Author: Marvin Barrozo

OnePlus is known for its innovative and cutting-edge smartphones, and the company is not slowing down anytime soon. After launching the OnePlus Open, its first foldable device, yesterday, OnePlus has now teased a new breakthrough in display technology. The Chinese brand, in collaboration with Oppo and BOE, will introduce a new smartphone display on October 24 that promises to deliver unprecedented brightness levels. According to a post on Weibo by OnePlus and BOE, the new display will be unveiled at an event in Chongqing, China. The post also hints at “a new dawn” for Chinese screens, suggesting that the display…

Samsung is known for its flagship Exynos chips that power its Galaxy S and Note series smartphones. However, the company also produces mid-range processors for its Galaxy A and M series devices. One of these chips is the Exynos 1380, which debuted in 2022 and featured an octa-core CPU and a Mali-G78 GPU. Now, Samsung is reportedly working on a successor to the Exynos 1380, called the Exynos 1480. This chip is expected to launch in 2024 and will bring some significant improvements over its predecessor. The most notable one is the inclusion of a custom AMD GPU, based on…

If you are looking for a new mobile phone, you might be overwhelmed by the variety of display technologies available in the market. From LCD to OLED, from IPS to AMOLED, each type of screen has its own strengths and weaknesses. But what if there was a way to combine the best of both worlds? What if you could have a screen that offers wide viewing angles, accurate colors, and high contrast ratios? That’s where LG’s IPS Black technology comes in. IPS Black is a new innovation that enhances the performance of IPS LCD screens by reducing light leakage and…

Meizu has launched a new flagship device called the Meizu 20 Classic. The new phone is an upgraded version of the Meizu 20 that was released in March this year, with new colors and more RAM. The Meizu 20 Classic features a sleek and elegant design, with a polished metal back and a stylized logo. The phone comes in three colors: Iron Gray, Green, and White. The Iron Gray and Green variants have a matte finish, while the White variant has a glossy finish. The phone has a 6.55-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and…

Infinix, a popular smartphone brand known for its affordable and competitive devices, is preparing to launch its new Hot 40 series. The Infinix Hot 40 and Hot 40i are the successors of the Infinix Hot 30 5G and Hot 30i, which were launched in India earlier this year. The Infinix Hot 40 and Hot 40i have recently received the FCC certification, revealing some of their key specifications. According to the FCC listing, the Infinix Hot 40 will have a model number of X6836, while the Infinix Hot 40i will have a model number of X6528. Both devices will come with…

Google has announced that it will start making its Pixel smartphones in India, joining the ‘Make in India’ initiative that aims to boost the country’s manufacturing sector. The company said that the first batch of locally made Pixel devices will be available in 2024. Google’s Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, revealed the plan at the Google for India 2023 event on Thursday. He said that Google is partnering with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally. He did not disclose the names of the partners or the location of the manufacturing facilities. Osterloh said…

Honor has launched its latest smartphone in the midrange segment, the Honor Play 8T, in China. The device is a mid-range offering that boasts a 6.8-inch TFT LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 chipset, a dual rear camera setup with a 50MP main sensor, and a whopping 6,000mAh battery that supports 35W fast charging. The Honor Play 8T comes in two variants: one with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, and another with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The prices are CNY 1,099 (approximately PHP 8,500) and CNY 1,299 (approximately…

A Chinese company called Phytium has announced its next-generation CPU architecture, which claims to offer competitive performance against AMD and ARM processors. The new CPU, dubbed FTC870, is designed for server applications and boasts a 20% improvement over its predecessor, FTC860. According to the company, the FTC870 has been tested with the SPEC CPU2017 benchmark, which is widely used to evaluate server CPUs. The results show that the FTC870 can match or even surpass the ARM Neoverse N1 and N2 cores, as well as the AMD EPYC 7443, which is based on the Zen 3 architecture. The FTC870 has a…

OnePlus Open, the first foldable phone from OnePlus, is launching today, October 19, 2023. Here are some of the features that make it stand out. The phone has a Sony LYTIA-T808 sensor for its main camera, which uses a dual-layer transistor pixel technology to capture more light and deliver better images. This sensor is exclusive to the OnePlus Open, and it is comparable to the Sony IMX989 sensor. The phone also boasts a 48-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 64-megapixel telephoto lens with optical image stabilization. It has two displays: a 7.82-inch fluid AMOLED main display with 120Hz refresh rate and…

Android users will soon have a new option to protect their data and privacy when they need to send their devices for repairs. Google is working on a native Android feature called Repair Mode, which will lock the user’s personal data and apps while allowing technicians to access the device’s hardware and software. Repair Mode will create a temporary user account that will run on the device when it is in repair mode. The device will look like it has a fresh installation of the OS, with no sign of the user’s original account and data. The user will need…