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Buy QCY T2C TWS Dual Bluetooth 5.0 Earbuds for Just $24.99 from GeekBuying [Coupon]

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Jun 3, 2019

The QCY T2C TWS Dual Bluetooth 5.0 Earbuds sports a unique design for sound effects that bring an impression of space to the wearer. It enables you to enjoy your favorite music as if you are in the concert hall.

The newfangled earbuds offer 8-care features including Realtek, auto pairing, stereo talking, a 32-hour battery life, HIFI, and IPX4. We will check out more details about the features the QCY T2C offer in just a bit.

The QCY T2C adopts the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology that delivers more stable connection, coupled with faster sound transmission in real time during calls and game playing. It uses CVC 6.0 noise reduction technology along with high sensitivity silicon wheat for enhanced speech recognition.

These 4.6 g earbuds sport ergonomic design that fits the contours of the ears without any sort of discomfort even after hours of wearing. It offers a one-step pairing features, allowing you to enjoy music without delay.

Furthermore, the QCY T2C packs BT v5.0 chipset with codec support to unleash original sound. It has a high sensitivity 6mm driver, ABS chamber, along with adaptive noise isolation and environment monitoring in stereo mode for unparalleled sound quality.

While the aforesaid features completely justify the $33.99 price tag the QCY T2C TWS earbuds normally carries, you can now buy them for a reduced price of just $29.99 from GeekBuying. This is a significant 12 percent drop in the earbud’s original asking price.

But if that doesn’t impress you much, you can use coupon code 3WKNRNWL and get an extra $5 off. In other words, you can bring the already reduced retail price of the QCY T2C TWS earbuds further down to just $24.99 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon before placing your order.

You can head straight to this link to avail the discount, which will be valid for the black color version of the earbuds. Note that the promo is slated to end in just two days.

Huawei Maimang 8 poster reveals specifications; all set to launch on June 5

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Jun 3, 2019

Although Huawei is going through possibly the worst time, the company is still pushing new devices in the market. The Chinese technology giant has announced that it is holding a launch event in China on 5th June, where it’ll unveil the Maimang 8 smartphone.

The company has shared a few teaser posters of the Huawei Maimang 8 smartphone, which reveals some of the key specifications. It confirms that the device will feature a 6.21-inch display with a waterdrop notch.

As for the memory configuration, it will be offered with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone will feature a triple rear camera setup, aligned vertically in the top-left corner. It will have a 24 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP AI camera sensors.

The smartphone will also come with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. As for the interface, it will come with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a micro USB port for charging and transferring data.

The company has not yet revealed which chipset will be powering the device. Its predecessor, Maimang 7, was powered by the Kirin 710 SoC, so it’s likely that the Maimang 8 will have Kirin 700-series chipset and could also pack the same Kirin 710 SoC.

As per the reports, the phone will also come with the company’s GPU Turbo technology, which is a graphics acceleration technology aimed at improving the gaming experience. It could come with Android 9 Pie pre-installed with the EMUI 9 UI on top.

To know for sure what the Huawei Maimang 8 packs inside as well as the smartphone’s pricing and availability information, we’ll have to wait for the official launch event to take place in China on 5th June. As per the reports, the phone could also launch as the Huawei Mate 30 Lite for the international markets.

Buy Xiaomi Redmi Go Smartphone Global Version for Just $53 from Gearbest [Coupon]

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Jun 3, 2019

Xiaomi made the long-awaited Redmi Go smartphone available to the public in February this year. The Redmi Go is the company’s first phone with an 8MP dual camera setup, which uses a Sony IMX 586 sensor.

We will be checking out more details about this feature-laden smartphone in just a bit. More importantly, we will shed light on a noteworthy discount that Gearbest is currently offering on the Redmi Go smartphone and show how you can save more money at checkout.

The global version of the Xiaomi Redmi Go with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage capacity would normally set you back $91.48, but you can buy this model for a dropped price of just $59.99 from Gearbest. This is a 34 percent reduction in the device’s original asking price.

Moreover, you can extend this discount by applying coupon code GBFXGO53. The coupon helps you get an extra $6.99 off by bringing the already reduced retail price of the Xiaomi Redmi Go further down to just $53 before you place your order.

An absolute steal at this price, the Redmi Go sports a 5.0-inch display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.4GHz processor and packs a highly efficient Adreno 308 GPU, under the hood.

The phone ships with 1GB of RAM and offers 8GB of expandable (up to 128GB) onboard storage capacity for you to save your favorite music, videos, and other multimedia content. It houses an 8.0MP camera at the back and a 5.0MP front shooter for selfies and video chatting.

The dual-SIM smartphone runs Android Go OS and is backed by a 3000mAh non-removable battery. It also offers a wide selection of useful sensors including Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gravity Sensor, and Proximity Sensor.

You can follow this link to check out more details about Xiaomi Redmi Go and grab the discount, which will be available for the black color version of the smartphone.

Redmi K20 Pro inventory sold out in China; Xiaomi to speed up production

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Jun 3, 2019

Xiaomi-backed Redmi brand recently launched its flagship smartphone series — Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. As the name itself suggests, the Redmi K20 Pro is the high-end device and comes with an interesting set of specifications.

In the first sale of the smartphone in China on 1st June, the company said that over 200,000 units of the Redmi K20 Pro were sold and the phone was ranked first on JD.com in the single product sale on the same day.

Now, Lu Weibing, Vice President of Xiaomi and General Manager of Redmi has announced that the inventory of the Redmi K20 Pro in China is almost sold out and the company is speeding up production and supply to meet the demand.

Coming to the specifications, the Redmi K20 Pro flaunts a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that offers a tall aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The AMOLED screen is integrated with the latest 7th-generation in-display fingerprint sensor and the phone also comes with support full DC dimming and eye protection mode.

Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB internal storage. The phone comes with 8-layer of graphite sheet for heat dissipation.

In the camera department, the smartphone features a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor with f/1.75 aperture, a 124.8-degree 13-megapixel superwide lens with f/2.4 aperture, and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and 2x optical zoom capabilities.

It comes with features like dual LED flash, AI scene recognition, night scene mode, handheld super night scene mode and 960 fps slow-motion video recording. On the front side, the phone is equipped with a pop-up camera of 20-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture.

Other features on the device include Hi-Res audio, dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, dual-frequency GPS, USB-C, and 3.5mm headphone jack. The MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on the device, with support for Game Turbo 2.0. The flagship smartphone from Redmi comes powered by a 4,000mAh battery which also supports 27W fast charging technology.

The Redmi K20 Pro comes in four variants based on the memory configuration — 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, costing 2,499 Yuan (~$362), 2,599 Yuan (~$376), 2,799 Yuan (~$405), and 2,999 Yuan (~$435) respectivaly.

Huawei P30 series smartphones get support for DC Dimming feature

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Jun 3, 2019

Flagship smartphones launching this year comes with support for DC Dimming feature. It has come to a point where if the phone is a flagship device, people expect the smartphone to come with DC Dimming.

Looking at this, Huawei has now confirmed that the DC Dimming feature will come to the Huawei P30 series smartphones. For those who are unaware, DC dimming essentially controls the brightness of the display by varying the power supplied to the circuit.

A user of the P30 series flagship smartphone in China has shared a screenshot of the smartphone’s newly received update which reveals that the DC Dimming feature has been introduced in this series.

There are two methods to control the screen’s brightness — Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Dimming and DC Dimming. In PWM, the width of the light pulse is varied to control the brightness of the display panel while in DC dimming, the power supplied to the circuit is varied to control the brightness.

To know more about the DC Dimming as well as the PWM Dimming and why this is important for smartphones featuring an AMOLED display, head over to our detailed article about this by clicking here.

When the Black Shark 2 smartphone was launched with the DC Dimming feature, the company made it a point to let users know about this and made sure to include this in the phone’s marketing.

Later, many smartphone manufacturers started adopting this DC Dimming feature. As manufacturers are moving ahead from LCD to AMOLED panels, it has become a major selling point to include DC dimming.

Coming to the specifications, the flagship smartphone — Huawei P30 Pro features a 6.47-inch Full HD+ curved OLED display. The phone doesn’t have an earpiece, instead, it uses Acoustic Display Technology which emits sounds through the display using magnetic levitation.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor along with 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of internal storage. There is support for storage expansion using Huawei’s NM Card.

In terms of the camera configuration, the P30 Pro has four camera sensors on the back panel – a 20MP f/2.2 ultra wide angle lens, a 40MP f/1.6 wide-angle lens, an 8MP f/3.4 5X telephoto, and a ToF depth-sensing camera. For taking selfies, the phone comes with a 32MP sensor with AI HDR+.

The IP68 rated smartphone also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner which is claimed by the company to be 30% faster than that of the previous generation. The P30 Pro runs Android 9 Pie-based EMUI 9.1 custom interface and is powered by a 4,200mAh battery with support for 40W fast-charging and support for 15W wireless fast charging.

You can check out our review of the Honor P30 Pro here.

Xiaomi 70mai Pro Dash Cam comes powered by Huawei’s HiSilicon chipset

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Jun 3, 2019

Huawei is currently going through a really bad time because of the US-China trade war and many companies have already suspended business dealing with the Chinese giant in order to comply with the order from the United States.

At a time when business is shying away from naming Huawei or admitting the use of Huawei equipment, it has been revealed that the Xiaomi 70mai Pro Dash Cam is powered by Huawei’s HiSilicon processor.

HiSilicon is one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies which makes chipsets for a wide range of products, including smartphones, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The most popular chipsets from the company are the Kirin lineup, primarily used in the Huawei and Honor smartphones.

As per the report, the device is powered by HiSilicon Hi3556 dual-core processor which also comes with support for H.265 encoding technology that greatly helps in improving the compression efficiency of the video.

When the Xiaomi 70mai Pro Dash Cam in the driving mode, the mode can be switched to the parking monitoring mode in which the G-sensor will continuously monitor the vehicle. So, when a collision occurs, the recorder automatically turns on the video recording.

The Dash Camera comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera that has a Sony IMX335 sensor with an f / 1.8 aperture and shoots at a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels with WDR. The lens of the recorder allows users to fix the numbers of cars and everything that happens on the roadway within 140-degree.

It comes with high-quality optics and support for Wi-Fi connection and is capable of capturing objects with high definition even at a distance of around 70 meters. On one side of the device, there’s a slot for installing microSD card of up to 64GB as well as a USB port using which the device can be charged, either through a car charger or a powerbank.

The device, which measures 87.5 x 53 x 18 mm, is powered by a 500mAh battery. It comes with a 2-inch LCD screen with mechanical control keys. The entire setup of the 70 Mai Pro Smart Recorder is done via a smartphone, without installing additional software.

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Buy Xiaomi Redmi 7 Phablet for Just $99.99 from Gearbest

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Jun 3, 2019

Xiaomi launched Redmi 7 phablet in March this year and as expected, the device became an instant hit among the Chinese handset manufacturer’s loyal fanbase.

The Redmi 7 didn’t appeal to those living on a tight budget, given that it carries a steep $155.06 price tag for the 2GB RAM+16GB ROM model, but that’s about to change. Xiaomi has now teamed-up with Gearbest in a bid to make the well-received phablet available to cost-conscious buyers.

Thanks to the aforesaid collaboration, the global version Xiaomi Redmi 7 phablet that ships with 2GB of RAM and offers 16GB of internal storage capacity is now available for a dropped price of just $99.99. This is a 36 percent reduction in the device’s original asking price.

An absolute steal at this price, the Redmi 7 boasts an impressive array of features and is crammed with top-end specs. As a phablet, the Redmi 7 sports a mammoth 6.26-inch HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels. It has Corning Gorilla Glass on top for added protection.

The Redmi 7 phablet packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor along with an Adreno 506 GPU, under the hood. The dual (nano) SIM phablet houses a 12.0MP + 2.0MP dual camera set up at the back and an 8.0MP front shooter for selfies.

Furthermore, it runs Android 9.0 Pie OS and draws its juices from a 3900mAh non-removable battery. You can follow this link to take advantage of the discount, which will be valid for the black color version of the phablet. With only 377 pieces remaining, the promo is slated to end shortly.

Giveaway – Win A Xiaomi 20W Wireless Charger (2 units)

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Jun 3, 2019

Gizmochina along with Banggood is conducting 2 units Xiaomi 20W Wireless Charger as giveaway gift to 2 lucky readers. Like always, you just have to follow the steps mentioned on the Gleam widget to get a chance to win this amazing gift.

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Several months ago, Xiaomi launched a new wireless charger, called Xiaomi 20W Wireless Charger. Difference from the predecessor, the power of the latest wireless charger is up to 20W. Also, the Xiaomi 20W Wireless Charger comes with super silent fan, which provides a comfortable and silent environment. Without the wire, the wireless charger makes you enjoy a convenient charging.

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Samsung Galaxy A80 to debut with Rs. 39,990 (~$575) on June 15 in India, claims report

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Jun 3, 2019

The Samsung Galaxy A80 that was announced in April in Thailand is one of the innovative smartphones from the company. It comes with a slider mechanism that allows its triple camera setup to also function as a selfie snapper and it features a notch-less display. Soon after it was made official in Thailand, a Samsung India executive had claimed that the Galaxy A80 will be debuting in May. However, it did not come true. Citing information received from the retail chain, 91mobiles has learnt that the Galaxy A80 will unveiled in India on June 15 and it will be arriving with a starting price of Rs. 39,990 (~$575).

Samsung will be holding a launch event for the Galaxy A80 in India on June 15. The sole edition of Galaxy A80 featuring 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of native storage was launched in Thailand. According to the publication, India will be receiving two variants of the Galaxy A80 and they will be priced at Rs. 39,990 (~$575) and Rs. 44,990 (~$645). However, there is no information available on the storage and RAM configurations of the two expected models of the smartphone.

There is a possibility that the 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage version of the Galaxy A80 will be carrying Rs. 44,990 price tag. Probably, the lower variant may come with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 64 GB storage.

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Samsung Galaxy A80 Specifications

The Galaxy A80 features a Super AMOLED display of 6.7-inches. It carries support for full HD+ resolution and its embedded with an in-display fingerprint scanner. It is the first smartphone ever to feature Snapdragon 730G processor. The One UI based Android 9 Pie comes preloaded on the device. The smartphone lacks support for microSD card slot.

The Galaxy A80 does not feature a dedicated selfie camera. Instead, a triple camera system featuring a superwide angle lens of 8-megapixel, a 48-megapixel sensor and a 3D depth sensor can be used as selfie snapper by moving up the slider. Its packed with a 3,700mAh battery that carries support for 25W fast charging.

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Huawei Mate 30 series likely to arrive with Kirin 985 and HongMeng OS

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Anvinraj Valiyathara

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Jun 3, 2019

The Huawei Mate 30 series of flagship phones such as Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are expected to go official later this year. These smartphones are expected to replace the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro smartphones from last year. Fresh information shared by a tipster on Twitter reveals that the Mate 30 series will be fueled by Kirin 985 chipset and it will be loaded with HongMeng OS in China.

According to the tipster, the Huawei Mate 30 series may debut around September 22. Since the past two years, the Chinese manufacturer has been launching the Mate series of smartphones in October. He has claimed that he is unsure about the OS that the international editions of Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro will running on. However, the Mate 30 series may debut with HongMeng OS in China.

Huawei's next flagship Mate 30 series will be released on 22 September or close that with new Kirin 985 and HongMeng OS (in China). Globally this is open which OS these are coming.#Huawei #HuaweiMate30 pic.twitter.com/Fq3FtQLTHB

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) June 2, 2019

Soon after Google cut of its Android relationship with Huawei in response to trade ban imposed by the US government, the Chinese firm trademarked HongMeng operating system. A newer report claimed that the company may announce it as early as this month in the home market. The Chinese company has also registered Ark OS moniker. It remains to be seen whether the international versions of Mate 30 series will come preinstalled with Ark OS.

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The Kirin 985 chipset is rumored to arrive as the second-generation 7nm chipset from Huawei for its upcoming flagship phones. It will be built with Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) technology. Rumors have it that it will be a 5G-ready chipset with Balong 5000 5G modem onboard. The Kirin 980 SoC was announced at IFA 2018 tech trade show in August last year. The Kirin 985 may also go official through the same tech event in August this year. Some early reports have claimed that there will be a 5G version of Mate 30 Pro.

In the previous month, leaked information had revealed that the Mate 30 series will be equipped with a 6.71-inch OLED screen supplied by BOE. It is not known whether it will be a notch-less screen a punch-hole display. Also, there is no confirmation whether the phone will support 3D face unlock that was introduced on the Mate 20 Pro. However, it will arrive with an in-screen fingerprint reader.

A square-shaped quad camera setup is expected to be present on the rear side of the phone with an LED flash at the center as shown in the render above. It could be equipped with a 4,200mAh battery that may carry support for 55W rapid charging.

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Xiaomi Mi 9T is already listed for 649 Lev (~€333) by a retailer in Bulgaria

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Jed John Ikoba

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Jun 3, 2019

There is hardly any doubt that the Xiaomi Mi 9T will launch as a rebranded Redmi K20, going by the number of leaks that point in that direction. A fresh leak or rather an official listing by an online retailer in Bulgaria has emerged to once again reaffirm the Mi 9T is indeed the Redmi K20 by another name.

The page indicated that this was the Mi 9T but actually has official renders of the Redmi K20 and is also listed as the Redmi K20. However, the model number MZB7724EU is said to be the official Euro model of the Mi 9T.

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The Mi 9 is listed with a price tag of 649 Lev ( around €333) for the 6GB+64GB storage variant. Just like the Redmi K20 series, the Mi 9T will come packing a Snapdragon 855 chipset. The device will also have a pop-up selfie camera design which will house a 20MP sensor. There will also be a triple rear camera setup onboard the model. Xiaomi is expected to announce the device in Europe and other regions outside China in the coming days.

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Coolpad N10 PRO surfaces ahead of launch: packs Snapdragon 710, triple cameras and more

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Jun 2, 2019

Coolpad may soon launch a new upper mid-range smartphone called the N10 Pro. A banner for the phone was seen on the manufacturer’s official website giving us an early look at the device as well as some of its key specs.

The Coolpad N10 PRO will have a waterdrop notch with thin bezels on the sides and top, and a thicker one at the bottom of the display. We also get to see what the rear looks like.

There is a vertically arranged triple camera setup on the left side of the device. The cameras share the same housing with the LED flash and are covered in a single piece of glass. Coolpad isn’t joining the in-display fingerprint bandwagon as there is a fingerprint scanner on the back of the device. The image also shows us the phone will come in green and red color variants and both will have a red-painted power button.

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With respect to specs, Coolpad will ship the N10 Pro with a Snapdragon 710 processor and it will draw power from a 4000mAh battery. The rest of the specs are still unknown but we are pretty excited about the phone. The Cool N10 Pro should also run COOL UI 9 based on Android Pie out of the box like the Cool 9.

There is no info yet on when the phone will be available and how much it will cost but we expect Coolpad to price it competitively as the upper mid-range market is pretty saturated already. There is the Realme X Lite and the OPPO K3 which are both powered by the same Snapdragon 710 processor and start at ¥1199 (~$174) and ¥1599 (~$230) respectively. Both phones also have special features of their own, so the Coolpad N10 Pro better come prepared.

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Coolpad Cool 9 is a ¥599 (~$87) Helio A22 phone with dual rear cameras

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Jun 2, 2019

Coolpad has a new entry-level device that is now available for pre-order on JD.com. The phone, which is called the Cool 9, shares a similar design to the Cool 3 which launched in India back in February.

The Cool 9 has a 5.71-inch display with a 1520 x 720 resolution and a waterdrop notch. Coolpad says the phone has a 90.3% screen to body ratio and a 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Helio A22 processor and has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage with support for expansion.

There is a 5MP camera in front for selfies and a 13MP + 0.3MP dual camera combo on the rear. The Cool 9 has dual SIM support (nano-only), LTE support, an audio jack, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and Face Unlock. It packs a 3000mAh battery that charges via a MicroUSB port. The phone runs COOL UI 9.0 based on Android 9.0.

The Cool 9 has an 8-layer plated finish. It is available in Aurora, Satin Red, and Dragon Glass Black. However, JD.com has only the Aurora variant and an entirely different color called Star Blue available for pre-order. The phone is priced at ¥599 (~$87).

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Vivo iQOO has sold 1 million units since its launch

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Jun 2, 2019

On March 1, Vivo announced the iQOO (I Quest On and On) gaming smartphone. The iQOO is the first phone under the new gaming smartphone line. Today, the Vice President of the brand announced they have sold 1 million units as at yesterday, June 1.

With competitors such as the Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3 which launched in March and April respectively, 1 million units is a milestone for the new Vivo line. With the iQOO expected to launch in India later this month, that figure is bound to go up.

The iQOO gaming smartphone has a 6.41-inch AMOLED display with a fingerprint scanner underneath. There is a Snapdragon 855 processor under the hood and it is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone has triple cameras on the back which includes a 12MP primary camera, a 13MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP depth sensor camera. Nestled within the notch in the display is a 12MP camera.

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Like some gaming smartphones, the iQOO has a LED strip on its back. The LED is programmed to light up when the user achieves a milestone in a game. There are also touch-sensitive buttons built into the right side of the frame which mimic shoulder buttons on a gamepad. Another feature of the iQOO gaming smartphone is Multi-Turbo which is a combination of AI turbo (seamless and automatic switching between LTE and Wi-Fi while gaming); Cooling Turbo (kicks in the phone’s liquid cooling system when the CPU’s temperature rises); Game Turbo; and Center Turbo.

The iQOO has a 4000mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging on the base model and 44W fast charging on the other models. There is also NFC, Jovi Assistant on board, and Android Pie pre-installed.

The phone starts at ¥2998 (~$434) and maxes out at ¥4298 (~$622). You should be able to get it cheaper on 618 (June 18) – China’s biggest mid-year shopping festival.

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Huawei cuts down production orders, rethinks set goals

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Jun 2, 2019

With no certainty with respect to how long its current troubles will last, reports have surfaced about Huawei cutting down the production of new devices.

Foxconn, which is the production partner for several phone manufacturers, is said to have stopped several Huawei production lines according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The reason for this is because Huawei has reduced its orders as it doesn’t know how its future will turn out due to the US blacklist.

This not only affects Huawei greatly but also Foxconn as the production giant employed thousands of workers at the beginning of the year to meet Huawei’s production demand.

Huawei is also reconsidering its set goals, one of which is to overtake Samsung and take the crown of the world’s top phone manufacturer. President of Honor, Huawei’s subsidiary, Zhao Ming disclosed at a press conference in Shanghai on Friday that they are rethinking their goal of overtaking Samsung in 2020. When asked about its 2020 goal, the chief executive officer said: “As the new situation has emerged, it is too early to say whether we are able to achieve the goal”.

With Huawei and its subsidiary cut off from doing business with its American business partners, the Chinese giant will not be able to continue its growth spurt.

The Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro launched last month in London but there is still no date for when they will be available for purchase. Both phones also launched in China just a few days ago. The Honor 20 is already available for purchase in its home country while the Pro version will go on sale on June 18.

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Xiaomi patents phone with an in-display selfie camera

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Jun 1, 2019

In the span of two years, the appearance of phones has changed a lot. Thick bezels have been dropped for thin ones. The top bezel has even been replaced with notches (all sorts) or punch holes in some cases while others have adopted a slider design or the use of pop-up/flip cameras. It appears the next step in this design evolution is the in-display camera. A few manufacturers have already patented their own take and Xiaomi is the latest manufacturer to do so.

A diagram from a Xiaomi patent has surfaced online and it shows a device with an in-display selfie camera. The patent which was applied for back in November 2018 shows there is a camera behind the screen as well as a light sensor. A rough translation of the patent description says there is a secondary display under the main display. The light sensor works with both screens in a way that the camera can become visible at required times or invisible when not in use. It is a bit hard to explain since the description isn’t in English.

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There are rumors in-display cameras may be the trend in smartphone designs for the second half of the year or next year at the latest. A few weeks ago, it was reported that OPPO will showcase a phone with an in-display fingerprint scanner later this year. The phone may be the pioneer device for this new design.

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Moto Z4 vs Meizu 16Xs vs Redmi Note 7 Pro: Specs Comparison

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Michele Ingelido

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Jun 1, 2019

The Z series from Motorola has always been the most important flagship line-up of the U.S. giant controlled by Lenovo, but that is not the case this year. A few days ago, Motorola announced the Moto Z4 and this time it is just a mid-ranger. After that, the company said that there will be no Moto Z4 Force, neither a Moto Z4 Play. So goodbye flagship from the Z series, it seems. The only thing left now is to understand if the new Moto Z4 has a high value for money and, in order to let you know, we will compare it with two best-buys of the actual market: the new Meizu 16Xs and the best-selling Redmi Note 7 Pro by Xiaomi’s sub-brand.

Motorola Moto Z4 vs Meizu 16Xs vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro

	Motorola Moto Z4	Meizu 16Xs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT	158 x 75 x 7.4 mm, 165 grams	152 x 74.4 x 8.3 mm, 165 grams	159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm, 186 grams
DISPLAY	6.4 inches, 1080 x 2340p (Full HD+), 403 ppi, OLED	6.2 inches, 1080 x 2232p (Full HD+), 403 ppi, Super AMOLED	6.3 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 409 ppi, 19.5:9 ratio, IPS LCD
PROCESSOR	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, octa-core 2 GHz	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, octa-core 2 GHz	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, octa-core 2 GHz
MEMORY	4 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot	6 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB	4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE	Android 9 Pie	Android 9 Pie, Flyme	Android 9 Pie, MIUI
CONNECTIVITY	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
CAMERA	48 MP f/1.7 25 MP f/2.0 front camera	Triple 48 +8 + 5 MP f/1.7 and f/2.2 and f/1.9 16 MP f/2.2 front camera	Dual 48 + 5 MP f/1.7 and f/2.4 13 MP front camera
BATTERY	3600 mAh, fast charging 15W	4000 mAh, fast charging 24W	4000 mAh, Fast Charging with Quick Charge 4
ADDITIONAL FEATURES	Hybrid Dual SIM slot, MotoMods	Dual SIM slot	Hybrid Dual SIM slot

Design

Motorola Moto Z4 wins the build quality awards as it comes with the most solid and premium materials. It has a glass back as well as an aluminum frame, and it is splash and dust resistant as proved by the P2i certification, despite it is not waterproof. It even supports MotoMods: you can stick additional modules on its back thanks to the pins on the lower part of the back cover, including a MotoMod which enables the 5G connectivity! While its build quality is simply amazing, we can not say the same about its look. The glass back of Meizu 16Xs and Redmi Note 7 Pro look a lot more attractive, at least according to my tastes. Meizu 16Xs has also a cleaner back because it features an in-display fingerprint reader, that is why it is my favorite one. Which one do you prefer?

Display

While Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is equipped with a traditional IPS display, Motorola Moto Z4 and Meizu 16Xs come with much better OLED screens. They provide more brilliant colors and deeper blacks, so I prefer them. Meizu 16Xs has an in-display fingerprint reader but it also comes with a smaller screen, while Motorola Moto Z4 has a bigger panel, a waterdrop notch to reduce the upper bezel and an in-display fingerprint reader as well. Given that both are Full HD OLED displays there are only marginal differences when it comes to display quality.

Specs & Software

The chipset is the component which made us go for this comparison. All of these devices are powered by a Snapdragon 675 SoC by Qualcomm which delivers upper-midrange performances similar to the ones offered by the Snapdragon 710 (slightly better CPU but worse GPU, tough). Motorola Moto Z4 comes with a stock Android version based on Android Pie, but it has only 4 GB of RAM, while Meizu 16Xs and Redmi Note 7 Pro are equipped with up to 6 GB of RAM.

Camera

Motorola Moto Z4 has just a single camera on its rear side, but it may give us several surprises and it may be the best camera phone of the trio despite its rivals come with triple cameras. Its rear sensor has a very bright f/1.7 aperture as well as OIS, unlike its rivals. Most of Motorola phones come with very nice cameras, even in the midrange segment. So we have high expectations for the Moto Z4. It even comes with the best front camera on the paper: a 25 MP snapper with an f/2.0 focal aperture. And you can enhance the camera performances with several MotoMods.

Battery

The battery capacity is the weak point of the Moto Z4 as it comes with just 3600 mAh of capacity, but thanks to the battery pack MotoMod, it can provide the longest battery life. However, MotoMods are sold separately, so if we exclude the additional battery pack, Meizu 16Xs and Redmi Note 7 Pro should come with a way longer battery life. Given its OLED display, Meizu 16Xs might last more on a single charge, but it remains to be seen.

Price

Redmi Note 7 Pro costs €200/$223 in its base variant, Meizu 16Xs starts from €220/$246 and Moto Z4 costs €500/$556. The Moto Z4 is definitely the best and most interesting phone, but Meizu 16Xs has the highest value for money with its OLED display, big battery, in-display fingerprint reader and great cameras.

Read More: Moto Z4 comes to Verizon for $499, 5G Moto Mod available

Motorola Moto Z4 vs Meizu 16Xs vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro: PROs and CONS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro

PROs	CONS
Good build quality Affordable price Great camera Big battery	Nothing particular

Motorola Moto Z4

PROs	CONS
MotoMods Nice display OIS Micro SD slot	Smaller battery

Meizu 16Xs

PROs	CONS
Big battery Nice cameras Fast charging Compact	Nothing particular

200,000 Redmi K20 Pro sold during first sale

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Jun 1, 2019

The Redmi K20 Pro was launched on Tuesday, May 28; with the first sale scheduled for 10 AM today. By 11:45 AM, Redmi had sold 200,000 units according to a poster it shared on Weibo. That is a lot of phones to sell in under 2 hours!

We have no idea how many units were available for purchase during the first sale but the phone is now out of stock. Fret not! Xiaomi says the next sale is on Tuesday, June 4, and is already accepting the next batch of pre-orders.

The Redmi K20 Pro is priced at ¥2499 (~$362) for the base model which has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. A 128GB version with the same RAM is priced at ¥2599 (~$376). There is also an 8GB RAM + 128GB version priced at ¥2799 (~$405) and an 8GB + 256GB version priced at ¥2999 (~$434). For ¥20 more, you can pick up a 27W fast charger or pay ¥199 more for the Redmi Suitcase or ¥219 for the suitcase and charger bundle.

The Redmi K20 Pro has a 6.39-inch AMOLED screen with an FHD+ resolution. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner and is covered with Gorilla Glass 6. The phone has no notch and neither has it got a hole punch. However, it does have a motorized 20MP pop-up selfie camera. There is also a 48MP + 13MP + 8MP triple camera setup on the back of the phone. Other features are a Snapdragon 855 processor, a USB-C port, a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Hi-Res Audio, and a 4,000mAh battery.

The non-pro model called the Redmi K20 will have its first sale on June 10.