Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Lite photographed, will launch in these markets

In the wild, Galaxy phones tend to travel in groups - like this Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Lite, who were spotted next to Galaxy A6+ (2018) and other phones. The A6+ is easy to tell apart by its markings - dual camera in the middle and antenna lines at the top and bottom edges. Around the front, they have LED flashes next to the earpiece. Which leaves the SM-G8850, aka Galaxy A9 Star. You can see its dual camera in the upper left corner and the squarish fingerprint reader on the midline. Samsung Galaxy A9 Star • aka SM-G8850 • Available in Black and White Which one is the...

Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming phone to go on sale again later this week

The Xiaomi Black Shark gaming smartphone debuted last month, and quickly entered its first flash sale, which saw over a million registrations. However, there have been no stock available since, which raised a few questions about the fate of the phone. As it turns out the phone is still alive and well and just got a date for its next sale - June 1, Friday. Black Shark Technology's CEO Wu Shimin, shared that that phone was facing production issues, and only now were they able to resolve them. As a quick refresher on pricing, the 6GB/64GB variant of the Snapdragon 845-powered phone...

vivo X21 UD arrives in India

The vivo X21 UD debuted in March - with an in-screen fingerprint scanner and launched in the Chinese market the same month. Now, it made its way to India, where it retails for INR35,990, which is about $530 or €460. vivo X21 UD at the launch event in Delhi The vivo X21 UD is pretty much identical to the vivo X21 from the 6.28" Super AMOLED panel all the way to the Snapdragon 660 chipset and the 6/128 GB memory config but lacks the fingerprint scanner on the back, having one under the display instead. The dual camera is a 12 MP + 5 MP combo with another 12 MP snapper on the...

Google ARCore arrives in China, apps available through Xiaomi App Store

Google's mobile augmented reality platform ARCore is now available in China. The company has teamed up with Xiaomi to offer ARCore apps through the Chinese company's App Store. Here's the announcement tweet: Starting today, #ARCore apps are available on Mix 2S devices from the Xiaomi App Store in China. More partners coming soon → https://t.co/16QoOTgqve pic.twitter.com/lT4TYXrzwF— Google AR & VR (@GoogleARVR) May 28, 2018 For those wondering, Google's partnership with Xiaomi stems from the fact that the search giant's own Play Store (which is required by ARCore for...

Apple to use OLED on all 2019 iPhones

Apple put an OLED display on a phone for the first time in the iPhone X last year, and according to sources from South Korea, Cupertino is willing to make the full switch by 2019. This will be the next step after the two OLED phones that are expected to appear this fall. The news did not end well for its current LCD supplier Japan Display (JDI) which saw its shares plummet with 10% by the end of the day. The biggest OLED manufacturers currently are LG Display and Samsung Display. The industry expects that a completely OLED iPhone lineup might mean the trend will spread to midrange...

Meizu M6T is official - 18:9 screen and dual camera on the cheap

The Meizu M6T is finally official after weeks of teasers and leaks. Most of what we learned about the new M6T turned out real. Highlights of the Meizu M6T specs are a 5.7-incher tall-aspect 18:9 1440x720px LCD, a MediaTek MT6750 chipset with quad-core CPU and 3GB or 4GB of RAM and a dual camera on the back. You get a main 13MP f/2.2 unit and a depth-sensing 2MP f/2.4 secondary module for portrait shots. Meizu M6T The selfie camera is a single 8MP unit with an f/2.0 lens that also enables face unlock. There's also a fingerprint scanner on the back with 0.2s response time. Meizu...

Official listing reveals $26 price tag for Mi Band 3

Xiaomi recently confirmed May 31 unveiling for its Mi Band 3 smart wearable device. And now, just a couple of days before the event, the pricing information for the device has also leaked. Thanks to an official listing that slipped through the cracks, a CNY 169 ($26) price tag has been revealed. For comparison, the Mi Band 2 costed CNY 149. Xiaomi CEO recently said he has been testing the Band 3 for two-three months, and found it to be far better than the company's previous two Mi Bands. The Band 3 is expected to feature a display similar to its predecessor, but with a 2.5D...