Vivo X50 series unveiled with a Gimbal Camera System, 120Hz display, and Snapdragon 865

Vivo has been steadily making inroads in a lot of key markets, including India and its home market China. The company has also been adding new products to its growing portfolio, with devices like the Vivo V19 in India and the Vivo iQOO Z1 in China, which is also the first device to run on the new MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus SoC. Vivo is intent on marching forward with even more distinct devices. The company had been teasing the launch of the X50 series on Weibo, highlighting the gimbal camera system on the X50 Pro in particular. And now, the X50 series has finally been announced, coming in the form of the Vivo X50, Vivo X50 Pro, and Vivo X50 Pro+, alongside the Vivo TWS Earphone Neo for the Chinese market.

Vivo X50 Series: Specifications

Specifications	Vivo X50	Vivo X50 Pro	Vivo X50 Pro+
Dimensions and Weight	159.54mm x 75.39mm x 7.49mm 170g	158.46mm x 72.8mm x 8.04mm 181.5g	158.46mm x 72.8mm x 8.04mm 181.5g
Display	6.56″ FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz refresh rate Flat display Single-hole punch HDR 10+	6.56″ FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz refresh rate Curved display Single-hole punch HDR 10+	6.56″ FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate Curved display Single-hole punch HDR 10+
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
RAM and Storage	8GB LPDDR4X + 128GB UFS 2.0 8GB + 256GB	8GB LPDDR4X + 128GB UFS 2.1 8GB + 256GB	8GB LPDDR4X + 128GB UFS 2.1 8GB + 256GB 12GB + 256GB
Battery and Charging	4200 mAh battery 33W fast charging	4315 mAh battery 33W fast charging	4315 mAh battery 44W fast charging
Rear Camera	Primary: 48MP Sony IMX598 custom sensor, f/1.6, four-axis OIS Secondary: 13MP portrait, f/2.48 Tertiary: 8MP ultra-wide-angle, 120° FoV, f/2.2 Quarternary: 5MP macro, f/2.48, 1.5cm super macro	Primary: 48MP Sony IMX598 custom sensor, f/1.6, gimbal OIS Secondary: 13MP portrait, f/2.46 Tertiary: 8MP periscope, f/3.4 Quarternary: 8MP ultra-wide-angle, 120° FoV, f/2.2, 2.5cm macro	Primary: 50MP Samsung ISOCELL GN1 custom sensor, f/1.6 Secondary: 13MP portrait, f/2.46 Tertiary: 8MP periscope, f/3.4 Quarternary: 8MP ultra-wide-angle, 120° FoV, f/2.2, 2.5cm macro
Front Camera	32MP, f/2.48	32MP, f/2.45	32MP, f/2.45
Other Features	NFC WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 SA & NSA Dual-mode 5G In-Display Fingerprint Scanner	NFC WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 SA & NSA Dual-mode 5G In-Display Fingerprint Scanner AK4377A Hi-Fi Sound chip	NFC WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 SA & NSA Dual-mode 5G In-Display Fingerprint Scanner CS43131 Hi-Fi Sound chip
Android Version	Funtouch OS 10.5 on top of Android 10	Funtouch OS 10.5 on top of Android 10	Funtouch OS 10.5 on top of Android 10

The highlight of the Vivo X50 series is the gimbal camera system on the X50 Pro. The main camera on this model utilizes a gimbal camera system that is modeled after a full-sized professional gimbal, which moves the camera module in the direction opposite to that of the shake, increasing the stability of the main camera. As against simpler OIS, a gimbal system widens the rotation angle and anti-shake area.

Vivo is also adding a Gimbal Radar within the camera UI, depicting it as an animated ball that reflects the gimbal’s movement. The idea behind it is to let users know when the frame is stable. There are other neat tricks at play too, like motion-deblur algorithms and continuous focus tracking to enhance the image and video clarity. Camera modes include Super Night Mode and Astro Mode, which enable users to capture photos of city and country scenes at night, respectively.

Vivo X50

All the phones within the series focus on smartphone photography with a fairly usable and versatile quad-rear camera setup. The X50 Pro and X50 Pro+ come with a periscope lens with support for up to 60x Hyper Zoom. On the X50 Pro+, you get the new 50MP ISOCELL GN1 sensor that has a big 1/1.3″ optical format and 1.2μm pixels — the sensor size is actually bigger than the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 108MP sensor.

Vivo X50 Pro

There are a fair few differences across both the phones, so refer the specification sheet for the full rundown. Notably, the X50 is obviously the most basic variant with a flat display, lack of gimbal OIS, and periscope lens. The X50 Pro+ differs from the X50 with an upgraded SoC, upgraded 120Hz display, faster charging, different audio chip, and the new Samsung 50MP sensor. Note that the X50 Pro+ loses out on the gimbal camera setup, as is evident in the product shot below.

Vivo X50 Pro+

Pricing and Availability

The Vivo X50, Vivo X50 Pro, and Vivo X50 Pro+ have launched in China at the following prices:

• Vivo X50:
  • 8GB + 128GB: CNY 3498 (~$490/₹37,000)
  • 8GB + 256GB: CNY 3898 (~$546/₹41,250)
• Vivo X50 Pro:
  • 8GB + 128GB: CNY 4298 (~$602/₹45,500)
  • 8GB + 256GB: CNY 4698 (~$658/₹49,750)
• Vivo X50 Pro+:
  • 8GB + 128GB: CNY 4998 (~$700/₹53,000)
  • 8GB + 256GB: CNY 4298 (~$770/₹58,250)
  • 12GB + 256GB: CNY 5998 (~$840/₹63,500)

The Vivo X50 series is expected to be made available internationally, and will also arrive in key markets like India as has been confirmed by Vivo themselves. Though, we may not see all the variants made available everywhere.

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Samsung’s next Galaxy Watch may keep the physical rotating bezel and monitor ECG and blood pressure

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series has arguably become the best smartwatch platform for Android users. While Wear OS still offers the best experience for Google services, Samsung’s watches, frankly, just work really well. One of the features that originally made the Galaxy Watch stand out was the rotating bezel, and that feature may be coming back along with some other long-awaited goodies.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, launched in early 2019, was the first watch to ditch the rotating bezel. The rotating bezel was a very clever design element that made interacting with the small screen much easier. Samsung eventually brought back a “virtual” touch bezel on the Watch Active 2, but it’s not the same as a physical feature. According to a new report, the next Galaxy Watch will bring it back.

According to sources at SamMobile, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch will have a physical rotating bezel. This new watch will be a successor to the Galaxy Watch, not the Active series. The Galaxy Watch was a more traditional watch with a chunkier design aesthetic, which the company’s latest watches have been missing.

According to FCC certification, the watch will come in two sizes: 45mm and 41mm. Both WiFi and LTE models have hit the FCC as well, so we know there will be two connectivity offerings. Other details from the listings include a stainless steel case, Gorilla Glass DX display, 5ATM water resistance, MIL-STD-810G durability, and GPS.

Another big feature that could be coming is the ability to monitor ECG and blood pressure. Samsung recently announced a blood pressure monitoring app for the Galaxy Watch Active 2, so it’s no surprise the upcoming Galaxy Watch will have it. ECG monitoring, on the other hand, is something Samsung has been working on for a while. The company was also recently cleared to bring ECG support to the Watch Active 2 in South Korea.

With all of the FCC listings and information making its way to the internet and Samsung themselves mentioning “upcoming Galaxy Watch device(s),” it seems an announcement of the upcoming Galaxy Watch is not far off.

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Source 1: Droid-Life | Source 2: SamMobile

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Google Play Services for AR now supports the Motorola Edge, Realme 6, Samsung Galaxy A31/41, Sony Xperia 1 II, and more

Google Play Services for AR (formerly Google ARCore) is a software service from the company that enables applications to create augmented reality experienced on devices without any need for dedicated hardware. While the service uses a device’s existing cameras and sensors for the AR experience, Google has to work with OEMs to create custom calibration profiles for each device in order to ensure that the AR features work properly. Due to the fact that several new Android devices are released each month, Google regularly adds new smartphones to the list of supported devices. Since our last coverage earlier this year in April, 21 new devices have gained official support for the service.

The following devices now officially support Google Play Services for AR:

• LG K61
• LG Signature Edition 2019
• Motorola Moto G Power
• Motorola Edge
• Motorola Edge+
• Realme 6
• Realme 6 Pro
• OPPO Reno3
• OPPO Reno3 5G
• OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G
• Samsung Galaxy A31
• Samsung Galaxy A41
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
• Sony Xperia 1 II
• Vivo iQOO 3 5G
• Vivo iQOO Neo 3 5G
• Xiaomi Mi 10
• Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G
• Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
• Xiaomi POCO X2
• Xiaomi Redmi K30

In case you own any of the aforementioned devices, Google Play Services for AR should automatically be pushed to your device and you can start using AR application right away. However, in case you haven’t received the update yet, you can force it by sideloading the APK yourself. Once you have it installed on your device, you can try out any app or feature that offers AR capabilities. If you’re new to the AR realm, we’d recommend checking out the Live View feature in Google Maps, the AR+Mode in Pokemon Go or its new Reality Bending feature, 3D animals in Google, etc.

It’s also worth noting that while you can sideload the Google Play Services for AR APK on an unsupported device, you might face occasional glitches due to the lack of proper calibration. So make sure you check out the full list of supported devices before sideloading the APK on your phone.

Google Play Services for AR (Free, Google Play) →

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NewPipe v0.19.4 brings stream fixes, Restricted Mode setting, and more to the open-source YouTube client

NewPipe, the open-source YouTube client for Android, is a great alternative to the YouTube app for those of you who don’t have Google Play Services on your phone or don’t want to see ads on the platform without paying for YouTube Premium. The client doesn’t use YouTube’s APIs and simple parses the YouTube website to extract data and play any videos you want, without any restrictions or ads. Due to the way NewPipe works, it also circumvents any limitations that Google might add to the YouTube app. For instance, YouTube recently restricted the quality of videos to 480p for Android users in India, following the nationwide lockdown imposed in the country in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. But users could easily overcome this restriction with NewPipe, making it an amazing alternative to the YouTube app.

Along with the ability to overcome such restrictions, NewPipe also gets frequent updates that bring new features to the app. Early last month, the client received a major update that introduced Android TV support and a YouTube Music parser to the app. And now, the developers behind NewPipe have started rolling out another feature-packed update that brings stream fixes, a new Restricted Mode setting, and SoundCloud comments to the app.

The latest NewPipe update, version 0.19.4, is available for download on GitHub and it includes the following changes:

• Added support for SoundCloud comments and PeerTube playlist support to help users discover new music on the client.
• Added new Restricted Mode setting for YouTube to prevent users from seeing some restricted content in the client.
• Introduces support for YouTube learning playlists, making it easier for users to learn new subjects on the platform.
• Improvements for gesture controls, so that they don’t interfere with the status bar or navigation bar.
• Fixed a streaming issue where trying to open a video resulted in a “Could not get any stream” error.

Along with the aforementioned changes, the latest NewPipe update also includes several minor improvements and bug fixes. For a complete list of everything’s that new in NewPipe 0.19.4, click on the source link below. To install the update, follow the GitHub link below and download the latest APK. In case you already have NewPipe installed on your device, you should receive an update notification that you can use to download the latest release.

Download NewPipe (v0.19.4) from GitHub

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Source: NewPipe blog

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Red Magic 5G is getting a new “Hot Rod Red” color option

The Red Magic 5G was announced back in March and its headlining feature was its 144Hz refresh rate display. The design of the device itself, however, is just as striking. Gaming phones are known for having extreme designs and the Red Magic 5G is no different. The bright colors and “X” pattern are very noticeable, and now the company is releasing another color choice.

Red Magic 5G Forums ||| Red Magic 5G Gaming Review

At launch, the Red Magic 5G was available in “Eclipse Black” and “Pulse” colors. The black model is mainly black with some red accents on the back. The Pulse model is a combination of red and teal. The company showed off a third color option called “Hot Rod Red,” but it was marked as “coming soon.” Well, “soon” is now.

The “Hot Rod Red” model is very reminiscent of Iron Man. It’s mainly red with some gold accents and glossy all over. It’s pretty dang cool looking if I do say so myself. The pre-order event is open right now and will run until June 8th at 5:00 AM PST. The “Hot Red Red” model features 8GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage and costs $579 / €579 / £539.

After the pre-order event is over, the Red Magic 5G Hot Rod Red will be globally available starting on June 8th. 1% of the sales for the first 1,000 pre-orders of the Red Magic 5G in “Hot Rod Red” will be donated to the U.S.-based Child’s Play charity. 60 people who pre-order and share on Facebook or retweet on Twitter about the pre-order event will be chosen to win the following prizes before June 8th:

• 5 Magic Adapters
• 5 Pro-handles
• 50 Protective Cases

Specifications (click to expand)

Specification	Nubia Red Magic 5G
Dimensions and Weight	168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm 218g
Display	6.65″ FHD+ AMOLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio 144Hz high refresh rate 240Hz touch sampling rate In-display fingerprint sensor
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Adreno 650
RAM and Storage	8GB LPDDR5 + 128GB UFS 3.0 12GB + 128GB 12GB + 256GB 16GB + 256GB
Battery & Charging	4,500 mAh battery 55W fast charging Compatible with Quick Charge 4.0 and Power Delivery 3.0
Rear Camera	Primary: 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, f/1.8 Secondary: 8MP, Wide-Angle Camera Tertiary: 2MP, Macro
Front Camera	8MP
Other Features	Active cooling through rotating fan within the phone 3.5mm headphone jack Low latency game screencasting Touch-sensitive shoulder buttons WiFi 6 Dual-frequency GPS Side pins for further docking
Android Version	Red Magic OS based on Android 10

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Google Chrome’s bottom tab “Duet” experiment has likely been killed off

In a bid to make Chrome easier to use on large screen devices, Google replaced Chrome Home with the Chrome Duplex split toolbar UI early in 2018. The new UI, which was later renamed Chrome Duet in order to avoid confusion with Google Duplex, moved some UI elements closer to the bottom of the display in order to make them easily accessible on modern devices. The latest update for the feature arrived late last year when Google started testing a new Duet-friendly UI for tab groups. However, it now seems like Google’s Duet experiment wasn’t successful as the company has done away with it in the latest Chrome beta release.

As per a recent report from Android Police, the Chrome 84 beta release has removed the two feature flags for Duet: #enable-duet-tabstrip-integration and @enable-chrome-duet. The flags can still be seen in the flags list in Chrome 84 if you enable #temporary-unexpire-flags-m82 and #temporary-unexpire-flags-m83, but enabling them doesn’t make any difference. The unexpire flags also have a description that reads, “These flags will be removed soon,” which suggests that Chrome Duet has been completely shelved by the company.

For the unaware, Chrome Duet in its current form adds a toolbar to the bottom of the screen that includes a few shortcut buttons. While the address bar remains at the top of the screen, it can be opened by tapping the search icon in the bottom bar. These features make Chrome slightly easier to use on large devices. However, with the latest Chrome beta update, users won’t be able to enable these features in the browser. It’s quite possible that Google might, once again, release a new UI layout for the purpose with a new flag. But for now, we have no information regarding any such upcoming changes.

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Source: Reddit

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At least 3 Chromium-based browsers may enable extensions support thanks to Kiwi Browser

One of the advantages of open source software is the ability to allow forks of the main projects to exist. These forks can then take a different form to gain different features. If things go right, these changes and bug fixes can also make their way back upstream to the original project and then passed on to all other projects downstream that rely on it. Such is the beauty of open-source, and we are likely to see an example play out in a noticeable manner on our phones very soon. The code submitted upstream by the developer of the recently open-sourced Kiwi Browser will now make it easier for Chromium forks to enable extension support on mobile.

The Chromium browser is an open-source project that serves as the basis for a lot of web browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, and Kiwi too. Most of these Chromium-based browsers offer a handful of additional features over the base, but there are some that radically change the experience. Kiwi Browser by XDA Senior Member arnaud42 falls in the latter category, with features like a built-in content blocker, dark mode, background video playback, AMP skipper, and the fact that it was one of the first Chromium-based browsers for Android that supported Chrome, the other being Yandex Browser. Earlier this year, Kiwi Browser went open-source, allowing other Chromium projects to include the code that enables extension support into their own projects. At the time of the announcement, the developer had mentioned that they were already working with other browser developers to help them integrate some of Kiwi’s Browser functionality.

As spotted by Dinsan Francis, arnaud42 had started a bug report on the Chromium Gerrit in order to make it easier for Chromium-based projects to enable extensions. The code proposed in the bug report would make it easier for Chromium forks to enable extensions if they want to, without affecting Google Chrome for Android. The submitted code has not been merged yet into Chromium, and to clarify, there is no evidence to suggest that Google will be enabling extension support for Chrome for Android. But still, there are “at least three variants of Kiwi” that are being worked on with extensions support.

As a result we increase maintainability for downstream players who do support extensions or may be tempted to do so (example: Microsoft, and of course, Kiwi Browser, but there are at least 3 variants of Kiwi that are getting born right now, including with a very very large OEM)

We asked the developer to elaborate on the projects being referred, but they mentioned that they would be unable to name them. Irrespective of the exact variants, this presents itself as good news for consumers as they will soon have more browser alternatives with extension support, and in turn, would prompt others to also consider its implementation.

Interestingly, the Chromium Gerrit commit that would change the Chromium build process to make it easier to rebase Chromium with extensions enabled was submitted by a Samsung engineer. However, we do not think Samsung would be the “large OEM” mentioned by arnaud42 because the Samsung Internet browser already supports extensions, albeit in a limited capacity as you can only install approved extensions from the Galaxy Store. Samsung would still be interested in the code that arnaud42 submitted, because it would make it easier for them to rebase the Samsung Internet browser with newer Chromium versions, such as how they recently updated Samsung Internet from Chromium 71 to Chromium 79.

Kiwi Browser - Fast & Quiet (Free, Google Play) →

Kiwi Browser (Free, XDA Labs) →

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Sources: Chromium Bug Tracker, Chromium Gerrit
Story Via: @_dinsan

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