Samsung to bring 2x mode to Galaxy S23 series in next update

Samsung's Galaxy S23 smartphones have marvelous camera capabilities, but one feature is still missing. The company will soon enable 2x portrait zoom, the Samsung camera development team revealed in Korean community forums. Currently, the Galaxy S23 smartphones have 1x and 3x in Portrait mode - toggling between the primary camera and the 3x telephoto unit with 10MP sensor and 70mm equivalent focal length. The new feature will bring 2x zoom, which will keep using the main cam with digital zoom and some computational photography to boost the results. Once the updated mode...
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Oppo announces 2023 Inspiration Challenge on World Smile Day

Oppo announced its annual Inspiration Challenge to empower global entrepreneurs and tech professionals to bring solutions to all. The 2023 edition is based on Inspiration for People and the Planet, as the company is committing $440,000 for funding and grants. Innovation enthusiasts are invited to submit their proposals until June 30. The following two weeks will be for preliminary review and initial assessment, followed by three regional demo events. The global finalists, 15 from all over the world, will be invited by mid-August, with the final demo event and winners to be announced at...
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Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro officially debut in UAE

The Poco F5 series is making it global debut tomorrow, but the company's UAE branch jumped the gun and uploaded the two phones on its website today. The Poco F5 and Poco F5 Pro's specs and images are thus fully revealed, and we are just missing the prices, which will be confirmed tomorrow. Poco F5 Pro The Poco F5 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and three memory combinations. It might look familiar, and that’s because it is essentially the China-only Redmi K60, but with Google Services and slighlty smaller battery. The screen is 6.67” AMOLED with WQHD+ resolution -...
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Top 10 trending phones of week 18

Having returned to the top of our trending chart the Samsung Galaxy A54 built a commanding lead this time around as the Xiaomi 13 Ultra lost some of its interest and dropped down the ranks. That allowed the Galaxy S23 Ultra to get second place, while the Redmi Note 12 Pro rounded up the rostrum. Redmi Note 12 come in fourth and Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max also benefited from the Xiaomi flagship's slip up to capture fifth. We find last week's runner-up in sixth, just ahead of the Tecno Spark 10 Pro. A couple more Samsung phones follow - Galaxy A34 and Galaxy S23, while the Realme C55...
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Week 18 in review: Sony Xperia 1 V and Pixel 7a leak, Google shows off Pixel Fold

The Sony Xperia V's design is now revealed, thanks to a billboard in Hong Kong. Not that we weren't sure what the phone would look like, but it's nice to see the triple color scheme - White, Black, and Green. The Xperia 1 V will become official on May 11. Nothing teased the Phone (2), showing us a glimpse of what appears to be the phone's back. There's a red LED video recording indicator, like the one on the Phone (1), and what looks like a switch. The phone will pack a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. There were plenty of Google Pixel 7a leaks this week. Its specs got detailed, we saw a long video...
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Xiaomi Pad 6 and Pad 6 Pro announced

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra was the centerpiece of the company’s launch event today, but the company also unveiled the Xiaomi Pad 6 and Pad 6 Pro tablets. The new slates bring updates in key areas over their predecessors including new chipsets, improved displays and a fresh new design inspired by the Xiaomi 13 series phones. Xiaomi Pad 6 Both tablets pack 11-inch IPS LCDs with 1800 x 2880 px resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate 16:10 aspect ratio. The Pro model gets a snappier 144Hz refresh rate while the vanilla retains the 120Hz from the Pad 5 series. Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro gets last...
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Xiaomi 13 Ultra official with four 50MP cameras, variable aperture main lens

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is here to once again set the photography benchmark in the smartphone industry. The flagship brings a number of imaging innovations and the current best possible hardware. Better yet, unlike the 12S Ultra, the 13 Ultra will launch globally. Let's start with the cameras, which are the focus of this phone. Four cameras are on the back, done in collaboration with Leica and sitting under a unified glass dome that Xiaomi calls the Leica Vario-Summicron 1:1.8-3.0/12-120 ASPH lens. The primary camera has a 50MP 1-inch IMX989 sensor and a 23mm optically-stabilized lens with...
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Realme 11 series arriving in May, Pro+ to have a 200MP camera

The Realme 11 series will officially arrive in May, the brand revealed today. The lineup is apparently coming to China first, and the teaser suggested a circular camera island at the back. In the meantime, key specs of the Realme 11 Pro+ appeared on TENAA and leakster Digital Chat Station suggested the 2.6 GHz CPU is part of a new Dimensity 7-series SoC. Official Realme 11 poster The Realme 11 Pro+ should come with a 6.7” AMOLED screen with curved sides and 1080p resolution. The phone will have a 200MP main sensor and if it really is 1/1.4” in size, then we are likely looking at...
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iPhone 15 lineup to come in new colors, non-Pro models get frosted backs

According to a Chinese tipster (post has been deleted since), the regular iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will be getting frosted back finish, just like the Pro versions in the current generation. As of now, you can tell by the back finish whether the handset is a Pro or a non-Pro model. Reportedly, the Pro models will incorporate titanium frame with curved glass edges and an additional Action button on the side frame that should still let you tell the different iPhone tiers apart. iPhone 14 Pro Max in Deep Purple The report also mentions new colors. The regular iPhones will see a new cyan...
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Watch the Xiaomi 13 Ultra debut live here

The Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro arrived in China in December, followed by a global unveiling at MWC in February. Now it's time for the most premium member of the flagship series to stand in the spotlight. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra will be introduced today, and the live stream begins at 7PM Beijing time, which is noon in London and 4:30 PM in India. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra will have a new Leica Vario-Summicron lens, and the main shooter will bring the 50MP 1" Sony IMX989 sensor. The other three cameras have 50MP IMX858 imagers - still large and promising of a very capable setup. The back of...
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The upcoming iOS 17 might take a big step towards sideloading

Apple has opposed sideloading apps on its devices ever since the inception of the iPhone, but that may be changing soon. In fact, according to Mark Gurman, a renowned Apple analyst, the next iOS 17 will enable just that. But don't hold your breath, as this isn't confirmed just yet. The upcoming iOS 17 might just lay the grounds for sideloading in the future. Then again, the EU's new Digital Market Act is coming into effect in 2024 and requires companies to allow users to install apps from alternative sources, so there's a good chance the change is coming with iOS 17. And if Apple...
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Samsung Galaxy M14 5G launches in India

The Samsung Galaxy M14 5G was announced in early March, but it's finally being released in India. It will be available for purchase starting April 21 through Amazon.in and Samsung's online store in India and it comes with a charging speed upgrade compared to the global version. A quick brief of the specs - 6.6-inch LCD panel with a V-shaped notch and FHD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate, Exynos 1330 chipset paired with either 4 or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. A microSD card slot is also available. The camera setup on the back consists of a 50MP main camera coupled with...
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Huawei announces MateBook D14 2023 and D16 2023 laptops, Smart Screen S3 Pro TV

Huawei capped off a big announcement event earlier today where we saw the debut of the nova 11 series, Enjoy 60X and Band 8 but those weren’t the only new devices from the brand. The MateBook D14 and D16 Windows laptops were also unveiled alongside a new flagship smart TV dubbed Smart Screen S3 Pro. Huawei MateBook D14 2023 and D16 2023 As the names suggest, the latest members of the MateBook D series come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes with 1200 x 1920px resolution 16:10 IPS displays and Intel’s 13-gen processors with Iris Xe graphics. The 14-inch model is configurable with Core i5-1340P...
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Oppo Find X6 Pro review

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vivo brings its X90 series to India on April 26

The vivo X90 series is no mystery at this point as the company introduced its latest flagship iteration in several markets across the globe. Still, it's yet to make its debut on Indian soil. vivo now revealed April 26 as the launch date for India. The X90 Pro+ is unlikely to be part of it, so we expect the other two members there - the X90 Pro and the vanilla X90. It's what Europe got, anyway. Be the first to experience the Xtreme.Mark your calendars as the #vivoX90Series launches on 26th April 2023 at 12 PM.​​Stay tuned for more!​Know more: https://t.co/W8bj8Lfpit​#XtremeImagination...
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