Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is on sale now, but you may struggle to find one - TechRadar India

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip folding phone was only announced earlier this week at the time of writing, but it's now on sale in many regions around the world.

If you didn't pre-order the company's second folding device though, you may have to wait a little longer until you can pick it up.

We've looked to order the phone direct from the Samsung website in the US and found you'll have to wait until February 18 for shipping. Those looking to buy the Galaxy Z Flip in the UK - at time of writing - have to wait until February 29.

Samsung retail stores are selling the device if you don't want to buy online, but the availability is limited in the US and it has already sold out in most stores, according to Android Central. 

We're uncertain of how many Samsung stores in the UK have it in stock, and Samsung has yet to reveal a release date for the Galaxy Z Flip in Australia.

You may find the Z Flip elsewhere

However, you don't have to go direct to Samsung to get your hands on the folding Galaxy Z Flip. 

In the UK, for example, network O2 has stock available for next day delivery at time of writing - meanwhile high street retailer Carphone Warehouse is currently saying "delivery by February 26" on its website.

In the US, AT&T is selling the phone but you'll wait to wait for some stage between February 26 and March 2 for it to be delivered. Best Buy says it'll be getting more stock soon, while Sprint is offering in-store collection but again seems to have limited stock.

Those who have pre-ordered in the US or UK will be receiving the phone soon. The Galaxy Z Flip costs $1,380 / £1,300 (around AU$2,050), making it slightly cheaper than the Motorola Razr folding phone.

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2020-02-14 08:59:00Z
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Galaxy S20-series buying guide: Should you upgrade from your Galaxy S8, S9, or S10-series phone? - PhoneArena

The Samsung's Galaxy S20-series is the hottest new commodity on the market that you can't buy just yet, but a pretty major question might be lingering over you if you're considering any of Samsung's new offerings:

Which Galaxy S20 should you buy?

Well, that's a tricky question, but we will help you make an informed decision. Samsung has three new offerings on the table (the Galaxy Z Flip is in a league of its own), starting with the supposedly fan-favorite Galaxy S20, followed by the middle-of-the-road Galaxy S20+, and topped with the high-end Galaxy S20 Ultra. There's just a little bit of everything for everyone, and with the overall design being quite similar, the specs and pricing would make the real difference here. Let's make a breakdown of all the specs in the table below:  

Samsung Galaxy S20 vs S20+ vs S20 Ultra specs list

	Galaxy S20 Ultra (S11+)	Galaxy S20+ (S11)	Galaxy S20 (S11e)
Design and dimensions	Glass/aluminum 166.9 x 76 x 8.8mm (10.2 mm at the camera bump) Exclusive Danish fabric Kvadrat case	Glass/aluminum 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm  (8.9mm at the camera bump)	Glass/aluminum 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm (9.1mm at the camera bump)
Display	6.9" 2K AMOLED, Premium Hole Infinity Display, on-demand 120Hz refresh at FHD+ resolution,120Hz refresh rate	6.7" 2K AMOLED, Premium Hole Infinity Display, on-demand 120Hz refresh at FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate	6.2" AMOLED, Premium Hole Infinity Display, on-demand 120Hz refresh at FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate
Cameras & features	108MP main 48MP periscope 'Space Zoom', up to 10x optical and 100x hybrid digital magnification 12MP Ultrawide-angle lens ToF camera(s) 10MP selfie camera  8K 30fps or 4K HDR 120fps recording Features: Video Spin, Bright Night, Single Take Photo, Director’s View from all cameras at once, Night Hyperlapse, Vertical Panoramas	12MP main, 1.8μm pixel size 64MP Telephoto 12MP Ultrawide-angle lens ToF camera 10MP selfie camera 8K 30fps or 4K HDR 120fps recording Features: Video Spin, Bright Night, Single Take Photo, Director’s View from all cameras at once, Night Hyperlapse, Vertical Panoramas	12MP main, 1.8μm pixel size 64MP Telephoto 12MP Ultrawide-angle lens 10MP selfie camera 8K 30fps or 4K HDR 120fps recording Features: Video Spin, Bright Night, Single Take Photo, Director’s View from all cameras at once, Night Hyperlapse, Vertical Panoramas
Processor(s)	Snapdragon 865, Exynos 990	Snapdragon 865, Exynos 990	Snapdragon 865, Exynos 990
Memory	from 12GB RAM/128GB to 16GB RAM/512GB basic storage	from 8GB RAM/128GB basic storage	from 8GB RAM/128GB basic storage
Battery	5000mAh	4500mAh	4000mAh
Price (expected)	from $1,399	from $1,199	from $999
Release date	Announcement 2/11, release Friday, 3/13	Announcement 2/11, release Friday, 3/13	Announcement 2/11, release Friday, 3/13

Looking at the specs, it would be normal to get drawn to the Galaxy S20 Ultra the most. We get it, it's a beast with everything Samsung has to offer minus the kitchen sink, but the price is outright eye-watering. It also might be an overkill for the regular Joe and plain Jane. 

Who is it for: Galaxy S20 Ultra

You should probably get the Galaxy S20 Ultra if you money's not really an issue and you're striving for the latest bleeding edge tech. For a certain amount of time, the Galaxy S20 Ultra will most certainly be the absolute best phone you could get, bar none. With its larger-than-life 6.9-inch, QHD+ 120Hz Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865/Exynos 990 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 5G support, 5,000mAh and penta-camera, the Galaxy S20 Ultra will be the phone to beat. However, all those top-shelf specs command a heavy toll - the phone starts at $1,399.

Who is it for: Galaxy S20+

The Galaxy S20 Plus would serve as a nice middle-ground between the ultra top-tier Galaxy S20 Ultra and the more mundane Galaxy S20. You get the same selection of processors (Snapdragon 865/Exynos 990), 12GB of RAM, 128GB of native storage, a slightly smaller 6.7-inch QHD+ 120Hz Super AMOLED display, 5G support, and a marginally smaller 4,500mAh battery. The cameras are a bit "humbler" in comparison with the Galaxy S20 Ultra - you won't get the new 108MP camera sensor, but the S20+ would score an improved 12MP snapper that should be quite good on its own as well. Thus, the S20+ would be the perfect match for folks that don't necessarily need an overkill with specs but would still enjoy a new, large-screen Galaxy phone. At $1,199, the S20+ certainly isn't affordable, but could serve as a nice middle point for folks that don't really need the excessive hardware prowess of the Ultra or find the regular S20 a bit too small. 

Who is it for: Galaxy S20

Finally, the Galaxy S20 is expected to be the most popular new Galaxy. It will be the most affordable new Galaxy and will thus be quite popular. Mind you, even though it will be priced lower than the other two devices, it will still retain most of the high-end specs of the Galaxy S20+ and the Ultra, with the only major differences being the size of the battery and the camera load-out at the rear. If you're not really going for the most powerful phone, and more importantly, want a relatively compact device, then the Galaxy S20 is the phone for you. 

Should you upgrade from the Galaxy S7, S8, S9, S10-series to the Galaxy S20-series?

In case you own a Galaxy S10 or S10+, then you will definitely have more than a few reasons to upgrade. Even though the 2019 flagships can still hold their ground, the new Galaxy S20-series introduces multiple novelties to warrant an upgrade. However, that might not be the case for anyone - if you're perfectly fine with the performance, battery life and image quality of your Galaxy S10 or S10 Plus, you might as well wait a bit longer before upgrading. 

Galaxy S10e owners, however, might feel a bit snubbed. The Galaxy S20, which will succeed the S10e in the lowest price range, will be quite a different device: unlike the S10e, the S20 will not come with a flat display and will be a bit bigger, so it won't really be a true successor to the smallest Galaxy flagship in years. That would be a bummer for Galaxy S10e owners, who might don't feel like upgrading at all, and rightfully so. 

Meanwhile, owners of older Galaxy devices, like the Galaxy S9 and S8-series should definitely consider upgrading. The improvement between the different generations is big enough to warrant this upgrade, and 2020 might be the right time to get a shiny new Galaxy. 

If you're still holding out a Galaxy S7, S7 edge, or any other Galaxy phone from the same time period, then we definitely recommend you consider upgrading to the new Galaxies - the time is now!

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New Android flagship supports faster wireless charging speed than Galaxy S20’s fast wired charging - BGR

The coronavirus outbreak has forced the GSMA to cancel the biggest mobile show of the year. MWC 2020 is officially dead, but that’s not entirely bad news. As we’ve already explained, we’ll be in for few interesting weeks when it comes to new mobile products. Everything that was supposed to be unveiled at MWC will be announced separately, with smartphone vendors already planning their own press events. The first announcement already happened online in China, where Xiaomi unveiled the Galaxy S20 rival we all expected to see at MWC. And the phone’s most surprising feature is wireless charging that so fast it actually beats the Galaxy S20’s fast wired charging.

That’s the Mi 10 series, which includes two devices, the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. The two devices were announced via an online-only press event from China, xda-developers reports, and they’re exactly the kind of Galaxy S20 rivals that we expected them to be.

The phones feature the same overall glass-sandwich design complete with a hole-punch curved display on the front and a multi-lens camera system on the bottom. The 6.67-inch OLED screen comes with 90Hz refresh rate support, an in-screen fingerprint sensor, and a hole-punch 20-megapixel camera. The Pro model gets a display that supports increased brightness compared to the regular Mi 10.

Image Source: Xiaomi

Both phones share the same set of core specs. We’re looking at a Snapdragon 865 processor with built-in 5G support, up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256GB of 512GB UFS 3.0 storage, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C connectivity, and Android 10.

The phones also pack similar camera modules, although the Pro’s primary camera has better specs. We’re looking at a 108-megapixel primary camera for both devices, with the Pro getting an 8P lens compared to 7P for the Mi 10. The Pro also features a 20-megapixel ultra-wide lens, 12-megapixel portrait lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 10x hybrid zoom. The Mi 10 has three additional cameras as well, including 13-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel macro, and 2-megapixel depth cameras.

Image Source: Xiaomi

Both phones support fast wired charging, at 30W for the Mi Pro and 50W for the Mi Pro, and both deliver the same wireless charging experience. That’s 30W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging. The Galaxy S20 and S20+ only support 27W wired charging, which means the new Xiaomi phones would recharge faster than two Galaxy S20 models hooked up to a regular wired charger. The S20 Ultra does support 45W wired charging. When it comes to battery size, the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro feature 4,780 mAh and 4,500 mAh batteries, respectively.

The phones are already available for preorder in China, with the Mi 10 starting at 3,999 yuan ($575) for the 8GB/128GB version and going up to 4,699 yuan ($675) for the 12GB/256GB model. The Pro is more expensive, starting at 4,999 yuan ($715), with the 12GB/512GB Pro version selling for 5,999 yuan ($860).

Xiaomi was supposed to hold a press event in Barcelona on February 23rd to unveil the new Mi 10 phones, but it’ll announce them at a later date in the region.

Image Source: Xiaomi

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Microsoft Confirms Massive Windows 10 Upgrade Changes - Forbes

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2. What to expect in Microsoft's new Windows 10 20H1 release, due soon  PCWorld
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2020-02-13 12:09:08Z
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Broadcom Announces BCM4389 Wi-Fi 6E Client Chipset - AnandTech

The Wi-Fi Alliance announced the new Wi-Fi 6E terminology for 802.11ax operation in the 6 GHz band last month. At CES 2020, Broadcom announced a number of Wi-Fi 6E access point solutions. Today, Broadcom is announcing the BCM4389 client Wi-Fi 6E chipset. Consumers can expect to see the chipset in the next generation of high-end smartphones. We have already covered the advantages of Wi-Fi 6E in terms of lower latency, higher throughput, and the availability of more number of 160 MHz channels in our coverage of the Wi-Fi Alliance announcement at CES.

The BCM4389 builds upon Broadcom's success with the BCM4375, which happens to be the currently leading client Wi-Fi 6 chipset in the smartphone market. In addition to the new 6 GHz support with tri-band simultaneous operation and 160 MHz channel support, the BCM4389 also brings in additional power efficiency, thanks to its 16nm process technology and architectural improvements.

The BCM4375 is a 28nm chipset with 2x2 2.4 GHz and 2x2 5 GHz support, while the new BCM4389 adds 2x2 6 GHz to the mix. The scanning radio accounts for the additional radio chain.

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The Bluetooth 5.0 functionality has also received a boost with MIMO support. Broadcom claims that the new implementation can reduce pairing time by a factor of 2 and also alleviate glitching issues when connected to Wi-Fi at the same time (compared to the BCM4375). The icing on the cake is that the MIMO support works with implicit beamforming ensuring that legacy Bluetooth devices stand to benefit too.

Silicon vendors like Broadcom and Qualcomm have been finding it relative straightforward to add 6 GHz support to their existing 802.11ax product lines. Qualcomm has not yet publicly announced Wi-Fi 6E products, though they did talk a lot about being ready for it at their Wi-Fi 6 Day last year. Broadcom, though, seems to have taken the lead with public announcements. Thanks to silicon availability, device vendors should be able to easily push out Wi-Fi 6E support in their products once the FCC clearance is in place. For consumers, the power efficiency improvements along with tri-band simultaneous operation should be very welcome news.

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2020-02-13 10:00:00Z
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Bloomberg: India may soon make controversial social media rules official - Engadget

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The Indian government might soon publish a set of controversial rules that could give it access to the identities of social networking and messaging app users. According to Bloomberg, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is expected to publish the new rules later this month without making major changes to previous drafts.

That means the provisions in earlier drafts still remain, including one that would require platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok to help the government trace the origins of a post within 72 hours even without a warrant or a judicial order. In addition, they have to disable the poster's access to the platform within 24 hours, remove any content when asked and preserve their records for at least 180 days to help government investigators.

They also have to establish a brick-and-mortar operation within India, as well as appoint a "grievance officer" who'll serve as the government's liaison. Bloomberg says officials are still finalizing the language, though, so the details may still be altered even if the rules don't undergo major changes.

If the rules become official, they'll cover all social media and messaging applications, though it's unclear if the Indian government could also ask the companies for foreign users' identities. As privacy advocates warn, platforms would have would have to break their own end-to-end encryption and spy on their users to adhere to the new guidelines. When the rules were first proposed, The Internet and Mobile Association of India, which represent Google, Facebook and Twitter, called them arbitrary and a "violation of the right to privacy recognized by the Supreme Court."

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Bloomberg: India may soon make controversial social media rules official - Engadget

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The Indian government might soon publish a set of controversial rules that could give it access to the identities of social networking and messaging app users. According to Bloomberg, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is expected to publish the new rules later this month without making major changes to previous drafts.

That means the provisions in earlier drafts still remain, including one that would require platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok to help the government trace the origins of a post within 72 hours even without a warrant or a judicial order. In addition, they have to disable the poster's access to the platform within 24 hours, remove any content when asked and preserve their records for at least 180 days to help government investigators.

They also have to establish a brick-and-mortar operation within India, as well as appoint a "grievance officer" who'll serve as the government's liaison. Bloomberg says officials are still finalizing the language, though, so the details may still be altered even if the rules don't undergo major changes.

If the rules become official, they'll cover all social media and messaging applications, though it's unclear if the Indian government could also ask the companies for foreign users' identities. As privacy advocates warn, platforms would have would have to break their own end-to-end encryption and spy on their users to adhere to the new guidelines. When the rules were first proposed, The Internet and Mobile Association of India, which represent Google, Facebook and Twitter, called them arbitrary and a "violation of the right to privacy recognized by the Supreme Court."

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