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New Redmi gaming phone arriving on April 27, will be part of K40 series

The Redmi brand has just revealed more details about its new gaming handset, including the launch date. The phone will arrive on April 27 and will be part of the Redmi K40 family.

The official (machine-translated) name is Xiaomi Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Version and will have some differences from its K40 siblings.

The new phone will have shoulder on the side, so they are on top when the phone is held horizontally. The camera design is also different – Redmi will stick to the idea of two big lenses, but it will have a third big camera in the middle without an empty circle. The…

Exclusive: the Honor 50 series is coming next month with a dual ring camera design

The Honor V40 launched in China this January and the natural follow-up to that would have been a global Honor 40 model. However, we have received some exclusive insider information that says this will not be the case.

No, the company will jump straight to Honor 50 series, which is set to be unveiled in May. Below is a teaser image that hasn’t been shared officially yet, note the circular camera design (with another circle partially visible below).

The Honor 50 series will be unveiled next month

We also received design sketches showing the back of the phone. The camera island will…

MediaTek first to release a 4nm chipset, already has orders from OEMs

According to two separate sources, MediaTek is going to be the first chip maker to release a 4nm chipset. Production is supposed to start either at the end of this year (Q4 2021) or at the beginning of 2022.

In fact, some major OEMs have already taken orders for MediaTek’s high-end SoC. We are talking Oppo, Xiaomi, Samsung, and vivo. The downside is that MediaTek has secured the 4nm order from TSMC at a big cost – around $80 per unit compared to the current high-end 5nm chipsets that cost between $30 and $35.

A famous Chinese tipster claims that MediaTek’s hardware will be able to…

Android 12 to auto-hibernate apps you don’t use

On Android 11, a feature was introduced called ‘auto revoke permissions’ that can automatically revert app permissions granted to an app if the app has not been used for an extended period. Thanks to the folks over at XDA-Developers, a new expansion of this feature has been discovered on a leaked build of Android 12.

Android 11’s Unused Apps page

If you don’t use an app for a period of two months, it will automatically revoke any permissions granted. Now, with a new auto-hibernate feature (which XDA managed to enable), in addition to revoking permissions granted to an app, the…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 certified by 3C with 4,275 mAh battery

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy foldable device appears to be inching nearer to its release date. The latest news comes from China, where the alleged Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 received its 3C certification. The certification details that the upcoming ZFold device will have a dual-battery system, totaling 4,275 mAh of battery capacity.

This battery system consists of two individual battery cells (2,215 mAh + 2,060 mAh). The dual cell system distributes the batteries’ weight across both halves of the foldable phone. Looking at these numbers, the Z Fold3’s battery capacity is lower than the Z…

iQOO 7 series confirmed to feature BMW M branding in India

In anticipation of iQOO’s upcoming 7 Legend smartphone, the brand has confirmed that its top-performing device will feature BMW’s M Motorsport branding “that represents the true spirit of track racing. The iQOO 7 Legend will feature BMW’s tri-color racing stripes, engraved with the tagline: “Fascination Meets Innovation”.

The Chinese variant of the iQOO 7 announced back in January features the same branding that we can expect from the upcoming 7 Legend heading to India next week. The following image has the same BMW M branding that was confirmed in today’s announcement from…

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