Being a high-end flagship rugged smartphone addressed to those who like to travel a lot or doing outdoor activities, besides durability and powerful performance, an excellent positioning system performance is absolutely necessary. Ulefone has equipped the Armor 7 with four navigation systems including GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo to offer accurate positioning and today they released a GPS test video on YouTube to show how good it is. Let’s see how it did.
According to the result of the GPSTest app, Armor 7 managed to “see” 42 satellites and lock into 18 of them. The accuracy level of positioning reaches 1m and according to the video, the GPS performance of Armor 7 is excellent, since it precisely tracks the road and every corner on it. Also, it quickly reroutes the path while you deviate from planned routes. Going through a tunnel, it will automatically switch to Dark Mode for better viewing and it will reconnect quickly after disconnection.
The Armor 7 comes with a 6.3″ FHD+ waterdrop screen, a triple rear camera (48MP+16MP+8MP) and 16MP selfie shooter, 8GB/128GB configuration, Qi 10W wireless charging, fingerprint and face unlock, global network bands, and NFC with Google Pay. The device is available on Banggood at a special price of $369.99. To see the rest of the Ulefone lineup, visit their official website.
UMIDIGI A series is the most popular of the company as it is the representative of the company in the sub-$100 entry-level segment of the market. Last year’s UMIDIGI A3 became an instant hit and now the Chinese manufacturer is getting ready to release its successor, the UMIDIGI A3S that will be the most affordable smartphone with stock Android 10 OS.
Only a few entry-level devices feature the latest OS version from Google as most are running on last year’s Android 9 or even worse, Android 8. To that perspective, it’s nice to see that UMIDIGI is bringing all Android 10 features and security to the entry-level segment. Android 10 is smoother and has many new features like system-wide dark mode, live caption, and privacy controls.
Also, looking at the photos of the device we can confirm that the A3S will come with a dual rear camera as well as a fingerprint sensor. The phone will have two color variants, Space Grey and the iPhone-like Midnight Green. On the front, the A3S is equipped with a notchless display. Yes, the top and bottom bezels may be a bit on the large side but many users still prefer this over the notch. Judging from its predecessor, the A3S should be quite compact and should come with dual 2.5D glass with metal frame design, dual 4G VoLTE, global network bands, as well as triple card slots.
As for its debut price, it is rumored that during the open sale it will cost just $59.99! The A3S will hit the market early next month. In the meantime, UMIDIGI is running a big Giveaway to recruit 10 trial users for its new smartwatch, UWatch GT. If you want to participate, just enter the giveaway. To learn more about the company and the rest of its products, visit their official website.
The rumor mill has been leaking information on the Samsung Galaxy S11 series of flagship phones since the past few weeks. The Galaxy S11 series is expected to go official in February as Samsung’s first phones fueled by the upcoming Snapdragon 865 / Exynos 990 5G chipset. Well ahead of the S11 series launch, 91mobiles has shared fresh renders of the Galaxy S11 phone in collaboration with popular leakster and industry expert @OnLeaks. The renders reveal that the Galaxy S11 will be arriving with Galaxy Note 10-like display appeal and its back panel will be equipped with a new design for its four rear-mounted cameras.
Samsung Galaxy S11 Renders
The Samsung Galaxy S10 that had gone official earlier this year featured a punch-hole at the top-right corner of the screen for its front camera. The Galaxy Note 10 series that was made official few months ago camera with a punch-hole at the top-center position. The Galaxy S11 renders reveal that its selfie camera will be also available through a top-center positioned cutout on its AMOLED display. There is a very thin earpiece lodged in the top bezel of the phone. The leak reveals that the phone measures 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm. The thickness of the device increases to 8.9mm at the camera bump on the back. The phone could be featuring a glass rear with a metallic frame.
The renders suggest that the display curvature is lesser than that of the Galaxy S10. The leak did not reveal the screen size of the phone. However, popular tipster Evan Blass had claimed that there will be three phone sin the Galaxy S11 series with varying screen sizes of 6.4 or 6.2 inches, 6.7-inches and 6.9 inches. Probably, these phones may debut as Galaxy S11e, Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11+. The screen of the phone will be integrated with an in-screen fingerprint reader.
The rear side of the Galaxy S11 has a rectangular camera module that includes four cameras arranged in an L-shaped design along with an LED flash. The camera system seems to be housing a laser autofocus module. One of the lenses could be a 3D ToF sensor. Probably, its main lens could be the 108-megapixel Samsung lensv. The edges of the rear shell of the Galaxy S11 are curved towards the edges. The right side of the smartphone features buttons for volume and power. The left edge of the device is barren. The bottom side of the S11 features a microphone, a USB-C port and an external speaker.
What’s your opinion on the design of the Galaxy S11? Share us your view by posting your comments below.
OnePlus 7 Pro was recently put through DxOMark’s audio test and results reveal that its sound output is almost as good as the Galaxy Note 10+. DxOMark gave the device a score of 68 in audio playback and 56 in recording, taking the overall score to 65. This would place it below the likes of the Huawei Mate 20 X and the iPhone 11 Pro Max who currently rank high on the list.
The DxOMark audio test reveals that the OnePlus 7 Pro has a pretty good audio playback. The stereo speakers are pretty loud, however, the test reveals that the phone’s speakers are better suited for music and movie playback than gaming audio. Bass is not exactly its strong point and the audio output is slightly lower in volume than other phones like the Huawei Mate 20 X. However, the phone managed to output overall balanced audio, giving it a pretty good score of 68 in playback.
DxOMark has reviewed nine smartphones so far for Audio
OnePlus 7 Pro’s recording score isn’t that great though. At 56 points, the phone ranks well below Mate 20 X and Galaxy Note 10 5G’s scores of 70 and 61 respectively. In fact, it is the lowest score for recording among the nine smartphones reviewed by DxOMark, even lower than Sony Xperia 5 and Honor 20 Pro. DxOMark points out that ‘Recorded voices often sounded unnatural and metallic, with their sound envelopes compromised by excessive compression’.
But if you are not recording audio through its microphones, the OnePlus 7 Pro should perform well in playing music and movie audio through its stereo speakers.
On coming Tuesday, Honor will be holding an unveil event in China to announce the Honor V30 and V30 Pro phones. The Honor V30 series will be the first 5G phones from the company. Recently, the OXF-AN10 phone was spotted on Geekbench with some of its key specs. Today, the same model has surfaced on AnTuTu benchmarking platform to reveal more details. According to AnTuTu, OXF-AN10 model number belongs to the Honor V30 Pro 5G phone and not Honor V30 5Gv as it was believed before.
On AnTuTu, the Honor V30 Pro 5G phone has recorded 476,480 average benchmarking score. This score is an average of CPU, GPU, memory and UX tests in which the phone scored 154,496, 169,369, 92,807 and 59,811 points. AnTuTu claimed that the Huawei Mate 30 Pro’s benchmarking scores for CPU and memory tests are higher than V30 Pro 5G. Both phones have scored recorded similar points in the UX score. However, the V30 Pro 5G outscored the Mate 30 Pro in the graphics test.
Coming to the specs of the Honor V30 Pro 5G phone that revealed through AnTuTu listing, it features a display that produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2440 pixels. Hence, the display of the Honor V30 Pro with an elliptical cutout for its two front-facing cameras will deliver a tall aspect ratio of 20:9. The Kirin 990 5G chipset that powers the Mate 30 Pro 5G is also present under the hood of the V30 Pro 5G. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM.
The variant of the Honor V30 Pro 5G that was benchmarked on AnTuTu has 256 GB of native storage. There is no confirmation whether the phone has UFS 3.0 storage onboard. AnTuTu has revealed that one of the front-facing cameras of the Honor V30 Pro 5G is of 32-megapixel.
Previous reports have revealed that the Honor V30 Pro could be equipped with a 4,200mAh battery. Its 3C certification has reveled that it may arrive with a 40W fast charging technology like the Mate 30 Pro 5G. The phone is likely to come with 15W fast wireless charging technology. The phone is expected to feature a quad camera setup on its rear with a 60-megapixel primary lens. The handset is now up for registrations in China. There is a possibility that the company may also unleash a special Honor V30 Pro Aston Martin edition phone.
Chuwi is getting ready for a huge Black Friday event and as we enter the final week before the event, the company is hosting a preheat promotion with discount coupons as well as Giveaways. The deals will include most of their products including the LapBook Pro and HeroBook. The main event will be held from November 28th to December 2nd and the highest discount coupon will be $76 off. Below, you can see the promotion price of the eligible devices and all the details can be found on the promotion page.
In order to get the corresponding coupon for the product you want to buy, all you have to do is simply participate in the “Wish List” activity. Choose the product you want, enter your email and you will receive the discount coupon.
You can “make your wish” until November 29th. The wish list activity is for the 4 laptops and 4 tablets that you see below.
In addition, Chuwi is offering a UBook Pro Giveaway. Three lucky users will get it for free and the procedure is simple as it goes through the Gleam platform. Follow Chuwi on YouTube and Twitter to get more Giveaway Entries.
Chuwi had always had affordable products and the price ranges around $200 to $400. In each price range, there is a killer product. For example, for under $200 you can get the HeroBook, a durable device perfectly balancing between performance and durability. Also, for under $300 you can get the LapBook Pro with a full-screen design and decent performance. Lastly, you can get the AeroBook for under $400 that sports a great design and a fast Core M CPU. Find all the details about the activity here.
Xiaomi announced its first smartwatch, the Mi Watch a couple of weeks back. Being a relatively new product category for Xiaomi, users had a couple of questions or rather issues with regards to the watch. Today, Xiaomi’s ecological chain (MIJIA) product director Cheng Liang answered the two major questions about the Mi Watch.
One of the big issues regarding the new Mi Watch was the slow charging speeds. Users were worried whether this was a permanent problem. However, Cheng Liang said that the charging issue on the Mi Watch will be fixed via an OTA update around early December. So, it looks like an issue in the software rather than the hardware.
Unfortunately, we can’t confirm whether this fix will be bundled with the December 3 OTA update. The first OTA update for Mi Watch will reportedly optimize several features, including first pairing, application market, dial market, notification prompts, input method interaction, and weather positioning.
Another big question was about Mi Watch’s eSIM. If you recall, we had reported that carriers like China Telecom haven’t yet configured eSIM networks in China. So you couldn’t use eSIM services in the country, which was one big reason why the new Motorola Razr 2019 foldable didn’t launch in the Chinese market. However, Liang said that eSIM services are expected to be opened by Chinese carriers around mid-December. Once it’s available, Xiaomi will enable eSIM support for the Mi Watch via an OTA update. So users won’t have to do anything from their end to activate the services.
The Xiaomi Mi Watch runs on Google’s WearOS platform with its own MIUI skin on top. It’s almost a mini smartphone coming with the ability to make and receive calls (via eSIM), connect to the internet, and even run apps like WeChat and DiDi.
Despite its stark resemblance to the Apple Watch, the Mi Watch tries to carve out its own identity via its software and features. You can read more about the watch from our Mi watch hands-on article.
Recently we covered the new pocket-sized gimbal released by Snoppa, the Vmate. It is a small gimbal with an embedded camera that you can carry anywhere as it can literally fit into your pocket. There are other similar products like this on the market like the well-known DJI Osmo Pocket and today, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQlBPJm6kMSnoppa points out the differences between these two. Let’s see what they have to say.
For starters, the Vmate sports a 90 degrees rotatable lens and you can switch from horizontal to vertical orientation quickly. This is something very useful that the DJI Osmo Pocket is missing. In addition, the horizontal axis has a rotation range of 400 degrees so there are no blind spots or dead corners when shooting. On the other hand, DJI’s gimbal reaches up to just 280 degrees. That’s less than a turn.
When talking about connectivity, the Vmatec comes with WiFi built-in and you can preview what you’re shooting on your phone and also use the smartphone as a remote control. Thanks to that connection, the Vmate can wirelessly transmit 4k video files to the phone. The DJI Osmo Pocket is using a USB connection that after a period of time is easy to loosen resulting in poor contact and it’s even easier to break. Not to mention the fact that it’s not very practical when using it as the cable gets in the way. Using WiFi means that you can attach the Snoppa Vmate anywhere on the phone while the Osmo Pocket has to be placed only on the right side of the phone. Lastly, both come with USB Type-C ports at the bottom but Osmo’s uses USB 2.0 protocol which means reduced transmission speeds.
Both devices can shoot up to 4K@60fps video but the Vmate can also shoot slow-motion FHD video @240fps while the Osmo Pocket stays @120fps. In addition, Snoppa Vmate reaches up to 200Mbps bitrate and Osmo just 100Mbps. This means better video quality for the Vmate that has a new hardware module that does away with the focus issues found on Osmo.
Vmate and Osmo Pocket are similar in size but the Vmate handle is 5mm wider to offer a more comfortable grip and it also has a slightly larger display than the DJI. Also, the Vmate has built-in Bluetooth and can be externally connected to a Bluetooth microphone like Apple’s Airpods, Xiaomi, etc. And even more important is the dual microphone of the Vmate that offers 2 functions: Noise reduction or stereo sound recording.
The rest of the differences are found mostly in the software department. The Snoppa Vmate app offers a unique PIP mode besides the standard POV, time-lapse, panorama, and other modes. The PIP mode uses the smartphone’s front camera and vloggers love it. Finally, the Vmate has a TF card slot protected against water and also a lanyard hole if you prefer to carry it on your wrist. The Snoppa Vmate is currently in production and you can preorder it on Indiegogo at a discounted price.
If you thought Redmi and Realme had the best budget smartphone options in India, Vivo is here to change your opinion. The Chinese smartphone company has announced the new Vivo U20 model that features a Snapdragon 675 processor along with a very large 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging. The U20 has the hardware and pricing to take on both, Redmi Note 8 and Realme 5S smartphones.
The Vivo U20 Specs include a Snapdragon 675 processor
While Redmi Note 8 and Realme 5S feature Snapdragon 665 chipset, the new Vivo U20 takes things a step forward with Snapdragon 675. There are 4GB and 6GB RAM options with 64GB of storage and a hybrid MicroSD card slot onboard. For display, the Vivo U20 comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+ 2340 x 1080p IPS LCD screen and a 90.5 percent screen to body ratio. Since its a budget device, the phone is built out of plastic.
At the back, the Vivo U20 features a triple camera setup. The primary camera is the Sony IMX499 16MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture while there are two other sensors: a 120° degree 8MP super wide-angle lens and a 2MP macro lens that can shoot objects as close as 4cm. Upfront, the phone features a 16MP selfie camera housed in a waterdrop notch.
One of the biggest highlights of the Vivo U20 is the battery on board. The phone features a 5000mAh battery that comes with an 18W fast charger right inside the box. Even with such a large battery, the phone is both lighter (193 grams) and thinner (8.9mm) than the Realme 5S.
U20 still features MicroUSB unlike the Redmi Note 8
For software, the Vivo U20 comes with Android 9 Pie with Funtouch OS 9 skin on top. The company also confirmed support for Widevine L1 certification, so streaming HD content on Netflix and Prime Video apps shouldn’t be an issue. As for the other connectivity features, you get a fingerprint sensor at the back, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, and Galileo. Available sensors include an accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope.
Vivo U20 Pricing & Availability
Vivo U20 will go on sale on November 28 at 12 PM in India via Amazon.in and Vivo’s online store. The 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant starts at Rs. 10,990 ($153) while the 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant is priced at Rs. 11,990 ($167).
There are two color options at launch: Racing Black and Blaze Blue.
The Huawei Nova 6 5G arrives in a few weeks and today, Huawei has released a promotional video that doesn’t hide anything about the design. The new video comes a few days after the first video ad that showed us just the front of the device.
Unlike the first ad which is animated, this new video ad shows the real device in use. The video shows the Nova 6 5G in blue, the second color variant we have seen. The first being the red version leaked by Evan Blass earlier this month.
The Nova 6 5G appears to have a mesmerizing light effect depending on the angle it is held.
The back of the phone houses three cameras and an LED flash vertically arranged and housed together. Flanking the sensors is a laser focus module.
There isn’t a fingerprint scanner on the back but it isn’t under the display either as the screen is LCD and not AMOLED. Huawei has put the sensor on the side where it doubles as a power button.
Unlike the render leaked by Evan Blass, the Nova 6 5G in the video doesn’t have the Nova logo on the back but Huawei’s own branding.
It has been reported that the Nova 6 5G will be powered by the Kirin 990 5G processor. It will have 32MP + 12MP dual front-facing cameras and a 60MP primary rear camera. The phone will arrive with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, a 4000mAh battery, and support for 40W SuperCharge fast charge.
The Redmi K30 is scheduled to arrive in December as the very first 5G phone from Xiaomi’s subsidiary. Ahead of its release date which is still unknown, live photos of the device have been posted on the web and they reveal some very key details.
First, the images don’t give us a look at the design save for the display and this is because the phone has a case on. We do get a good look at the punch-hole that houses dual selfie cameras. We believe the hole will be noticeable for the first few weeks but owners will definitely get used to it.
What the photos do show us is a generous amount of details thanks to the fact that they were taken with system information app, AIDA64, running.
The Redmi K30 has a 6.66-inch display with a 1080 x 2400 resolution. While the exact processor is unknown, we do know it is a Qualcomm SoC as the GPU is the Adreno 618. This is the GPU for the Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G and it appears Qualcomm is using it for the SM7250 too.
One important info the first image reveals is that the device has a 120Hz refresh rate which is really exciting news. Xiaomi may be late when it comes to adopting displays with a high refresh rate but it isn’t settling for 90Hz but going for 120Hz.
Another of the image shows the Display Settings menu where users will be able to switch between 60Hz and 120Hz. The menu does mention that switching to a lower refresh rate will save battery. Under this menu, users will also be able to turn on reading mode and dark mode.
The third image is the About Phone page and it shows the Redmi K30 is running MIUI 11 version 9.11.18. This variant also has 64GB of storage and is most likely the base model. There definitely will be other configurations but we hope there is support for storage expansion.
We are pretty excited about the Redmi K30 and its 120Hz refresh rate. We are also looking forward to its camera performance. However, we expect the device will sell for higher than the Redmi K20 when it launches.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering to exempt Apple from the upcoming round of China tariffs on iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks reports WSJ. While this would ensure Apple devices stay competitive, Samsung’s current manufacturing situation could have a greater role to play in this decision.
Most of Apple’s manufacturing is based in China. So a tariff on imports from China will adversely affect the Cupertino giant’s sales in the country. And with iPhones and Macbooks becoming costlier, other brands like Samsung would get an unfair advantage. That’s because Samsung has shifted most of its smartphone and device manufacturing outside of China, in huge factories based in countries like Vietnam and India. So if Apple was to bear the brunt of the recent China tariffs, iPhones would get a lot more expensive as compared to Samsung’s flagship Galaxy series in the U.S.
“The problem we have is you have Samsung, it’s a great company, but it’s a competitor of Apple. And it’s not fair because we have a trade deal, we made a great trade deal with South Korea. But we have to treat Apple in a somewhat similar basis as we treat Samsung,” Trump was quoted as saying by WSJ.
Trump made this statement during his visit to the new $1 billion, 133-acre campus in Austin, Texas that’s being constructed beside the already-functional Mac Pro production facility. The campus will house 5,000 employees when it opens in 2022, which can be further scaled to accommodate 15,000 employees in the future.
Probably you don’t have much knowledge about this brand. What if I tell that the brand Realme? Realme is growing rapidly in the India smartphone market in 2019. Well, it’s owned by the brand OPPO. All the technologies you want to experience on Realme smartphones came from OPPO. And another hot brand, OnePlus, also has a pretty strong relationship with OPPO. Their founder, Pete Liu, was also from the OPPO company. Another important information about OPPO is that it is one of the top-five smartphone brands in China. So, considering the intensity of the smartphone industry in China, OPPO is pretty a successful tech-company with a large influence over the smartphone industry.
OPPO Reno Ace Gundam edition hands on
Gundam edition
This time OPPO set up a new standard with its latest model, the OPPO Reno Ace Gundam limited edition, telling its rivals what is exactly the right way to customize special editions in co-branding.
If you are a super fan of anime, Gundam series is absolutely an artwork that you never want to miss. But I believe most of you have heard its name. Bandai Visual, the production company has planned multiple activities and all kinds of souvenirs to celebrate Gundam’s 40th anniversary.
Design & appearance
The design of the Gundam version is inspired by the RX-78-2 Gundam, as known as White Mobile Suit, making its debut in the 1979 original episodes of Gundam anime. It’s pretty exciting when we first saw the classic Gundam colors, white, blue, and red. Apart from the phone itself, OPPO also did a lot of thinking in detail to present why it’s called Gundam limited edition, such as the redesigned package, a special phone case, the unique charging cable, a Gundam charger. If you love the anime, you definitely won’t be disappointed for the full Gundam elements from the hardware to the software design. Especially when you saw a medal of the 40th anniversary, Yes, it’s breathtaking.
Compared to the Gundam design, it seems that the phone specifications are less important. However, OPPO is so generous this time that it equipped all kinds of flagship-level hardware. Considering that the OPPO smartphone used not to be known with high-cost performance, the change here is worth having some applause. A 6.5-inch 90Hz display plus snapdragon 855 Plus provides great gaming experience. The phone features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display with 20:9 aspect ratio, 1080 x 2400 pixels screen resolution, and 90Hz refresh rate. It also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Performance & gaming
Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus octa-core processor along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. The company says that there’s a heat dissipation pipe for regulating its internal temperature. In our test, when playing PUBG Mobile, it can easily maintain the highest framerate with the highest-graphic setting. Once the games like PUBG Mobile open their framerate limitation, such kind of phones with high refresh-rate display would absolutely become the most popular gaming phones.
65W Fast Charging
The 4000mAh battery with 65W superfast charging makes the phone become one of the smartphones with the best endurance performance. In our test, you can get a full charge for this 4000mAh battery only in around 30mins. By charging it only for 5 minutes, the battery can gain 27 percent power. And the Reno Ace has pretty good charging compatibility. It also supports other rapid charging technologies like USB-PD and Qualcomm’s Quick Charge.
Cameras
As for the camera combination, the OPPO Reno Ace brought 4 rear cameras to meet different photography requirements. A 48MP SONY IMX586 camera for primary use, a 13MP telephoto camera with 5x hybrid zoom capacity, an 8MP super-wide-angle camera and a 2MP monochrome camera.
The OPPO Reno maintains its likable color style with high saturation. Meanwhile, 48MP resolution provides good sharpness for daily shooting. The wide-angle camera is quite practical for landscape photography. But a problem is that the color differences between the primary camera and the wide-angle camera are a bit obvious. For some night scenes, Reno Ace provides a night mode to balance the general exposure. From the sample, it did achieve a better brightness in general but still had overexposure at some extremely bright detail.
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Conclusion
If you like the appearance design of the Gundam edition, there will be no need to worry about the performance. it could somehow fill your dreams that happened in your childhood when you watched the Gundam anime and wished you would be able to have a Gundam Mobile suit. Well, for this time, you can have it but just in a different way, a daily-used machine.
As for the pricing, the OPPO Reno Ace Gundam Edition is priced at 3,599 Yuan which roughly converts to $505. The company has also announced Unicorn Gundam C1 gamepad for the phone, which will go on sale from 11th November for 299 Yuan (~$42).
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Fold smartphone will reportedly come with clamshell form factor. Now, a new report related to the smartphone claims that the Galaxy Fold 2 aka Bloom, will come with a small cover display with limited interactivity.
As per the report, the cover display will primarily be used by the company just to show notifications along with some other basic information such as battery info while charging. A couple of charging animations seemingly designed for the Fold 2’s exterior display have been discovered in the One UI 2.0 beta for the Galaxy Note 9.
According to the source, the smaller cover display will have a much narrower aspect ratio in reality and that they should depict an animated circle as opposed to a rectangle with rounded corners.
Based on the design rumors, it seems that the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 will be similar to the Motorola Razr foldable smartphone which also comes with a clamshell design. However, there’s a possibility that the Galaxy Fold 2 may also have a direct sequel to the existing Galaxy Fold, one that would not have a clamshell design.
A few months ago, it was reported that the next-generation Galaxy Fold smartphone will come with 256GB of internal storage, half of the 512GB storage in the current-generation model. It is said that the phone will have a cheaper price tag to increase adoptability of foldable smartphones in the market.
MIUI 11 brought the dark mode to a lot of Xiaomi and Redmi devices in the market. However, some phones running MIUI didn’t get a system-wide dark mode, so there were a lot of third-party apps that didn’t support it. But that changes with the MIUI 12 as one of the company’s engineers has confirmed that the new version will support a global system-wide dark mode.
Apart from confirming this, he also commented on the recent rumor of OPPO poaching MIUI and FlymeOS engineers for its own ColorOS development. He said that MIUI engineers are working 13 hours a day which leaves them with no time for interviews. So it will be hard for OPPO to poach MIUI engineers.
He also answered the question of why MIUI 11’s AOD screen didn’t support custom GIF loop playback animations. In this regard, he said that custom GIF animations on AOD will bring power consumption issues, which is why MIUI’s AOD doesn’t support this feature.
After several leaks and teasers, Vivo officially launched the Vivo S5 smartphone in the company’s home market China last week. The device is now available for purchase in the country, for a starting price of 2,698 yuan.
The 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model of the Vivo S5 is now available for 2,698 yuan which roughly converts to $384. On the other hand, the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model costs 2,998 Yuan which is around $426. In China, the smartphone comes in two color options — Icelandic Blue and Star Black.
The Vivo S5 comes with a 6.44-inch OLED display having Full HD+ screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, a screen-to-body ratio of 91.38 percent, and maximum brightness level of 1200 nits. It is also TUV Rhineland certified meaning it is safe for the eyes and the company is also offering DC dimming.
The phone is also equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor with a dynamic range increase of up to 30 percent. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 octa-core processor, coupled with 8GB of RAM.
The device offers two options in terms of internal storage — 128GB and 256GB. As for the cameras, the smartphone features a 32MP snapper up front housed inside the punch-hole cut-out for taking selfies and video calling.
On the back side, the device comes with a quad-camera setup designed with a diamond-shaped module. Three of the sensors and an LED flash are inside the module while the fourth sensor is located at the bottom. It consist of a 48MP main sensor teaming up with an 8MP Super wide-angle camera, a 2MP macro sensor and a 5MP depth-of-field sensor.
The smartphone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own FunTouch OS custom user interface. It also comes with a new and more powerful Jovi smart assistant as well as features like Centre Turbo, AI Turbo, Cooling Turbo, Net Turbo, Game Turbo. The device is powered by a 4,100mAh battery with 22.5W flash charge support for super-fast charging.
Huawei Mate X smartphone went on sale today in China and as usual, the smartphone was sold out within minutes. This marks the third time the Mate X foldable smartphone has been sold out within minutes of going on sale.
The sale of the Huawei Mate X foldable smartphone began on 10:08 AM local time in China for a price of 16,999 Yuan, which roughly converts to $2,417. However, the company has not revealed the number of units sold in these sales.
Customers can spend 2,699 Yuan (~$384) to avail 1 year screen insurance for the foldable display. Huawei recently revealed pricing for repairing and different parts of the smartphone and the screen replacement is the costliest.
The company reveals that the screen replacement on the Huawei Mate X will cost whooping 7,080 yuan, which roughly converts to $1,007. Further, battery replacement costs 278 yaun (approx. $40) while the motherboard repair is priced at 3,579 yaun that roughly converts to $509. The camera replacement will cost 698 yuan (approx. $99) to the users.
Due to the lack of supply of the smartphone from the Chinese giant, Huawei is not able to meet the demand for the Mate X. Thus, the device is now reportedly available for purchase through third-party websites for as much as 60,000 Yuan which is roughly $8,557.
As for the smartphone, the Huawei Mate X features a large 8-inch screen with a 2480 x 2200 pixels screen resolution and an 8:7.1 aspect ratio when unfolded with pretty thin bezels. When folded, it transforms into a dual-display phone – one side is a 6.6-inch display with 2480 x 1148 pixels screen resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio while the other is a 6.38-inch display with 2480 x 892 pixels screen resolution and 25:9 screen aspect ratio.
The device comes packed with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It has dual SIM support (nano only) but only SIM 1 supports 5G. You can also swap out the second SIM card for Huawei’s NM card up to 256GB. The device also comes with the 7nm Balong 5000 modem which brings 5G support to the device.
It runs the EMUI 9.1.1 custom interface, which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box. As for the connectivity options, the device supports NFC, dual-frequency GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, and USB Type-C port.
The smartphone has two built-in batteries, which offers a total capacity of 4,500mAh. Huawei has also debuted its new SupercCharge fast charging technology which supports up to 55W. The company claims that the new SuperCharge allows users to charge the device from empty to 85 percent in just 30 minutes.
Huawei has scheduled a launch event in China on 25th November where the company is expected to launch a few new products, including the Huawei MatePad Pro as well as the Huawei Sound X smart speaker. Now, the company had teased the launch of another product — MateBook D.
Today, the company has confirmed that it will also be launching a new notebook during the same event. Huawei has revealed by sharing a teaser poster on Weibo that the company will be launching the Huawei MateBook D at its 25th November launch event in China.
Apart from the name of the product and its launch date, the company has not yet revealed more details about the MateBook D. However, the teaser poster bears some information related to the device.
It can seen in the poster that the notebook will come with two USB ports on the side as well as 3.5mm headphone jack. It is believed that the design of the upcoming Huawei MateBook D will be different from the previous generation devices and the company seems to be focusing more towards the business-class design.
We expect the company to offer more screen-to-body ratio and keep offering the narrow bezel design for the display and some more features to increase productivity. We expect the company to shed more light about this device before its launch through social media teasers, similar to what Huawei is doing with the MatePad Pro and Sound X.
It remains to be seen what the company is planning to launch at the 25th November event in China apart from these three known products — MateBook D, MatePad Pro, and Sound X smart speaker.
A new Xiaomi smartphone with support for 5G has passed through 3C certification process. While the name of the device in question has not been revealed, it’s likely to be the Redmi K30 series device.
During Xiaomi Developers Conference, the company’s founder and CEO Lei Jun had said that the Redmi K30 smartphone will get launched in December this year. The smartphone is confirmed to support dual-mode 5G which includes SA and NSA mode.
Also, this will be the first dual-mode 5G smartphone from Xiaomi. The 3C certification claims that the smartphone will come with a charger having model number MDY-11-EF (CC9 Pro) and will support 30W fast charging technology.
Earlier, the company had shared a partial image of the upcoming Redmi K30 smartphone which revealed that the device will come with a punch-hole display with a pill-shaped cut-out for housing two front-facing cameras.
A recent report claimed that Xiaomi’s upcoming smartphones which carries codename ‘Pheonix’ will come with 120Hz refresh rate display and will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The report goes on to add that the smartphone could very well be the upcoming Redmi K30.
If this turns out to be true, then it is a huge deal to get 120Hz refresh rate display on an upper-midrange smartphone like Redmi K30 given that the 90Hz refresh rate is going mainstream now that too for flagship smartphones. The smartphone is also expected to feature Sony IMx686 60MP sensor and dual-mode 5G (supports SA/ NSA).
The launch of Redmi K30 next month was a surprising announcement by Lei Jun given that Lu Weibing, General Manager of the Redmi brand had previously announced that the Redmi K30 series will get launched next month. However, this could mean that the Redmi K30 will get launched in December this year while the Pro model will go official next year.
OPPO is one of the biggest phone companies in the world with a product portfolio that covers all categories. The manufacturer is also a pioneer when it comes to designs and technologies. Now OPPO is taking things a step further by developing its own mobile processor called the OPPO M1.
First reported by LetsGoDigital, OPPO Mobile filed a trademark application on November 20 at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The trademark description says it is for or related to a mobile processor.
Based on this, OPPO will be joining the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Apple, and Xiaomi whom all have their own mobile processors. It has been reported that OPPO has poached several engineers from Unisoc (Spreadtrum) and MediaTek.
There are no details about the specifications of the OPPO M1 yet but there are speculations we may find out more early next year. LetGoDigital says OPPO may reveal details about the processor at MWC 2020 or at next year’s edition of Semicon China scheduled to hold in March. It is also reported that it may be much later in the year, specifically during Mobile World Congress Shanghai.
OPPO has invested a lot in research and development, so this doesn’t come as a big surprise. However, OPPO’s entry into the chip business will definitely bring big changes to its products. An in-house chip can ensure better communication between its products just as Apple’s products work better with each other.
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