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iPhone XS and XR revealed, and iOS 12 comes your way Sept. 17

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                                   N ew iphone Wow, what a week! For Apple fans, the announcement of three new iPhone Xs -- the XS, XS Max, and XR -- is basically the Super Bowl and the lottery wrapped into one. We'll take you through the ins and outs of Apple's three new iPhone X sequels and everything else announced at the Sept. 12 launch event in a nutshell.   Which iPhone XS model was the first to sell out during preorders? And a quick preview of all the new features coming to your iPhone with the iOS 12 release on Monday. Here's a look at what you may have missed in one of the busiest iPhone news weeks of the year.     After much debate about the names , Apple revealed an iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, the two sequels to the original 10th-anniversary iPhone. As most of the rumors had predicted, these two new models looked much like the previous iPhone X with the addition of a gold color option and an increase in screen size to 6.5 inches on the Max model. Bec

Oppo's New Phone With In-Display Fingerprint Sensor, 6.4-Inch Display Spotted on TENAA

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  Following the launch of Oppo F9, F9 Pro, R17, and R17 Pro, the Chinese manufacturer appears to be preparing for the start of a new smartphone in the market. Three new Oppo smartphone variants have recently been spotted on a Chinese certification site. It is being speculated that all the three options belong to a single handset and they come in different configurations. According to the listing, their specifications are almost identical except the RAM and inbuilt storage. All the models come with a Gradient Blue color, and the images suggest that they will house in-display fingerprint sensors. On Chinese certification site TENAA, the new Oppo smartphone has been listed in three model numbers - PBCM30, PBCM10, and PBCT10. All the variants sport a 6.4-inch display with 1080x2340 pixels resolution. They are all powered by octa-core SoCs clocked at 1.95GHz, expectedly either the Snapdragon 670 processor or the Helio P60 SoC. Regarding optics, the three variants feature a dual rear c

WhatsApp is bringing new feature to Android phones which may change the way you chat

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  In what has been a busy year for Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp , the company has introduced many new features to better its users’ experience. Now, if the reports are to be believed, a new WhatsApp feature will soon change the way users chat. The messaging platform is working on ‘Swipe to Reply feature’ which will enable the user to reply quickly by swapping on the message he intends to would. The feature was already available for iOS users and will soon be introduced for Android users. As of now, the feature is not available due to “development reasons” and will soon be rolled out or all Android WhatsApp users. As per a report on wabetainfo.com, the new WhatsApp feature will automatically load the message in the reply context if you swipe right. Recently, WhatsApp added had another new feature to its group chats through which it created a distinction between the group admins and group members when it comes to participation in the conversation. The new featur

Huawei Phone With 7.12-Inch Display, Leather Back Spotted on TENAA; Another Phone With 6.5-Inch Display

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  Chinese manufacturer Huawei is expected to add new smartphones in it lineup, two of its handsets have been spotted on a Chinese certification site. Interestingly, one of the upcoming smartphones appears to offer a leather back. Apart from that, the listings show that both the smartphones will come with massive displays. While the bigger Huawei handset comes with a whopping 7.1-inch display and a big 4,900mAh battery, the smaller phone sports a 6.5-inch display. Since the handsets have already passed their respective certifications in China, they could launch sooner than expected. As per the listings on TENAA, the bigger Huawei smartphone will arrive in two variants, with model numbers ARS-AL00 and ARS-TL00. There is no significant difference between both the models, except that the former is a Black colour variant and the latter is White.  Interestingly, the anonymous smartphone's design, camera position, display resolution (1080x2244 pixels), and dimensions s

Samsung will reveal a new "4x fun" device on October 11

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Samsung didn’t bring new phones, tablets or watches to IFA as it had announced all of them prior to that. Yet there’s a new Galaxy even scheduled for October 11 and the launch of a new device has been promised: “Samsung’s newest Galaxy device is bringing more ways to express yourself than ever before.” So, what is it? Hard to tell. We'd be most excited to see the folding phone coming  later this year . However, this seems to be an online-only event and we doubt Samsung will unveil its game-changing device with so little fanfare. Now, the invite says “device”, so it doesn't have to be a phone, it could be a new tablet. Like, say, the slightly less enormous  but still huge  Galaxy View 2. Then there are the less exciting options. The Galaxy J6 Plus and J4 Plus (aka J6 Prime and J4 Prime in India) have been touring  certification authorities . The Galaxy A7 (2017) has been  as well . The X could be hinting at a new Xcover phone, it has been well over a year sin