Sony Xperia H8416 and H9436 / H9493 smartphones with FHD+ display surface, could be announced at IFA

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Sony might be preparing to launch new smartphones at the IFA on August 31st. Looking at the UAProfs user-agent profiles, the two phones come with model numbers  H84XX (H8416) and the second is the H94XX (H9436, H9493).  Continue reading “Sony Xperia H8416 and H9436 / H9493 smartphones with FHD+ display surface, could be announced at IFA”

Huawei teases biggest battery yet for the upcoming Mate 20 Pro

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Huawei is all set to introduce the next Mate series flagship; dubbed the Mate 20 Pro before the year of this year. The Pro variants of the Huawei flagships usually pack a bigger battery, displays and the company more or less has confirmed that the Mate 20 Pro will have the biggest battery yet on a Huawei flagship.  Continue reading “Huawei teases biggest battery yet for the upcoming Mate 20 Pro”

Xiaomi POCOPHONE F1 unboxing video confirms Snapdragon 845, Liquid cooling, IR Face unlock, 4000mAh battery

Xiaomi POCOPHONE  F1 surfaced in an online listing in Romania this week, now the unboxing of the smartphone has surfaced online. This shows a display with 19:9 aspect ratio and a notch, Snapdragon 845 SoC with support for liquid cooling ,6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, dual rear cameras, 20MP front camera along with IR face unlock, similar to the Mi 8, fingerprint sensor on the back and a 4000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging along with QC 3.0 charger in the box. Continue reading “Xiaomi POCOPHONE F1 unboxing video confirms Snapdragon 845, Liquid cooling, IR Face unlock, 4000mAh battery”

OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 670, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces

An OPPO smartphone surfaced on TENAA recently, which was believed to be R17, but it turned out to be the F9. Recently OPPO smartphone with model numbers PBEM00 and PBET00, which is said to be R17 with an in-display fingerprint sensor, and the PAGM00 and PAGT00 cheaper R17 models are said to feature rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Now the complete specifications of the R17 and the successor of the R15 series has surfaced, which reveals that it will be powered by upcoming Snapdragon 670 SoC and there are also chances for the smartphone to feature Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

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Xiaomi POCOPHONE F1 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, dual rear cameras surface

After getting certified by the FCC last month, the Xiaomi POCOPHONE  F1 has surfaced in an online listing the shows the images, reveals specifications and the price of the phone. This shows a 5.99-inch FHD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio and a notch, Snapdragon 845 SoC with support for liquid cooling and 6GB RAM, 12MP+ 5MP dual rear cameras, 20MP front camera, fingerprint sensor on the back and a 4000mAh battery with fast charging.

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Google may have accidentally revealed the Pixel 3 announcement date

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As we all know Google will be launching the Pixel 3 and other hardware products at the Pixel event later this year. While we see the renders, leaked live images of the Pixel 3 smartphones, we are yet to hear details about the launch schedule. However, Google might have just accidentally outed the launch date, according to Famebit promotional advertisement. Continue reading “Google may have accidentally revealed the Pixel 3 announcement date”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 retail box reveals complete specs, price of 128GB and 512GB variants surface again

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Samsung accidentally outed a promo video that revealed some of the feature of the Galaxy Note9 that will go official on August 9th. Now the retail box of the smartphone has surfaced that reveals complete specifications of the smartphone. This reveals a 6.4-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED screen, slightly larger than the 6.2-inch screen on the S9+ and a bigger 4000mAh battery, however Samsung is said to retain the SoC and the camera from the S9+.

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Entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 with Dual-SIM support could be exclusive to China

Apple iPhone 2018 colors

Rumors so far been suggesting that Apple might be introducing a new dual-SIM variant of the upcoming iPhones. This would allow users to use two SIM cards with dual standby. However, it appears this functionality could be limited to iPhones that will be launched in China. According to Foxconn source, the dual-SIM dual standby feature could be exclusive to the 6.1-inch low-cost LCD iPhone model.  Continue reading “Entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 with Dual-SIM support could be exclusive to China”

Apple iOS 12 beta hints at 2018 iPad Pro with Slim bezels, FaceID and no Home button [Update: Rounded corners]

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Update: The iOS 12 beta 5 further hints that the new iPad Pro will have a display with rounded corners.

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WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Andriod

WhatsApp Android

WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Android after rolling out the update to iOS earlier this year. The new beta update with version number 2.18.234 hints at references to the functionality.  Continue reading “WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Andriod”

WhatsApp Status might start showing ads soon

WhatsApp announced that it will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours and now the company is said to be planning on displays ads in Status. If you’re following WhatsApp closely, you might have got requests from companies to allow them to contact you via WhatsApp and now reports suggest that Facebook is planning to build on this approach. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status might start showing ads soon”

Lenovo said to launch world’s first 5G phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Lenovo Z5

With 5G launch right around the corner, companies are moving at a fast pace to launch products with the latest technology and one among them is Lenovo. The company is now claiming to be the first one to launch a 5G smartphone, using a currently unannounced Qualcomm chip. Continue reading “Lenovo said to launch world’s first 5G phone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855”

YouTube said to be testing Instagram-like Stories

YouTube Stories

Snapchat’s Stories now feels like one great feature as everyone now wants to jump on it. It was Instagram who directly ripped off the feature and later was added to Facebook and Messenger, now it is YouTube who wants in. The feature on YouTube was first spotted a while ago and it looks exactly like the one we are using on Instagram.  Continue reading “YouTube said to be testing Instagram-like Stories”

Google said to be planning on launching censored search engine in China

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Google is said to be planning on launching a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights, democracy, religion, and peaceful protest. The project is code-named Dragonfly and has been underway since spring of 2017.  Continue reading “Google said to be planning on launching censored search engine in China”

iOS 12 beta hints at rumoured iPhone X Plus with iPad-like landscape app design

Apple iOS 12

Apple is rumored to launch the large 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus later this year with a screen resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels. Now according to a Brazilian Apple news site iHelpBR, there were pieces of evidence found in the latest iOS 12 beta update that more or less confirms the resolution and suggests the iPhone X Plus will support iPad-like landscape mode. Continue reading “iOS 12 beta hints at rumoured iPhone X Plus with iPad-like landscape app design”