A new report from a Korean outlet Chosun claims LG has indefinitely suspended its successor V60. LG was supposed to begin field testing the phone, dubbed Rainbow, at the end of February, with a view to release to the market in March. The company has reportedly stopped communicating with local carriers about the Rainbow release. LG’s Rainbow phone is rumored to be a traditional-looking smartphone as opposed to the Explorer Project roll-up phone (which LG demonstrated at CES), which is due in 2021. Rumored to be the Rainbow is the LG V70 with a Snapdragon 888 chipset and support for…
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A new Samsung Galaxy Tab (SM-T225) has appeared in the FCC database. The same model has already been spotted on Geekbench powered by Helio P22T and 3GB of RAM with Android 11 built in. Based on speculation, it should be the next Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which is expected to launch with an 8.7-inch display later this summer. Render of the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (Credit: @ _h0x0d_) The FCC listing revealed a sketch of the device that matched a previous render seen on Twitter. The sketch also confirms a headphone jack next to the USB-C port. We’re also getting…
Samsung unveiled part of its 2021 TV lineup in January, including micro-LED and Neo QLED offerings. Today’s Unbox & Discover event brought even more designs, some for the artistic crowd and others for your back porch. micro LED Samsung introduced its first micro-LED TV in 2018 – the gigantic 146-inch (or larger, depending on configuration) TV dubbed The Wall. Now that the technology has matured, the company has prepared three models that are more suitable for your average home. Two micro-LED televisions – 110 “and 99” – will be launched globally at the end of March, followed by a smaller…
When Apple closed its retail stores in the United States in mid-March 2020, the original plan was to reopen a few weeks later on the 27th. That did not happen – it took nearly a year for all of them. American stores to reopen, which they eventually did. 9to5Mac reports that all 270 Apple stores in the United States are open to some extent. Some allow in-store shopping sprees, others still function as Express storefronts, but they are open. If you are planning a store visit, please be aware that Apple is still enforcing COVID-19 precautions – that means you…
Leakster Ice universe reports that Samsung will unveil three Exynos chipsets this year – a mid-range 800 series chip, a high-end 1200 series and a flagship 2200 series. The latter two should feature GPUs based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. According to a previous tweet from the leakster, Samsung will demonstrate the GPU – just the GPU – in June, the full chipsets being unveiled later. The first phones with AMD GPUs might not arrive until next year, but there is no official timeline for all of this just yet. You probably think these Exynos / AMD chipsets will power smartphones…
Oppo’s CMO India yesterday teased the F19 Pro and F19 Pro + 5G, and earlier today Flipkart revealed that the F19 series will arrive in India on March 8. Now Oppo has announced that it has recruited Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan as the F Series Product Ambassador. Additionally, Oppo revealed that the F19 Pro + 5G will come with features like Ultra Night Video and AI Highlight Portrait Video, which will put it “ahead in photography and videography.” Oppo F19 Pro + 5G Additionally, the F19 Pro + 5G will be the first F-series smartphone to feature Oppo Smart 5G…
Earlier today, Meizu capped a press conference in Zhuhai, China, where it released its latest Android skin – Flyme 9. As with other manufacturers, Meizu is opting for a simpler, flatter design called Alive. Design. From the lock screen, Flyme 9 brings flatter icons and faster unlock animations. The layout is simplified and easier on the eyes. The text of all pages and menus is simplified and uniform. The icon shapes are unified and there is a new 5×6 layout on the home screen. Users also have access to new widgets and can customize the color, text size and thickness…
The Realme GT will be unveiled on Thursday and will launch with Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11. The latest version of Realme software was announced in September with dark mode, enhanced privacy features, productivity improvements and more. Some of the company’s older models are in the process of being updated to version 2.0, here is the roadmap. Realme GT will launch with Android 11 based Realme UI 2.0 out of the box Realme UI 2.0 is suitable for both old and new devices. According to the company’s own tests, it improves resource usage by 45%, speeds up response…
The Samsung Galaxy A50, launched in mid-2019 with Android 9, received the Android 10 update with One UI 2.0 a year ago and then One UI 2.5 in November. Now there’s a big new update – this one focused on the camera. It is currently being deployed in India and weighs just over 200MB. Samsung Galaxy A50s is a new firmware version (A507FNXXU5CUB3) There are three major improvements: 1) Single take, 2) Nighttime hyperlapse and 3) My filter. The single take automatically captures multiple photos (wide, cropped, portrait, etc.) and even videos with just the press of the shutter button.…
An unknown Oppo smartphone with model code CPH2211 and purported to be the Reno5 Z bagged Bluetooth certification yesterday. The same device has now been certified by the US FCC, which brings it one step closer to launch. Oppo Reno4 Z 5G The US certification authority reveals that the smartphone will run ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11 and pack a 4310mAh battery, which will charge up to 30W with the included charger. The CPH2211 will support 5G networks, and a diagram of the smartphone included in the list reveals that it will feature three cameras on the rear panel,…