Weekly poll results: the OnePlus Nord CE4 faces stiff competition

The OnePlus Nord CE4 launched in India last week and the company says that it is “selling like hotcakes”. It scored the best first day of sales in the ₹20-25K segment that Amazon India has seen so far this year. However, things could have been better. Last week’s poll suggests that there are plenty of alternatives in the segment and that they are strongly preferable to the CE4. Even if the price was to come down (which is the reason 7% of voters are passing on the Nord), that still leaves only 25% positive vote. The number of people leaning towards alternative models is nearly...

Tecno Camon 30 Pro in for review

Say hello to the Tecno Camon 30 Pro - a cool looking and solidly-equipped phone. We have a 12/512GB unit in Alps Snowy Silver, and it comes in tandem with a case, USB cable, tempered glass protector (and a pre-applied plastic one), and a 70W charger. Unboxing the Tecno Camon 30 Pro Even better, depending on the market, you could snag a pair of Tecno Buds 3, on Tecno! The Tecno Camon 30 Pro's specs sheet is includes a 6.78-inch 1080x2436px AMOLED display with a 144Hz max refresh rate and slim bezels all around. Inside is a Dimensity 8200 with 12GB of RAM. There's a...

Apple has to face $1 billion lawsuit in court in the UK

Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that's valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial - although this step will most likely only take place next year. The suit alleges that Apple charged the developers in question unfair commission fees of up to 30% on purchases of apps and other content. The plaintiffs say Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of apps on iPhones and other Apple devices...

vivo X100 Ultra will be a professional camera that can make calls, exec says

vivo's X100 Pro is already an amazing cameraphone, one of the best launched in the past few months. But it's not enough for the Chinese company - it wants to push the envelope even further. And, in fact, according to its vice president of Product, Huang Tao, vivo is currently working on a new smartphone that will be "a professional camera that can make calls" (quote machine translated from Chinese). This device will most likely be called X100 Ultra, and it's being talked about a lot on Weibo these days under the codename Thanos. The vivo exec took to the Chinese social network to thank...

Here's the Google Pixel 8a in all four colors

Google's upcoming Pixel 8a just can't stop leaking, it seems. Following a couple of purported live images showing it a few days ago, today a new leak arrives to show us all four colors that will be available. Google Pixel 8a in Obsidian These will be called Obsidian (black), Porcelain (white), Bay (blue), and Mint (pretty self-descriptive). We've seen all of these before on other Pixel devices - the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro come in Mint, while the latter also has a Bay version. Google Pixel 8a in Mint The source of this leak claims the Pixel 8a will finally...

Samsung Galaxy S24 vs. Apple iPhone 15

Meet two similarly priced compact flagships of completely different worlds – the Galaxy S24 and the iPhone 15. If your budget is around €800 and you want a lightweight flagship smartphone, you will want to learn more about those two. Table of Contents: Design Display Battery Life Charging Speaker Test Performance Cameras Verdict For starters, you can compare the complete specs sheets or directly continue with our editor's assessment in the text further down below. Size comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 ...

Redmi Turbo 3 video teardown reveals all of its innards

The Redmi Turbo 3 got official yesterday as the Xiaomi sub-brand's most high-end offering, boasting the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC at the helm. And already, there is a video teardown of it courtesy of WekiHome. We've embedded it below for your viewing pleasure, don't forget to hit the "CC" button to get English subtitles as the video is in Chinese (naturally, since the device has so far only been launched in that market). The video presents a very in-depth, yet rapid-paced look at all of the Turbo 3's innards, starting with the plastic back which is removed first, and then slowly proceeding...

DJI Avata 2 is cheaper and longer-lasting than its predecessor

DJI has made the Avata 2 FPV drone official today, and it's a rare case of being both better than its predecessor, and cheaper. The new drone comes with improved image quality from a Super Wide angle 12 MP camera that uses a 1/1.3" sensor, that has expanded dynamic range and much better handling of low-light scenarios since it can physically take in more light. The viewing angle is 155 degrees, and you can do HDR video at up to 4K 60fps, as well as slow-motion footage at 2.7K 120fps. There are five more degrees of gimbal tilt (negative 85 degrees to 80 degrees). The maximum flight time...

Apple warns users in over 90 countries on mercenary spyware attacks

Apple warned users in 92 countries they might have been potential victims of "mercenary spyware attacks", according to a threat notification email sent to targeted users. Attackers tried to compromise the iPhone, according to the email seen by Reuters. These attacks are more sophisticated and specifically targeted instead of being regular cybercriminal activity or malware. The full warning said: Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID. This attack is likely targeting you...

Apple will let you repair your iPhone with used genuine parts

Today Apple has announced that it's expanding self-repair and independent repair options for iPhones. Namely, you will be able to repair your iPhone with used genuine parts, something that has not been possible so far. This will happen thanks to a new "parts calibration" process - a used part will go through this process once it's installed in another iPhone, and if it's genuine, it will work without any restrictions. Thus, you yourself, or an independent repair provider, will be able to swap out parts for ones taken from other iPhones. This will start in the fall with "select...

Motorola Moto G64 5G unveiled as the first Dimensity 7025-powered smartphone

Yesterday Motorola announced it will unveil the Moto G64 5G in India on April 16 and revealed the phone's key specs. And while it's yet to reveal the Moto G64 5G's pricing, it has fully unveiled the smartphone by listing it on its official website. The Motorola Moto G64 5G is powered by the Dimensity 7025 SoC, making it the world's first smartphone with that chip at the helm. The Moto G64 5G comes in 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB configurations and has a microSD card slot for storage expansion by up to 1TB. On the software side, you get Android 14-based My UX out of the box with the promise...

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra visits Geekbench ahead of possible April 16 announcement

Motorola unveiled the Edge 50 Pro at the beginning of this month, but it won't be the sole member of the Edge 50 family for long. We've already seen leaks of both the Edge 50 Ultra and the Edge 50 Fusion, and Motorola has announced an event for April 16 when it promises to reveal the Edge family. So April 16 is most likely when the Edge 50 Ultra will be getting official. Now that we're close to that date, someone in possession of an Edge 50 Ultra prototype has decided to have it run Geekbench 6, and as usual, this means the unannounced phone is now present in the benchmark's online...

Google Photos expands AI editing tools to all users without a subscription

Today Google has announced that the AI-powered tools inside Google Photos will be available to anyone using the app, without any subscription required. We are talking about Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait light. This will happen from May 15, which, coincidentally or not, is the day after Google's annual developer conference. As always, expect the rollout to take a few weeks after that date, since that's the way Google likes to do things. The three aforementioned features will also be available on "more devices, including Pixel tablets", Google revealed. Last year, Google...

iPhone 17 Pro to be the first with a chipset built on TSMC's 2nm process

Next year's iPhone 17 Pro will be the first iPhone to sport a chipset built on TSMC's 2nm process, according to a new report today. TSMC announced it started working on a 2nm process back in 2022, and even back then rumor had it the iPhone 17 Pro would be the first device to get a chipset using that process. Now, this is confirmed - as much as anything can really be 'confirmed' by a rumor. Small scale production on the 2nm process is expected to debut at TSMC later this year, with mass manufacturing starting in 2025, right in time for the iPhone 17 Pro's release in the fall of next...

Motorola teases a new smartphone, could be the Moto G64 5G

Motorola launched the Edge 50 Pro in India last week, and it's now teasing a new smartphone in the country. Motorola's Indian branch posted a short clip on X showing a smartphone with a centered punch-hole display. The brand said it is an "ultimate performer" and is coming soon but didn't divulge anything else. Brace yourself for the ultimate performer and limitless entertainment. 🌟#UnleashTheBeast #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/H9GCVifTML— Motorola India (@motorolaindia) April 9, 2024 This could be the Motorola Moto G64 5G, whose promo material was leaked by reliable leakster Evan...

Facebook Messenger gets HD photos, shared albums, support for larger files

Facebook Messenger is getting a bunch of new features, Meta announced today. First off, you can now send "HD photos" in Messenger, by simply selecting an image you want to send and then turning on the HD toggle which will now appear, before hitting Send. HD photos have recently appeared in WhatsApp, and it's great to see Meta's other huge messaging app finally following suit. HD photos that you receive in Messenger will have an "HD" tag in the top right corner, so you know your eyes aren't deceiving you. Next up, you can create shared albums with friends and family, where you can...

Google promises Find My Device will work with more phones when they're off

Yesterday Google finally took its new Find My Device network online, after a long wait caused by Apple needing to add unwanted tracker protection to iOS. The new Find My Device network by Google encompasses over a billion active devices across the world, and so it should make tracking them quite easy. One feature that was especially intriguing was the ability to track a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro even when they're powered off or have no battery, and obviously a lot of people have been wondering, since the announcement, whether this incredibly useful feature would be making it to other...

iPhone 16 series battery capacities leak

The battery capacities for the upcoming iPhone 16 family have been outed today, but keep in mind the source doesn't have a track record for accuracy, so take these with a higher dose of skepticism than we usually recommend. The iPhone 16 is said to sport a 3,561 mAh cell, 6% larger than its predecessor's, while the iPhone 16 Plus will apparently make do with a 4,006 mAh battery, which is 9% less than what the iPhone 15 Plus had to play with. It's not unheard of for a new model to have a slightly smaller battery, but it's also not something that happens often. Over on the Pro side of...

iQOO Z9 Turbo arrival confirmed for April, chipset and battery get revealed

The iQOO Z9 Turbo will arrive this month, revealed Jia Jingdong, VP of Branding at vivo. The new phone will feature a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and 6,000 mAh battery, revealed the executive in a lengthy post. The iQOO Z9 Turbo will have a new cooling system and a screen of 144 Hz refresh rate, with 120 fps support for "most games". Jia said that it's not wrong to consider this phone as iQOO 12 Lite. The powerful device will feature a "unique Turbo chip" without any clarification on what that means. We are yet to get an official date for the iQOO Z9 Turbo announcement, but if...

Upcoming Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a) earbuds leak ahead of April 18 announcement

Last week Nothing revealed that the earbuds it's going to be making official on April 18 are the Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a), as the company is intent on 'resetting' its naming scheme and thus letting go of the numbers that used to inform us about which generation a product is. Today both earbuds models have been leaked, complete with images and specs, so let's start with the high-end product, the Nothing Ear. These are allegedly going to be priced at €150, and they will unsurprisingly be the successors to the Nothing Ear (2). Nothing Ear leaked in black and white The...

Google Pixel 8a leaks again in new images showing large bezels

Google's upcoming Pixel 8a has been leaking like crazy lately. Most recently, we've had a spec sheet for it outed a few days ago, not long after another one. Last week Google itself may have even shown us the Pixel 8a in an ad for its carrier in the US. Today a couple of new images of the phone have leaked, showing both the back and the front of the colorway that undoubtedly will be called Obsidian (since that's what Google likes to call black these days). Google Pixel 8A pic.twitter.com/2Jopl3R2Mi— TechDroider (@techdroider) April 8, 2024 The shot of the rear is pretty much what...

Google finally turns on its new, global Find My device network for Android

Just as anticipated last week, today Google has officially announced that it's finally turning on its long-awaited revamped Find My Device network for Android, which works even with offline devices. This is going live on devices running Android 9 and later, across the world, starting in the US and Canada today. The network will have over a billion devices, so it will make it very easy to locate yours, even when they're offline. As a bonus for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, these will be trackable even when they're powered off or the battery is dead, thanks to some "specialized Pixel...

Realme P1 and P1 Pro to pioneer new P series in India

Realme announced a new P series that will be all about Power. According to Chase Xu, VP of Realme and President of the Global Marketing department, the lineup will target the mid-range market. The official did not reveal anything about specific phones, but thanks to a separate promo activity, we learned the first phones will be called Realme P1 5G and Realme P1 Pro 5G. Realme P series phones revealed in a sponsorship post on Instagram The P1 and P1 Pro will end "boring design", "average performance", and "all limits", added Xu. The Realme P series will arrive in the second week of...

Redmi Turbo 3 launch date, key specs, design officially revealed

Xiaomi-owned brand Redmi announced a new series last week, which will focus on raw performance. The first phone of the series will be called Redmi Turbo 3, and today, we learned its official announcement will be this Wednesday, April 10. The brand revealed a Redmi Pad Pro will also arrive at the event, and shared a few specs for the slate. Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 & Pad Pro Redmi started the teaser campaign early this morning, revealing major specs of the new Turbo 3 phone. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, have up to 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, and feature advanced...

Motorola Edge 50 Pro, OnePlus Nord CE4 arrive, dummy iPhone 16s pop-up, Week 14 in review

Motorola unveiled the Edge 50 Pro this week - its upper midrange phone offering with a 4,500mAh battery with 125W charging and a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip. There's a 50MP f/1.4 main camera with OIS, a 10MP 3x telephoto shooter, and a 13MP ultrawide camera. On the software side, there's Android 14 with Motorola's new Hello UI. Owners will get 3 years of Android OS updates and 4 years of security patches. Finally, the Moto Edge 50 Pro packs a 2,000 nit 6.7-inch 1220p pOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. Pricing starts at INR 31,999 ($383) for the 8/256GB trim and goes up to INR 35,999...