Samsung Galaxy M31 Prime vs Motorola One Fusion+ vs Realme 6 Pro: Specs Comparison

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Nov 28, 2020

It’s a no-brainer that Samsung Display has made a lot of in-roads in the field of Display Tech. Recently, the company advanced the QNED tech a step closer to the production stage. Today, another report by TheElec says that the company will begin trials for QD-OLED display panels.

According to the report, Samsung Display will run trials for the production line of the QD-OLED displays next month(December). And the production line for QD-OLED panels is reportedly called Q1 at it’s Asan Factory, South Korea. This plant and its ex-Guami plant had already been focusing on OLED displays. The Q1 is an 8.5th generation line measuring(2,200×2,500mm). It will likely produce 15,000 substrates per month initially before swinging to the full 30,000 capacity.

For the unware, A Quantum dot(QD) display uses quantum dots( semiconductor nanocrystals) to produce pure monochromatic red, green, and blue light. When a light wave strikes them, they emit color. Thus, a QD-OLED(Quantum Dot-Organic Light Emitting Diode) is a hybrid tech that aims to bring the best of both worlds(OLED, QD). As a result, you can get the perfect blacks, contrast like OLED, and brightness levels with colors like a typical QLED(Quantum LED).

To quickly brush you on the difference between QLED vs OLED, QLED has an LED backlight, a layer of Quantum Dot film, an LCD matrix, and a color filter. However, OLED doesn’t have an LCD Matrix and uses an OLED light source(individual pixels light up/shut down) and a color filter to produce the images. Thus, by combining the goodies of QD from a QLED and combining it with OLED, it will result in the above-mentioned perks.

Coming back, Samsung has reportedly set up all the equipment back in July and with the latest development, it’s just hitting one more checklist. Further, if the report is true, it will take about three months to set up the flow and six months to get the proper yield rates. And if it fails, it might move over to the QNED tech to attract buyers like Samsung Electronics, Sony. If we recall, the company invested about $11 billion in the QD display tech which was a run-up to the QNED and QD-OLED tech.

Although the company is a pioneer in QLED tech, it just lacks the momentum when it comes to large OLED panels. Especially, when you have a rival like the LG Display, which is way more experienced, you start to feel the heat. Hence, it’s planning to ship a whopping 2 million mini-LED TVs in 2021 to compete with LG.

And if it reaps benefits, the report says it might just switch over to QNED rather than risking it with QD-OLED. Either way, let’s play the waiting game to see if Samsung hits this one out of the ballpark.

Huawei may launch a ‘Pro’ variant of HUAWEI Sound smart speaker

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Nov 28, 2020

HUAWEI Sound series of speakers are the company’s flagship smart speakers. The first model called HUAWEI Sound X was announced back in November 2019 at the MatePad Pro launch event. The firm showcased it once again at the P40 series launch event earlier this year and even introduced a Platinum edition shortly. Last month, at the Mate40 series launch event, the Chinese telecom giant unveiled the second model simply called HUAWEI Sound. Now, according to a tipster, the firm will be also launching a ‘Pro’ model.

HUAWEI Sound X Featured — HUAWEI Sound X

The HUAWEI Sound X and HUAWEI Sound smart speakers are co-developed with Devialet, a French audio technology. Huawei Xiaoyi AI voice assistant powers these Hi-Res certified speakers, and they also offer a stereo experience when two units are paired together. The design of these speakers is inspired by Apple Homepod and the only difference between the two models is their size.

Therefore, we expect the Pro model to have similar features but with some bonus features and better sound quality. Anyway, the leakster @看山的叔叔 who confirmed the existence of this product did not say anything about its features and branding. Hence, we are not sure what it will be called. But we think it could either end up as HUAWEI Sound Pro or HUAWEI Sound X Pro.

Having said that, since the company unveiled the last two speakers at its biggest launch events of the year, the Pro model may debut at the P50 series event or maybe even earlier if the firm has plans to launch Mate X2, nova8 series, or new MatePad tablets before the end of the year.

Huawei announces €30,000 prize pool for publishing Indie Games on its AppGallery

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Nov 28, 2020

A month ago, Huawei expanded the AppGallery with Moovit, yet another vital inclusion to the community. In fact, the company is trying its best to widen the universe and the latest attempt is by announcing a special funding program in partnership with Unity. This includes perks like revenue share, VIP support, prizes, and more.

As reported by cnTechPost, Huawei‘s new program is for Indie Game developers. For the unware, games from the indie community are independent and either from an Individual/Small group. Mostly, these teams don’t have a lot of technical/financial support when compared to the big names in the industry.

Hence, Huawei’s commitment to this funding program will help the developers gain the limelight and in turn popularize the AppGallery more. Accordingly, a special incentive will be provided for Games published on AppGallery between November 19 and December 14 through the Unity Distribution Portal(UDP). In case you don’t know, UDP helps developers by distributing games to multiple app stores(incl. AppGallery) through a single hub.

That said, the new funding program for indie games comes with many benefits. The highest of them is a whopping €30,000 prize pool for the 30 chosen games. You can take a look at the benefits of the special program below:

85% IAP(In-App-Purchases) revenue share for game developers for the first 2 years. Usually, it is 70% for AppGallery Developers
VIP technical support and store spotlight.
Top indie games will also be featured on a special ‘Indie Game’ slot on the AppGallery store.
30 indie games chosen will receive Huawei Ad Platform credit worth €1,000. And an account manager to set up the acquisition campaign.

Besides, the advantage of using the UDP is it just requires a single build & metadata profile as you don’t have to create multiple builds of your games w.r.t each App store. Some advantages of using alternative App stores and UDP is it reaches more than 1 billion players, revenue up to $5 billion outside of China.

That said, this is just one of the initiatives to expand the AppGallery ecosystem of Huawei. Introduced way back in 2018 globally, the app store has gained steam after the US ban. As a result, it is currently the third-largest store after Apple and Google counterparts. As per the UDP portal, AppGallery expands to 170+ countries, has 700 million users, and 400 million MAU(monthly active users).

Living to its earlier promise, the company has already brought biggies like Telegram, Hungama, Bolt, HERE Maps to the store. For regions like India, it pre-installs MapmyIndia to distract Google Maps addiction. That said, the Recently added list of Apps also includes Moovit, Booking.com, eSky, Omio, Skyscanner/Turkish Airlines.

Grab Zeaplus Earbuds with ANC at just $19.99 for the Black Friday Sale

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Greeva Agnihotri

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Nov 28, 2020

To make the most of the Black Friday festivities, Zeaplus has also boarded the “deal” ship and is offering a huge discount on Zeaplus Earbuds. This pair can currently be purchased at 60% off for just $19.00. Featuring a crisp audio quality and stable connection, this pair makes for a versatile addition to everyone’s accessories. Add the budgeted price range and a massive discount to it, and you are in for a double treat. Zeaplus Earbuds Deal

The most prominent feature Zeaplus Earbuds boast is the active noise cancellation (ANC) mode that offers an immersive listening experience. It features a transparent mode that keeps the user aware of their surroundings, enabling them to listen to horns, sirens, and more. This pair supports Bluetooth 5.0 to help maintain a strong and stable connection. Its stereo sound quality simply offers an enriching experience to the user. Zeaplus Buds earbuds featured

As for the battery, Zeaplus Earbuds offer up to 4 hours of playback and 3 hours of talk time in a single charge. And with a wireless charging case, it can provide more than 20 hours of listening time and 15 hours of talk time. One can conveniently control the media functions and answer calls through the earbuds for hands-free usage.

Packed with a host of top-notch features at a budgeted price, this pair makes for an ideal addition to one’s accessories. Zeaplus Earbuds are up for Black Friday sale and are currently being sold with 60% off for just $19.00. This offer stands only till November 30th, so hurry and buy one now.

Realme 7 Pro Android 11 Early Access update begins rollout

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Nov 28, 2020

A select number of Realme 7 Pro owners in India have begun receiving the new realme UI 2.0 update which is based on Android 11. The Early Access update is available to just 300 users but a wider roll-out is definitely in the works.

The update is 3.57GB in size and packs several new features that include customizations and optimizations. Below is the full changelog for the update from the realme community website:

Personalizations

You can now create your own wallpaper by picking colors from your photos.
Third-party icons for apps on the homescreen are now supported
Three Dark mode styles are now available: Enhances, Medium, and Gentle. Wallpapers and icons can be adjusted to Dark mode. Display contrast can be automatically adjusted to ambient light.

High Efficiency

You can now drag text, images, or files out of a floating window or from one app to another app in Split-screen mode.
Optimized the editing page of SMart Sidebar: Two tabs are displayed and the order of items can be customized.

Improved Performance

Added “Optimized night charging”: An AI algorithm is used to control the charging speed at night to extend battery life.

System

Added Tone Tunes: Consecutive notification tones will be linked to form a single melody.
You can now determine a time period when Do Not Disturb is on.
Optimized the user interfaces of Notes: New visuals are provided on the list and editing pages.
Added weather animations to provide you with a more interesting experience
Optimized vibration effects for text input and gameplay
Optimized “Auto brightness”

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Launcher

You can now remove a folder or combine it with another one.
Added filters for “Drawer mode”: You can now filter apps by letters, install time, or usage frequency to quickly find an app.

Security and Privacy

Added System Cloner: You can create a system clone from your main system and use different fingerprints to enter different systems.
You can now turn “App lock” on or off in Quick Settings
Added “Low Battery message”: When your battery level is lower than 15%, you can quickly send a message to share your location with specified people
Emergency info: You can quickly display your personal emergency info to first responders. The information can be displayed even when your screen is locked.
Optimized “Permission manager”: You can now choose “Allow only once” for sensitive permissions to better protect your privacy.

Communications

You can share your personal hotspot with others via a QR code.

Photos

Added the cloud sync for Private Safe feature which allows you to sync the photos in your Private Safe to the cloud.
Optimized the photo editing feature with upgraded algorithms and more markup effects and filters

HeyTap Cloud

You can back up your photos, documents, system settings, WeChat data, and more, and easily migrate to a new phone.
You can select the types of data to be backed up or restored.

Camera

Added shortcuts to instantly share and edit photos or videos you just took.
Added the inertial zoom feature which makes zooming smoother during video shooting
Added the lens stain detection feature
Added the level and grid feature to help you compose videos

Realme Lab

Added Sleep Capsule to help you schedule downtime and secure your sleep time.
Added “Sound Amplifier”: You can amplify faint sounds in the environment and soften loud sounds when wearing headphones.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G is up for Pre-Ordering at Giztop

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Greeva Agnihotri

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Nov 28, 2020

The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has recently unveiled three new phones in the Redmi Note 9 series, with one of them being, Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G. Despite its recent launch, this device is already up for pre-orders at Giztop for just $269. The phone boasts upgraded specs and supports ultra-fast 5G connectivity. It comes in 3 color variants- pink, black, and blue that the consumers can choose from.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G, an octa-core CPU and Adreno 619 GPU. It runs on Android 10 based MIUI 12 and has up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. Featuring 6.67-inch Full HD+ punch-hole screen with 2400 x 1080p resolution, this device offers an immersive viewing experience. Furthermore, it has a 120Hz refresh rate and is certified for HDR10 playback. The Gorilla Glass 5 layer on the top offers added protection against drops.

This Xiaomi flagship packs a 108MP+8MP+2MP+2MP quad-camera setup with a 16MP selfie camera housed within the notch cutout. The rear cameras can record 4K UHD videos at 30FPS with support for EIS. Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G also has stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a Type-C port for charging. Its 4,820mAh battery supports 33W fast charging out-of-the-box, which the company claims can take the phone from 0-100% in 58 minutes tops.Versatile, fast, and well-budgeted are some of the adjectives that best describe the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G. This smartphone is already up for pre-ordering at Giztop for just $269.

Huawei starts pushing EMUI 11 Stable build to the P40, P40 Pro, and Mate 30 Pro

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Nov 28, 2020

Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei has just commenced the rollout of its EMUI 11 stable for the Huawei P40, P40 Pro, and the Mate 30 Pro, respectively. A screenshot of the update was posted by the Turkish blog Huawei Ailesi. Though the changelog is in Turkish, we can see some of the notable updates, which are not too different from what has been available on the Beta version.

The most notable changes are certainly the subtle ones that further signify Huawei’s reliance on Android is a switch to Huawei’s Harmony OS. For example, in the boot-up screen, the EMUI splash display still comes up with the statement “Powered by Android” but has now jettisoned the green Android logo previously seen on start up.

The other important change is in the wording of the security patch level, which now gives the statement “Security patch level” thereby leaving out the word ‘Android’, as was the case previously.

Some new air gestures that were introduced on the Huawei Mate 40 series have now been extended to the P30 with the present update. Also, there is now a new EMUI theme called ‘Starry Night’ that is now available in all the stated models.

The update has version number 11.0.0.151 and will take up around 1.1 GB of memory space. With the subsisting US embargo on Huawei and its subsequent inability to secure a Google Services license, EMUI 11 is expected to be the last version of “Android” for this set of Huawei smartphones, and the first release of Harmony OS is set to be its successor. EMUI 11 lays the groundwork for some of the Huawei brand’s most popular smartphones to be updated to Huawei’s new Google-free OS.

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Huawei leads Russia Online Smartphone market in Q3 2020 despite a QoQ decline: Counterpoint

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Nov 28, 2020

Huawei must have a mixture of emotions now. The company is facing the heat as a result of US sanctions on one side but manages to survive in certain markets on the other. One such market is Russia where the company has maintained the top spot in online smartphone shipment share consecutively in Q3 2020.

Huawei Mate 30 Pro featured 01 — Huawei Mate 30 Pro is one of the best smartphones in the market today but does not come with Google apps
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Counterpoint Research has released a report on the Smartphone market in Russia for Q3 2020. Although things are looking bad for Huawei overall, it maintains the lead in the Online Smartphone shipment market list with a share of 27.8%. This is a 2.2% YoY increase from 2019 but a 7.2% decline QoQ. Among this, the ex-sister brand‘s Honor 30 series helps it bag most of the online share in 5G models.

Overall smartphone sales get an increase of 5% YoY(Year on Year) in Russia whereas the online smartphone sales hit 34% in Q3 2020. This is a 2% QoQ(Quarter over Quarter) increase from Q2. Report says that strict public distancing norms along with promotional offers like gifts, cashback drove online sales.

Russia Online Smartphone Market Q3 2020 — Credit: Counterpoint Research

Precisely, Honor offered cash coupons to boost its sales whereas companies like Xiaomi managed to crack Samsung with aggressive models. In fact, it has five of the top-10 online smartphone models with Redmi Note 8 Pro, 8A, Note 9 being its top three devices. Chinese company realme managed to enter the top-5 for the first time with a 1.7% YoY increase in share.

Although Samsung leads overall revenue in offline and online segments, it lost the online share to Huawei. In fact, its Galaxy A51, A31 are among the top-selling devices online and offline but its online shipment market share for Q3 is 26.3% making it trail behind Xiaomi and Huawei. The report says that Samsung’s decision to focus more on offline is the reason for this.

Anyway, the list also has Apple sitting at 4th place with an 8.3% online market share. As for the online platforms, M.Video-Eldorado, Russia’s biggest consumer electronic chain, leads the online platform in Russia with a share of 32.5%.

Research Associate Soumen Mandal says that Chinese brands are strengthening their position in lower and mid-price segments. This is evident in Q3 2020 report as the report says that the average price of smartphones dropped 5% YoY in Russia and sits at $224 in Q3 2020.

Huawei Founder accuses some U.S. politicians of trying to kill the company

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Nov 28, 2020

Earlier this month, Huawei sealed the sale of its Honor smartphone brand to a group of about 30 Honor agents and dealers including China Telecom and some state-run businesses. The motivation behind the deal is the stringent restrictions that the U.S. has clamped on Huawei. The embargo extends to blocking the company from accessing its U.S. suppliers, including Google Mobile Services which has now been replaced by its own ecosystem. The restrictions also prevented Huawei from using Google’s core apps like Gmail, YouTube, the Play Store, Search, Maps, etc on its international models.

In a well-scripted move one year after the U.S. first placed the company on the Entity List, the Commerce Department initiated an export rule volte-face that prevents manufacturers from exporting chips to Huawei if they were manufactured using U.S. technology unless a license was sought. The Commerce Department recently modified the rule to say that it would allow Huawei to receive chips but only those suitable for 4G, not 5G. Of course, this rule has significantly slowed the company’s progress in meeting production milestones.

Yesterday, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, in a message to Honor employees leaving Huawei, urged them to be more industrious to surpass expectations for the new company. Huawei has already set the mark in excellence as the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Ren also stressed that it was indeed a difficult decision to let go of Honor so as to safeguard the jobs of millions of Honor’s agents and salespeople.

Counterpoint Research analyst Flora Tang says that the chances of survival of Honor are bright if it can resume production. As expected, Huawei’s rivals in China are taking advantage of the U.S. sanctions by scaling up production massively while Huawei is unable to build new phones. Of the 51.7 million handsets that Huawei built in Q3 2020, about 26% were Honor phones.

During the speech, the Huawei founder also said, “Wave after wave of severe U.S. sanctions against Huawei has led us to finally understand, certain American politicians want to kill us, not just correct us.”

However, when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th U.S. president, U.S. policy toward Chinese interests could be relaxed. It will be interesting to see whether the new administration continues to ban Huawei devices and networking equipment based on yet-to-be-established concerns that Huawei uses backdoors on its products to collect data from U.S. consumers and corporations and shares it with government workers in Beijing. (via)

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Samsung Level U2 neckband-style Bluetooth earphones launched for KRW 55,000 ($50)

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Nov 28, 2020

Samsung is reported to launch a new TWS called Galaxy Buds Pro alongside the Galaxy S21 series. Ahead of it, the company has released the successor to its popular neckband-style Bluetooth earphones known as Level U. The new model is simply called ‘Samsung Level U2’.

The South Korean tech giant launched the original Level U Bluetooth wireless earphones more than five years back, as per SamMobile. Usually, audio products don’t need an upgrade annually. But with the advent of more smartphone companies entering this segment, the competition became intense, and therefore, brands began to update their portfolio within a short span of time.

As a result, truly wireless earphones aka TWS have now become cheaper than ever before. Hence, more customers are now preferring them over neckband-style Bluetooth earphones. Despite that, Samsung has launched Level U2 after all these years. This new audio product from the company is currently available in South Korea priced at KRW 55,000 ($50). It should hit other markets as well.

Talking about specs, the new earphones from Samsung feature 12mm drivers and connect via Bluetooth 5.0. It supports HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, and SSC (Samsung Scalable Codec) audio profiles. The last one is only compatible with Samsung smartphones and tablets with Android 7.0 Nougat or later.

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The product weighs 41.5g and has a 4-button remote control on the right side. Further, it is backed by a battery, which the company claims to offer 18 hours of music playback or 13 hours of talk time on a full charge. Last but not least, this battery charges via USB Type-C port.

Xiaomi launches the Deerma Smart Fog-free Humidifier for 499 yuan (~$75)

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Nov 28, 2020

Humidifiers add moisture to the air to prevent dryness that can cause irritation in many parts of the body. This can be particularly effective for treating dryness of the skin, nose, throat, and lips. They can also ease some of the symptoms caused by the flu or common cold. Xiaomi has launched the Deerma Smart Fog-free Humidifier.

The Deerma Smart Fog-free Humidifier has as its main selling-point a running water spray with a 510ml/h capacity. The device also comes with a running water spray. The humidifier also comes equipped with a 21-layer folding filter element and can be controlled via the MIJIA app.

Humidifiers in the market presently can be divided into three categories: pure evaporation type, thermal evaporation type, and an ultrasonic type. The first two use fans and heating to evaporate water, and do not care about the water quality. The ultrasonic type can only use pure water, otherwise, it is easy to release the minerals in the tap water and mineral water into the air and cause white powder.

The design of the Deerma Smart Fog-free Humidifier is inspired by the evaporation of natural water, which transforms water into nano-water molecules thereby making bacteria and particles unable to attach. It only outputs a humid and clean airflow without polluting the room environment.

A circulating water pump structure is added inside the machine to divert water to the top of the filter element and spray it from top to bottom. This action fully moistens the filter element to ensure that the water in the water tank circulates. It also makes it difficult for the water tank to be breeding for bacteria.

In addition, the humidifier uses a filter element composed of high-density absorbent fiber and resin which has a strong self-cleaning ability. The 21-layer structure can also fully intercept water impurities.

The Deerma spray-type fog-free humidifier can also be controlled using a smartphone via the MIJIA app. Users can switch on/off the machine and adjust the humidification volume with one button. If the water level is too low, it can also remind users to replenish water in time.

The humidifier carries a price tag of 499 yuan (~$75) but is presently on pre-order at Xiaomi Youpin for 469 yuan(~$71)

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OPPO ‘Reno5 Pro 5G’ naming confirmed via HDR10+ certification; launch imminent

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Nov 28, 2020

OPPO is gearing up to launch successors of the Reno4 series of smartphones. Three models are likely in the pipeline- Reno5, Reno5 Pro, and Reno5 Pro Plus. After the TENAA listings, the ‘Pro’ model has now appeared on HDR10+ specification. According to the listing, both the PDSM00 and PDST00 appear as the “Reno5 Pro 5G” confirming the device’s moniker and 5G support.

As reported by MySmartPrice, the listing on the HDR10+ website shows two model numbers under the OPPO branding. And regarding the display of the Reno5 Pro 5G, the listings on TENAA reveal that the OPPO device with model number PDSM00/PDST00 will have a 6.55-inch display with a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels. Considering the predecessors, we can expect an AMOLED display with a high refresh rate screen.

Now that it has got the HDR10+ certification, the device will likely play supported content in HDR10 out of the box. Although HDR10+ doesn’t quite match the Dolby Vision, it’s certification means that the Reno5 Pro 5G’s display will enhance colors/contrast according to the scene.

Reno5 Pro 5G Specifications(Expected)

Apart from the HDR10+ certification and marketing name, the listing doesn’t have any other info. However, thanks to TENAA we know what to expect from the device. The Reno5 Pro will likely have a curved display at the front, and a rectangular layout with quad-cameras on the back.

The images on TENAA listed under PDSM00/PDST00 look to have a notch-less punch-hole design although we don’t have a clear picture on the website. Measuring 159.7×73.2×7.6mm, the device weighs 173g. Recently, the device with model number PDSM00 / PDST00 appeared on Geekbench benchmarking platform.

The results suggested that the device will have MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC. Besides, the other two models of the series are likely coming with Snapdragon 765G, and 865 SoCs. Other specifications on TENAA listings are 4,250mAh battery(2×2,125mAh), quad-cameras with 64MP main lens, 8MP ultra-wide, and two 2MP sensors. Upfront it will likely host a 32MP selfie shooter.

Being a flagship device, we can also expect 8/12GB RAM, 128/256GB storage, features like 65W Charging, Android 11, and more. Let’s wait for more details as the launch doesn’t seem that far now.

‘Galaxy Buds Pro’ branding confirmed for Samsung’s next TWS

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Nov 28, 2020

Yesterday, a report revealed that Samsung will be releasing a new Galaxy Buds model alongside the Galaxy S21 series. Now, we know that these new pair of truly wireless earphones will be called ‘Galaxy Buds Pro’. The revelation of the branding comes from Indonesia’s telecom certification bureau.

Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus Earbuds Featured — Samsung Galaxy Buds+

According to the certification (via MySmartPrice), the upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro will come with model number SM-R190. Turns out this very same product was recently even certified by China’s 3C. As per that, this TWS will be backed by a 472mAh battery.

Additionally, Korea’s NRRA certification for these earbuds reveals them to be manufactured in Vietnam. This goes in line with another report from earlier this week, which said that the new Galaxy Buds codenamed ‘Attic’ will be initially mass-produced in Vietnam in the month of December and January. Also, it noted that the manufacturing will be further extended to Brazil in February.

Having said that, these certifications haven’t revealed any specifications of these upcoming wireless earphones except for their model number and battery capacity. But as per yesterday’s report, we know that they will feature a similar in-ear design as the Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy Buds.

However, unlike the other two models, the new Galaxy Buds Pro is said to come with ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) and improved ‘Ambient Mode’.

DXOMARK Camera: iPhone 12 falls behind most Android flagships but excels in video performance

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Nov 28, 2020

Earlier this month, DXOMARK reviewed the audio performance of the Apple iPhone 12. The smartphone scored 73 points, which happens to be two points more than last year’s iPhone 11 Pro Max (71 points) but lower by one point of iPhone XS Max (74 points). Now, the company has published the camera review of this handset.

The iPhone 12 ranks distant 13th by scoring 122 points on DXOMARK. The device not only falls behind the iPhone 12 Pro Max (130 points) and the iPhone 12 Pro (128 points) but also scores fewer points than the iPhone 11 Pro Max (120 points).

Out of four new 5G smartphones launched by Apple in 2020, the iPhone 12 can be considered as the iPhone for most users. It features a dual-camera setup consisting of a primary 12MP sensor with 1.4µm pixels, f/1.6 lens, OIS, and PDAF. Whereas, the f/2.4 lens-equipped secondary unit sports a 12 MP 1/3.6-inch sensor.

This camera setup is capable of recording 4K videos at 24/30/60 fps, 1080p videos at 30/60/120/240 fps, Dolby Vision HDR videos(up to 30 fps). Lastly, it supports gyro-EIS and is paired with a dual-LED flash.

Talking about performance, the iPhone 12 scores 132 points for camera (pictures), 112 points for videos, and a mere 41 points for zoom capability as it lacks a telephoto lens.

In a nutshell, according to DXOMARK, the iPhone 12’s cameras perform well overall but falls behind the flagships from Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and even Apple’s own higher-end iPhones. However, its video performance is much better than most smartphones, In fact, it ranks third in this department by typing with the iPhone 12 Pro.

Apple iPhone 12 Featured — Apple iPhone 12

The camera system on the phone offers accurate and consistent autofocus, exposure, and colors (indoors). It also outputs detailed images both outdoors and indoors. Further, the videos recorded on this handset have a wide dynamic range, pleasant color and skin tones, and effective stabilization even while walking.

The above-mentioned pros do not mean iPhone 12’s camera performance is flawless. Because the cameras also have cons such as limited dynamic range in stills, visible noise in stills (especially lower light), color quantization, hue shift, visible ringing artifacts in stills, sub-par zoom performance, white balance casts in outdoor stills as well as videos, and low-detailed videos in low-light scenarios.

Xiaomi launches Aqara D100 Smart Door Lock with HomeKit & MIJIA app support

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