Month: October 2020

OnePlus released the Android 11 beta for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro back in June, and after four months, the company is now rolling out the stable build of Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 for its 2020 flagships. OxygenOS 11 brings in a new design and is aimed at improving the overall experience of … Read more

Nokia just dropped two featurephones via in Chinese Weibo account. Like their names suggest, the spotlight feature for both is 4G, with support for VoLTE and HD calls on all three Chinese mobile carriers. Nokia 215 4G and 225 4G banners While we are still a bit short on some of … Read more

Introduction Maybe it’s time to admit that we can’t keep up with the naming schemes of some manufacturers, Xiaomi included. The new Mi 10T Pro, which is the subject of this review, is quite different from its predecessor in many ways. For example, the Mi 9T Pro was just a re-brand of the Redmi … Read more

ARM announced the first details of the upcoming “big” Cortex-A CPU cores for 2021 and 2022, codenamed Matterhorn and Makalu, respectively. The second one is interesting as it will mark the end of the 32-bit era. Android gained 64-bit support with version 5.0 Lollipop in 2014 and Google announced that starting in August 2019 … Read more

The Stadia game streaming service can now work over a mobile network as the feature graduated from Experimental status to ready for action. You will find a toggle in the Performance settings but first you should be aware of a couple of caveats. The resolution is capped at 720p, the main reason is data … Read more

Ulefone has built up a reputation on delivering rugged smartphones and its latest offering is the Armor X8 – a budget friendly tough phone that doesn’t compromise on durability. It comes with IP68/IP69K/MIL-STD-810G ratings and can withstand shock, drops, vibration and extreme temperatures. It can survive for 30 minutes when submerged in water at … Read more

Realme is preparing several smart device launches for October 7, including its first soundbar. Designed for 55” TVs (and larger), this will go perfectly with the first SLED TV. The soundbar will have 100 W of total audio power and a wireless sub-woofer. These are only two of the highlights of the upcoming “Leap … Read more

A couple of major events took place this week and unsurprisingly our trending chart felt the effect. The Pixel 5 emerged on top, while the Xiaomi Mi 10T and 10T Lite make up the other two podium positions in that order. Surprisingly enough, the 10T Pro didn’t even crack the top 10. In fourth … Read more

Apple announced the iPad Air (2020) on September 15, but the tablet is yet to go on sale. What’s probably a pre-production unit has made it to GeekBench, showing us the performance of the new A14 Bionic chipset, also to be featured in the upcoming iPhone. The A14’s CPU delivers mighty single-core performance – … Read more

Introduction The vivo X50 trio has been around for a while, but the flagship vivo X50 Pro+ has been eluding the public since its announcement. While the regular Pro bragged with gimbal-like stabilization and all-round package, this Pro+ version shifts the focus towards performance and photo quality. The X50 Pro+ upgrades the X50 with … Read more