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Huawei’s P40 Pro phone launch event to take place in Paris on March 26

Update, March 26: The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and the P40 Pro Plus​ have now officially been launched. Read our first take here​. MWC might have been canceled due to coronavirus, but Chinese tech behemoth Huawei pressed ahead with its Barcelona event regardless on Monday. Along with a slew of products, Huawei used the keynote …

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The Mate XS: A Huawei foldable will finally be available outside China

Huawei has taken the wraps off the Mate XS, a minor update to its existing Mate X that I spent time with in Paris late last year. I think the folding design is great and while the Mate X was strictly China-only, the Mate XS is due to go on sale elsewhere in the world, including the UK. The XS does …

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Sony’s Xperia 1 II is its first foray into 5G

Sony isn’t letting the cancellation of the MWC phone show put a damper on its 2020 phone launch plans. The Japanese tech titan on Monday announced two new phones, including its first 5G device, the Xperia 1 II. The phone is the successor to last year’s Xperia 1 flagship and also marks a change in naming convention for Sony. The company is …

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Realme X50 Pro comes with 5G, 6 cameras, fast charging and a super

Chinese phone-maker Realme just launched the Realme X50 5G Pro, its second 5G-capable phone in the last couple of months. Earlier this year, in January, it launched the X50 5G. With the X50 5G and X50 5G Pro,  the company is continuing to target the premium end of the market after making waves for releasing low-priced handsets that are relatively high …

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The iPhone 9 has an ETA

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Apple’s next big launch event could be close, but the rumored iPhone 9 (which might be called the iPhone SE 2) might arrive in stores later than we expected. In this week’s Apple …

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LG V60 ThinQ leaks with potentially huge battery

LG’s next phone could be right around the corner, with a new leak potentially giving us a first look at what’s in store for the V60 ThinQ.  According to a leak reported by Android Headlines, LG seems to be set to switch its lineup up with a new V-series flagship phone coming this spring, as opposed to its past pattern …

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Sony’s budget Xperia L4 goes the triple

Sony has announced a new budget phone, the Xperia L4, which has a triple camera on the rear and…a headphone jack!  The device comes loaded with a 6.2-inch LCD screen in a 21:9 aspect ratio and a 1,680×720-pixel resolution. The screen features a rounded notch for the 8-megapixel selfie camera. One of the most intriguing things about the phone is …

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Leaked images: Instead of folding, this concept phone has a slide

Earlier this week, CNET learned that phone maker TCL is working a prototype of a device with a screen you pull out when you want to expand it into a tablet. From what I can tell, it’s a bit like pulling out the leaf of your dining room table when you want to seat more guests. The design is a twist …

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LG unveils new K series phones

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. LG Electronics has announced its refreshed K series phones, with updates to the cameras and performance. The three phones come with “advanced technologies and competitive pricing,” Chang Ma, SVP of LG’s product strategy group, said Monday. The LG K61, K51S and K41S will …

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Meet Qualcomm’s X60, the modem that will power 5G phones in 2021

Qualcomm has a new modem for next year’s 5G phones that aims to boost the average speed on devices by aggregating different types of wireless signals.   The company on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon X60 5G modem, which is made using process technology of 5 nanometers, or 5 billionths of a meter. That results in lower power consumption and a …

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