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Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G and Mate X2 4G coming to China

April 24, 2021
Huawei will soon start selling 4G-only versions of the Mate 40 Pro and Mate X2 in China. The two devices are listed on Huawei’s official website with full specs, but no details about price or date of availability. The two phones are identical to their 5G-enabled counterparts in all other aspects, but naturally should cost less when they go on sale. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is still cutting…
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Oppo A53s 5G with Dimensity 700 coming to India on April 27 for under INR15,000

April 24, 2021
A few days ago, Oppo launched the A74 5G in India for INR17,990 ($240/€200), and today, the company announced it will introduce yet another 5G smartphone in the country on April 27 – the Oppo A53s 5G. In a press note, Oppo confirmed the A53s 5G will be powered by the Dimensity 700 SoC and cost less than INR15,000 ($200/€165) in India. Oppo also shared an image, which reveals the…
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Asus Zenfone 8 will become official on May 12, promised to be "compact in size"

April 24, 2021
Asus has announced when it’s going to make the Zenfone 8 family of smartphones official. The unveiling event will take place on May 12 at 1 PM Eastern / 7 PM CET. We are thus less than 19 days away from that point, as the counter on the special event website helpfully informs us, with a handy countdown that perhaps unnecessarily includes seconds. The Taiwanese company says we should expect…
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Samsung Galaxy M40 gets Android 11-based One UI 3.1 update

April 24, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy M40 announced back in 2019 with Android 9 Pie picked up the Android 10 update last March, and now it’s receiving Android 11 with One UI 3.1. The new firmware sports version number M405FDDU2CUC6 and requires a hefty download of around 2GB. It comes…
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OnePlus Gaming Triggers go on sale in India

April 24, 2021
Initially teased during the OnePlus 9 series launch event, the OnePlus Gaming Triggers are now up for sale in India. The clip-on accessory adds two shoulder buttons that attach independently on both Android and iOS devices as long as their thickness does not exceed 11.5 mm.
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Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Note20 series get new camera features

April 24, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy S10 locked to Verizon’s network recently got a new software update which bumped up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to April 2021 and brought new camera features. Those same features have made their way to Verizon’s Galaxy Note20 5G and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G along with the April patch and new background effects for the Portrait Mode. Here’s…
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