OPPO Smartwatch with flexible, curved screen teased in official image

OPPO VP Brian Shen has shared the first image of the OPPO's first smartwatch that shows a curved screen. This comes after a lot of rumors that said that the company has been working on a smartwatch, and it even confirmed at the INNO DAY last month that it plans to launch smart watches in Q1, 2020. OPPO VP said that the company has used a flexible screen that offers a curved design, and added that this could be the best-looking smartwatch this year. The image shows a gold casing which looks shiny, two buttons on the right side, and something that looks like a notification light on a button. There is also a microphone hole between the buttons, so it will likely feature option to take calls, and possibly a 5G version of the smartwatch as well for standalone calling feature. The image shows a silicone strap, but the watch should also come with leather strap options, similar to most smartwatches in the market. There are chances it might be introduced along with the OPPO Find X2 and Find X2 Pro sometime next month. We should know more details about the watch in the coming weeks. Source

Samsung’s 2019 profits down 52.8% YoY, mobile profits down 8.8% YoY

Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2019 and the whole of 2019 that ended December 31, 2019. In Q4 2019 the company has made operating profit of 7.16 trillion won, down 33.7% YoY. This is due to continued fall in memory chip prices and weakness in display panels. "Improving demand for memory used in servers and mobile products, as well as solid sales of flagship smartphones, helped ease the decline in overall earnings, said the company.  It has reported revenue of 59.88 trillion won, up 1.02% YoY from 59.27 trillion won last year. For the whole of 2019 it has posted operating profit of 27.77 trillion won, down 52.8% compared to 2018 on revenue of 230.40 trillion won, up 1.02% YoY from 243.77 trillion won in 2018. IM sector that includes Mobile Communications and Networks Businesses posted 24.95 trillion won consolidated revenue, up 6.98% YoY and 2.92 trillion won operating profit for the quarter, up 66.88%. For the whole of 2019 it has posted 9.27 trillion won operating profit, down 8.84% YoY on revenue of 107.27 trillion won, up 6.54% compared to 2018. Quarterly earnings improved significantly for the Mobile Business in annual terms, thanks to solid sales of flagship Galaxy ...

realme X and realme Pro series devices will get two Android updates

realme announced Android 10 update roadmap for its devices back in September, but it didn't mention anything about the older devices like realme C1, realme 2, realme U1. In the recent episode of #AskMadhav, the company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth said that the company will roll-out one Android update to all the smartphones, but didn't mention anything about the premium series of devices such as realme X2 Pro. In response to a user's query on Twitter, the company official Francis Wang said that the X series of devices will get 2 major Android updates, so realme X2 Pro, realme X2, realme XT, and realme X should receive Android 11 update in future. To recall, all these devices are scheduled to receive Android 10 based realme UI update by March 2020. That is saying one Major update at least, because we missed realme 1, c1 and u1. But it is not a common practise for every phone. X series will be definetly getting 2 Major update — Francis Wang (@FrancisRealme) January 28, 2020 Francis also said that the realme Pro series of devices will be receiving two major updates, which is great considering other smartphones priced similarly usually get just one Android update. We can assume ...

Apple iPhone SE 2 (iPhone 9?) with iPhone 8-like design, Touch ID surfaces [Update: New renders]

Update: New renders of the iPhone SE 2 / iPhone 9 have surfaced and the SE 2 is said to sport an LCD screen and this time around, the 3D touch is not said to make a return. Furthermore, it is said to be available in black, white, and red color combinations. The rest of the specifications are not known yet, but hopefully, more details will surface soon. Earlier: Back in 2016, Apple launched the compact iPhone SE with iPhone 5s-like design and while Apple shifted the design language starting with iPhone X, a lot of users have been waiting for a refresh to the iPhone SE. There were multiple reports that the iPhone SE 2 will launch in Q1 2020, and now the renders of the smartphone have surfaced along with a few key details. According to the renders, Apple iPhone SE 2 is said to flaunt a small 4.7-inch LCD display with no-notch and is said to measure 138.5 x 67.4 x 7.8 mm in size and 8.6mm including the rear camera bump, and just to compare, iPhone 8 measures 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm in size. While the form factor of the iPhone SE 2 is said to ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G with S Pen, 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras announced

Samsung has announced Galaxy Tab S6 5G, which is the 5G version of the Galaxy Tab S6 that was introduced last year. It is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 SoC with Qualcomm X50 5G modem. Other specifications are similar including a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED WQXGA screen, quad-stereo speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN, in-display fingerprint scanner, 8-megapixel primary camera along with a 5-megapixel 123-degree ultra-wide camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has a 5.7mm slim metal body and weighs 420g. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G specifications 10.5-inch (2560×1600 pixel) WQXGA Super AMOLED display Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD Android 10 with One UI 2 13MP rear camera, 5MP 123-degree ultra-wide secondary camera 8MP front-facing camera Optical In-display fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, RGB Light Sensor 4 speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Atmos S Pen with Bluetooth, 0.35mAh battery Dimensions: 244.5 x 159.5 ×5.7mm; Weight: 420g 5G, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, USB Type-C, POGO pin 7,040mAh battery with Fast Charging The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G comes in Mountain Gray color, is ...

Realme C2 ColorOS Software Update Tracker [Update: A.23 with January Android security patch]

realme launched the realme C2 along with realme 3 Pro in the country back in April running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn't follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of ColorOS updates for realme C2, ColorOS updates rolled out for the realme C2 so far, [Jan 28, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1941EX_11.A.23 with January security patch. The update also brings fix for WhatsApp video call restart issue. [Download Link] [Dec 19, 2019]: realme has started rolling out RMX1941EX_11.A.21 with December security patch. It also adds dark mode toggle in notification, flash on call and more. [Download Link] [Dec 2, 2019]: realme has started rolling out RMX1941EX_11_A.20 with November security patch. The update fixes touch response issues. [Download Link] [Nov 25, 2019]: realme C2 will be upgraded to Android 10 based realme UI in Q3 2020, confirms realme. [Oct 25, 2019]: realme has started rolling out RMX1941EX_11_A.18 with October security patch. The update brings system-wide Dark Mode, updated charging animation, realme laboratory along with swipe down on the home screen to expand notification center feature. [Download Link] [Sep 30, 2019]: realme has started rolling out Android ...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Unboxing and First Impressions

Samsung launched the Galaxy S10 Lite smartphone in India last week. The Galaxy S10 Lite is the company's first mid-range smartphone with flagship Snapdragon 855 SoC and Super Steady OIS feature to launch in India. Here we have the first impressions of the smartphone. Also check out the unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil channel below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrNgW8pLVFA Box Contents Samsung S10 Lite in Prism Blue color In-ear USB Type-C earphones Clear protective case 2-pin 25W charger with Adaptive Fast Charging (5V-2A/9V-1.67A/12V-2.1A) USB Type-C to Type-C cable SIM ejector tool Quick start guide and warranty information The phone sports a 6.7-inch Full HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display with 394ppi pixel density. Thanks to minimal bezels, the display look gorgeous. It has an ergonomic design with thin and light display panel by adopting flexible OLED technology, says Samsung. Powered by Snapdragon 855 it packs 8GB of RAM and runs Android 10 with OneUI 2.0 on top. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, faetures NFC and full Samsung Pay support. The phone has a very small punch-hole that house a 32-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="303526,303519,303525,303520"] On the left side of the phone there is a hybrid SIM slot that accepts two ...

Samsung Galaxy A51 with 6.5-inch FHD+ Infinity-O AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 23999

Samsung just launched the Galaxy A51 smartphone in India as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch Infinity-O Super AMOLED infinity display with 20:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Exynos 9611 with 6GB RAM, features 48MP main + 12MP 123-degree ultra-wide + 5MP macro and 5MP depth sensors and a 32-megapixel front camera. It has Super Steady Video that eliminates screen flickering when users record videos of a moving object or on the move. The phone has in-display fingerprint scanner, features dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, comes with mirror back and a multi-colored diamond cut design with different Tone such as Multicolour in Blue, Sparkling finish in White, Diamond finish in Black. It packs a 4,000 mAh battery with 15W super fast charging technology that promises 3 hours of talk time, 3 hours of movie watching and 10 hours of music listening with 10 minutes of charging. Samsung Galaxy A51 specifications 6.5-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+  Infinity-O Super AMOLED screen Octa-Core (Quad 2.3GHz + Quad 1.7GHz) Exynos 9611 10nm processor with Mali-G72 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB Storage, expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano + ...

Google Phone to get Call Recording feature reveals App teardown

Call recording is a popular feature that has been missing natively in Googles Phone app for many years now. Many other manufacturers have included this feature in their custom phone app and it looks like Google might follow suit as the feature was spotted in an APK teardown. Almost every manufacturer from Samsung, OnePlus, Huawei, etc. have had an in-built call recorder in their respective phone apps for quite a while now. Phones that ran stock android with the Google Phone app as the dealer had always had this feature missing, relying on third party apps to do so. However, in the new Google Phone App v44, an APK teardown has revealed the presence of the feature and some have managed to activate the feature in a few phone like the Pixel 4 and OnePlus 7 Pro. When the feature is first activated, the following message will appear: “When using the call recording feature, you are responsible for complying with applicable laws related to the recording of calls. Please be aware that many jurisdictions require the consent of both parties for such recording.”. During the call, the user will be able to see a 'Record' button in the in-call UI. Once clicked, the ...

Realme C3 with Dewdrop display, dual rear cameras launching in India on February 6

realme just started sending out invites for the launch of realme C3, the company's new budget smartphone in India on February 6th. The invite shows the design of the phone with a dewdrop notch and dual rear cameras, similar to the predecessor, but the rear cameras are arranged vertically. It is not clear if the company is planning to launch realme C3s alongside since it has been in the news recently. A series that successfully made its mark in the entry-level segment! Packed with a 13+2 MP Dual Rear Camera, 5 MP Front Camera and 2GB RAM, both smartphones in the realme C series deliver unmatched performance and have been chosen by 10.2 million global users. pic.twitter.com/cyXU0mVMmR — realme (@realmemobiles) January 28, 2020 The company recently announced that it has sold over 10.2 million C series smartphones. To remind you the realme C2, which was launched back in April last year packs a 6.1-inch HD+ screen, powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC with up to 3GB of RAM, 13MP + 2MP rear, 5MP front, and a 4000mAh battery. We can expect the C3 to feature a similar HD+ screen, but with improved screen-to-body ratio, improved cameras, and possibly a bigger battery since the company's realme ...