Redmi K50S Pro with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset revealed by AnTuTu
Xiaomi’s brand Redmi is expected to bring a K50S Pro smartphone with a 200MP camera. The device with model number 22081212C popped up on AnTuTu, scoring 1,120,691 points.
The result is similar to other phones with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, suggesting this new Redmi will have the latest Qualcomm flagship chipset as well.
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Realme 9i 5G is coming on August 18, design and specs revealed
Realme launched the Realme 9i in January with the Snapdragon 680 SoC, and seven months later, the company is all set to unveil its 5G variant. The Realme 9i 5G will be introduced on August 18 at an event in India which will begin at 11:30AM local time.
Realme is promoting the 9i 5G as “The 5G Rockstar” and shared a poster revealing its design and specs. The smartphone will be powered by the Dimensity 810 chip and have triple cameras on the back panel flaunting Laser Light Design.
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Oppo Watch 3 leaks in renders and live images showcasing design, more
A new leak mixing high-quality renders and even hands-on images is giving us a glimpse of the Oppo Watch 3 series for the first time.
This leak comes courtesy of Evan Blass, who tagged four mixed renders and images of the Oppo Watch 3. Right away, there’s no denying the most obvious influence on the hardware on display here, as the Oppo Watch 3 series could potentially pass for Apple’s own wearable.
This shouldn’t come as too great a shock, given that Oppo’s previous smartwatches have also had more than a hint of Cupertino’s design language.
The renders of the Oppo Watch 3 show an etched crown button with what looks like a flush button underneath; the Watch 3 is also shown what looks like an aluminum chassis and a matte black model. We can see a leather strap and a silicone-style band – which has become synonymous with wearables.
There is a very slight curve to the display, while there are no left chassis buttons.
From 9to5Google
Massive Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 leak suggests it could beat the Apple Watch 8
Samsung’s second big launch of 2022 is just around the corner, with the company holding an event on August 10 at which we’re expecting to see the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 line – and those watches are shaping up to be real highlights of the show.
At this point there’s not much we don’t know about the wearables, assuming the recent leaks we’ve seen are accurate, and a massive new leak has just emerged on WinFuture, consisting of almost a complete specs list, along with supposedly official marketing pictures.
The biggest news in this leaked info is the battery capacities, with the 40mm Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 apparently having a 284mAh battery, the 44mAh model said to have a 410mAh battery, and the 45mm Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro apparently getting an enormous 590mAh battery.
From Techradar
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G unveiled with 6.6″ LCD, 5,000mAh battery
Samsung’s official specs are mum on the exact chip that powers the Galaxy A23 5G. A Geekbench results suggested that it is the Snapdragon 695 – an upgraded 690 with 15% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU. The 695 was announced alongside the Snapdragon 680 that powers the Galaxy A23 (4G) and both are made on TSMC’s 6nm node, but the 695 hardware is several generations newer (the CPU, for example, uses Kryo 660 cores vs. Kryo 265, i.e. A78/A55 vs. A73/A53).
The phone can be configured with 4GB, 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB storage, which is expandable by microSD card slots up to 1TB. Like its 4G sibling, this phone launches with Android 12 and OneUI 4.1 out of the box.
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The OnePlus Nord N20 SE is a Nokia G20 challenger with a few compromises
While OnePlus focused all its resources on the OnePlus 10T unveiling a few days ago, it seems the company has also quietly slipped another device into a Chinese online retail platform with little fanfare.
The OnePlus Nord N20 SE has gone live on AliExpress, with specifications that are a step down from the OnePlus Nord N20 (via GizmoChina). The phone is powered by a two-year-old Mediatek Helio G35 chipset, which also powers some of the best Android phones under $200, such as the Nokia G20.
OnePlus’ latest budget offering is currently only available in China for $199 via AliExpress. For that price, you’ll get 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It will be available to purchase beginning on August 12 in Celestial Black and Blue Oasis color variants.
In contrast, the Nord N20 5G that debuted in April includes a 6nm-based Snapdragon 695 5G chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
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Not that it much matters, but M2 Mac speeds for web browsing are the fastest ever seen
We’ve seen the results of a whole bunch of benchmarks measuring M2 Mac speeds in the latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. We can now add web browsing speed into the mix – for whatever that’s worth.
On the one hand, web browsing is probably the single most frequent activity on a Mac. On the other, the speed of the browser itself pales when compared to your connection speed, and the speed of the webserver at the other end. There’s a third real-life factor too …
Namely, the other apps your Mac is running at the time. You’ll only see the fastest speeds your machine can achieve when only the browser is open. If you have a lot of other apps open, doing things in the background, then you’ll see dramatically slower speeds. But with these things noted, let’s see how the chips compare.
Apple’s WebKit team designed Speedometer as a way of simulating user interactions with websites and web-based apps in order to measure the responsiveness of the browser. Macworld spotted Basecamp founder David Heinemeier Hanson tweeting his own results, using the Apple tool Speedometer 2.0.
From 9to5Mac
YouTube Testing Ability for Users to Zoom Into Videos
YouTube is testing the ability for users to zoom into videos on iOS as part of its suite of features offered to premium subscribers.
The “Pinch to zoom” feature is available as an experimenatal feature to YouTube Premium subscribers, and as it sounds, lets viewers zoom 2x into a video as they’re watching it. The feature will be available until September 1 and may become a permanent fixture of the YouTube Premium package somewhere down the line.
YouTube has been rolling out picture-in-picture to all users in the U.S. and premium subscribers globally over the last several weeks.
From Macrumors
Latest WhatsApp beta lets you see who left the group or was removed from it
WhatsApp has been working on a bunch of features to expand its feature list and make it more appealing to its users. Most of the features are mainly focused on group chats. For instance, the recent one that allows group admins to delete messages for everyone, and more. There is another feature that WhatsApp has been spotted testing in its latest beta version.
According to WABetaInfo, the latest feature lets WhatsApp users know who has left the group or who has been removed from it by the admin themselves. This would negate the need to ask the group members who and how someone was removed from the group. This WhatsApp feature would be available for both group members and admins.
This new WhatsApp group feature will be accessible under the list of current participants in the “Group Info” tab. Here, you will see a new option, “See Past Participants.” This section would contain the names of the removed members. It even gets a dedicated search bar to find someone specific, which is good for a group that has a huge member list.
From Sammobile
HBO Max and Discovery+ merging into one service next year
Warner Bros Discovery held its Q2 earning call yesterday and CEO David Zaslav confirmed new plans for the media giant’s streaming platforms. HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge into one service which will be available from summer 2023.
The move is based on HBO Max’s performance issues which saw regular crashes during big show releases. Zaslav confirmed that Discovery+ would be the core of the new streaming platform due to its superior tech stack while the entire HBO Max catalog will be carried over.
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