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Arm Powers Future Smartphones With Cortex-A78 CPU

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Arm Powers Future Smartphones With Cortex-A78 CPU

Arm announces a next generation of smartphone chips-- the Cortex-A78 CPU and Mali-G78 GPU, both aimed to power the flagship smartphones of 2021 and beyond by building on the successes of previous chip designs from the company.

The Cortex-A78 CPU promise a 20% increase in performance over the previous Cortex-A77 while using the same 1W power budget. It also claims more efficient compute workload management, as well as greater on-device Machine Learning (ML) performance. The result, Arm says, is smartphones capable of pushing multi-day, immersive 5G experiences, as well as the hardware to run the foldable devices machines of the future.

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Full Reveal for LG Velvet Smartphone

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Full Reveal for LG Velvet Smartphone

LG releases the Velvet flagship smartphone in its home S. Korea, bringing about a full slew of details for the device, one featuring a 6.8-inch 2460 x 1080 resolution OLED display and the Snapdragon 765 chipset.

Long teased by the company, the Velvet claims to feature a combination of distinctive design and "tactile" elegance. One such touch involves the "Raindrop" camera array, with three cameras and LED flash set in descending order by size on the upper-left corner of the device. The cameras in question feature a 48MP main shooter, an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 5MP depth sensor. A small central notch houses the 16MP front-facing camera.

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Motorola Returns to Flagships With Edge+

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Motorola Returns to Flagships With Edge+

Motorola follows on years making mid-range smartphones with a device aimed firmly at the flagship category-- the Edge+, a handset promising "speed, power and the ultimate 5G performance."

Based around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 platform, the Edge+ is a 6.7-inch number with a display set at a cinematic 21:9 screen ratio. The "Endless Edge" display wraps nearly 90-degrees around both sides of the device, and handles HDR10+ content and a 90Hz refresh rate. Also found inside the device are 12GB DDR5 RAM, 256GB storage (expandable via microSD card) and a big 5000mAh battery the company claims powers up to 2 full days of use on a single charge. The battery offers both wired and wireless charging, and can even charge other devices through wireless power sharing. The body is IP54 water-repellent, and includes a 3.5mm jack together with a pair of Waves-tuned speakers.

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Apple Confirms Lower-Cost iPhone SE

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Apple Confirms Lower-Cost iPhone SE

Apple proves the rumours right with the quiet announcement of the iPhone SE-- an entry-level iPhone model packing the A13 Bionic processor from the iPhone 11 in the 4.7-inch design of the iPhone 6.

Aimed as a replacement for the iPhone 8, the current Apple smartphone of choice for budget-conscious customers, the iPhone SE features not only the aforementioned A13 Bionic chip, but also what the company claims is the "best single-camera system ever in an iPhone." The 12MP rear-facing shooter uses the capabilities of the A13 Bionic to offer an enhanced Portrait mode and Smart HDR for natural-looking images. Customers can also record 4K 60fps video and edit images using the "powerful" editing tools found in iOS 13.

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Planet Computer Brings Back the PDA

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Planet Computer Brings Back the PDA

Planet Computer, the company behind the Cosmo Communicator, returns to crowdfunding with another PDA-- the Astro Slide 5G Transformer, a device the company claims is "the most powerful 5G smartphone and pocket computer hybrid."

The Astro Slide appears to satisfy both modern and old-school sensibilities, since a "revolutionary" RockUp slider hinge reveals a physical QWERTY keyboard beneath the 6.53-inch touchscreen. The hinge even allows one to flip the display up when they slide out the keyboard, turning the device into a mini-laptop. Planet Computer says the keyboard makes the Astro Slide ideal for emails, messaging and editing documents, and the device runs on Android 10 with a multi-boot option offering Linux support.

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Xiaomi Puts Shoulder Buttons on Black Shark 3 Pro

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Xiaomi Puts Shoulder Buttons on Black Shark 3 Pro

Xiaomi continues to add on the Black Shark line of gaming phones with the launch of the Black Shark 3--  a handset available in regular and Pro versions, with the Pro adding physical pop-up shoulder buttons.

The two 21mm-wide buttons raise 1.5mm from the body of the Pro device, and Xiaomi claims they can withstand over 300000 lists and over 1 million clicks. The buttons make part of an oversized gaming phone, one with a 7.1-inch 3120 x 1440 resolution AMOLED display featuring a 90Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate. Also included are 8/12GB RAM and a large 5000mAh battery.

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The First 5G Sony Smartphone

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The First 5G Sony Smartphone

Sony announces a successor to last year's super-tall Xperia 1 flagship-- the Xperia 1 II (Mark two), a device featuring a 21:9 6.5-inch OLED HDR display and, in a first for the company, 5G connectivity.

Revealed at the Sony MWC replacement livestream, the Xperia 1 II is a handset with a focus set firmly on photography. It carries a triple-lens camera incorporating "industry-leading" Sony Alpha technology and specially calibrated Zeiss optics. The three cameras feature a 12MP sensor, together with with a 24mm, f/1.7 lens with a 82-degree field of view, a 70mm f/2.4 lens with a 34-degree field of view and a 16mm f/2.2 lens with a 124-degree field of view. Also included is 3D time-of-flight sensor for enhanced zoom, while the front has an 8MP selfie camera with a f/2.0 lens with an 84-degree field of view.

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Smaller 5G Modems With Snapdragon X60

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Smaller 5G Modems With Snapdragon X60

Qualcomm announces a 3rd generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution-- the Snapdragon X60 modem-RF system, the first according to the company to feature 5-nanometer 5G baseband and support spectrum aggregation across all key 5G bands and combination.

As a result, the Snapdragon X60 supports mmWave and sub-6 using frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD), allowing smartphones to uplift 5G performance using fragment spectrum assets. Such capabilities, Qualcomm says, make it a solution able to enhance performance and capacity for operators worldwide while increasing average 5G speeds in mobile devices.

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Samsung Unfolds Galaxy Z Flip

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Samsung Unfolds Galaxy Z Flip

After months of hearsay and rumours Samsung is ready to present its second foldable smartphone-- Galaxy Z Flip, a clamshell foldable device featuring what the company claims is a flexible glass display.

Like the Motorola Razr revival, Galaxy Z Flip is very reminiscent of the flip-phones of years past. It is the bigger of the two devices, as the nearly edge-to-edge display unfolds into a 6.7-inch 2636 x 1080 resolution OLED panel. A three-stop "Hideaway Hinge" holds the device open at three different different, while a "Flex" mode splits the UI into two 4-inch screens, with a different app running on each half. The device also has a tiny 1.06-inch, 300 x 116 resolution cover display, allowing one to check the time or simple notifications without actually opening the full display.

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