Huawei Watch Fit 3 looks just like an Apple Watch

A lot of people will consider any non-round smartwatch inspired by the Apple Watch, regardless of how close the design actually is aside from the rectangular-ish shape. And even if something is inspired by something else, it's still pretty easy to distinguish between the inspiration and the "inspired by". Huawei, however, is in a different realm with the upcoming Watch Fit 3, if the renders of the device that leaked today turn out to be accurate. It would be very hard for most people to tell this one apart from an Apple Watch from afar - and even up close, we'd wager. Huawei Watch Fit 3...

Blackview Hero 10 will be the world's cheapest foldable when it launches next month

The nubia Flip was announced in February as the world's cheapest foldable smartphone, as it starts at just $499. It looks like its reign will be very short-lived, however, for Blackview is set to release the Hero 10 in May, and this one will cost just €399, which at the current exchange rate translates into $425. Of course pricing might differ in various regions, but it seems pretty clear that the Blackview Hero 10 will indeed be cheaper than the nubia Flip, and it's also a flip-style foldable. So it looks like we're finally reaching a place where affordable foldables are more than just a...

$99.99 Umidigi G9 5G has a 50 MP main camera, 5,000 mAh battery, and 128GB of storage

There are good smartphones for the price, there are great smartphones for the price, and then there's the newly unveiled Umidigi G9 5G. This was just presented in Hong Kong at the 2024 Global Sources Mobile Electronics show, and it has an insane price: just $99.99. That's incredibly cheap, but the specs are actually pretty good. So let's go through them. Unsurprisingly to hit that price point, the G9 5G uses a Unisoc chipset, specifically the T765. This comes with an octa-core CPU with two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.3 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.1 GHz. Umidigi...

vivo V30e is launching soon in India with a 5,500 mAh battery

vivo is getting ready to launch a new smartphone in India, the V30e. This model comes with a 5,500 mAh battery, and it's touted as being India's slimmest smartphone with that capacity considering the fact that it's 7.69mm thick. vivo also promises "4-year battery health", which means the cell should retain at least 80% of its capacity after 1,600 complete charge cycles, which vivo says means approximately four years. The phone has a 50 MP main camera using Sony's IMX882 sensor, a 50 MP selfie camera with Eye AF, an Aura Light ring LED flash, and a "Gem Cut" design. It will be...

Realme C65 5G officially confirmed, coming soon to India

Yesterday the upcoming Realme C65 5G leaked on its way to India, and today the brand has already officially confirmed its existence and price range. According to Realme's official X account for India, the C65 5G is coming soon and will be priced under INR 10,000 (approximately $119 or €112), just like yesterday's rumor claimed. As you can see below, the brand bills this as "the fastest entry-level 5G" smartphone, and according to the aforementioned leak that speed will come from the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset that it will be using. Experience the future at your fingertips with the...

12.9-inch iPad Air to have Mini LED display

The next generation iPad Air has long been rumored to come in two sizes, emulating the iPad Pro line for the first time. And while the next iPad Pro will switch to OLED for its screen technology, it looks like the upcoming larger iPad Air will use the Mini LED tech that is in the current iPad Pro generation. This information comes from Display Supply Chain Consultants' Ross Young, generally a reliable source for this kind of stuff. The move to Mini LED for the 12.9" iPad Air would give it lower power consumption, better brightness for HDR content and deeper blacks compared to the IPS LCD...

Nothing integrates ChatGPT into its phones with Nothing OS 2.5.5

Nothing Phone (2a) already received Nothing OS 2.5.5 with camera improvements, bug fixes and the April security patch and now the Nothing Phone (2) is also getting the new update with added integration to Open AI’s ChatGPT and a bevy of bug fixes and camera apps. Nothing is bringing ChatGPT widget for quick access from the home screen as well as the option to quickly copy and paste screenshots and clipboard text into a new conversation in the ChatGPT app. You still need to download the ChatGPT app separately beforehand. Nothing OS 2.5.5 with ChatGPT integration will also arrive to...

Realme C65 5G is on its way to India, specs leak

The 4G-only Realme C65 got official at the beginning of this month, but now it seems like Realme is also working on the C65 5G. This phone will launch in India soon and will be priced under INR 10,000 (approximately $119 or €112 at the current exchange rates), according to a usually reliable tipster over on X. It is said to be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 6300 SoC. It will come with a 6.67-inch 120 Hz LCD touchscreen with 625-nit peak brightness, a 50 MP main rear camera, an 8 MP selfie snapper, and a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 15W wired charging. Realme C65 5G leaked...

Moto E14 is coming with 5,000 mAh battery

The Moto E13 got official in January 2023, and went on sale the month after, so on a yearly release schedule we're already way overdue a successor. And it seems like Motorola is actually working on the Moto E14, as this model has now started the necessary certifications dance ahead of its announcement. The Moto E14 was spotted in the TDRA database in the UAE. That listing confirms its name and its model number - XT2421-14. At the same time, a TUV Rheinland certification reveals that the phone will have a battery with a rated capacity of 4,880 mAh. Moto E13 from 2023 These are...

Redmi Pad Pro is headed to India, Latin America, and other global markets

The Redmi Pad Pro was unveiled for the Chinese market last week alongside the Redmi Turbo 3 smartphone, and if you've been wondering whether the tablet would make a global debut later on, the answer seems to be a resounding yes - with 5G support in some markets, even. The Redmi Pad Pro 5G has been spotted in the Google Play Console database, with the model number 24074RPD2I which tells us it's headed to India (the "I" at the end is for India). But wait, there's more! The Google Play Console also lists the 2405CRPFDL model number, which corresponds to the variant for Latin America, and...

Sony Xperia 1 VI launch event rumored to take place on May 17

Sony announced the Xperia 1 V on May 11 last year, and it seems like the Japanese company is planning to stick to almost exactly the same timeline in 2024. According to a leaked poster from Weibo, Sony will be holding an Xperia launch event on May 17. The poster itself doesn't say which phone(s) will become official on that date, but it's pretty easy to assume that one (or the only one) will be the Xperia 1 VI, which has been leaking quite a bit lately. The next Xperia flagship is expected to give up on the 4K screen and the 21:9 tall screen aspect ratio, going with a more industry...

11-inch Redmi Pad SE is launching in India on April 23

The Redmi Pad SE was released in September of last year, following an announcement in August, but so far it hasn't made its way to India. That's set to change very soon, as the brand's social media accounts for the country are now in full teaser mode, revealing the fact that the Redmi Pad SE is going to be launched in India on April 23. It's unclear why Redmi waited so long from the tablet's initial announcement to bring it to India, but it's finally happening. The device will be revealed during Xiaomi's Smarter Living 2024 event. Its tagline for the Indian market is "Brilliant Display....

iOS 17.5 lets people in the EU download apps from websites

Today Apple has released iOS 17.5 beta 2 to developers, and we don't normally report on such releases, but this one's important, as it marks the debut of yet another feature Apple was forced to add thanks to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Starting in iOS 17.5, EU iPhone owners will be able to download apps from websites - aka sideloading. No need to go through Apple's App Store, or any other app store for that matter - Apple also started supporting alternative app stores thanks to the DMA in iOS 17.4. Now this takes the flexibility of finding apps one step further. However,...

WhatsApp launches chat filters

Today WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature: chat filters. These will filter your chat list according to different criteria. There are three of these filters, and they appear above the list of chats for easy one-tap access. Their names are very self-explanatory: All, Unread, Groups. So, obviously, tapping on All will show you all of your chats. If you tap Unread, you'll only see those where you have unread messages (whether you haven't opened a chat since new messages came in or those you have marked as unread), and if you tap on Groups you will only see your group...

Japan is also targeting Apple for antitrust practices

After the European Commission forced Apple to open up iOS for third-party app stores in the EU, it seems like other countries are investigating Apple over antitrust and monopolistic practices. Most recently, news broke that Japan is looking to significantly increase fines for big corporations that engage in monopolistic practices. The current law in Japan suggests a penalty of 6% of sales, but policy makers are looking to increase that to 20%. A subsequent future failure to comply with the law will result in a fine of 30% of sales. Japan signaled a coming change back in December 2023...

Canalys: Global smartphone market grows by 11% in Q1, Transsion enters top 4

Global smartphone shipments are up by 11% in Q1 of 2024 as per the latest Canalys report. Consumer demand has picked up momentum thanks to the more favorable economic climate. Samsung regained the top spot with an estimated 20% market share backed by strong demand for the Galaxy S24 series and its Galaxy AI. Apple came in second with a 16% share of the market with less than stellar demand for its iPhone following a strong Q4 where Cupertino topped the charts. Xiaomi rounded off the top-three podium with a 14% share of the market thanks to solid demand for its Redmi series in the...

Nothing Phone (2a) gets camera improvements and April security patch with new update

The Nothing Phone (2a) is receiving its third software update in one month. We are talking about the Nothing OS 2.5.5 update, which comes with the April 2024 Android security patch, camera improvements, and bug fixes. Nothing says the update improves camera color saturation and optimizes the blur accuracy in Portrait Mode while enhancing the camera-loading speed. Additionally, it optimizes the overall gaming performance and system stability. You can check the image below for the update's complete changelog. Nothing Phone (2a)'s Nothing OS 2.5.5 update changelog If you...

YouTube's crackdown on ad blockers expands to third-party apps

Last year, YouTube launched a full-on assault against ad blockers in October, following an initial small scale experiment in June. Now, many months later, the crackdown is expanding. YouTube has announced that it will be commencing enforcement of its anti-ad blocker policy on third-party apps that violate YouTube's Terms of Service. YouTube specifically calls out "ad-blocking apps", on this occasion, although we assume third-party players with ad blocking built-in could also be a target. As for ad blocking apps, ones like AdGuard let you open YouTube within the ad blocking app,...

Say goodbye to the Google Pixel Fold 2 and hello to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Google might be looking to reset people's perceptions of its foldable smartphone efforts. Following up the Pixel Fold from last year should be the Pixel Fold 2, but a new report today claims it's been renamed and will actually be sold as the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Furthermore, as we already heard once before, this device could make its debut at Google's annual hardware unveiling event this October, and not at Google I/O in May like its predecessor. Google Pixel Fold 2 / Pixel 9 Pro Fold leaked CAD-based render Thus, in October, Google might be set to announce not two smartphones as it...

Realme P1 and P1 Pro official with 120Hz OLED screens, 50MP main cams

Realme went ahead and announced its first P-series with the P1 and P1 Pro. Both phones bring 120Hz AMOLED displays, 50MP main cameras and 5,000 mAh batteries with 45W fast charging. Realme P1 Realme P1 and P1 Pro bring 6.7-inch AMOLEDs with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The Pro model gets a curved display while the P1 makes do with a flat panel. Both offer 2,000 nits peak brightness, a 16MP front-facing camera and an in-display fingerprint scanner. Realme P1 is equipped with a Dimensity 7050 chipset alongside 6/8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage while P1 Pro gets a...

Samsung Galaxy C55 runs Geekbench, powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

It has been a few months since we first started seeing rumors about a Samsung Galaxy C55 and the phone still isn’t official. So the leaks continue. The C55 appeared in the Geekbench database, showing that it is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. And if you’ve been following Samsung’s launches recently, you will know that the Galaxy M55 also uses that chip. In the C55, it will be configured with 8GB of RAM as seen in the Geekbench scorecard and the Google Play Console (the M55 also has a 12GB variant). The phone was running Android 14, likely with One UI 6.1 on top. Samsung Galaxy...

Huawei Pura 70 series officially teased

Huawei has begun its teaser campaign for the P70 series by confirming two key aspects – the triangular camera island seen in leaks over the past months and the new Pura naming. Huawei Pura 70 series teasers Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu shared that the brand’s flagship P-series smartphone series will now be called Pura with a focus on style, high-end tech and fashion. The new naming stems from purity which will also be a key focus and we can see the key aspects in the accompanying teaser video. The video highlights the five key pillars of the new...

Samsung Galaxy A55 vs. Galaxy S23 FE (Exynos)

The Samsung Galaxy A55 vs. Galaxy S23 FE is quite an unlikely duo for one of our dedicated versus articles, but Samsung's pricing strategy led us here. After launching this year's popular Galaxy A55 at around €450 (now just a little over €400), the company has positioned it too close to its budget flagship, the Galaxy S23 FE. But those devices are not created equal by any means. The Galaxy S23 FE is still the more expensive of the two (now selling for around €500), but it also delivers a flagship-like experience, while the A55 tries to strike a good balance between hardware and cost. They...

Deals: Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 prices fall

In the last week of March, Amazon Germany offered a free storage upgrade for the Galaxy A55, so the 128GB and 256GB models both cost the same – €480. Now that is over, but the two versions cost less. The 256GB model is down to €460 and now getting the 128GB one actually makes sense as its price is down to €400. The Galaxy A55 has a microSD slot, so it’s easy to add more storage if you need it. The A55 has a premium build, great battery life and the Samsung/AMD chipset is both fast and stable under sustained load. Samsung...

Weekly poll: is the Samsung Galaxy M55 the right mid-ranger for you?

The Galaxy M55 and M15 were announced a couple of weeks ago for the Brazilian market, this week the pair launched in India. We are more interested in the M55 mid-ranger – its odd mix of specs might make it the perfect phone for you. Or does it? The Samsung Galaxy M55 is very different from the M54 that came before it and the A55 that you might consider as an alternative. Let’s start with the pricing first. The M55 has a base price of BRL 3,000 for an 8/256GB unit, in India the base is 8/128GB for ₹27,000. Additionally, there is an 8/256GB variant for ₹30,000 and 12/256GB for ₹33,000. This...