Month: May 2021

Realme’s new Dizo sub-brand was described as having a focus on AIoT products, but apparently that includes featurephones too. And TWS earbuds and a smartwatch (though those are slightly redesigned Realme devices). FCC documents have photos of two feature phones. The Dizo Star 500 has a fairly large screen for what it is with … Read more

The kooky Siemens SX1 had a McLaren limited edition, but other phone makers have partnered up with the racing brand too. That happened a few years later when carrier Vodafone signed on to be the title sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team (the deal lasted from 2007 to 2013). Since it was … Read more

Huawei’s HarmonyOS is right around the corner at this point, with an official unveiling event set for June 2. The Chinese giant has major plans for its Android alternative, with a goal to have it running on 300 million devices by the end of the year. Some part of that massive figure will surely … Read more

The Samsung Galaxy Buds2, which are reportedly in mass production as we speak, have just undergone the FCC trial, further confirming they are ready for the store shelves. The FCC listing gives us a full glimpse of the buds themselves, as well as a detailed look at the case’s specs. Despite coming in as … Read more

Introduction 200 million pixels! That’s what the cameras on the back of the ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G add up to. And since more is better, the Axon must be the ultimate cameraphone, right? Well, that’s what we’re here to find out. All those megapixels are split between four cameras, and there’s no shortage … Read more

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 is supposed to feature an under display camera for the interior “front” facing cam. Leakster @FrontTron has been slowly piecing together the details of all five cameras on Samsung’s next flagship device. The first selfie camera is a 16 MP module of the under display variety, which will leave … Read more

ARMv8 has been around for years, it is the first 64-bit version of the ARM architecture. Now it’s time to move on to ARMv9. No, it’s not jumping to 128-bit, but it does bring the end of 32-bit designs. ARM is planning to go 64-bit only by 2023 and it is working with its … Read more

After updating to OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11, it hasn’t been exactly smooth sailing for some OnePlus 7 and 7T series owners. That’s why OnePlus is pushing yet another update for the OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro to fix most if not all of the known problems produced by the latest version of … Read more

The Redmi Watch is Xiaomi’s latest affordable wearable. Coming in at a relatively low price of around $55, the Redmi Watch packs in fitness tracking features like a heart rate monitor, sleep tracker, and GPS all inside a traditional watch-shaped, water-resistant body. Let’s see how well it performs. Design The Redmi Watch in ivory … Read more

The OnePlus 6 and 6T, both launched in 2018, are receiving the OxygenOS 10.3.11 update. It doesn’t bring any new features to the duo but bumps up the Android security patch level to May 2021 on both smartphones. Additionally, the new builds also improve the system stability on the OnePlus 6 pair and fix … Read more