Amid the excitement over the 10x lossless zoom phone put out by Oppo, it is easy to overlook that was a new noteworthy device from the Chinese handset maker just a month prior. It was pop-up selfie camera phone called Oppo F11Pro. No. It not quite a flagship phone, if that’s what you are wondering. But that does not make it any less interesting. Continue reading Malaysia To Get Special Avengers Edition Oppo F11Pro Next Week
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Oppo Reno Has 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom And Pivoting Selfie Camera
It was pretty darn exciting when Oppo first revealed that it is coming with a smartphone with 10x “lossless” zoom at MWC 2019 which was later revealed to be called Reno. I have to admit, the excitement was a little doused by Huawei P30 Pro which came onto the market also touting 10x hybrid zoom. Nevertheless, as promised, Oppo Reno was unveiled on April 10. Continue reading Oppo Reno Has 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom And Pivoting Selfie Camera
Samsung Galaxy A80 Combines Slide And Rotate For A Notch-less Display
Smartphone with pop-up cameras isn’t new. We have seen this seemingly audacious concept on Vivo Nex and more recently, on the Vivo V15Pro. Last year, Oppo took the concept even further by having the entire back slide up to reveal both the front and the rear cameras with its flagship Find X smartphone. And Xiaomi also did something similar with the Mi Mix 3 and so did Honor with its Magic 2. Today, we hear that Samsung has just join the small but certainly growing rank of pop-up/sliding camera smartphone with the new Samsung Galaxy A80. Yes, seriously. Continue reading Samsung Galaxy A80 Combines Slide And Rotate For A Notch-less Display
2017-ish Tech $1,600 RED Hydrogen One Titanium Starts Shipping
Here’s a really simple way of showing that you are crazy rich: pay handsome amount for a phone with yesterday’s specs. If that sounds good to you, then the RED Hydrogen One Titanium version is right up your rich alley. Digital cinematography equipment maker RED had announced the plan to make a revolutionary multimedia smartphone back in 2017. It was to be a long time before it was eventually produced and delivered last year, in 2018. Continue reading 2017-ish Tech $1,600 RED Hydrogen One Titanium Starts Shipping
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Now Has A Brown Bear Edition, But The Phone Isn’t Brown
Collaboration with pop culture brands is the one other thing that Xiaomi cannot resist doing. The latest to join the China maker-of-everything-you-need-in-life growing portfolio of collaboration is this: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Brown Bear Edition. For this device, Xiaomi partnered with LINE, a chat app from Japan which is widely used in Japan and in some parts of Asia. As with most collaboration of such nature, everything about the device is limited to cosmetic. Oddly, though, Xiaomi did not drop the device in the color of the bear which is brown like DJI did with DJI Spark. Continue reading Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Now Has A Brown Bear Edition, But The Phone Isn’t Brown
Did VP Of Lenovo Group Just Hinted That Z6 Pro Will Have A 100 MP Camera?
Is this for real??? In a post on Weibo by Lenovo Group’s VP, Chang Cheng (Edward Chang), on the imminent arrival of the Lenovo Z6 Pro, it was accompanied with a teaser image that says 联想 Z6 Pro 亿级像素 along with the words “hyper video.” The latter was something already made known at the MWC 2019. What’s interesting is the former. 亿级像素 here translates to billion pixel which means 100 freaking Megapixel. Holy mother of… is it even possible? Continue reading Did VP Of Lenovo Group Just Hinted That Z6 Pro Will Have A 100 MP Camera?
Huawei P30 And P30 Pro Announced, Has Crazy Imaging Capabilities
So, this is it. The new, much anticipated and much leaked Huawei’s successor to the lauded P20, the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro, are official. As per the leaks, both models gets in bump is the imaging department where the P30’s main shooter has been upgraded to a triple camera setup and the P30 Pro, a quad-camera setup. Sad to say, though, on both devices, the annoying camera bump and notch, albeit a very tiny one (called Dewdrop display), are still present. Continue reading Huawei P30 And P30 Pro Announced, Has Crazy Imaging Capabilities
Samsung Unveiled New Galaxy A70, Announced S10 5G Availability
What’s up people. Here’s yet another new Android device freshly announced by Samsung. This time it is the newest addition to its Galaxy A series. Called Samsung Galaxy A70, it boats a 6.7-inch “infinity U” display which Samsung said is the biggest in the Galaxy A portfolio thus far. Yes, it is an edge-to-edge display device paired to a now-common curved edge back. It is not the thinnest, but at 7.9 mm, I can imagine it will feel as good as the recently announced S10. Continue reading Samsung Unveiled New Galaxy A70, Announced S10 5G Availability
Google Pixel 4 Renders Surfaced And Now We Have More Questions
If Google’s new found tradition of unveiling new Pixel phone in October remain unchanged, it will be roughly another 7 months before will we get to see the new device. But this being the age of leaks, we are already picking up tidbits and even supposedly leaked CAD models that tickles our imagination. So, it is a matter of time someone round up all those leaks and create renders to give us an early look of what the Google Pixel 4 may look like. Well, render someone sure did. Continue reading Google Pixel 4 Renders Surfaced And Now We Have More Questions
Black Shark 2 Gaming Smartphone by Xiaomi Has Pressure Sensitive Display
Xiaomi has taken the wrap of the follow up to its first gaming smartphone of its sub brand, Black Shark. Simply called Black Shark 2, this new device continues the X design language of its predecessor, but now boasts a metal body with “shaped folding glass” and a touch of light. And it has a new color too, ice glacier silver – in addition to the darkness black. Continue reading Black Shark 2 Gaming Smartphone by Xiaomi Has Pressure Sensitive Display