Tecno Spark Go 2020 announced: 6.52" display, 5,000 mAh battery, and Android 10 (Go Edition)

Tecno today announced a new entry-level smartphone, dubbed Spark Go 2020. As evident from its name, the smartphone runs Android 10 (Go Edition) with HiOS 6.2 on top. The Tecno Spark Go 2020 is powered by the Helio A20 SoC that's paired with 2GB RAM. The smartphone has 32GB of storage onboard but it also comes with a dedicated slot for a microSD card, which allows storage expansion by up to 256GB. The Android Go-running smartphone is built around a 6.52" 20:9 HD+ display with waterdrop notch for the 8MP front-facing camera. Around the back is a 13MP primary shooter that's joined by...

Xiaomi teases sub-€300 Mi 10 phone with 5G connectivity, "brand new" Snapdragon 700 chip

Xiaomi has announced plans to launch a sub-€300 5G-enabled smartphone later this month. And not just any smartphone, but a member of the capable Mi 10 family that will be powered by a brand new Snapdragon 700-series chipset. The Mi 10 line-up started off with flagships but has since then added some mid-rangers. They are great value for money, though, and this phone promises to live up to that description as well. By the way, if you see “new Snapdragon 700-series” and think of the Snapdragon 732G that was announced yesterday, that one only has a 4G modem. Currently, the 765/768 are...

Bloomberg: two Apple Watches, new iPad Air coming in a month

Apple has asked its suppliers to manufacture at least 75 million 5G-enabled iPhones as it anticipates 80 million shipments of its next-gen iPhones this year, reports Bloomberg citing people familiar with the situation. The Cupertino-based tech giant plans to launch four new iPhone models later this year - two regular and two Pro premium offerings. These will support 5G networks, come with OLED panels, and come in three sizes - 5.4", 6.1", and 6.7". The regular models will get 5.4" and 6.1" displays and have aluminum sides, while the Pro versions will pack 6.1" and 6.7" screens and have...

Realme X7 and Realme X7 Pro are official, Realme V3 tags along

Realme has just introduced three new 5G phones to the Chinese audience - the premium Realme X7, Realme X7 Pro, and the ultra-affordable Realme V3. The vanilla Realme X7 is the official debut of the Mediatek Dimensity 800U chipset, so we'll start with that one. Realme X7 The chipset of the Realme X7 is built on the 7nm process technology and its two big Cortex-A76 CPU cores run at 2.4 GHz. The GPU is Mali-G57 and the platform is coupled with 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, while the internal storage is 128GB. The front is occupied by a 6.4” AMOLED panel with 180 Hz touch sampling rate....

MediaTek’s Helio G95 comes with slightly overclocked GPU, same core specs as G90T

Over a year ago, MediaTek announced its G90 series gaming chipsets with the G90 and G90T. Now the company is unveiling the line's new top dog called G95 - an overclocked version of the G90T with 5% better GPU performance. It still only supports 4G connectivity and has the same CPU layout, RAM and connectivity as the Helio G90T. The G95 is fabricated on TSMC’s 12nm process and comes with two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.05GHz alongside six Cortex-A55 cores working at 2.0GHz. The Mali G76 MC4 GPU is now clocked at 900MHz which provides the aforementioned performance boost. In terms of...

Asus Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro launch globally

Asus announced the Zenfone 7 series last week in its home country of Taiwan. Now, it is launching globally and we finally have the European pricing of the phones as well. The Asus Zenfone 7 will sell for €699, while the Asus Zenfone 7 Pro will set you back €799. The vanilla version will ship with 8 GB RAM and 128 gigs of storage, while the Pro option comes with 8/256 GB memory. Other key differences include Snapdragon 865+ and OIS for main and telephoto cameras on the Zenfone 7 Pro, while the basic Zenfone 7 comes with the Snapdragon 865 and no optic image stabilization. The...

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