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The Reno2 F is the latest in its series. (Source: GSMArena)

OPPO will launch its Reno2 series in the UK in October 2019

The Reno2 line of smartphones will become available in a new market, the UK, on October 16, 2019. OPPO is calling this event "Reno Studio Earth", during which the Reno2, Reno2 Z and Reno2 F will be released to this region. The las...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Oct 2019 20:31

The putative Enjoy 10. (Source: Twitter)

Huawei allegedly adds a new device to its Enjoy smartphone series

A Huawei device with the novel model number ART-TL00x has appeared on the TENAA regulator's website. As this phone has dual cameras, is described as having an HD 6.39-inch screen and the Kirin 710F SoC, it may be intended as a suc...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Oct 2019 17:08

Samsung's last Chinese phone factory has closed its doors. (Source: Cash Tech News)

Samsung closes the last of its Chinese smartphone manufacturing facilities

Although it plans to keep selling mobile devices in China, Samsung no longer intends to make them in the same country. This move is thought to have been taken in order to cut costs, and also due to overwhelming competition from ot...

Deirdre O Donnell, 03 Oct 2019 19:56

The new "Motorola One Macro" leak. (Source: Twitter)

The supposed Motorola One Macro shows up in a new evleak

Motorola is now linked to an upcoming release for another One-line phone. It is rumored to be called the One Macro, and to be powered by a MediaTek SoC. A phone that might meet this description has been tweeted as a render by Evan...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Oct 2019 23:02

The Huawei Mate 30s are doing very well in China by all accounts. (Source: YouTube)

The Huawei Mate 30 series posts an estimated 1 million units sold in its first 3 hours on the Chinese market

Huawei has had its latest phablet series on shelves in its home country for only 6 days now. In this time, it has reportedly sold out on a popular online sales platform, accrued 1 million sales in 3 hours and may have raked in hal...

Deirdre O Donnell, 02 Oct 2019 15:56

The Redmi Note 8 Pro will be available in a European market soon. (Source: Redmi)

Redmi is all set to release the Note 8 Pro in Germany

Redmi has announced that it will start selling its Note 8 Pro via Amazon's German store in October 2019. This phone is the brand's first device to feature a 64MP camera sensor. It will be sold in 6GB RAM SKUs with either 64 or 128...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Oct 2019 19:10

The increased transistor count brought by through the jump to 5 nm should provide a considerable performance boost to the NPU unit in the next gen Kirin SOC. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei's Kirin 1000 SoC expected to make the jump to 5 nm with next year's Mate 40

Preliminary benchmarks proved that the Kirin 990 is almost on par with all other major brands, but Huawei is clearly not content with parity. The Chinese company is already planning to release a 5 nm successor allegedly known as K...

Bogdan Solca, 01 Oct 2019 18:18

The Realme X2 will gain a Pro variant soon. (Source: NDTV)

Realme ramps up the premium specs with the announcement of the X2 Pro

A Realme executive has just lifted the lid on the X2 Pro, which is to be the brand's first Snapdragon 855 Plus device. This upcoming flagship is also said to have a 90Hz display and next-gen VOOC charging technology. At present, i...

Deirdre O Donnell, 30 Sep 2019 18:37

Updates for all: Official EMUI 10 update roadmap surfaces

Huawei has released its official update roadmap for the Android Q-based EMUI 10 update. All of the company's two-year-old flagships will receive the update and even year-old mid-range phones like the Honor 9X are set to get their ...

Ricci Rox, 30 Sep 2019 15:40

The Mix 4 will not be able to make it to dinner. (Source: GSMInfo)

Xiaomi confirms that there will be no Mi Mix 4 after all

The Mi Mix 4 has been a rollercoaster so far. The flagship was hyped up to high heavens but it turned out that most of those rumors were for the Mi Mix Alpha concept phone instead. A recent leak may have led Xiaomi fans to keep fa...

Ricci Rox, 30 Sep 2019 15:37

The Honor View 20. (Source: Daily Express)

Kirin 990-powered Honor V30 set to feature Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus-esque punch-hole

The Honor V30 will be the successor to last year's Honor V20, and will—hopefully—be rebranded as the View 30 for international markets. The V30 has been sighted for the first time, giving us our first look at what will be an affor...

Ricci Rox, 30 Sep 2019 15:04

The UMIDIGI F2 is a new Android 10 device. (Source: UMIDIGI)

The UMIDIGI F1's successor has a punch-hole camera, Android 10 and a 48MP camera

UMIDIGI has launched the F2, its first phone with an in-display selfie camera. This device also ships with "stock" Android 10 out of the box. It also has quad rear cameras, which include a 48MP main shooter and a dedicated macro l...

Deirdre O Donnell, 29 Sep 2019 23:30

Chuwi LapBook Plus only $370 USD for a limited time, is now the cheapest 4K laptop available (Source: Chuwi)

Deal | Chuwi LapBook Plus only $370 USD for a limited time, is now the cheapest 4K laptop available

Chuwi's least expensive 4K laptop gets even cheaper with a sizable price cut and a free carrying bag for the first 200 orders.

Allen Ngo, 29 Sep 2019 19:40

The Mi Mix Alpha's screen could appear in even more impressive formats soon. (Source: TNW)

Mi Mix Alpha-grade screens could arrive on laptops soon

Visionox is a company involved in the manufacture of flexible display panels. Its latest trick has been the Mi Mix Alpha, Xiaomi's new limited-edition wraparound-screen phone. It has recently opened a new assembly line on which si...

Deirdre O Donnell, 29 Sep 2019 16:26

Early Mi Mix 4 renders. (Source: MyDrivers)

Not the Mix Alpha: The Mi Mix 4 is said to still be on the cards, with a 108 MP camera onboard

Xiaomi recently released the Mi Mix Alpha and that may have led some to believe that the Mix 4 was dead in the water. Apparently not, if new rumors are anything to go by. The Mix 4 is touted to be on the way, and it could come wit...

Ricci Rox, 29 Sep 2019 11:13

The K5 will have the most powerful image sensor known to OPPO. (Source: FoneArena)

A new OPPO phone posts Geekbench 4 scores, could be the K5

The OPPO K5 is to be launched on October 10, 2019 as the OEM's new 64MP camera phone. However, the rest of its specs are not known. A novel model number from the same company has appeared on Geekbench with 8GB of RAM and a Qualcom...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Sep 2019 21:59

The Pocophone F2 is currently thought to look like this. (Source: Veditto)

A glimpse into a Xiaomi office sets Pocophone F2 speculation off again

Xiaomi India's managing director, Manu Kumar Jain, has tweeted a photo of himself and a second executive in what appears to be the OEM's regional office. The background of this image contains a whiteboard on which a possible yearl...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Sep 2019 20:51

Realme may launch a more premium device soon. (Source: Kompas Tekno)

A Bluetooth SIG leak raises the prospect of a true 2019 Realme flagship

Realme may have a phone powered by the Snapdragon 855 SoC in the works. This is indicated by a new certification granted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) for a new device from this brand. It is described as ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 Sep 2019 18:00

The Redmi Note 7 was Xiaomi's best-selling device in H1 2019. (Source: Xiaomi)

Snapdragon 730G-powered Redmi Note 8T said to be in the works

A while ago, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro but the duo never quite hit the heights of their predecessors. The company is apparently set to release a more attractive device in a purported Redmi Note 8T, and it wil...

Ricci Rox, 28 Sep 2019 10:23

The clever Mi Mix Alpha case offers 360-degree protection. (Source: Xiaomi)

Official Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha unboxing vid reveals unique protective case

It was only a few days ago that Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix Alpha to a stunned global audience. The company has now rolled out an unboxing video that also answers the question of how the nearly all-glass, all-display device will be...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 28 Sep 2019 06:10

The Realme 3 Pro has a new software update. (Source: Realme)

The Realme 3 Pro gets updated with September 2019 security patch and more

Realme has announced a new software update for the 3 Pro. It upgrades the phone's security patch level to September 2019. This OTA also adds Digital Wellbeing and a screen-on time meter to this build of Color OS.

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Sep 2019 20:10

Fitbit was the most familiar name in a new study of wearables awareness. (Source: Wired)

Fitbit is the best-known name in wearables, even though Apple owns the market

The Manifest has conducted a study to find out which name was most familiar in the wearables sphere. 77% of those polled were able to name Fitbit in this context, compared to 73% for the next most recognized name ("Apple Watch"). ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Sep 2019 18:58

Fingerprint sensors will continue to do well in the future. (Source: Nextgov)

The fingerprint scanner market's value is set to double over the next 5 years

The market for fingerprint readers (from capacitive to thermal, and consumer- to government-grade) is estimated to be worth about US$3.5 billion at present. This worth is thought to grow to as much as $7.1 billion by 2024, however...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Sep 2019 18:23

The next iteration of the Mate X could be marketed as a serious cometitor to Samsung's Galaxy Note. (Source: LetsGoDigital)

Huawei patent reveals possible Mate X successor with stylus

Despite all the bans and restrictions imposed on Huawei that ultimately lead to a delay of the Mate X, the company is considering the release of improved versions that also includes a stylus, as revealed by the latest published pa...

Bogdan Solca, 27 Sep 2019 17:35

The Honor 9x shown with a rear-facing fingerprint. (Source: Twitter)

The Honor 9X series may be coming to Europe soon, if not exactly as we know it

Honor has confirmed that the 9X will come to UK and European markets soon. However, some images obtained by a reliable leaker indicates that these phones will have a rear-facing fingerprint sensor, whereas existing Chinese units d...

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 Sep 2019 16:13

The Huawei Mate 10 received the EMUI 9.1 update a short while ago. (Source: AnandTech)

Huawei Mate 10 line set to receive tantalizing Android Q update

One could be led to believe that Huawei would be abandoning its devices but they'd be wrong. Very wrong. The company is preparing to send out the Android Q to its two-year-old flagships, with the EMUI 10 beta-testing program now o...

Ricci Rox, 27 Sep 2019 15:23

The Redmi K20 will receive the Q-based MIUI 11 update globally next month. (Source: Redmi)

Updates galore: MIUI 11 global update roadmap surfaces

Xiaomi recently unveiled the latest version of its skin, MIUI 11. The company is set to send out the MIUI update to its devices and a list has surfaced online showing which device will be eligible and when they'll receive the OTA....

Ricci Rox, 27 Sep 2019 15:22

Renders of the Redmi 8. (Source: Indiashopps)

Details of the Redmi 8 surface but the cheaper Redmi 8A looks a better buy

The Redmi 7 was launched about six months ago and Xiaomi is set to release a direct successor. The Redmi 8 brings several tangible improvements over its predecessor but the SoC is a downgrade in terms of performance, and potential...

Ricci Rox, 27 Sep 2019 14:26

Google services will work without root access on the Mate 30 Pro despite the ongoing US restrictions for Huawei. (Image source: 9to5google)

Google and Huawei appear to have colluded over the Mate 30 series; Google Pay works despite no official certification

It has only been a week since the launch of the Mate 30 series in Munich, but it has already become clear that Google and Huawei have been working more closely together than perhaps the current US administration would like. Despit...

Alex Alderson, 27 Sep 2019 00:27

The Redmi 8A features the Sony IMX363, the same sensor on the Google Pixel 3. (Source: GSMArena)

The new Redmi 8A is a sub-US$100 budget device that redefines value for money

Less than six months after the release of the Redmi 7A, Xiaomi has launched a successor, the Redmi 8A. The Redmi 8A offers a tangible upgrade over the 7A, with a bigger battery, fast charging, and a very interesting main camera be...

Ricci Rox, 26 Sep 2019 20:56

Moto Z2 Plays in Brazil are said to have a new upgrade. (Source: Wired)

The Moto Z2 Play is reportedly updating to Android Pie right now

The Moto Z2 Play may finally have an update to Android 9.0 (Pie). However, this story is based on a forum post from a total of 1 user so far. Then again, this individual has supplied a number of screenshots that look convincingly ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 26 Sep 2019 20:09

The OPPO K5 will launch soon. (Source: Weibo)

The latest OPPO K-series phone will have a 64MP camera sensor

OPPO has announced that it will unveil the K5 in China on October 10, 2019. This phone is slated to have a quad rear camera, the main shooter of which will be 64MP in resolution. It is listed on some retail platforms already, whic...

Deirdre O Donnell, 26 Sep 2019 19:05

The Mate 30 Pro is the king of DxOMark, for now. (Image source: Huawei)

Huawei Mate 30 Pro scores sensational 121 points in DxOMark

The camera benchmark website DxOMark has a new number one smartphone camera, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. The Mate 30 Pro scored an incredible 121 points, usurping the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. The former's selfie camera apparently f...

Alex Alderson, 26 Sep 2019 17:46

The OnePlus 7T comes with a 90 Hz AMOLED display and Snapdragon 855 Plus. (Source: OnePlus)

The OnePlus 7T is now official — 90 Hz screen and Snapdragon 855 Plus offer an incremental upgrade over the OnePlus 7

OnePlus has officially launched the OnePlus 7T in India featuring a 90 Hz AMOLED HDR10+ display, Snapdragon 855+, and a triple-camera setup. The OnePlus 7T also features a new design and is the first new smartphone launch to featu...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 Sep 2019 17:00

After announcing home-grown CPUs and GPUs, China is now looking to enter the DRAM market, as well. (Source: GlobalBusinessOutlook)

China starts producing its own DRAM chips

The efforts to reduce the dependence on U.S. technology are constantly fueled with new developments endorsed by the Chinese government. After the Jhaoxin CPUs and the Jingjia Micro GPUs, China is now preparing to enter the memory ...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Sep 2019 16:33

Xiaomi may be working on a different kind of smartwatch. (Source: DirectD)

Xiaomi's next smartwatch might run Wear OS

Xiaomi normally releases fitness bands or watches that run proprietary apps rather than a dedicated, familiar OS. A tech blog may have found evidence that this may change soon. It claims to have detected code in the Wear OS phone ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 26 Sep 2019 00:25

The Mi AirDots Pro 2 will go on sale on September 27. (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi AirDots Pro 2: The AirPods alternative that cost ~US$55

Xiaomi has followed up on the success of last year's Mi AirDots Pro with a suitably named successor, the Mi AirDots Pro 2. The headphones will be available in China from September 27 for CNY 399 (~US$55) and look uncannily like th...

Alex Alderson, 25 Sep 2019 19:13

The OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro will launch with Android Q

The OnePlus 7T will be launched tomorrow, and OnePlus has confirmed that the device will run Android Q straight out of the box. That would make it the second device to launch with Android Q, behind the Huawei Mate 30.

Ricci Rox, 25 Sep 2019 11:43

The Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55-inch runs Android 9.0 Pie and can stream Netflix in 4K. (Image source: Xiaomi)

The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4S 55-inch arrives in Europe; 4K Amazon Prime and Netflix streaming with Android 9.0 Pie for €399.99 (~US$439.98)

Xiaomi has quietly brought its Mi LED TV range to Europe, having listed the Mi Smart TV 4S 55-inch on Amazon.de on Monday. The affordable big-screen TV runs Android 9.0 Pie, has 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage on which to install app...

Alex Alderson, 25 Sep 2019 11:35

Xiaomi launches the Mi 9 Pro with 45 W wired charger and support for 30 W wireless charging

On the outside, the Mi 9 Pro is identical with the non-Pro version; however, the internals have been refreshed with a Snapdragon 855+ SoC, up to 12 GB RAM and up to 512 GB storage, while the 4,000 mAh battery now supports 45 W wir...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Sep 2019 16:14

The Asus ROG Phone 2 is now officially on sale in the US

The Asus ROG Phone 2 may be the most impressive mass-production smartphone in the world, hardware-wise, and it has finally made its way to the US, months after it was launched. Oh, and it will set buyers back a whopping US$900.

Ricci Rox, 24 Sep 2019 14:37

The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is the stuff of sci-fi fantasy made real. (Source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha official - stuns with most radical smartphone design yet seen

Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Mi Mix Alpha which is undeniably one of the most breathtaking smartphone designs we’ve ever seen. Instead of using a flexible AMOLED display to create a foldable, the company has used the same te...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 24 Sep 2019 12:09

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 (Alpha): 100% screen-to-body ratio and a 108 MP camera? (Image source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 (Mi Mix Alpha): Xiaomi teases 100% screen-to-body ratio and demonstrates 108 MP camera capabilities

Not content on just outdoing the iPhone 11 Pro Max and Mate 30 Pro on cameras, Xiaomi has hinted that it will release a successor to the Mi Mix 3 with a 100% screen-to-body ratio on September 24 at an event in Beijing. The device,...

Alex Alderson, 23 Sep 2019 18:55

The Realme X2 will probably look like this. (Source: NDTV)

The Realme X2 allegedly appears on Geekbench prior to its launch

The X2 is a phone rumored to be a modified version of the XT, Realme's first 64MP camera phone. A new device from the same brand has appeared on Geekbench 4. Based on its model number, it may be the X2; however, the SoC informatio...

Deirdre O Donnell, 23 Sep 2019 18:52

Vivo U3x coming to China tomorrow (Source: Indiashopps)

Vivo U10 will hit China tomorrow as the Vivo U3x

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 665-powered Vivo handset that will hit China tomorrow as the U3x is also set to launch the same day in India, where it is called U10. Available in three storage/memory configurations for prices that start a...

Codrut Nistor, 23 Sep 2019 12:25

The dual-display Nubia Z20 flagship will be released to the US market in October 2019

The Nubia Z20 is perhaps one of the more unique of all Snapdragon 855 Plus-powered flagships, as it has a 5.1-inch rear-facing display in addition to its 6.42-inch main screen. It has only been available in China since its launch;...

Deirdre O Donnell, 23 Sep 2019 12:00

The Redmi K20 Pro Premium Edition will be on sale soon. (Source: Redmi)

Redmi announces a seriously beefed-up refresh for the K20 Pro

The Redmi K20 Pro is going to gain new variants powered by the Snapdragon 855 Plus processor soon. These refreshed units will also have up to 12GB of RAM, 512GB of internal storage and a new rear panel. They will be released in Ch...

Deirdre O Donnell, 22 Sep 2019 18:47

OnePlus 7 Pro running OxygenOS based on Android 10 - About Screen.

First impressions of Android 10 on the OnePlus 7 Pro — OxygenOS continues to be one of the best OEM ROMs in the business

Dark times ahead. We have been using the latest OxygenOS release based on Android 10 ever since OnePlus dropped the first open beta earlier this month. In this article, we will take a look at some of the new features coming to Oxy...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 22 Sep 2019 15:12

The OnePlus 5T will receive Q. (Source: BGR)

OnePlus will match Google's update record with three years of updates on the OnePlus 5 and 5T

Google has the best software update policy of all the Android OEMs right now, as it provides three major OS updates to its devices. OnePlus is catching up, however. The Chinese company is promising to deliver Android Q to the OneP...

Ricci Rox, 22 Sep 2019 15:05

Chinese Tech

OPPO will launch its Reno2 series in the UK in October 2019

Huawei allegedly adds a new device to its Enjoy smartphone series

Samsung closes the last of its Chinese smartphone manufacturing facilities

The supposed Motorola One Macro shows up in a new evleak

The Huawei Mate 30 series posts an estimated 1 million units sold in its first 3 hours on the Chinese market

Redmi is all set to release the Note 8 Pro in Germany

Huawei's Kirin 1000 SoC expected to make the jump to 5 nm with next year's Mate 40

Realme ramps up the premium specs with the announcement of the X2 Pro

Updates for all: Official EMUI 10 update roadmap surfaces

Xiaomi confirms that there will be no Mi Mix 4 after all

Kirin 990-powered Honor V30 set to feature Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus-esque punch-hole

The UMIDIGI F1's successor has a punch-hole camera, Android 10 and a 48MP camera

Deal | Chuwi LapBook Plus only $370 USD for a limited time, is now the cheapest 4K laptop available

Mi Mix Alpha-grade screens could arrive on laptops soon

Not the Mix Alpha: The Mi Mix 4 is said to still be on the cards, with a 108 MP camera onboard

A new OPPO phone posts Geekbench 4 scores, could be the K5

A glimpse into a Xiaomi office sets Pocophone F2 speculation off again

A Bluetooth SIG leak raises the prospect of a true 2019 Realme flagship

Snapdragon 730G-powered Redmi Note 8T said to be in the works

Official Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha unboxing vid reveals unique protective case

The Realme 3 Pro gets updated with September 2019 security patch and more

Fitbit is the best-known name in wearables, even though Apple owns the market

The fingerprint scanner market's value is set to double over the next 5 years

Huawei patent reveals possible Mate X successor with stylus

The Honor 9X series may be coming to Europe soon, if not exactly as we know it

74% Review XIDU PhilBook Max Convertible: Dark touch screen and little performance

Huawei Mate 10 line set to receive tantalizing Android Q update

Updates galore: MIUI 11 global update roadmap surfaces

Details of the Redmi 8 surface but the cheaper Redmi 8A looks a better buy

Google and Huawei appear to have colluded over the Mate 30 series; Google Pay works despite no official certification

The new Redmi 8A is a sub-US$100 budget device that redefines value for money

The Moto Z2 Play is reportedly updating to Android Pie right now

The latest OPPO K-series phone will have a 64MP camera sensor

Huawei Mate 30 Pro scores sensational 121 points in DxOMark

The OnePlus 7T is now official — 90 Hz screen and Snapdragon 855 Plus offer an incremental upgrade over the OnePlus 7

China starts producing its own DRAM chips

Xiaomi's next smartwatch might run Wear OS

Xiaomi Mi AirDots Pro 2: The AirPods alternative that cost ~US$55

The OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro will launch with Android Q

The Xiaomi Mi Smart TV 4S 55-inch arrives in Europe; 4K Amazon Prime and Netflix streaming with Android 9.0 Pie for €399.99 (~US$439.98)

Xiaomi launches the Mi 9 Pro with 45 W wired charger and support for 30 W wireless charging

The Asus ROG Phone 2 is now officially on sale in the US

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha official - stuns with most radical smartphone design yet seen

Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 (Mi Mix Alpha): Xiaomi teases 100% screen-to-body ratio and demonstrates 108 MP camera capabilities

The Realme X2 allegedly appears on Geekbench prior to its launch

Vivo U10 will hit China tomorrow as the Vivo U3x

The dual-display Nubia Z20 flagship will be released to the US market in October 2019

Redmi announces a seriously beefed-up refresh for the K20 Pro

First impressions of Android 10 on the OnePlus 7 Pro — OxygenOS continues to be one of the best OEM ROMs in the business

OnePlus will match Google's update record with three years of updates on the OnePlus 5 and 5T

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