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Affordable HTC Wildfire E Ultra passes through Google Play Console

Yet another HTC phone is coming and despite what it’s naming may lead you to believe it’s a decidedly entry-level affair. The HTC Wildfire E Ultra was just listed on Google Play Console, which confirmed a few key specs. The chipset is a Unisoc SC9863A with 8 Cortex-A55 cores coupled with 2GB of RAM. Up front is a 480p screen, which is a proper rarity these days. The image shows a…
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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE brings Snapdragon 778G in a familiar body

The ongoing global chipset shortage is no joke, Xiaomi could not keep up supply of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 780G SoC for its Mi 11 lite 5G and is thus launching the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (New Edition) powered by the Snapdragon 778G chipset. The 778G uses TSMC’s 6nm node…
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Xiaomi Pad 5 hits Europe

During its Xiaomi 11T series event, the company announced that its recently announced Xiaomi Pad 5 is making its debut in Europe too. Sadly, the Pro version won’t make it to international markets, but the vanilla Pad 5 will be offered in two memory options – 6GB/128GB and 6GB/256GB. Price tags are €349 and €399, respectively with early birds getting a discount to…
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Oppo F19s will have a 6.43" AMOLED display, 48MP main camera, leak reveals

The Oppo F19 series is about to add a fourth member to its ranks. The Oppo F19s will be very similar to the vanilla Oppo F19 (which starts at INR 19,000). It is headed to India with a rumored price that is slightly lower, INR 18,000 ($245). The phone will have a 6.43” AMOLED display (1080p+, 20:9), just like the vanilla F19. And the phone should be powered by the same Snapdragon 662 equipped…
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Huawei establishes Digital Finance and Security Innovation Lab

Huawei has been cut off from some services, but it sees this as an opportunity rather than a setback. The latest step is the foundation of the Digital Finance and Security Innovation Lab (aka Fin²Sec) in Helsinki, Finland. The lab will seek to address the requirements of…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup gets eSIM support in US with OneUI 4 Beta

On Tuesday, Samsung launched its beta program for Android 12 and One UI 4. Along with the list of many new features and updates for the Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra is support for eSIM in the US. eSIM allows a smartphone to be registered to a network without needing a SIM card. You’d only need to provide a unique eSIM number to your carrier to activate service. Galaxy S21 variants…
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