Samsung Galaxy Z Flip promo poster leaked, key specs surface ahead of expected official launch

Samsung is hosting its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 11 where it is expected to unveil some new smartphones. While the Samsung Galaxy S20 series of devices are most likely to make their debut, ongoing rumours suggest that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip could also be announced at the event. The second foldable phone by Samsung is garnering notable attention and hence, we are seeing reports and rumours about it almost every other day. A couple of fresh reports about the Galaxy Z flip have now surfaced online, which tip at a possible promo poster, and some of its key specifications. 

A promo poster image of the alleged Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was recently posted on the Chinese social media website Weibo. While the Z Flip is rumoured to feature a clamshell design where the fold folds out like a flip phone, the promo poster showcases a phone that bends like a ‘Z’. While the poster suggests dual fold on the phone where one portion of the screen is always visible, we aren’t really sure about it. We also suggest you take this info with a pinch of salt as we will have to wait for the official announcement to be completely sure. 

Coming to the second report, the tipster Ishaan Agarwal has tweeted some specs of the upcoming device. As per the tweet, the Galaxy Z Fold could come equipped with a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED Display and instead of the 108MP camera that is rumoured to be present on the device, the tipster claims it will sport a 12MP main camera. On the front, there could be a 10MP sensor for selfies and it is said to be backed by a 3300mAh battery or a 3500mAh battery. The phone will most likely run on One UI 2.1 and could be announced in black and purple colour models. 

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Amazon India switches to electric delivery rickshaws, eyes 1 lakh EVs by 2025

In what appears to be one of the many first significant steps the popular e-commerce company is taking as part of the Climate Pledge initiative to reduce global carbon footprint, Amazon India has announced a new fleet of electric delivery vehicles. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was seen proudly presenting the company’s new delivery fleet on Twitter yesterday, which currently consists of electric rickshaws designed and manufactured in India. Amazon India intends to add as many as 1 lakh three-wheel and four-wheel electric vehicles (EVs) to its delivery fleet by 2025.

With the aim of reducing carbon emissions on the road, Amazon India will deploy its new fleet of electric rickshaws for order deliveries this year in over 20 cities across the country, including Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Coimbatore, and Nagpur. In its blog post, Amazon India notes that it successfully carried out the same EV-powered delivery effort as a pilot project across several Indian cities last year. Amazon India is currently working with many Indian EV manufacturers to increase its fleet count to 1 lakh units.

“The expansion of our Electric Vehicle fleet to 10,000 vehicles by 2025 is an integral milestone in our journey to become an energy efficient leader in the industry. We will continue to invest in the electrification of our delivery fleet, thereby reducing our dependence on non-renewable resources,” commented Akhil Saxena, Vice President of Customer Fulfillment at Amazon APAC & Emerging Markets. According to Amazon India,  the National Automotive Board’s FAME 2 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles 2) scheme has helped accelerate this process.

Amazon’s commitment to use EVs for deliveries in India is part of the Climate Pledge initiative from last year. In September 2019, Amazon committed to switch to 100-per cent renewable energy in all its operations by 2030 and be net zero carbon by 2040. It said it would reach the 2050 target set by the Paris Agreement a whole decade early. In addition, the company agreed to invest $100 million in reforestation projects around the globe. Flipkart, Amazon India’s most direct competitor in the e-commerce space, also announced a sustainable last-mile delivery solution last year.

Hey, India. We’re rolling out our new fleet of electric delivery rickshaws. Fully electric. Zero carbon. #ClimatePledge pic.twitter.com/qFXdZOsY4y

— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 20, 2020

 

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These Huawei smartphones will be updated to Android 10-based EMUI 10

Huawei introduced EMUI 10 last year in August at the Huawei Developer Conference. The latest version of EMUI is based on Android 10. Now, the company has revealed the complete list of Huawei smartphones that will be updated to Android 10-based EMUI 10. EMUI 10 brings a new UI, dark mode and much more. It also brings an upgraded magazine lock-screen and support for a colourful always-on display. 

Back at the time of introduction of EMUI 10, Huawei announced a list of 22 devices (including Honor) that were supposed to get the Android 10-based update. Since then, the company has released a separate list as well as the roadmap of Honor devices that will get the Android 10 update. Now, Huawei has released a list of 23 devices that will be updated to EMUI 10. Interestingly, the devices that were listed at the time of the announcement were released before the Huawei ban, which prevents the Chinese company from conducting business with US-based companies. Hence, these devices will be allowed to continue to use Google services.

Six devices including the Huawei P30 Pro series will be updated to EMUI 10 in the month of January. Other devices will be updated in “later months.” Huawei hasn’t released the roadmap for other devices yet. Here’s the list of 23 handsets that will be getting updated to Android 10 based EMUI 10:

January:

Huawei P30 Pro Huawei P30 Huawei Mate 20 Pro Huawei Mate 20 Huawei Mate 20 X (4G) Huawei Nova 5T

Later Months:

Porsche Design Huawei Mate 20 RS Huawei Mate 20 X(5G) Huawei P30 lite Huawei Nova 4e Huawei P20 Huawei P20 Pro Huawei Mate 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS Huawei Mate 20 lite Huawei P Smart 2019 Huawei P Smart + 2019 Huawei P Smart Pro Huawei P Smart Z Huawei Nova 4 Huawei Nova Lite 3

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 450 promising new features and performance boost for budget phones

Qualcomm announced three new chipsets — Snapdragon 460, 662 and 720G made for entry-level and mid-range smartphones. Both Xiaomi and Realme pledged to make use of the new platforms in their upcoming smartphones.

The new chipsets comes across as incrementary updates to the existing lineup with the Snapdragon 720G now being the mid-range gaming SoC of choice for OEMs, the Snapdragon 662 targeted for the camera-centric mid-rangers and the Snapdragon 460 coming as a big performance boost for the budget smartphones.

The chipsets also seem to be specially designed for Indian usage. They are the first mobile chipsets to support India's navIC regional navigation system, which should improve locking down on your location much easier in the country.

We’ll take you through the features of each of the new chipsets -

Snapdragon 720G

The Snapdragon 720G is positioned to offer high quality smartphone gaming at a budget, and will be one to look out for this year. The chip is based on an 8nm manufacturing process and rocks new Kryo 465 cores, 2 high performance Cortex A76 and Cortex cores clocked at 2.3GHz and six Cortex A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. Qualcomm claimed a 60 percent jump over the previous generation while the Adreno 618 GPU promises a whopping 75% improvement in graphics rendering with HDR video playback support. Interestingly, the Snapdragon 720G also supports charging via USB-PD standard on top of Quick Charge 4+.

The chipset also supports upto 192MP photo capture which means the new breed of 108MP camera sensors are supported, thanks to the new Spectra 350L ISP. For connectivity, the Snapdragon 720G gets the Snapdragon X15 LTE chipset, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 and wireless stereo audio support.

Snapdragon 662

The Snapdragon 662 sits lower than the Snapdragon 720G in terms of raw performance as well as imaging. There are four Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2GHz and Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. It gets the Adreno 610 GPU. Interestingly, Qualcomm didn’t throw a number at us for performance increase in this chipset. More than that, the chipset rocks the Spectra 340T ISP that supports up to three cameras and single 48MP photo capture. It also only gets Quick Charge 3.0.

Snapdragon 460

The Snapdragon 460 brings performance cores to the 4-series chipsets for the first time, and as a result, Qualcomm claims a big 70% bump in performance with the Kryo 240 CPU and Adreno 610 GPU (with a 60% boost in graphics rendering speed). The chipset also brings a Hexagon DSP for the first time in the 4-series promising smoother AI computing.

However, this one won’t support the 48MP sensors. The Snapdragon 460 touts a Spectra 340 ISP capable of capturing 25MP images and dual 16MP photo capture. The chip supports Quick Charge 3.0 and is Wi-Fi 6 ready. 

Developing now. Story will be updated later with more details 

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New PS5 controller patent suggests built-in mic, console unveil expected in February 2020

Another day, another PS5 story. The new information comes from a controller patent filed by Sony. The patent says that the controller could have a built-in microphone. Please note that just because the patent is filed does not mean that it will make an appearance on the controller. But it is possible that we will see a microphone in the controller. The use cases are significant - headset free chat, issuing commands, launching games, requesting guides when stuck in a game (isn’t that something Google Stadia promised?), so on and so forth. From the leaks of the controller, it is clear that the PS5 controller will be slightly chunkier than the PS4 controller and could feature a slightly larger trackpad. It isn't clear whether the PS5 controller will bring with it buttons at the back by default, but with the new $30 back button accessory for the PS4 controller, the internet is abuzz that the PS5 controller could come with back buttons built-in. Currently, back buttons are available only via third party pro controllers. 

In other PlayStation information, David Jaffe, the famed game developer for his work on God of War and Twisted Metal tweeted, “PS5 reveal is less than 4 weeks away. Sony knows hardcore gamers are hanging on every scrap of info and know that just cause MSFT dominates the conversation at the moment, that's an easy thing to change when they are ready to reveal (assuming the reveal is good).” He tweeted the above on January 16 hinting that the February reveal could be true. To refresh your memory, Sony held an event back in February 2013 to reveal details of the PS4 and finally unveiled the console and price at E3 the same year. Considering Sony has confirmed that it is skipping E3 this year, it is possible that they have a different reveal strategy up their sleeve for the PS5. 

Sony has given gamers limited information about the upcoming console. All confirmed details come from exclusive Wired articles and the PS5 logo which was revealed at CES 2020. 

Microsoft, on the other hand, has revealed the look of the Xbox Series X at the Game Awards 2019. You can check out the details about the Xbox series X here.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro may come with 65W fast charging support, Mi 10 could sport 108MP lens

Xiaomi is said to unveil the Mi 10 alongside Mi 10 Pro on February 11. Leading up to the launch, rumours have started trickling in for the two devices. The latest one reveals the charging capacity of the Pro model camera lens used by the regular Mi 10 variant. While the Mi 10 Pro could have support for 65W fast charging, the regular model is said to miss out on it in favour of the 48W fast charging technology.

According to a Weibo account named Technology B, Xiaomi Mi 10 will have support for 48W fast charging. The leak comes after Mi 10 Pro was said to come with 65W fast charging support. However, going by the leak, Mi 10 will have faster-charging speeds than its predecessors that had 30W fast charging support. Comparing the Pro model with Mi 9 Pro 5G in terms of charging speeds, it is more than 1.5x faster. While Mi 10 is said to charge slower, it may have a bigger battery capacity. 

As per the leak, Xiaomi Mi 10 will pack a 4800mAh battery. On the other hand, Mi 10 Pro is tipped to feature a 4500mAh battery. Both the phones are rumoured to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. Moreover, the duo is also said to have a 108MP primary camera, which is contrary to what was rumoured before. Earlier, it was said that Mi 10 will have a 64MP main sensor. However, a Weibo post by Digital Chat Station yesterday said the Mi 10 has a 108MP camera. 

Other expected specifications include an AMOLED display with a punch hole at the top left corner. The duo may feature stereo speakers and run Android 10 out of the box.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 5G series full specs sheet leaked: 120Hz refresh rate, 108MP camera and more

Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S20 series in 3 weeks. However, the leaks just keep coming. This time around, specifications of all three variants - Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 - have appeared online. The three 5G models are said to be powered by the Exynos 990 chipset. The specs sheet also mentions support for 120Hz refresh rate. Other similarities between the three phones include AKG-tuned Dolby Atmos speakers, 128GB of base internal storage with 1TB storage expansion capacity and IP68 water resistance.

Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus specifications

The Samsung Galaxy S20 is said to feature a 6.2-inch WQHD+ (1440 x 3200 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display. On the other hand, the Galaxy S20 Plus Galaxy S20+ has a slightly larger 6.7-inch panel with the same resolution and refresh rate. The Galaxy S20 is mentioned to pack a 4000mAh battery, while the Gala S20 Plus may come with a 4500mAh battery. Both the smartphones are rumoured to have support for 25W fast charging.

On the optics front, Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus will both sport a 12MP main sensor + a 12MP ultra wide-angle lens + a 64MP telephoto lens. The devices are expected to come with 3x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom, and 8K video capture at 30fps. Both are said to have a 10MP selfie shooter.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra specifications

Coming to the higher-end Galaxy S20 Ultra, as per the leak, it will feature a 6.9-inch WQHD+ (1440 x 3200 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity-O display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The handset is said to pack a 5000mAh battery. It is the camera department where it will differ the most from its siblings.

In the optics department, it has been long rumoured to sport a 108MP sensor. The latest leak also reiterates that it will have a 108MP primary shooter. Alongside that, Galaxy S20 Ultra is tipped to come equipped with a 12MP ultra wide-angle shooter, a 48MP telephoto lens with support for 10x digital zoom and 100x optical zoom. On the front, it is rumoured to feature a 40MP sensor.

The Galaxy S20 series will be launching on February 11.

Exclusive: Full specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Series are here! Some interesting details: Exynos 990 for all three phones in European and Asian Markets. 40MP (?!) Front Camera for S20 Ultra! Checkout the image! LINK(Please add link in credits): https://t.co/az6WmSkNK7 pic.twitter.com/XsDfaINkbE

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) January 17, 2020

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