Honor 20 Lite vs Huawei P30 Lite vs Huawei P Smart+ 2019: Specs Comparison

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May 6, 2019

Samsung is already done with Galaxy S series flagship, and the focus is now shifting towards the new Galaxy Note 10 scheduled for the second half this year. The latest Galaxy Note 10 leak unwraps some unknown information. According to multiple sources, the new Galaxy Note 10 is expected to carry faster than 25W charging technology.

Samsung announced 25W fast charging recently for Galaxy A70. The device maker is now working on even a faster charging method. According to famous tipster Ice Universe, the South Korean giant will unveil the powerful charging technique with the new Note series later this year. “You should be thinking bigger. That’s all I can say about it right now but expect to be pleasantly surprised and not disappointed when the charging specs are released publicly,” Ice Universe reveals while talking about the Note 10.

Samsung is supposedly working on a 50W fast charging technology as seen on Oppo Find X Lambhorgini special edition. If Galaxy Note 10 received the support for improved fast charging it will be a significant upgrade over the Galaxy S10 series which carries 18W fast charging.

However, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is rumored to feature quad camera setup and a 4500 mAh battery. Samsung might surprise users with four different models of the Galaxy Note 10 featuring different screen sizes and features as like of Galaxy S10 series.

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It would be an added advantage if the device’s huge battery supported faster-charging technology.

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First look at OnePlus 7 press renders and not a lot has changed

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May 6, 2019

If you have been eagerly waiting to know what the OnePlus 7 looks like, then you are in luck. Press renders of the phone have surfaced and they give us a good look at the upcoming flagship.

The images, which were first covered by Winfuture.de, show the OnePlus 7 doesn’t deviate much from its predecessor, the OnePlus 6T. The OnePlus 7’s display also has a waterdrop notch to house the selfie camera and the size of the bezels seems unchanged too. That isn’t to say there aren’t any differences. For example, the slit for the earpiece is wider now and this is because it also doubles as one of the two stereo speakers.

On the back, the OnePlus 7 is home to dual cameras just like the 6T but these are not the same sensors. The primary camera is a 48MP Sony IMX586, an upgrade from the 16MP primary camera of the OnePlus 6T. To further differentiate it from its predecessor, the LED flash is now a circle and not pill-shaped. It also shares the same housing with the cameras. There is a OnePlus logo below the setup and the word “OnePlus” written further down.

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The alert slider and power button remain on the right side while the volume rocker sits on the left. There are two grilles on the bottom flanking the USB Type-C port. One is for the microphone and the other is for the second half of the stereo speakers. The renders show only one color variant – Mirror Black, but there should be more.

Fresh OnePlus 7 Pro official renders leak detailing a new Almond colour variant

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Jed John Ikoba

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May 6, 2019

The OnePlus 7 Pro will likely clinch the crown as the best phone OnePlus would have released till date. The hone is expected to drop soon alongside the OnePlus 7 and OP7 Pro 5G variant. A fresh set of renders showing the colour variants the device will come in has leaked, thanks to popular tipster Roland Quandt.

Earlier on, we had seen the renders of the OP 7 Pro in a new Nebula Blue paint job, the first of such from OnePlus. This new renders also contain the Nebula Blue variant and Mirror Gray variant. There is also a new Almond colour variant which is unprecedented as far as previous OnePlus models are concerned. It brings to mind the Soft Gold variant that accompanied previous models like the OP3, OP3T and OP5.

The new colour variant looks attractive and will act as icing on a device with solid hardware. The OnePlus 7 Pro is expected to feature a 6.67-inch full-screen display with a resolution of 3120×1440 pixels and a maximum refresh rate of 90 Hertz. The phone will have at its heart, the latest Snapdragon 855 chipset. The device will have a triple camera set up at the rear with a 48MP+16MP+8MP sensor arrangement. The device is also expected to present with an awesome pop-up camera for selfies which ensures there is no notch at the top of the display. It will pack a 4000mAh battery and a new UFS 3.0 flash storage of 128GB and 256GB capacity.

Smartphone Shipments in China tumbled in Q1 2019: Digitimes Research

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Jed John Ikoba

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May 6, 2019

The Chinese smartphone market continues its downward spiral in terms of shipment. A report by Digitimes Research indicates that shipments of cell phones by China’s mobile phone producers shrank 30.5% when compared to the shipment last quarter. The shipment also shrank 5.8% when compared to the shipment of last year, berthing at an estimated 140 million units in the first quarter of 2019. The report fingered debilitated consumer confidence in the domestic market occasioned by the US-China trade tensions and off-peak season effects in the overseas market.

In any case, Huawei figured out how to see an expansion of more than 10 million units in cell phone shipments in the primary quarter when contrasted with the sum shipped a year back. The tech giants positive outlook is as a result of the launch of several entry-level and mid-range models and solid consumer patronage in China in the face of several furores with the US government.

The second to fourth spots are occupied by Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo but they all saw their shipments decrease fundamentally in the first quarter in accordance with the general market outlook. Shipments from Xiaomi alone contracting by over 20% when compared to that of the same period last year.

Looking forward, Digitimes Research projects that China’s cell phone shipments are expected to post a successive development of over 20% and narrow the annual decline rate to 1.9% in the second quarter.

The steady decline in shipment is also due to a saturated market especially as new smartphones get released so often. This explains why Chinese OEMs are looking to explore new markets in a bid to ramp up shipments. A rebound in export sales will help offset the continued weak demand in the domestic market. Digitimes Research projects Huawei will be the only OEM that will see its shipments keep on growing on a yearly basis in the second quarter.

ZTE Axon 10 Pro unveiled in China: 5G, 3x optical zoom, and a ¥3199 (~$470) price tag

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May 6, 2019

ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications giant, has unveiled its latest flagship phone – the Axon 10 Pro, in its home country of China. The Axon 10 Pro is also the company’s first 5G smartphone but it also has a 4G version.

The Axon 10 Pro has a 6.47-inch curved flexible AMOLED FHD+ display with really slim bezels. ZTE has used COP packaging technology which results in an ultra-thin lower bezel that measures just 1.8mm. The phone has a 92% screen-to-body ratio, is covered with Gorilla Glass and supports HDR10.

The Axon 10 pro is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor. It is the first Snapdragon 855 phone with F2FS file system and AI Acceleration Engine. The F2FS File System improves storage read and write speeds as well as memory capabilities. And with the new gen AI Acceleration Engine, ZTE boasts your phone will still be as fast 20 months from now.

The Axon 10 Pro comes in multiple variants. There is a 6GB RAM + 128GB version, an 8GB RAM + 256GB version, and a 12GB RAM + 256GB version.

Coming to cameras, the ZTE Axon 10 Pro is no walk-over. It has a 48MP f/1.7 primary camera, a 20MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle camera with a 125° FOV, and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto camera. The phone has 3x optical zoom, 5X hybrid zoom, 10x digital zoom! Watch out OnePlus! There is also a 20MP sensor nestled inside the notch of the display.

The ZTE flagship has an in-display fingerprint scanner that unlocks in just 0.27s and support for Face ID too. It has stereo speakers (Dual Super Linear speakers), Dual SmartPA, and DTS:X Ultra. The 5G version has one SIM slot and MicroSD card slot while the 4G version has a hybrid dual SIM slot. Both have NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, and 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi. The Axon 10 Pro also has enhanced gaming features.

The 5G version uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 modem with a slot antenna design and a Smart SAR solution. To keep the device cool, ZTE uses liquid-cooling technology and “composite phase-change thermal materials” which allows the CPU to run at high temperatures for long periods without a drop in performance.

The Axon 10 Pro has a 4000mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4+ and wireless charging. It also has a USB Type-C 3.1 port for high-speed data transfer. The phone comes in only one color – Blue and is also covered in glass on the back. It runs MiFavor 9.1 based on Android Pie out of the box and has its own built-in AI assistant.

Pixel 3a XL alleged to start at INR 44,999 (~$649)

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May 6, 2019

How much are you willing to pay for the Pixel 3a XL? Definitely not INR 44,999 (~$649) if you live in India. Unfortunately, if this leak is true, that will be the amount you will have to shell out for Google’s affordable Pixel phone.

According to this report from Smartprix, the Google Pixel 3a XL with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage will be priced at INR 44,999 based on a tip from an unnamed source. That is pretty expensive for a mid-range phone. However, this isn’t Google’s fault entirely.

The “Make in India“ policy puts a high tax on products that are not manufactured in the country. While the initiative is to develop the country’s manufacturing sector, it means any product imported to the country will be sold at a much higher price than in other markets.

The leak also reveals some of the specs of the phone. The Pixel 3a XL will have a 6.0-inch FHD+ display and support 18W fast charge over USB type-C. It will have a 12.2MP primary rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. While the aforementioned specs are similar to what we have heard before, the processor and memory configuration is different.

This Pixel 3a XL has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage and is powered by a Snapdragon 710 processor. Previous leaks have revealed the phone is actually powered by a Snapdragon 670 processor and has 4GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL don’t even have 6GB of RAM, so this is most likely false.

Leaked OnePlus 7 screen protector confirms waterdrop notch

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May 6, 2019

The OnePlus 7 will be very different from the OnePlus 7 Pro not only with respect to features but also design. Other than the difference in the number of cameras, the two phones will also have different display designs.

A new leak has surfaced and it shows the screen protector of the OnePlus 7, and unlike the OnePlus 7 Pro, this has a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. This means only the Pro version will have a pop-up selfie camera. The source of the leak is Sudhanshu Ambhore who is gradually building his reputation as a leaker.

Exclusive- #OnePlus7 screen protector leaked. pic.twitter.com/IeysJ9mxZo

— Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414) May 6, 2019

Previous leaks have revealed the screen size of the OnePlus 7 is 6.2-inches, a tad smaller than that of its predecessor, the OnePlus 6T. It will be an AMOLED panel, have a 1080p resolution, and an in-display fingerprint scanner.

With the differences between the Pro and non-pro model widening, we expect a significant difference in price too. The price for the OnePlus 7 Pro has leaked and it starts at INR 49,999 (~$720). If we were to take a guess, we would say the OnePlus 7 will have a starting price of $579 and max out at $649.

Huawei P30 duo top Master Lu’s smartphone fluency ranking for April 2019

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May 6, 2019

One of the reason behind the growth of the premium smartphones even though mid-range smartphones are now coming with similar specs is the fluency and smoothness in terms of performance of the smartphones.

Master Lu, a China-based benchmarking platform has published the report of the leading smartphones in terms of performance in the month of April 2019 and the recently launched Huawei P30 Pro emerged as a leader.

The P30 Pro from Huawei has been named as the best performing smartphone for the month of April 2019 in China with an average of 157.58 points. The phone was followed by Huawei P30 with 156.97 points. The third position was attributed to the recently launched Nubia Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone.

The list for the top performing smartphone for the month of April only consisted of the smartphones that were launched in April 2019. Thus, other phones that were launched before April, such as Xiaomi Mi 9, are not included in the list.

On the other hand, the list of popular smartphones for the month of April 2019 was also led by the Huawei P30 series of smartphones. Following that was Samsung’s flagship smartphone — Samsung Galaxy S10. The third spot was grabbed by the all-new Oppo Reno, followed by Meizu 16s.

There are three variants of the Huawei P30 Pro in China — 8GB RAM+128GB ROM, 8GB RAM+256GB ROM, and 8GB RAM+512GB ROM. It has a 6.47-inch display and is powered by the Kirin 980 processor. The phone has four rear cameras – a 40MP standard sensor, a 20MP ultrawide angle sensor, an 8MP periscope zoom lens, and a ToF 3D camera.

The phone also has a 32MP selfie camera. There is a fingerprint scanner under the display, a 4200mAh battery with support for 40W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. The P30 Pro runs EMUI 9.1 based on Android Pie.

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

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Xiaomi exec accidentally drops his Mi 9 in water and discovers a new way of drying up a wet phone

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Jed John Ikoba

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May 6, 2019

One generally proven way to salvage a phone that fell inside water is to switch off the phone and remove the battery where possible, and then to keep the phone inside a sack of rice. The heat generated by the rice grains inside the sack dries up the wet phone and in most cases, the phone starts working again. Li Weixing GM of Xiaomi Internet recently discovered a new way to dry a wet Mi 9 that may have dropped inside water accidentally.

Sharing the tip on Weibo, Weixing hinted that he accidentally dropped his Mi 9 unit inside the water and was in a hurry to leave the house that the rice option wasn’t feasible. He even continued using the phone while at work but the touchscreen sensor wasn’t responsive. He placed the phone under the sun and played music at the same time. Apparently, the vibration of the speaker generated the exchange of air between the inside and outside of the phone and before sunset, the phone was working fine.

Xiaomi phones are not officially launched with an IP rating indicating they are waterproof but the tech giant usually crafts its flagship and premium mid-range phones with features that help protect the internals. The Mi 9 is no exception, as it comes wrapped with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 at the back and Glass 6 at the back. Even though the Gorilla Glass is for waterproofing, it adds some level of water resistance to the phone. So, it is difficult to encourage anyone to try this with a phone that doesn’t have any sort of water resistance. You might end up frying the internals by keeping it on.

ZTE Blade A7 launched in China for the starting price of 599 Yuan (~$88)

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May 6, 2019

Before a new product launch event today, ZTE revealed Blade A7 in China. The device’s pre-registration is now live via JD.com. It is available in three different colours – Sea Blue, Night Black and Star Black. The mid-level device retails at the affordable price of 599 Yuan (~$88) for 2GB + 32 GB and 699 Yuan (~$103) for 3GB + 64 GB internal storage variant. It will start shipping from May 17.

ZTE Blade A7 features a MediaTek P60 octa-core Helio P60 processor coupled with 2/3 GB RAM. It carries a 6.0-inch TFT HD display with the resolution of 1560*720 pixels. The waterdrop notch houses a 5-megapixel f/2.4 front camera. On the rear side, there’s a 16-megapixel camera with AI intelligent scene recognition, a speaker grill and company’s branding. It is a dual SIM dual standby device with 4G support.

Pricing Details:

ZTE Blade A7 2GB + 32 GB – Night Black and Sea Blue – 599 Yuan (~$88)
ZTE Balde A7 3GB + 64GB – Night Black and Star Black – 699 Yuan (~$103)
Read More: Oppo Reno 5G vs ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G: Specs Comparison

The device is powered with a 3200 mAH battery and carries 5V 1.5A standard charger. It measures 154mm x 72.8mm x 7.9mm and weighs over 146 grams. In the connectivity, ZTE Blade A7 supports 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, WiFi hotspot, OTG support and GPS. Buyers will get a charger, data cable, ejector pin, guide and a smartphone unit.

A man accidentally swallowed AirPod while sleeping and it still worked

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May 6, 2019

Technology advancements are making our lives more comfortable with new features and improved designs. However, opposing the benefits, a Taiwanese man accidently swallowed Apple AirPod while sleeping and was surprised to find it working inside his stomach.

An unusual experience happened with a Taiwan based navy recruiter named Ben Hsu. While sleeping, he somehow slipped the right AirPod into his mouth. After coming back to the senses, he found it missing and used the ‘Find my Airpods’ feature to locate it. After searching, he found the ‘beep, beep’ sound coming from his stomach. “I checked under my blanket and looked around but couldn’t find it,” Hsu said. “Then I realized the sound was coming from my stomach.”

Hsu rushed to the hospital for a checkup to confirm the ordeal that happened with him. The doctors at Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital validated it through his X-ray and prescribed him a laxative. He was asked to wait and let nature take its course.

The next day Hsu successfully eliminated it from the body and found it still working with 41 percent battery life left. Airpods are not officially waterproof, and even Apple advises users to keep it away from liquids.

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However, users should be aware of these kinds of situations and always keep Airpods away while sleeping.

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Huawei trolls Samsung with a giant P30 Pro billboard on top of the South Korean company’s store in Australia

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