Tecno unveiled the Camon 30 and 30 Pro in February. One of the key differences between the two was that the Pro was a 5G phone with the Dimensity 8200 Ultimate chip, while the vanilla model only had 4G connectivity with the Helio G99 Ultimate. Then came the Camon 30S Pro, which was a 4G alternative to the 30 Pro with the Helio G100. This concludes the history lesson and brings us to the Tecno Camon 30S. Like the S Pro, this is a 4G phone with the G100 chip. Available configurations include 6/128GB, 8/128GB and 8/256GB with virtual RAM available to double the RAM capacity. The S Pro...
Qualcomm confirmed this week that hackers exploited a zero-day bug – a vulnerability that was unknown to the maker when it was abused. The breach was found in dozens of chipsets used in millions of Android smartphones around the world. The San Diego company also revealed a patch was sent out to OEMs last month and called the attack a "limited, targeted exploitation." The vulnerability affected 64 chips made by Qualcomm. These include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, used in flagship devices such as Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, OnePlus 10 Pro, Sony Xperia 1 IV, Oppo Find X5 Pro, Honor Magic4...
Honor will announce new phones in the X60 series next week (October 16, Wednesday), which will be higher end offerings than the Honor X60i from July. The company has taken to Weibo to tease features from the new models, including one massive battery. This will be the debut of a battery called “Honor Qinghai Lake”, which will boast a capacity of 6,600mAh. With this, the X60 phone promises 2-day battery life. The Honor X60 series will bring a massive 6,600mAh battery It’s quite an increase from the main X50 trio from last year, the Honor X50, X50 GT and X50 Pro, all of which had...
The 2024 vivo Developer Conference kicked off today and one of the first announcements at the event was a sneak peek at the iQOO 13. It will be one of the first devices to launch with the freshly announced OriginOS 5 interface and it will also debut the latest BOE Q10 display. The Q10 light-emitting material is claimed to offer breakthrough advances in brightness, and power efficiency while increasing the panel’s overall lifespan. BOE claims its new panel offers a 12.5% increase in global peak brightness, over 50% reduction in color deviation, and a 10% reduction in power consumption. The...
Apple and Amazon announced a partnership allowing Prime Video subscribers to enjoy Apple TV+ content. Later this month, paying Prime Video users will be able to purchase an add-on for $9.99 per month to enjoy Apple's content, including Severance, Slow Horses, and The Morning Show. Once the service becomes available later this month, Prime members will be able to subscribe to Apple TV+ without downloading any additional apps beyond the Prime Video one. The extra subscription is monthly, meaning it can be canceled at any time with no extra charges. Mike Hopkins, Senior Vice President...
vivo and iQOO are due to start rolling out Android 15 beta to select phones soon (mid-October is the official timeline) and today vivo did a formal introduction of OriginOS 5, the new version of its OS that is based on the latest Android version. It promises improvements across the board, from 15% faster application startup and 30% faster app switching time to reducing CPU power consumption by 26%. The new system also intelligently allocates GPU and RAM resources to keep the foreground app running as smoothly as possible. OriginOS 5 will let you customize the lockscreen by adding...
Back in January Samsung launched Google's Circle to Search feature on its Galaxy S24 family, and then Google also brought it to its Pixels. Fast forward a few months, and we're now finally starting to see this feature escape the Google and Samsung shackles of exclusivity. Today Honor has announced that it's bringing Circle to Search to the Magic V3 and the 200 series. Circle to Search, as the name implies, lets you find out more information about anything that you circle, highlight, or scribble on your phone's screen. The rollout already seems to be underway. You will need to...
Production of Apple iPhone 16 devices is on plan, revealed the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Assembly orders for all four phones remain basically unchanged, with only a negligible 3-5% reduction of component orders for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. Demand for the base 16 models remains lackluster, while shipments of the 16 Pro models are comparable to the iPhone 15 Pro orders from last year. The report revealed suppliers had been asked to continue producing both Pro models during China's National Day week-long holiday, meaning demand for the duo has generally met expectations for this...
Production of Apple iPhone 16 devices is on plan, revealed the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Assembly orders for all four phones remain basically unchanged, with only a negligible 3-5% reduction of component orders for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. Demand for the base 16 models remains lackluster, while shipments of the 16 Pro models are comparable to the iPhone 15 Pro orders from last year. The report revealed suppliers had been asked to continue producing both Pro models during China's National Day week-long holiday, meaning demand for the duo has generally met expectations for this...
Realme will launch the P1 Speed on October 15, and the brand has already revealed its design while confirming the smartphone will have the Dimensity 7300 Energy chip at the helm. Now, Realme has revealed more features of the P1 Speed, leaving little to the imagination. For starters, the Realme P1 Speed will feature a 120Hz "OLED Esports Display" and pack a 5,000 mAh battery with 45W charging. It will have 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage onboard with LPDDR4X RAM. Realme hasn't revealed the physical amount of RAM but says the P1 Speed will come with 26GB of "DRAM," which is just virtual...