Alleged Oppo A8 spotted on TENAA listing revealing key specifications

Oppo A8 is said to be a new A-series smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer. The handset has allegedly been spotted on TENAA listing. Moreover, a promotional poster has leaked online, which claims to reveal the phone’s design and some specifications. To recall, its predecessor, Oppo A7, was launched in November 2018. Hence, Oppo A8 is expected to launch by the end of this year. The phone is seen on the promotional poster alongside the Oppo A91 and Oppo Reno3 series as well as an Oppo “Enco Free” product that looks like an upcoming pair of truly wireless earphones.

The latest development comes from the TENAA listing. An Oppo smartphone with model number PDB00 has been spotted on the website. The phone is reported to be the Oppo A8. According to the TENAA listing, Oppo A8 will feature a  6.5-inch HD (720x1600 pixels) TFT display. It was spotted running Android 9 Pie. The phone is said to be powered by an unnamed 2.3GHz octa-core processor, paired with 4GB RAM. As for the internal storage, it is listed to be at 128GB. The smartphone may also come with an option to expand further up to 256GB using a microSD. 

According to the TENAA listing, Oppo A8 will sport a triple rear camera setup: a 12-megapixel sensor + an 8-megapixel camera + a 2-megapixel shooter. The smartphone could come equipped with an 8MP selfie shooter. The Oppo A8 is listed to pack a 4230mAh  battery. It is said to be made available in Black, White, Green, and Red colour options. Moreover, the images attached with the TENAA listing reveal a waterdrop-style notch on the Oppo A8. The rear cameras are seen to be aligned vertically and placed on the top left of the back panel. 

The leaked poster reiterates that Oppo A8 will have a 6.5-inch display, 128GB internal storage, and a 4,230mAh battery. The Oppo A8 is expected to launch soon.

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Samsung denies report of having sold 1 million Galaxy Fold units

Just a day before, it was widely reported that the innovative new Samsung Galaxy Fold has sold more a million times, after Samsung Electronics’ President Sohn Young-kwon revealed the same. But less than 24 hours after, Samsung spokesperson has denied the number stated is true.

During TechCrunch Disrupt conference in Berlin, Samsung Electronics President Sohn Young-kwon revealed the company sold 1 million units of the Galaxy Fold. His words were “And I think the point is, we’re selling [a] million of these.. There’s a million people that want to use this product at $2000.”

However, a new report out of South Korea now has company spokespersons denying the company even achieved the milestone in the first place. The spokesperson claimed the President “may have confused the figure with the company’s initial sales target for the year, emphasizing that sales of the tech firm’s first foldable handset have not touched 1 million units.”

Previously, analysts had tipped Samsung will go on to sell around 400,000-500,000 Galaxy Fold Units in 2019. But then Samsung had to delay the launch of the device after major design issues were pointed out by reviewers. So, for Samsung to have sold a million units of a steeply-expensive smartphone despite that always seemed to be a tall claim. Turns out, it indeed is a tall claim. Samsung is yet to reveal the actual number of units of the Galaxy Fold sold.

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Google Street View now covers 10 million miles, enough to cover the world 400 times

Google’s Street View has been in existence for quite some time now, but so far we didn’t have an idea just how much of the world the informative feature covered. Now, Google has given us a deeper look into its Street View implementation and how it contributes to making Google Maps more acccurate and informative.

Google Maps makes locating a place easier by relying on satellite imagery, along with on-ground photography. In a new blog, Google has revealed Street View now covers 10 million miles of streets. The distance is enough to cover the globe 400 times. Google also revealed it has 36 million square miles of HD satellite imagery that you can browse, and the area covers 98 percent of the entire human population. This is, in fact, the first time Google revealed just how widespread the coverage in Maps is.

Google also detailed how it goes about collecting map imagery. It’s known that the company uses Street View cars equipped with 360-degree cameras to take photos from various angles while it’s being driven. Areas where driving isn’t possible, Google has even equipped Street View equipment on people, and in some cases, even sheep.

Google also explained how it uses a technique called photogrammetry to stitch images together to create a map of an area. It’s essentially the same method used to deliver VR experiences such as a tour of the Taj Mahal that it created for Oculus and HTC Vive users.

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Vivo outlines new features in FunTouchOS 10, expected to debut in Vivo X30

The fact that the Vivo X30 is about to launch is not big news anymore. Based on the leaks, we’re now aware that the smartphone will be powered by the Exynos 980 SoC that comes with an integrated 5G modem along with a multi-camera setup. The phone is set to launch on December 16 and along with the new offering, Vivo will also reveal what the latest build of FunTouchOS will bring to its phones.

The Vivo X30 will be the first smartphone to feature the latest variant of Vivo’s Android skin. Called FunTouchOS 10, the latest OS will be based on Android 10 and will house some features, which Vivo revealed in a teaser video.

Amidst all the new features, app sharing seems to take the prime spot. The feature will apparently allow users to ‘share’ videos, sounds as well as vibrations from one Vivo phone to another. It seems more like a casting implementation which just happens to support sharing vibration patterns as well. It could also be a little more complicated with Vivo claiming the app will have multi-cast features allowing users to share a live game with a room full of people. Furthermore, the feature could also allow users to control the phone from a desktop through a remote client.

Apart from this, there will be dynamic wallpapers and effects which will cover the status bar icons, transitions, and edge lighting effects. How dynamic will the wallpapers be is something we will have to wait and see, but the video claims macro fluid photography and rivers, lakes and sea motions could be a part of it.

Interestingly, the teaser shows no change in the way icons and other UI elements are designed. It seems Vivo will stick to the previous look and feel of its operating system.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 confirmed to be launched in early 2020: Report

Xiaomi, it appears, is gearing up for an explosive start to the new year. According to a recent report by Chinese media outlet IT House on one of Sina Corp's websites, the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 10 smartphone has been confirmed to take place in the first quarter of 2020. The news reportedly comes from the Public Relations Manager of Redmi TV, a user who is identified on leaked screenshots online as ‘Panda’. With any luck, the new smartphone should sport the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset.

Though we don't have an exact date for the launch of the new Xiaomi Mi 10, we know that it will happen in the first quarter of 2020. Apart from this, we know very little about the Xiaomi Mi 10. Lin Bin, the Founder and President of Xiaomi Corporation, announced at Qualcomm's annual Tech Summit event in Hawaii that the Xiaomi Mi 10 would be one of the first smartphones to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform. 

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 chipset is a successor to the Snapdragon 855 chipset that's currently seen doing duty on flagship-grade smartphones such as the OnePlus 7/7 Pro, Redmi K20 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S10 series. Qualcomm claims the new Snapdragon 865 delivers a 25-per cent boost in performance and power efficiency even though it employs the same subsystem architecture as its predecessor with very little change to the cores' clock speeds. You can read more about it here.

Xiaomi launched the Mi 9 smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset in several markets earlier this year but did not bring it to India. It features a 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution. It comes with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage space. It has a triple camera setup on its back panel, including a 48MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture. The selfie camera is a single 20MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is powered by a 3300mAh battery that supports 27W fast charging and 20W wireless charging. The handset runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie.

Cover image represents Xiaomi Mi 9, sourced from Xiaomi website

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