Xiaomi patents a notched phone with dual selfie camera on the bottom

In a day like April Fools' you would expect all kinds of shenanigans from tech companies. You would think a smartphone with dual selfie cameras in a notch on the bottom side of the screen sounds like a joke, but the actual funny part is that this is real patent Xiaomi requested from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). But wait, there's more - it also licensed a version where the shooters are going in the bottom corners. Just check out the renders, provided by LetsGoDigital. The license is in the WIPO database with actual registration number and identification...

New Oppo Reno teasers are artwork with hidden clues about the phone

The Oppo Reno marketing campaign will target young creative users, so the company collaborated with a number of illustrators to create teaser images. Note that these aren't just pictures, they contain subtle hints about the feature of the Reno. You can try and puzzle out what the clues mean or you can read the info from TENAA. Anyway, here's an image from Brett Ryder from Norfolk, UK. He's worked with Coca-Cola and Penguin Books before and is currently working with the Glastonbury Festival. Oppo Reno teaser image by Brett Ryder Next up is George Wylesol from Philadelphia, USA....

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Brown Bear Edition unveiled, coming April 9

Xiaomi has partnered with LINE Messenger to bring a limited edition Brown Bear Mi 9 SE. The phone is customized with the friendly character's logo on the back of the phone along with a custom Brown Bear theme. It comes in a special packaging which includes a case, 10,000 mAh power bank (MSRP CNY99), certificate and stickers all bearing the LINE FRIENDS character. In terms of hardware, this is the same Snapdragon 712-powered Mi 9 SE which we know. The device features a 5.97-inch Super AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch for the 20MP selfie camera. There is an in-display fingerprint...

Meizu 16s pops up on AnTuTu, posts an impressive score

Meizu 16s is closer to a launch and the device finally appeared on AnTuTu. The phone reached an impressive score of 357,975 and the listing revealed the result was achieved by a Snapdragon-855 powered unit with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The new Meizu 16s is expected to look a lot like the Meizu 16, but with thinner top and bottom bezels. It will have a tall screen and Full HD+ resolution - 18.6:9 ration and 2232 x 1080 pixels. Unsurprisingly, there will be Android Pie, but we expect Flyme 7 on top. The result of almost 358,000 is match for the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT, Xiaomi Mi 9...

Nubia Alpha coming April 8

The nubia Alpha is a unique device, it has all the capabilities of a smartphone but it's supposed to be worn on your wrist. You can track your fitness progress, control your audio and notifications just like other smartwatches but what separates the Alpha is that it can also make calls, take pictures and do basically everything your phone can, autonomously. Today we learned that the smartphone (as nubia likes to call it) is scheduled for release on April 8 in China on all the major e-commerce platforms. We got a chance to play around with the device at MWC and while it does have some...

Oppo Reno official images appear, no 10x zoom camera in sight

Brian Shen, Oppo VP, was teasing a 10x zoom phone in the past few weeks, and all roads led to the Oppo Reno being the one. However, today official renders of the phone were spotted on the Chinese retailer website JD.com and there is no triple setup whatsoever. We can see only the notchless front and a dual camera setup, along with some fancy colors and some unique design elements. Oppo Reno from all sides The Oppo Reno was already confirmed to come in Purple, Pink, Green, and Black, but this is the first time we see what they would look like (it appears the previous...

Nutritional info on Android versions: KitKat has a lot of calories, Froyo was healthiest

People are always concerned about the SAR of phones and software bloat, but why isn't anyone talking about how calorie dense modern operating systems have become? Android offers nothing but sweets! To educate the public, we did some research on the various Android versions. This wasn't as easy as it sounds since the names can be a bit vague. For example, "Android 9.0 Pie" doesn't specify the flavor. Looking at official images though, it's pretty clear that it is cherry pie. Note that the scoop of ice cream is optional, so we didn't include it in the numbers below. Portion sizes...