vivo announces X50, X50 Pro and X50 Pro with unique cameras

vivo just announced its flagship X50 family of smartphones - the vivo X50, X50 Pro and X50 Pro+. The last two are defined by the exceptional photography capabilities, while the first one is the slimmest 5G phone to date. vivo X50 Pro+ The vivo X50 Pro+ is the first phone to pack Samsung's brand new 50MP ISOCELL GN1 1/1.3" sensor. It's the first to combine the ISOCELL and Tetracell and it can do 12.5MP stills in binned mode with huge 2.4µm pixels. The company says that in combination with the motion deblur algorithm and continuous focus tracking make the videos and stills look...

The Sony Xperia 1 II goes on pre-order for under €1,000 in Bulgaria

The Sony Xperia 1 II may be cheaper than expected - the original €1,200 pricing seemed steep, even with the Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones (normally around €300) bundled for free. Now two carriers in Bulgaria are taking pre-orders at €980 for a SIM-free phone (even less if you sign a contract). One of them, A1, is bundling the phone with an unnamed power bank and the WH-1000XM3 headphones, while the other, Telenor, will only give you the famed noise-canceling headphones. Interestingly, we couldn't find the phone on other regional A1 stores. We did find it at Finland's DNA (which is...

Xiaomi to debut a new Mi Notebook model in India on June 11

Xiaomi India today announced that it will be launching a brand new model of the Mi Notebook in India on June 11. The announcement will take place at 12PM IST. The unannounced Mi Notebook model is said to be launching first in India. It is also said to be designed for the Indian market and will be sold exclusively in India. 📢 The brand new #MiNotebook will make its #Global #Debut in #India and will be:🇮🇳 India 1st🇮🇳 India exclusive🇮🇳 Made for IndiaBlock the date: 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟏𝟏.No, it's not...

Live photos show Oppo Reno4 5G and Reno4 Pro 5G already in stores

Coming this Friday, the Oppo Reno4 5G and Reno4 Pro 5G will bring some camera updates, faster charging and (of course) 5G connectivity. Or bring back rather, the Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G came out in December of last year followed by the Oppo Reno3 Pro (with 4G) this March. Newly surfaced live photos of the Reno4 duo shows that the phones are already stocked in stores in China and are just waiting for the official announcement. The family resemblance is quite clear with the triple camera on the back. Oppo Reno4 Pro 5G live photos However, this generation will use a curved screen on...

ZTE Axon 11 SE 5G is official with Dimensity 800

Right on schedule, ZTE has announced the Axon 11 SE 5G in China. The key feature of the Axon 11 SE 5G is the MediaTek Dimensity 800 chipset, which allows for dual-mode 5G, and is a Snapdragon 765G-grade performer. ZTE claims the Axon 11 SE 5G can endure an hour of heavy gaming, while charging, all the while staying under 40-degrees. That's achieved thanks to graphite heat sinks that efficiently dissipate the heat from the CPU and GPU. The front is occupied by a 6.53-inch IPS LCD of 2340x1080px resolution. ZTE Axon 11 SE 5G There's a 16MP f/2.0 camera on the front and a quad...

Honor Play4 Pro will have a body temperature sensor

The Honor Play4 lineup will be revealed on Wednesday, and the phone is already popping up on various certification platforms like MIIT, and TENAA. The brand manager in China also shared a video of the phone, revealing it will have a body temperature sensor, which is a rather rare feature and could be especially useful in these pandemic times. The Honor Play4 Pro bears the OXP-AN00 code name and it also went by Geekbench with a Kirin chipset (without specifying which one) and 8GB RAM. The OS is listed as Android 10, and we expect EMUI 10 on top without Google services. The...

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 coming on June 11 with camera remote control

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi Band 5 will debut on June 11. Rumor has it the smart band will gain a camera remote control feature letting you use it as a shutter control for your smartphone. It will also gain a new blood oxygen saturation sensor, Alexa support and NFC that works outside of China. The screen will reportedly grow from 0.95" to 1.2" with thinner bezels (possibly fitting in the same overall form factor). We've also seen the Mi Band 5 and it's new plug-in type charger. Additionally the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 will be able to track five new exercise modes - yoga, elliptical...