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Oppo Watch review: More than just an Apple Watch clone?

(Pocket-lint) – For years Google Wear OS watches have been round in shape. That traditional watch look has been a big draw for smartwatch buyers, particularly with fashion watch brands (mostly from Fossil Group) building watches that look and feel just like watches should. Despite that, round screens don’t necessarily make the best platform for… Read more

Samsung Galaxy A Series smartphone with rotating camera

Samsung patents a smartphone with a triple camera on the rear. The camera can rotate and enables users to use one of these cameras for taking selfies. Like previous years Samsung is expected to release a wide variety of smartphones this year. The Galaxy S21 series has now been officially introduced, as has the cheap… Read more

Apple retakes second place in smartphone shipment rankings as sanctions bite Huawei

Apple overtook Huawei to reclaim its spot as the second-bestselling smartphone manufacturer in the world in 2020, according to new research reports from Counterpoint Research and Canalys. Samsung was still the leading seller in terms of number of smartphones shipped, while Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo took the next three spots, according to Counterpoint. It was… Read more

OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s next company is literally called Nothing

Carl Pei, the OnePlus co-founder who parted ways with the company last year, has announced the name of his next venture: Nothing. It describes itself as a “London based consumer technology company” and counts the likes of iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat as investors…. Read more

Oppo Reno 4 Z review: Affordable 5G

(Pocket-lint) – Throughout 2020 the battle for dominance in the mid-range smartphone market burned fierce. With one group of companies in particular showing it was more than willing to add some competition to a market that had grown a little stagnant in the wake of manufacturers chasing that four-figure price bracket. That group, of course,… Read more

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G and Enco X TWS earphones go on sale in India

The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G announced in India earlier this week is now available for purchase in the country through Flipkart and offline retail stores. It comes in a single 8GB/128GB variant priced at INR35,990 ($495/€405) and has two color options – Starry Black and Astral Blue. The Reno5 Pro 5G is powered by the… Read more

LG reportedly in talks to sell smartphone business to Vietnamese conglomerate

LG Electronics has been making headlines with reports that the company plans to exit the smartphone business. The latest development involves a Vietnamese conglomerate, which is reportedly in talks of buying the smartphone business from LG Electronics. According to BusinessKorea, Vietnam’s Vingroup Co has put the most attractive offer to buy LG’s smartphone business. The… Read more

Focal Arche

Our Verdict The Arche is well-built and beautifully designed in its simplicity, and is a great choice if you’re after a high quality DAC for your headphones, but if you’re using the Arche in your main setup, stick with the XLR outputs, as the RCA alternatives are sporadically noisy. For Beautiful, solid design Exceptional isolation… Read more

OnePlus and Oppo’s R&D departments merge, statement confirms

A report surfaced from DoNews that cited Oppo insiders who claimed that Oppo and OnePlus had merged their research and development departments, adding that new employees brought onto the new department were to be hired by Oppo and not OnePlus. The merge reportedly happened as recently as December but hasn’t been officially stamped until recently…. Read more

TechStage | Guide: tablets for homeschooling and learning portals

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Oppo Reno 4 Pro in the test: Top smartphone for 500 € Motorola Moto G 5G Plus test: A lot of battery for little money Huawei P Smart 2021: Budget model with room for improvement Asus Zenfone 7 Pro: Turbo smartphone with flip camera Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro in the test:… Read more

MediaTek has new high-end chips for 5G smartphones

MediaTek has two new system-ons with Dimensity 1100 and Dimensity 1200 -Chip (SoC) presented for upcoming 5G smartphones. These chips are being produced for the first time for the Dimensity series using 6 nanometer technology. That lowers your electricity consumption. So far, Dimensity SoC have come from 7 nm production. New CPU -Cores with old… Read more

What is the smoothest smartphone of 2020? This is revealed by the ranking of Master Lu

The well-known benchmark site Master Lu published a ranking of the most fluid smartphones of 2020. Many surprises and many improvements for Android. Xiaomi and OPPO dominate while Huawei falls. by Lorenzo Tirotta published 20 January 2021 , at 20: 01 in the Telephony channel Xiaomi Oppo Nubia Redmi An interesting ranking drawn up by… Read more

TechStage | Chargers for iPhone & iPad: Faster & better from 20 euros

Beginning Power Delivery Cable Charger Qi charger Conclusion Comments by Matthias / / 20. 01. 2021 18: 07 Clock If you want to charge your iPhone and iPad quickly, you need the right combination of power adapter and cable. We show good and cheap alternatives to expensive Apple accessories. Whoever one of the iPhone –… Read more

Dimensity 1200 and 1100, MediaTek's new chips for high-end 5G smartphones

The Taiwanese semiconductor company unveiled two new high-end SoCs for smartphones and mobile devices: Dimensity 1100 and 1200 succeed Dimensity 1000. Here are all the technical specifications. by Lorenzo Tirotta published 20 January 2021 , at 19: 51 in the Telephony channel MediaTek MediaTek presented the new SoCs high-end Dimensity 1100 and 1200 with connectivity… Read more

Oppo Find X3 Pro certified with a 4,500 mAh battery with 65W fast charging

Oppo will introduce the Find X3 series in March and a device from the lineup with the model number CPH2173 has appeared at the US FCC and the Chinese Compulsory Certification (also known as CCC or 3C). The phone will have two equally sized cells with 2,200 mAh minimal charge, meaning the whole battery capacity… Read more