Oppo squeezes another Reno launch in before the year is out with 5G Reno 3 using SD735
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Oppo squeezes another Reno launch in before the year is out with 5G Reno 3 using SD735

Most companies launch one phone in each range per year, OnePlus have a mid-year incremental upgrade, but OPPO will be launching the third version of the Reno before the end of the year. Companies appear to be scrambling as quickly as possible to launch a Qualcomm Snapdragon 735 based mid-range 5G phone. Realme, Xiaomi and…

Ubiquiti AmpliFi Alien Launches with 8×8 MIMO Wi-Fi 6 and Mesh Capabilities for Gigabit Home Wi-Fi
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Ubiquiti AmpliFi Alien Launches with 8×8 MIMO Wi-Fi 6 and Mesh Capabilities for Gigabit Home Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 has had a slow start this year. The Samsung Galaxy S10 is the only phone to feature it so far, and laptops and motherboards have only just started to come out featuring either the Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Module or the Killer AX1650 module. Currently, it has been Netgear leading the way with…

Samsung W20 5G foldable launched in China – A Galaxy Fold with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC
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Samsung W20 5G foldable launched in China – A Galaxy Fold with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC

Yesterday Samsung launched a new device that we will never get to use in the UK, the Samsung W20 5G foldable phone. The W-series is exclusive to China only and this model is the first Samsung phone to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset. The new phone is a rebranded version of the Samsung Galaxy…

Windows on ARM devices will finally get x86-64 support, but will it be any good?
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Windows on ARM devices will finally get x86-64 support, but will it be any good?

Windows on ARM has had a shaky start and struggled to gain traction, but with the new Microsoft Surface Pro X with the new SQ1 processor co-engineered with Qualcomm, things are starting to look rosier. It is claimed that x86-64 emulation will be arriving shortly allowing 64-bit programs to be compatible with Windows on Arm,…

Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared  – Which to choose?
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Apple AirPods Pro vs AirPods 2 vs Huawei Freebuds 3 Compared – Which to choose?

[Update 18th November 2019] The Huawei Freebuds 3 are now on Amazon to buy. This week we have seen the launch of the Apple AirPods Pro priced at £249.00 and the first reviews of the Huawei Freebuds 3 priced at £169.99 came out. So, which is best and are the AirPods Pro worth £50 more…

Xiaomi Redmi K30 will arrive in 2020 with 5G – likely using Qualcomm Snapdragon 735
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Xiaomi Redmi K30 will arrive in 2020 with 5G – likely using Qualcomm Snapdragon 735

Xiaomi Group Vice President & Redmi GM Lu Weibing has officially stated that the Redmi K30 to arrive in 2020 with 5G support. In recent weeks Realme, OPPO and Nokia have all been reported as having an affordable 5G phone in the works. Realme has said they will be the first company to launch such…

Huawei P30 Pro & Mate 20 Pro receiving EMUI 10 / Android 10 stable update in Europe
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Huawei P30 Pro & Mate 20 Pro receiving EMUI 10 / Android 10 stable update in Europe

Huawei has had the EMUI 10 available on Beta for several devices for a while now, last week it was reported that the stable version was being rolled out in China including the Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, HONOR 20, HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR V20 and HONOR Magic 2. This would be followed in late November…

Garmin Forerunner 745, 955 LTE, Fenix 6 Sport & Edge 1030 Plus expected in 2020
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Garmin Forerunner 745, 955 LTE, Fenix 6 Sport & Edge 1030 Plus expected in 2020

Garmin has been busing this year with a flurry of launches in the last half with the Fenix 6 in August and multiple watches at IFA including the Venu. Things look set to continue, with some very early speculation via the5krunner with a list of devices that are due to launch which includes: Garmin Forerunner…

£1,200 Motorola RAZR vs £279 Oppo Reno vs RAZR V3 – Nostalgia & a foldable OLED cost you an extra grand.
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£1,200 Motorola RAZR vs £279 Oppo Reno vs RAZR V3 – Nostalgia & a foldable OLED cost you an extra grand.

The hotly anticipated Motorola RAZR has finally been revealed to the public bringing back the iconic RAZR design but using a foldable AMOLED which gives you a full 6.18-inch display running at 876 x 2142 pixels. Could this be the future of foldable phones or is it an expensive gimmick? While the $1500/£1200 price tag…

Black Friday Amazon – Honor & Huawei Deals – Honor 20 Pro £399.99 – Mate 20 Pro £415
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Black Friday Amazon – Honor & Huawei Deals – Honor 20 Pro £399.99 – Mate 20 Pro £415

Lots of websites and brands are pulling the trigger early for Black Friday with each year getting earlier into November for deals. The official Amazon Black Friday event starts from 22nd November until Black Friday on the 29th November. Honor However, Honor is one of the companies pushing out their sales early. The highlight deal…

Is the tubular Nvidia Shield TV 2019 32-bit or 64-bit? Can 64-bit apps run on it?
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Is the tubular Nvidia Shield TV 2019 32-bit or 64-bit? Can 64-bit apps run on it?

As I started to write my glowing review of the Nvidia Shield TV 2019 it was brought to my attention that Nvidia has decided to use a 32-bit built of Android on the device. It is claimed that this is for the tubular shaped, none pro model which has 2GB of RAM. It is speculated…

Claimed Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Specification Leaks – How does it compare to Samsung Exynos 990 & Kirin 990?
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Claimed Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Specification Leaks – How does it compare to Samsung Exynos 990 & Kirin 990?

Qualcomm will be holding their annual Snapdragon Summit from the 3rd to the 5th of December where they will reveal the latest flagship Snapdragon chipset. Leaks, rumours and benchmarks have already been floating about, and you can expect to see more as we get closer to the announcement date. A new leak has come out…