The upcoming OnePlus 9 series, which is expected to become official sometime in the first quarter of 2021, is going to have three members, according to a new report on the matter.
Joining the unsurprising OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro will be a OnePlus 9 Lite. This model will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset, instead of the Snapdragon 888 in the other two. The 865, is, of course, the top dog…
Honor V40 to launch on January 12 with a 120Hz screen
December 24, 2020
Honor is expected to unveil the V40 next month, and while we are yet to get an official confirmation on this, a Weibo user claims the smartphone will go official on January 12.
The same user also posted a screenshot of a 120FPS beta test on the Honor V40, corroborating…
FCC confirms S Pen support on Galaxy S21 Ultra
December 24, 2020
If it wasn’t clear enough from Samsung’s statement that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will gain support for the S Pen, it’s clear now. An FCC filing for a Samsung SMG998B (Galaxy S21 Ultra) in testing has listed support for a “stylus device” with both…
Samsung starts One UI 3 beta program for Galaxy A51 too
December 24, 2020
Samsung announced the start of the One UI 3 beta program based on Android 11 earlier today for the Galaxy M31 and now it’s doing the same for the Galaxy A51 5G. It was announced in the Samsung Community forums in South Korea.
You can check if you are eligible to enter the program by tapping on the banner in the Samsung Members app to sign up. A beta version of the software will be seeded to…
ZTE Axon 20 goes through torture test, lives to tell its tale
December 24, 2020
The first commercially available phone with an under display camera title belongs to ZTE’s Axon 20 5G and given its already up for grabs globally, Zach form decided its time for his signature durability test.
As you’d expect the UD selfie cam gets its own breakdown…
One of the first third-party MagSafe battery packs for iPhone 12 is now available to order
December 24, 2020
We’ve been anxiously waiting for third party accessory manufacturers to create new kinds of MagSafe accessories for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. Last month we shared a concept detailing ideas for a MagSafe battery pack to replace things like chunky battery cases. Now…
Let this eerily accurate AI dunk on your Spotify habits
December 24, 2020
If you’re a Spotify user, you might have checked out your 2020 listening data with Spotify Wrapped. It’s a straightforward celebration of your year in music and podcasts, a judgement-free overview of what you listened to. The Pudding, however, is distorting that mirror a bit, with a bot that roasts you for the music that got you through 2020.
In Spotify’s book (and mine)…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 23, 2020
December 24, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Hyundai is preparing to launch the IONIQ 5, the first electric car under its new Ioniq electric subbrand, and it has accidentally leaked the specs.
It’s not looking bad, but it will depend on the price point.
Last summer, the Korean automaker announced that “IONIQ”…
Nikola (NKLA) announced that the company and a partner have canceled a deal to make electric garbage trucks and the reason they gave is basically that it is too hard.
Earlier this year, Nikola, which is better known for its electric-hydrogen trucks, and Republic Services, a large US-based waste disposal company, announced that they would work together to “design and build an industry-first…
