Black Friday: Realme, Xiaomi and ZTE also have some tempting offers

The end of November is always associated with marquee markdowns in various product categories including smartphones. We've already seen several Black Friday deals from various manufacturers and we have some more to add with devices from Realme, Xiaomi and ZTE. Realme Europe is giving €10 discounts across its lineup, the budget Realme 5 starts at €159, there's also the 5 Pro which goes for €189 in its 4/128GB trim. The X2 is down to €289 and the X2 Pro starts at €389. All these offers are currently live on Realme's European site and will be on offer until December 2 or while stocks...

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Apple may use Samsung OLED panels exclusively for the 2020 iPhone Pro models

Samsung may have finally succeeded in talking Apple into using its Y-OCTA OLED panels. Last year there were rumors that the 2019 generation iPhones will make the jump, but that didn't come to pass. Now, ETNews reports that Samsung will be the exclusive OLED supplier for the 5.4" and 6.7" iPhones. The Y-OCTA technology uses on-cell touch sensing, so it doesn't require a separate touch-sensitive layer. This makes the display panel thinner and cheaper to manufacture (having fewer layers can reduce glare to boot). According to ETNews, Samsung is the only company that can mass produce such...

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Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite's S Pen will have Bluetooth, FCC confirms

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite will have a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen. It remains to be seen whether it will have the advanced functionality of the latest flagship model (i.e. the gyroscopic controls) or the more basic controls of the Note9 (e.g. a wireless shutter key for the camera). FCC's documents reveal the dimensions of the stylus, 5.80 x 4.35 x 105.18mm, which is identical to the Note10 stylus and slightly larger than that of its predecessor. Of course, this could be just for ergonomics rather than for the additional gyro hardware. It's also interesting to note that the FCC is...

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The Motorola One Hyper will be unveiled on December 3 - Moto's first pop-up camera

The Motorola One Hyper will be unveiled on December 3 in Brazil. The teaser released for the event clearly shows a pop-up selfie camera and there's only one phone in the rumor mill that matches this description. The phone was handled extensively last month, revealing most of the key specs. The pop-up cam will house a 32MP sensor, half the resolution of the rear sensor - this will be Moto's first phone with a 64MP camera (its neighbor is not very interesting, just an 8MP depth sensor). Camera department aside, the Motorola One Hyper is shaping up to be a mid-ranger with a 6.39" IPS...

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Apple is ramping up production of AirPods, AirPods Pro

Apple's AirPods and AirPods Pro are selling so well that the company cannot keep up with the demand. According to Nikkei Asian Review, Cupertino has sent a memo to all its manufacturers and providers to ramp up production of both of its truly wireless headphones, including doubling the production of the Pro. The manufacturing partner for the AirPods Pro is called Luxshare-ICT and has two plants in Mainland China. Apple required to double the yield from 1 million units per month to 2 million units per month. The regular AirPods with the wireless charging case are assembled by...

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PlayGalaxy Link beta goes live for Galaxy S10 users, will add more flagships next month

Samsung has expanded the coverage of the PlayGalaxy Link beta. The app streams a game running on your PC to your Galaxy smartphone. This service is similar to Nvidia GameStream and Valve's Steam Link Anywhere. Owners of Galaxy Note10 and Note10+ were the first to get the service, now Galaxy S10 owners can join in. The list of supported devices will expand in early December with the Galaxy S9, Note9, A90 and Fold. Regional availability was expanded too, the service now covers the following countries: South Korea, US, UK, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Singapore, and Russia (it...

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Oppo Reno 3 to come with a punch hole display

The Reno series smartphones that Oppo has launched so far come with notched screens or elevating selfie caemras, but it looks like the Reno 3 arriving next month will sport a punch hole display. An alleged screenshot of the Reno 3 that leaked out of China has empty space at the top on the left side, suggesting the smartphone's display will have a hole in the top-left corner. We are unable to verify the authenticity of the image so don't take it for a done deal. Still, if it's legit it shows the Reno 3 coming with dual-mode 5G - a feature the company confirmed at the launch of ColorOS 7...

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