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Amazon France discounts iPhone 11 models by up to €165

January 13, 2020
It’s not often that you see Apple offering discounts on its phones. Okay, technically this isn’t Apple but Amazon France – the retailer is offering up to €165 off via coupons for the iPhone 11 family. The actual value of the coupons varies by model, but it’s usually 10% off. The 512GB version of the iPhone 11 Pro Max gets a €165.90 coupon, but only for the Space Gray color option. The 64GB…
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Android Auto app has been downloaded 100 million times

January 13, 2020
Five years after its launch, Google’s Android Auto recently passed a milestone. On the Play Store, the Android Auto app has been downloaded 100 million times (via ). Some of Google’s apps on Android have upwards of 1 billion downloads, but a mere 100 million is notable for Android Auto in particular because the app wasn’t pre-loaded on devices until the…
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Xiaomi demoes a 144Hz mode for the Redmi K30 5G

January 13, 2020
Just last month the first Redmi phone with a high refresh rate screen came out, the Redmi K30 and its 5G variant had 120Hz IPS LCD panels. That may not be the best that the K30 can do – Xiaomi VP Lu Weibing posted a video of the Redmi K30 5G screen running at 144Hz. The VP…
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TCL sets date for MWC event, new own-branded and Alcatel phones incoming

January 13, 2020
TCL and is heading to Barcelona to introduce its latest smartphones and technologies at MWC 2020. The company sent out invitations to media all over the world, revealing it will have a press conference on February 2020 at exactly 18:00 local time. The event is taking place on the Saturday before the Congress, meaning once the exhibition is in full swing from February 24 to February 27, visitors…
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Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple set to sell 80-85M iPhones with 5G

January 13, 2020
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a note in which he predicts that Apple will release four 5G-connected iPhone models and sell plenty of them. Previously there were speculations that Cupertino will launch sub-6GHz models first and delay the mmWave phones for…
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OnePlus confirms upgrade to 120 Hz displays in 2020 that will also be brighter

January 13, 2020
The past year of smartphones has seen the rise of high refresh rate displays, and in 2020, we’re expecting that trend to get even better. Today, OnePlus has confirmed that it will adopt 120 Hz AMOLED displays this year that will have more benefits than just the faster refresh rate. In a forum post, OnePlus’ Pete Lau explains that the company’s next smartphone display…
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