Nokia has quietly launched its latest WiFi mesh router – the Beacon 1 which aims to offer an experience similar to the Beacon 3 at a lower price. The unit supports 802.11 k/v Dual-Band Wi-Fi with AC1200 speeds and has 2-gigabit Ethernet ports. A single Beacon 1 router can cover an estimated 140 square meters…
Japans export restriction on South Korea may have Apple worried. It could disrupt the production of OLED display panels in the country, affecting both Samsung and LG, which is bad news for Apples plans to use OLED on all 2019 iPhones. There were already rumors that Cupertino is talking to Chinas BOE, to reduce its…
Qualcomm introduced a new chipset for entry-level smartphones the Snapdragon 215. Its a tangible upgrade over the Snapdragon 212 with a 64-bit CPU, a faster GPU and support for dual cameras. However, the chip is still built on the old 28nm node. The new CPU features four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.3GHz, which ARM claims…
The Realme X, which is launching in India on July 15, will be likely accompanied by the Realme 3i. Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has set up a page on its website promoting the 3i as “Smartphones Ka Champion” (translation: Champion Of Smartphones). Realme hasn’t divulged much about this smartphone yet, but its name makes it…
OnePlus Prime Day surprise has been revealed a new color for the OnePlus 7 called Mirror Blue. It will be available on Amazon India starting July 15 and its going to be exclusive to Prime members. The new color can also be seen on OnePlus.in, so were not sure how strict this exclusivity is.…
HTC reported its financial results for June and it brings some rare good news for the struggling manufacturer. Yes, the company is still in decline on the YoY scale, but in June 2019 it recorded TWD1.4 billion in revenue ($44 million), which is the highest in the past seven months. Since June marks the end…
A report by The Observer from the weekend revealed that major UK carriers built their 5G networks with the help from Huawei. The Chinese company is involved in building the 5G stations in six of the seven cities in the UK where Vodafone has launched its next-generation connectivity. It is also building hundreds of 5G…
Yes, it’s finally here. The OnePlus 7 was easily overshadowed by the 7 Pro, but we feel the vanilla OP7 better reflects the company’s ethos. It has most of the 7 Pro’s key features at a significantly lower price. And no-nonsense phones with attractive pricing are what brought the OnePlus where it is. Equipped with…
Xiaomi introduced the selfie-focused CC series this week with two new phones. But how do they compare to the existing premium Mi 9 line, the new Redmi K20 powerhouses and even the old standby, the Redmi Note 7? The Xiaomi Mi CC9 is a premium mid-ranger features a 6.39 Super AMOLED screen (1080p+) with a…
We traced the Gigahertz wars in a previous Counterclockwise article. It veered off into counting CPU cores because mobile chipsets hit a wall, just like desktop CPUs did a decade earlier. Its a simple, but unforgiving equation increasing the clock speed by 10% increases power usage and heat by more than 10%. Back in…
