ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 is fastest phone in AnTuTu's June rankings

AnTuTu revealed its June rankings for the best performing Android phones and the ZTE nubia Red Magic 3 took the top spot again. The phone was the best performer last month and still holds a narrow lead over the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, which came in second place. Rounding out the top-three is another Xiaomi phone - the Mi 9 Explorer. Xiaomi's domination of the chart continues with the Xiaomi Mi 9 which came in fourth, closely followed by the OnePlus 7 Pro and Meizu 16s. The OnePlus 7 and Redmi K20 Pro come in at the seven and eight spots. Rounding out the top ten are Samsung's Galaxy...

Japan's restricted export of key chemicals to South Korea might be a blow to Samsung, LG

Japan will restrict the export to South Korea of key chemicals used in the production of electronics, reports Japanese newspaper Sankei. This comes after a South Korea's Supreme Court ruled last year that Koreans have not been properly compensated by Japanese companies for the forced labor during World War II. The materials in question are fluorinated polyimide (used in smartphone and TV displays), resist (used when soldering chips to PCBs) and high-purity hydrogen fluoride (used in etching semiconductors). Japan produces 90% of the world's fluorinated polyimide and 70% of the resist,...

Xiaomi Mi CC9e tested on Geekbench with 6GB of RAM

The Xiaomi Mi CC9e has reportedly been tested on Geekbench ahead of its July 2 unveil. The subsequent screenshot from the benchmark run doesn't reveal all that much - the Mi CC9e runs Android 9 Pie, has 6GB of RAM and an eight-ocre 1.8GHz chipset. Judging by the single and multi-core results the Xiaomi Mi CC9e could have a Snapdragon 710 or possibly a Snapdragon 632 chip under the hood. We know the Xiaomi Mi CC9e differs from the Mi CC9 in that it has a 6.08-inch and not a 6.39-inch screen, but the rest of the specs are as of yet unknown. #Xiaomi MI CC 9e Spotted on #Geekbench...

Google prepares Fast Share, the replacement of Android Beam

Google has removed support for Android Beam from Android Q and it's going to replace it with a feature called Fast share. This seems to be the same tech that's currently available in the Google Files app. Starting Fast Share • Picking a recipient • Sending • Complete Fast Share works without an Internet connection. There's no tap phones to share here, you see a list of nearby devices (this required Bluetooth and Location to be turned on). Once you pick a receiving device and they accept, the data is transferred over Wi-Fi. Notification • Receiving • Complete • The...

Honor 20 Pro Moschino Edition arrives tomorrow

The Honor 20 series were launched in London in the midst of a trade war between the United States and China, taking Huawei's business as a hostage during the negotiations. The 20 Pro got a special Moschino edition, but a launch date wasn't announced. Finally the gaudy units are ready though as they were listed for sale on Vmall.com - Huawei's own online store. The phone comes with a new design and an updated price tag, and will be launched in its first flash sale tomorrow - July 2. The new device is essentially an Honor 20 Pro in Phantom Black color but with a golden sign on the...

Lenovo Z6 set to arrive on July 4

Lenovo's VP Chang Cheng dropped more hints for the upcoming Lenovo Z6 which will make its official appearance on Thursday. Last week we got some leaks for the chipset and display and now the rest of the spec sheet is confirmed . The phone will come with a 6.39-inch OLED display with HDR10 support and 120 Hz sampling rate. It will have a small waterdrop notch and a claimed screen-to-body ratio of 93.1%. Lenovo will go with the Snapdragon 730 SoC, which is the latest upper mid-range chipset by Qualcomm. The camera department will rely on a triple sensor array headlined by the 24MP...

Sony is preparing an Xperia 2 right in time for IFA 2019

Sony introduced the Xperia 1 at MWC in February, and it might release a follow up at IFA in Berlin. Two new phones with model numbers J8210 and J8010 appeared in UAProf files, while another leakster linked to code names SPHINX and HORUS with 5G modems. J8210 and J8010 spotted in UAProf files We are pretty sure the J8210 is the next star of Sony since the current Xperia 1 carries the model number J8110. Our assumption is the new device will be called Xperia 2, but we could also see Xperia 1 Premium, Xperia 1 5G or something else entirely. An earlier leak suggested a phone...