Month: March 2022

Samsung is about to announce a new smartphone, called Galaxy M53 5G. It will arrive on March 27 in Vietnam, but its specs, features and renders already leaked online, as well as another Geekbench listing of the SM-M536B variant.

The phone will arrive with a Dimensity 900 chipset, four cameras and 25W fast charging for the 5,000 mAh battery, but without the adapter in the retail box.

Samsung launch in Vietnam

The rest of the specs, look pretty solid – a 6. 7″ Super AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and a 32MP camera on the waterdrop notch.

The main camera is getting an upgrade and to a 108MP sensor. The phone will laso pack an 8MP ultrawide shooter, and two 2 MP shooters – one for macro shots, the other for depth data.

The Galaxy M53 5G is said to arrive with Android 12 and One UI 4. 1 on top.

We also expect to see the Galaxy M33 5G at the event in Vietnam. There already is an LTE-only M33, so we’re curious what chipset Samsung decided to use and whether there will be any other changes between the two phones.

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As expected, Oppo just announced its Oppo K10 in India today. The phone brings Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 chipset, a 50MP main cam and a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging.

Oppo K10 in Black Carbon and Blue Flame

Oppo K10 gets a 6. 59-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s a single punch hole cutout in the top-left corner housing the 16MP selfie cam. The back features a rectangular camera island housing a 50MP main cam next to two 2MP modules for macro photography and depth data.

Oppo K10 key specs

The phone comes with 6 or 8 GB RAM and 128GB internal storage which is also expandable. The software front is covered by ColorOS 11. 1 based on Android 11. A side-mounted fingerprint scanner is included as well as a headphone socket.

Oppo K10 comes in Black Carbon and Blue Flame colors and starts at INR 14,990 ($) for the base 6/128GB trim. The 8/128GB model goes for 16,990 ($). Open sales start on March 29 via Oppo India’s online store and partnering online and offline retailers.

Xiaomi’s Redmi announced the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G in India two weeks ago. The Note 11 Pro+ 5G is already on sale in the country, and starting at noon local time today, the Note 11 Pro will also be available for purchase in India through Mi.com, Amazon.in, Mi Home, and other retail partners.

The Redmi Note 11 Pro is offered in Stealth Black, Phantom White, and Star Blue colors and comes in 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB memory versions priced at INR17,999 ($235/EUR215) and INR19,999 ($260/EUR240), respectively.

The Note 11 Pro is powered by the Helio G96 SoC and boots Android 11-based MIUI 13. It’s built around a 6. 67″ 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED screen and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 67W fast charging.

For photography, there’s a 16MP unit on the front inside the punch hole, and on the back is the 108MP primary camera joined by 8MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth sensor units.

The rest of the Redmi Note 11 Pro’s highlights include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3. 5mm headphone jack, dual speakers, Hi-Res Audio certification, IR Blaster, and IP53 rating.

You can read our detailed Redmi Note 11 Pro review here to learn more about it or watch the video review linked below.

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Starting Tuesday, Instagram users from the US will be able to tag brands’ products on their posts. This feature was previously only accessible to business or creator accounts. The feature will be available to all users “over the next few months”.

In the past few years Instagram has been shifting towards selling products directly from the app. The latest update could make it easier for users to identify products in videos and photos, and stories. The app plans to eventually add Reels into the mix.

To tag a product, you’ll first need to tag the brand of the item. After creating the post and making necessary adjustments, tag a brand using the “Tag people” option. Then, you should see “tag products”. You can tap on any product you see in your photo and choose a product from that brand’s catalog. Other users will also be able tap on the product to purchase it via a trackable link, or from within the app. Instagram is testing an affiliate program with select creators to potentially earn from sales they convert.

Businesses will be able to see their products are tagged and can choose whether those tags appear on the ‘tagged tab’. Businesses can also choose to disable tags.

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Motorola’s newest flagship smartphone has three names: Edge X30 in China, Edge 30 Pro globally, and Edge+ in North America. The Edge+ was first unveiled in China on December 31, and it made its international debut in February. However, there wasn’t a release date for the Edge+.

Until today, that is. Motorola’s US arm has finally announced when we should expect to see the new Edge+ in stores, and the big day is way closer than you may think. In fact, it will be released on March 24, which is this Thursday.

It will be unlocked at Motorola’s online stores, Best Buy and Amazon. The usual price is $999 but for a limited time upon launch you’ll be able to snag one for just $899.

Additionally, a Verizon version of the phone will also be available from March 24 at the carrier known as Big Red. This version will be $849 full retail, or $23. 62 per month for three years if you want to go with an installment plan.

The Motorola Edge+ comes with a 6. 7-inch 1080×2400 144 Hz OLED touchscreen, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256/512 GB of storage, a triple rear camera system (50 MP main with OIS, 50 MP ultrawide with autofocus, 2 MP depth sensor), a 60 MP selfie snapper, and a 4,800 mAh battery with 30W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. It runs Android 12.

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The Xiaomi 12 Pro is nice and high-end alright, and it’s recently escaped China, but it’s definitely no Ultra. Following the shockingly good Mi 11 Ultra from last year has to be a Xiaomi 12 Ultra, and today a new rumor from a usually reliable tipster tells us when to expect it to finally appear.

Apparently, the Xiaomi 12 Ultra will be officially announced for the Chinese market in May, and then it will make its way to other countries at some point after that. This is a redo of what happened with the rest of the 12 series, basically – revealed in China in December, unveiled for international markets in mid-March. Hopefully the wait won’t be quite as long for the 12 Ultra.

According to previous rumors, the Xiaomi 12 Ultra should sport the yet-unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC, a 120 Hz QHD OLED display, a 4,900 mAh battery with 120W fast charging, and a Leica-branded camera module at the rear.

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Trimble RTX GNSS location technology for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 powered phones is coming later this year in Q2. The industrial technology company is partnering with Qualcomm to deliver meter-level (3 feet) location accuracy for smartphones which Trimble says is 5x more accurate compared to currently used mobile correction services platforms.

Trimble RTX delivers more accurate, higher-quality navigation location with lane-level guidance for premium Android phones. The added service will be available for app developers and service providers to contribute more accurate location information improving the user experience for mapping, driving and other forms of navigation.

Trimble and Qualcomm’s partnership will also expand to automotive OEMs and their Tier 1 part suppliers leveraging the same meter-level accuracy positioning as well as advanced assistance systems and solutions for autonomous driving.

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After debuting in China in the early days of January and later at MWC Barcelona for global markets Realme GT2 series is now ready to launch in India. The brand’s official Twitter handle confirmed the GT2 series is launching on April 7 at 12:30 noon IST time.

Realme GT2 launch event poster

Realme deliberately hid the tweet after it was posted. It remains to be seen, if any changes to launch details. The image only mentioned the GT2 Pro so it remains to be seen if the vanilla Realme GT2 will also be announced for India. Realme GT2 Pro features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, a 6. 7-inch LTPO2 AMOLED display and a 50MP main cam.

Realme India tweet (since deleted)

The vanilla GT2 settles for last year’s Snapdragon 888 and a 6. 62-inch AMOLED with the same 50MP main cam. Both phones bring 5,000 mAh batteries with 65W charging and the green and white colors get exclusive bio-based polymer backs with paper-like texture.