The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will steal some of Note’s thunder as it too will support the S Pen. However, this will be more of an add-on than a native feature. The S21 Ultra retail package will not include a stylus and the phone has nowhere to house the stylus in the first place.
Instead, the S Pen will be a separate purchase – either by itself or as part of a bundle with select cases. Those…
Xiaomi confirms Redmi Note 9T launch date - it is January 8
January 4, 2021
At the end of last year we heard a rumor about an upcoming phone called Redmi Note 9T, and the new 2021 began with confirmation of its arrival. The company’s Spanish branch tweeted a teaser about an upcoming launch on January 8 at 10 AM GMT, but the tweet was deleted…
The Honor V40 was originally scheduled for a mid-December launch, but perhaps due to the change of ownership of the brand that was pushed back to January. Now it seems that there has been another bump in the road, though a small one.
Soon after the sale of the brand was…
OnePlus releases Oxygen 11 OS list of eligible devices
January 4, 2021
OnePlus brought a bit more clarity about its Android 11 update plans, announcing which devices will get Oxygen OS 11 and when they should expect it. In a forum post, the company confirmed the OnePlus Nord is first in line for an Open Beta build with the arrival scheduled for next week.
The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series will follow once the company resolves an internal data decryption issue with…
While all of last year’s iPhones got support for the more common sub-6GHz form of 5G, the much faster mmWave 5G iPhones were limited to US models only. But that may be set to change this year.
Background
We’ve previously outlined the two main types of 5G …
Sub-6GHz…
OnePlus is undoubtedly not the same firm that it was just a few short years ago as the lines blur between independent OEM and Oppo family member. The very first OnePlus fitness tracker is one such indication with the firm teasing the device for the first time.
The…
TWRP 3.5.0 adds support for more Android 10 devices including Pixel 4, Note 10 series
January 4, 2021
The TWRP 3.5.0 update has now been released with improved support for Android 10 and numerous devices including the Pixel 4 and Galaxy Note 10 series.
For those not fully versed in TWRP or TeamWin Recovery Project, it’s a custom recovery that many tinkerers like to use when flashing custom ROMs on their devices. Because of some of the changes made in Android 10, support has been absent for…
Renders of the optional Galaxy S21 S Pen leak alongside carry case w/ Note series vibes
January 4, 2021
The first renders of the optional Galaxy S21 S Pen have now been shared online alongside a carry case which no doubt signals Samsung’s intent to call time on the Note series in the future.
While the addition of stylus support was already known, the convergence of the…
Considering just how fast previous full Android upgrades have been from the firm, OnePlus has dropped the ball slightly with the Android 11 rollout for its previous hardware. Despite some delays, the firm has confirmed that the OnePlus 7/7T and Nord series are next in line…
The official Android 11 update is now rolling out for the Xiaomi Mi A3 but, as we saw with the Android 10 rollout last year, it’s not without some pretty sizeable issues.
For those unaware, the original rollout of Android 10 for the Xiaomi Mi A2 and A3 was fraught with danger as many people received mistaken Mexican firmware updates or encountered problems ranging from bricked devices to…
