HUAWEI Kirin 820 5G SoC with Mali-G57 GPU gets benchmarked, beats Snapdragon 765G

Details about the upcoming Kirin 820 SoC from HUAWEI has surfaced on AnTuTu. According to the listing, HONOR 30S with the model number CDY-AN90 runs Android 10 and the phone has 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) screen. The Kirin 820 is an Octa-Core SoC with four bigger Cortex-A76 cores and four smaller Cortex-A55, with a maximum clock speed of 2.36GHz and has Mali-G57 GPU, but the clock speed and the number of cores for the GPU is unknown. It should use the same 7nm processor technology as the predecessor. The phone has scored 375270 points on AnTuTu, out of which the CPU score is 130080, the GPU score is 116516, the MEM score is 66886, and the UX score is 61788, beating the Redmi K30 5G equipped with Snapdragon 765G and HUAWEI nova 6 SE equipped with Kirin 810, and is slightly behind the Honor V20 powered with Kirin 980. According to AnTuTu the compared results are from Antutu Android February 2020 Phone performance list. Kirin 820 has obvious advantages in terms of CPU / GPU performance compared to Kirin 810 / Snapdragon 765G, and the overall performance advantage is even more obvious ...

Xiaomi suspends MIUI 11 China Beta Update, might begin MIUI 12 development soon

Xiaomi introduced MIUI 11 back in September 2019 in China followed by MIUI 11 Global launch in October in India. MIUI 11 brought new features such as New Minimalistic Design, Blur App Previews, Quick Replies, New Dynamic Sound Effects, Mi Share, Floating Calculator, Update Mi File Manager, Steps Trackers and more to eligible devices. Xiaomi has MIUI Beta program for the tech enthusiasts who want to be amongst the first ones to experience new features, the company suspended MIUI Global Beta program completely last year in July but tech enthusiasts in China still have the privilege to use MIUI China Beta ROM. Now, the company on it's China forum has announced that MIUI 20.3.23 will mark the end of MIUI 11 China Beta ROM updates. Earlier this year, Xiaomi officially shared MIUI 12 teaser, which hinted towards even more visual changes compared to MIUI 11. Suspension of MIUI 11 China Beta ROM suggests that Xiaomi is finally going to begin MIUI 12 development. This year coincides with the 10th anniversary of the MIUI, so we expect Xiaomi to surprise users somehow with MIUI 12. So, when can you expect to get MIUI 12 on your device? Xiaomi has probably just begun the MIUI 12 development, even ...

Jio launches new Rs. 251 ‘Work From Home’ prepaid pack; offers double data on JioFiber plans and add-on vouchers

People are working from home due to the outbreak of Coronavirus and during this period, the consumption of data will be more than usual. Mobile operators and internet service providers are offering more data and speed as a result of this and on similar lines, recently, ACT Fibernet offered a free upgrade to 300Mbps speed and Unlimited FUP till March 31st. Now, Reliance Jio has also announced a new prepaid 'Work From Home' plan and is offering double data for existing Jio Fiber users. The new 'Work From Home' prepaid plan costs Rs. 251 and offers 2GB of 4G data per day for 51 days. However, this plan does not include any voice or SMS benefits and offers only 2GB of data per day for 51 days. Existing Jio users will also get double-data on 4G add-on vouchers and these will include non-Jio voice calling minutes as well. Similarly, on the broadband side, Jio will provide Basic JioFiber broadband connectivity with a speed of 10Mbps wherever it is geographically feasible without any service charges. Also, the company will offer home gateway routers with a minimum refundable deposit. Furthermore, existing JioFiber users will get double data across all plans. There is no information until ...

Redmi Note 9S with 6.67-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 720G, 5020mAh battery announced

Xiaomi's Redmi brand today announced Redmi Note 9S, as it had promised. This is the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro that was launched in India last week. It has similar specifications including a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection, Snapdragon 720G 8nm SoC, 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Samsung GM2 Sensor, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 5-megapixel 2cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, 16-megapixel camera on front, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, glass back with Aurua Balance design and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and pack a 5020mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. Redmi Note 9S specifications 6.67-inch (2400  × 1080 pixels) 20:9 Full HD+ LCD DotDisplay with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa Core Snapdragon 720G 8nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.3GHz Kryo 465 A76 + Hexa 1.8GHz Kryo 465 A55 CPUs) with Adreno 618 GPU 4GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 6GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) Android 10 with MIUI 11 48MP Samsung ISOCELL GM2 with f/1.79 aperture, PDAF, EIS, 0.8μm pixel size, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 5MP ...

Moto G8 Power Lite with 6.5-inch Max Vision display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery surfaces

Last month Motorola introduced the Moto G Power smartphone along with the G Stylus, now a cheaper version - Moto G8 Power Lite has surfaced in press images along with the specifications. This reveals a 6.5-inch Max Vision display, triple rear cameras, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery for the phone. Moto G8 specifications 6.5-inch (1600×720 pixels) HD+ LCD screen Octa Core MediaTek Helio P35 12nm processor (ARM Cortex A53 CPU) with  IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Dual SIM Android 10 16MP rear camera with LED flash, 8MP Ultra-wide camera, 2MP macro sensor 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Splash resistant Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C 5000mAh battery with 10W Rapid Charging The Moto G8 Power Lite is said to go on sale in Italy and select European countries next month at €189.99 (US$ 204 / Rs. 15,625 approx.). Source

Google Podcasts update brings auto-download, redesigned interface and more for select users

Being one of the lesser feature-rich podcast apps, Google Podcast has been steadily receiving updates to bring feature parity with other popular podcast applications like Pocket Casts, Spotify, etc. One of the new updates to the app include auto-download of newly released episodes, redesigned UI for better navigation, suggestions and more. The biggest feature in this update is the ability to auto-download new podcast episodes. The feature, which can be found under Settings, had been available for some users for a while and will now be rolling out with the new update. Another feature available is the notifications for your subscriptions where users will be able to select which podcasts they should receive notifications from. Google has also made quite a few changes with app's UI. The bottom bar shows three tabs for the main navigation - Home, Discover and Activity, above which lies the mini player. The "Home" screen shows latest episodes from your subscriptions in a scroll-able carousel and below it lies a list of subscribed episodes with two lines of show notes with the ability to start playback. The Discover tab is straightforward, giving users the ability to search in their library or for new podcasts and the Activity Tab ...

Apple confirms iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 personal hotspot issue

Apple's iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 is right around the corner as there have been multiple leaks of the new features that they plan to release. In the meantime, they have acknowledged a bug that is currently troubling some Apple users with the personal hotspot feature. Apple notified and confirmed the presence of a bug in the personal hotspot feature to its Apple Authorized Service centers. It apparently causes their devices to be experience frequent disconnections or simply not connect to  the hotspot at all. There might also be issues with the data transfer speeds between the host and connected device. Service providers are requested to toggle the personal hotspot off, and then on to temporarily solve the issue. Apple has stated that this is not a hardware issue and will likely be fixed in a software update in the future, recommending their users to keep iOS up-to-date. However, from iOS 13.4 leaks, there has not been fix for the personal hotspot issue noticed so far. Source

POCO X2 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.6.0 with March Android Security Patch]

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India last month running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. POCO X2 is the rebranded version of Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for POCO X2 (codename ‘phoenixin’),  also check out our POCO X2 content, POCO X2 Unboxing and First Impressions POCO X2 Matrix Purple Photo Gallery POCO X2 Review [gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="308112,308113"] POCO X2 Updates so far: [Mar 23, 2020]: POCO has started rolling out MIUI 11.0.6.0.QGHINXM update with January Android security patch. The update weighs 443 MBs in size and brings App Lock support to all apps. [Download Link] [Feb 24, 2020]: POCO GM, C Manmohan has confirmed that the device will receive Android 11 in the future. https://twitter.com/cmanmohan/status/1231830149714198529 [Feb 12, 2020]: POCO has started rolling out MIUI 11.0.4.0.QGHINXM update with January Android security patch. The update weighs 193 MBs in size and brings fix for the issue that caused Camera app crash in PRO mode. [Download Link] [Feb 4, 2020]: POCO has released Android 10 based kernel source codes for POCO X2. POCO X2 is available in Phoenix Red, Matrix Purple, and Atlantis Blue ...

OPPO Reno Ace2 with circular rear camera design surfaces in live image

OPPO introduced the Reno Ace smartphone back in October last year. After the Find X2 smartphone was introduced recently, alleged live image of the Reno Ace 2 smartphone has surfaced in China. This shows a circular rear camera arrangement, which is different from the predecessor, and this looks similar to the OnePlus 7T. The image also shows a glass back, bottom-ported speaker grill, but the 3.5mm audio jack is missing, so it could use USB type-C audio. Earlier today an alleged case for the Reno Ace2 smartphone has surfaced. The person who leaked the case expects the phone to retain the 48MP main camera with Sony IMX586 sensor after the company is satisfied with the image quality in the Find X2 and Find X2 Pro that uses the same sensor. The phone will likely feature a AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, and Snapdragon 865 SoC, but it is not clear if the company will move to 120Hz refresh rate from 90Hz in the Reno Ace. The OPPO Reno Ace2 is expected to be introduced sometime in Q2 2020. We should know more details in the coming weeks. Source 1, 2

Realme 3 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.04 with March Android security patch]

realme launched the 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 realme UI updates for realme 3 Pro. Updates rolled out for the realme 3 Pro so far, [Mar 23, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.C.04 with March Android security patch. The update weighs 669 MBs in size and brings a bunch of bug fixes. [Mar 2, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.C.03 with February Android security patch. The update weighs 710 MBs in size and brings Airtel and Jio VoWiFi to the device along with a couple of bug fixes. [Download Link] [Jan 30, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.C.02 with January Android security patch to realme 3 Pro widely. Check out this post to learn about new features that realme UI brings to realme 3 Pro. [Download Link] [Jan 29, 2020]: realme official Francis Wang has confirmed that realme Pro series devices will receive two major Android updates, so we can expect realme 3 Pro to receive Android 11 in the future. [Jan 20, ...