Samsung’s smallest and cheapest of its trio of flagships from early 2021 is now cheaper than it ever was – but no smaller. We’re of course talking about the Galaxy S21, which normally sells in the US for $ 799.99 in its base configuration with 128GB of storage. Well, right now you can pick one up on Amazon for just $ 674.99, which is $ 125 less than usual and the lowest price we’ve seen for this model so far. But wait, there is more. If you want to upgrade to the 256GB version, it only costs $ 699.99, which…
Author: Kevin Le
There are companies that are very good at timely Android updates, there are companies that are bad enough at it, and then there is LG. The Korean company has only sent an Android 11 update to the Velvet so far, but even for this model, the new software has only been rolled out in South Korea. Today marks the start of LG’s second Android 11 rollout, this time for Verizon’s V60 ThinQ 5G UW units. It is also the first LG device in the United States to receive an Android 11 update, almost six months after Google first released the…
Yesterday, Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi presented its flagship range for 2021, namely the Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro +. Although the launch took place only in China, rumor has it that at least one of them is available worldwide under the Poco brand. It’s only been about 24 hours after launch, but someone in China has already managed to take the Redmi K40 and K40 Pro apart, and here’s the video proof. Note that the audio is Chinese, unsurprisingly, but even if you don’t understand the language, the shots from inside the phones speak for themselves. The Redmi K40…
Huawei has suffered a lot from the various US government bans and as a result we’ve seen the company diversify its product portfolio a bit, with a lot more emphasis on wearable devices and audio accessories in recent months, for example. Now, a new report claims Huawei plans to make electric cars under its own brand, and some models may even launch before the end of this year. Apparently, the company has already started designing electric vehicles in-house and approaching suppliers. Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, who was in charge of the company’s incredible rise in the…
In November, the European Parliament passed the Right to Repair Act that requires certain electronic products to be labeled with a repairability index of 10 in an attempt to reduce electronic waste. Last month, France became the first country in the EU to bring these repairability ratings to electronics, including smartphones and laptops, and now Apple’s French site officially supports labels for iPhone and MacBook. The actual repairability score only appears after setting up your iPhone or MacBook. All the phones in the iPhone 12 series get a score of 6/10, while the older iPhone 11 gets a much lower…
The International Data Corporation (IDC) released its analysis of tablet sales in India for 2020, revealing an impressive growth of 14.7%, totaling 2.8 million units. Demand was mostly for tablets under $ 200 – more than half of total shipments in this price range. Lenovo remained the leader in 2020 ahead of Samsung and Apple, but lost much of its lead. The company saw a 15% drop in overall sales, while Samsung rose 157%. The iPad’s market share remained similar to that of 2019, with a slight decline in the total number of units. Supplier iBall was third in 2019,…
introduction Doogee is known for its rugged phones, and these seem to be great budget alternatives to more high-end devices like CATs. Doogee (pronounced from: dʒi: if you were wondering) sells well-designed, almost indestructible phones at a great price, and if you drop yours, say, in a lava pit, well, you don’t. worry much, and you would just buy another one. And here’s one of those weirdly interesting specimens – the Doogee S88 Pro. It has been in our backlog for some time, but we are glad we finally got to have a look at it. Just like many other…
Oppo is expected to offer the Find X3 series next month, and it looks like China could get an exclusive vanilla version. Today, the phone with the model number PEDM00 was reviewed at Master Lu, where some specifications were confirmed – a Snapdragon 870 chipset with a 3.2 GHz processor, 8 GB of RAM and a QHD + screen resolution. (3216 x 1440 pixels). Oppo Find X3 on Master Lu The Master Lu benchmark is mainly used in China and the result of 791,466 is quite good. Rumors suggest the Find X3 will have 65W fast charging, Android 11-based ColorOS…
Last week, Samsung announced plans to bring the latest OneUI 3.1 interface to its older devices. Yesterday we reported that the update has reached the Galaxy Note10 line of 2019 and the Galaxy Fold has also started receiving the update. According to reports from France, the new software carries the F900FXXU4EUBF build number and also makes the March security patch. The One UI 3.1 update brings minor improvements, including new camera modes, private sharing, and the Eye Comfort Shield that was previously called Blue Light Filter. Check out this article for more details on the One UI 3.1 update. Via…
nubia is preparing to launch the Red Magic 6 line, and both phones have appeared on TENAA. The listing only contains pictures and no specs so far, but they are enough to confirm some key features – a slim top bezel with the selfie camera on the right side, while the rear panel is similar to the nubia Red Magic 5G. / 5S. nubia Red Magic 6 The phones have model numbers NX669J and NX669J-P – the latter is likely the Pro, but we’ll know for sure once the list is updated with detailed specs. Both will have shoulder keys…