News & Reviews:   smartphone

It seems that the One UI 3.0 open beta, which is available in selected countries introduces several new features that could improve the user experience of Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners when the update is rolled out to the public. One of the features worth taking note of is the Double Tap to Sleep function, which lets the user double tap on an empty portion of the home screen or lock screen in order to turn off the display.

Based on a statement by Redmi executive on weibo, it seems that Redmi could be planning on releasing a “mini” smartphone in the near future. While not much is known in regards to when the smartphone will be available for purchase, the executive did mention that a smaller smartphone will come with a much smaller battery capacity due to the size of the smartphone.

Looks like Maxis has finally rolled out the VoLTE feature, which is now available in Malaysia starting from today onwards. With that said, it is best to note that only select smartphones support VoLTE for now with possibly more coming in the future.

Just when we thought the pandemic was declining, the cases shot back up again and some businesses have ordered their employees to go back working from home. And so in relating to this, a national research science agency from Australia has reported that the COVID-19 virus survival rate is much longer than initially believed.

In conjunction with the 10.10 celebration, get up to 10 free mystery gifts when you purchase any selected HONOR products on 10 and 11 October 2020 at selected HONOR stores in Malaysia. In terms of the location, these HONOR stores are located in I-City Mall, Plaza Lowyat, Sunway Velocity, Mid Valley, IOI City Mall, IOI Puchong Mall, Sogo and Sunway Pyramid.

With our focus on mobile devices, it only makes sense that we'd be interested in how brands are performing. For the smartphone market, a recent report has plenty of info for us to chew over. It included a lot of statistics on the smartphone market, including what were the devices with the highest sales and which brands dominated in the second quarter of 2020.

As most people know, almost everything is made in China but that could change in the future. Just recently, 16 companies have gotten formal approvals by the Indian Government to start local manufacture of consumer electronics. Among the 16 companies, both Apple and Samsung are included and this initiative is part of the $6.65 billion production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme to increase exports over the 5 years.

The OnePlus 8T is arriving on 14 October and we can't wait to see what kind of upgrades that the company will bring to the already powerful OnePlus 8 series. However, it looks like OnePlus 8T won't be the only device debuting on that day. It is reported that five other devices/gadgets will make an appearance as well.

Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that TSMC will start production of 3nm chips starting from 2022 onwards. While not much is known in regards to which smartphone will come equipped with the new chips, we do know that the new chips will not only provide more power but also higher efficiency.

We can't deny the fact that Xiaomi's design team is filled with creative people. It is said because they have been trying out all sorts of design when it comes to smartphones. From folding devices to pop-up cameras, they have done it all with fresh and awesome ideas. Now, they are moving forward again with a smartphone that can be folded in a Z shape, or should we say a tablet?