Realme V5 With 5,000mAh Battery, Quad Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Realme V5 has launched in China as the latest offering from the smartphone company. The device comes with a hole-punch display and a quad camera setup at the back with a 48-megapixel main camera. The phone has a 5,000mAh battery with 30W flash charge and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC. The phone has a USB Type-C port and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The phone is up for pre-booking in China, and the sale will begin on August 7.

Realme V5 price, sale

Realme V5 is priced in China at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 15,000) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model. There is also an 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model priced at CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs. 20,400). The sale of the device will begin on August 7, and pre-booking has already begun on the company site. Pre-booking offers include free earphones and half-year extended warranty. The Realme V5 has launched in three gradient finishes – Silver Winged Boy, Blue, and Breaking Light colour options.

Realme V5 specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano+Nano) Realme V5 runs on Realme UI-based Android 10 software. The phone features a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) hole-punch display with 90.7 percent screen-to-body ratio, 90Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 octa-core processor with 2GHz frequency paired with up to 8GB RAM. Internal UFS 2.1 storage is listed to be at 128GB.

The quad camera setup on the Realme V5 includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and 79.8 degree field of view. There is another 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.3 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with f/2.4 aperture. Front camera features include 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.1 aperture. Camera features include super night scene, panorama, professional, time-lapse photography, bokeh, HDR, ultra-wide angle, super macro, AI beauty, filter, super glow, and more.

The Realme V5 packs a 5,000mAh battery with 30W flash charging. The company says that three minutes of charging will enable five hours of music playback. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, USB Type-C, Bluetooth v5, 3.5mm audio jack, 5G, more. Dimensions are listed to be at 162.13x75.02x9.1mm and the phone weighs 194 grams. There is a side-fingerprint sensor on board, and sensors on board include geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and accelerometer.

OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 6 Start Receiving OxygenOS 10.3.5 With July Security Patch, OnePlus Buds Support, More

OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 are now receiving the OxygenOS 10.3.5 update, bringing support for the OnePlus Buds amongst other changes. The update also contains the July 2020 Android security patch, and integration with the recently launched OnePlus Buds. The update was announced on the OnePlus community forum and has started rolling out to select users.

OnePlus announced on its forum that the OxygenOS 10.3.5 update will have a staged rollout so not all OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 users will receive it right away. OnePlus said that the OTA would be available for a limited number of users initially, and would branch out in a few days after making sure there were no critical bugs. The update is around 250MB to download.

The changelog for the system includes the crash issue while browsing on Chrome being fixed, along with the black screen issue while opening logkit. The July 2020 updated security patch will be available in OxygenOS 10.3.5, while the GMS package will be updated to May 2020.

There will be optimised RAM management, improved system stability, and the general bugs will also be fixed. The highlight of the OnePlus update, however, is that OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T will now support the new OnePlus Buds. You can read the full changelog here:

• Optimized RAM management
• Newly adapted OnePlus Buds, easier to take advantage of wireless connection
• Fixed the crash issue when browsing on Chrome
• Fixed the black screen issue when opening logkit
• Improved system stability and fixed general bugs
• Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.07
• Updated GMS package to 2020.05

OnePlus told users on its community forum looking to download the update via VPN that this method may not work, as the rollout was not based on regions and instead given to users randomly. OnePlus had recently rolled out updates for OnePlus Nord and OnePlus 8 phones, making them compatible with the OnePlus true wireless stereo earbuds.

Moto G9 Plus With 4,700mAh Battery Spotted in US FCC Database

Motorola Moto G9 Plus smartphone appears to have passed the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification. The listing also reveals some key information, like the battery, of the smartphone with model number XT2087-1. As per the document, the phone will come equipped with a battery with the MG50 model number. As per Danish certification database, this particular battery model is said to have a 4,700mAh rated capacity. This essentially confirms the previous report which claimed the phone will house a 4,700mAh battery.

As per the FCC listing, first spotted by Dealntech, the Moto G9 Plus has charger model numbers as SC-301/ SC-302/ SC-303/ SC-305/ SC-306/ SC-307/ SC-309 (the last digit represents different regions). A phone with model number XT2087-1 (along with XT2087-2) has already been spotted on TUV Rheinland Japan's website. This listing suggested that the smartphone will have 30W fast charging support, however, it did not mention the capacity of the charger that will be bundled with the handset.

Moreover, the smartphones with XT2087-1 and XT2087-2 model numbers were also mentioned in an EEC listing that was published last month, and was independently verified by Gadgets 360. For those unaware, the alleged Moto G9 Plus was also seen listed on Spanish online retailer ParatuPC, with a price tag of EUR 277.15 (roughly Rs. 24,000) for the 4GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Since there's a mention of two model numbers, it is highly likely that there is another variant in the offing.

Now that the alleged Moto G9 Plus has reportedly got a green from a few major certifications authorities, it means that the smartphone may be launched soon. Motorola, however, has not shared any information in this regard. Recently, Motorola launched the Moto G 5G Plus with a 5,000mAh battery and 20W TurboPower charging, in Europe.

Twitter Hack: US Teen Accused of Masterminding Bitcoin Scam Attack That Hit Obama, Musk

A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter, including those of US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday. A 19-year-old British man and a 22-year-old man in Orlando, Florida were also charged under US federal law with aiding the attack, the Justice Department said.

A Florida prosecutor identified the 17-year-old as Graham Clark of Tampa and charged him as an adult with 30 felony counts of fraud. Clark netted at least $100,000 from the scheme by using the celebrity accounts to solicit investments from unsuspecting Twitter users, state officials said.

"He's a 17-year-old kid who just graduated from high school," said Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, "But make no mistake: This was not an ordinary 17-year-old."

Mason Sheppard, a 19-year-old from Bogner Regis, Britain who used the alias Chaewon, was charged with wire fraud and money laundering while Orlando-based Nima Fazeli, 22, nicknamed Rolex, was accused of aiding and abetting the crimes, according to a Justice Department statement.

Twitter said it appreciated the "swift actions of law enforcement."

Clark and one of the other participants were in custody, officials said.

In the hack, fraudulent tweets soliciting investments in the digital currency bitcoin were posted in mid-July by 45 verified Twitter accounts, including those belonging to Biden, former US President Barack Obama and billionaire Bill Gates. Twitter said the hackers also likely read some direct messages including to a Dutch elected official.

More than $100,000 was obtained, bitcoin's public ledger showed.

Twitter has previously said its employees were duped into sharing account credentials.

Authorities provided new details Friday in an affidavit alleging that Clark "used social engineering to convince a Twitter employee that he was a co-worker in the IT department and had the employee provide credentials to access the customer service portal."

Sheppard and Fazeli did not return emails seeking comment. An attorney for Clark could not be immediately identified. Phone calls and an email to Clark's mother were not immediately returned.

Warren said the state rather than the federal government was prosecuting Clark because Florida law enabled him to be charged as an adult.

StopSIMCrime founder Robert Ross, whose group tries to combat a popular hacking technique, said the case showed the prowess of adolescent amateurs at defeating corporate security.

"Groups of teens/youngsters are doing this en masse," he said by email. "It's really a national security risk."

Nokia 2.4, Nokia 6.3, Nokia 7.3 Expected to Be Launched at IFA 2020: Reports

Nokia 2.4, along with two other smartphones, may be launched at IFA 2020 scheduled for September in Berlin, a media report has said. None of them will reportedly be a flagship, and all the three phones are said to belong to either entry-level or mid-range portfolios. The Nokia 2.4 is an entry-level handset, and reportedly the other two are mid-range devices that may be called the Nokia 6.3 and the Nokia 7.3. Not much is known about these smartphones.

Citing a tipster who wished to remain anonymous, Nokiamob.net says that the Nokia 2.4 has Wolverine codename. The publication added that the tipster also shared a basic specifications sheet of the device, which coincides with the Geekbench listing of a phone named ‘HMD Global Wolverine' that was spotted earlier this month. The tech website also published a low-quality image of a Light Purple smartphone with a dual camera setup on the back. The phone may be priced around $110 (roughly Rs. 8,200).

 

Nokia 2.4 specifications (rumoured)

The alleged Nokia 2.4 is said to be powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 processor, coupled with 2GB/3B of RAM and 32GB/64GB of storage. It is claimed to sport a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio. For photography, the phone may feature a rear dual camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front could be a 5-megapixel sensor.

As mentioned, a phone with the same model name and specifications was spotted on Geekbench. The listing suggests that the ‘Wolverine' device will run on Android 10. The phone scored 136 in the single-core test and 497 in the multi-core test.

Nokia 6.3, Nokia 7.3 rumours

As far as the alleged Nokia 6.3 and Noia 7.3 are concerned, these phones will reportedly pack Snapdragon 670/675 and Snapdragon 700-series chipsets, respectively. Both phones are claimed to sport quad rear cameras with ZEISS optics.

A report by Nokiapoweruser says that Nokia 7.3 may be a 5G smartphone and sport greater than 6.3-inch full-HD+ display with PureDisplay branding. It may be offered with 4GB/ 6GB RAM, and 64GB/ 128GB storage variants. It is claimed to feature a 48-megapixel quad rear camera setup and a 24-megapixel selfie snapper.

According to a separate report, the Nokia 6.3 may feature a greater than 6.2-inch full-HD+ display with PureDisplay branding. The smartphone could be offered with 3GB/ 4GB/ 6GB RAM and 32GB/ 64GB/ 128GB storage options. The Nokia 6.3 may pack a quad rear camera setup and a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Both the mid-range smartphones are said to house 4,000mAh batteries.

We’ve Waited All Summer for This Deal to Drop on Beats’ Best-Selling Portable Speaker

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Even if you’re stuck at home this summer, you’re going to want something to play your tunes from, and we’re big fans of this Beats Pill+ Portable Wireless Speaker. One of Beats’ most iconic designs, the Bluetooth speaker is on sale right now for just $124.95 on Amazon — that’s more than 30% off its regular price of $179.95 and cheaper than what Beats is selling the Pill+ for on its own website.

The portable speaker packs a ton of features and loud, room-shaking sound in a pill-shaped package. A single charge gets you up to 12 hour of playtime, and the device pairs easily with your iOS or Android device to stream music from your phone. Download the Beats Pill+ app to unlock even more features.

Beats is known for making products with big, bold sound and this is no exception. The Pill+ delivers surprisingly crisp audio and deep, full bass. A single speaker is loud enough to soundtrack your pool party or barbecue. Grab a second speaker and pair the two units together to create your own stereo sound experience. Beats says the Pill+ uses the same acoustic components found in some of the best professional recording studios in the world.

The Pill+ doubles as a speakerphone for letting you take your calls hands-free. Need a quick charge? Plug your phone into the speaker and it serves as a power bank to help boost your devices when the battery is low. Everything is housed in a rugged and durable casing that weighs little more than a pound.

This set comes with the Beats Pill+ speaker with 1.5m Lightning to USB-A charging cable, 12.5W PSU, a Quick Start Guide and a Warranty Card.

This isn’t an official Beats sale so Amazon could change its price at any minute. To take advantage of the $124 sale price (and 30% discount) you’ll want to add to cart fast.