Samsung introduced its Galaxy S21 lineup earlier this week – a vanilla Galaxy S21, a plus model that provides largely the same internals in a larger package and the Ultra that has a strong claim for the throne of the ultimate cameraphone. We already compared the three new phones, but now it’s time to look at the upgrades they bring over the outgoing Galaxy S20 family.
Samsung Galaxy…
Google may require AV1 codec support on all new Android TV devices starting March 31st
January 17, 2021
Google’s Android TV platform powers set-top boxes, dongles, projectors, and even TVs themselves. As the shift to Google TV has been ongoing, Google is laying down a new requirement for all new Android TV devices — they must support the AV1 streaming codec.
If that…
Samsung Galaxy M62 gets FCC certified with 7,000 mAh battery
January 16, 2021
A Samsung device bearing model designation SM-M62F/DS and believed to be the Galaxy M62 has bagged FCC certification, revealing a 7,000 mAh battery in the process.
Additionally, FCC revealed that SM-M62F/DS will ship with a 25W charger and feature a USB-C port and 3.5mm…
iPhone 13 might feature in-display fingerprint scanner, foldable iPhone in the works
January 16, 2021
The iPhone 13 arriving later this year will not come with major changes but it might have an in-display fingerprint scanner in tow since Apple has started testing it as a key upgrade for 2021, reports .
Starting with iPhone X, all iPhones except the iPhone SE (2020) came without the Touch ID fingerprint reader and used Face ID facial recognition for biometric authentication.
However, Face ID has…
This week’s top stories: Google Assistant goes Super Saiyan, Nova Launcher 7 demo, more
January 16, 2021
In this week’s top stories: we help the Google Assistant go Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball Z easter egg, take an early look at an upcoming revamp of Nova Launcher, catalog the best new features of OnePlus’s OxygenOS 11.0 update, and more.
The Google Assistant sparked a…
Check out our Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup key features video
January 16, 2021
Today was a very big day for Samsung, as you may already know. The Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra were finally unveiled after months of rumors, leaks, and speculation. So now that the cat’s out of the official bag, we couldn’t wait to tell you all about the…
Last week Honor said it will unveil the V40 5G on January 18 in China, but now the company has announced the phone will be introduced on January 22 instead.
Honor cites conference venue and equipment related issues for the delay, but it has promised to begin the sales of V40 5G on January 22 at noon local time.
Honor V40 5G will be introduced on January 22
The Chinese phone maker hasn’t…
The Trump administration has designated Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese military company” which would qualify it to be one of the blacklisted companies under the Trump Administration’s Executive Order from November that bars American securities and investment companies…
Xiaomi foldable phone prototype leaks in spy photos
January 16, 2021
Samsung, Huawei and Motorola are already into the market for foldables, and it’s only a matter of time before more companies join. Xiaomi looks to be making steady progress in that direction as a Galaxy Fold-like phone with MIUI 12 onboard has been spotted in spy shots…
Oppo A93 5G announced with Snapdragon 480 and 90Hz screen
January 16, 2021
Oppo announced the A93 last year with a Helio P95 SoC, and today the company followed it up with a 5G variant. The Oppo A93 5G is powered by the brand new Snapdragon 480 SoC, boots Android 11-based ColorOS 11.1, and has two memory options – 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. It also comes with a microSD card slot that allows addition of another 256GB of storage.
The Oppo A93 5G is built around a…
