Chinese phone maker Oppo has developed a retractable smartphone camera that allowed the company to squeeze a high-quality telephoto camera into a slim phone with only a modest camera bump when you’re not snapping photos (and a rather sizeable one when you are). Oppo says the camera provides 2X optical zoom when extended, with an […]
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Qualcomm’s first self-branded smartphone is an enthusiast-class flagship (that’s made by Asus)
8 Comments on Qualcomm’s first self-branded smartphone is an enthusiast-class flagship (that’s made by Asus)The company that makes the processors that power many of the world’s smartphones is now launching its own phone. The new Qualcomm Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders is designed and manufactured by Asus, but it’s designed to show off the best of Qualcomm’s technologies and the phone is marketed at members of the company’s Snapdragon Insiders community. […]
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Volla Phone X will be a rugged smartphone that will likely support Android and Linux
The Volla Phone is a smartphone that’s designed to run either Android or Linux-based operating systems like Ubuntu. Made by a German startup called Volla, the phone was introduced through a crowdfunding campaign, and now sells for € 359 at the Volla Shop. Now it looks like Volla may be preparing to launch a second […]
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Teracube 2e smartphone with a 4-year warranty is now available for $199
The Teracube 2e is a budget smartphone with one killer feature: the warranty. While most modern phones come with a one or two year warranty and many offer an option to pay extra for extended coverage, Teracube’s phones come with a 4-year warranty. That’s despite the fact that the Teracube 2e is a budget phone […]
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PinePhone Linux smartphone could get a slide-out keyboard acessory
The makers of the PinePhone Linux smartphone recently introduced a Convergence Pack edition designed to let you use the device as a desktop Linux computer by connecting a keyboard, mouse and display. But what if you want a thumb keyboard for typing on the go? That may be coming soon. Pine64 plans to offer a […]
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Red Magic 5S gaming phone is a modest update (and it still has a cooling fan)
As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new Red Magic gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What’s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March. The new model brings an improved cooling system, more responsive shoulder trigger buttons, and… not […]
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Realme X3 SuperZoom smartphone packs a 120 Hz display and 5x optical zoom (60x hybrid zoom)
3 Comments on Realme X3 SuperZoom smartphone packs a 120 Hz display and 5x optical zoom (60x hybrid zoom)Chinese smartphone maker Realme’s newest smartphone gets its name from its camera, which the company says supports up to 60x hybrid zoom (or 5x zoom when using optical zoom only). In fact, the 64MP telephoto camera on the Realme X3 SuperZoom is the phone’s primary camera, although there are also 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro […]
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OnePlus 8 Pro “X-ray camera” will be temporarily disabled (Update: in China)
A few weeks after the OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone went on sale, reports started popping up that it came with a bonus feature — an X-ray camera. Sort of. The phone has a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP telephoto camera, and a 5MP color filter camera — and that least one can allow you to […]
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LG V60 ThinQ 5G supports active pen input
LG’s latest flagship phone sports a Snapdragon 865 processor, 8GB of RAM, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a 5,000 mAh battery, 32-bit Hi-Fi quad-DAC, four mics, two speakers, and a 6.7 inch screen… as well as an optional LG Dual Screen accessory that turns the LG V60 ThinQ 5G into a dual-screen smartphone. We learned all […]
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This is Lenovo’s Legion gaming smartphone (leaks)
Lenovo’s Legion line of products currently includes gaming desktop and laptop computers. But this year the company plans to launch the first Legion smartphone. We already know that it’ll be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor… because Qualcomm told us as much in February. Now we also know what the upcoming Lenovo Legion gaming […]