Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ pop up on Google Play Console, new images appear

Samsung is expected to launch two tablets during its Unpacked event on August 5 - the Galaxy Tab S7 and the Galaxy Tab S7+. We saw their full specs sheet earlier this week, and now both slates appeared on Google Play Console, confirming some of the key hardware. At the same time, Evan Blass posted shared some official images, confirming what we know so far - thin bezels, revamped S Pen, and lack of any fingerprint scanners, meaning the sensor will make its way underneath the AMOLED panel. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ The Galaxy Tab S7 will be...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 smiles for the camera

Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is still a week away but we’re now getting our first look at the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 2. Twitter user @hwangmh01 posted an image that shows us the main screen of the foldable confirming its design and naming. We can also see the original Fold’s large notch in the top right corner has been replaced with a punch-hole. It's still not clear how big the cutout is but it appears to be housing a single camera. Apart from this, we don’t know much else about the Z Fold 2. Rumors suggest it will cost around $2,000 like its predecessor and will bring a...

vivo iQOO 3 Pro surfaces once again, will have 55W charging

iQOO has been launching more and more affordable devices lately, but it appears a new flagship is on the way too. A phone with the model number V2024A, rumored to be the iQOO 3 Pro, was certified on 3C with a 55W fast charger, hinting at an incoming launch. vivo V2024A certification at CCC The device has already been spotted on Geekbench, but the motherboard runs on the “Kona” platform, which is the Snapdragon 865 codename. However, the Snapdragon 865+ was launched earlier this month and it has the same identifier so the V2024Atmight actually be running the SD865+. The “2024” is...

A OnePlus Nord is headed to the US, perhaps powered by the Snapdragon 690

The OnePlus Nord was announced last week, but the Nord phone is just the first Nord product in a line that is yet to come. So if you're wondering what the next device in the newly established family is going to be, well, it looks like it's also a phone. Shocking, we know. Unlike the first Nord, that's limited in availability to Europe and India (at least for now), the next Nord will make it to North American markets too, according to CEO Carl Pei speaking to Wired. The timeline for the launch is "later this year". That handset may be powered by the recently unveiled Snapdragon 690...

Sony announces A7S III with 4K 120p recording, 16-bit RAW video and in-body stabilization

Five years since the launch of its predecessor, Sony has finally launched the much hyped and incredibly anticipated A7S III, the company's premier low-light and video consumer camera. The A7S series was first launched in 2014, with the S standing for sensitivity. The original A7S and the A7S II from 2015 were designed to be absolute kings of dynamic range and low-light performance with their 12MP full-frame sensors. However, a lot of users took more to their video performance, making them much sought-after video cameras. With the A7S III, Sony has fully embraced the video aspect...

After 15% decline in sales in H1 2020 Chinese makers could lose more in H2

Smartphone manufacturers from China are on a path to report a double-digit decline in H2 2020, Digitimes Research predicts. While the first half was turbulent due to the arrival of COVID-19, the second one will also show little improvement due to the overall economic situation and the persistence of the pandemic in some major markets. The Top 4 vendors from China - Huawei, Oppo, vivo, and Xiaomi - reported 82.3% of their total sales at home due to the export constraints where users simply couldn’t afford a new smartphone in these turbulent times. Looking at the quarterly results,...

Gionee Android phone with 10,000 mAh battery visits TENAA

Gionee is back and occasionally releases a new phone or two. This model from the pipeline may catch your attention with one large number – 10,000 mAh. That’s the biggest battery on a phone by the company so far. We don’t have the full picture yet, just what TENAA revealed. This could be part of the Marathon series. The Marathon M5, for example, launched in 2015 with a 6,020 mAh battery. The latest was the M2017 with a 7,000 mAh in the tank. This new model, whatever its name, has them both beat by a large margin. That aside, the new model is nothing to write home about. Most...