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A Brief Battery Life Comparison between the Honor 20 Pro and Galaxy S10+

A Brief Battery Life Comparison between the Honor 20 Pro and Galaxy S10+

August 31, 2019
Battery life is always a pressing concern for smartphone users, with survey after survey showing that consumers still want long-lasting batteries out of their new devices. While this sounds like a simple feature, squeezing more out of a phone’s battery requires improvements in hardware as well as software optimizations, meaning tremendous investments. Another great route...
[Update 2: Up to 7 Days or Longer] Google Play Store approval for new apps will now take more time

[Update 2: Up to 7 Days or Longer] Google Play Store approval for new apps will now take more time

August 30, 2019
The Google Play Store is the most important app distribution platform on Android, without a doubt. Because of its "official" nature, and the fact that the Play Store is preloaded onto a substantially vast majority of Android devices, the Play Store acts as the central point connecting the user to the app and its developer....
[Update: September 3rd Launch] Android 10 will not get a dessert name, Google reveals new branding

[Update: September 3rd Launch] Android 10 will not get a dessert name, Google reveals new branding

August 30, 2019
Today is truly the end of an era. Google announced that Android Q will not get a dessert nickname. A tradition that has been going on for a decade has come to a close. Android Q will simply be called "Android 10" and Google has rolled out a new look for the Android brand to...
How the Honor 20 Pro Achieves Excellent Low-Light Photography

How the Honor 20 Pro Achieves Excellent Low-Light Photography

August 30, 2019
Even with today's amazing mobile cameras, smartphone photography keeps evolving. One may argue that the quality of daylight pictures has seemingly stalled, but as hardware and software evolve beyond the megapixel race of yesteryear, we see continuous improvements in new, key areas. Of course, it is often the vanguard of expensive flagships pushing the envelope...
[Update 2: Redmi K20 Pro in India] Xiaomi is recruiting beta testers for the Mi 9’s Android Q-based MIUI update

[Update 2: Redmi K20 Pro in India] Xiaomi is recruiting beta testers for the Mi 9’s Android Q-based MIUI update

August 30, 2019
Android Q has been available for developers since a few months now, giving them a chance to try out Google's newest update to Android before it rolls out for the general public. These Beta releases gives them an opportunity to explore newly introduced APIs and test their apps against the changes, ensuring that everything works...
OnePlus 7T Pro renders reveal similar design to the OnePlus 7 Pro

OnePlus 7T Pro renders reveal similar design to the OnePlus 7 Pro

August 30, 2019
We've been talking a lot about the OnePlus TV recently, but the company also has new phones on the horizon. Earlier this month, we got our first look at the "standard" OnePlus 7T. For the most part, it looks the same as the OnePlus 7, but with a new round camera module. Today, we're getting...
[Update: New Renders] Motorola Moto E6 Plus leak shows off the budget phone’s design. Here are some of its specifications.

[Update: New Renders] Motorola Moto E6 Plus leak shows off the budget phone’s design. Here are some of its specifications.

August 30, 2019
Earlier today, we unveiled many details of Motorola's next "premium" mid-range smartphone, the Motorola One Zoom/One Pro. Over the weekend, live images for another Motorola smartphone were leaked, courtesy of Roland Quandt. The images were from an alleged AliExpress listing for the upcoming budget smartphone, the Motorola Moto E6 Plus. Here's what we know so...
[Update 2: LG V50S ThinQ] LG teases a follow up to the V50 and its dual screen attachment

[Update 2: LG V50S ThinQ] LG teases a follow up to the V50 and its dual screen attachment

August 30, 2019
A little short of 6 months ago we watched as LG officially announced the LG V50 ThinQ smartphone. It is the company's first 5G smartphone and a leaked render revealed a partnership between LG and Sprint for the launch of the device. Overall, it was looked at as a revamped version of the LG V40...
8 Cant-Miss Deals from the XDA Depot

8 Cant-Miss Deals from the XDA Depot

August 30, 2019
It has been a busy month over at the XDA Developers Depot, with tech courses and online subscriptions flying off the virtual shelves. Some of these deals are really special — in case you missed them the first time around, here’s a little roundup. ThunderDrive Cloud Storage: Lifetime SubscriptionOffering 2TB of online storage space, ThunderDrive is...
OnePlus says they optimized Android TV on the OnePlus TV, offers at least 3 years of software support

OnePlus says they optimized Android TV on the OnePlus TV, offers at least 3 years of software support

August 30, 2019
OnePlus seems to never go too long without being in the news, but recently the company has been talking about something other than a phone. The OnePlus TV is coming soon and CEO Pete Lau has been teasing it a lot. In his latest post about the TV, Lau talks about how the work they...
Redmi Note 8 Pro teardown confirms Quick Charge 3.0 support

Redmi Note 8 Pro teardown confirms Quick Charge 3.0 support

August 30, 2019
The Redmi Note 8 Pro was launched alongside the Redmi Note 8, the RedmiBook laptop and 70" 4K Redmi TV at an event in China yesterday. While leaks, as well as official teasers from Redmi themselves, had practically confirmed most features of the device, like the MediaTek G90T SoC, before the launch of the phone,...
Realme XT’s 64MP camera is a prominent upgrade over 48MP cameras

Realme XT’s 64MP camera is a prominent upgrade over 48MP cameras

August 30, 2019
Smartphones are evolving at a rate that is difficult to grasp. With the beginning of this year, rose the fad of 48-megapixel photography, which at that time, appeared to lead the industry for the whole of 2019. However, with a quarter of the year still left to unwind, the trend of 48MP photography has started...