Huawei Mate 40’s HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chip ranks 1st in AI Benchmark

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Oct 23, 2020

The rumor mill is actively leaking details of the Galaxy S21 series. This could be in line with the recent report that claimed Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy S21 series in January 2021. The CAD renders of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra were leaked recently and today, MySmartPrice has shared the RAW CAD images of the Galaxy S21+.

In terms of design, the Galaxy S21 Plus appears similar to the S21 and S21 Ultra smartphones. It has an Infinity-O AMOLED display and its rear features a triple camera setup. Like the other S21 models, the camera housing of the S21+ begins from its edge and appears as if it is fused to the frame.

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However, one striking change on the Galaxy S21+ is that its display does not have curved edges like the predecessor Galaxy S20+ phone. So, the S21 and S21+ phones will feature flat displays, whereas the S21 Ultra will have a curved screen.

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The publication revealed that the Galaxy S21+ has 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.85mm dimensions and it has a 6.7-inch display. In comparison, the Galaxy S20+ which also features a 6.7-inch display measures 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm. Tipster Ice Universe claimed the Galaxy S21+ slim bezels around the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S21+ is like this. pic.twitter.com/FkSceMk9Br

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) October 22, 2020

The topside of the Galaxy S21+ has a SIM tray and a microphone and its left edge is barren. The power key and volume up and down buttons are available on the right edge. A microphone, a USB-C connectivity port, and a microphone can be found on the bottom edge of the phone.

Nothing much is known about the specs of the Galaxy S21. Depending on the market, it will come with Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 chipset. It could be housing a 4,660mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. There are rumors that the S21 series will arrive with S Pens stylus support.

PUBG Mobile might return to India as PUBG Corporation as hinted by LinkedIn job listing

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Oct 23, 2020

It’s been over a month since PUBG Mobile had gotten banned in India. The battle royale title was by far one of the most popular mobile games in the region but was recently banned by the local government. Although now, the game might soon be back as a new job listing on LinkedIn suggests that the game might be back with a new name, PUBG Corporation.

Over the last couple of weeks, there had been reports and rumors floating around regarding the possible return of PUBG Mobile in India. However, this was almost confirmed after PUBG Corporation put up a recruitment notice on its official LinkedIn profile for the role of a Corporate Development Division Manager for the Indian subcontinent. The job required someone who can “support the setup process of PUBG India with guidance from HQ.”

According to a SportsKeeda report, this might be a requirement for operating PUBG Mobile in India after the ban. For those unaware, the game alongside 118 other Chinese applications were banned in India by the IT Ministry. This arrives amid growing frictions between India and China, which even led to military clashes among the Indo-China borders.

This, in turn, meant that the company lost nearly a quarter of the entire player base of the game, while even Indian content creators were suffering from losing out, monetarily, if a length suspension was put into place. Since the ban, PUBG Mobile has had its revenue from 221 million US Dollars in August 2020 to 198 million US Dollars in September 2020. This also led to a drop in player numbers overall as well.

Download Googlefier GMS Installer App for HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones/tablets

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Sudarshan Ravichandran

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Oct 23, 2020

It is a known fact that HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones launched after the US ban do not ship with GMS (Google Mobile Services). Instead, they come with the company’s own HMS (HUAWEI Mobile Services). Although it now includes alternatives for almost all the services offered by Google, they are not yet up to the mark.

Hence, HUAWEI/Honor Android devices have become a good piece of hardware with crippled software in international markets. However, there a few ways to install GMS but the methods are not straightforward for a regular consumer. Thus, a developer came up with an app called Googlefier.

Googlefier is a third-party GMS installer app developed by XDA Senior Member bender_007. This app enables users to install Google Mobile Services on any HUAWEI/HONOR branded smartphones and tablets running EMUI 10 / EMUI 10.1 or lower.

It does not support EMUI 11 as of now. Therefore, if you have already updated your device to the latest version of Huawei’s Android skin, then you are unfortunately out of luck.

Having said that, to use this application, all you have to do is download its APK file from the XDA forum thread linked below and install it like any Android application by turning on allow installation from external sources in security settings.

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Once installed, launch the Googlefier application by tapping on the appropriate icon. Then, simply follow the on-screen instructions and allow permissions when prompted.

If you followed the instructions properly, you will have GMS installed on your device successfully. Anyway, if you are facing any issue, then share them in the respective XDA thread to get a solution.

Download Googlefier GMS Installer App for HUAWEI and HONOR

LG Display turns profit on new iPhones that made loss of Huawei ‘manageable’

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Oct 23, 2020

Earlier this week, LG Display revealed a new financial report, which saw the company turn over a profit for the period between July to September 2020. This marked the end of a six quarter streak of losses.

According to a Reuters report, the shipments made to Apple for their latest iPhone 12 series was a part of the reason for the positive growth. Furthermore, the new norm of working from home and staying indoors had also boosted the sales of various TVs, laptops, and other large screen devices that the company manufactures. The South Korean display maker is also expecting the panel shipments to rise along with sales in the current quarter as well.

Apple’s new iPhone 12 series have apparently helped the company offset the suspension of sales to China’s Huawei, due to US sanctions. Notably, LG Display saw an operating profit of 164 billion won (roughly 145 million US Dollars) in the third quarter, which is in stark contrast to the 437 billion won loss from back in 2019. This figure also surpassed the estimated 64 billion won profit that was expected by analysts by a large margin.

The company’s overall revenue also rose by 16 percent to 6.7 trillion won, as per a recent regulatory filing. For those unaware, the OLED panels on the iPhone 12 lineup are from LG Displays, which is a huge deal considering it helps the company find a strategic partner in North America and will help lift its earnings while utilizing its full production capacity as well.

Infinix Hot 10’s new 4GB RAM variant launched for Rs 8,999 (~$122)

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Oct 23, 2020

At the beginning of this month, Infinix announced the Infinix Hot 10 smartphone in India. The handset came in a sole trim of 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage priced at Rs 9,999 (~$136). Today, the company has announced a lower variant of the Hot 10 in the Indian market.

Hot 10’s new variant offers users with 4 GB of RAM and internal storage of 64 GB. It has arrived with a price tag of Rs 8,999 (~$122). The first sale of the new variant will be carried out on Oct. 29 through Flipkart. It can be availed in colors like Ocean Wave, Amber Red, Moonlight Jade, and Obsidian Black.

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Infinix Hot 10 specifications and features

The Infinix Hot 10 has a massive 6.78-inch IPS LCD punch-hole screen that produces a 20.5:9 aspect ratio and an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1640 pixels. The device is preinstalled with Android 10 OS that is overlaid with XOS 7.0 UI.

The gaming-focused Helio G70 chipset is at the helm of the Infinix Hot 10. The phone comes with support for 18W fast charging for its 5,200mAh battery. It has a rear-facing fingerprint reader.

For shooting selfies, the Infinix Hot 10 possesses a front-facing camera of 8-megapixel. The backside of the phone has four cameras that are coupled with a quad-LED flash unit. The setup includes a 16-megapixel primary shooter, a 2-megapixel macro lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a low-light lens.

Huawei X Gentle Monster Eyewear II launched with €300 ($355) price tag

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Oct 23, 2020

The Huawei X Gentle Monster Eyewear II is the second iteration within the eyewear series that has the Chinese tech giant collaborate with the known luxury accessories maker. It combines the signature fashion from the latter while arriving with practical features from the former.

We had previously covered the Singaporean launch of the Eyewear II, and now we have finally had details regarding the official global launch as well. The new Huawei X Gentle Monster collaboration brings Bluetooth 5.2 support on the Eyewear II, along with 128mm diaphragms that are designed to offer great audio quality, which is also an inverse sound wave to prevent any audio bleeding to offer better privacy as well.

The newly launched Eyewear II arrive in multiple versions and are also compatible with prescription based lenses that one may need. All of them feature the same semi open speakers on the side alongside various control gestures support like a tap, swipe, and even pinch. The Huawei X Gentle Monster Eyewear II arrives with a price tag of 300 Euros (or roughly 355 US Dollars).

Call of Duty: Mobile gets almost 50 million pre-registered users before launch in China

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Oct 23, 2020

Tencent’s Call of Duty: Mobile was launched officially on October 1, 2019 for the international market. The game has now been launched in China and even before the official launch on October 29, had received nearly 50 million pre-registered users. Tencent has also signed an endorsement deal with Chinese King of Pop Jay Chou to help build momentum for the game.

Call of Duty: Mobile is developed by Tencent and licensed by Activision Blizzard and is presently available in China via a public beta test. This follows the receipt of approval from the Chinese government back in August.

The game has been a sensation on the international turf right from when it was released last year. China is the world’s biggest gaming market and the response so far shows the game will be a sensation. The game generated close to US$500 million in player spending in its first year, making it the 22nd most profitable mobile game in the world during that time, according to a new report from app tracking firm Sensor Tower.

Sensor Tower had earlier predicted in June that the game could surpass Tencent’s own PUBG Mobile to emerge as the world’s biggest mobile game after its China release. Already, Call of Duty: Mobile reached the 250 million downloads milestone faster than PUBG Mobile.

A report by Niko Partners shows that mobile and PC games revenue in China reached US$33.1 billion in 2019 and is projected to pass US$46.7 billion by 2024. The number of gamers in China has reached 685 million in 2019, representing 25% of the entire world’s mobile games market. That figure is expected to rise to 772 million by 2024. An estimated 637 million of the total gamers play games on mobile devices.

Micromax “In” series phones to launch on November 3

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Oct 23, 2020

Seeing the Chinese brands dominate the Indian smartphone market for the past few years, fans of Indian-brand Micromax have been eagerly waiting for the company to launch new phones. In the previous week, Micromax revealed that it is all set to make a comeback in India. There have been rumors that it will be launching new phones in the first week of November. Today, the company confirmed that it will be announcing all-new “In” series of smartphones on Nov. 3.

Aao karein thodi cheeni kum! Gear up for the mega unveiling of the new #INMobiles range of smartphones by Micromax live at 12 noon on the 3rd of November. #INForIndia #BigAnnouncement #MicromaxIsBack #AatmanirbharBharat. pic.twitter.com/wjXIGipt47

— Micromax India (@Micromax__India) October 23, 2020

Micromax’s launch event will be held at 12 PM IST on Nov. 3. The launch teasers (shown below) released by the brand takes a jibe at the Chinese phone brands that are very popular in India. The company is yet to reveal the names of the phones that will be announced on Nov. 3.

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Recently, a smartphone labeled as Micromax In 1A had surfaced on the Geekbench benchmarking platform. The listing revealed that the phone runs on Android 10 OS and it has an Helio P35 chipset and 4 GB of RAM.

A recent report by The Mobile India had claimed that Micromax will be launching two In-series phones powered by Helio G85 and Helio G35 chipsets. The specs of the former are not known yet, but the latter is expected to arrive in two variants.

The base variant of the Helio G35 powered In-series phone will have 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of native storage, an 8-megapixel front camera, and a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual-camera system. Its higher model will be equipped with 3 GB of RAM, internal storage of 32 GB, a front-facing camera of 13-megapixel, and a 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system. Both models will have common features like an HD+ display of 6.5 inches, stock Android 10 OS, and a 5,000mAh battery. These phones are expected to be aggressively priced between Rs 7,000 (~$95) and Rs 15,000 (~$208).

Huawei sees sharp decline in growth due to US Sanctions

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Oct 23, 2020

Huawei is seeing a sharp decline in its growth as the impacts of the US sanctions take hold. In the third quarter, the company saw its margins dip as the reinforced regulation disrupt its operations.

According to a CNBC report, the Chinese tech giant had brought in 217.3 billion yuan (roughly 31.91 billion US Dollars) in revenue in September 2020. This marks a slight growth of 3.7 percent from 209.5 billion yuan from last year (roughly 31 billion US Dollars). The first nine months combined had the company bring in 671 billion yuan (roughly 98.57 billion US Dollars) in revenue, which marks a growth of 9.9 percent from the same period last year.

This showcases a significant slowdown in growth as the first nine months of 2019 had the Chinese smartphone maker sees revenue growth of 24.4 percent over 2018. Furthermore, Huawei’s net profit margins were 8 percent for the first nine months, which was also lower than the 8.7 percent from back in 2019. The effects of the recent US sanctions are clearly showing its effects on the consumer electronics brand.

For those unaware, Huawei was placed on the Entity List back in 2019, and since then faced various pressures from Washington. The ban had also caused the company to lose Google support for its Android smartphones. This meant that its overseas smartphone business fell sharply during, despite its home market still thriving. Additionally, losing its primary chip supplier TSMC was another major blow to the company earlier this year.

HUAWEI Mate40 series China launch event scheduled for October 30

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Sudarshan Ravichandran

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Oct 23, 2020

Yesterday, Huawei officially unveiled the Mate40 series as its latest flagship smartphones for global markets. The phones were accompanied by a number of connected products as well as accessories. At the end of the event, the company announced that a dedicated China launch conference will be held on October 30 in Shanghai.

The HUAWEI Mate40 series global launch event was streamed on YouTube. At the same time, the official Weibo handle of the company shared pictures for its home audience. Once the event ended, the company revealed that a China-exclusive event will take place on October 30.

As we mentioned in the beginning, the Chinese telecom giant announced a number of products for international markets. However, two of them had already debuted in China in the month of August.

Nevertheless, the core new products should be same as those announced for global markets. Hence, consider reading our coverages on them to learn more.

It is worth noting that Huawei will be revealing the prices for the above-mentioned products for the Chinese market at the scheduled October 30 conference. However, the pre-orders for the Mate40 series have already sold out just within 28 seconds on JD (Jingdong).

Redmi K30S set to launch on October 27

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Oct 23, 2020

While reports have been claiming that the Redmi K30S will go official soon in China, Redmi is still mum on its arrival. A couple of leaks that have appeared on Weibo today states that the Redmi K30S is all set to go official on Oct. 27.

The posters that have emerged on Weibo confirm the Redmi K30S moniker. Also, it is clear from the images that it is a rebadged version of the Xiaomi MI 10T that went official in global markets in September. The posters show that the Redmi K30S’ key features include the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, a display that supports 144Hz refresh rate, and a massive 5,000mAh battery.

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Redmi K30S specifications

The TENAA listing of the Redmi K30S has revealed that its specifications are identical to the MI 10T phone. The Redmi K30S has a punch-hole display of 6.67 inches. The IPS LCD offers a 20:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The handset is preinstalled with MIUI 12 based Android 10 OS. It has a side-mounted fingerprint reader.

The SD865 chipset is accompanied by up to 12 GB of RAM. The phone is expected to land in China with up to 512 GB of storage. It does not feature a microSD card slot.

For capturing selfies, it has a 20-megapixel selfie camera. The backside of the phone has a 64-megapixel primary shooter, a superwide lens of 13-megapixel, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. The phone houses a 5,000mAh battery that supports 33W rapid charging. The posters reveal that it will be available in silver and black color variants.

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Download Huawei Mate 40 Pro Stock Wallpapers in 2K resolution

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Oct 23, 2020

Huawei Mate 40 series is finally here with many enticing features including improved cameras, better design, improved charging, and the powerful Kirin 9000 SoC. Both the devices including Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ carries some differences but packs the same wallpapers. We have extracted the wallpapers so that you can download and enjoy them on your respective devices. You can download Huawei Mate 40 Pro official wallpapers in high-quality resolution.

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Huawei always bundles impressive stock wallpapers with its Mate series. This time also the company has added a colorful set of abstract wallpapers along with some natural sceneries. There is a total of 17 wallpapers shipped along with the Huawei Mate 40 series smartphones. The wallpapers are available for download in a 2K resolution of 2772 x 2772 pixels. However, you can preview the wallpapers below in low-resolution before downloading from the link below.

Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Pro + specifications

Huawei unveiled its flagship series including Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ via an online event in China. Both the smartphones come with a newly launched Kiin 9000 SoC built on a 5nm process encasing a 5G modem. The Kirin 9000 carries 15.3 billion transistors to improve CPU, GPU, and NPU processing. It has better power efficiency than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+.

Moreover, both the devices sport the same FLEX OLED display panel measuring 6.76-inch with 2722 x 1344 pixels resolution. The smartphone display offers DCI-P2 HDR, a 90 HZ refresh rate, and a 240 HZ refresh rate.

In-camera section, both phones in Mate 40 series have a ring-like camera module on the rear side. Huawei Mate 40 Pro packs a triple camera at the back that includes a 50MP primary camera with OIS Support, a 20MP ultra-wide camera, a 12MP telephoto camera with OIS along with 5x optical zoom. Talking about Mate 40 Pro Plus, it has the same 50 MP primary camera, a 20MP ultra-wide camera, an 8MP periscope camera with 10X optical zoom, and a 12MP telephoto camera with OIS support + 3x optical zoom. Along with the four rear cameras, there is a ToF sensor for depth sensing.

On the front camera, both the phones sports a 13MP wide-angle camera and a 3D depth-sensing camera.

Huawei Mate 40 Pro will retail for €899 with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage while the 256GB variant will go for €1199. The Mate 40 Pro+ will cost €1399 with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

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Oppo unveils its Real Time Kinetic Positioning algorithm, offers precise location on smartphones

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Oct 23, 2020

Oppo has just announced its new self developed high precision position algorithm. It is dubbed the Real time Kinetic Positioning (RKP), which enables smartphone navigation to be more accurate within a one meter distance radius. This is a highly accurate reading and could offer a lot more precise reading in various scenarios.

According to a GizArena report, the new positioning technology is based on carrier phase measurement. In simpler terms, the algorithm maps users’ locations by measuring the distance between network stations in real time to deliver a precise reading. This system isn’t exactly new, since it was originally used at an industrial level that used a large and complex system. Thus, it wasn’t suitable for smartphones at that time.

But now, Oppo has developed an advanced algorithm that uses information from existing smartphone sensors, including the accelerometers and gyroscopes, to improve positioning accuracy. Another benefit of this system is the reduction of signal interference. At the moment, the Chinese tech giant’s proprietary technology is in the commercializing phase, so we can expect to see it arrive in future Oppo smartphones in 2021.

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 gaming laptop powered by Ryzen 4000 H-series mobile processors launched

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Oct 23, 2020

Expanding its lineup of laptop computers, Lenovo has launched its new gaming laptop — Lenovo Legion Slim 7, which is powered by the AMD Ryzen H-series mobile processors, which is being used for the first time on this premium model.

The laptop comes with a 15.6-inch display with up to 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) screen resolution and offers IPS VESA DisplayHDR 400 panel which supports 500 nits brightness, 60Hz refresh rate, 100 percent Adobe RGB color gamut, and Dolby Vision.

It is powered by the next-level AMD Ryzen 4000 H-series processors, paired along with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with Max-Q Design GPU. It features up to AMD Ryzen 9 4900H Mobile Processor with 8 ultra-responsive cores.

The device packs up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM and 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD of storage. It offers a white backlit TrueStrike keyboard and a fingerprint sensor that is integrated into the power button.

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The built-in 720p HD webcam has a privacy shutter. It is equipped with a 2 x 2W Dolby Atmos Speaker System with Sound Radar by Dolby. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, Bluetooth v5.1, 2 x USB Type-C, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2, 1 x 4-in-1 SD Card Reader, 1 x 3.5mm audio jack, and 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2.

It is running the Microsoft Windows 10 Pro operating system and is powered by a 71WHr battery that offers up to 9.6 hours of battery life on a single charge and also comes with support for Rapid Charge Pro.

It is cooled by Lenovo Legion Coldfront 2.0 for the heavy-duty workload. Lenovo says that the Legion Slim 7 laptop is made from aerospace-grade aluminum for extreme lightness and less bulk, measuring 17.9mm (0.71 inches) thin and weighing at 1.86 kilograms.

The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 gaming laptop will be available for purchase in the United States starting in October, with an expected price starting at $1,370.

LG Q52 specifications and images leaked ahead of launch

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Oct 23, 2020

LG announced the Helio P22 powered LG Q51 smartphone at the beginning of this year. Various certifications have revealed that LG could be soon launching the LG Q52 as the successor to the Q51. Several live photos of the unannounced LG Q52 phone have surfaced in South Korea, which indicates that its launch could be imminent.

The LG Q2 live shots that its left edge has volume buttons and a power key, and its right side is fitted with a fingerprint scanner. At the front, it flaunts a trendy display with a top-center positioned selfie camera cutout.

The back panel of the phone seems to be made out of glossy polycarbonate material. The rectangular camera housing has four cameras and a larger LED flash unit. Its bottom edge has a 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, a USB Type-C port, and a speaker grille.

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LG Q52 specifications

The LG Q52 smartphone has 165 x 76.7 x 8.4mm dimensions and it weighs 188 grams. The military-grade certified device can withstand high temperature, low temperature, temperature shock, humidity, impact shock, and so on. The phone houses a 6.6-inch LCD screen that offers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. It has a front camera of 13-megapixel.

The rear-facing quad-camera system of the LQ Q52 includes a 48-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture, a 5-wide angle lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The smartphone is preinstalled with Android 10 OS.

The LQ Q52 is driven by the modest Helio P35 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. It has 64 GB internal storage and a microSD card slot or more storage. It is backed by a 4,000mAh battery.

LQ 52 pricing and release date

There is no word on the launch date of the LQ 52 smartphone. The smartphone could be priced between 300,000 won and 400,000 won. It will be available in Silky White and Silky Red color editions.

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Verizon reportedly asks Samsung not to use Chinese components in its network kits

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Oct 23, 2020

The United States has been imposing restrictions on Chinese companies, escalating the US-China trade war. Huawei, the world’s leading telecom equipment maker, has already been banned in the US and several other countries after pressure from the United States.

With Huawei facing issues, it’s South Korean giant Samsung which stands to benefit the most. Verizon, the largest network carrier in the US recently signed a $6.65 billion deal with Samsung Network for the supply of radio equipment and services.

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Now, as per the latest report coming from South Korea, citing people aware of the development, network carrier Verizon has request Samsung not to use Chinese components for the equipment.

Samsung has been PCB manufactured by Chinese companies SCC and Wus for its network kits, along with South Korean supplier Daeduck Electronics. One of the major reasons for using Chinese vendors is the cost factor.

However, Isu Petasys, a PCB maker in South Korea, is expected to replace Chinese suppliers for Samsung. The company is already a supplier for US-based companies Cisco and Juniper Networks.

As per the report, the South Korean vendors were not keen on becoming a supplier for Samsung given that as the volume of orders tends to be relatively low and the Samsung anyway preferred Chinese firms because of cheaper pricing.

ZMI 65W Travel Charger International Edition is now up for pre-order in China

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Oct 23, 2020

ZMI, a Xiaomi ecological chain company has launched yet another 6W charger in its portfolio, dubbed as ZMI 65W Travel Charger International Edition. Priced at 199 yuan, which is around $29, the product is now available for pre-order in China through JD.com.

The International Edition means that the company is now offering adapters in the retail box as a replacement for the socket pin types so that it can be used anywhere, regardless of the country the user is in or is traveling to.

It seems that apart from adding three additional adapters in the bundle and removing the “65W” branding from the charger itself, there’s no change in the product compared to what the company had launched a couple of months ago.

The ZMI 65W Charger comes with foldable pins, making it more convenient for storing it and carrying it around. The product packs a high-quality chip that identifies the current requirement of the attached devices and protects the battery from damage.

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The three-port charger offers one USB-C port and two USB-A ports. When all the three ports are in use at the same time, it’s total power reaches 63W — 45W on USB-C and 18W for the two USB-A ports.

When only the single USB Type-C port is in use, it offers 65W charging, which can fully charge the newly launched Mi 10 Ultra smartphone in just 28 minutes. Not only smartphones but it can also be used to charge laptops.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 to adopter AES digitizer, thicker UTG for S Pen support

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Oct 23, 2020

In August, Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold 2 as the successor to the original Galaxy Fold foldable phone that debuted last year. While the Galaxy Z Fold 2 has been available for purchase since September in different markets, the rumor mill has started talking about its successor model. A fresh report by The Elec, a South Korean publication has revealed some of the key features of the Galaxy Z Fold 3.

The upcoming Galaxy S21/S30 series of flagship phones are expected to arrive with support for the S Pen stylus. While there are no reports yet that claim Samsung will not launch a Note series phone next year, a recent report claimed that it will be eventually phased out. There is a possibility that the Note lineup could be replaced by the Z Fold series. The latest report states that the Z Fold 3 could be equipped with an S Pen stylus.

In order to bring S Pen support, Samsung will be reportedly adding AES (Active Electrostatic Solution) digitizer technology to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The report also states that the company is planning to increase the thickness of the UTG (Ultra-Thin Glass) so that it can withstand the pressure of the S Pen’s tip.

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Before the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 2, there were reports that it will come with an S Pen. However, the company did not include it because the Z Fold 2’s UTG was not thick enough. The company uses EMR (Electro-Magnetic Resonance) digitizer for S Pen support on Note series, but this cannot be applied on the foldable screen. Hence, it has reportedly adopted the AES digitizer for the Z Fold 3. It is said that AES offers better performance, but it incurs high production costs. The thickness of the Z Fold 2’s UTG is 30 micrometers. The report claims that the company will increase the thickness of Z Fold 3’s UTG by twofold.

Recent reports have claimed that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 could be Samsung’s first device to feature an under-display camera. Also, there are claims that appear from the exterior and inner screens, the Z Fold 3’s hinge will also feature a display.

Huawei Mate 40 series pre-orders on JD.com sold out in just 28 seconds

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