Samsung Unpacked 2020 may take place on February 11th

Samsung Unpacked is Samsung’s big event for its flagship phone launches, and this year the brand is expected to unveil the Galaxy S20. While Samsung hasn’t officially confirmed when the Samsung Unpacked 2020 event will take place, we think we now have a good idea.

In an unlisted video posted by Samsung Korea on Samsung’s Vimeo account (first spotted by Twitter user @water8192), we can see an animation teasing 2 squares wrapped in plastic saying “GALAXY.” At the end of the video, we can see the date of the event and how to watch it. While the official press release announcing Samsung Unpacked 2020 isn’t up yet, we can probably expect the press release to go live soon with confirmation of the location and time of the event. The event is rumored to take place in San Francisco, California on February 11th.

 

The two squares in the video are likely teasing two major launches at the event. The left square seems to resemble the camera square of the Galaxy S20 Ultra, the highest-end model of the upcoming S20 series. This square is about the same size and shape that we have seen in the leaked renders. The right square is likely teasing the new clamshell Galaxy Fold. This is the Motorola razr-style foldable phone that recently leaked. According to a report from SamMobile, it will cost under $1000 as it’s a more mass-market foldable.

The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are rumored to launch with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Exynos 990 depending on the region. The S20 Ultra is the only model expected to feature a 108MP main camera, though the S20 and S20+ cameras will still have high MP sensors. There are multiple new camera modes in the works that we previously detailed if you want to learn more about the camera software. Of course, we’ll keep you up to date on Samsung Unpacked 2020, the Galaxy S20, and the new Galaxy Fold as we learn more.

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[Update 4: TENAA listing] Realme X50 will be Realme’s first smartphone with 5G

Update 4 (1/4/19 @ 1:15 AM ET): The Realme X50 has passed through TENAA, confirming its final specifications.

Update 3 (12/26/19 @ 1:32 AM ET): Realme has released official renders of the Realme X50 5G in Polar White color.

Update 2 (12/24/19 @ 3:50 AM ET): The Realme X50 5G will be launched at an event in Beijing, China on January 7, 2020.

Update (12/10/19 @ 00:30 AM ET): The Realme X50 will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on November 25, 2019, is preserved as below.

Following the recent launch of its first true flagship — the Realme X2 Pro — Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme is prepping up to launch its first 5G enabled handset. As per a recent teaser shared by the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Xu Qi Chase, the upcoming device will be called the Realme X50. The teaser image shared on Weibo further reveals that the Realme X50 will offer support for dual-mode 5G, which means that the device will support both 5G Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) networks, just like the upcoming Redmi K30 5G. However, it isn’t clear whether the Realme X50 will make use of a MediaTek SoC or a Qualcomm SoC to offer 5G support.

The image also gives us our first glimpse at the device, highlighting its pill-shaped punch-hole display which will house dual selfie cameras. This is another feature that the device shares with the Redmi K30, which will also feature a punch-hole display with a similar design. However, the cutout on the Redmi K30 is on the opposite end of the display. It’s worth noting that back in September this year, Realme released a statement confirming an upcoming 5G smartphone based on the Snapdragon 7 series, so the Realme X50 could feature a Snapdragon 7 series chip. While we don’t have any further information on the specifications or release timeline for the device, Realme India’s CEO Madhav Sheth has previously confirmed that the company will launch its first 5G device this year. This, along with the recent teaser, leads us to believe that the Realme X50 might be launched in China in the next few weeks.

Source: Weibo

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Update: Realme X50 5G confirmed with Snapdragon 765G

Earlier this month at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, we learned that the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi K30 and OPPO Reno3 Pro will be powered by the all-new Snapdragon 765G processor. Now, the Realme X50 is joining the lineup of upcoming 5G phones to features the Snapdragon 765G chip. The chip brings support for 5G connectivity, high refresh rate displays, and high-quality imaging to the mid-range price tier.

The Snapdragon 765G boasts of slightly higher single-core CPU performance  (Prime core clock speed increased from 2.3GHz to 2.4GHz) over the regular Snapdragon 765. It also offers slightly faster GPU performance (15% speed-binned) and select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features including Game Smoother, Game Fast Loader, Game Network Latency Manager, Jank Reducer 2.0, and Predictive Game Auto Tuner. For 5G connectivity, the Snapdragon 765G features the Snapdragon X52 5G Modem-RF System which supports dual-mode 5G.

Source: Weibo

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Update 2: Realme X50 5G launches in China on January 7

Through its official Weibo account, Realme has announced that the Realme X50 5G will be launching at an event in Beijing, China on January 7, 2020.

Source: Weibo

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Update 3: Realme X50 5G official renders

Realme has released official device renders of the Realme X50 5G on Weibo.

These renders give us our first complete and official look at the upcoming device, now confirmed to be sporting a quad-rear camera setup. Alongside the mesmerizing white color and pattern, you can also notice the volume rocker on the left side and the power button on the right side of the device. Oddly, the power button looks recessed into the frame, which is a sign of a side-mounted fingerprint scanner — this is just a guess though, so wait for more confirmation on this end.

Source: Weibo (1, 2)

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Update 4: Realme X50 passes through TENAA

The upcoming Realme X50 has passed through TENAA, revealing and confirming most of the specifications of the final product that consumers can expect to receive in their hands.

The TENAA listing for the Realme X50 RMX2051 reveals that the device will measure 163.8 × 75.8 × 8.9 mm and weigh 202 g. The phone will come with a 6.57″ FHD+ display, which TENAA mentions as “TFT”, and which we know through earlier teasers, will have cutouts in the display for the dual front cameras. The listing also mentions that the phone will have an under-display fingerprint sensor (“fingerprint recognition under the screen”). While TENAA listings are accurate, they are in Chinese, so context does sometimes get lost in the translation process. So either the Realme X50 comes with a TFT LCD display and an in-display fingerprint scanner, or it comes with an AMOLED display and in-display scanner, or it comes with a TFT LCD and side-mounted fingerprint scanner — all of these still remain possibilities.

The device will come in RAM options of 6GB, 8GB, and 12GB, and internal storage options of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB; but with no expandability. The rear camera setup on the device involves a 64MP main sensor, and auxiliary sensors of 8MP, 12MP, and 2MP resolution; while the front camera setup has 16MP and 8MP shooters. The phone also has a 4,100 mAh battery, but no headphone jack as the TENAA listing explicitly mentions the same. The Realme X50 5G also launches with Android 10 out of the box.

We expect to learn more when Realme officially launches the Realme X50 5G.

Source: TENAA

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Xiaomi will pre-install Google Phone and Messages apps on all Global and European phones

Xiaomi’s MIUI software experience is one that invites polarized opinions. Compared to Android on the Pixel, MIUI provides a very different experience from the way it looks to the way it behaves with apps and notifications. It is certainly polished in many areas and has improved greatly in the past few years, but it’s still a heavily customized experience as of MIUI 11. In most versions of MIUI, Xiaomi usually includes its own suite of apps to streamline the user experience, but now, it seems that Xiaomi will be borrowing taking a few pages from the Pixel experience as well.

Going forward, Xiaomi devices sold outside of China, India, or Indonesia will include Google’s Messages and Phone apps instead of their MIUI equivalents. Xiaomi says that this move was made to abide by privacy laws and restrictions in certain regions, which likely refers to regulations in the European Union. We should note that Xiaomi has shipped these two Google apps on some of their phones already. For instance, in my Redmi Note 8 Pro review, I noted that the device came with Google’s dialer and messages app out of the box. The same is true for the Mi 9T Pro that launched in Europe in late August of 2019. What this announcement means, therefore, is that all new devices sold with the European Economic Area (EEA) or global (Global) MIUI software builds will have these two apps pre-installed.

While many of you will appreciate having Google’s dialer app on board (even if you can’t access some of the Pixel-exclusive features like Call Screen), there is one downside to note of this transition: you won’t be able to record calls anymore. That’s because the Google Phone app doesn’t support call recording, whereas its MIUI equivalent does. The forum post does state that this feature will be “obtainable again in 2020,” though, so that means call recording will be available sometime later this year.

Source: Xiaomi

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Update 1: Shortly after publishing this article, we were informed that Russian versions of MIUI also have Google’s dialer app pre-installed. We have corrected our mention of this.

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Forums are open for the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite

The Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy Note 10 Lite have now been announced. They are two peculiar devices, to say the least, but one thing is clear: they’re aiming at being slightly more affordable or lower-end remixes on Samsung’s current flagship phones. The Galaxy S10 Lite features, among other things, a triple rear camera setup, a centered punch-hole display both taller and bigger (6.7-inch, 20:9), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, a 32-megapixel camera setup, and more. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite, on the other hand, features similar dimensions, a smaller punch hole, a 2-year-old Exynos 9810 processor, and an S-Pen.

The differences between these two phones are odd, to say the least, but they are cheaper: the Note 10 Lite starts at €599 while the S10 Lite starts at €649. So if you can’t afford the full-fledged flagships, maybe this could be an option worth considering. And if you get one, you might as well get started with modding it and tweaking it so it’s really your phone. Luckily, we’ve opened forums for both the S10 Lite and the Note 10 Lite so you can find the latest on custom ROMs, rooting, modding, and more.

If you’re planning on getting one of these phones, then be sure to check out the forums now!

Galaxy Note 10 Lite XDA Forum | Galaxy S10 Lite XDA Forum

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Skagen’s Falster 3 smartwatch leaks on Amazon with Wear OS and late January release

Wear OS may not be a super popular smartwatch platform, but it does have some big names behind it. One of the manufacturers that is most responsible for pumping out solid Wear OS watches is Fossil. People may not know that Skagen is a subsidiary of Fossil, and the Skagen brand has also been responsible for some very nice smartwatches. The next device appears to be the Skagen Falster 3, which leaked on Amazon.

The Skagen Falster 2 was a very well-designed smartwatch and the Falster 3 doesn’t change a whole lot about that. It retains the same flat sides, pronounced watchband lugs, and three buttons along the right side. Unfortunately, the Amazon listing doesn’t give much information about specifications. We can see is it will be available in four color options: Black Silicone, Blue Silicone, Gunmetal Steel Mesh, and Leather – Silicone Backed. It will be water-resistant to a depth of 50 meters with NFC and GPS as well. The listing mentions “24 hours of battery life based on usage.”

It should be safe to assume the Skagen Falster 3 will feature the Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor and 1GB of RAM to match the Fossil Gen 5 series. Skagen watches are typically more expensive than the regular Fossil watches, and that’s the case here as well. The Amazon listing shows a price of $295 and a release date of January 25th.

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Source: Amazon (removed) | Via: Reddit

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LG G9 renders show off the U-shaped notch and quad rear cameras

With a new year, we always get new phones. But while we’re about to see CES 2020 unfold with a number of announcements, we also have our eyes set on MWC 2020 in February, where we will see a number of smartphone announcements from different brands such as Samsung, LG, and more. One of the expected announcements is LG’s new line of flagship smartphones, which correspond to the LG G9 and the LG V60. Now, we’re getting a first-hand look at the upcoming LG G9 thanks to CAD renders.

The most notable thing here is the phone’s sleek profile. LG is no stranger to using weird gimmicks that no one will probably ever use realistically on their consumer phones, as was the case of modules in the LG G5 and Hand ID (which allowed you to unlock your phone using the veins of your hands) on the LG G8. The LG G8X, a revision of the LG G8, got rid of this Hand ID feature for a slimmer profile, which is the one the LG G9 will be carrying forward this year, for better or worse. A teardrop notch is present here which holds a single front-facing camera sensor, and the front bezels are further reduced. The screen measures around 6.7-6.9-inches with the same 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The phone will also feature a quad rear camera setup, centered and horizontally mounted, in a very similar fashion to the Galaxy S10 5G from last year. There is also no back fingerprint scanner to be seen and we can’t spy one in the sides either, which tells us that this phone will be carrying an in-display fingerprint sensor–no surprises there given how its predecessors also had one.

As we said before, the LG G9 is expected to be announced alongside a 5G-touting LG V60 during MWC 2020, so keep an eye out for an announcement in the short run.

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Source: CashKaro

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Samsung officially announces the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite

We’ve been tracking the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite for a while now. The first rumors of Samsung working on “Lite” versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 popped up back in October. Since then, information and leaked renders have slowly trickled in, but today Samsung made both devices official ahead of CES.

		Galaxy S10 Lite	Galaxy Note 10 Lite
Display		6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O Display 2400×1080 (394ppi)	6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display 2400×1080 (394ppi)
		* Super AMOLED Plus display creates ergonomic design with thin and light display panel by adopting flexible OLED technology. * Screen measured diagonally as a full rectangle without accounting for the rounded corners; actual viewable area is less due to the rounded corners and camera hole.
Camera	Rear	Triple Camera – Macro: 5MP, F2.4 – Wide-angle: 48MP, Super Steady OIS AF F2.0 – Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2	Triple Camera – Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2 – Wide-angle: 12MP, Dual Pixel AF F1.7 OIS – Telephoto: 12MP, AF F2.4 OIS
	Front	32MP, F2.2	32MP, F2.2
Body		75.6 x 162.5 x 8.1mm, 186g	76.1 x 163.7 x 8.7mm, 199g
AP		7nm 64-bit Octa-core processor (Max. 2.8GHz + 2.4GHz + 1.7GHz)	10nm 64-bit Octa-core processor (Quad 2.7GHz + Quad 1.7GHz)
Memory		6/8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage	6/8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage
		* May differ by model, color, market and mobile operator. * User memory is less than the total memory due to storage of the operating system and software used to operate the device features. Actual user memory will vary depending on the operator and may change after software upgrades are performed.
Battery*		4,500mAh (typical)	4,500mAh (typical)
		* Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Rated (minimum) capacity is 4,370mAh. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns and other factors.
OS		Android 10.0

The Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite are actually very similar, which is a little weird. The regular Galaxy S10 and Note 10 are quite different, but the Lite versions have a lot in common. Both devices feature triple rear cameras, 32MP front cameras (in hole punch), 6/8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 6.7-inch AMOLED Full HD+ displays, in-display fingerprint scanners, and 4,500mAh batteries.

Galaxy Note 10 Lite

That’s a lot of the key specifications, but there are a few things that differentiate these two phones. The most obvious difference is the Galaxy Note 10 Lite has the S Pen. Samsung barely mentions it in its announcement, but the fact that you can get the S Pen in a more affordable device is pretty cool. Another big difference is the processor. The Note 10 Lite features Samsung’s Exynos 8895 chipset, while the Galaxy S10 Lite has the newer Snapdragon 855 SoC.

As mentioned, both devices feature triple rear cameras, but the specifications are different. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite has a 12MP main, 12MP Ultra-Wide, and 12MP telephoto. The Galaxy S10 Lite features a 48MP main, 5MP macro, and 12MP Ultra-Wide. The cameras are also positioned slightly different with the Note 10 Lite having a square bump and the S10 Lite is more of a rectangle.

Galaxy S10 Lite

One small difference is the display panel. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite’s display is Super AMOLED, while the Galaxy S10 Lite’s display is Super AMOLED Plus. The color options are different as well, with the Note 10 Lite being available in Aura Glow, Aura Black, and Aura Red, and the S10 Lite being available in Prism White, Prism Black, and Prism Blue.

Samsung did not share the exact release date of either phone just yet, but the Galaxy Note 10 Lite will cost €599 and the Galaxy S10 Lite will be €649. The S10 Lite has slightly better specifications, but it doesn’t have the S Pen. That’s really what the choice comes down to. What do you think of Samsung’s Lite phones?

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Source: Samsung

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