Earlier this month, Samsung made the Galaxy F41 official for the Indian market. This is the first smartphone in the F series, and weirdly enough it’s just a rebranded Galaxy M31. So much for Samsung’s strive to simplify its midrange offering stables, then. We have Galaxy A, M, and now F, and we’re wondering why J had to die way back when.
Anyway, the F line is only getting…
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…
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 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 closely with China Mobile to implement the technology, which in turn is working on deploying the ground-based system and 5G…
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…
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 might arrive a little later. Units outside of China and Europe are receiving the much-awaited MIUI 12. Anyway, aside from all…
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…
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…
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 on the phones for now.
Starting with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. This phone will be available in the UK on November 13 and should…
