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Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 has been incredibly successful in India, with its first flash sale achieving revenue of INR 200 crore in less than five minutes. But if you’re not into that whole flash sale thing, here’s some good news. The “master of speed” is now finally available in the subcontinent in an open sale. No more limited numbers, no more hoping you’ll be able to grab a unit before each batch runs…

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It’s early, we know, but we don’t mind. Some interesting info regarding the upcoming Moto G7-series appeared, saying that the new phones will be released towards the end of Q1 2019 or at the beginning of Q2 2019. What’s interesting, though, is the absence of the Moto G7 Play. The vanilla Moto G7 and the plus-sized version will make an appearance as direct successors to the Moto G6 and Moto G6 Plus…

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Everyone is preparing for the arrival of the 5G networks next year. Almost all major brands have pledged to deliver a 5G ready smartphone in 2019 as China, the USA and other countries are looking to launch their next-generation networks that will drive the AI and IoT to new heights. And Honor makes no exception. During an INS Conference in Hong Kong, the president of Honor, George Zhao, said that the company…

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Apple will no longer provide the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter with the iPhone. A quick look at the spec sheets on Apple’s website confirms that the adapter is no longer listed among the accessories that come bundled in the box. This applies to all the iPhone that are part of the 2018 lineup, including the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 and the iPhone…

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Apple today announced the launch of three new smartphones for 2018, the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR. You can read more about them here and here. However, what’s not on sale anymore is equally interesting. Usually, when Apple launches a new smartphone, the previous year’s model gets a sizable price drop and a second tier status. This year, that did not quite happen. The iPhone X from…

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Samsung is currently updating Galaxy Xcover 4 units in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia (and possibly in other Asian countries) to Android 8.1 Oreo. The update was expected but it’s still nice to see that Samsung is bringing the tough midranger to 8.1 directly, instead of just 8.0. The update brings the August 2018 security patch as well as Samsung Experience UX 9.5 (the same version as the Galaxy Note9). If you own…

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Apple almost managed to hold it until the end – leaks about the new iPhones were barely a trickle until the last few days and hands on photos didn’t appear until just now. Well, they are here now and their numbers are growing quickly. Still, we’re just over a day before the new models grace the stage of the Steve Jobs Theater. So, here’s the new batch. This is allegedly the iPhone…

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The Huawei Mate 20 flagships will bring even more powerful wired charging than SuperCharge. Even better, they will support wireless charging, which is currently available only on the Mate RS Porsche Design. Digging into the FCC documents, we find some impressive numbers. For one, the wireless charger delivers up to 15W of power. That matches the fastest Qi wireless chargers on the market right now. Huawei’s CP60 15W wireless fast charger But…