A while back we saw 3D renders of the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, which added some context to earlier reports that Apple will increase the screen sizes to 6.27” and 6.85”, up from 6.1” and 6.7”. As a consequence, the phones will be larger, but not as large as they might have been. Korean publication Sisa Journal-E quotes industry insiders who reveal that Apple has developed a “Border Reduction Structure” (or BRS), which does what it says on the tin – it makes the bezels smaller. The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will measure 149.6 x 71.45 x 8.25mm and 163 x 77.58 x 8.25mm,...
The battle between the United States and Huawei continues as the Biden Administration is considering blacklisting four more chipmakers from China linked to the tech giant. According to sources quoted by Bloomberg, the companies are Qingdao Sien, SwaySure, Shenzhen Pensun Technology, as well as China's leading memory chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Huawei HQ All these companies might be added to the US Entity List, which means American companies wanting to do business with them will need a special permission to do so. Beyond all these makers that actually...
Tecno is preparing to launch a new phone, called Pova 6 Neo. The device appeared on Google Play Console with key specs and a single image, revealing a flat screen with a punch hole. According to the listing, the device with model number Tecno LI6 will have a MT6789/CD chipset and will ship with Android 14 out of the box. The Mediatek platform is a variant of the Helio G99, which is an LTE-only SoC. The Google Play Console listing also revealed a Full HD+ resolution of the display and an 8 GB RAM option. Tecno Pova 6 Pro 5G Tecno Pova 6 Neo name was confirmed too - the phone...
The Nothing Phone (2a) is the company’s first mid-ranger, so some changes to the design had to be made. The original Phone (1) and the higher end Phone (2) have aluminum frames sandwiched between sheets of Gorilla Glass on the front and back. The (2a) has Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and an aluminum mid-frame, but the back is plastic. Does that make it less durable? A drop test by PBKreviews shows that the phone is tough as nails, even though it’s not made of nails – it’s made from 100% recycled aluminum, over 50% of the plastics are recycled as well. In fact, the Phone (2a) uses left over...
Samsung previewed the Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024 but told us little about what exactly it will do. Today we learn about one of its killer features - meal planning. According to Korean sources, the Samsung Mobile eXperience division (MX) and the Home Appliance department are working together to link Samsung Food with the Galaxy Ring. This means that Samsung wants to provide meals and diet suggestions using the smart ring. Galaxy Ring will monitor your activity during the day, and then Samsung Food, linked to a smart Samsung fridge with AI vision, will provide diet suggestions based on...
Samsung previewed the Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024 but told us little about what exactly it will do. Today we learn about one of its killer features - meal planning. According to Korean sources, the Samsung Mobile eXperience division (MX) and the Home Appliance department are working together to link Samsung Food with the Galaxy Ring. This means that Samsung wants to provide meals and diet suggestions using the smart ring. Galaxy Ring will monitor your activity during the day, and then Samsung Food, linked to a smart Samsung fridge with AI vision, will provide diet suggestions based on...
Samsung previewed the Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024 but told us little about what exactly it will do. Today we learn about one of its killer features - meal planning. According to Korean sources, the Samsung Mobile eXperience division (MX) and the Home Appliance department are working together to link Samsung Food with the Galaxy Ring. This means that Samsung wants to provide meals and diet suggestions using the smart ring. Galaxy Ring will monitor your activity during the day, and then Samsung Food, linked to a smart Samsung fridge with AI vision, will provide diet suggestions based on...
We've completed the battery life test of the Galaxy A35 and it delivered a solid 12:26 hour active use score. The move from the 6nm Dimensity 1080 to the 5nm Exynos 1380 no doubt pays dividends here. The gaming result is particularly impressive, posting more than most other 5,000mAh phones in this price class - the Moto G84, the Poco M6 Pro, and the Redmi Note 13 Pro+. The 10 hours and 19 minutes of browsing is also up there with the best, as is the nearly 13 hours and 40 minutes of video playback. const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 = [12705, 12779, 12526,...
We've completed the battery life test of the Galaxy A35 and it delivered a solid 12:26 hour active use score. The move from the 6nm Dimensity 1080 to the 5nm Exynos 1380 no doubt pays dividends here. The gaming result is particularly impressive, posting more than most other 5,000mAh phones in this price class - the Moto G84, the Poco M6 Pro, and the Redmi Note 13 Pro+. The 10 hours and 19 minutes of browsing is also up there with the best, as is the nearly 13 hours and 40 minutes of video playback. const BATTERY_TEST_PHONE_V2 = [12705, 12779, 12526,...
The Nothing Phone (2a) unveiled earlier this month with Nothing OS 2.5.3 is receiving the Nothing OS 2.5.4 update. The update promises to enhance the color accuracy and saturation of the smartphone's camera while optimizing the consistency between the primary and ultrawide shooters. Nothing Phone (2a) Additionally, Nothing OS 2.5.4 optimizes Ultra XDR photos for brightness and tone and fine-tunes the bokeh effect in the Portrait Mode. Nothing says the update also improves the overall performance of games, including BGMI (Indian PUBG). You can check the image below for the...