Last month, Samsung announced the Galaxy Quantum2 smartphone in South Korea. Reports have claimed that this device will be heading to global markets with Galaxy A82 5G moniker. Earlier this week, the unannounced Galaxy A82 5G was found listed among other phones that are scheduled to receive quarterly security updates. Yesterday, reliable tipster Max Weinbach shared a leaked promo of the smartphone. These developments show that the arrival of the A82 5G may not be far away.

The promo video shows hat the Galaxy A82 5G does not reveal any information on its specs. It does confirm the moniker once again and reveals that it will offer a good battery life. The A82 5G is likely to feature the same specs that are available on the Galaxy Quantum2.

Samsung Galaxy A82 5G, the worst kept Samsung A-series secret pic.twitter.com/14y3Yei6nk

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) May 5, 2021

Samsung Galaxy A82 5G specifications (expected)

The Samsung Galaxy A82 5G may feature a 6.7-inch S-AMOLED display with Infinity-O punch-hole design. It offers a Quad HD+ resolution of 1400 x 3200 pixels and a 120H refresh rate. The device runs on One UI 3.1 based Android 11 OS.

The Snapdragon 855+ chipset by Qualcomm is expected to fuel the Galaxy A82 5G with 6 GB of RAM. For storage, it may offer users 128 GB of built-in storage and a dedicated slot for adding a microSD card.

The Galaxy A82 5G may come with a front camera of 10-megapixel. Its rear camera setup may include a 64-megapixel primary camera with OIS support, a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro camera.

The A82 5G phone may house a 4,500mAh battery that supports 25W rapid charging. The other features that are expected to be available on the A82 5G include a stereo speaker and an in-display fingerprint scanner.

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The official posters of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Quantum2 were shared by a user of South Korea’s Naver blog on Friday. It has revealed the entire design and specifications of the smartphone. The source claims that the Galaxy Quantum2 will be announced on April 23 in South Korea and it will be up for reservations between April 13 and April 19. The smartphone will be kept for demonstrations at SKT telecom operators’ retail stores. Rumors are rife that this device will come to markets outside South Korea with the Galaxy A82 5G moniker.

Samsung Galaxy Quantum2 (Galaxy A82 5G) specifications

The Samsung Galaxy Quantum2 measures 161.9 x 73.8 x 8.1mm and it weighs 176 grams. The device houses a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display that offers WQHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The Infinity-O punch-hole on the screen has a 10-megapixel selfie camera with autofocus support.

The rear camera setup of the device has a 64-megapixel main lens with f/1.8 aperture and OIS support. It is coupled with a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2 aperture and a 123-degree FOV and a 5-megapixel macro camera with f/2.4 aperture.

The Snapdragon 855+ chipset is present under the hood of Quantum2. It is coupled with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The 4,500mAh battery of the device supports 25W fast charging. It offers other features like a microSD card slot and an in-display fingerprint scanner.

Shown above are live shots of Quantum2 that are now doing rounds on the social platforms. There is no word on its pricing. It will come in three colors such as Color Gray, White, and Light Violet.

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Recent reports have revealed that Samsung is working on the Galaxy A82 smartphone. It was recently spotted at Geekbench benchmarking site and in the database of Bluetooth SIG authority. Now the handset has appeared at the Google Play Console (via. Mukul Sharma) to reveal its front design and a few specs.

The Galaxy A82’s image in its Google Play Console listing reveals that it has a punch-hole screen. It is unclear whether it is a placeholder image or an official render of the phone.

The Play Console listing reveals that the Galaxy A82 is powered Qualcomm’s SM8150P chipset. This model number confirms that the A82 is powered by the Snapdragon 855+. The Geekbench listing of the phone had revealed that it has 4 GB of RAM. The Play Console appearance reveals that it could be also available in a 6 GB RAM variant.

The Galaxy A82 supports a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and 450ppi screen density. The device is preinstalled with Android 11 OS. Its appearance at Bluetooth SIG had revealed that it carries support for Bluetooth 5.0.

The Galaxy A82 is expected to replace the Galaxy A80 which debuted with a slide-up rotating camera design back in 2019. A recent report claimed that the smartphone will be sporting a Sony IMX686 64-megapixel primary camera. Reputed tipster Evan Blass had recently claimed that the A82 is equipped with a “dual-use” camera. Hence, it is advisable to wait for further reports to know whether the A82 will feature a slide-up rotating camera like its predecessor. While the phone is expected to debut around mid-2021, there is no new information on its launch date.

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Samsung is reportedly working on the Galaxy A82 smartphone. Recently, the smartphone was spotted at Bluetooth SIG and Geekbench’s database. The handset will be succeeding the Galaxy A80, which came with a slide-up rotating camera module as one of its major features. The Galaxy A82 is also expected to arrive with an innovative camera module. Now, German publication GalaxyClub.nl has shared important information about the main camera of the A82.

According to the publication, the Galaxy A82’s camera setup will be featuring a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 lens and not a Samsung ISOCELL GW2/1 sensor. There is no information on the auxiliary cameras of the A82. It is unclear whether the smartphone is equipped with a slide-out camera as its predecessor.

Also, it appears that the device could be aimed towards the South Korean market, and not the European market now. It is said to be equipped with a Quantum Random Number Generator chip for better data encryption.

Past reports have revealed that the Galaxy A82 will be equipped with a Snapdragon 855 or Snapdragon 855+ chipset, 4 GB of RAM, and Android 11 OS. The Bluetooth SIG listing of the phone only revealed that it is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0.

The Samsung Galaxy A80 that debuted in 2019 came with specifications like a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a New Infinity notch-less design, Snapdragon 730G chipset, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and a 3,700mA battery with 25W rapid charging support. The camera module of the A80 comprised of a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a ToF 3D sensor.

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Samsung is reportedly working on a new A-series smartphone called the Galaxy A82. Last week, the handset was spotted at the Geekbench’s database. Now, the handset has received approval from the Bluetooth SIG authority (via).

The Bluetooth SIG listing states that the Galaxy A82 5G moniker is associated with model number SM-826S. The same variant was spotted at Geekbench in the previous week. The Bluetooth certification reveals that the handset supports Bluetooth 5.0 with LE (Low Energy). No other specifications can be found mentioned in the listing.

The Galaxy A82’s Geekbench appearance revealed that it could be powered by the Snapdragon 855 or Snapdragon 855+ chipset that fueled flagship phones back in 2019. The listing also revealed that the phone has 4 GB of RAM and Android 11 OS. Devices are known for going official around a month after appearing at Bluetooth SIG. Hence, there is a possibility that the Galaxy A82 may go official at some points in the coming month.

The Galaxy A82 will be succeeding the Snapdragon 730G powered Galaxy A80 handset that debuted back in April 2019. While the SD855/855+ chip is old, it is certainly an upgrade as compared to the predecessor model. The major attraction of the A80 was that it sported a notch-less screen and a swivel rear camera module. It remains to be seen whether the Galaxy A82 continues to sport the same design.

The Galaxy A80 came with specs like a 6.7-inch S-AMOLED FHD+ display, an in-screen fingerprint reader, a 3,700mAh battery with 25W fast charging support, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of built-in storage, and a rear camera system featuring a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a TOF 3D lens.

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Last year, POCO announced the POCO X3 NFC for global markets and it unveiled the POCO X3 in India. Both smartphones differed in departments like NFC connectivity and battery size. A recent report revealed the existence of a handset named POCO X3 Pro. Fresh information reveals that the phone has approval from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) authority of India (via) and the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) regulatory body of Malaysia.

A POCO smartphone with model number M2102J20SG was recently approved by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in Russia, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore, and TUV Rheinland authorities. The letter ‘G’ at the end of the model number indicates that it is a global edition. It was revealed through the IMEI database that the M2102J20SG model number belongs to the upcoming POCO X3 Pro handset.

The M2102J20SG model has also passed SIRIM certification. The FCC certification revealed that the phone will come with MIUI 12, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, and NFC. The other certifications have anything concrete about the smartphone. The variant of the POCO X3 Pro that received BIS certification has revealed that its model number is M2102J20SI, where I refer to the Indian edition.

A recent report by XDA Developers revealed that ‘vayu’ and ‘bhima’ codenames belong to the different variants of the same base model of POCO X3 Pro. The publication claimed that the device could be equipped with an sm8150 chip and it could be featuring a 48-megapixel main camera. The quad-camera setup of the phone may include a main wide-angle lens, an ultrawide lens, a macro shooter, and a depth sensor.

The sm8150 chip belongs to the Snapdragon 855 family, which includes Snapdragon 855, Snapdragon 855+, and the rumored Snapdragon 860. Nothing else is known about the specifications of the POCO X3 Pro.

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Last month, Realme unveiled the Realme X3 SuperZoom smartphone in European markets. The company did not announce the Realme X3 handset. Today, the Chinese firm held a dedicated launch event in India to unveil the Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom smartphones. As the name goes, the Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with a periscope telephoto lens that brings support for up to 60x hybrid zoom. Both phones come with 120Hz refresh supporting displays, dual front-facing cameras, Snapdragon 855+ mobile platforms, and topnotch rear cameras. The Realme X3 series has arrived with a starting price of Rs. 24,999 (~$330).

Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom specifications

The Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom come with 3D curved glass rear with a premium finish. Both phones are equipped with a 6.6-inch IPS LCD screen with a pill-shaped cutout for housing two front-facing cameras. The Full HD+ display supports a 20:9 aspect ratio and up to 120Hz refresh rate. Both phones offer 90.5 percent screen space, claims the company. The screens of the Realme X3 series is protected by Gorilla Glass 5.

The Realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom is powered by Snapdragon 855+ processor with LPDDR4x RAM. The UFS 3.0 storage on both devices come with Turbo Write and HPB improves overall performance and reduces power consumption. They are equipped with 4,200mAh batteries that support 30W fast charging. Its takes only 55 minutes to fully charge the X3 and X3 SuperZoom, claims the company. They are preinstalled with Realme UI based Android 10 OS.

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The Realme X3 SuperZoom has the Samsung GW1 64-megapixel primary lens, an OIS assisted 8-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with support for 5x optical zoom and 60x hybrid zoom, a 119-degree ultrawide shooter and a 2-megapixel macro lens with 4cm focal length. The Realme X3 SuperZoom features Nightscape 4.0 that brings support for Starry Mode for capturing shots of stars in the night sky. The Starry Mode not only relies on hardware, but also on high sensitivity sensors and extreme multi-frame algorithm. The autofocus feature allows users to focus on a particular element even in the farther starry sky by taking 10 long exposure shots and processing it with multi-frame synthesis. It results in capturing brighter night shots with less noise. For enhanced photography experience in low-light conditions, the Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with five settings like AI Super Nightscape, Ultra Nightscape, Tripod Mode, Starry Mode, and Pro Nightscape with manual settings.

The Realme X3 SuperZoom is equipped with two front-facing cameras. It comprises of the Sony IMX616 32-megapixel main camera and a 108-megapixel ultrawide sensor. The front and rear cameras of the X3SuperZoom support photography features such as UIX Max Stabilization, ultra-wide angle video shooting, real-time bokeh mode, up to 4K video shooting, and slow-motion video shooting.

The Realme X3 comes with a 16-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens in its dual selfie came system. The back panel of the phone also features a quad-camera system that includes a 64-megapixel Samsung GW1 main lens, a 51mm 12-megapixel telephoto lens, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. It also supports Nightscape Mode and Starry Mode.

The other features of the Realme X3 series include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-frequency GPS, USB-C, 1216 super linear speakers, tactile engine linear motor and in-screen fingerprint reader. It lacks a 3.5mm audio jack.

Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom price in India

Realme X3

• 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – Rs. 24,999 (~$330)
• 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – Rs. 25,999 (~$343)

Realme X3 SuperZoom

• 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – Rs. 27,999 (~$370)
• 23 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – Rs. 32.999 (~$436)

The Realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom come in Glacier Blue and Arctic White color editions. The first sale of the X3 series will be carried on June 30 in India through Realme.com and Flipkart. These phones will be also available through offline platforms soon.

At the event, Realme India also announced Realme Adventurer back for Rs. 1,499 (~$20) and Realme Buds Q for Rs. 1,999 (~$26). Both products will be available for purchase through Realme.com and Amazon India from July 1. The backpack will be also selling through Flipkart.

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Realme will be launching the Realme X3 series in India on June 25. The microsite for the Realme X3 series is now active on the Flipkart e-commerce site. The listing once again confirms that the brand will be launching two phones namely, Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom.

The Realme X3 series microsite on Flipkart highlights the key features of the Realme X3 SuperZoom’s camera. The phone will offer users with Starry Mode. The company proudly boasts that the Realme X3 SuperZoom is the first camera phone built to capture the stars. Since the smartphone has already gone official in Europe, it is known that it will arrive with support for 60x zoom.

The Realme X3 SuperZoom will also allow users to capture better shots in dim-light conditions through Nightscape 4.0. It brings features like AI Super Nightscape, Tripod Mode, and Ultra Nightscape.

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The Realme X3 SuperZoom has a Full HD+ 120Hz IPS LCD panel with a pill-shaped cutout for its 32-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual selfie camera system. A 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel (periscope telephoto) + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 2-megapixel (macro) quad-camera system is available on the rear of the phone.

The X3 SuperZoom is a Snapdragon 855+ powered phone. It comes with 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.0 storage of up to 256 GB. There is a 4,200mAh battery inside the device that supports 30W fast charging. It also features a side-facing fingerprint reader. In Europe, the Realme X3 SuperZoom is priced at 499 euros (~$561; ~Rs. 42,800).

There is no word on the specifications of the Realme X3. Being a vanilla device, it may come with inferior cameras compared to the X3 SuperZoom. The Realme X3 series will break cover at 12:30 PM IST (local time) on June 25.

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Earlier today (21st April 2020), Huishoubao, a popular second hand phone dealer in China, released a list for the best resale value for smartphones with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855+ SoC. In the list, the reseller also added AnTuTu benchmarking stats as well.

For those unaware, Qualcomm released its flagship mobile chipset, Snapdragon 855+ back in the second half of 2019. So in terms of performance, it is very similar in technical prowess with the latest Snapdragon 865 SoC. This flagship chip from 2019 was used in various Android flagships from brands including, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Realme, OnePlus, Nubia, Asus, Meizu, Black Shark, iQOO, Nubia and more.

The list released by the second hand smartphone dealer arrives in the form of an image that reveals the highest resale value of certain handsets. The company calculated the value by dividing the market price of a smartphone 6 months after its launch by its original selling price at the initial launch. Then, it multiplies it by 100 to get a percentage.

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Through this, we can observe that the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G ranked first since it had a resale value of 76.10 percent. In other words, despite 6 months have passed, the smartphone saw lower depreciation of its market price. On the second spot, the Black Shark 2 Pro comes in with 72.06 percent while OnePlus 7T arrives third with 70.80 percent.

Other notable models include Meizu 16S Pro (70.17%), Asus ROG Gaming Phone 2 (68.68%), Redmi K20 Pro (66.33%), OnePlus 7T Pro (66.14%), Nubia Red Magic 3S (62.65%), iQOO Pro 5G (61.96%) and more. So for those that own any of these smartphone and are looking for an upgrade, might be interested in checking the resale value of your smartphone.

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The year 2019 was an eventful year in the tech industry resplendent with several defining moments like when Xiaomi launched the Mi 9 as the first Snapdragon 855 model. The Huawei P30 also made its entrance, taking mobile photography to another level. In terms of cost-effective pricing, Redmi continued to blaze the trail but Vivo‘s iQOO join the trail. Realme also delivered some cost-effective smartphones this year.

Of all the features that made the headlines, 5G dominated. The new technology is expected to usher in a new vista in the mobile phone industry. It also played a key role in all the Systems-on-Chip we saw this year as OEMs strive not to be left behind. Here’s AnTuTu’s review of all the major mobile phone SoCs released in 2019. Their ratings are based on several criteria such as flagship performance, technology innovation, cost-effectiveness and others. Do not tat this rating is restricted to Android phone SoCs and doesn’t include Apple’s.

The major Android mobile phone SoCs include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon, Huawei’s Kirin, MediaTek’s, and Samsung’s Exynos. The SoCs from these fabless chipmakers comes with several improvements such as high performance, high refresh rates, high pixels, and 5G. technology.

AnTuTu 2019 SoC Awards: Strongest performance – Snapdragon 855 Plus

Unlike previous years when only one flagship was launched, this year’s Qualcomm also launched the Snapdragon 855 Plus with stronger GPU performance, which quickly became the flagship standard in the second half of 2019. With an average score of 480,000 (Antutu Evaluation V8), the Snapdragon 855 Plus emerged as the SoC with the best performance.

The Snapdragon 855 Plus is built using a 7nm process. The CPU and Snapdragon 855 are also based on the Kryo 485 architecture modified from the Cortex-A76 magic, but the main frequency has been increased from 2.84GHz to 2.96GHz. The GPU uses Adreno 640, the frequency has been increased from 585MHz of Snapdragon 855 to 675MHz, and supports a series of technologies such as Vulkan 1.1 API, 10bit HDR, 4K HDR display (support external), H.265 specification and VP9 decoding.

Although the Snapdragon 855 Plus does not have a built-in 5G baseband, its performance is obvious to all.

Technology Innovation Award: Huawei Kirin 990 5G

This year’s Huawei Kirin SoC is undoubtedly the most spectacular. The latest Kirin 990 5G is the industry’s first integrated 5G baseband SoC, which in a sense surpasses the world’s top manufacturers.

The Kirin 990 5G is manufactured using TSMC’s 7nm + EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography process, integrating up to 10.3 billion transistors. It is the industry’s first mobile SoC to break the 10 billion mark in terms of transistors. The CPU part integrates two 2.86GHz Cortex-A76 cores, two 2.36GHz Cortex-A76 cores and four 1.95GHz Cortex-A55 cores. The GPU has been upgraded to a 16-core Mali-G76 MP16, which has 6 cores more than the Kirin 980. Baseband supports 2/3/4 / 5G networks, NSA / SA dual-mode, TDD / FDD full frequency bands, and full Netcom 5G.

Technology Innovation Award: Samsung Exynos 980

There is no doubt that the integration of 5G baseband is a recognized development trend of future manufacturers. Samsung Exynos 980 is a mid-end SoC with built-in 5G baseband and supporting dual-mode 5G.

The Exynos 980 is built on an 8nm process. It has two 2.2GHz Cortex-A77 cores and six 1.8GHz A55 cores. The GPU is Mali-G76 MP5. In terms of communication performance, the Exynos 980 can be the fastest in the sub-6GHz band with 5G network speed of up to 2.55Gbps, 4G speed of up to 1Gbps, and dual-mode parallel speed of up to 3.55Gbps.

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Although Samsung Electronics disbanded the self-developed CPU team this year, this is not necessarily bad news, because this means that Samsung Exynos is returning to the arms of ARM again, which may further improve the power consumption of the SoC.

Technology Innovation Award: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

At the Snapdragon Technology Summit in December, Qualcomm released the annual flagship Snapdragon 865, along with the Snapdragon 765 / 765G, and if you look closely at their characteristics, you will find that the two SoCs are integrated in process and baseband. It is excellent in many aspects and even surpasses the flagship Snapdragon 865.

As the Snapdragon 765 is not yet on the market but the Snapdragon 765G has already been utilised on a commercial smartphone – OPPO Reno 3 Pro. The SoC uses a 7nm EUV process, built-in eight-core Kryo 475 CPU, and a three-cluster architecture of 1 + 1 + 6, including a 2.4GHz super Large core, a 2.2GHz performance core, six 1.8GHz efficiency cores, GPU is Adreno 620, and the same architecture as the new flagship Snapdragon 865.

In terms of paper parameters, the Snapdragon 765G is the largest upgrade since the release of the Snapdragon 7 series. The GPU performance has increased significantly by 40% and the AI ​​computing power has increased by 100%. It is straightforward to say that its performance is basically close to Qualcomm ’s Snapdragon 845.

Since this SoC is listed on the last day of this year, we are also included in this list. From its comprehensive performance, we can see that the Snapdragon 765G is likely to become the hottest match for mid-range 5G mobile phones next year.

Technological Innovation Award: Dimensity 1000L

MediaTek, which has been quiet for a while, came up with a brand new Dimensity series this year including its first 5G SoC – Dimensity 1000. OPPO first launched Dimensity 1000L at the end of the year onboard the Reno3 series. The Dimensity 1000L may be viewed as a lower version of the Dimensity 1000 but is equally an impressive SoC.

The Dimensity 1000L is built with a 7nm process, has built-in eight cores, and uses the Cortex-A77 architecture, while the GPU uses the G77 architecture. The SoC also comes with built-in 5G baseband, and supports NSA / SA dual-mode 5G.

Most cost-effective award: Huawei Kirin 810

In June this year, Huawei released the Kirin 810. The biggest change is that it no longer uses the Cambrian NPU instead, it adopts Huawei’s self-developed DaVinci architecture. At the same time, it uses a 7nm process, making Kirin the world’s first to have two 7nm SoCs.

The Kirin 810-powered Honor 9X si presently sold for as low as 1,199 yuan which makes it one of the most cost-effective SoC around.

The Kirin 810 is built using a 7nm process, built with two 2.27GHz Cortex-A76 cores and six 1.88GHz A55s. The GPU is upgraded to Mali-G52 for customization and supports Kirin Gaming + technology.

Most cost-effective award: Helio G90T

MediaTek changed its trend this year and successively launched Helio G90T, Dimensity 1000 and other mid-to-high-end SoCs. Among them, Helio G90T is positioned at the mid-range in the same league with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 730 series.

The chipset was first launched onboard the Redmi Note 8 Pro and that remains the only model with the SoC. In terms of pricing, the Redmi Note 8 Pro also sells for around 1,199 yuan as at press time. That is yet another dope offer as the device equally comes with a 64MP Sony camera sensor.

The Helio G90T is built with a 12nm process. The CPU uses the same Cortex-A76 architecture as the Kirin 810. It has two ARM Cortex-A76 cores and six Cortex-A55 small cores. The frequency is up to 2.05GHz. The GPU is equipped with ARM Mali-G76. 3EEMC4, clocked at 800MHz, and built-in dual-core APU, combined with CPU and GPU can provide 1TMACs AI computing power.

For 2020, we see 5G playing a more prominent role in the calibre of the flagship to midrange and budget SoCs that would be released.

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In an unexpected move, Qualcomm recently launched the Snapdragon 855 Plus octa-core processor which is an upgraded variant of the Snapdragon 855 SoC. Now, just months after the launch of SD855+ chipset, the company is now set to launch the next-generation SoC.

If the new reports are to be believed, then the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor is all set to launch next month. It is said that the chipset could be fabricated using TSMC’s second-generation 7nm processor.

Contradicting earlier reports of SD865 getting launched in December this year, the new report claims that the Snapdragon 865 SoC will get launched in November in order to keep up with the competition from Huawei.

Further, the report goes on adding that the smartphone manufacturers Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi will also be showcasing early prototypes of devices running Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset.

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While the report claims that the next-generation flagship chipset from Qualcomm is all set to get launched next month, we are yet to come across leaks related to this upcoming processor but given the launch timeline, we should get more information soon.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus comes with the same Kryo 485 CPU cores but is now clocked at 2.96GHz, up from the 2.84GHz clock speed of the Snapdragon 855. The Adreno 640 GPU is also reported to have gained a 15% boost in speed.

As per the company’s claim, the upgrade in the GPU department makes the Snapdragon 855 Plus a great chipset for gaming. Also, it should also make it quite useful for AR and VR devices. The processor doesn’t have the new X55 modem. Even the X50 modem isn’t integrated, so manufacturers who want to use this for 5G phones will have to install the X50 modem separately.

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Realme is the only brand in the affordable smartphone segment that has managed to shake up the industry leader, Xiaomi. After taking on the budget and lower mid-range segments of the market with phones like the Realme 5 Pro and Realme XT, the brand is finally unveiling its flagship smartphone, the Realme X2 Pro in China and Europe soon. The company has been religiously teasing new features of the device over the past few days and today it confirms the design of its quad-camera setup.

The Realme Europe website has been updated to reveal that the Realme X2 Pro will feature a 64MP quad-camera setup at the back. The teaser image further confirms that the setup will be arranged vertically at the center, unlike its other four-camera devices which have the setup placed on the top left corner.

Also, apart from featuring a 64MP high-resolution camera, the X2 Pro will distinguish itself from phones like the Realme XT by bringing in a 20X zoom telephoto shooter as well as an ultra-wide-angle 115° field of view. It should also bring in a dedicated macro lens for super close up shots.

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Apart from this, we know that the Realme X2 Pro will feature the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor with a 90Hz display. It will also support the ultra-fast 50W charging standard.

The X2 Pro is shaping up to be a powerful competitor to the K20 Pro. We don’t have a release date yet but expect more details pretty soon.

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The Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition will be announced tomorrow and it has already been confirmed that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor. Today, more details have surfaced revealing that it will come with more than just a new processor.

Earlier, it was officially revealed that the phone will come with 512GB of internal storage, double that of the standard edition’s highest configuration. Now Redmi has released a poster that reveals the phone will also have 12GB of RAM!

The standard edition K20 Pro comes in 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants, so the switch to 12GB of RAM is a significant one. But that is not all.

Redmi also revealed that the Exclusive Edition will come with a better primary rear camera, actually even more cameras. Rather than 48MP triple sensors, the phone will have a 64MP quad-camera setup. The 64MP camera is most likely the Samsung GW1 ISOCELL sensor inside the Redmi Note 8 Pro.

Other features of the phone confirmed include NFC, Hi-Fi audio, Type-C port, and a four-curved glass body with Gorilla Glass 5 on both sides. The image also says there is a 48MP camera which is a bit confusing since the primary rear camera is revealed to be a 64MP sensor. We’ll keep our fingers crossed on that.

The Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition launches tomorrow night in China.

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Following the launch of the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, we have seen manufacturers release refreshed models of their flagships already. Now, Redmi’s General Manager has revealed the Redmi K20 Pro will also be getting a Snapdragon 855 Plus version called the Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition.

The Redmi K20 Pro was released in May and went on sale in June. When it was announced, it was one of the Snapdragon 855-powered phones with the highest AnTuTu score.

Mr. Weibing said the goal of the company is to create a true flagship with the strongest performance that can defeat the competition hence the announcement of a Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition powered by the new Snapdragon 855 Plus.

The Snapdragon 855+ has a higher clockspeed of 2.96GHz and a 15% improvement in GPU performance. Mr. Weibing adds that the exclusive edition scores as high as 473,183 points on AnTuTu. The standard edition scored 458,754 points on the benchmark test.

You don’t have to wait long for the Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition as the official Redmi Weibo account has revealed that it will launch on Thursday, September 19 at 8 PM (local time).

Other than the change in the processor, the rest of the specs should be the same as that of the standard edition of the Redmi K20 Pro.

The Redmi K20 Pro has a 6.39-inch display with a 1080 x 2340 resolution. It is an AMOLED panel with an in-display fingerprint scanner. There is no notch and neither is there a punch hole in the screen. What you get is a motorized pop-up selfie camera.

The phone comes with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage but we presume the Exclusive Edition may come in only one configuration. There is a 48MP + 8MP + 13MP triple camera setup on the rear of the phone while the selfie camera is a 20MP sensor.

The phone also has an audio jack, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, and a USB Type-C port. It packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 27W wired charging and Quick Charge 4+.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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AnTuTu’s Android Performance list is a good indicator of the top smartphones of the month in terms of sheer power. Today the benchmarking app has released the Top 10 Android Performance Phones for August 2019 and there are no real surprises in the list. The recently announced Snapdragon 855 Plus smartphones top the list. However, there are slight variations in the placement of the flagships, all thanks to the changes made in the new AnTuTu v8.0.

So before we actually take a look at the phones in the list, let’s see what these changes are. First, AnTuTu v8.0 considers the storage variant of each device while ranking the phones in the list. Larger the storage, better the ranking. Simply put, scores will differ among the different variants of the same device. The new version also takes the screen refresh rates into account. So it’s no surprise that OnePlus 7 Pro jumps up a few places (vs June’s ranking) in August’s ranking due to its 90Hz screen.

Now coming to the AnTuTu Android Performance list for August 2019, Black Shark 2 Pro 12GB+256GB variant takes the lead with 469,708 points. This isn’t surprising given that it features the new Snapdragon 855+ processor with UFS 3.0. In the second place is the 8GB+128GB version of the ROG Phone 2.

⇒ MediaTek Helio G90 AnTuTu benchmark score versus Kirin 810 and Snapdragon 730

The new ROG phone also features the latest SD855+ chipset, so it’s not surprising to see it placed on top. However, note that there’s a 12GB RAM version of this phone and given that there’s hardly any difference in its score vs Black Shark 2 Pro, it’s likely that the ROG Phone 2 12GB RAM model will top this list. In case you are wondering why we haven’t seen the higher-end model of the ROG Phone 2, note that AnTuTu considers a sample size of at least 1000 scores for this list.

In the third place is the OnePlus 7 Pro 12GB + 256GB variant which jumps up a few places because of its 90Hz screen. Then there’s the Nubia Red Magic 3 8GB + 128GB in the fourth place, followed by OnePlus 7 12GB + 256GB, Black Shark 2 8GB + 256GB, and Xiaomi Mi 9 8GB + 256GB.

What’s really interesting is that the ZTE Axon 10 Pro also makes it in this list but it’s the only phone with 6GB RAM. All the rest have at least 8GB RAM onboard. Meizu 16S 8GB + 128GB and Redmi K20 Pro 8GB + 256GB complete the list.

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Black Shark has announced a new phone for its gaming smartphones lineup. The Black Shark Pro 2 is a slightly more powerful version of the Black Shark 2 that launched a few months ago.

The main selling point of the Black Shark 2 Pro is its processor – the Snapdragon 855 Plus – which was announced recently. It is the second smartphone to launch with the new chipset after the ASUS ROG Phone 2.

The Snapdragon 855 Plus has higher clock speeds (CPU and GPU) than the Snapdragon 855. Black Shark even bragged about the phone’s performance; sharing its AnTuTu score of 500,610 points at the launch. The processor is paired with 12GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage.

The Black Shark 2 Pro not only boasts a new processor but has also undergone a slight redesign. The new design is inspired by the X-design language of a Formula 1 sports car. It also comes in five colors. There is Black (above), Ice Silver, Blue (with an orange accent), Purple, and a Bright Orange.

Black Shark also released three custom editions with an inscription written in red on the back of the phone. Of the three custom editions, one is a special gold variant specially made for Li Qilin, the CEO of Li Ning, the Chinese sporting goods.

The Black Shark 2 Pro keeps the 6.39-inch Samsung AMOLED display of its sibling with some new features. It has DCI-P3 color gamut, DC Dimming 2.0, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and the touch response speed is now 34.7ms an improvement from the previous generation’s 43.5ms.

There is a 20MP selfie camera and 48MP + 12MP dual rear cameras. The Black Shark 2 Pro also has an in-display fingerprint scanner and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 27W fast-charging technology.

The Black Shark 2 Pro is priced at ¥2999 (~$436) for the 128GB version and ¥3499 (~$504) for the 256GB version. It will go on sale on August 2 on Mi.com.

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Earlier today, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor. This is a more powerful version of the Snapdragon 855 with the same CPU cores and GPU but a higher clockspeed. Now, ASUS has revealed that its gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 2 will be the world’s first Snapdragon 855 Plus device.

The ASUS ROG Phone was one of the most powerful smartphones of 2018, if not the most powerful. While other Snapdragon 845 phones had their processor clocked at 2.8GHz, the ROG Phone’s Snapdragon 845 processor was clocked at 2.96GHz. So it is not a big surprise that its successor is also gunning to be one of the most powerful phones released this year.

So far we know the ROG Phone 2 will have a display with a 120Hz refresh rate and also have games made by Tencent optimized to take advantage of the feature. The rest of the specs are still under wraps but we expect it to pack a large battery, have stereo speakers, and run Android 9 Pie out of the box. The phone will first launch in China on July 23.

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In what can be termed a surprise, Qualcomm has announced a second flagship chipset for 2019. The Snapdragon 855 Plus/Snapdragon 855+ is a faster version of the Snapdragon 855 and is expected to power some of the devices that will launch in H2 2019. The last time something like this happened was in 2016 when Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 821 which is a higher clocked version of the Snapdragon 820.

The Snapdragon 855 Plus has the same Kryo 485 CPU cores but is now clocked at 2.96GHz, up from the 2.84GHz clockspeed of the Snapdragon 855. The Adreno 640 GPU is also reported to have gained a 15% boost in speed.

Qualcomm says the upgrade in the GPU department makes the Snapdragon 855 Plus a great chipset for gaming. It should also make it quite useful for AR and VR devices.

The processor doesn’t have the new X55 modem. Even the X50 modem isn’t integrated, so manufacturers who want to use this for 5G phones will have to install the X50 modem separately.

The Snapdragon 855 Plus is expected to start showing up in devices later this year. While there is no mention of specific manufacturers, we have a few guesses of our own. The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are strong contenders, so also are the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 7T Pro. We also see Xiaomi jumping on the train and putting this chipset inside the Mi MIX 4.

The launch of the Snapdragon 855 Plus is well timed as it will take on Samsung’s new Exynos 9825 which will power the Galaxy Note10 series and also Huawei’s Kirin 985 chipset which is expected to power the Mate 30 series.

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