Probable marketing renders of Huawei’s P30 and P30 Pro would seem to have leaked into the universe in advance of the phones’ launch at the end of March, revealing notable information about the camera setup: the P30 Pro jumps to 7.8x zoom from the 3x of the P20 Pro, and the P30 bumps to a …
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Honor CEO wants to launch foldable phone in 2020
Move aside 5G, the phones everyone is most excited about at MWC this year are foldable. Huawei has one, Samsung has one, and TCL sort of has one too. Some phone makers (OnePlus) are eschewing them for now. Others, like China-based Honor, are ready to dive on in when the time is right. In an interview with CNET at Mobile …
Read More »The man behind the Android G1 is working on a secret VR headset
Peter Chou is back at MWC with a mysterious project. The man behind many beloved early Android phones from HTC, including the original T-Mobile G1, appeared at the Barcelona trade show Tuesday with his new company, XRSpace. The company is building a headset that combines a virtual reality experience with a social network platform. It will run on the Qualcomm …
Read More »OnePlus 7 won’t bring you wireless charging
Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7T reviews are now live. Read more about the new phones from OnePlus. Original story follows. The upcoming OnePlus 7 will likely rock the latest processor and upgraded cameras. One thing it won’t have, though, is wireless charging. OnePlus phones are known for packing many of the latest features found in premium smartphones like …
Read More »ZTE unveils Axon 10 Pro 5G flagship and Blade V10 with a 32
Hot on the heels of LG, Huawei and others announcing their first 5G-enabled phones at MWC 2019, ZTE announced its own 5G phone on Monday too. The Axon 10 Pro 5G is the newest device from the Chinese phone-maker, which will be able to connect to the next-gen network of high-speed mobile data. The Axon 10 Pro is equipped with …
Read More »Sprint vows broad 5G coverage when four cities launch in May
Sprint’s 5G service is just around the corner. As long as you’re in one of four markets. Sprint Chief Technology Officer John Saw said in a press conference on Monday that 5G will turn on in Chicago, Atlanta, the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the company’s hometown of Kansas City. Another five markets — Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Phoenix and …
Read More »Why OnePlus won’t be leaping into the foldable phone craze
Foldables might be the future of smartphones, but not all companies are jumping on the bandwagon. Chinese handset maker OnePlus won’t be developing a foldable phone anytime soon, CEO Pete Lau said Monday in an interview with CNET at MWC in Barcelona. That’s largely because of price. The first foldables unveiled from Samsung and Huawei cost about double — or …
Read More »LG G8 can unlock by scanning the veins in your hand
LG just announced an upgraded version of the G8 called the LG G8X, which among other features is compatible with a dual screen attachment, similar to the LG V50. In addition to introducing its first 5G phone, LG showed off another premium phone, the LG G8 ThinQ, at MWC. The G8 is the company’s follow-up to last year’s G7 ThinQ …
Read More »5G in PCs? That’s Lenovo’s plan for early 2020 with Qualcomm’s new chips
Move over, 5G phones. The ultrafast connectivity is also coming to PCs. Qualcomm on Monday at MWC here in Barcelona said it has paired its second-generation 5G modem, the X55, with its 8cx processor for computers that it unveiled in December. The new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform will let computer-makers release devices later this year and early next year that connect …
Read More »Qualcomm’s new 5G phone chips can power your AR, VR glasses
Qualcomm’s next wave of Snapdragon 855-powered 5G phones have a clever trick inside: They can power VR and AR headsets via USB-C. This could mean we’re not only looking at a whole bunch of lighter-weight tethered headsets, but a lot more affordable ones, too. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced a new initiative to connect 5G phones with …
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