Samsung announces record-breaking Galaxy Note20 pre-orders in the UK

The Samsung Galaxy Note20 duo is now on open sale and it's time for some numbers. The Korean tech giant's UK arm has summed up the pre-order campaign and the numbers look great. Compared to the Galaxy Note10, the Note20 lineup sold 49% more units during the pre-order phase with the hero Mystic Bronze color accounting for about 46% of those. However, Samsung doesn't say how these sales are distributed between the Note20 and the Note20 Ultra 5G. Numbers from China indicated that the more premium offering is outselling the vanilla model 10:1, although those were based on a very small...

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 receives MIUI 12 Global Stable ROM

The global units of the almost-two-year-old Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has started receiving the final version of the MIUI 12 software. The software version is V12.0.1.0.QEEMIXM and brings a lot of novelties, as the detailed changelog below shows. For instance, there are two new swipe down gestures. Swiping from the upper-right corner of the screen will open up the so-called Control center and swipe down from the left corner to open up the Notification shade. Screenshot of the changelog The list also mentions something about brightness and color improvements for wallpapers in Dark...

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G mentioned on Samsung.com

The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE will receive four months of YouTube Premium – but that’s not the important part, the interesting bit is that this info comes from the official Samsung.com site. Better yet, it mentions both the Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S20 FE 5G. This means that there will be an LTE version in some markets – it’s not clear if it will overlap with the markets that get the 5G model, but if it does, the 4G version will cost less. Also note that Samsung officially calls this phone the “FE” rather than “Fan Edition” (even though that’s what the letters stand for). Anyway,...

Here’s how ZTE Axon 20 5G's under-display camera works

ZTE is going to launch the Axon 20 5G on September 1 as the first commercially available smartphone with an under-display selfie camera. The company went on Weibo and explained how the device will manage to take photos with no glare or fogging despite having the OLED stretch over the lens. ZTE has implemented a special film with anti-reflective coating that maximizes the transparency of the screen without ruining the quality of the image. The screen of the Axon 20 5G consists of seven layers - the protective glass, a polarizer, touch panel, an encapsulation glass, the OLED panel,...

Samsung Galaxy Buds+ latest update brings improved stability

Samsung's Galaxy Buds+ are well loved for their amazing audio quality and great feature set, but some adopters have experienced issues that the company is now addressing. Owners of the wearables have reported that there is a software update, hitting the Buds+, bringing “improved system stability and reliability”. Screenshots of the incoming update for the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ The update’s firmware version is R175XXU0ATH7 and is just 1.38 MB in size. The changelog doesn't say what has been done in particular. A quick test of our unit reveals the minor connectivity issues that...

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OnePlus working on an entry-level phone powered by the Snapdragon 460

When OnePlus unveiled its Nord it left plenty of fans disappointed with its limited international availability. One big market to lose out was the US though we did get a promise that there will be more affordable OnePlus phones in the coming months. According to a new report from Android Central the next budget OnePlus device will bear the Clover code name and will come with a price tag in the $200 range. More importantly, it will be available globally. OnePlus Nord The report specifies the phone’s key specs which include a 6.52-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 460 SoC with 4GB RAM and...