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Samsung Galaxy Watch4 certified in FCC listing

Based on some recent rumors, Samsung is looking to release its Galaxy Watch4 series on August 11 ahead of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 launch event on August 27. Now both LTE and Wi-Fi only versions of the upcoming Galaxy Watch appeared on the FCC database revealing some key specs.

Galaxy Watch4 LTE version certification

The Wi-Fi only model goes by the SM-R880 model number while the LTE version is listed as SM-885U. Both wearables come with dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC, GNSS positions and Bluetooth connectivity. The documents reveal an audio playback function from the…

The Realme X9 Pro (RMX3366) will have a Snapdragon 870 chipset, 50 MP IMX766 sensor

There was some reshuffling in Realme’s naming scheme and the X9 Pro, which was supposed to be one of the first phones with Dimensity 1200 actually arrived as the Realme X7 Max 5G. Now there’s more talk of a Realme X9 Pro, but with completely different specs.

To be clear, this is a very real phone with a model number RMX3366. Whether or not it is called “Realme X9 Pro” or something else is unclear. Details for this model come from TENAA, with some additional info by leakster Digital Chat Station.

Realme X9 Pro (RMX3366), photos by TENAA

The phone, let’s stick with Realme X9…

Android 12 Beta 2 can show the duration of the current call in the status bar

Android 12 is bringing a major redesign to the UI, but Google is still tinkering with the details. Android 12 Beta 2, which started rolling out to Pixels last week, makes it easier to keep track of the length of the current call with an indicator in the status bar.

Normally when you leave the phone app it creates a notification that shows the duration of the call and that can be tapped to return to the phone app quickly. That is still in place, but requires you to open the notification shade first.

Android 12 Beta 2 adds a call duration chip in the status bar

Android 12 will…

Several Chinese smartphone makers are already testing the Snapdragon 888 successor

Two weeks ago we got our first set of unofficial details surrounding the successor to Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 888 aka sm8450. Now, Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station is reporting that several of the top Chinese smartphone makers are already sampling the upcoming 4nm Snapdragon chipset. He also claims that the progress made with the new SoC is more significant than the leap between the Snapdragon 865 and last year’s Snapdragon 888.

Digital Chat Station post on Weibo (machine translated)

The upcoming flagship Snapdragon chipset is expected to come with Qualcomm’s new ARMv9…

Canalys: smartphone shipments will grow in 2021, 5G models will beat 4G-only phones next year

2020 saw a substantial dip in smartphone growth as shipments fell 7% due to the market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 will see the market recover, predict the analysts at Canalys, who also forecast that it will get close to a tipping point in the adoption of 5G.

The smartphone market will bounce back now that countries have started to get the pandemic under control. However, that bounce will be limited by the component shortage that has driven up prices of electronics and has caused makers to delay or even outright cancel product launches.

Even with that bottleneck…

Beats Studio Buds will cost $150 according to the latest rumor

Bloomberg reported that the upcoming AirPods 3 will have shorter stems, a design that will be introduced with the a Beats headset first – those should be the Beats Studio Buds, which have been spotted twice adorning the ears of celebrities. They indeed have shorter, barely-there stems.

According to leakster Jon Prosser the Beats Studio Buds will cost $150. For comparison, the only current Beats TWS model is the Powerbeats Pro, which has an MSRP of $250 (but is currently down to $170). The base AirPods are $160.

The Beats Studio Buds will be available in Red, Black and White

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