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Canalys' latest market report on the Southeast Asian smartphone market shows a healthy 12% growth year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. Analysts say it's the first sign of recovery after a rather difficult 2023. Smartphone manufacturers shipped 23.5 million units, but they are still below pre-2023 levels.One of the main driving forces of the Q1 success is Ramdan in some markets like Indonesia and Malaysia, while other companies like Transsion benefited from markets like Philippines and Indonesia where the sub-$100 segments saw a revival.In any case, Samsung is still in...


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This is as big a surprise for us as it must be for HMD – the company’s latest phone is now on sale by Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi. It’s called the HMD Aura and it is similar to the HMD Pulse, except that it is cheaper than it. There is no information about it on HMD.com, though, at least not yet.The Aura has a 6.56” display and though it runs at only 60Hz, it has a higher resolution of 900 x 1,600px (vs. 720 x 1,612px on the Pulse). No fancy punch hole here, though, instead it uses a notch for the 5MP selfie camera.The rear camera is pretty basic too with a 13MP main module and a...


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Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra, expected to arrive early next year, is now rumored to bring a pretty massive camera upgrade with it. Namely, two of the four cameras on the rear are to get a significant bump.We're talking about the ultrawide and the 3x telephoto, both of which are now said to be 50 MP. That's up from 10 MP on the S24 Ultra's 3x telephoto and 12 MP on its ultrawide.Samsung Galaxy S24 UltraThe information comes from the prolific and usually reliable tipster who goes by Ice Universe. According to him, the main camera of the S25 Ultra will keep the 200 MP resolution of...


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The Sony Xperia 1 VI is off to a strong start in Taiwan where pre-orders for the new model surpassed those for the 2023 flagship by 50% – this info comes from the General Manager of Sony Taiwan Tomotaka Tsutsusushio.Pre-orders started on the 23rd and had a perk – a free upgrade from the 256GB model to the 512GB model, plus a 2-month subscription to music streaming service KKBOX (with lossless audio). Local prices have the 256GB Xperia 1 VI at NTD 40,000 and the 512GB one at NTD 44,000 (this converts to USD 1,245 and USD 1,370, respectively).The pre-orders ended today, but there are...


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Samsung launched the Galaxy C55 in China last month, which is a Galaxy M55 with different back panels. Today, the handset made its way to India with yet another name – say hello to Galaxy F55.The phone is essentially identical to the Galaxy M55 but with two vegan leather finishes – Orange and Black.The Galaxy F55 has a 6.7” OLED display and a 50 MP camera on the back. The chipset is Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, and the battery capacity is 5,000 mAh. The phone supports 45W charging, which is as good as it gets with Samsung phones.Samsung India already listed the Galaxy F55 on its...


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China established a new investment fund to boost its semiconductor industry, according to official documents. The Chinese finance ministry and six major banks are key investors in the fund, which set aside CNY 344 billion (over $47 billion) for chip manufacturing equipment, revealed Reuters.This is the third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Investment Fund, which was officially established on Friday, May 24. It has been the biggest fund since 2014 and is known locally as the "Big Fund." According to Tianyancha, a Chinese company information database organization, the finance...


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Xiaomi launched its Civi 4 Pro in China back in March and that device is now gearing up to launch in India as the Xiaomi 14 Civi. Xiaomi India confirmed the launch date for the 14 Civi is scheduled for June 12.Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro/ 14 Civi features a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, a Leica branded camera system with a 50MP main sensor, 50MP 2x telephoto and a 12MP ultrawide lens as well as a 4,700 mAh battery with 67W charging. The device also packs a 6.55-inch AMOLED with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and dual 32MP front-facing cams housed inside a pill-shaped cutout.Source


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Realme brought the GT series back to India with the GT 6T smartphone. The local division announced the early bird sale for the device, which can lower the price by INR6,000 ($72/€66) for a limited amount of time.The early access deals Realme GT 6T will be available between 12 PM and 2 PM on May 28 on Realme.com and Amazon.in.The total discount combines INR4,000 bank deal (card promos and cashback offers) plus INR2,000 more for exchanging an old device. For users who want to buy the phone in installments, there is also a no-cost EMI for up to 6 months.This is the full breakdown...


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Apple's WWDC 24 is just around the corner and Cupertino is widely expected to introduce its AI-powered iOS 18 touted as “one of the biggest overhauls in iOS history”.The latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman details more of the new AI features expected to launch with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. These include AI-powered Safari, Photos and Notes as well as enhanced Siri and notifications with smart recaps. Apple is said to bring AI photo retouching, overhauled Safari web search, and improved Spotlight search with faster and more reliable results.Siri is getting a big...


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Motorola is expected to bring the Razr 50 with a big cover screen, and today, the phone appeared on TENAA, confirming most rumors. The new premium smartphone will inherit the 3.6” panel from the Razr 40 Ultra, which goes around the two cameras and the LED flash.The listing also revealed key specs like memory, cameras, and CPU frequency. We expect the Razr 50 to launch with a midrange chipset and a fairly big battery, but it will keep the overall design.Motorola Razr 50 on TENAAThe Razr 50 will have a 6.9” foldable OLED on the inside, which will have a Full HD+ resolution...


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The MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 are Sennheiser's newest flagship true wireless earbuds. These feature all the bells and whistles, including adaptive noise cancellation, Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX Lossless, LE Audio, Auracast, Sennheiser's unique Sound Personalization feature, and wireless charging. At $300, they cost a pretty penny. But are they worth it? Let's find out.Design and comfortThe MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 have essentially the same design as their predecessors, just in a different shade of color. The charging case is fabric-lined as before, with the silly USB port on the...


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It's Poco's turn to sit on top of our trending chart, the newly announced F6 ending up in the number 1 spot this week. The Pro model is right behind it, while Samsung's Galaxy A55 round up the top podium spots. [#InlinePriceWidget, 13003, 1#]Infinix GT 20 Pro came up fourth, while the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra sits in fifth.The Redmi Note 13 Pro in sixth and Galaxy A15 in seventh maintain the balance of three Xiaomi to three Samsung phones on the chart.Last week's champion - the Sony Xperia 1 VI - is down to eight, while the Redmi Note 13 takes ninth position. For the second...


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The vivo S19 series has arrived with a passion for photography and a cutting edge battery. There are two phones – vanilla and Pro – with the Pro model packing more processing power and an extra camera, though we’re sure that the vanilla model will have its fans too.vivo S19We have to talk about the battery first – the vivo S19 is quite slender at 7.19mm and isn’t too heavy at 193g. And yet it has a 6,000mAh battery inside. This is thanks to vivo’s Blue Ocean tech, which achieves 809Wh/L energy density. The extra density makes the battery 16.6% smaller than other conventional...


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Mediatek introduced two new chipsets today dubbed Dimensity 7300 and Dimensity 7300X. Built on a 4 nm process they come to succeed the Dimensity 7050 and virtually identical with only one key difference - the 7300X supports dual displays.Both chips come with 4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 and 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs and offer 25% lower power consumption compared with their 6 nm predecessors.Mediatek equipped an Arm Mali-G615 GPU and an in-house HyperEngine for graphics and flawless gaming. The 7300 chips should offer 20% faster FPS and 20% improved energy efficiency.Dimensity 7300 and...


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OnePlus 12 was originally launched in China back in December last year in three colors - Flowy Emerald, Silky Black, and Glacial White. The first two are available on the global market but the Glacial White has yet to make an appearance. OnePlus India has now confirmed its plans to launch the Glacial White OnePlus 12 in India on June 6.The Glacial White OnePlus 12 will be available from OnePlus online and offline stores as well as Amazon India.Source


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