Apple iPhone XR 2019 renders show a dual camera setup with a square bump

Information circulating the internet suggests that the upcoming iPhone XR will have a bump at the back, similar to the one we saw on the renders of the iPhone XS successor. The back of the iPhone XR 2019 seems to have the same bump we saw on the back renders of the iPhone XI. The only difference is that the smartphone will have a dual camera setup instead of a triple camera setup which is expected on the iPhone XI. It is expected to have a dual 12MP wide + telephoto camera at the back. However, specifications of the camera aren’t officially known. Coming to the front of the phone, it is expected to house a 6.1-inch display. From the front, the renders show the iPhone XR 2019 looks like its predecessor. 

The 2019 iPhone XR is expected to measure 7.8mm in thickness. However, at its thickest point, which includes the camera bump, the smartphone is 8.5mm in thickness. Just so you know, the iPhone XR that's currently available in the market measures 8.3mm in thickness, not counting the protruding camera.

From the renders, it looks like the 2019 iPhone XR will have a notch which is expected to house the front-facing camera and the Face ID tech. From the renders, it looks like the iPhone XR will still sport a lightning port instead of USB-C. Apple shifted to USB-C for its Pro lineup of iPads and information circulating the internet suggested that the iPhones would follow suit. It looks like the iPhone XR 2019 may miss the USB-C bus. 

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Motorola Moto E6 leaked renders show phone sans fingerprint sensor

Motorola is holding a launch event on May 15 in Brazil and is expected to launch the Moto One Vision. As per the latest report, we may also see the unveiling of another device from the company, the Moto E6, which has been leaked in a render. Moto E-Series phones are company’s affordable offering and cater to the masses that look to buy phones in the Rs 6000-Rs 8000 price sement.

The Moto E6 will succeed the Moto E5 which was announced last year. The leaked photos show that the front of the E6 looks similar to its predecessor - a tall display surrounded by bezels and the Motorola branding on the thick chin. On the back, the phone is quite different from the Moto E5, and sports a single lens camera module on the top left corner. There is no camera bump that we are so used to seeing on most of the Motorola devices.

There is a centrally-aligned batwing logo, and reportedly, it does not sport a fingerprint sensor. Other design elements include volume rocker and power button on the right edge, a headphone jack at the top and front camera on the left side of the earpiece. The phone is also expected to feature a MaxVision display with 18:9 aspect ratio - same as that was used in the Moto E5 smartphone.

Moto E6 expected specifications:

Under the hood, the phone may feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile platform, accompanied by 2GB of RAM and 16GB/ 32GB expandable storage. The phone may feature a 5.45-inch HD+ MaxVision display. When it comes to the camera, the phone may sport a 13MP sensor at the back, and a 5MP front shooter. The phone is likely to come with Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box.

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Realme X, Realme X Lite complete specs revealed on TENAA ahead of May 15 official announcement

Realme will launch the Realme X smartphone on May 15 but the company can’t seem to keep the phone’s details from leaking out ahead of the announcement. While the Realme X is confirmed, previous reports suggest that there would also be a Realme X Lite or Young variant, which is speculated to be the rebranded Realme 3 Pro. The TENAA listing of the Realme 3 Pro previously revealed the design of the Realme X and now, it has been updated with full specifications, along with the specs of the Realme X Lite. The Realme X sports the model number RMX1901, while the Realme X Lite is listed with the model number RMX1851.

Realme X and X Lite specifications listed on TENAA 

As per the TENAA listing, the Realme X would come equipped with a 6.5-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 2340 x 1080p resolution. It runs on an unnamed  2.2 GHz octa-core processor, which is rumoured to be Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 chip. The handset is running Android Pie and is listed with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage but is expected to be launched in additional variants. 

A 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor is mentioned in the rear-camera spec, along with a secondary 5MP depth sensor. On the front might be a 16MP sensor, which will be housed in the pop-up camera assembly. The phone could be backed by a 3,680 mAh battery, feature an in-display fingerprint sensor and might be announced in Black-Blue and White colour models. 

Coming to the Realme X Lite, it is listed running on a 2.2 GHz octa-core processor, which is speculated to be the Snapdragon 710. The listing tips at 4/6GB RAM variants with 64/128GB of storage options and a 6.3-inch Full HD+ LCD display with 2340 x 1080p resolution. The handset might feature a 16MP + 5MP dual camera sensors on the back and a 25MP shooter on the front. The supplementing images suggest a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and the listing hints at a 3,960mAh battery. 

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OnePlus users speed dial contacts are getting erased everyday, company promises fix in next update

As OnePlus gears up for the launch of the next iteration of its flagship devices, the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro on May 14, several users of older OnePlus devices have complained that the contacts they saved as Speed Dials are getting reset everyday. Apparently, this has been an issue since January. The good news is that the company has said that the bug will be fixed in the next update.

“For the past couple of days, the speed dial contacts are disappearing again and again. Every day all the contacts are getting erased in the speed dial list. Is anyone else also experiencing the same issue? Is there any reason for (sic) why this is happening? Request OnePlus team to fix the bug as it is very annoying when it happens every day,” a user said on the OnePlus forum. Another user says that his/her speed dial is automatically resetting everyday. “The message shows no speed dial contact and it reset everyday in morning. I am currently on 9.0.0 update.”

The problem is being faced by the users of the OnePlus 5 and the subsequent phones that have launched so far. While there haven’t been any answers on why this is happening, some are saying that cache could be the problem. They even advised those affected to clear the cache. However, the solution does not seem to be working for a large part of the complainants.

Recently, OnePlus released the open betas for four of its older phones, the OnePlus 5, the OnePlus 5T, the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T, bringing some display-related updates as well as quick reply support. The open betas bring these features and optimisations to all these phones. However, there is an India-only feature for the OnePlus 6/6T devices. Under File Manager, the company has added an Intelligent cleanup feature that is anticipated to clean clutter from phones.

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New gravitational wave-detectors could help scientists solve more cosmic mysteries

Gravitational waves are disturbances in the fabric (or curvature) of spacetime. They’re believed to be generated by accelerated masses, which propagate these ripples outward from the source at the speed of light. In the past, they have helped us understand a good deal about matter and black holes. Now, however, we hear news of gravitational-wave observatories cropping up on Earth and in space. These observatories should help scientists dive deeper into the matter (sorry for the pun).

Since gravitational waves are very weak, writes Space.com in its recent article, they’re extremely difficult to spot. Apparently, Albert Einstein himself was not sure whether they actually existed or would ever be detected. But to everyone’s surprise they were discovered—in 2015, using the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). The observatory consists of a pair of detectors: one in Washington and one in Louisiana. Each detector is reportedly shaped like the letter L and has legs about 4 kilometres long.

Since LIGO’s laser-based detectors are approximately 3,000 kilometres apart, it can take up to ten milliseconds for a gravitational wave to go from one detector to the other. Researchers use this time difference to figure out where the waves are coming from. As more such observatories crop up, scientists will be better equipped to detect the source of gravitational waves. One of the newest detector facilities is called Virgo and it’s located in Pisa, Italy.

Even with such a large and extensive setup, only the strongest gravitational waves get picked up by LIGO and Virgo. The key is to have more detectors set up. “Beyond 2025, scientists are discussing two advanced gravitational-wave observatories — the Einstein Telescope and the Cosmic Explorer,” writes Space.com. They’re expected to be placed underground to reduce noise derived from seismic vibrations. Reducing noise is believed to boost sensitivity to gravitational waves in these detectors.

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Samsung announces new 64 megapixel ISOCELL camera sensor for smartphones

Samsung Semi Conductors has just announced a new smartphone imaging sensor called the Bright GW1. This sensor has a resolution of 64 megapixels, uses Samsung’s ISOCELL technology amongst many others, and is capable of 4-pixel binning to yield 16-megapixel binned images.

The press release on Samsung’s website says that “ISOCELL Bright GW1 is a 64Mp image sensor that features the highest resolution in Samsung’s 0.8μm-pixel image sensor lineup. With pixel-merging Tetracell technology and remosaic algorithm, GW1 can produce bright 16Mp images in low-light environments and highly-detailed 64Mp shots in brighter settings. To take pictures resembling the way the human eye perceives its surroundings in a mixed light environment, GW1 supports real-time high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 100-decibels (dB) that provides richer hues. In comparison, the dynamic range of a conventional image sensor is at around 60dB, while that of the human eye is typically considered to be around 120dB.”

In addition, Samsung has also announced the ISOCELL Bright GM2, a new version of the 48-megapixel sensor that Samsung introduced in the market a few months ago. Both the GW1 and GM2 feature Samsung’s Dual conversion Gain technology, which is essentially the sensor’s ability to switch between two native ISO values depending on ambient lighting conditions.

The megapixel war in smartphones has once again begun, but unlike the previous attempts, where manufacturers just packed more and more pixels into a sensor, this time it's very different. Besides adding more pixels, manufacturers like Sony and Samsung are also increasing the sensor size, now going all the way up to 1/2 inches in size. In addition, there is also a lot of software optimisations and use of AI to squeeze every last bit of image quality out of a sensor.

Samsung’s GM1 sensor so far has only been seen in the Vivo V15 Pro, and hasn’t been as widely used as Sony’s IMX586 chip. Hopefully, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will feature one of Samsung’s large format sensors, making the device stand out from the existing S10 series.

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OnePlus 7 Pro Experience Pop-Up on happen May 17 in New Delhi and on May 15 in seven Indian cities: All you need to know

OnePlus is all set to launch its OnePlus 7 lineup of handsets on May 14. The smartphone maker has been hosting pop-up events for some of its offerings and the same will be organised for the OnePlus 7 series as well. OnePlus has announced that it will host pop-up events in seven Indian cities on May 15 and a “one-of-a-kind OnePlus Experience Pop-Up” on May 17 in New Delhi. At 7 PM on May 15, the company will host regular pop-up stores in Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai and Ahmedabad. Additionally, the ‘OnePlus Experience Pop-Up’ that will happen at 7 PM on May 17 at Amphitheatre, Select City Walk, New Delhi, will feature an “experiential zone” to enable consumers to check out the OnePlus 7 Pro.

Consumers will get to buy the OnePlus 7 Pro at the regular and at the Experience Pop-Up store. The company says the smartphone will be available in limited quantities but those who purchase the phone at these pop-ups could win some additional merch as well. The exclusive goodies early buyers of the phone can get includes the OnePlus Type-C Bullets earphones, which performs rather well for their price, and Netflix and Amazon Vouchers. They can also win OnePlus tote bags, OnePlus back cases, and OnePlus ‘Never Settle’ T-shirts.

As for the upcoming OnePlus 7 series, the OnePlus 7 Pro has leaked numerous times and except for the official confirmation, there’s hardly anything left to know about it. The smartphone is reported to come equipped with a 6.67-inch display that might feature a 90Hz refresh rate. It is expected to run on the Snapdragon 855 SoC and might be launched with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage space versions. Almost all renders of the phone till now suggest the presence of a nearly bezel-less display and a pop-up front camera. On the back, reports suggest a triple camera setup with a 48MP + 16MP + 8P sensor configuration. 

You can read our rumour roundup of the OnePlus 7 Pro here to know almost everything that’s leaked about the phone till now. 

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