LG and US carrier Sprint unveiled the LG V50 ThinQ 5G phone on Sunday at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. It’s the Korean phone-maker’s first 5G-enabled device, meaning it’ll connect to the latest generation of high-speed mobile data. As one of the first few high-end 5G phones, it’ll also directly compete with Samsung’s recently launched 5G …
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The first time you try VR, you’ll likely have the same reaction I did: It feels pretty cool to be enveloped in a computer-generated world that puts you inside an epic spaceship battle or scuba diving next to a giant blue whale. But after spending a few minutes adjusting to virtual reality, you realize it doesn’t look all that much …
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Update, Oct. 24: A new dual-hinged foldable phone prototype from TCL bends into thirds like an accordion — we went hands-on. Original story follows. If you want a good foldable phone, you need a good hinge. At least that’s what TCL believes. The Chinese company is best known for budget televisions but also produces phones through its BlackBerry Mobile and Alcatel brands. And on Sunday it unveiled …
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The flood of 5G phones continues. Xiaomi on Sunday became the latest company to launch a 5G phone, the Mi Mix 3 5G. The device — a variant of the recently released Mi Mix 3 — will cost 599 euros ($679) and will launch in May. Xiaomi’s initial 5G wireless partners include Europe-based Orange, Sunrise, Telefonica, Three, TIM and Vodafone. It …
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The Galaxy Fold isn’t the only foldable device in town. Say hello to the Huawei Mate X. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer products business, on Sunday unveiled the Mate X at a press conference ahead of the MWC Barcelona trade show. Now playing: Watch this: Huawei Mate X is a foldable phone with 5G 2:43 While the Mate X …
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Samsung announced a new line of fitness wearables at its Unpacked event Wednesday in San Francisco; the Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch and the Galaxy Fit and Fit E sports bands. Like the Gear Sport smartwatch that Samsung released in 2017, the new Galaxy Active puts fitness features at the forefront with the ability to monitor blood pressure. But unlike its …
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Update, Sept. 5: We’ve gone hands-on with Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold ahead of its revised release later this month. Original story, last updated in February, follows. Foldable smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold point to a bright future for the mobile world. But that doesn’t mean you should hop on the bandwagon now. Samsung on Wednesday finally offered a longer, closer look at …
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When it comes to the next era of phones, it seems like it’ll be fold times. Samsung unveiled a foldable device this week (called, ahem, the Galaxy Fold). Now rival Huawei looks set to unveil its own bendable buddy. A photo posted to Twitter on Friday appears to show workers at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona installing a billboard …
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Another Chinese phone maker wants to take a crack at the US market. But this one already has a foot in the door in a roundabout way. Oppo, one of the biggest smartphone players in China, intends to enter the US market, Alen Wu, head of the company’s overseas business, said in an interview through an interpreter. Wu wasn’t specific …
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The Samsung Galaxy S10 has an in-screen fingerprint reader, wireless charging of other devices, three cameras and an actual headphone jack. But its biggest feature is something its owners will be staring into every day: the screen. Samsung’s engineers didn’t neglect the new phone’s display. All four varieties — the Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S10E and Galaxy S10 5G …
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