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Samsung pushes September security patch for Galaxy S7 series

November 1, 2020
Despite officially no longer being supported the Galaxy S7 duo is now receiving the September 2020 security patch. The two early 2016 phones were previously on the March 2020 security patch Update changelog The new update is currently rolling out in Canada and the UK and weighs in just under 70MB. The Galaxy S7 gets the G930W8VLS8CTI1 while the S7 Edge comes with the G935W8VLS8CTI1 build…
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Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition with Snapdragon 460 unveiled

November 1, 2020
Back in July, Realme unveiled the C15 – an entry level phone with 6,000 mAh battery and MediaTek’s Helio G35 chipset at the helm. Now, Realme is introducing a new Snapdragon 460 version of the C15 dubbed Realme C15 Qualcomm Edition. The only major change here is the…
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Ceramic Shield scratches like regular glass, torture test finds

November 1, 2020
The iPhone 12 Pro is the latest phone to enter the durability test and unsurprisingly it passed without issue. What’s also not surprising is that the iPhone’s new Ceramic Shield front glass scratched at the same level as any regular glass screen – at a level 6 on Mohs’ scale of hardness. The scratches do appear fainter, but they’re scratches nonetheless. Apple has…
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Analyst: Apple reaches 1 billion active iPhones

November 1, 2020
Above Avalon is a crowd-funded platform tracking Apple’s performance in the smartphone market since the first iPhone in 2008. According to its founder Neil Cybart Cupertino has reached 1 billion active iPhones milestone in 2020. iPhone active users • New and…
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Sony Xperia shipments stabilize, but image sensor division slipped

November 1, 2020
Sony has published its financial reports for the three months ending on September 30 and there’s some good news from the mobile division – it shipped 600,000 smartphones, level with the same period last year. It may not sound like great news, but Xperia shipments were on a decline and they hit their lowest point at the beginning of this year with only 400,000 units shipped. So, leveling off is…
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OnePlus Nord gets OxygenOS 10.5.9 with Game Space features

November 1, 2020
This is the second update for the OnePlus Nord this month and while smaller it still brings a couple of nice new features. The Game Space has been enhanced, while the October’s security patch is also part of it. Keep in mind that the OTA update is available only for…
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New Oppo phone might arrive with Snapdragon 870 chipset

November 1, 2020
Qualcomm is about to launch the Snapdragon 875 chipset in December, and we expect a “lite” version of the flagship platform to tag along. It will sit as a more affordable chip that can offer pretty similar performance, while missing on a few features. The leakster that goes by the (machine-translated) name Digital Chat Station revealed Oppo is developing a smartphone that will have that new…
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