With the iPhone 12 series Apple introduced Ceramic Shield, a new type of screen glass which “provides the biggest jump in durability ever on iPhone”. The company specifically advertises a 4x increase in drop resistance, so naturally, someone put those claims to the test.
The videos below show an iPhone 12 and an iPhone 12 Pro. Note that the Shield only protects the front, the type of glass…
LG Tone Free with ANC announced
November 1, 2020
Back in June, LG announced its Tone Free TWS earbuds which featured a self-cleaning charging case with UV light. Now we get a similar looking pair bearing the HBS-FN7 model number which come with the same neat case and active noise cancellation.
The new model has three…
Honor Halloween sale sees laptops, smartwatches discounted
November 1, 2020
Halloween is slowly creeping up and Honor is starting yet another sales campaign across Europe. There’s deals on Honor laptops and smartwatches as well as plenty of smart accessories through coupons. The new promos are valid in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain…
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will not be a huge departure from the current model, based on info from leakers. And if you’re thinking that it’s too early for leaks, Samsung is reportedly pulling the S21 launch forward to January.
The new Ultra will have a slightly smaller screen, down a tenth of an inch to 6.8”, and this will be the only curved panels – the S21 and S21+ will have flat…
LG Q52 is official with a Helio P35 chipset and $290 price tag
November 1, 2020
LG Q52 leaked last week in multiple hands-on photos and today its official debut comes. It is a midranger with a Helio P35 chipset for the Korean market that has four cameras and two LED flashes on the back and a basic LCD panel with HD+ resolution on the front.
The LG Q52…
Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes the AI Benchmark crown
November 1, 2020
Huawei made the Mate 40 Pro official yesterday, alongside the Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro+, and Porsche Design Mate 40 RS. The Mate 40 Pro has already been put through our review process, yielding some very interesting benchmark results – don’t forget to check those out…
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…
