fan favorite, no surprise here. It received a lot of positive attention and it seems like it can draw people away from pricier flagships. It’s not fully equipped to fight at the highest level, the lack of a telephoto lens and an IP rating hold it back, but it also has the lowest price of any Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone currently. Speaking of, we still don’t know...

Weekly poll: does OnePlus 11's aggressive pricing make it the right flagship for you?

OnePlus has officially gone back to the one flagship strategy – there is only the OnePlus 11 this round. Admittedly, the OnePlus 10 non-Pro never materialized, but dropping “pro” from the name of the 11-series flagship makes it official. Well, is this the one and only flagship you want or did the company miss the mark? Before we put it to a vote, let’s take a closer look at how number 11 compares to the OnePlus 10 Pro and the 9 Pro. We will start with the similarities. The display is still a 6.7” AMOLED panel with QHD+ resolution and a 1-120Hz refresh rate, though this time it uses a new...

Flashback: USB-C, the one cable to rule them all

The battle for the smartphone wired connector is over and USB-C is the way forward. This multi-function port can do just about everything – it can charge devices, transfer data, handle audio and video output, it even lets you plug in accessories. How did we get here? Well, for years now the European Union has been trying to coax electronics manufacturers into settling on a common standard to avoid the mess (and waste) that proprietary connectors create. Early on microUSB was the connector of choice, but with the arrival of USB Type C, or USB-C for short, the industry shifted over to the...

Realme GT Neo 5's full specs revealed by TENAA

We have been hearing about the Realme GT Neo 5 since last month, which Realme recently confirmed will be the first phone to support 240W wired charging. While Realme is yet to detail the GT Neo 5's specs sheet, what's believed to be the GT Neo 5 has been listed on Chinese certifying authority TENAA's website with full specs, leaving little to the imagination. We are looking at two versions - one with model code RMX3706 and another with RMX3708. The only difference between the two is the battery size. The former has a rated battery capacity of 2,425 mAh, while the latter has 2,225 mAh. That...

Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S23 series launch date

Last month, reliable tipster Ice universe said that Samsung would unveil the Galaxy S23 series on February 1, 2023. And earlier today, Samsung's Colombian branch corroborated the date as it set up a page on its website for the Galaxy Unpacked event for the unveiling of the S23 lineup. That page has now been removed, which suggests Samsung Colombia jumped the gun on the revelation of the Unpacked event's date. But we expect the Korean conglomerate to make an official announcement for the event soon. Note that Samsung didn't explicitly mention the Galaxy S23 on its website, but the...

The iPhone SE is dead

Apple refreshes its cheapest smartphone every two years, and since there's been an iPhone SE release in 2022, the next one was slated for 2024. Today a report from reputable analyst of all things Apple Ming-Chi Kuo makes us think the SE experiment is over. According to Kuo, Apple has instructed its supply chain partners that production and shipment plans for the 2024 iPhone SE have been canceled, and not merely delayed. Strangely enough, this decision has reverberations that reach Apple's oft-rumored in-house baseband chip, which keeps being "right around the corner" in rumors even though...

Kuo: Apple's mixed-reality headset could arrive as early as the Spring

Apple's mixed-reality headset is finally coming this year, but don't hold your breath just yet. Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reaffirmed his estimate that the Apple AR/MR will arrive at the end of Q2 2023 or possibly in Q3 2023. Kuo's latest research indicates issues with mechanical component drop testing and the lack of software development tools. Kuo says that it's unlikely that Apple will unveil the AR/MR headset in January and will more likely push the announcement to the Spring or possibly even the WWDC conference in June, depending on the progress of...

Honor brings out a cheaper 80 Pro for Chinese retail stores

Honor's rumored offline-only 80 Pro is now official in China. It looks very similar to the ongoing Honor 80 Pro but there are some key differences. The biggest change is the flat display. It's still a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel that refreshes at 120Hz, but has lower 2400x1080px resolution. Built into the display is a single, lower-res, 32MP selfie camera in place of the 50MP + 2MP combo on the original Pro. A cheaper Honor 80 Pro The rear camera system is also different. The 160MP main camera is joined by an inferior 8MP ultrawide camera with fixed-focus instead of the...

Samsung Q4 earnings guidance warns of plummeting profits

Samsung Electronics published its earnings guidance report for Q4 2022 and the preliminary numbers are not looking good. Samsung reported a consolidated operating profit estimate of KRW 4.3 trillion ($3.38 billion) for the October-December quarter. The figure represents a 69% dip compared to Q4 2021 values. The estimated Q4 profit would be Samsung’s lowest since Q3 2014. Quarterly revenue estimates are down by 9% to KRW 70 trillion ($55 billion). Decreased demand for smartphones and memory chips in particular are the main drivers for Samsung’s negative financial results. Analysts...

Android will soon let you switch between Spotify Connect speakers from the lock screen

Android 13 introduced a new way to switch audio playback between wireless speakers using the new lockscreen widget and the updated notification. Currently this works for YouTube and YouTube Music, but Google and Spotify just announced that they are working together to enable this for Spotify Connect devices as well. The team at Google is also working to make this feature smarter and simplify moving between different locations that have different speakers. Imagine you start listening to a podcast in your car. After you arrive at your destination and get out of the car a...

Honor Magic5 Lite surfaces on the Google Play Console with a Snapdragon 695 chipset

The Honor Magic4 series made its debut in February, so it’s almost time for the new series. We have seen some leaks that indicate that the premium Magic5 model will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. But there’s also going to be an affordable “lite” model and that one will use a lower power chip – a Snapdragon 695, according to the Google Play Console. Honor Magic5 Lite (image from the Google Play Console) The Honor Magic4 Lite also used a Snapdragon 695, but this appears to be a different version of the chip. The six Cortex-A55 derived little cores run at 1.8GHz instead of the standard...

Disassembly video shows the Redmi K60 and K60 Pro are very similar on the inside

Xiaomi managed to sell 300,000 Redmi K60 phones in just 5 minutes – what did people buy? One way to answer that is to have a peak under the back panel. Here’s WekiHome’s detailed disassembly that reveals some interesting similarities between the Redmi K60 and the K60 Pro. As it turns out, the two phones are as similar as possible, likely as a way to simplify the assembly process. The Pro model uses a larger sensor (1/1.49” IMX890) than the vanilla model (1/2” OV64B40), so Xiaomi used a plastic bracket around K60’s camera to adjust its dimensions. Another big difference between...

Samsung Galaxy S23 series appears in leaked high-res colorful images

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series, rumored to consist of Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, is said to go official early next month. Leaked images have already revealed what these smartphones will look like, but today we are looking at a new set of renders showing us the vanilla and Ultra models in different colors. The S23 and S23+ will look similar - both have three cameras on the rear aligned vertically in the left corner, with an LED flash on the right side of the first camera. The rear panel also has the Samsung branding at the bottom, and you can see the power button and...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Satellite for Android, and it's not just for emergencies

Apple introduced emergency satellite connectivity with its iPhone 14 models last fall, and obviously Android devices couldn't be far behind. Today at CES Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite, a two-way satellite messaging service that will be available on "next-generation premium Android smartphones". This is made possible through a partnership with Iridium, which operates a 66-strong Low Earth orbit satellite constellation. One of its main competitors is Globalstar, which is Apple's partner for its service. Snapdragon Satellite will support two-way messaging for emergency use, SMS...

TCL announces 40 SE, 403 and 408 phones and NxtPaper 12 Pro tablet

TCL had a busy CES 2023 and announced a trio of new budget phones and a tablet. Let's see what they bring to the table. TCL 40 SE The best-equipped phone from the new lineup is the TCL 40 SE. It brings a 6.75-inch IPC LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The phone also comes with stereo speakers and a notch for the 8MP front camera. MediaTek’s Helio G37 chipset sits at the helm aided by 4/6 GB RAM and 128/256 GB storage which is further expandable via the microSD slot. The back houses a 50MP primary camera alongside a 2MP macro cam and a depth sensor. The phone boots...

AMD announces new Ryzen 7000 desktop and mobile CPUs

AMD today announced a suite of new CPUs based on the company's latest Zen4 architecture. Chief among these are the new 3D V-Cache desktop parts as well as a range of new mobile processors. On the desktop side, we have three new 3D V-Cache models as AMD expands its range to include the dual CCX models as well. This includes the 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and the 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X3D. The 7950X3D has the same 16MB L2 cache as the 7950X but the L3 cache has been bumped up to 128MB for a total cache of 144MB. The 7900X3D also gets 128MB of L3 cache,...