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Never one to shy away from experimenting, Oppo continues to innovate with the Oppo Reno by adding a sliding "shark fin" sliding mechanism on top that houses the selfie camera and rear flash. Oppo is releasing two versions of the Reno in the UAE and Saudi Arabia - the first is the standard version that we are looking at today and the other is the 10x Zoom version with a zoom range that rivals Huawei's P30 Pro. While the Reno is here, the 10x Zoom version will be available in "about a month's time." The Oppo Reno features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 710 chipset, 6GB/8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB of storage, 3,765mAh battery and an in-display optical fingerprint scanner. Design and display Like most flagship phones, the Oppo Reno has a symmetrical design with glass on the two sides and a metal frame surrounding the unit. While a glass back feels premium, it's very much on the slippery side. The phone is a bit weighty and chunky and w...

Google has now restricted Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei from using Android, cutting off the company’s license for the operating system. This, according to reports from The Verge, and Reuters, is an action taken by Google based on the US Commerce Department’s decision to place Huawei on the ‘Entity List’ which is a list of companies that aren’t allowed to buy technology from US companies without government approval. Commenting on the matter, a Google spokesperson said to The Verge,  “We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications.”H owever, this change won’t immediately impact users using existing Huawei phones.   After Google restricted Huawei’s use of Android for its future smartphones yesterday, effectively cutting off Huawei from everything Google other than the Android Open Source Project, new reports from Chinese media have come out with the claim that Huawei’s in-house operating system for its smartphones will reportedl...

With the 7 Pro, OnePlus is declaring that it’s no longer just a middle-weight boxer. It wants to challenge Apple and Samsung in the heavyweight class. It has created a phone that — on paper, at least — has certainly earned a chance to take on the champions. Let’s get ready to rumble. One  of the things that distinguishes the top-flight, expensive phones from regular phones is overall build quality. The phone has to  feel  like it deserves to cost as much as it does. The 7 Pro does, though perhaps because it borrows much of its basic design from Samsung’s Galaxy phones. The glass on the front and back curves in toward a metal rail that runs all around the frame. Where OnePlus (barely) differentiates itself is the back of the phone. It has a matte finish and iridescent colors, plus a vertical array of cameras.   The thing that you’ll likely show off to your friends is the motorized pop-up selfie camera. It’s a neat trick and a relative rarity in the...

Google I/O 2019 is  currently underway  and the biggest announcement of the developer conference, apart from Android Q, is finally out of the way. The highly-anticipated mid-range smartphones from Google, the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, have been officially launched during the keynote announcement and they’re exactly what we expected them to be. Google was kind enough to loan us the Clearly White variant of the smaller Pixel 3a. Pixel 3a: Specifications Starting off, let’s first take a quick look at the key specifications of the Pixel 3a and then move forward with talking about our initial impressions of this mid-range smartphone. Dimensions 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm Weight 147 grams Display 5.6-inch FHD+ (2220 x 1080) gOLED Processor Snapdragon 670 RAM 4GB LPDDR4x RAM Storage 64GB Rear Camera 12.2MP (f/1.8) Dual-Pixel Sony IMX363 Front Camera 8MP (f/2.0) Operating System Android 9 Pie Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Google Cast, USB-C Sensors Rear-...