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Weekly poll results: Samsung Galaxy A71 outshines its sibling, the A51

Last week’s poll shows that Samsung has a potential hit on its hands – the Galaxy A71 received strong support. However, its retail price is yet to be announced, so we’ll see how that goes. Its sibling, the Galaxy A51, didn’t fare as well, only getting 40% positive vote, which was nearly even with the “the A71 is better” option at 35%. We do know the price of this one, $350/€310, which is…
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Realme 5i got certified in Singapore

A couple of unannounced Realme smartphones were seen on the website of IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority), a Singapore telecommunications regulator of sorts. The smartphones in question are the Realme 5i and the Realme C3. The Realme 5i has cropped up in…
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Vulnerability discovered in Twitter for Android, all should be well now

Twitter’s posted a statement on its Privacy blog, notifying of the discovery of a security vulnerability in its Android app. It offered the possibility to allow a bad actor control over your profile (including sending tweets and DMs) and access to otherwise non-public information if they were to insert malicious code into restricted storage areas of the Twitter app. Twitter says it has no…
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Honor MagicWatch 2 goes on sale in the UK

The Honor MagicWatch 2, unveiled late last month, is now available for purchase in the UK. The smartwatch is priced at £160 ($210/€190) and you can buy one from Amazon UK or eBay. It’s the 46mm variant that’s been listed, while the 42mm version will arrive in early 2020, but we don’t know exactly when. The MagicWatch 2 is powered by the Kirin A1 SoC – the same chipset…
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Aura White Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G up for pre-order in Korea

Starting today, a new color option for the Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G is going up for pre-order in the phone maker’s home country of South Korea. The Aura White model of the smaller Galaxy Note10 with 5G support can be pre-ordered for 1,124,500 won (~$970). The Aura White…
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Realme XT and C2 get December security patches with new update

Two Realme smartphones have started receiving a new software update in India today. We’re talking about the Realme XT and Realme C2, both of which are now getting the December security patches on this occasion. Realme XT It’s strange to see Realme being so timely with these, especially for mid-range devices, and fellow BBK stablemate OnePlus lagging behind by a lot. On the other hand…
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