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OnePlus 8T goes on sale in the US

November 1, 2020

The OnePlus 8T announced last week is now available for purchase in the US through OnePlus’ online store with two color options – Lunar Silver and Aquamarine Green. It’s priced at $749 and comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. There’s also an 8T+ 5G for T-Mobile priced the same, which comes with an IP68 rating while sharing the rest of the specs with the regular 8T. The…

Samsung Galaxy S20 with Android 11 gets Wi-Fi certified, stable build might roll out soon

November 1, 2020

Samsung has released the Android 11-based One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy S20 in some countries, and it seems the company might soon release the stable build of its custom Android skin for the vanilla S20 as the smartphone with Android 11 has been certified by the Wi-Fi…

Oppo is working on a new navigation algorithm offering accuracy up to 1 meter

November 1, 2020

Oppo has announced its new RTK technology that greatly improves navigation precision. According to the company, the new algorithm can achieve 1-meter accuracy without any additional equipment. This should be good enough for per-lane navigation as well. Oppo is working…

Huawei might be working on a foldable phone with clamshell design

November 1, 2020

While we are still waiting for the Mate Xs follow-up, the company seems to be exploring the possibilities of doing a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip competitor with clamshell design. At least according to this design patent filed back in April at the China National Intellectual Property Office. Looking at the image, the phone looks strikingly similar to the Galaxy Z Flip with one exception – the…

Realme Watch S will be unveiled on November 2, key specs confirmed

November 1, 2020

Realme introduced the Realme Watch back in May, and later it announced that the Watch S Pro will arrive in Q4 2020. We are yet to hear more about it from Realme, but the company’s Pakistani branch has announced on Twitter that the non-Pro model will be unveiled on…

MIUI 12 hits Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T's global version

November 1, 2020

Xiaomi has started seeding the latest MIUI 12 version to the global Redmi Note 8T. The firmware version is 12.0.1.0.QCXMIXM and, of course, it’s still based on Android 10. The October security patch comes along too. However, if you are a European owner, the update…

Weekly poll results: iPhone 12 mini wins big, followed by Pro Max, 12 Pro at the bottom

November 1, 2020

There are two reasons why Apple released the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro first. One, they share most of their components, simplifying the build process. Two, Cupertino must have thought they are the two most interesting models out of the four. And analysts think the same – Ming-Chi Kuo estimates 7-9 million units were ordered on day 1 and predicts that the mini and Pro Max will not be as popular. Last…

Flashback: Huawei Mate 9 series upgraded the Leica camera, partnered with Porsche Design

November 1, 2020

Previously, we’ve explored how Huawei’s relationship with Leica began with the P9 and P9 Plus. This week’s introduction of the new Mate 40 series had us thinking of Huawei again, so it’s time to cover the company’s other 2016 flagships – the Mate 9…

Weekly poll: Will a Huawei Mate 40 have you saying goodbye to Google?

November 1, 2020

Huawei’s rapid-fire event this Thursday brought many new devices, the most interesting of which are, of course, the new Mate flagships. The ANC over-ear headphones, the fancy smartwatch and the other things are interesting as well, don’t get us wrong, but let’s focus…

Huawei nova 8 SE specs leak, reveal 66W fast charging

November 1, 2020

Update: The leakster has also provided official images of the phone which we included below. Original article follows: Huawei’s latest nova series phone was the nova 7 SE 5G Youth (yes, that’s the real full name) with a Mediatek chipset and now the company is preparing a successor. Logically called Huawei nova 8 SE, it will come in two variants and will have slight improvements with the…