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iPhone 12 Diary: As expected, 5G coverage means little as yet

One of the headline features of the iPhone 12 lineup was, of course, 5G support. I said beforehand that 5G coverage is barely a thing yet, even in London – and subsequent tests have demonstrated I was right. I’ve been conducting periodic speed tests at various locations in central London, and while it does occasionally deliver impressive speeds, this is far from the norm … In general, the…
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Google Assistant routines will soon be available on your homescreen

Routines make it easy to accomplish a bunch of actions with just a single keyword on Google Assistant devices. Now, though, Google is making these even more accessible by allowing Android users to put Google Assistant routines on their homescreens. While the feature isn’t rolling out widely just yet, a couple of users have reported that the Google Home app is now showing support for adding a…
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Another Oppo Reno5 incoming, 4G-only with Snapdragon 720G

Oppo is going to unveil its Reno5 lineup later this week and we expected three devices – a vanilla Oppo Reno5 5G, a mightier Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G, and a flagship-tier Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G. However, the family might be even larger, as one leakster on Twitter revealed there…
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Hands-on: MNML’s Google Pixel 5 case lineup

Below we go hands-on with the super-sleek and ultra-thin MNML case lineup for the “premium” Google Pixel 5. 9to5Google readers can grab a MNML case now for  for a limited time. Check out our hands-on video with the superb MNML Pixel 5 case lineup: The company has made smartphone cases that have been designed specifically with minimalists in mind or just those that hate adding yet more bulk…
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DxOMark re-tests the iPhone 11, gets a much higher score

DxOMark recently changed its testing protocol and is now doing the fourth version of the said protocol. This means that some of the devices deemed relevant will go through the new round of testing because the overall score changes too. Not to mention the software…
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vivo V20 Pro 5G gets Android 11 update

The vivo V20 Pro 5G was announced in September with Android 10-based Funtouch OS 11, and ahead of its India debut, vivo said the smartphone will receive the Android 11 update this week. Well, vivo kept its promise as Android 11 has started rolling out for the V20 Pro 5G. The Android 11 update has build number PD2020F_EX_A_6.70.8 and requires a download of around 3.6GB. It comes with notification…
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