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Huawei nova 8 and nova 8 pro announced!

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Huawei nova 8 and nova 8 Pro announced with Kirin 985 and 64MP quad cameras 23 December 2020 Right on cue, Huawei introduced its nova 8 series in China with a vanilla  nova 8  and  nova 8 Pro . Both offer high refresh rate screens, Kirin 985 chipsets and quad 64MP cameras alongside 66W wired charging and 5G connectivity. 1》Huawei nova 8 The nova 8 brings a 90Hz curved 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED screen with a centered punch hole cutout for its 32MP selfie cam. There’s a fingerprint scanner tucked under the panel too while the speaker grill cutout is part of the top frame. We have an elliptical camera island around the back with a 64MP primary sensor alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper and two 2MP sensors for macro shots and depth data. The phone is powered by the Kirin 985 which debuted on the  Honor 30  back in April. It’s joined by 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. The software front is covered by Android 10 with EMUI 11 and Huawei’s HMS system. The battery comes in at 3,...

Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G already listed on JD.com, handled on video!

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Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G already listed on JD.com, handled on video 23 December 2020 The  Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G  is two days away from its December 24 announcement, but we can dispel with most of the remaining mystery. The phone was handled on video, showing the glittering finish on its rear panel (RenoGlow 2.0), and listed on JD.com with images and memory options. First the hands-on. It shows the special textured finish in black with the Reno Glow inscription. There will also be a Blue-ish variant. The listing on JD.com promises to start taking orders on December 24 at 15:30 CST. The listed price is CNY 9,999, but that's a place holder. There are two variants - 8/128GB and 12/256GB, which then come in two colors Black and Blue in RenoGlow finish. We've known the key specs of the Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G for awhile. It will have a 6.55-inch AMOLED of 90Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 865 chipset, Sony's premiering IMX766 50MP sensor and 65W charging. We also expect a 13MP teleph...

European prices for the entire Samsung Galaxy S21 family leak!

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European prices for the entire Samsung Galaxy S21 family leak 23 December 2020 The supposed  Indian pricing  of the whole Galaxy S21 lineup leaked earlier this month and it concluded that there won't be any major changes compared to the launch prices of this year's Galaxy S20 lineup. However, trustworthy sources say that pricing in Europe will be quite different from before. The good news is that the  vanilla S21  and the  S21+  will be priced lower while the bad news is that the  Ultra  will cost extra. The Galaxy 21 will start at €849 , the S21+ will ask €1,049( and the Ultra will set you back €1,349. That's the pricing for the standard 128GB configurations. In comparison, the S20-series launched at €999, €1,099 and €1,299, respectively. Prices of the upgraded memory configurations have also been revealed. For €50, you get double the storage on all models while the Ultra's ultimate 512GB iteration asks a hefty €1,529. If this report ...

Exynox 2100 new benchmarks!

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"Exynos 2100" new benchmarks show multi-core lead over SD888. 23 December 2020 According to the early reports, Samsung might finally be bringing some serious competition to the flagship SoC market potentially outperforming Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 , which is also still unreleased. The new batch of Geekbench results are in line with this theory. We will see the Exynos 2100 powering up the still unannounced Galaxy S21-series in most markets while the chipset itself is going to be unveiled on  January 12 . Unfortunately, we don't have the actual Geekbench results to show but we can definitely take  Ice Universe 's word for it. And according to him, the CPU peaks at  1,108 points  on single-core performance and  3,963 points  on multi-threaded workload. That's quite the jump from the previous Geekbench listing where the chipset reached 1,006 and 3,059 points, respectively. The Snapdragon 888, on the other hand, should be able to reach 1,135 and 3,794 points ...

Xiaomi MIUI 12.5 update eligible devices.

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  Xiaomi MIUI 12.5 update eligible devices  &  Release/rollout tracker. December 22, 2020 New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original stroy published as follows:  Xiaomi’s MIUI skin is easily one of the most feature-rich skins for Android phones. Over the years, the company has refined its skin a ton which is why it amassed a massive fan-based in many regions. The company’s latest version of its skin is dubbed MIUI 12 and was  announced  on April 27, 2020 and has since then been pushed to almost every eligible Xiaomi phone. Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro aka Poco F2 Pro At present, there are still a few phones left to bag the stable update and in case you’re interested in the status of MIUI 12 for your phone, you can check out our dedicated tracker by heading  here :Xiaomi Mi-ui update. Having said that, since MIUI 12 is widely available on  31 phones  already, most of us assumed that the next step for Xiaomi will be to rele...

Realme Race design and specs teased: Snapdragon 888 SoC, 64MP quad cameras, and more.

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Realme Race design and specs teased: Snapdragon 888 SoC, 64MP quad cameras, and more. Realme Race launch date is yet to be announced but the flagship is expected to arrive in early 2021 with the Snapdragon 888 chipset. December 22, 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Realme Race design has been revealed through a teaser image The smartphone will come with Snapdragon 888 SoC and 64MP quad cameras Realme Race will launch with a different marketing name Realme Race design has been officially teased by  Realme  Vice President Xu Qi Chase on Weibo. To recall, we first heard about the  Realme Race device earlier this month  when the company confirmed it was launching a flagship powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. A leaked image back then suggested the phone would come with a circular rear camera module. However, that image seems to have been fake now that Chase has provided our first official look at the Realme Race Power Design model. Additionally, Chase has also teased a few...