Earlier this month Oppo Germany published the specs of the international Oppo Watch, but today we are getting a proper announcement. The global Oppo Watch may share the name with its Chinses counterpart, but has significant differences on the inside. The global Oppo Watch comes with two chipsets – the Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 Wear, which helps … Continue reading New Oppo Watch goes global with SD3100 chipset, WearOS Continue Reading
The Black Shark 3S has joined the game and it has picked up a few upgrades compared to the Black Shark 3. The biggest change is that the 6.67” AMOLED display now has a 120Hz mode in addition to the 90 Hz mode of its predecessor. The new panel is capable of 270Hz touch sampling rate (same as … Continue reading Black Shark 3S unveiled with 120 Hz 6.67″ AMOLED display, same Snapdragon 865 chipset Continue Reading
Yesterday we got news that HMD Global will unveil several entry and mid-range Nokia phones at IFA Berlin. Now, the brand is teasing another launch event featuring several new smartphones which will take place on August 4 in China. According to speculations, we should see the Nokia TA-1258 which recently got certified on TENAA. It’s an entry-level phone which … Continue reading Nokia schedules launch event in China for August 4 Continue Reading
Oppo made a live demonstration of its 125W flash charge system. The phone used in the demo has a 4,000 mAh battery and the new fast charger brought it up to from 0% to 41% in 5 minutes, a full charge took 20 minutes. Compare that to the 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 from last year, which would have … Continue reading Oppo demoes its 125W flash charger, achieves 0-41% charge in 5 minutes Continue Reading
Sony confirmed it’s hosting an audio-related launch event on August 6 where and it’s highly likely we’ll see the debut of its WH-1000XM4 headphones. The keynote is scheduled to kick off at 3 PM UTC and Sony is boasting a #ListenWithSony slogan which confirms the product (or products) will be audio-oriented. Back in … Continue reading Sony to unveil WH-1000XM4 headphones on August 6 Continue Reading
With the second quarter well behind our backs, reports from analysts start pouring in. Yesterday Canalys reported that Huawei surpassed Samsung and took the top step, and today two other agencies confirmed the lead switch – Counterpoint Research and Omdia. According to both, Samsung was affected the most by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent … Continue reading Analysts: Huawei lead Q2 smartphone market, but Apple gained the most Continue Reading
iQOO showed off its latest fast charging system, which is capable of hitting 120 Watts. Interestingly, it’s faster than Oppo’s 125W system – when charging a 4,000 mAh battery, it needs only 15 minutes to hit 100% while the Oppo unit will take 20 minutes. iQOO uses a slightly different setup. The charger outputs 20V at 6A, … Continue reading iQOO shows off its 120W fast charger that can fill a 4,000 mAh battery in 15 minutes Continue Reading
The Moto G9 Plus is an upcoming midrange offering from Motorola which is expected to be announced soon. It already appeared on TUV Rheinland’s database which revealed its 4,700 mAh battery and 30W charging. Now, the same phone bearing the XT2087-1 model designation was spotted in the FCC database, the listing filling us in on more of its key … Continue reading Motorola Moto G9 Plus passes FCC certification Continue Reading
The iPhone 12 Pro is months away from its official announcement, but if you have $23,000 burning a hole in your pocket then the limitations of time and space do not concern you. No, Apple didn’t go crazy with the pricing, it’s just that Caviar is at it again and it plans to plate the … Continue reading Caviar goldsmiths are ready to craft a $23,380 iPhone 12 Pro covered with engraved gold Continue Reading
The latest report from Canalys outlines the current state of the global smartphone market at the end of the second quarter of 2020. Although the overall smartphone market has been declining sharply since Q1 of this year due to COVID-19, Apple is the only top smartphone seller that has grown YoY compared to last year. The overall … Continue reading Apple smartphone sales growing strongly as global smartphone market declines in Q2 Continue Reading