Oppo Reno6 series May 27 launch officially confirmed

Oppo Reno6 series May 27 launch officially confirmed

The Oppo Reno6 series was rumored to arrive at an event on May 22, but today the company announced they are actually going to take until May 27. The smartphone lineup will be introduced at a beach party on the coast of Northern China as a “new summer companion”.

Screengrab from Oppo Reno6’s video teaser

We expect to see at least three smartphones at the launch – a vanilla Oppo Reno6, a Reno6 Pro, a Reno6 Pro+ with better cameras. We also heard of Z and A versions, but those appeared only recently so perhaps they won’t be part of the initial announcement.

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Sony Xperia Ace 2 unveiled in Japan, brings 5.5-inch screen and Helio P35 chipset

Sony Xperia Ace 2 unveiled in Japan, brings 5.5-inch screen and Helio P35 chipset

The past few weeks saw a few Sony Xperia Ace 2 leaks and now the device has officially been announced in Japan. Sony’s tiniest smartphone in recent memory sports a 5.5-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and Gorilla Glass 6 protection upfront. The exact dimensions come in at 140 x 69 x 8.9mm while weight is set at 159 grams.

The Xperia Ace 2 is a 4G LTE device powered by the well-known Helio P35 chipset. You get 4GB RAM and 64GB storage which is expandable via microSD. True to Sony traditions, the Ace 2 packs IP68 water and dust proofing and a headphones jack. The back sports a 13MP…

Realme GT Neo Flash Edition could be unveiled on May 24

Realme GT Neo Flash Edition could be unveiled on May 24

Realme introduced the Snapdragon 888-powered GT in the first week of March and followed up with the GT Neo later. A few days ago, we heard the phone maker is planning to launch the GT Neo Flash Edition, which could be unveiled on May 24.

Realme took to Weibo to announce an event in China on May 24, which will begin at 7PM local time. The company doesn’t tell us what this event will be about, but it will likely introduce the GT Neo Flash Edition at the event.

There’s no official word about the GT Neo Flash Edition yet, however, previous reports claim it will just be a GT Neo with…

Oppo K9 5G might escape China under the Realme brand

Oppo K9 5G might escape China under the Realme brand

Oppo has launched the K9 5G smartphone at its home market with a Snapdragon 768G chipset and 8 GB RAM. It has a lot of similarities to the Realme RMX3142 that appeared on TENAA last month, and bn

The Realme RMX3142 appeared on TENAA last month with photos and a full specs sheet, and today the device was spotted again, this time on Geekbench. It looks a lot like the Oppo K9 5G, introduced earlier this month in China, and our source claims the phone will be relaunched outside Oppo’s domestic market under the Realme brand.

The Geekbench 4.2 scores reveal 3,234 for a single core and…

Google’s Project Starline makes two-way communication immersive and realistic

Google’s Project Starline makes two-way communication immersive and realistic

During Google I/O’s Keynote today, the company announced that it’s been quietly testing a new concept called Project Starline. This is Google’s technology for two-way communication from a distance, but made to feel as though the other person is sitting right across from you.

Project Starline applies a few things to make this possible: “research in computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression.” The display in front of each recipient uses a “breakthrough light field display system that creates a sense of volume and depth that can be experienced without…

Google will make Pixel’s camera more inclusive with improved accuracy of darker skin tones

Google will make Pixel’s camera more inclusive with improved accuracy of darker skin tones

During today’s Google I/O Keynote livestream, the company announced some of the changes coming to Google Maps, Google Photos, and Wear OS. In the camera, department, Google announced that it is working to improve its Pixel cameras to be more inclusive of darker skin colors by making them more color accurate and improve the exposure.

For people of color, photography has not always seen us as we want to be seen, even on some of our own Google products. To make smartphone photography truly for everyone, we’ve been working with a group of industry experts to build a more accurate and…

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