The Honor X10 Max 5G is now official as planned. Usually, Chinese manufacturers tease a device so heavily that together with an eventual TENAA listing makes an official announcement date pointless. The case with the Huawei Honor X10 Max 5G is the same. The specifications offer no surprises. The smartphone has a 7.09-inch IPS display with an RGBW pixel layout. Adding a white pixel should provide improved outdoor...

2 Июль 2020

Samsung Display's organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel for smartphones has been proved to provide a higher clarity and lower dragging compared to an LCD product. The evaluation has been made by SGS, a global authentication company, and available on its official Weibo account. Samsung Display introduced the findings of SGS and emphasized on the "short dragging, fast video response speed, and smooth screen usage"...

2 Июль 2020

Asus will hold a special launch event for its ROG Phone 3 dubbed "ROG 2020 Game Changer". The event will be simultaneously held on three places: Taiwan, Milan and New York . The online launch event will start at 11 pm Taiwan time. The Asus ROG Phone 3 will be powered by the Snapdragon 865+ mobile platform. The latter will be paired with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of built-in storage. A 5000 mAh battery with...

2 Июль 2020

This morning, Vivo's Weibo page announced that the company will unveil the Vivo X50 Pro+ on July 8. On June 1, Vivo announced the Vivo X50 and Vivo X50 Pro. The Pro+ version brings a substantial upgrade over the previous two models. It will have a 120Hz refresh rate with 240Hz touch sampling rate. The chipset will be a Snapdragon 865 one with a Snapdraon X55 5G modem. A high-performance Hi-Fi chip CS43131 with...

2 Июль 2020

Earlier today, Xiaomi announced the Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C. Later on, Realme unveiled the copycat of the Redmi 9C - the Realme C11. The debut of these cheap smartphones is the debut of two new MediaTek chipsets - the Helio G35 and Helio G25. Both are manufactured on the 12nm process and feature eight Cortex-A55 cores clocked up to 2.3GHz for the G35 and up to 2GHz for the G25. The GPU is one and the same - an IMG...

30 Июнь 2020

The Realme C11 has been announced today for South-Asia markets. Based on a MediaTek Helio G35 chipset and with a price tag of RM 429 (USD 100), it competes directly with the Redmi 9C, which was announced earlier today for the same markets. The Realme C11 has a 6.5-inch IPS display with an HD+ resolution, a 5000 mAh battery, a 13MP main rear shooter with a 2MP depth-sensing auxiliary snapper, a 5MP selfie shooter...

30 Июнь 2020

AT&T's 5G network is now live for consumers in 28 additional markets across the country and covers more than 160 million people. With today's launch, AT&T now offers access to 5G on its best unlimited wireless plans for consumers and businesses in a total of 355 markets in the US. In parts of some markets, AT&T has enabled dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) technology which allows carriers to share the same channel...

30 Июнь 2020

Xiaomi Malaysia unveiled the Redmi 9A and Redmi 9C for the local market via a post on Facebook. The smartphones will go on sale via the local retailer Lazada on July 7 and at the end of July, respectively. The Redmi 9A with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM costs RM 359 (USD 85). The Redmi 9C with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM costs RM 429 (USD 100). The Redmi 9A is equipped with a 6.53-inch IPS display with an HD+ resolution. The device...

30 Июнь 2020

The global smartphone display panel market recorded total revenue of $9.0 billion in Q1 2020, according to the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report, "Smartphone Display Panel Market Share Q1 2020: Revenues Climb by 3%, Samsung Display Maintains Lead." According to the report, the total smartphone panel revenues witnessed a growth of 3% YoY owing to the rise in the demand for OLED panels...

30 Июнь 2020

According to the Yonhap news agency which cites industry sources, Samsung will introduce two foldable smartphones in the next half of the year. These will be the Galaxy Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. The event will be held in August and the duo of foldable smartphones will be unveiled together with the models from the Galaxy Note 20 series. The same sources have denied that the affordable Galaxy Fold Lite will be...

28 Июнь 2020

The LG K8X is yet another budget LG offering for the US market. This time, the device goes on sale via US Cellular. It has a 5.7-inch FullView display with an HD+ resolution (720 x 1520) and a 3000 mAh non-removable battery. A MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) chipset with a 2GHz octa-core CPU is responsible for the performance. It is paired to 2GB of RAM and 16/32GB of storage. The latter can be expanded. The camera...

26 Июнь 2020

Today, Realme announced the Realme X3 and the Realme X3 SuperZoom for the India market. The Realme X3 is equipped with a 6.6-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is based on a Snapdragon 855+ chipset aided by VC liquid cooling. The camera department features a 64MP main shooter adjoined by an 8MP shooter with a 115° ultra-wide angle, 12MP telephoto snapper and a 2MP unit for depth sensing and macro...

25 Июнь 2020

The BLU G90 is now on sale in the USA via Amazon. Priced at USD 99, the new smartphone features a 6.5-inch in-cell IPS display with an HD+ resolution. It has a waterdrop notch for the 13MP front-facing camera. On the back, there's a fingerprint sensor adjoining three cameras - a 16MP main snapper with an f/2.0 aperture and a 1/3" sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide camera with 120-degree FoV, and a 2MP depth-sensing unit. The...

24 Июнь 2020

Earlier today, the Honor Weibo page teased the Huawei Honor X10 Max yet again. This time, the post unveiled that the smartphone will have a 7.09-inch display with an RGBW panel. This type of panels add a white sub-pixel to original RGB arrangement in an attempt to increase maximum brightness which at times may reach 70%. The typical brightness of the Huawei Honor X10 Max is said to be 780 nits. In addition, this...

24 Июнь 2020

ZTE USA has announced a new affordable smartphone for the local market that costs USD 60. The ZTE Avid 579 offers all basic smartphone features one would expect. It is available on Target and Consumer Cellular. The device has a 5.45-inch HD+ display and is powered by a 2660 mAh removable battery. It is equipped with a 2MP front camera and an 8MP rear shooter. Processing power is based on a MediaTek chipset with a...

23 Июнь 2020

OnePlus has teased an Instagram page dubbed OnePlusLiteZThing, which has also been promoted on Twitter with the #NewBeginnings hashtag. This probably points at the launch of the OnePlus Z or OnePlus 8 Lite. However, since there's no mention of a specific type of product this might as well be something else than a smartphone. One thing is for sure, according to OnePlus, the next OnePlus chapter begins with this...

23 Июнь 2020

It looks like iOS14 is becoming more Android-ish. The new OS from Apple for its iPhones will launch later this year with the new tier of models slated for autumn reveal. The home screen of iOS14 now includes an App drawer - a feature that was available on Android devices so far. In iOS14, it is called App Library that groups the apps according to various functionalities. The Widgets on iOS14 are also more...

23 Июнь 2020

Korean news outlet states that Apple will use 12.9-inch Mini-LED displays from LG for the iPad Pro due later this year. The information comes from "sources within the company (LG Display)". This will be the first time Apple is using Mini-LEDs for its iPad Pro line-up. In general, using Mini-LEDs allows producers to use more LED chips into the same space and increase display resolution. A tablet or a laptop's display...

23 Июнь 2020

The Tecno Spark Power 2 has been announced in India, priced originally at INR 11,999 but discounted to INR 9,999 prior market launch. The model is available on Flipkart. It has a massive 6000 mAh battery with 18W fast charging and a huge 7-inch display with an HD+ resolution. The smartphone is based on a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset paired to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It has two slots for Nano-SIM cards and a...

19 Июнь 2020

The Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro has just been announced for the Chinese market. It looks like a twin of the Enjoy Z 5G, which was unveiled a month ago. This smartphone evolves around a 6.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 90Hz refresh rate and a dewdrop notch that houses the 16MP AI front camera. On the back, there's a tri-camera module. The main rear shooters packs a 48MP sensor and is adjoined by...

19 Июнь 2020

Samsung Electronics has been selected as a 5G telecommunications equipment supplier by Canada's major mobile operator Telus. Samsung first entered the Canadian network market in December. It has already signed contracts with major carriers in the US and New Zealand. Telus has 13.4 million mobile subscribers with an annual revenue of C$14.4 billion ($10.4 billion). Canada plans to invest C$40 billion to deploy 5G...

19 Июнь 2020

Another day - another affordable LG smartphone for the USA market. Today, this is the LG Harmony 4 available via Cricket Wireless. Similar to the other models from the past few days, it has a 6.1-inch HD+ FullVision display, a 2GHz octa-core CPU, a 13MP+5MP rear cameras and an 8MP front-facing shooters. Power is supplied by a 3500 mAh battery. There are 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. The smartphone has a...

19 Июнь 2020

The Sharp Aquos R5G is Sharp's first 5G smartphone. The company has announced it will release the smartphone to market on June 18. The model has a 6.5-inch Pro IGZO display with a resolution of 1440 and 3168 pixels, a peak brightness of 1000 nits and HDR enhancer feature. Under the hood, the Snapdragon 865 chipset ticks paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The 5G smartphone will also offer...

18 Июнь 2020

The Cubot King Kong CS is a very affordable smartphone targeted to people who need a compact rugged smartphone with basic smartphone functions. This is a 2G and 3G-only device, so no 4G LTE connectivity. It runs on Android 10 Go Edition and supports Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS. The Micro-USB 2.0 port and the 3.5 mm jack are protected by a special rubber cap. The two Micro-SIM cards with the third slot for...

18 Июнь 2020

The Blackview BV6300 Pro is finally official and can already be purchased on AliExpress. The regular price of the device is USD 290 but until June 21 it can be purchased for USD 200. The Blackview BV6300 Pro is a slim and compact rugged smartphone that boasts IP68, IP69K, and MIL-STD-810G certification for water, dust, impact adn extremities resistance. The handset is mainly black with colored accents in green...

18 Июнь 2020

The LG Reflect is another budget offering from LG for the US market. This time, the device is available via TracFone. It has a 6.5-inch FullVision display with a resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels and a 4000 mAh battery. The device is based on an octa-core 2GHz chipset with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The latter can be expanded up to 2TB. The notch on the front houses a 13MP selfie snapper with an f/2.0 aperture...

18 Июнь 2020

The Cubot X30 seems to be the latest addition to Cubot's X series, which is the top range of smartphones from the brand. The model is not officially announced, it has simply appeared on AliExpress and it is still unknown whether the whole model is real, or part of the specs are fake. The AliExpress listing states the smartphone has a 6.4-inch FHD+ IPS display, a 4200 mAh battery, 6GB/8GB of RAM, 128GB/256GB of...

17 Июнь 2020

Qualcomm has detailed its latest mobile platform for mid-range 5G devices. The Snapdragon 690 is made after the 8nm LPP process and houses an octa-core CPU with two 2GHz Kryo 560 (Cortex-A77) cores and six 1.7GHz Kryo 560 (Cortex-A55) cores. The graphics department is headed by an Adreno 619L GPU. The chipset also houses a Hexagon 692 DSP and a Spectra 355L ISP that can handle up to 48MP single cameras or up to...

17 Июнь 2020

A new Asus-branded smartphone has been certified by TENAA. Dubbed Asus I003DD, it is most probably the third gaming smartphone from the brand - the Asus ROG 3. The handset is built around a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. A 5900 mAh battery provides power supply and a Snapdragon 865 chipset clocked up to 3.091GHz is responsible for the performance. This is most probably a tweaked...

16 Июнь 2020

The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is making its way to AT&T with access to AT&T 5G at an irresistible price. US customers can get it for just $10 a month when they add a new line with an eligible unlimited rate plan and purchase on an AT&T installment plan. Pre-orders start on June 19 and availability in AT&T Stores begins on July 10. And, for a limited time, customers who order the A71 5G will get a $100 Visa gift card...

15 Июнь 2020

LG and Cricket Wireless has launched the LG Fortune 3 in the US. The model succedes the LG Fortune 2 which dates back to 2018. The new device does offer a significant upgrade over the previous model. It features a larger screen - 5.7-inch in diagonal with an HD+ resolution (720 x 1520). The FullVision display has a notch for the 5MP front-facing snapper. On the back, there's a 13MP main shooter and a 5MP ultra-wide...

15 Июнь 2020

The Elec has confirmed that Samsung will source OLED displays from CSOT (owned by TCL) for the Galaxy M41. The affordable smartphone is scheduled for release in India and other emerging markets later this month. It is the first device that will use an OLED panel that's not produced from Samsung Display. The news outlet also cites people familiar with the matter according to whom Samsung is also testing OLED panels...

15 Июнь 2020

The Xiaomi Redmi 9 was announced for Europe. The smartphone is quite affordable with a EUR 150 price tag. It features a 6.53-inch IPS display with an FHD+ resolution, 400 nits typical brightness, 1500:1 static contrast ratio. There's an 8MP front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture, while on the back there are four shooters - a 13MP primary one with an f/2.2 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide snapper with 118-degree FoV...

10 Июнь 2020

According to various news outlets in China, Huawei will unveil the Huawei Enjoy 20 Plus on June 24. It is expected that this smartphone will be equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset for dual-mode 5G support. There will be 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Power will be supplied by a 4200 mAh battery with 22.5W fast charge support. The camera department will include a 16MP front shooter and three rear...

10 Июнь 2020

The Motorola One Fusion+ is a mid-range smartphone with a 16MP po-up selfie camera. It features a 6.5-inch IPS FHD+ display with HDR10 support. On the back, there is a fingerprint sensor and a quad-camera module. The latter is headed by a 64MP main shooter with an f/1.8 lens. The other three include an 8MP ultra-wide snapper, a 5MP macro lens and a 2MP depth-sensing unit. A 5000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging...

8 Июнь 2020

Visionox - a producer of OLED displays for mobiles, has announced the Visionox InV see - its solution for an under-display camera. This is the world's first under-screen camera solution to achieve mass production application level. Visionox has come up with a new OLED type of display to increase its transparency. It has also made new driving circuits and pixel structures in order to achieve quality photos. This will...

8 Июнь 2020

Huawei has just announced the Honor Play 4 5G and the Honor Play 4 Pro. The Honor Play 4 5G weighs 213 g and is 8.9 mm thick, 78.5 mm wide and 170 mm tall. It packs a big 6.81-inch IPS display with an FHD resolution (1080 x 2400) and a 4300 mAh battery. The smartphone is based on a MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset paired to 6/8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The camera department features a 16MP snapper for selfies...

3 Июнь 2020