Flashbacks: the phones that revolutionized mobile cameras, part 1

Over the past few years we’ve watched smartphone chipsets go from having a lonely CPU core to having ten. Display resolutions broke the HD barrier and currently top out at 4K. But progress has slowed down on both the chipset and display fronts. High refresh rate displays made things exciting again for a while, but … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 gets Bluetooth certified, leaked render reveals rugged design

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 leakster Evan Blass, who claimed the Xcover 5 is not a successor to last year’s Xcover Pro, but a follow-up to the Xcover 4s launched back in … Read more

Oppo Find X3 gets benchmarked on Master Lu, Snapdragon 870 confirmed

Oppo is expected to bring the Find X3 series next month, and it looks like China might be getting an exclusive vanilla version. Today the phone with model number PEDM00 was benchmarked at Master Lu, where some specs were confirmed – a Snapdragon 870 chipset with 3.2 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM and QHD+ screen resolution … Read more

Oppo will license its VOOC charging technology to third-party makers

Oppo unveiled the VOOC charging technology back in 2014 and has maintained it as a separate branch of fast charging since. This is about to change under the Flash Initiative, which is started in collaboration with accessory maker Anker, chip maker NXP Semiconductors and car maker FAW-Volkswagen. The Flash Initiative will license the proprietary Oppo … Read more

Indian Xiaomi Poco M2 units are receiving February 2021 security patches

Xiaomi appears to be keeping a decently tight security update schedule for the Poco M2 in India. After dropping the major MIUI 12 overhaul package back in December, the Chinese manufacturer is now seeding a V12.0.3.0.QJPINXM package to Indian units. Poco M2 Pro Indian variant is now getting February 2021 security patch in MIUI version … Read more

Realme GT 5G tipped to come in Bumblebee leather variant, AnTuTu confirms 120Hz screen

The Realme GT 5G is coming on March 4, which the company today confirmed will pack a Snapdragon 888 SoC, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage. Realme confirms SD888, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage on GT 5G While Realme hasn’t detailed the GT 5G’s specs, its VP Mr. Xu Qi Chase posted … Read more

Realme Buds Air 2 specs confirmed: 25 dB ANC, 25-hour battery, low latency mode

Realme is drumming up a lot of buzz for the February 24 launch of its Buds Air 2 TWS headset. They will be tuned by electronic DJs The Chainsmokers and promise the best in class active noise cancellation (ANC). Here’s an overview of the headset from the event page. Realme Buds Air … Read more