Huawei unveiled what it called its “new” P30 Pro flagship smartphone on Friday at IFA 2019 in Berlin, but it turns out to be the same P30 Pro handset, just in two new colors. Richard Yu, who’s CEO of Huawei‘s consumer business unit, said the new colors were “inspired by nature.” They are mystic blue, which …
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The LG G8X ThinQ is the company’s attempt to win back the ground it lost in recent years, Chinese newcomers like Huawei began to swallow up global phone market share. What sets this phone apart however is its compatibility with a Dual Screen attachment, which doubles the size of the display. This could make the G8X an alternative to a foldable …
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In years past, Europe’s biggest electronics show, IFA, was the place Huawei chose to unveil a new Mate, the biggest of its flagship phones. That’s not the case in 2019. We won’t see the Mate 30, the latest in the series, until Sept. 19, when it’s due to launch in Munich. But ahead of its unveiling, Huawei did give us …
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Apple will unveil its iPhone 11 lineup for 2019 next Tuesday, but we might already have a glimpse at what it expects to do in 2020. The Cupertino, California, company plans to add a cheaper iPhone — its first since 2016’s $399 iPhone SE — to its lineup next spring to win customers back from competitors like Huawei, Nikkei reported …
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Samsung’s delayed Galaxy Fold might be launched this week, but the Korean company might release an even more ambitious foldable phone in 2020. The next one will have 6.7-inch display that folds inwards to turn into a compact “square,” Bloomberg reported Tuesday. It’ll be thinner and more affordable than the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, with a hole-punch selfie camera at the …
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The iPhone 11 isn’t the only phone launching this month — Huawei revealed over the weekend that it’ll launch the Mate 30 series in Munich, Germany on Sept. 19. The controversial Chinese phone maker tweeted a short video teaser that emphasized the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro’s cameras. It’s not a surprising approach, given the excellent cameras of 2018’s Mate …
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Huawei will reportedly launch its new flagship phone, the 5G-capable Mate 30 Pro, next month despite it being unlikely that Android and Google apps will be used on the device. The temporary reprieve on Huawei’s US ban to award licenses doesn’t apply to new Huawei products, a Google spokesperson reportedly told Reuters Wednesday, meaning licensed Google apps likely cannot be …
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More than 130 applications have been submitted to the Commerce Department for licenses to sell US goods to Huawei, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report comes nearly two months after the Trump Administration said some sales to the embattled Chinese telecom would be allowed. President Donald Trump effectively banned US companies from doing business with Huawei in May out of national security concerns …
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Samsung’s Galaxy cameras have a history of excellence, but have struggled to keep up with low-light night mode shots compared to rival devices, like the best-in-class Huawei P30 Pro and Google Pixel 3. Baking in a dedicated night mode into the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus changes that — it’s the difference between night and day. The dedicated night …
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Huawei said the impact of its blacklisting by the US Commerce Department would be less than it previously estimated, Reuters reported Friday. Eric Xu, deputy chairman of the controversial Chinese phone maker, told reporters the company expects a sales reduction of $10 billion for its phone division. In June, CEO Ren Zhengfei predicted that it’d lose $30 billion. “It seems …
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