News & Reviews: smartphone
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Sep 11, 2020
Following the official announcement of HarmonyOS 2.0 by Huawei last night (finally), the Chinese smartphone brand has also launched a HarmonyOS website for developers to download. Available in both Mandarin and English, the software is introduced as a customizable and open-source OS where developers can download for free to work on it.
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Sep 10, 2020
Based on a statement by XDA-Developers, it seems that Xiaomi smartphones will be receiving an update which lets users measure their heart-rate simply by using the device’s camera and flash. If you want to try out the new feature, you can do it by opening the Xiaomi Mi Health app and tap on the “heart rate” section.
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Sep 07, 2020
At the end of August, Huawei CEO Richard Yu said that there will be no smartphones that will have HarmonyOS in 2020. But that doesn't mean there wouldn't be any HarmonyOS-based device this year. In fact, rumours claim that Huawei could launch tablets this year that feature its in-house operating system.
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Sep 04, 2020
A colour-changing smartphone? But why? Well, why not? Found on the forum threads in Weibo, the new technology seem to be developed by vivo and its affiliated company, BBK is responsible for this cool piece of tech. Here's what we know about it so far.
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Sep 02, 2020
OnePlus has hard at work expanding its budget range phones recently. Not only was the OnePlus Clover spotted, but another phone with the Snapdragon 690 chipset is also in the works. Now, there's another device that is allegedly codenamed 'Lemonade'.
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Sep 01, 2020
Based on a statement by gizmochina, it seems that there’s an OPPO smartphone with the codename PDVM00 which has been spotted on TENAA, giving us a better idea on what to expect when it is officially unveiled. While not much is known in regards to the upcoming smartphone, our source did provide us with some information such as the design, as well as tech specs of the device.
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Sep 01, 2020
Based on a statement by MediaTek, it seems that they have unveiled their new Helio G95 chipset which is 5% faster in terms of GPU as compared to the Helio G90T chipset. While not much is known in regards to which smartphone will come equipped with the aforementioned chipset, we do know that it will only come equipped with 4G capabilities instead of 5G.
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Sep 01, 2020
Based on a statement by Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it seems that there could be a possibility that Huawei will exit the smartphone market if the conditions between Huawei and the US does not improve. This is due to the fact that the US placed Huawei under a blacklist, which stops them from doing business with US-based companies such as Google, Qualcomm, and potentially more.
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Aug 28, 2020
Based on a recent patent by OPPO, it seems that they’re working on a sliding smartphone that’s equipped with an extendable display. While not much is officially known in regards to the exact detail of the smartphone, our source did provide an image of how the smartphone could potentially look like.
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Aug 27, 2020
As you know, electronics require microchips. TSMC has been a leader in this area has kept ahead of rival Samsung for the past few years. Although Samsung could be ready for the transition to 3nm soon, it looks like major companies like Apple may still choose TSMC for 3nm and even 2nm chips.
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