[UPDATE: Images] Vivo V1941A/T full specifications leaked on TENAA

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Oct 18, 2019

Update: The images of the Vivo V1941A/T have appeared on TENAA.

Original story follows…

The Vivo V1941A/T is the latest phone to surface on TENAA with its full specifications. It appears to be an upcoming entry-level phone from the Chinese firm. The exact identity of the smartphone is currently under the wraps.

Vivo V1941A/T Specifications

The Vivo V1941A/T has 162.15 x 76.47 x 8.69mm dimensions and it weighs 193 grams. The exact design of the phone is not known yet since the TENAA listings lack its images. The handset has a 6.53-inch screen that offers full HD+ resolution. Since there are no images, there is no confirmation on whether its features a waterdrop notch screen or a notch-less design or a punch-hole display.

The Android 9 Pie OS comes preinstalled on the device. It is expected to be customized with Vivo’s FunTouch OS UI. The smartphone is fueled by 2.0GHz octa-core processor. The Vivo V1941A/T is expected to release in RAM editions of 4 GB, 6 GB and 8 GB. It is likely to hit the Chinese markets in 64 GB and 128 GB storage editions. For more storage, the handset is equipped with a microSD card slot.

Vivo V1934A,T TENAA — Above image is NOT of V1941A/T It belongs to Vivo V1934A/T

The Vivo V1941A/T draws power from a battery that has a minimum capacity of 4,920mAh. Its typical capacity could be 5,000mAh. It has a triple camera system on its back, and it comprises of a 16-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel secondary shooter and a third lens of 2-megapixel. On its front is a 16-megapixel selfie snapper. The handset does not seem to support fast charging and it lacks a fingerprint scanner. Hence, it appears that it could be an entry-level model.

Editor’s Pick: OPPO & Vivo’s 5G models are reportedly getting an early release

Vivo V1934A/T is the Rumored SD675 Vivo Phone

In related news, earlier today, Vivo had teased that it will be launching a new budget phone fueled by the Snapdragon 675 chipset in China in the next few days. It seems that the Vivo V1934A/T that had appeared on TENAA earlier this week could be the mysterious Vivo SD675 phone. The Vivo V1934A has a full HD+ waterdrop notch screen of 6.53 inches and it powered by 2.0GHz octa-core processor along with up to 6 GB of RAM. The handset has a native storage of 128 GB and it features a microSD card slot.

The back panel of the Vivo V1934A/T has a 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system. It has a front camera of 16-megapixel. The Android 9 Pie OS runs on the phone and it is backed by a 5,000mAh battery.

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Vivo to debut Snapdragon 675 budget phone soon in China

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 18, 2019

Vivo has started teasing a new budget-friendly smartphone in China. The teaser released by the company showcases the rear design of the smartphone. Also, the poster confirms that it will be powered by Snapdragon 675 chipset.

Vivo has so far released three Snapdragon 675 powered smartphones in this year such as Vivo V15 Pro, Vivo S1 Pro and Vivo V17 Pro. All of them are upper mid-range phones that are equipped with in-screen fingerprint reader. However, the phone shown in the below image has a rear-positioned fingerprint reader.

The upcoming SD675 Vivo phone has a vertical triple camera system placed at the upper-left corner of the phone’s rear shell. The Vivo branding can be seen at the bottom-left corner of the backside of the device. The left edge is not visible in the images. Its right spine has a volume rocker and a power button. The front design of the phone is a mystery

The bottom side of the smartphone features an external speaker, a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack. It is difficult to identify whether the smartphone features a polycarbonate rear with glossy appeal or a glass rear. The presence of a rear-positioned fingerprint sensor and a microUSB is a clear giveaway that it is a budget-friendly device. Hopefully, more details of the smartphone may appear on the device in the coming days.

The handset appears to be the Vivo V1934A/T phone that recently showed up with full specifications on TENAA. Probably, it may debut as a new Y-series or U-series device.

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Vivo V1934A/T Specifications

The V1934A/T measures 162.15 x 76.47 x 8.89mm and its weight is 193 grams.The device comes with a 6.53-inch LCD full HD+ display with waterdrop notch. It is powered by 2.0GHz octa-core chipset. The handset may come in 4 GB and 6 GB RAM options. Both models may feature 128 GB of native storage. There is a dedicated microSD card slot on the device.

The Vivo V1934A/T has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. The rear side of the device has a 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader. The Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device along with FunTouch OS 9.1 UI. It is backed by a 5,000mAh battery and it may come with up to 18W fast charging support.

Honor Band 5i fitness tracker is up for reservation in China ahead of its launch

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Jeet

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Oct 18, 2019

Earlier this year, in July, Honor launched it latest fitness tracker named Honor Band 5. Now, the company has been teasing the launch of another variant of the same, which is dubbed Honor Band 5i.

Today, the upcoming Honor Band 5i, which is expected to launch in China on 22nd October, is up for reservation on TMALL. However, the pricing of the device remains unknown as the eCommerce listing shows a placeholder price of 9,999 Yuan.

The listing as well as the poster shared by the company confirms that the Honor Band 5i will be made available in three color options — Pink, Black, and Olive Green. As for the design, it looks similar to the original device with an elongated body and silicone strap.

While the display size is yet to be confirmed, it looks similar to the standard Honor Band 5 that features a 0.95 inch OLED AMOLED display which is capable of displaying 43 characters at once. The teaser shared by the company also confirms that Band 5i variant will have an Spo2 meter to measure blood oxygen and will also come with a step counter.

Usually, the “i” suffix are used for watered down and affordable variants of the standard handset and similar strategy is expected to be adopted with the Honor Band 5i. Even though this cannot be confirmed, we assume the only major alteration with this variant will be the new type of charging connector and the lack of NFC.

Xiaomi starts working on MIUI 12; expected to launch next year

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Jeet

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Oct 18, 2019

Xiaomi recently launched its latest MIUI 11 custom user interface based on the latest Android 10 operating system. Last week, the company announced the global rollout of the same and revealed a list of devices set to receive this new update as well as its roadmap.

Now, just days after the global rollout of the MIUI 11, the company’s executive, Xu Jieyun, General Manager of Public Relations has confirmed that Xiaomi has already started working on its successor MIUI 12.

At this stage, nothing is known about the upcoming MIUI 12 operating system. However, we expect to know more about this as the development on this custom user interface keeps on progressing.

The recently launched MIUI 11 is a big update for Xiaomi that changes up a lot of things for the popular custom operating system. Starting with the visual aspects, you get slightly softer icons, a system-wide dark mode, new Mi Lan Pro system font and improved always-on display functionality. There are also new animations, themes, wallpapers and improved notification system.

It also focuses on enhancing the audio experience with all-new dynamic natural sound effects and alarms. Xiaomi also announced the new Mi Go Travel suite which will help you with booking tickets for a broad range of transport ranging from airplane to rail and bus alongside currency conversion and an extreme power-saving mode.

As for the rollout schedule, the company has revealed the update roadmap for India and said that the global rollout schedule will be announced soon. This first wave of stable update will begin on October 22nd for popular devices like the POCO F1, Redmi K20, Redmi Y3, Redmi 7, Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7S, and Redmi Note 7 Pro.

Following that, the Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6A, Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi 5. Redmi 5A, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 lite, Redmi Y2, Redmi 4, Mi Mix 2, and Mi Max 2 will get the update in phase 2 which begins on 4th November.

The Phase 3 for the stable update rollout will begin on 13th November and the devices included for this are the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi 7A, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A, and Redmi Note 8. The Redmi Note 8 Pro will be the sole device for Phase 4 which will start on 18th December and will end on 26th December.

Realme X2 Pro goes on sale in China today; pricing starts at 2,599 Yuan ($367)

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Jeet

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Oct 18, 2019

Realme X2 Pro, the first premium flagship smartphone from the Oppo-backed company, launched in China last week. The phone was available for pre-order till 17th October and today, i.e. on 18th October, it will go on sale for the first time.

The smartphone comes in three variants in the Chinese market — 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, costing 2,599 Yuan (~$367), 2,799 Yuan (~$395), and 3,199 Yuan (~$452) respectively. It comes in two color options — Luna (White) and Poseidon (Blue).

The company had also announced Realme X2 Pro Master Edition which comes in Red Brick and Cement color, crafted by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa. It is priced at 3,199 Yuan (~$452) and will go on sale in China from 11th November.

Coming to the specifications of the Realme X2 Pro, the smartphone flaunts a 6.5-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with waterdrop notch and offers screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels that carries support for 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone promises a screen-to-body ratio of 91.7 percent.

The device also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner that is claimed to unlock the device in just 0.23 seconds. Under the hood, the display is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset which is clocked 2.96GHz and packs Adreno 640 GPU.

The phone features vapor chamber liquid cooling, superconducting carbon fiber multi-layer scheme, multi-layer graphite sheet and other heat-dissipating materials. As for the memory configuration, it packs 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage.

In the camera department, the phone has a quad-camera setup on the back that consists of Samsung GW1 64-megapixel lens with f/1.8 aperture, a telephoto lens of 13-megapixel with support for up to 20x hybrid zoom, a ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel with 115-degree field-of-view and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

On the front side, the device features an AI driven 16-megapixel selfie shooter that has support for super night scene along with 4-in-1 pixel merging technology. Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C, dual frequency GPS, and NFC.

The phone is also equipped with stereo dual speakers coupled with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res audio technologies. The device runs Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with ColorOS 6.1 on top. The phone features tactile linear motor which assists in 4D in-game vibrations. The handset is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 50W SuperVOOC Flash Charging technology.

ZTE Blade 20 Smart and Blade A7s launched in China; Specifications, features and price

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 18, 2019

ZTE has announced two new phones in China. The first one is the Blade A7s that had appeared on the official My ZTE Mall in the previous week. Starting from today, the Blade A7s is available for purchase in the country with a price tag of 799 Yuan (~$113) The Blade 20 Smart Xiaoxin edition is the other phone that sports a square-shaped triple camera module and a waterdrop notch display has also gone official today. It carries a price tag of 999 Yuan (~$141).

ZTE Blade 20 Smart Specifications

The ZTE Blade 20 Smart Xiaoxin edition is fitted with a 6.49-inch IPS LCD panel that offers 720 x 1560 pixels resolution. The display offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The Chinese firm claims that the phone offers 91.1 percent screen-to-body ratio. Present under the hood of the device is the MediaTek Helio P60 that clock at 2.0GHz. The SoC is coupled with 4 GB of RAM. The device offers users with a big internal storage of 128 GB and it also features a microSD card slot.

Placed at the top-left corner on the back of the Blade 20 Smart Xiaoxin edition is a square-shaped module that houses a 16-megapixel primary lens, an ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel with 120-degree field-of-view, a 2-megapixel depth sensor and an LED flash. The front notch is the home for its 16-megapixel selfie camera. The handset is equipped with a massive 5,000mAh battery. A fingerprint reader is positioned on the backside of the device. Lastly, the device runs on MiFavor 9.1 UI.

Turquoise and Magic Red are the two color variants of the Blade 20 Smart Xiaoxin edition. Priced at 999 Yuan (~$141), it will be available for purchase starting from Oct. 25.

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ZTE Blade A7s Specifications

The entry-level Blade A7s is an updated edition of the Blade A7 smartphone that had debuted earlier this year. It has a waterdrop notch enabled 6.088-inch IPS LCD full HD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone promises a screen space of 89 percent. The modest Helio P22 powers the phone with 4 GB of RAM. It has a 64 GB native storage and carries support for external storage.

The rear side of the Blade A7s has a triple camera system with a 16-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 120-degree field-of-view and a 2-megapixel lens for adding depth effects. It has a frontal shooter of 5-megapixel. It is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery. It lacks a fingerprint scanner.

Blue and Black are the two color editions of the Blade A7s. It is now available for purchase with a price tag of 799 Yuan (~$113).

RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition pre-booking starts from October 21 for 2,999 yuan ($424)

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Jeet

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Oct 18, 2019

Xiaomi-backed Redmi had launched its own laptop in the form of RedmiBook 14 and now the company is gearing up to launch a new variant of the same. The company has already announced that RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition will be launched in China on 21st October.

While some of the features of the upcoming laptop have already been teased by the company, Redmi has now revealed the pricing and availability information of the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen edition.

The company has confirmed that the device will be available for pre-booking from 21st October in China with a starting price of 2,999 Yuan which roughly converts to $424. Here are the variants and pricing details:

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U + 8GB RAM + 256GB storage – 2,999 Yuan (~$424)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U + 8GB RAM + 512GB storage – 3,299 Yuan (~$466)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U + 8GB RAM + 512GB storage – 3,799 Yuan (~$537)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U + 16GB RAM + 512GB storage – TBA

Xiaomi has also revealed that the device will come with a 14-inch display that will offer 81.2 percent screen-to-body ratio. The device is also expected to come with support for Dolby DTS audio for an immersive experience.

Recently, the company had revealed that the RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition will come in two variants in terms of processor — AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processor. The device is confirmed to pack up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

Yesterday, the company has also revealed that it will come with support for a new feature on the device — support for the company’s new cross-brand file transfer feature. The feature was launched earlier this year in cooperation with Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo for transferring files between the devices from these brands. It can transfer files between laptops and smartphones without any file size limit and can transfer over 1000 images and HD videos in a blink of an eye.

Xiaomi had claimed that with the launch of this RedmiBook 14 Ryzen Edition, the company will be declaring war on the unreasonably high-priced premium laptops. The company also added that it aims to balance the price to performance ratio.

Motorola’s November invite hints foldable RAZR phone launch

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 18, 2019

Motorola has sent out invitations for a launch event that will be held on Nov. 13, CNET reported. The launch event has a gif that showcases a silhouette of the yesteryear RAZR V3 phone with a foldable design. It is speculated that the Lenovo-owned company will launch the Motorola RAZR foldable phone on the said date.

There are couple of taglines for the Motorola phone that will be announced in the coming month such as “an original unlike any other”, “highly anticipated unveiling of a reinvented icon” and “You’re going to flip.” The publication has further reported that the special guests and music performers will be present at the Motorola event.

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Motorola RAZR Foldable Phone Specifications (Rumored)

Rumors surrounding the Motorola RAZR foldable phone have revealed that it will be sporting a flexible 6.2-inch OLED display that will carry support for 876 x 2142 pixels. Rumors are rife that the RAZR foldable phone could be sporting a clamshell design like the RAZR V3 from the past. It is expected to sport an additional exterior display that will allow users to view notifications without opening the device. Also, instead of the physical keypad, the lower portion of the display may serve as an on-screen keyboard. The inner display may feature a notch for housing a selfie camera.

While Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X foldable phones are powered with flagship processor, it is speculated that the Snapdragon 710 SoC could be present under the hood of the RAZR foldable phone. It may arrive in 4 GB and 6 GB RAM editions and storage models like 64 GB and 128 GB. A fingerprint scanner could be present on the backside of the device. The foldable phone could be backed by a 2,730mah battery. It could be available exclusively through Verizon in the U.S.

The Motorola RAZR foldable phone could be made available for purchase in December. In Europe, the device may command a hefty price tag of 1,500 euros. Hopefully, more details on the device will appear as the launch date draws near.

iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition renders, variants appear on reservations page

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 18, 2019

In July, iQOO had launched the Vivo iQOO Neo smartphone with Snapdragon 845 chipset onboard. Yesterday, the company confirmed that it will be launching the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition smartphone on Oct. 24. Starting from today, the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 version is available for reservations on Jingdong Mall. The renders of the smartphone along with its variants have appeared on the reservations page.

iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 Electro-optic Purple

The iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 version smartphone’s reservations page reveal that it will be releasing in three color editions such as Carbon Black, Electro-optic Violet and Icelandic Aurora. The listing also reveals that the smartphone will be available in three variants such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. JD has another listing for a custom gift box edition of the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition.

The images of the phone once again confirm on the design of the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 smartphone. The frontside of the phone features an OLED display with waterdrop notch and in-screen fingerprint sensor. The back panel of the phone has a vertical triple camera system and an LED flash. The edges of the phone feature a volume rocker, a power key and a dedicated button for accessing the Jovi AI assistant.

iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 Icelandic Aurora

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Renders that were released yesterday by the company had revealed the smartphone also features a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microphone, a USB-C port and an external speaker on its bottom edge. The design of the phone is reminiscent with other iQOO phones that are available in the market.

iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 custom gift box edition

So far, past reports have revealed that the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition’s display will support 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Snapdragon 855 chipset powers the smartphone. The AnTuTu appearance of the phone had revealed that there will be an 8 GB RAM variant with 256 GB of storage. However, the JD listing of the phone has no mentioning of it. The handset is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS.

As of this writing, there is no information available on the configurations of iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition’s cameras. It is expected to house a 4,500mAh battery. The 3C listing of the phone has revealed that it will be coupled with 33W rapid charging.

Huawei AQM-AL00 (and TL00) with 48MP triple cameras certified by TENAA

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Habeeb Onawole

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Oct 17, 2019

A new Huawei phone with the model number AQM-AL00 has received TENAA certification in China. The full specs have been published but unfortunately, there are no images which mean its design remains a mystery.

TENAA says the phone has a 6.3-inch screen and it is an OLED panel with a 2400 x 1080 resolution. The listing also reveals the phone has an in-display fingerprint scanner. The device has triple rear cameras – a 48MP primary sensor paired with an 8MP camera and a 2MP camera. The selfie camera is a 16MP sensor.

The Huawei AQM-AL00 is powered by a 2.2GHz octa-core processor which should most likely be the Kirin 810. The phone will be available in 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB RAM variants with 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage. It will run Android 9 Pie and have a 3900mAh battery.

The listing says black and green are the color variants that will be available. Its dimensions are 157.4 x 73.2 x 7.75 millimeters and it weighs 163 grams.

There are reports this may be the Huawei P Smart 2020 but there is no evidence to back the claim up. Time will tell if it is indeed the P Smart 2020 or an entirely different design.

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Huawei begins selling its chips to third-parties

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Habeeb Onawole

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Oct 17, 2019

Huawei makes its own chipset but while most people are familiar with their mobile processors, the tech giant’s HiSilicon semiconductor business also makes chips for IoT devices. A new report from China says it has begun selling one of its chip on the open market.

hisilicon chip — Huawei is opening up its chips to third-parties starting with the HiSilicon Balong 711

The chip in question is the Balong 711, a 4G chip that powers millions of Huawei’s IoT devices. The chip, which was announced back in 2014 can be used in security cameras, vending machines and

Some reports say that this move may be a way for Huawei to get more revenue. The company’s founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, is credited as having said in an interview that it is open to selling its 5G chips to rival phone companies including Apple.

The decision for Huawei to open its silicon business to third-parties will mostly hurt Qualcomm who is a major supplier of chips to several Chinese companies such as Vivo, OPPO, and Xiaomi. Seeing the way the US has treated Huawei, the aforementioned Chinese companies will not hesitate to do business with a domestic alternative.

Last month, HiSilicon announced a family of chipsets for use in 4K smart TVs. The quad-core processors have Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G52 GPU. They support 4K@60FPS codec.

It is important to mention that Xiaomi has also taken an interest in the semiconductor business. It launched an in-house mobile processor SoC called the Surge S1 in 2017. The chipset powers its Mi 5C smartphone.

A couple of months ago, a leaked memo revealed that the company had restructured its semi-conductor business. A team from its chip business Songguo Electronics left to form a company that Xiaomi has a 25% stake in. This new company called Nanjing Big Fish Semiconductor will focus on the research and development of AI and IoT chips while Songguo Electronics will continue to develop SoC chips for phones. In July, it was reported that Xiaomi invested in a Chinese chip designer company called VeriSilicon and is now the second-largest shareholder.

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Elephone PX shows up in another real photo, still sells at a promo price

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Dimitris Economou

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Oct 17, 2019

Elephone PX made its debut in the market on October 14th at just $129.99 which was $30 off the official price and sales were pretty high. After all, this amount of money for 4GB/64GB, as well as a dual rear camera and a pop-up selfie shooter, is a bargain. Even if the low price promo came to an end on October 16th, the phone is discounted and now sells at $139.99 on Aliexpress.

All this is great but the problem is that we’ve only seen the device in renders and a photo of the real thing would be useful for someone who is thinking of buying it. The company released today a real photo showing the back cover of the device in the beautiful Crystal color. The design of smartphones has evolved so much that even smaller manufacturers are able to release amazing-looking phones as you can see for yourselves. If you want to learn more details about the budget pop-up camera Elephone PX, visit the official product page.

Moto E6 Play renders surface to reveal design ahead of launch

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 17, 2019

Images of an upcoming smartphone believed to be the Motorola Moto E6 Play have just surfaced, revealing two color variants. This leak follows in the footsteps of the Moto G8 Plus and the G8 Play, whose renders recently made it online. It is now being speculated that the smartphone may go official alongside the Moto G8 series that is expected to go official on Oct. 24 in Brazil.

The latest pictures confirm that the Moto E6 Play will be available in blue and black color options. Design elements include a rear panel-mounted fingerprint scanner and a single camera setup with an LED flash module. This is hardly surprising considering the low-end placement of the E6 Play in Motorola’s lineup.

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The smartphone is likely to feature a capacitive touchscreen with an aspect ratio of either 16:9 or 18:9. The smartphone features a conventional design, sporting solid bezels on three sides with a thick chin below. All three buttons are positioned on the right edge of the device while the bottom edge houses the microUSD port.

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The top edge houses a 3.5mm headphone port while the front camera is placed within the top bezel. The rear panel is composed of plastic, which is the material of choice for budget smartphones. The fingerprint scanner is embedded into the Motorola logo, which adds a nice touch to the design. The device presumably runs on Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box. There is no information on the specification of the smartphone.

Motorola will probably showcase the E6 Play alongside the Moto G8, Moto G8 Plus and Moto G8 Play phones on Oct. 24. Additional details regarding the prices and specifications of the smartphone are yet to arrive. The smartphone may go on sale shortly after launch.

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Nokia 8.2 5G to be fueled by forthcoming Snapdragon 735 and up to 8GB RAM

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Oct 17, 2019

While the race is on to offer flagship performance along with 5G spectrum, HMD Global is silently working on bringing 5G capabilities to the masses. Despite being a mid-ranger, the Nokia 8.2 5G still offers a lot of performance for its price. According to the good folks over at NokiaPowerUser, an anonymous source revealed the powerhouse behind the upcoming Nokia 8.2. The report claims that the phone is fueled by the forthcoming Snapdragon 735 by Qualcomm

The SD735 succeeds the SD730 and sits directly below the upcoming SD865, which is another next-generation powerhouse scheduled to arrive in 2020. The leak makes sense since HMD and Qualcomm have already revealed their plans of launching a 5G-compliant mid-range smartphone powered by an unreleased Snapdragon 7-series processor. The SoC features an upgraded AI Engine and is built using a 7nm architecture.

Editor’s Pick: Nokia awarded more than 2000 patents that deal with 5G

The report further reveals that the Nokia 8.2 5G is rumored to launch in three variants with 4GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, 6 GB of RAM and 12 8GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM with 256 GB of storage. It appears that the Nokia 8.2 5G could be the first phone from the Finnish firm to arrive with 8 GB of RAM. Previous leaks have revealed that the smartphone features a higher screen-to-body-ratio, pop-out selfie camera and a 64-megapixel quad camera setup housed in a circular module at the rear.

HMD Global is expected to showcase the 8.2 5G at Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech trade show in Barcelona, Spain in February 2020. Rumors are rife that it will be an affordable 5G phone priced around $500. The smartphone is also expected to come in LTE only version.

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New ThinkPad X1 line is a foldable PC, will it beat the Surface Neo?

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Airyl Jaszly

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Oct 17, 2019

It looks like the latest addition to the ThinkPad X1 line will be a foldable PC, and it’ll come out before the Surface Neo. No name is confirmed yet, but the PC is expected next summer following a short preview at the Canalys Channels Forum in Barcelona.

The strange introduction saw Lenovo‘s Milanka Muecke, director of global commercial comms and brand, pull the 13″ OLED screen device out of her handbag to demonstrate its bendiness. “I have it right here and you can have it in your purse,” she said. “It looks like a leather bound notebook that you can carry with you all day long, but it is a full performance PC that fits in the palm of your hand.”

As for when the ThinkPad X1 will ship, the device “will start shipping probably Q2 next year.” The COO explained that “hardware is ready, but we need to still fix certain things from a software point of view, and that doesn’t depend 100 percent on us.” Lenovo did not expand on which software development is holding the device back.

There’s a good chance that it is related to Windows 10X, the version of Windows 10 that is specifically designed for foldable devices. If the company does successfully manage to hit their deadline however, they’ll beat the upcoming Microsoft Surface Neo to market, with the Surface planned for ‘Holiday 2020’.

Unfortunately, no concrete price was given, though we wouldn’t expect it to be low. Generally right now it seems that foldable tech can’t be done cheaply, yet. On top of this, ThinkPads tend to sit on the higher end of the price spectrum, so expect the new foldable ThinkPad to cost quite a lot at launch.

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Live photos of the Moto G8 Play reveal design and specs

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Habeeb Onawole

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Oct 17, 2019

It is raining Motorola leaks this week, and if you have missed them, then you should check out these leaked renders and specs of the Moto G8 Plus as well as the alleged renders of the standard Moto G8 first. When you are done, you can finish up this post that covers the Moto G8 Play.

The Moto G8 Play is the latest device in the Moto G8 series to leak and this time around live photos of the device itself have leaked. First reported by Brazilian tech blog, Tudocelular, the photos show the front and rear of the phone. There is even a sticker that reveals the specs of the device.

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Starting with the design, the Moto G8 Play looks a lot like the Moto G8. It has the same waterdrop notch and thick bottom bezel. It also has triple rear cameras and a fingerprint scanner. on the back

The sticker on the display reveals the phone has a 6.2-inch HD+ Max Vision display. It is powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core processor stated to be the Helio P60 from MediaTek. It will draw power from a 4000mAh battery which is good news since the Moto G8 Play also gets a bigger battery to go along with its bigger display. There is also support for rapid charging.

Just like its siblings, the Motorola Moto G8 Play is getting triple rear cameras which is a big upgrade from the single rear camera on the Moto G7 Play. The sticker says the cameras are supported by artificial intelligence and one of the sensors is a 117° ultrawide angle camera. What hasn’t changed is the selfie camera which is still an 8MP sensor.

The Moto G8 Play is expected to cost R$1099 which converts to about $264. It should be cheaper when it launches in the US.

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Download Pixel 4 live wallpapers on any Android device

By

Simranpal Singh

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Oct 17, 2019

Last week, Google unwrapped the Pixel 4 series featuring various astonishing features such as motion sensing, smart camera, and high-end specifications. Along with the beautiful design and features, Google also packed it with some excellent live wallpapers. Thanks to some third-party developers who have extracted these Pixel 4 live wallpapers and made them available for any Android device.

A senior XDA developer – Pranav Pandey who also pulled Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 wallpapers for other devices is again at work. He has successfully ported all the Pixel 4 live wallpapers into a modded APK. A new Slice Viewer app also allows the users to customize some of the wallpapers by adding new objecting, controlling animation speed and color.

Pixel 4 Specifications

Google launched two new smartphones – Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL carrying the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. However, the Pixel 4 comes with a 5.7-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It is coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The device comes with a 2800 mAH battery with facelock and Titan M security module.

In optics, Pixel 4 carries a dual camera module with a 12MP primary sensor and a 16 MP telephoto lens. There’s an 8MP sensor on the front for selfies and video calling. It is available in three different colors of Just Black, Clearly White and Oh So Orange. It measures 5.7 x 2.7 x 0.3 inches and weighs 5.7 ounces.

As far as the Pixel 4 XL is concerned, then it carries a 6.3-inch 90HZ display with the resolution of 3040 x 1440 display. It is available two different storage variants of 6GB + 128GB and 6GB + 64GB internal storage variants. It is powered with a 3700 mAH battery.

Download Pixel 4 Live Wallpapers

Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL carry several live wallpapers but the most dynamic are the Doodles, Compass, and Sights of the Sun. The new Doodles are customizable with some new objects and animation speed with the help of the Slice Viewer app. The wallpapers work perfectly on all Android devices. The Compass theme also looks good with the needle pointing towards the north. Some nature-inspired wallpapers refresh minds with animated birds, waves and clouds.

These will drain more battery, so don’t complain if you’re using the Pixel 4 live wallpapers. To check out the wallpapers you can download the apk from the link below. If you want to customize the wallpapers, don’t forget to install the Slice Viewer app from the wardrobe.

Download Pixel 4 Wallpapers

Download Slice Viewer App

Steps to Customize the Doodle live wallpapers?

Set the Compass, Doodle or Sights From The Sun live wallpapers.
Now open the Slice Viewer app and Enable Do it yourself.
Now, edit the wallpaper by selecting the color location and animation speed of the respective wallpapers.
Wallpapers will show changes in real-time.

The new wallpapers are only working on Snapdragon devices, the devices running on Exynos and Kirin are left in the lurch. We hope in the coming few days, other devices will also start supporting Pixel 4 live wallpapers.

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Samsung Goofed up with S10’s fingerprint real bad: Anyone can unlock it!

By

Jed John Ikoba

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Oct 17, 2019

Samsung has acknowledged the existence of a security flaw on the Galaxy S10 which allows any fingerprint to unlock the phone. The company also promised to push a software patch that would fix the issue pretty soon.

The software flaw was first reported by a British woman whose Galaxy S10 unit was successfully unlocked by her husband’s thumbprint after fixing a cheap screen protector on the device. The lady had bought a £2.70 gel screen protector on eBay and then noticed her left thumbprint, which was not registered could also unlock the phone. Both of her husband’s thumbs could also unlock the phone. The same scenario played out when the screen protector was added to another relative’s phone which we believe is also a Galaxy S10.

The Galaxy S10 was launched in March this year and it came as the company’s first phone to feature an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. The ultrasonic fingerprint sensor was touted to be a “revolutionary” piece of tech. But the fingerprint authentication feature has been unarguably the most controversial feature onboard the amazing device. The scanner sends ultrasounds to detect 3D ridges of fingerprints in order to recognise users.

In January this year, before the Galaxy S10 went official, US accessory maker Armadillotek had hinted that the device was tested with a screen protector and the fingerprint sensor didn’t work. The screen protector is said to leave a small air gap that interfered with the scanning. This is likely different as the cheap screen protector was able to unlock it meaning it scanned.

It was also discovered earlier on that the screen could be unlocked using a 3D printed version of the owner’s fingerprint. This again called to question the security of the fingerprint sensor.

This is the first-gen under-display fingerprint scanner from Samsung so we may give them the benefit of doubt that it has not been perfected. So, you should know it cannot be relied upon for secure transactions and other important biometric uses. Already, South Korea’s online-only KaKao Bank has instructed customers to switch off the fingerprint-recognition option to log in to its services until the issue was fixed.

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Apple patents a Smart Ring, could it replace the Apple Watch?

By

Airyl Jaszly

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Oct 17, 2019

The Apple Watch is one of the company’s most notable product success stories in recent years. So it would make sense for Apple to continue exploring the potential of new wearable accessories. And, if a new patent application published this week is any indication, Apple is probably going to be producing an “Apple Ring” fairly soon.

The title of the patent says it all, “Devices, methods, and user interfaces for a wearable electronic ring computing device.” The ring contains a processor, wireless transceiver, power supply, and a microphone. There would also be other sensors included within the ring to enable hand gestures to be detected and interpreted, along with a dial control perpendicular to the ring’s circumference that could function like the Apple’s Digital Crown.

The technology covered by the patent relates to a finger ring with a touchscreen that includes a processor, a rechargeable source of power and a wireless transceiver. With the ring worn on one finger, a finger tap, voice command or hand gesture can be used to control the action on another device like an iPhone or an iPad.

While the patent itself is dense, it’s pretty much describing an Apple Watch you wear on your finger — complete with Apple Pay, fitness tracking and the ability to communicate with other devices wirelessly. Also like the Apple Watch, it’s very much a companion device that relies on your other Apple products to work, and not a standalone product.

Might this smaller, arguably simpler interface fully replace the Apple Watch, if it connects to your phone, Siri and other smart devices around the home? Time will tell if Apple decides the devices can sit alongside each other, but we seriously doubt the company is planning to kill off their massively successful Apple Watch line.

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Xiaomi crowdfunded 17PIN Thermos features a digital temperature display

By

Airyl Jaszly

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Oct 17, 2019

Xiaomi crowdfunding brings us a brand new product to take a look at. Today, we’ve got the Xiaomi 17PIN Thermos. It’s a thermos that features a digital display. Xiaomi boasts that the thermos has long-lasting insulation as well as a glazed enamel finish. So, let’s take a closer look at the latest from Xiaomi’s crowdfunding platform.

Like we said earlier the Xiaomi 17PIN Thermos comes with a glazed enamel finish that requires a 64 steps process as well 2 high temperature burning sessions to apply a layer of enamel on the inner wall of the stainless steel. Perhaps the most interesting part of the design, however, is the little display on the top that displays the drink’s temperature.

This is a design that’s been patented by 17PIN, giving the cover of the thermos some extra functionality. To take a look at how hot or cold your drink is, just gently touch the top of the cup or flip the cup. The temperature is instantly displayed on the digital display, which is a fairly nifty little feature to include on a thermos.

The inner liner is wrapped with a 304 stainless steel double-layer vacuum cup body. It’s built to be durable and has a high vacuum heat-breaking design and three-layer insulation.
The inner lining is smooth and easy to clean, as the thermos is fairly easy to disassemble and cleaned.

There are two variants of the 17PIN Thermos, a standard variant, and a digital temperature display version. As you can probably guess, the standard doesn’t have the nifty little temperature display, while the other one does. Pricing begins at 69 yuan ($10) for the standard, and 99 yuan ($14) for temperature digital display.

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