Let’s go back to the last week of February, which was quite busy. Samsung has announced that in the future it will offer at least 4 years of security updates to all smartphones released after 2019. This huge list includes the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series. Xiaomi has announced the Redmi K40 series. The Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro + all have 6.7 inch Samsung E4 AMOLED displays with 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sample rate and all four have a battery of 4520mAh with 33W charge which will bring 100% charge in…
Author: Kevin Le
Xiaomi unveiled three Redmi K40 phones earlier this week. Or did you do it? If you only look at the screen and the camera, there is only one phone. If you look at the chipset, there are two phones. And if you look at the cameras, there are three phones. It might seem like a magic trick, but a quick tour of the specs should clear things up. Redmi K40 series highlights features and differences in infographic form All three K40 phones use the same 6.67-inch Super AMOLED display (an E4 panel). It impresses with a 360Hz touch sample rate…
The Samsung Galaxy F62 became available in India on Monday, and then a few days later it became clear that the model would go global as the M62. Samsung Thailand even listed all the official specs for the M-series variant (unsurprisingly, this is a carbon copy). We don’t know the global prices, but in India the F62 starts at INR 24,000 ($ 330 / € 270). Which, judging by last week’s poll, is a bit too high for convenience – most voters love the phone, but think it’s a bit too expensive. Some forward-looking people have pointed out that the…
In a thorough investigation by a German security firm, Exodus, the popular LastPass password manager app was found to collect and send personal information about subscribers using the Android app. It does this using seven different built-in trackers. While LastPass allows you to disable these trackers, the very existence of the built-in software could pose a security risk to users. Trackers collect data such as device information, mobile operator, LastPass account type, and Google Advertising ID used to connect user data across other apps and platforms. Four of these trackers are for Google analytics and bug reporting, while the others…
The Realme GT 5G arriving on March 4 appeared on Geekbench with Android 11 and 12 GB of RAM, corroborating previous rumors. The GT 5G, with the model code RMX2202, has “lahaina” listed in the motherboard section, which is associated with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The benchmark database does not include any other specs for the GT 5G, although Realme has previously confirmed that the smartphone will ship with Snapdragon 888, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, and a 64MP triple camera. It will also include a Samsung-made 120Hz Super AMOLED display with a punch hole in the upper left corner…
Shortly after the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch3 received an update to unlock the ECG function for European countries, Samsung is now offering features built into the Galaxy Watch3 on the original Galaxy Watch and Watch Active. So far, the update is being distributed to US and Korean owners, but it will likely go global soon enough. The original Galaxy Watch increases the firmware version to R810XXU1FUB6 while Active2 gets R500XXUF1UB5. Both are now using Tizen 5.5 as opposed to Tizen 4.0 when they were first released. The new features in question are support for AR Emoji and Bitmoji,…
Last year, Motorola’s iconic Moto 360 smartwatch powered by Wear OS made a comeback, but it was made by one of Motorola’s partners – eBuyNow. And it looks like the two companies are expanding their partnership by bringing in three more Moto-branded smartwatches later this year. In a presentation showing the roadmap for future devices, we can see a Moto G smartwatch slated for release in June, and as the name suggests, we’re probably looking for a low-budget device. A circular design is handy with two physical buttons on the side. If all goes according to plan, we should see…
As rumors surrounding the Find X3 series continue to gain the upper hand in the news section, today’s one suggests when the flow of leaks will likely end. And it’s March 11th. Oppo has said it plans to announce its flagship Find X3 family sometime in March and the leaked poster looks like the real thing. He is scheduling an event for March 11 at 7:30 p.m. local time. This is probably a Chinese event that we are talking about, so a world event will follow shortly thereafter. However, the X3 Pro and the appropriate X3 will be the real…
A press render of the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 we’ve been hearing about since late last month has surfaced, revealing its rugged design. The image was shared by leaker Evan Blass, who claimed that the Xcover 5 is not a successor to last year’s Xcover Pro, but a follow-up to the Xcover 4 launched in 2019. While we haven’t heard from Samsung about the Galaxy Xcover 5 yet, the smartphone has moved closer to launch by earning the Bluetooth SIG certification. The CA has not detailed specifications for the Xcover 5, but they have confirmed that it will ship with…
Samsung released the One UI 3.1 update for the Galaxy Z Fold yesterday, and now the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G gets the latest version of Samsung’s custom Android skin. Samsung does not say in which countries it is installing One UI 3.1, but it has detailed the changes made by the update to the foldable smartphone. With One UI 3.1, multitasking becomes easier on the Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, as users can now quickly switch back to three previously opened multi-active windows on the main screen via the Recents tab, while also being able to bring two Multis. -Windows active…