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Oppo A53s 5G unveiled with Dimensity 700, 5,000mAh battery

The Oppo A53s 5G was teased recently on Flipkart, and today the phone makes its official debut. It comes with a Dimensity 700 chipset, two RAM options, a big battery and three cameras on the back.

The front of the Oppo A53s 5G is a 6.52” screen with HD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch. Since the panel is LCD, the fingerprint scanner made its way on the side, acting as a power key as well. RAM is either 6 GB or 8 GB, with internal storage being 128 gigs in both cases.

Oppo has provided room for a micro SD in a long tray that can host two SIM cards and a memory card up to 2…

Update improves Samsung Galaxy A52’s camera, Galaxy A52 5G gets April security patch

The Samsung Galaxy A52 (the 4G version) is receiving updates in a couple of regions, the 5G model is getting a new firmware too. The contents of said updates differ – the ones in the UK and India focus on the security patch for the most part, the one in Indonesia contains more enhancements.

You can find the changelog for the Indonesian firmware here. The highlight is an update for the camera app, which improves image quality and polishes the overall experience. Also, Portrait mode now gains High-Key mono, Low-Key mono and Backdrop effects, which replace the background. Such modes are…

The Redmi K40 Gaming Edition is here with Dimensity 1200, 12GB of RAM

Redmi’s first foray into gaming phones is here and it’s called the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition (or Gaming Enhanced Edition, depending on which version of the machine translation you want to believe).

The K40 Gaming Edition covers all the basics to be considered a serious gaming smartphone – you have a 120Hz display with 480Hz touch sampling rate, physical shoulder triggers to enhance control and a 5,000mAh battery that can go all day and recharge in 42 minutes with the supplied 67W charging.

The Redmi K40 Gaming Edition uses a 6nm Dimensity 1200 chipset, paired with 6GB, 8GB or 12GB…

Realme announces Realme UI 2.0 early access program for X7 Pro

Realme today announced the Realme UI 2.0 early access program for the X7 Pro in India. The Realme UI 2.0 is based on Android 11, and those interested in giving it a try can apply for early access by heading to their X7 Pro’s Settings > Software Update menu, tap on the Settings icon in the top-right corner, then on Trial Version, and then on Apply Now.

Once you’ve submitted the required information and applied for the early access program and your application is selected, you’ll receive the update on your X7 Pro. But before you apply, make sure your X7 Pro is running software with firmware…

Nikkei: Apple is starting mass production of the M2 chips this month using TSMC’s N5P process

Last week at the Spring Loaded event Apple expanded its portfolio of M1-powered devices with the new iPad Pros and the new iMacs. The next major event is WWDC, which starts on June 7, and is expected to bring larger MacBook Pro models (14″ and 16″). More important than their size will be their brains.

Nikkei reports that Apple and TSMC will start mass production of the Apple M2 chipset (or perhaps it will be called M1X). This means that the first devices could ship as early as July – about a month after WWDC.

Interestingly, the publication reports that the M2 will be fabbed using the…

iOS 14.5 brings Dual SIM 5G support to iPhone 12 series

Yesterday Apple released iOS 14.5 alongside iPadOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 to its users worldwide. One more under the radar feature with the new update for iPhone 12 series users is the ability to have 5G connectivity in Dual SIM mode.

Dual SIM 5G confirmation from Apple

Prior to the update, you would be restricted to 4G LTE when using two SIM cards simultaneously regardless if they were 5G ready. Now, you can only have one line on 5G connectivity and it will only be used for data according to the official changelog released by Apple.

Smart Data Mode can now switch to 4G LTE…

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