Samsung Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 Android 10 update arrives ahead of schedule

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Dec 13, 2019

Apple AirPods have seen the biggest discounts on Amazon, compared to other retailers, during the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Prospective buyers are still eyeing offers on the AirPods 2 and the AirPods Pro, as the smart headphones quickly sold out during the events. The Apple AirPods are still out of stock on Amazon at the time of publication. Although, you can buy a pair at Black Friday prices, and Amazon will start shipping as soon as the product is back in stock.

Analysts believe that the AirPods are headed towards mass-market domination, which could soon result in quarterly revenue over $4 billion during the holiday season. A benchmark last created by Apple at the peak of the iPod revolution back in 2007. Industry analyst Asymco recently published a report on Apple’s quarterly revenue from the Home, Wearables and Others category. While the Apple Watch surpassed the $4 billion mark in collected revenue back in Q4 2018, this is a first for the AirPods.

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Asymco states that while it is difficult to calculate the exact revenue of every product in the Home and Wearables category since Apple does not reveal the official numbers. Estimating the revenue generated by the Apple Watch and subtracting it from the total revenue, gives an approximation for the AirPods. Based on those figures it is possible for the AirPods to overtake peak iPod sales. Asymco further believes that Apple will witness 50% YoY growth for wearables. The Cupertino-based tech giants have already begun increasing its AIrPods Pro production capacity, keeping the increasing demand in mind.

Nokia 2.3 India launch imminent; Official listing and teasers appear

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Dec 13, 2019

The Nokia 2.3 Android One was recently made official in Europe. The smartphone will be soon heading to India as it is now official listing of the Nokia India website. Moreover, the company has also started teasing on the India launch of the Nokia 2.3 through tweets.

Aapke khoobsurat moments ko yaadgaar banane ki guarantee humaari. Aa raha hai #BadeKaamKaPhone. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/Iqpv32xTR4

— Nokia Mobile India (@NokiamobileIN) December 12, 2019

The new tweets from Nokia Mobile India hints the India launch of the Nokia 2.3. The tweets carry #BadeKaamKaPhone hashtags and reveals that the smartphone will able to shoot memorable shots. Also, the deliver will offer an impressive battery life. With official listing on Nokia India website, it appears that the Nokia 2.3 Android One phone will go official in India in the next few days.

Chahe din ho ya raat, aapke uninterrupted baaton ki guarantee hamaari. Aa raha hai #BadeKaamKaPhone. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/XprA7OTT1Z

— Nokia Mobile India (@NokiamobileIN) December 11, 2019

The Nokia 2.3 listing had appeared on Nokia India website soon after its European launch. The listing had carried a placeholder pricing of Rs. 5,999 (~$89) which was later moved.

Nokia 2.3 Specifications and Features

The Nokia 2.3 has a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display that supports HD+ resolution and an aspect ratio of 19:9. The Helio A22 SoC that fueled the predecessor Nokia 2.2 phone is present at the helm of the Nokia 2.3. The SoC is assisted by 2 GB of RAM. The modest comes with 32 GB of native storage and there is a dedicated microSD card slot for expanding its storage.

The Nokia 2.3 is preloaded with Android One edition of the latest Android 10 OS. For snapping selfies, the handset features a front camera of 5-megapixel. The rear side of the phone has an LED flash enabled dual camera system that has a 13-megapixel main lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is a “Recommended Photo” AI imaging feature on the device. It intelligently captures 15 shots before and after tapping on the shutter down and then it suggests the best image.

The Nokia 2.3 is fitted with a 4,000mAh battery promises to last for up two days. The smartphone lacks support for fingerprint reader but comes with face unlock feature instead. Cyan Green, Sand and Charcoal are the three color variants of the smartphone.

ZTE to return to mainstream market with 10 5G smartphones in 2020

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Dec 13, 2019

ZTE‘s Senior Vice President of Communications has announced that the company is planning on launching ten 5G smartphones next year, in 2020. Xu Feng stated the company’s goal is very clear which is to become a 5G pioneer, lead in innovation and return to the mainstream market.

ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G features a Qualcomm X50 modem

5G networking is one of the most impactful advancements in technology in recent times. The network has become a hallmark for developed nations and a crucial feature in the smartphone industry. It is expected that 2020 and 2021 will see the arrival of 5G networking in the mainstream market with a complete integration occurring soon after. Many smartphone OEMs that had yet to fully utilize the early opportunity are now set to make an entrance in the mainstream market again.

According to the senior executive, ZTE will launch various 5G smartphones in 2020 which will include smartphones priced under 2000 Yuan and 3000 Yuan (roughly 286 to 429 USD). Notably, ZTE’s plans are quite similar to Xiaomi’s plans of launching 10 5G smartphones in 2020 with devices priced both under and over 2000 Yuan as well. Xu Feng also added that there will be 160 million 5G smartphones in the market out of which China is expected to account for more than half of them.

Currently, China seems to be the most important country as a 5G market for ZTE. The company had launched its first 5G smartphone at the end of February 2019 which was dubbed the Axon 10 Pro 5G. It was powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC alongside the X50 5G modem. Thus, it can also be speculated that the company will launch its smartphones with Qualcomm’s 5G processors.

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Apple iPhone sales plummet by 35% in China

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Airyl Jaszly

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Dec 13, 2019

Apple Inc. has recently seen weak iPhone sales in China, according to Credit Suisse, adding to recent caution about the region. Shipments of the iPhone fell 35.4% on a year-over-year basis in November, “significantly lagging the 0.2% y/y increase in the broader Chinese smartphone market,” claims analyst Matthew Cabral.

Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market slipped to 5 percent from 7 percent last month as it struggled to compete with Chinese juggernaut Huawei, which captured 42 percent of its local market last month. This drop has come despite the Chinese smartphone market being slightly up and follows a double-digit drop in October of 10.3%.

Cabral also wrote that Apple would have a tough time pushing through tariff-related price increases to U.S. consumer if the 15per cent tariffs on billions in Chinese-made consumer goods come into effect on Dec. 15. Apple has asked the Trump administration to waive levies on China-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products.

Apple also trails those other domestic players—Huawei, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi—and its 5.1% annualised market share it record in the third quarter represents a year of decline. There was something of a boost when the Apple iPhone 11 launched, with some strong early sales, but that has not endured. The fact those models do not include 5G connectivity is a major issue for the U.S. giant, and we’re curious how they’ll

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Vivo X30 Pro hands-on photo leaked, display details appear

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Dec 13, 2019

Vivo will be debuting the Vivo X30 series of smartphones on coming Monday. The Vivo X30 Pro 5G phone has already appeared in multiple images including official teaser and leaked photos. A popular tipster from China has shared leaked shots of the Vivo X30 Pro smartphone. He has revealed the display details of the smartphone.

The new images show the Vivo X30 Pro sporting a display with a punch-hole positioned at the top-right corner. The corners of the display are rounded, and it is surrounded by super-slim bezels. On its back is a quad camera setup that is arranged as a vertical strip with three lenses and a separately placed periscope lens with LED flash. Past reports have revealed that apart from Black, the Vivo X30 Pro will be available in two gradients color options of Orange and Purple.

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Vivo X30 Pro Specifications

Through another Weibo post, the tipster has claimed that the Vivo X30 series has the same E3 Super AMOLED display of 6.44 inches that is available on the Vivo S5 phone. The display of the X30 series will deliver 20:9 aspect ratio and full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Chinese manufacturer has also used the same screen on the Vivo V17 phone that was recently launched in India.

The Vivo X30 Pro is fueled by the Exynos 980 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 128 GB. It remains to be seen whether the phone will be made available in other variants. The Android 9 Pie OS on the X30 series will be overlaid with the revised edition of the FunTouch OS. The device will come equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The same leakster had recently revealed that the OIS and EIS enabled quad camera system of the Vivo X30 Pro is equipped with a 64-megapixel main lens, a 32-megapixel portrait sensor, an 8-mgeapixel ultrawide lens and a 13-megapixel periscope lens. The quad cameras will deliver up to 60x digital zoom experience. The handset is fitted with a front camera of 32-megapixel. The smartphone is expected to house a 4,500mAh battery. The 3C appearance of the phone has suggested that it may ship with a 33W rapid charger.

US may obstruct Facebook from unifying WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger

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Simranpal Singh

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Dec 13, 2019

The dream of Mark Zuckerberg to unify all the infrastructure of three services – WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger appear to be distant. The US Federal Officials may hamper the process as they are seeking considerable action against Facebook over antitrust concerns over products interaction in the backend, cites a report in the Wall Street Journal.

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The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) could prevent Facebook from implementing the unification process if found the process anticompetitive. The Federal Trade Commission will conduct a detailed survey to materialise on how Facebook integrates its products at the backend. Upon noticing any anomaly, the FTC could seek an injunction against the whole unification policy. However, FTC would also require a five-member majority and suit filing in federal court to make injunction possible.

On the other hand, Facebook has been worried about the Federal Trade Commission’s proceedings against its “interoperability” rules. Primarily, the social-media giant’s interoperability policies prevent other services to compete against Facebook.

It is not currently clear whether the agency will seek an injunction or will file an antitrust lawsuit against the company over its interoperability policies. According to a person familiar with the matter, reveals that the FTC could take possible action as soon as the next month. It is also believed that the agency will ban some interoperability policies to make the stop the anti-competitive acts by Facebook.

We have to wait for some time, to see on which side the boat will float in the coming times. What are your views? Share your important thoughts via the comments below.

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Samsung starts rolling out Android 10 update for Galaxy Note 10 series

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Dec 13, 2019

Samsung has finally released the official stable build for Android 10 OS for its Galaxy Note 10 series. The company has started the rollout of the update in Germany for those who participated in the Open Beta program. It is available for both Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+.

Samsung Galaxy Note10+ Star Wars Rise of Skywalker Edition

The new update brings a major Android OS update alongside Samsung’s One UI 2.0 custom skin. The company had revealed its beta program for this update several weeks ago which is finally available as an official stable version for Galaxy Note 10 owners. Open Beta programs are essentially early unpolished builds that are crucial for the company to test and develop a bug-free stable build for its users.

According to previous reports, Samsung was initially expected to update the Galaxy S10 series around Christmas in December 2019, while the Galaxy Note 10 receives it sometime next year. However, the South Korean tech giant has already started the rollout of the Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series over the past couple of weeks.

As of right now, the update is only available for those who were a part of the One UI 2.0 beta program for the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. Hence, other users across the globe are expected to receive the update within the next few days. Previously, Samsung had released a roadmap for the Android 10 update for its Galaxy smartphones. Although, the company is now seemingly ahead of its own schedule by weeks with this quick pace.

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Samsung claims to have sold 1 million units of Galaxy Fold smartphone

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Dec 13, 2019

Samsung’s first foldable smartphone — Galaxy Fold, went official earlier this year after months of delays because of build quality. However, the smartphone seems to be quite popular in the market.

Samsung Electronic’s president Young Sohn revealed during an event in Berlin that “there’s a million people that want to use this product at $2,000 each.” He then followed up to clarify that the company claims to have sold 1 million units of the Galaxy Fold.

While the numbers are not much compared to the tens of millions of phones that Samsung and Apple move each quarter, but this is quite surprising given the phone’s pricing of around $2,000 as many small manufacturers struggle to achieve the same feat.

For those who are unaware, the Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone went on sale in September this year, months later than originally planned. Samsung canceled its original launch plans and went back to the drawing board, strengthening the phone’s design and revising parts of it to make it less prone to breakage.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone presents a 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display with a 1536 x 2152 pixels screen resolution where can use three apps at the same time which Samsung calls Three-app Multitasking.

When the device is folded into phone mode, it offers a 4.6-inch display with 840 x 1960 pixels screen resolution. It comes with a feature called App Continuity which automatically adjust an app when you switch screens. It is powered by a 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor paired with 12GB of RAM and packs 512GB of internal storage using UFS 3.0 technology.

Connectivity options on the phone include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C port. The smartphone also comes with stereo speakers that are equipped with Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.

It comes with camera module that’s made up of a 16MP ultra-wide camera, a 12MP telephoto camera, and another 12MP wide-angle camera. On the front side, it comes with a 10MP sensor. It runs Samsung One UI with Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box and is powered by a 4,380mAh battery which is split into two units and supports Wireless Charging as well as Wireless PowerShare for reverse charging.

Yesterday, the Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone was launched in the Indian market, which comes packed with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. In India, the phone has been priced at ₹1,64,999 (~$2,323) and will go on sale from 20th October.

Huawei Kirin 1020 codenamed Baltimore, features 50% better performance than Kirin 990

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Airyl Jaszly

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Dec 13, 2019

Huawei launched the Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G processors this year, and they’re quite the impressive chipsets. The latter was the very first 5G equipped SoC on the market, with 10.3 billion transistors and 7nm EUV technology. However, the Kirin 990’s CPU / GPU architecture disappointingly saw no big upgrades, though that will finally change with the upcoming Kirin 1020 SoC.

The latest news shows that the Kirin 1020 processor is code-named “Baltimore”. It’s not surprising, since Huawei’s chips have always been named after cities. We also already know the chipset will be built with TSMC’s 5nm process for better power efficiency and more stable performance. The bigger change comes with the CPU cores however.

The Kirin 1020 will also use the new Cortex-A78 cores skipping the A77 cores that you can find in other flagship SoCs like the MediaTek 1000 Dimensity. When compared to the Cortex-A76 on the Kirin 990, the the new core architecture will allow the Kirin 1020 to easily gain a 50% performance improvement over its predecessor.

That’s a huge upgrade to what was already a fairly speedy SoC. On top of that, it gives Huawei the upper hand against other competitors like the aforementioned MediaTek, who are still relying on Cortex-A77 cores for performance. Nothing has been leaked regarding the GPU, but we’re hoping we can expect similarly big upgrade.

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Samsung Galaxy M31 and M11 in works, claims report

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Dec 13, 2019

Samsung’s new M-series of smartphones that were introduced this year in India have met with positive reception. In the second half of the year, Samsung had launched Galaxy M10s, M20s and M30s as enhanced versions of the Galaxy M10, M20 and M30 phones that were made official at the beginning of the year. A fresh report has revealed that the South Korean tech giant has already started working on Galaxy M11 and Galaxy M31 phones.

Yesterday, Samsung launched Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 as the first Galaxy A 2020 phones. According to a new report on Sammobile, the company will be using the same naming strategy for its upcoming M-series phones. The two new M-series that have reportedly entered developmental phase are Galaxy M11 and Galaxy M31.

The report has revealed that SM-M115F is the model number of the Galaxy M11 phone whereas the model number of the SM-M315F is Galaxy M31. It has further stated that the Galaxy M11 and M31 phones will both arrive in 32 GB and 64 GB storage variants. No other information is available on the specifications of the Galaxy M11 and M31 phones. There is a possibility that the Galaxy M31 will retain the massive 6,000mAh battery that is available inside the Galaxy M30s phone.

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Since the M-series phones include Galaxy M20s/20 and Galaxy M40 phones, it is likely that the company could be also planning to launch the Galaxy M21 and Galaxy M41 phones in the coming year. The newly unveiled Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 are blessed Galaxy Note 10 like Infinity-O displays. It is unclear whether any of the upcoming M-series phones will sport the new display design.

The Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 phones were made official in January followed by a February launch for the Galaxy M30. Hence, it appears that the company will announce the new M-lineup phones in the starting months of 2020 to rival with the budget-friendly phones from its Chinese competitors. The new M-series phones are expected to come preloaded with Android 10 OS. India remains the main market for the Galaxy M-series. It remains to be seen whether the M-series it made available to wider markets.

Speaking of India launch, the newly unveiled Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 are also expected to debut in the country in early 2020. The Galaxy A51 has a 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Exynos 9611 SoC, Android 10 OS, up to 8 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB storage, 48-megapixel quad cameras, a 32-megapixel selfie camera, in-display fingerprint reader and a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. The Galaxy A71 features a 6.7-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 730 SoC, Android 10 OS, 6 GB / 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, 64-megapixel quad cameras, 32-megapixel front camera, in-screen fingerprint sensor and a 4,500mAh battery with 25W fast charging.

Xiaomi Stock value on the rise after the launch of Redmi K30

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Dec 13, 2019

According to a new report, Xiaomi Group’s stocks have been on a constant rise with its recent value rising by 4.73 percent. It was reported that before the day-end it had reached a price of 10.4 HKD which sets a new high for the company since July 2019. The current total market value now sits at 249.834 billion HKD or roughly 32 billion USD.

One of the factors leading to this consistent growth in value has been accredited to the Redmi K30. The smartphone is the first 5G handset from Xiaomi’s subsidiary, Redmi, which is a successor to the popular Redmi K20 series. According to various analysts and brokers, the smartphone is undoubtedly a factor in the rising stocks, with many reiterating on their positive views of the company’s market value.

Redmi K30 was unveiled on 10th December 2019 in two variants, namely a 4G and 5G version. The former is currently available for purchase while the latter will be available in January 2020. The smartphone arrives with top-notch specs and features (like 120Hz refresh rate and Snapdragon 765G) alongside its highlighting 5G networking capabilities at a very aggressive price; this marks the first time a 5G handset is available for under 2000 Yuan or roughly 286 USD.

It is expected that the Xiaomi Group is set on a positive trend which would see its adjusted earnings increase by 29 percent in 2020. CICC (China International Capital Corporation) even gave the smartphone manufacturer an Outperforming rating and a target price of 13.5 HKD per share.

According to Lei Jun, the Founder and Chairman, Xiaomi will continue to promote and develop 5G smartphones in the near future with the release of smartphones over 2000 Yuan in the first half of 2020. The company is also expected to launch at least ten 5G smartphones in 2020 which is in line with many of its senior executives’ belief of 5G being an important advancement in technology.

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Google Chrome on the way to get native screenshot editor

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Simranpal Singh

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Dec 13, 2019

The world’s most used browser – Google Chrome mitigated the security of Google Chrome by introducing several solutions like password protection and real-time phishing protection in a recent update. According to our folks at XDA, Google Chrome is alls et to ease the process of taking screenshots in the browser. In short, Google Chrome is on the way to get its native screenshot editor feature.

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The new feature was recently spotted in a new commit on Chromium Gerrit. It reveals a new flag named “Chrome Share Screenshots” that enables the UI to take and edit screenshots. There’s no additional information available yet about the upcoming Screenshot feature. However, a bug report reveals that it will use “the Ink image editor library”.

After rolling out the screenshot editor to the above products, Google Chrome in on the verge to get its screenshot editing tool. The feature is currently in the early stage of development, and if everything goes well, it will soon be a part of Google Chrome. The Chrome extensions like Awesome Screenshot might not be happy with the recent chromium developments.

In the recent past, Google is making extra efforts to make its products and services more reliable by introducing small but required features. The Android OS received an official screenshot editor last year with version Android 9.0 Pie. Later, it was rolled out on Google Photos and Google search app on both iOS and Android.

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Samsung to further invest $8 Billion in Chinese Chip Plant

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Dec 13, 2019

Samsung Electronics is one of the largest known brands for consumer-grade products. However, most are unaware of the South Korean tech giant’s actual size and scale of operations which also includes chip manufacturing processes for other smartphone OEMs. Now, the company is expected to further invest an extra $8 billion in its chipmaking factory in Xi’an, China.

According to a new report, Samsung will increase the investment in the Chinese chip factory to boost the production of NAND flash memory chips. It is speculated that the large investment follows after the company predicts a surge in demand for memory to rebound next year due to limited supplies alongside rising demands for fifth-generation networks and devices.

Currently, Samsung is the world’s largest producer of NAND flash memory chips which are capable of holding data indefinitely and are found in smartphones, USB pen drives, and various types of memory cards. Back in 2017, the company was to invest $7 billion over the course of three years in its Xi’an plant that produces such NAND flash memory chips. This investment followed a $10.8 billion which Samsung had already invested earlier for a testing and packaging plant in Xi’an.

Samsung’s dominance in the NAND flash memory market is evident with many competitors still seeking to rival the South Korean giant. However, none have been as successful in the overseas market as Samsung has. Known competitors include South Korea’s SK Hynix, US-based Micron Technology Inc, and Toshiba Corp group.

The new investment raise from Samsung indicates of the ever-growing smartphone industry. Furthermore, new generation devices with faster memory and processing are expected to make a breakthrough in the market in the near future as well. Thus, Samsung has already started preparing with a large extra investment. Notably, examples of other areas that are expected to be hit with high demand in 2020 include the camera lens module of smartphones.

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Meizu announces One Moment Awards 2019; Offers chance to win Meizu 17 5G

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Dec 13, 2019

Today, Meizu official announced its annual image contest named One Moments Awards (OMA) 2019. The contest begins from today and it will come to an end on Jan. 3, 2020. The contest is aimed towards encouraging photographers to capture the beauty of life and all the good things around as photos can move people, tell emotions and exhibit their photography skills. Among the prizes for the contest, the Chinese manufacturer is also giving a chance to win its upcoming 5G flagship phone called Meizu 17.

The winners of the OMA 2019 will be announced in late January. The Chinese firm will be selecting 10 photos for the year and one of them will be awarded Meizu OMA 2019 mobile phone photographer of the year. The winner will take home the Meizu 17 5G smartphone. There will be one jury award who will win the Meizu OMA 2019 video officer title. He/she will be awarded with a Meizu 17 5G phone, 10,000 Yuan creation funds and an opportunity to shoot for smartphone’s promo material. Here is the link to participate in the contest.

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Meizu claims that OMA 2019 is not just a photography contest but a systematic study of imaging. It can help users improve their mobile photography skills while providing participants with a platform to display their videography skills.

Meizu’s OMA 2019 photography contest seems to be one of its strategies to build the hype around the upcoming Meizu 17. The description of the contest also confirms that the Meizu 17 will be the company’s first 5G-ready device. It will support dual-mode 5G as it will be driven by the all new Snapdragon 865 mobile platform.

Meizu has been consistently working on enhancing the photography experience on its smartphones. The Meizu 16s Pro that was unveiled few months ago is one of the most phones for photography from Meizu. It is equipped with a triple camera system on its back which includes an OIS enabled 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 main lens, a 20-megapixel telephoto lens an a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens with 117-degree field-of-view and a six-LED dual-tone flash. The triple cameras support 3x lossless zoom, 4K video shooting at 60fps, 480fps slow motion video shooting ultrawide angle video shooting, 2.5cm macro shots and super night scene mode. The upcoming Meizu 17 5G phone is also expected to deliver topnotch photography experience. As of this writing, there is no information available on the specs of the Meizu 17.

Vivo X30 Pro Master Lu benchmarks appear ahead of launch

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Dec 13, 2019

Vivo will be announcing the Vivo X30 series of smartphones on Dec. 16. Ahead of the launch, the X30 Pro has appeared today on Master Lu benchmarks. The listing has revealed some of the key specs and performance prowess of the Vivo X30 Pro.

The Vivo V1938T phone that has appeared on Master Lu benchmarks seems to be the upcoming Vivo X30 Pro handset. In the recent weeks, the V1938T phone has appeared in leaked shots, AnTuTu, Geekbench and 3C certification database. The X30 Pro Master Lu listing reveals that its display offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels which indicates that it will offer tall aspect ratio of 20:9. The device is fueled by the Exynos 980 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. The internal storage of the phone is 128 GB.

Master Lu benchmarks revealed that the Vivo V1938T has scored 128,729 in the CPU test, 75,160 in the GPU test, 40,821 in the memory test and 31,504 in storage performance. The total score of the Vivo V1938T phone on Master Lu benchmarks is 276,214. According to the benchmarking platform, the performance of the Exynos 980 SoC is similar to that of the Snapdragon 730G processor.

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Vivo X30 Pro 5G Specifications

Recent reports have revealed that the Vivo X30 Pro has a 6.5-inch punch-hole display that offers full HD+ resolution. The Exynos 980 SoC will power the phone with 8 GB of RAM. It will come with a built-in storage of 128 GB. The Android 9 Pie OS along with the renewed version of FunTouchOS is expected to run on the device.

The Vivo X30 Pro is expected to sport a front-facing camera of 32-megapixel. On its rear, it features a quad camera setup. It is rumored to include a 64-megapixel main lens, a 32-megapixel portrait sensor, an 8-mgeapixel ultrawide lens and a 13-megapixel periscope lens. The four cameras could be coupled with OIS and EIS along with support for up to 60x digital zoom. The smartphone could be housing a 4,500mAh battery that will arrive with support for up to 33W fast charging. As of this writing, there is no information on the pricing of the Vivo X30 Pro. It is very likely to be priced under 3,000 Yuan (~$430).

EXCLUSIVE: realme Buds Air full Specs & Price Leaked before launch!

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Joel Joseph

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Dec 13, 2019

We are all set to meet the first-ever TWS earbuds from realme, the Buds Air on December 17, alongside the Realme X2 model. Now, less than a week before its official release, we have got the complete specs and price leak of the upcoming earbuds. According to our source, the realme Buds Air will come with 17 hours of battery life. This should be the total battery life of the earbuds when charged with its companion case. It will come with 12mm DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost), which is larger than 11.2mm DBB drivers found on the realme Buds Wireless neckband headphones. We can also confirm that the Buds Air will support AAC codec.

The realme Buds Air comes with wear detection, so it will know when you are wearing it in your ears. The TWS earbuds will feature Bluetooth 5.0 and will come with touch controls, low latency gaming mode, as well as wireless charging. Our source also revealed that the case will come with USB-Type C port and not microUSB.

The realme Buds Air will also feature Dual Mic ENC for calling, however, don’t confuse this with active noise cancellation tech like the ones found in the AirPods Pro. It’s likely to ensure that your audio quality is better during calls.

Finally, our source confirms that the reame Buds Air will indeed be priced at Rs. 4999 (~$71), which is the same figure revealed by a leaked Flipkart listing earlier this week. The earbuds will go on sale immediately after the December 17 launch event in India.

So what do you think? With a 17-hour battery life, wireless charging case, and a decent pair of drivers, the realme Buds Air could be a really competitive TWS option in India.

Realme X50 5G smartphone likely to go official before Spring Festival

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Dec 13, 2019

After launching the Realme X2 Pro premium flagship smartphone in China and India, the company is now gearing up to launch its first 5G phone in the market. It has already confirmed that the Realme X50 will be the brand’s first 5G smartphone.

While the company has revealed some features of the upcoming Realme X50 5G smartphone, it has not yet confirmed the launch date. Now, it seems almost confirmed that the phone will go official before the Spring Festival in China.

A few days ago, a user on Weibo asked Realme’s product director if he can show off Realme 5G smartphone to his friends before the Spring Festival and General Manager Wang replied positively.

In addition to that, some users also inquired about the 120Hz refresh rate of the upcoming smartphone, to which Wang replied, “If so, would you buy it?”. This strongly suggests that the company could offer 120Hz refresh rate on the Realme X50 5G.

So far, it has been confirmed that the smartphone will come powered by the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset which has support for dual-mode SA/NSA 5G connectivity. This is the same chipset that is powering the Redmi K30 smartphone.

Rumors indicate that the phone will be equipped with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display. It could be coming with Sony IMX686 60-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad rear cameras and 32-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual front cameras.

The device could be backed by a 4,500mAh battery with VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge technology. The handset may come with up of 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. We expect Android 10-based custom ColorOS 7 running the smartphone.

Since it is driven by a mid-range processor that it is integrated with a 5G modem, the handset is expected to arrive in China with an attractive price tag. The company is also set to launch the Realme X50 Lite (Youth Edition) along with the standard model.

Xiaomi Smart Display Speaker Pro 8 leaks online ahead of its launch

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Dec 13, 2019

Continuing its spree of launching new devices, Xiaomi is now gearing up to launch yet another product in its home market. Images of the company’s upcoming products, Xiaomi Smart Display Speaker Pro 8 have leaked online.

While the launch date is not yet confirmed, the leaked images have revealed that what the device will look like and what we can expect from it. It is basically a speaker that also comes with a display, similar to Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show.

The image shows that the Xiaomi Smart Display Speaker Pro 8 will come in White color. It will have a long speaker at the bottom and on top of that sits a larger touch-screen display. It seems to have three built-in passive diaphragms which could deliver impressive sound.

The box mentions that with high-power speakers, powerful sound fro the device can reach every corner of the room. It also talks about the Hi-Fi audio processing chip which comes with built-in high performance audio amplifier from Texas Instruments, providing high efficiency, low distortion and advanced multi-band dynamic response control algorithm. It also has DTS professional tuning and other functions.

While the company has not revealed anything about this upcoming product, it is said that the device will be priced at 599 yuan which roughly converts to $86. Since the device has already passed 3C certification process, we expect it to get launched pretty soon.

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