The source of the leak is unknown, although the leak has been written in Chinese. According to it, Xiaomi’s new smartphone will sport:– QHD+ display– Snapdragon 855 Plus CPU– 12GB RAM– 1TB (!) flash space, UFS 3.0– 45W charge support– 108 Mpix ISOCELL Bright HMX x 16 Mpix x 12 Mpix x ToF sensor main camera– MIUI 11 OSOther, older leaks also suggest that the device will come with the Adreno 640 GPU and will lack the microSD slot. Who cares, with 1 terabyte drive space… Xiaomi Mi Mix 4’s release date is still ...
Xiaomi Mi A3 is now available in India. Price, specs
– sale begins on August 23, phone is available on Amazon as well as Xiaomi store,– depending on memory variant, the price is 12,999 or 15,999 rupees,– 4GB RAM, 64/128GB storage,– Snapdragon 665 processor,– 6-inch AMOLED screen, 1,560 x 720p- in-display fingerprint scanner,– 48MP + 8MP ultra wide + 2MP depth main camera setup,– 32MP selfie shooter,– Android 9 Pie OS, Android One,– 4,030mAh battery, 18W charging,– dual-SIM support, USB-C connectivity and 3.5mm ...
Australian store JB Hi-Fi will soon be selling Vivo and Xiaomi smartphones
‘strayians can now buy Xiaomi not only from Mi Stores but also from the JB Hi-Fi retailer. Same goes for Vivo, which will become available in the land down under any day now. Only few of each company’s phones will be available at first: Xiaomi Mi A3 ($499), Mi 9T ($699), Mi Mix 3 5G ($1399), Vivo S1 ($449) and Y17 ($369). Every device will support Australian chargers and be covered by JB Hi-Fi warranty. Exact release date is unknown. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Google removes a bunch of apps from Play Store. Reason? Adware
85 apps have said goodbye to Play Store after yet another Google purge. This one, instigated by the Trend Micro security specialists, aimed to remove apps infested with some pretty nasty adware. Those applications, mainly video games and camera software, not only had 5 minutes long unskippable adds but were also difficult to locate and uninstall from the phone. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei P30 series’ selfie shooters receive night mode update
The mode is called ”Super Night Mode”. No one knows what is so super about it. The rumour is that it is support for software image stabilization, the same that the phones’ main cameras already support. The selfie shooter update is only one of few that are coming with the EMUI 9.1.0.193 patch: others include fingerprint scanner optimization and August security fix. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Oppo is making its very first smartwatch
This news comes from the mouth of Oppo’s vice president Shen Yiren, who wrote about it on Weibo. According to the man, the watch will be released sometime in 2020. As far as specifications go, all we know is that it will have a square display; the reason for doing so is that square display can, well, display more information than round one. We do not know if the watch will be released outside of China, nor what OS will it use. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung Galaxy A10s officially revealed. Specs
– 6,2′ Infinity-V display, HD+,– 8-core Exynos CPU,– 2 GB RAM,– 32 GB flash space,– microSD 512 GB,– 8 Mpix f/2.0 selfie shooter, a13 Mpix f/1.8 + 2 Mpix f/2.4 main camera, LED,– 4000 mAh battery,– Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE modem, dual SIM, GPS/GLONASS,– fingerprint scanner,– Android 9 Pie with One UI.Smartphone’s release date is currently unknown. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Xiaomi Mi 9S appears on TENAA. Specifications
The specs are basically the same as those of Mi 9; the only differences are the 5G mode, better chipset and larger battery.– 6,39′ AMOLED display, Full HD+,– Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ CPU,– Adreno 640 GPU,– 6/8/12 GB RAM,– 128/256/512 GB flash space,– 20 Mpix selfie shooter, Sony IMX586 main camera, 48 Mpix f/1.47 + 12 Mpix f/2.2 + 16 Mpix f/2.2, LED flash,– Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, 5G modem, dual SIM,– 4000 mAh battery,– USB-C connectivity,– in-display fingerprint scanner,– Android 9 Pie with ...
Release date of Huawei Mate 30 revealed
Huawei’s Consumer Business Software President Dr. Wang Chenglu has officially confirmed the release date of Mate 30 to be September 19 in Europe and September 20 in Australia. US, sadly, will not be getting it due to the continued trade war between it and China. Dr. Wang Chenglu has also added that the phone will come with Kirin 990 chipset. Other rumours about mate 30’s specs also mention 4,200mAH battery with 55W SuperCharge and 6.7-inch QHD+ screen. This release date is an early one for Huawei, which usually launches new devices on ...
Polish survival horror Chernobylite on a new teaser
The video can be watched here. Take a handful of Stalker, sprinkle it with The Forest, stir with a Polish ladle and voila, you will get Chernobylite. Survival horror made by Farm 51 studio will make an appearance on this year’s Gamesom, annual video game fair in Germany. We are certain that a longer, more detailed gameplay video will be released then; for now, all we have is the above teaser. Game’s release date is unknown, but presumed to take place this year. Tweet Vote on ...