One of the most useful software features available on the latest Pixel phones is Call Screen, which basically protects you from those annoying robocalls. While the feature in its current form isn’t truly “smart”, an APK teardown of the latest Google Phone v4.2 by the folks at XDA Developers has revealed that Google is currently working on […]
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HONOR V30 SURFACES IN GEEKBENCH WHILE THE COMPANY ADVERTISES 5G CAPABILITIES
The Honor V30 will go official in the next week November 26, as well as its sibling V30 Pro. Both devices have been a target of multiple leaks in the past weeks. Honor itself doesn’t seem very concerned with these leaks, as the company is putting great effort to advertise the 5G capabilities of the […]
Honor V30 renders leak with dual selfie hole-punch and no headphone jack
Honor is going to announce its next flagship smartphone. The Honor V20 (“View 20” in Western markets) was the first Honor phone with a hole-punch selfie camera and among the first smartphones to have one. We’ve seen an alleged case render of the V30 just last week and today’s leak from 91Mobiles shows the Honor V30 in official-looking renders. They also […]
LG G8X ThinQ review: Double your pleasure, double your fun
On its own, LG’s G8X ThinQ isn’t that exciting of a smartphone; well, to be fair, let’s say it’s not anymore exciting than the G8 ThinQ that came out earlier this year. What’s more exciting is the LG Dual Screen, an accessory for the G8X that in most cases, comes with the device, and gives you […]
HUAWEI MATE X 5G FOLDABLE PHONE TO HIT THE MARKET TOMORROW
According to Huawei’s official mall information, Huawei Mate X 5G foldable phone will commence sales at 10:08 am on November 15 (Tomorrow). However, Huawei Mall limits the sale to the 8GB + 512GB version and the price is 16999 yuan ($2421). Huawei Mate X uses a foldable display that uses an eagle-wing folding scheme. It can be expanded […]
Motorola’s folding Razr leaks again just hours before official launch event
Images of Motorola’s unannounced foldable Razr phone have surfaced once again, this time via the device’s Federal Communications Commission certification. MySmartPrice was first to spot the listing, which shows photographs of the phone from every angle, giving us another look at its notched folding display as well as a second display on the exterior of the phone. There’s not […]
From the Editor’s Desk: Wait, did my Pixel 4 XL battery life get better?
We’re now a few weeks into using the Pixel 4 (XL, in my case), and among the seemingly endless complaints people have with the phones there’s a constant undercurrent of chatter about battery life. Yes there’s Motion Sense, face unlock and the 90Hz display … but it all seems secondary to battery. It was the main focus […]
Google Pixel 4 goes up against a full-frame Canon DSLR in low-light test
Smartphone cameras are getting ridiculously good and, for the vast majority of people, they’ve replaced traditional cameras. This week, a blind test to see if the Pixel 4 could beat an expensive Canon camera in low light was run and the Pixel came out on top. A YouTube channel (via PetaPixel) shot several handheld stills to compare the […]
One UI 2.0 Beta 3 update is rolling out for the Galaxy S10
Samsung kicked off the Android 10 beta program for the Galaxy S10 family last month, and it’s already released a couple of updates. Today, there is a new OTA rolling out for the S10s in South Korea and the UK — this will be the third update for Korea, but only the second for the […]
CameraX: Google’s New Weapon in the Photography Wars
Ever since it introduced Android, Google has struggled to provide a camera framework for developers that allows them to both build camera-enabled apps quickly and take advantage of the advanced capabilities being offered by phone makers. Its first Camera API was limited, and the second version is complicated. Neither has a vendor-independent way to activate […]