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Ming-Chi Kuo casts doubt on 2×2 MIMO uplink support for 5G iPhone 12

February 14, 2020
Apple’s iPhone 12 may not support 2×2 uplink as initially expected, according to the latest report from Ming-Chi Kuo. TF Securities’ analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in June 2019 that the 5G iPhone rollout would benefit WIN SEMI and Broadcom significantly, with the devices featuring six power amplifiers for 5G networking. However, Kuo has now scaled down those expectations substantially. He now…
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High demand for Xiaomi Mi 10 sees the phone sell out in seconds

February 14, 2020
Xiaomi Mi 10 arrived yesterday alongside the Mi 10 Pro. The phones went on sale earlier today, but that only lasted a few seconds as all available stock was gone. Xiaomi Mi 10 in Peach Gold, Green, Black According to Xiaomi, the flash sale generated over CNY200 million…
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Samsung brings discounts to Galaxy S10 series in India

February 14, 2020
With the announcement of the new Galaxy S20 series this week, Samsung is slashing the prices of its S10 series in India. All three phones are still up for grabs on Samsung’s official web store with significantly lower asking prices compared to their launch. The S10e is now…
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Realme X50 Pro 5G will have 65W SuperDart fast wired charging

February 14, 2020
Because MWC was canceled, Realme is holding an online launch event for the X50 Pro 5G on February 24, when it was initially supposed to take the wraps off it in Barcelona at the trade show. The phone has now been confirmed by its maker to sport 65W fast charging, which uses the SuperDart brand we saw it trademark last year. That is going to be impressively fast. While the Realme X2 Pro was…
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Lenovo teases ‘Legion’ Android gaming phone w/ Snapdragon 865

February 13, 2020
Lenovo owns Motorola, but the company has its own brand in the smartphone space, too. Now, though, Lenovo’s “Legion” brand known for its gaming laptops may also be making the jump to a gaming phone. In a teaser posted to Weibo, Lenovo not-so-subtly teases that it will soon debut a gaming smartphone under its “Legion” brand. In the PC world, the Legion brand has become the center of…
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Alphabet Scoop 084: Galaxy Z Flip, S20 line, and Unpacked 2020

February 13, 2020
This week is all about what Samsung announced at Unpacked 2020. We of course kick off by talking about the Galaxy Z Flip, which one of us experienced in the flesh, and then dive into everything else the company announced. Alphabet Scoop is available on Google Play, Google…
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OnePlus 8 with Snapdragon 865 runs Geekbench

February 13, 2020
A month ago we saw the OnePlus 8 Pro – model number IN2023 – go through Geekbench. Now a second device, IN2025, has done the same and this may be the vanilla OnePlus 8. OnePlus 8 (IN2025) running Geekbench 4 It’s powered by the same Snapdragon 865 chipset (“kona”)…
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Android Auto now shows weather in status bar as over 70 new cars add support

February 13, 2020
Google’s Android Auto went through a major redesign last year which has a lot of pros, but one unfortunate casualty was a weather widget on the homescreen. Now, after experimenting with its design a bit, Google is adding a weather icon to Android Auto’s status bar. Spotted by , Google is now rolling out a weather icon next to the temperature icon on Android Auto. The temperature icon rolled…
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