Google is temporarily suspending paid Chrome extensions

Following a series of fraudulent transactions, Google is temporarily suspending paid Chrome extensions from the Google Chrome extension store. Developers that have already published paid extensions, subscriptions, or in-app purchases and had their listing removed for “Spam and placement in the store” can apply to be reinstated.

Earlier this month the Chrome Web Store team detected a significant increase in the number of fraudulent transactions involving paid Chrome extensions that aim to exploit users. Due to the scale of this abuse, we have temporarily disabled publishing paid items. This is a temporary measure meant to stem this influx as we look for long-term solutions to address the broader pattern of abuse.

If you have paid extensions, subscriptions, or in app-purchases and have received a rejection for “Spam and Placement in the Store” this month, this is most likely the cause.

To publish an item that has been rejected, reply to the rejection email and request an appeal. You may be asked to republish your item, at which point the review should proceed normally. You must repeat this process for each new version while this measure is in place.

We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible, but we do not have a resolution timeline at the moment. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Jan 27th, 2020 clarification: items that do not use the Chrome Web Store payments are not affected by this issue.

As it stands, it’s clear that this is only a temporary measure and will not be around for the foreseeable future. Developers can still re-apply to have their extension published, but it’ll be a more hands-on approach and annoying for developers to release updates. Free add-ons are unaffected. Extensions on third-party platforms should also be fine, as this measure only affects Chrome’s web store.

The company did not reveal how the system was currently being abused, though the company has always tried to improve its review process. It would appear that whatever fraudulent activity had been occurring was enough to push the company to suspend all paid Chrome extensions temporarily.

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Moto G8 Power render reveals familiar design, new render of Moto phone with stylus

In just a matter of days, the Moto G8 series has had two (possibly three?) new devices rumored and leaked. Things started with a leaked render of an unnamed Motorola device with a stylus. Our Editor-in-Chief, Mishaal Rahman, followed that up with some exclusive information about the Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power. Now, we’re seeing a leaked render of the Moto G8 Power and another look at the stylus-wielding phone.

We already saw a leaked render of the standard Moto G8 earlier this morning. That render looked very similar to the unnamed Motorola phone with a stylus, leading us to believe that device will also be part of the Moto G8 series. We’re now getting a look at the Moto G8 Power thanks to a leaked render, and again, it looks very similar. It has the same rear camera arrangement, but there are four cameras instead of three.

Speaking of cameras, as we reported, they are said to be 16MP f/1.7, 2MP f/2.2 Macro lens, 8MP f/2.2 118° wide-angle, and 8MP f/2.4. The front of the Moto G8 Power also has the same single hole-punch in the top left corner for the 25MP camera. As we previously reported, the display is 6.36-inches with 2300 x 1080 resolution. The renders also show the phone in black and dark blue color options.

Motorola stylus phone

The next render is the unnamed Motorola phone with a stylus. If you didn’t know it, you may confuse this device as the Moto G8 or Moto G8 Power. It has the same single hole-punch display, same camera arrangement on the back, and similar bezels and edges. Not much is known about this device in terms of specs, but it is rumored to have three rear cameras (48MP + wide-angle + macro). That’s about it.

We’re not sure when Motorola will announce the Moto G8, Moto G8 Power, or this unknown device with a stylus. One interesting detail in all the renders we’ve seen so far is April 3rd on the clock widget. That could possibly be a hint at the launch date or event date, but it could also mean nothing. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Specification	Moto G8	Moto G8 Power
Display	6.39″ 1560×720, single hole-punch	6.36″ 2300×1080, single hole-punch
Dimensions*	160 x 74mm (diagonal: 170mm)	167.99 x 75.8mm (diagonal: 165mm)
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
RAM	2/3/4GB	4GB
Storage	32/64GB	64GB
Rear Camera(s)	16MP f/1.7 + 2MP f/2.2 Macro lens + 8MP f/2.2 118° wide-angle	16MP f/1.7 + 2MP f/2.2 Macro lens + 8MP f/2.2 118° wide-angle + 8MP f/2.4
Front Camera	8MP f/2.0	25MP f/2.0
Battery	4000mAh, 10W charging	5000mAh, 18W charging
Connectivity*	No NFCDual SIM (some regions) XT2045-1: GSM850/1900, WCDMA Band II/IV/V, LTE Band 2/4/5/7/66, WLAN 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE	Dual SIM (some regions)XT2041-1: GSM850/1900, WCDMA Band II/IV/V, LTE Band 2/4/5/7/12/17/66, WLAN 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE XT2041-3: GSM850/1900, WCDMA Band II/IV/V, LTE Band 2/4/5/7/26/38/41, WLAN 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE
Software	Android 10	Android 10
Security	Fingerprint scanner (physical)	Fingerprint scanner (physical)
Models	XT2045-1	XT2041-1, XT2041-3
Regions	North America, Latin America (Mexico), Europe, the Middle East, Africa	North America, Latin America (Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico), International

*Exact dimensions and network frequency specifications were lifted from both devices’ FCC filings. Moto G8: [1]. Moto G8 Power: [1] [2].

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Source: 91mobiles

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Stable Android 10 rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

In the past, Samsung used to take many months to roll out new Android version updates even to its flagship phones. Since 2018, however, the company has significantly improved its record in this field. Project Treble‘s contribution has made itself felt. Before, flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 could see five-six months pass before receiving their Android 8.0 Oreo update, for example. This was improved with the Samsung Galaxy S9 series and the Android 9 Pie update. The pace of improvement was kept up in 2019 and Samsung was quicker than ever to first roll out an Android 10-based One UI 2.0 beta program for the Galaxy S10 series. The Galaxy S10 phones were the first to get the stable update, and the same was later rolled out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phones. The company hasn’t forgotten its older flagships. The Galaxy S9 series received a One UI 2.0 beta at the end of November. Now, Samsung has started rolling out the stable Android 10 update for Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ users in Germany as well as for Xfinity Mobile users in the US.

This update is for those users who are currently on Android 9, and not for One UI 2.0 beta users. Beta users will probably receive the update soon, though. It’s also fair to expect the update to make its way to other markets in the coming days and weeks. The Android 10-based One UI 2.0 update for the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ is between 1.8GB to 1.9GB in size, and is rolling out as an OTA update. Users can check for the update by going to the Software update menu in their phone’s settings app. It can also be installed as a firmware update through a Windows PC. One UI 2.0 brings all of the standard Android 10 features including fully gestural navigation, better location-based privacy controls, and more.

It’s worth noting that Samsung has now rolled out the Android 10-based One UI 2.0 updates for the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, Note 10 series, Galaxy S9 series, as well as the Galaxy Note 9. (The Galaxy Note 9 received the stable Android 10 update last month.) This means that among Samsung’s top-tier flagships, only the Samsung Galaxy Fold is left to receive the update. According to Samsung’s official roll-out schedule, the foldable phone should receive its update in April. By that time, Samsung will have released its first vertical folding clamshell phone in the form of the Galaxy Z Flip.

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Source: SamMobile

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Beta Maniac lets you manage enrolled app betas and notifies you for spots in closed betas

Google Play beta programs are amazing. Most of the time, they let you try out features ahead of their official release. And while they sometimes have their decent share of issues (there’s a reason why they’re a beta instead of a stable version), they’re often also good enough for daily usage for more experimentative users. Most app developers opt for testing on beta versions first before wider rollouts. Case in point, WhatsApp recently introduced dark mode to its Android app on the beta version. But often, getting into an app’s beta can also be difficult. Case in point again, WhatsApp, as its beta is currently closed to new applications since it’s full. If you end up getting annoyed when you’re unable to join a beta, β-Maniac might help you be less frequently annoyed.

Apps like β-Maniac (that reads as “beta-maniac”, for those of you who are not acquainted with the Greek alphabet) is an amazing app that serves as a hub for everything related to your Google Play betas. It gives you a list of all the apps you have installed which have them and gives you options for joining them. Want to enroll into one? Then you can do so right from this app. The beta is currently closed? No biggie, as the app will notify you whenever there is a new spot for you to join. Most of all, the app is free to use and has no ads for xda users, which serves as the icing to an already awesome application.

The app is available to download from our forums as an ad-free version, with developer XDA Developer Mirko ddd also making the app available on Google Play Store in an ad-supported version. Check it out now!

Check out β-Maniac from our forums now!

Keep in mind that the app requires you to sign in to your Google account through a WebView. This is because the same results cannot be achieved through Google Sign-In APIs, hence rendering them as a non-option.

Beta Maniac - Life of a beta tester (Free, Google Play) →

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The Ring Doorbell App reportedly sends a lot of data to third-party trackers

Making your home smarter will nearly always compromise on privacy in some ways, no matter how mundane that product may be. A smart home assistant such as the Google Home or Amazon Echo will undoubtedly be an aid in any home in some ways; but for many, the privacy trade-offs simply aren’t worth it. But that’s to be expected from a device that’s so integrated into your home with an always-polling microphone. But can privacy concerns crop up for a more mundane household object, such as a doorbell? As it turns out, the official app for Ring Doorbells has a lot of third-party trackers, according to a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The EFF found that the Ring app for Android was sending a lot of data in bits and pieces to four different analytic and marketing companies. The data includes names, private IP addresses, mobile network carriers, persistent identifiers, and sensor data from paying customers. While none of this information can be paired individually to a singular user, the overall data creates a unique fingerprint for a device that can be combined and used to track a given user. Personally-Identifying Information was found to be sent to branch.io, mixpanel.com, appsflyer.com, and facebook.com.

When the Ring Doorbell app is opened, even if the user does not have a linked Facebook account on-device, Facebook receives data when you open and close the Ring app and under certain device conditions such as locking due to device inactivity. Also received by Facebook is data on time zone, device model, language preferences, screen resolution, and a unique identifier.

Branch (self-described as a “deep-linking” platform), meanwhile, receives unique identifiers along with the device’s local IP, model, screen resolution, and DPI. AppsFlyer also gets information such as in-app actions like visiting the “Neighbours” section of the app, and other data such as mobile carrier, data related to Ring app’s first installation and subsequent launches, unique identifiers, and whether AppsFlyer tracking came pre-installed. Companies can pre-install bloatware in order to offset some production costs of a smartphone, thus resulting in a lower price for the consumer at the cost of privacy. AppsFlyer even gets more in-depth sensor data such as magnetometer, gyroscope, and accelerometer.

However, MixPanel gets the most information by far. Users’ full names, email addresses, device information such as OS version and model, whether Bluetooth is enabled, and app settings such as the number of locations a user has Ring devices installed in, are all collected and reported to MixPanel. MixPanel also gets a mention in Ring’s list of third-party services, but Facebook, Branch, and AppsFlyer do not.

As you can see, a lot of data is being sent to third parties, and the extent of the data being shared is not disclosed by Ring. The data was collected via intercepting traffic sent from a device with the Ring Doorbell application installed. AFWall+ was used to block all other apps on the device from communicating with the internet, to remove any unnecessary noise. The app was found to be trying very hard to elude analysis, but the team at the EFF was eventually able to bypass its safeguards regardless.

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Everything we know about the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra

Samsung’s Galaxy S line of Android smartphones is inarguably the company’s most popular smartphone lineup. This year, Samsung will be launching the 11th Galaxy smartphone but will be taking a break with its naming convention — so instead of Galaxy S11, we will be getting the Galaxy S20. With Samsung Unpacked 2020 coming up next month, let’s go through all the leaks and rumors we’ve seen so far about the Galaxy S20 smartphones.  Below is everything we know about all five Samsung Galaxy S20 models that will be launched this year, including the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20+ 5G, and Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G.

Samsung Galaxy S20 series: Design

The front design of the Galaxy S20 will look pretty similar on the front to basically every 2019 Samsung phone. It will have a large rounded display at a tall aspect ratio. Samsung has decided to make their phone taller this year by switching to a 20:9 aspect ratio, taller than the 19.5:9 aspect ratio of their previous flagship. As a change from the S10 series, Samsung will also be centering the hole punch to match the design of the Note 10 series.

The phones are expected to be slightly different from earlier Samsung phones. The rear camera setup is a change, for one. Every previous S series Samsung phone (except the original Galaxy S I9000, and the recently launched Galaxy S10 Lite) has had the camera centered on the Y-axis on the back of the phone. This phone is the first one in the flagship series to offset it to the top left corner. So in the end, Samsung ended up going with the new 2020 stovetop design as per all the leaked renders and leaked hands-on information.

Something Samsung will also remove is the headphone jack, a trend that Samsung gave into with the Note 10 within its flagships. Unfortunately, it has been removed from this year’s S series phone too, making the Galaxy S20 series the first S series phones without a headphone jack. They are also the first S series phones without the very pronounced curve that has been a trademark Samsung feature for the past few years. The Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ will be using a glass that is very close to the 2.5D glass from the Pixel 2 XL. The Galaxy S20 Ultra will have a slight curve that is much less pronounced than in earlier years.

The phones will also be IP68 water-resistant up to 5 meters. This will be a massive improvement over the 1.5 meters of water resistance on the current Note 10 and S10 series phones. This comes courtesy of improvements in the build — Samsung will be using a new adhesive on the rear and front glass. It will be stuck stronger to the aluminum on the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+. The Galaxy S20 Ultra will use a stainless steel body.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 series: Camera

The camera setup on the Samsung Galaxy S20 series will definitely be interesting. There are three different devices and all three devices have slightly different camera setups.

The Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ will largely be the same. Both will come with a 12MP main sensor. It will have a pixel size of 1.8μm, which is larger than previous Samsung phones. It will likely be using the Sony IMX 555 or a Samsung ISOCell equivalent. The secondary ultra-wide camera will be a 12MP sensor as well. The telephoto will be a 64MP Samsung ISOCell S5KGW2 sensor, with 3x optical zoom with 30x digital. The front camera on both models will be the Sony IMX 374, the same sensor used in the Galaxy S10, Note 10, and Galaxy Fold. The one difference between the S20 and S20+ camera setup will be the ToF sensor, which will only be found on the S20+. It will be a Sony IMX 516.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra is where things will get even more fun. It will have a 108MP main camera, a 48MP telephoto, and a 12MP ultra-wide as well as a ToF sensor. The 108MP main sensor will be the S5KHM1. This is a sensor with a slight improvement over the S5KHMX sensor used in the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. The 48MP telephoto will be either the Sony IMX 586 or an ISOCell equivalent. This will be a periscope lens system, with support for 100x digital zoom and 30x hybrid zoom. It will likely also have 10X optical zoom, but that has yet to be confirmed. The ultra-wide will be the same 12MP sensor found in the Galaxy S20 and S20+. It will have a ToF sensor which will be the Sony IMX 518. The front-facing camera on the S20 Ultra will be the highest MP front camera on any Samsung phone. It will be a 40MP front camera using the Samsung ISOCell S5KGH1. As a whole, the Galaxy S20 Ultra will have the most insane camera setup on any phone to date.

No camera is complete without its software. The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra will all have the same camera features and camera tuning. They will all have improved color science compared to previous Galaxy phones. This will lead to more realistic yet appealing photos. Samsung usually opts for pictures that are bright and saturated, preferring this social media-ready aesthetic over color accuracy; but now, Samsung seems to be making sure their photos look great but still have accurate colors. It should be a good improvement — we’ll find out.

Samsung will also be introducing a few new camera features. The first one will be Single Take Photo. This will basically let you pan your phone around an environment and it will take pictures and videos out of all three lenses, and then automatically edit them for you. It sounds like a very neat feature but I’m not sure how useful it will be. Another similar feature will be called QuickTake. When you take a picture it will actually take a picture out of all three lenses. After you take the picture, you will be able to go back and select which lens you want to keep.

Samsung will also be working a bit more on video. The company will be introducing a new “Pro Video” mode. This will basically be the pro photo mode from previous Samsung phones, but for taking videos. Samsung will also be adding an 8K 24fps video recording mode to the rear cameras on the 64MP sensor on the S20 and S20+ and 108MP sensor on the S20 Ultra. Speaking of frame rates, Samsung will also be introducing 4K 60fps video on the front camera. None of the 8K or 4K 60fps will support HDR10+, unfortunately.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 series: Display

The display on the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra will be one of the main selling points of this year’s Galaxy phones. The three phones will all be different sizes. The Galaxy S20 will be coming in 6.2″ while the S20+ will come in at 6.7″ and the S20 Ultra will be a massive 6.9″ diagonally. All three phones will come with a display resolution of 3200×1440.

All three devices will also have 120Hz displays. This is going to make a lot of fans very happy. When 120Hz will be enabled, it will have a touch sampling rate of 240Hz. This is double the refresh rate. This might not seem like a huge deal, but it will make the phone feel a lot more responsive. Sadly, you will not be able to run 120Hz at the full 3200×1440 resolution. When enabling 120Hz, it will set the display resolution to FHD+ / 2400×1080. Here’s the thing, it’s not disabling the pixels. What it is doing is rendering the UI at 2400×1080 and show it on a 3200×1440 display. It won’t look as clear as if it were to render at 3200×1440 but it won’t look too bad either.

Samsung will once again be using a hole punch design. This hole is expected to be about half the size of the hole from the Galaxy Note 10. This will be a nice upgrade. As mentioned in the camera portion above, the camera remains largely unchanged from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10.

Samsung Galaxy S20 series: Software

The Galaxy S20 series is going to run One UI 2.1 (based on Android 10 Pie) out of the box. We aren’t sure how many new One UI 2.0 features will be found on the Galaxy S20, that aren’t already present on the stable updates released for the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10. The one feature we were able to confirm would be available with One UI 2.1 on the Galaxy S20 series is Samsung’s new Quick Share. This is very similar to Apple’s AirDrop. It will basically let you send files between different Galaxy devices. You can read more about Quick Share in our dedicated coverage.

Another new feature relates to the keyboard, but it’s a minor one. Samsung’s keyboard will be able to recommend emojis and stickers based on the words you type. These stickers will either be part of some of the random packs that come pre-installed, or be part of Bitmoji, or be part of the revamped AR Emoji. That’s right, we are also getting upgrades to AR Emoji that hopefully makes them look less like demons cursed to walk across your phone screen.

Of course, there are likely to be a lot more features we don’t know about yet. Samsung always manages to sneak a few features into their phones, so we’re excited to be surprised.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Accessories

The Galaxy S20 will come with the same AKG-branded earbuds as the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. These are nearly the same AKG earbuds that came with the Galaxy S8, S9, S10, Note 8, and Note 9, but since this device doesn’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack, it uses a USB Type-C connector. The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ came with this same set of earbuds. In my experience, these sound better than the earbuds that came with the Galaxy S8 through the S10.

Samsung will also be launching their usual case lineup with the Galaxy S20 series. The Galaxy S20 series will launch along with the Samsung Protective Standing case, LED View Cover, Clear View Cover, leather case, and silicon case. Below are some images of the Protective Standing case, LED View Cover, and Clear View Cover from my friend Ishan Agarwal.

Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra is getting these new Protective Standing Cover, LED View Cover and Clear View Covers. Here are the official renders of the same. Only Black/Grey colour renders as of now. Like them? #Samsung #UNPACKED #GalaxyUNPACKED pic.twitter.com/cpxif3G0mr

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) January 24, 2020

Along with the S20 series, Samsung will be launching the new Galaxy Buds+ at Samsung Unpacked 2020 too. These will basically be the same as the Galaxy Buds with regards to noise isolation and sound quality but have an improved microphone and better battery life. One source told us the battery life will be almost double the battery life on the current Galaxy Buds.

These buds should retail for around $149.99 USD. They will also be included with Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra pre-orders in some regions.

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Galaxy S20 Specifications and Availability

There are a lot of leaks of the price, specs, and design. A lot of these, specifically the Galaxy S20+, we were able to confirm through a source with access to the device. The specs for the other two devices are based on our own sources and Ishan Agarwal. These are the most up-to-date and accurate specs at the time of publishing.

Specification	Galaxy S20/Galaxy S20 5G	Galaxy S20+/Galaxy S20+ 5G	Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/Exynos 900	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/Exynos 990	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/Exynos 990
Display	6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 3200×1440 120Hz @ FHD+	6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 3200×1440 120Hz @ FHD+	6.92-inch Dynamic AMOLED 3200×1440 120Hz @ FHD+
Fingerprint scanner	In-display Ultrasonic	In-display Ultrasonic	In-display Ultrasonic
Front camera	10MP IMX 374 Video recording up to 4K 60fps	10MP IMX 374 Video recording up to 4K 60fps	40MP Video recording up to 4K 60fps
Rear Camera	12MP wide 12MP ultra-wide 64MP 3x Telephoto Video recording up to 8K 24fps	12MP wide 12MP ultra-wide 64MP 3x Telephoto ToF Video recording up to 8K 24fps	108MP wide 12MP ultra-wide 48MP periscope telephoto: 10x optical zoom, 30x hybrid, 100x digital ToF Video recording up to 8K 24fps
RAM	12GB	12GB	12GB/16GB
Storage	128GB/256GB UFS 3 Micro SD card slot	128GB/256GB UFS 3 Micro SD card slot	128GB/512GB UFS 3 Micro SD card slot
Battery Capacity	4,000 mAh	4,500 mAh	5,000 mAh
Water Resistance	IP 68, 5 meters	IP 68. 5 meters	IP 68, 5 meters
Price	~$1000	~$1100	~$1300
Availability	Rumored March 13th	Rumored March 13th	Rumored March 13th

The Galaxy S20 is rumored to be available in stores on March 13th. That is a little over a month between announcement and release. Pre-orders should open for those who pre-register right after the event while everyone else will have to wait for either Wednesday or Friday depending on your region.

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Samsung Unpacked 2020

While not all of this information is official yet, we have managed to piece together a good amount of information about the devices. The Samsung Galaxy S20 series will get officially announced on February 11th in San Francisco at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST. These devices aim to impress this year and we are all excited to see what Samsung comes up with to keep OnePlus and Apple on their toes. We will be at Unpacked covering all the new devices announced, so be sure to keep an eye on the XDA Portal and XDA TV YouTube channel for everything coming out of that event.

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Moto G8’s leaked render confirms hole-punch display, triple rear cameras, and a physical fingerprint scanner

2019 was pretty exciting for Motorola and its fans. Not only did four new Motorola One devices help the company bounce back into action, the reinvented the clamshell form factor of the Motorola Razr, equipped with vertically folding display, also warranted more attention towards the company. Meanwhile, Motorola also kept churning out new smartphones in the G and E series. Although the Moto G7 quartet was launched in early 2019, Motorola rushed the usual upgrade cycle and also launched two phones Moto G8 series, i.e. Moto G8 Plus and Moto G8 Play, last year in October. Although the regular Moto G8 and the G8 Power are yet to be announced, we learned about the company’s preparations to launch these very soon. And now, a new leaked render gives us the first glimpse of the Moto G8.

The Moto G8 is the lesser powerful phone between two Motorola phones we discussed yesterday. Based on the information received by Mishaal, our Editor-in-Chief, both the Moto G8 and the Moto G8 Power should sport hole-punch displays and rounded corners. The render leaked by 91Mobiles confirms this and also gives us some more cues about the design of the Moto G8. These hints include thick bezels and a noticeable chin, which is still unavoidable for budget phones. For the display, Motorola is expected to use as HD+ LCD panel with a resolution of 1560×720.

The Moto G8 features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner with a Motorola logo on top of it. There’s a triple camera setup on the back, which looks quite similar to the already launched Moto G8 series devices as well as the Motorola One Action and the One Macro. The setup is expected to comprise a 16MP primary, an 8MP wide-angle, and 2MP macro cameras. Along with the triple cameras, there’s laser autofocus in the camera array for more precise focusing. The hole-punch on the front is likely to house an 8MP sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.

The phone using a textured body with wraparound edges and considering the price, we can safely assume, it is a polycarbonate shell. The buttons lie on the right edge while a headphone jack and the secondary microphone are placed on the top. The bottom of the phone is not visible so we’re not sure if the phone uses a microUSB port or a USB Type-C and shall try to confirm it as more details pour in.

As for the internals, the Moto G8 is likely to be powered by Snapdragon 665 mobile platform and so does the G8 Power. The phone will come with 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB as RAM options as well as 32GB and 64GB variants for storage. On the software side, the phone will be running Android 10 out of the box.

Besides the white variant shown in the image, the Moto G8 is also likely to come in a cobalt-ish blue color. The exact launch date for the phone is unknown yet but Motorola will be making several announcements at MWC 2020, including their new flagship with a Snapdragon 865 along with another Snapdragon 765 phone, either of which could be the recently-leaked Motorola smartphone with a stylus.

Motorola Moto G8 expected specifications

Specification	Motorola Moto G8
Display	6.39″ 1560×720, single hole-punch
Dimensions*	160 x 74mm (diagonal: 170mm)
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
RAM	2/3/4GB
Storage	32/64GB
Rear Camera(s)	16MP f/1.7 + 2MP f/2.2 Macro lens + 8MP f/2.2 118° wide-angle
Front Camera	8MP f/2.0
Battery	4000mAh, 10W charging
Connectivity*	No NFCDual SIM (some regions) XT2045-1: GSM850/1900, WCDMA Band II/IV/V, LTE Band 2/4/5/7/66, WLAN 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE
Software	Android 10
Security	Fingerprint scanner (physical)
Models	XT2045-1
Regions	North America, Latin America (Mexico), Europe, the Middle East, Africa

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