Samsung said that in revamping the Galaxy Fold, which was delayed due to screen design woes affecting its 7.3-inch interior screen, the company took the feedback of early reviewers to heart. That might be so: CNET even predicted one of those changes, a customer service department dedicated solely to Galaxy Fold owners. Calling it the Galaxy …
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On Monday, Chinese phone-maker, Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 9 Pro 5G. It’s a premium phone, with a blazing fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor, a 6.39-inch AMOLED display and triple cameras on the back. That’s all on top of 5G, of course. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has similar features and costs $1,299. The good news here is that the Mi …
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Samsung’s first phone with a foldable display is ready to launch in the US. Those customers who’ve been patient enough to wait while Samsung fixed issues with the screen will be able to purchase the Fold starting Friday, Sept. 27. The Fold was originally slated to launch in April, when reviewers started experiencing issues with the screen. Some had debris …
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Looks like the $1,299 price tag isn’t scaring customers away from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G after all. Sales of the premium, 5G-capable smartphone represented one third of all Galaxy Note 10 sales at Verizon in August, Cliff Maldonado, principal analyst and founder of BayStreet Research, told CNET sister site TechRepublic and confirmed to CNET. Verizon sold 40,000 …
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T-Mobile is focusing its energy on tearing down Verizon’s 5G rollout, with the “un-carrier” launching an ad campaign against its rival on Wednesday. T-Mobile posted billboards across the US, including in New York’s Times Square, and also set up a Twitter handle full of memes and quizzes criticizing Verizon’s 5G pricing and lack of coverage maps. It also launched a …
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Huawei unveiled its latest premium smartphones — the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro — on Thursday, at an event in Munich. The new phones, particularly the Mate 30 Pro, will compete with Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 phones and the upcoming Google Pixel 4, launching on Oct. 15. The Mate 30 phones …
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Can Huawei make great phones without the full power of Google’s Android operating system behind it? We’re about to find out. The Chinese giant on Thursday unveiled the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, its latest flagship phones, at an event in Munich. The phones will ship with state-of-the-art hardware, including four rear cameras, but without full Android support. The …
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Verizon’s gradual 5G rollout is continuing, with New York set to be the next city to get the company’s fastest wireless network on Sept. 26. The news brings Verizon’s 5G city count to 11, the network said Thursday. That’s ahead of T-Mobile’s six cities and Sprint’s nine, but still trails AT&T, which is up in 21 cities for its “5G Plus” …
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Huawei unveiled its newest products, including the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro phones, on Thursday in Munich. The Chinese company’s lineup leaked a day early, revealing the possibility of a Watch GT 2, a fitness tracker, a tablet and a TV that uses the Harmony OS. Huawei’s most notable announcement was its new lineup of flagship phones. Mate 30 …
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Huawei unveiled its latest premium smartphones — the Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro — on Thursday at an event in Munich. The new phones include professional-grade cameras that put them in direct competition with Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The quad-camera setup on the Mate 30 Pro stole the show at the event. The four …
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