MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy S21 preorders expected to surpass the Galaxy S20

January 23, 2021
Samsung introduced the Galaxy S21 smartphones last Thursday, and now the first reports about the pre-order campaign are coming. Industry insiders in South Korea revealed that Samsung is getting 15-20% more orders compared to last year’s Galaxy S20 lineup. The major increase comes from those going for unlocked phones, while pre-orders placed through carriers are unchanged. Back in 2020…
Read more
MobileNews

Samsung Galaxy A82 might be in the works with a flip-up camera

January 23, 2021
Remember the Galaxy A80? The phone had a camera that could rise and flip around when you wanted to take a selfie. That kept the front neat with slim bezels and no punch holes. However, this model didn’t get a sequel last year as the device rumored to be the A81 turned out…
MobileNews

Nokia phone codenamed “Quiksilver” visits Geekbench

January 23, 2021
An upcoming Nokia phone powered by the 5G ready Snapdragon 690 chipset appeared in a listing on Geekbench. The device is code-named “Quicksilver” and managed 471 points in the single-core department and 1,500 on the multi-core test. According to speculations, this is the rumored Nokia 6.3/6.4 which appeared in renders two weeks ago. Nokia “Quicksilver” Geekbench listing The new…
Read more
MobileNews

2021 iPhones will have smaller notches, LiDAR and sensor-shift OIS

January 23, 2021
Back in 2017, Apple introduced its iPhone X as one of the biggest redesigns in its smartphone line. Four iPhone generations later the iPhone 12 series is still sporting the same sized notch but according to the latest report backed by supply chain insiders, the next generation of iPhones will finally offer smaller cutouts. The same information was confirmed in a previous report from earlier this…
Read more
MobileNews

Facebook inexplicably logs out iPhone users

January 23, 2021
Facebook isn’t down, but it did start an odd trending topic on Twitter Friday night as confused iPhone owners tried to figure out why the social network logged them out. I haven’t found an explanation for why this happened, but it appears that everyone accessing the app…
MobileNews

Google experiments with giving Lens a more obvious, camera-shaped icon

January 23, 2021
Lens closed out last year with a Pixel Camera-inspired redesign and more shortcuts in other apps to launch the visual search tool. Google is now testing a new Lens icon that better communicates its functionality. As spotted by Android Police, the new Lens icon was spotted at the top of Google app in the search field. This placement, which appears next to the microphone icon, was introduced to…
Read more