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The best smartphone camera for 2020? While we are currently on community quarantine as of this writing, we got to review the Huawei P40 Pro. Aside from a Kirin 990 5G processor, the P40 Pro is a flagship phone through and through with a “quad curve overflow” OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 4200mAh battery with 40w wired …

It has an insane number of speakers too Huawei is joining the premium OLED TV market with the Vision X65. Their debut offering uses a 65-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support, and up to 1000nits peak brightness. For audio, the Vision X65 has 14 speakers that deliver a total output of 75w. As a Smart TV, the …

Same phones, but with 5G connectivity Roughly four months after being official as 4G phones, Samsung has made the 5G versions of the Galaxy A51 and A71 official in the US. Both phones are identical to their 4G-only counterparts, save for two key differences: both have a different prism back panel design and make use of Samsung’s Exynos 980 processor. …

Successors to the A9 (2020) and A5 (2020)? Aside from the Ace2 and Find X2 Lite, OPPO will be launching two new models under the entry-level A series line. Recently, both the A52 and A92 appeared at Google Play Console, confirming a few specs. Both phones will have a Full HD+ display and Snapdragon 665 processor, and Android 10 out …

A new phone series from OPPO OPPO is set to launch another Snapdragon 865-powered phone with the Ace2. A successor to last year’s Reno Ace, the Ace2 is rumored to be a new line for OPPO. Like its predecessor, one of the Ace2’s key features is an insanely fast 65w wired charging that can charge a 4000mAh battery (two 1955mAh …

The Kirin 985 has higher-clocked cores and a dual-core NPU Aside from the Kirin 820, Huawei is launching a new Kirin processor soon with the Kirin 985. The upcoming processor comes with the same 1/2/4 core configuration with the Kirin 820, with all cores running at higher clock speeds. The Kirin 985 is similar to the Kirin 990 4G processor …

Say hello to AirVOOC Aside from OnePlus, OPPO is set to launch its own fast wireless charging solution. Dubbed AirVOOC, OPPO’s solution can provide up to 40w of wireless charging—higher than OnePlus’ offering, which is at 30w.  The AirVOOC charger was spotted in a listing on the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). Photos of the charger show a gray tray for …

     Now featuring adaptive triggers  After Sony confirmed the PlayStation 5’s key features and specs, the Japanese tech giant revealed the official look of the PlayStation 5’s controller. Dubbed DualSense, the design shares similar design cues with DualShock 4 controller. New to the DualSense controller are adaptive triggers for the L2 and R2 buttons to deliver a true feel to …

To be a key feature for the OnePlus 8 Pro Ahead of the official launch of the OnePlus 8 series, OnePlus confirmed that they will have their own wireless charging solution with Warp Charge 30 Wireless. In its official blog, OnePlus said that their wireless charging tech can top up a device from 0 to 50% in half an hour. …

Amazing cameras all around Huawei’s always managed to impress with their P-series of smartphones, with the Chinese firm regularly pushing the boundaries of what cameras on a phone can do. But the P40 Pro really is something else entirely – and not even the threat of a global health emergency can stop its arrival in the country. The P40 Pro …

It’s most likely the Reno3 Youth for the global market OPPO will be launching a “lite” version of the Find X2 soon, and Roland Quandt shared details about the 5G phone. Based on the renders and rumored specs, the Find X2 Lite will most likely be the Reno3 Youth made for the global market. That being said, you get a …

A closer look at the 10-series trio After announcing its self-branded 10-series phones back in January, TCL has shared more details about the three 10-series phones. Common between the three phones are its use of NXTVISION’s SDR-to-HDR tone mapping and a “Super Bluetooth” feature that lets you connect up to four Bluetooth speakers simultaneously. Starting off with the 10 Pro, …

A new Y-series phone from vivo at last Aside from the global version of the V19, vivo announced another phone with the Y50. It has been a while since vivo launched a Y-series phone, and its latest offering aims to win the saturated budget mid-range segment. It has a better set of features compared to previous Y-series phones, starting with …

Better than the one launched in Indonesia vivo made the global version of the V19 official today. Different from the V19 that launched in Indonesia last month, the global version gets a pill-shaped cutout that is home to two cameras: a 32-megapixel main camera and 2-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. It is also better than the V19 that launched in Indonesia thanks …

To feature an all-new design Samsung launched its improved Galaxy Buds+ last February, and it has improved key features from its predecessor. Chief among these are bigger batteries for longer battery life, updated drivers, and three microphones for better noise isolation. With much praise for the Galaxy Buds+, Samsung is reportedly working on an all-new design according to Roland Quandt. …