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NewsBytes #24 - Microsoft Surface Go on sale, new Samsung & Sony audio products, new Lenovo & Logitech gadgets, Google Art Selfie and more

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 equipped with such a large screen, paired along with the S-Pen with up to 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, makes the device a great canvas for conveying ideas and showcasing your creativity no matter the situation. Here’s a not-so-serious video on how you could utilize it, courtesy of TechNave of course.

Images of the Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro as well as the glass panel for the devices has been leaked showcasing a curved screen panel for the Mate 20 Pro and a Waterdrop notch for the Huawei Mate 20. The notch on the Huawei Mate 20 is larger due to the fact that it houses several sensors such as the 3D face scanner, front facing selfie camera, proximity sensor and speaker grill as far as we know.

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10 series devices will be one of the first smartphones to come equipped with Qualcomm’s very own implementation of in-display fingerprint sensor which utilizes an ultrasonic reader instead of the traditional implementation.

OnePlus has confirmed that the upcoming OnePlus 6T will come equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor based on a screenshot from OnePlus which shows the lock screen lock screen with a designated area the sensor is placed.

The unveiling for upcoming Apple products will be streamed live at Apple’s official website on 13 September 2018 1:00AM GMT+8. As far as we know, the successor to the iPhone X, iPhone SE 2, 6.5-inch budget iPhones, new and improved Apple watch as well as improvements to iOS is expected to make its debut during the event. Be sure to mark your calendars to catch the live stream this thursday morning.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has finally got its official DxOMark score of 103, which is 2nd place with the HTC U12+ below the Huawei P20 Pro. This is still higher than the 99 scored Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. The folks at DxOMark mention that it has a photo score of 107 and a video score of 94 for accurate but neutral colours and overall very good image quality.

Pre-order for the latest Vivo V11 as well as the Vivo V11i which is priced at RM1699 and RM1299 respectively starts from 8 September 2018 until 14 September 2018 and it will be available at all authorised Vivo dealers and concept stores. You can also pre-order the Vivo V11 and Vivo V11i at Sunway Velocity Mall as well as MyTown Shopping Center but stocks are limited to the first 300 customers. On the other hand, only the Vivo V11 is available exclusively online on Lazada until 12 September 2018.

Contrary to what many sites have been parroting and what some have plainly assumed, Huawei and UL Benchmarks (formerly known as Futuremark) have come out with a joint statement confirming that there was no cheating involved with the Kirin 970 equipped honor play. Instead, it is due to the AI or Artificial Intelligence powered Kirin 970 automatically increasing the performance (by activating “Performance Mode”) when it detected the need for it, in this case when the 3DMark benchmark was run.

Huawei’s P20 Series has been known for pushing camera technology to the limit bringing 3 rear cameras with sensors up to 40MP onto a mobile device which is the Huawei P20 Pro. Huawei has announced that the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will come with 2 new color schemes being the Morpho Aurora as well as the Pearl White.