Week 1 in review: Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note10 Lite are here

Let’s start off the year (and the decade) with a recap of the top stories this week. Some of these are from 2019 and that’s because the new year came mid-week.

The biggest story of the week was the unveil of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite. The pair share a non-curved 1080p 6.7-inch Super AMOLED and 4,500mAh batteries with 25W fast-charging, but differ in a few key areas. The Galaxy Note10 Lite has an S Pen, a 10nm Exynos 9810 (as in the Galaxy S9 and Note9) and a 12MP + 12MP + 12MP regular, tele and ultrawide cameras. The Galaxy S10 Lite has a Snapdragon 855 and a 48MP + 12MP + 5MP regular, ultrawide and depth cameras.

In other Samsung-related stories the rumor that Samsung will call its next flagship the Galaxy S20 instead of S11 seems to have been solidified. So guess we’d better get used to it.

Samsung also made headlines by announcing that it was the biggest 5G smartphone vendor in 2019 with 6.7 million 5G-capable phones shipped. The company also mentioned that it will be bringing its first 5G tablet in the first quarter of 2020.

OnePlus issued the first teaser for its ConceptOne smartphone, coming at CES 2020, and it showed an uninterrupted rear that hides a triple camera behind a dimmable glass. That’s basically a one pixel LCD, similar to a high-tech glass roof that can dim to reduce the amount of light coming through – neat.

An Apple-filed patent was revealed this week. It suggests that Apple is working on an iPhone without a front-facing camera, notch or FaceID. It’s unclear what Apple will make of this concept of an iPhone with a square screen, but it did make for a popular story.

Xiaomi unveiled its Watch Color for China. The smartwatch runs Android Wear, has a 1.39-inch OLED screen, has GPS and NFC, is 5 ATM water resistant and costs CNY799 ($115/€100) in China.

Speaking of Xiaomi, it delayed its concept Mi Mix Alpha indefinitely. No reason was quoted and no specific release date was given so it might be a while before we get to see the wrap-around screen in person.

This week the specs and images of the realme 5i surfaced. The device will become official on January 6. A day later, on January 7, the Redmi K30 5G will also be unveiled.

Finally Huawei revealed that it has so far shipped 12 million Mate 30 series devices, despite the lack of Google Services. The maker has set its target at 20 million.

See you next week!

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite announced
The two share the 6.7″ screen and 4,500mAh battery, but pack different cameras and chipsets.


OnePlus Concept One feature teaser: invisible camera
OnePlus has used color-shifting glass tech to conceal the rear camera when it’s not in use. People with trypophobia rejoice.


Patent appears from Apple with full-screen display and no notch
The patent was filed by Apple last month in Japan but what could it be for?


Get used to it - Samsung Galaxy S20 is Samsung's next flagship
Samsung will release the Galaxy S20 and not the S11 in February.


Xiaomi Watch Color unveiled, more details coming January 3
The second Mi branded smartwatch is coming with a circular design and plenty of colorful watch straps.


Full Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro specs and prices leak, to launch together
The leak details 90Hz OLED, Snapdragon 865, 66W wired charging and much more.


Google Pixel 4a renders show punch-hole display and square camera cutout
Take a look at the next-gen midrange Pixel.


9 new Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones trademarked
These will succeed last year’s Galaxy A series smartphones.


Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite live images surface
It will sport a triple camera setup on the back and flaunt a punch hole display.


Samsung shipped over 6.7M 5G phones in 2019, Galaxy Tab S6 5G coming in Q1
Samsung accounted for more than half the 5G smartphones in the world in 2019.


Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha delayed indefinitely
It seems the futuristic concept phone is not coming any time soon.


Here's the retail box of the Xiaomi Watch Color, specs in tow
We can now fill-in some of the specs of the recently-unveiled smartwatch.


Xiaomi Mi Watch Color price revealed
It will go on sale in China starting tomorrow.


Samsung Galaxy M21 is on the way, details leak alongside colors for the M11 and M31
The Korean company is getting ready to refresh its mid-rangers.


Realme 5i coming on January 6, listed on retailer's website with specs and images
It’s basically the Realme 5 with a downgraded selfie camera.


Redmi K30 5G launch date finally announced - it is January 7
The first 5G device of the Xiaomi sub-brand will cost from CNY1,999 or about $285/€255.


Samsung Galaxy Buds+ almost ready for release
Samsung’s upcoming truly wireless buds apply for Bluetooth certification.


Huawei shipped 12 million Mate 30 series phones worldwide
The company is aiming to top the 20 million mark.


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