Snapdragon 898 and Dimensity 2000 specs revealed

Snapdragon 898 and Dimensity 2000 specs revealed Thanks to a trustworthy tipster on Weibo, and sometimes active on Twitter as well, the upcoming flagship SoCs from Qualcomm and MediaTek are partially revealed. Some of the specs have already been outed but the new information helps paint a fuller picture.

The Snapdragon 898 will be fabbed at Samsung using its 4nm manufacturing process and the SoC would employ an octa-core CPU that consists of a Cortex-X2-based main core clocked at 3.0 GHz along with 3x Cortex-A710-based performance cores running at 2.5 GHz. The energy-efficient Cortex-A510-based cores will be clocked at 1.79GHz while…

Amazfit GTR 3 Pro, GTR 3, and GTS 3 debut in India

Amazfit GTR 3 Pro, GTR 3, and GTS 3 debut in India The Amazfit GTR 3 Pro, GTR 3, and GTS 3 unveiled last week have debuted in India. The GTS 3 and GTR 3 are priced at INR13,999 ($185/€160), whereas the GTR 3 Pro is priced at INR18,999 ($255/€220). The GTR 3 is offered in Thunder Black and Moonlight Grey colors, while the Pro model comes in Infinite Black and Brown Leather colors. The GTS 3, on the other hand, has three color options – Graphite Black, Terra Rosa, and Ivory White.

All three smartwatches are sold through Amazfit’s Indian website, but you can also buy the GTR 3 from Flipkart and the GTS 3 and GTR 3 Pro from Amazon.in. All are…

Global Realme GT 5G gets Realme UI 3.0 early access beta

Global Realme GT 5G gets Realme UI 3.0 early access beta Exactly one week after its official announcement, Realme UI 3.0 early access beta has finally graced global Realme GT 5G units. The news was shared on the Realme community forum complete with a detailed walkthrough of how to enroll for the beta. Keep in mind this release has a limited amount of spots so first come, first served.

You’ll need at least 10 GB of freed up storage on your device beforehand and as usual, it’s best to back up your data before the whole process. Your phone should have at least 60% battery charge and should be running the latest RMX2202_11_A.14 software before…

Pixel 6 availability check: vanilla phone available almost everywhere, Pro is hard to find

Pixel 6 availability check: vanilla phone available almost everywhere, Pro is hard to find The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were announced yesterday and immediately went on pre-order. Shipping will start on October 28, at least for some.

The Pixel 6 series is officially available only in nine countries, so we checked how their local online stores are doing. Long story short, the Pixel 6 is pretty easy to get everywhere, though in places the 256 GB option was missing either completely or for some color options.

The situation with the Pixel 6 Pro is worse. It is already out of stock in some countries, in others you can only get the 128GB version and some colorways were…

Oppo K9s goes official with Snapdragon 778G, 6.59″ 120Hz LCD

Oppo K9s goes official with Snapdragon 778G, 6.59″ 120Hz LCD Right on schedule, the Oppo K9s has arrived – in China, at least. The s-phone is a Snapdragon 778G-powered alternative to the K9 Pro that was unveiled last month and something of an upgrade over the original K9. Here is a comparison between them.

The K9s is bigger than both with its 6.59” display. Unlike the other two, this is an IPS LCD (instead of AMOLED). It has 120 Hz refresh rate (matching the Pro) and 240 Hz touch sampling rate, 1080p+ resolution and “Panda Glass” protection. No HDR support, though it does cover 100% of the DCI-P3 color space (and 96% of NTSC). The panel’s…

Oppo looking to develop own in-house chipset for future flagships

Oppo looking to develop own in-house chipset for future flagships With Google’s long-awaited Pixel 6 event finally in the books we can look forward to how the custom Tensor chipset sitting at the helm of the new devices performs in the real world. It seems another smartphone OEM is looking to follow in Google’s footsteps with a report from Nikkei Asia saying Oppo is already planning its own custom system on a chip (SoC) which should be implemented in its flagships as early as 2023.

As per the report, Oppo is interested in utilizing TSMC’s 3nm fabrication process to create its own high-end chip to be used in flagship devices. To date, Oppo has relied…

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