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Poco M3 Pro 5G to come as rebadged Redmi Note 10 5G

The Poco M3 came out back in November of last year and quickly emerged as one of the best value for money budget devices on the market. A new FCC certification has now revealed that a Pro variant is in the works with the M2103K19PG model number about to be launched soon.

Poco M3 Pro FCC listing

The new listing also reveals another device with the M2103K19G model number which falls in line with the Redmi Note 10 5G that was launched at the beginning of March.

The Redmi Note 10 5G brings a 90Hz LCD with FHD+ resolution and an 8MP selfie cam. It’s powered by the MediaTek…

Asus ROG Phone 5 arrives for pre-order in India

Asus introduced its ROG Phone 5 lineup including regular, Pro, and Ultimate last month and while they are yet to hit the market, one of the first countries that will see the gaming series is India.

Flipkat has now listed all variants, with the most affordable even up for pre-order, but withheld any information about the actual launch date.

The appearance in India marks the beginning of the global arrival for the ROG Phone 5 series. In this case, Flipkart is offering the ROG Phone 5 in Black with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage for INR49,999 ($666/€555), which is a lot cheaper than the…

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra flaunts IP68 rating in underwater unboxing

Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra are the first with an official IP rating, so why not unbox the Ultra underwater?

Xiaomi posted a video of a diver unboxing a fully-operational Mi 11 Ultra in a pool or a tank. T-Mobile used to do these unboxings for waterproof devices like the Samsung Galaxy phones back in the day.

Outside of its IP68 rating for a depth of 1.5 meters for a duration of 30 minutes, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra packs the latest Snapdragon 888 chip, a 6.81-inch AMOLED of 1440p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate and a 5,000mAh battery.

But the Ultra’s key selling point is…

Realme Q3 family teased as Q2 lineup reaches 1 million sales

Realme launched three Q2 smartphones in October , and the trio has reached 1 million sales six months after its arrival. The announcement was made by the company on Weibo, and it has also revealed the Q3 family is “coming soon”.

The Realme Q2 series is exclusive to Chinay, but the vanilla Realme Q2 5G is also available elsewhere as the Narzo 30 Pro 5G. The Realme Q2i also had an alternative name – Realme V3 – but that one is also China-bound and merely meant for the offline retail channels.

There isn’t much information about what devices the Q3 lineup will include, but we’re pretty…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 won’t have a built-in S pen slot

The third generation of Samsung Galaxy Fold is expected to finally bring S pen support. We’ve seen several rumors in the past year as well as a patent filling which all point to the stylus support.

A new report from South Korean outlet NaverNews now describes the structural challenges faced by Samsung in bringing over the S-pen to the upcoming foldable phone. The initial plan was to have the S pen slot into the phone like on the Galaxy Note series but it seems that option is no longer viable as the Z Fold3 will not have enough space.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 with S Pen stylus

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Samsung Galaxy A60 gets Android 11 update

Samsung has released the Android 11 update for the Galaxy A60 (SM-A6060), which was announced in 2019 with Android 9 Pie and picked up Android 10 last April.

The new firmware sports version number A6060ZCU3CUD3 and bumps up the Android security patch level on the Galaxy A60 to March 2021.

Samsung Galaxy A60

You can expect the usual Android 11 goodies with the new build, including new UI, chat bubbles, and one-time permissions.

The Android 11 update is seeding in China, and those who can’t wait for the update prompt to pop up on their smartphone can check for it manually by…

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