Software-unlimiting the Galaxy Note 8 camera brings 4K HDR video

And it's not just the Galaxy Note 8's camera — the S8- and S7-types can get in on this madness as well. It's best if you have an Exynos version.

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Samsung’s latest VR prototype tries on eye tracking and hand tracking, doesn’t need a phone or PC

An internal third-gen Samsung VR prototype has been showcased in Shanghai recently with an "all-in-one" design and eye tracking functionality.

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Official Snapdragon 835 benchmarks shine, but on a reference device

The Snapdragon 835 gets official benchmark runs against Snap 821, 820, Exynos 8890 and Kirin 960 devices. And the numbers look good... for a reference bed.

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Apple A10 Fusion cores way bigger than competition

We know that iPhones have the best raw performance numbers and the best real-life use experience. Don’t knock us, knock the numbers. The latest set of them, though, digs into why the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus — and the A10 Fusion processor inside them — so painfully

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Samsung exec accused of stealing Exynos trade secrets

As if Samsung had enough to tamp down with the Galaxy Note 7 recall, we now hear of trade secret subterfuge from within the chaebol’s ranks.According to a report from Korean broadcaster SBS, one executive Lee was arrested by police, warranted for accusations of stealing and selling documents about some advanced semiconductor technologies to Chinese firms.Those papers related to details about the 14nm technology being used in

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Weibo: Exynos 8895 could clock up to 3GHz

Popular Weibo tech analyst Bing Yuzhou isn’t afraid to toss around silicon and yap about it like the rest of their kind. AnTuTu here, HiSilicon over there, CPU, GPU, multi-thread, multi-core… just a whole bunch of numbers get put out there.But since we’re in Galaxy S8 territory and looking towards what a rumored Exynos 8895 might have, we ...

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Samsung Galaxy A-series getting 2017 refresh

Two iterations of the Galaxy A series has brought some big specification bumps and some major edits as to what we should think of as an “mid-range” phone at a “mid-range” price.At the same time, though, there are several Chinese competitors we should also ...

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Samsung Galaxy A-series getting 2017 refresh

Two iterations of the Galaxy A series has brought some big specification bumps and some major edits as to what we should think of as an “mid-range” phone at a “mid-range” price.At the same time, though, there are several Chinese competitors we should also ...

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Meizu event could prop up Exynos PRO 6 on September 3 (or 13?)

It was a short while ago that we saw Meizu launch its PRO 6 smartphone with a tri-cluster MediaTek processor, 10 LEDs for a flash ring and some dainty antennas.It was an even shorter while ago that we started talking about another PRO 6 (and the PRO 7). Would it sport an Exynos 8890 chipset this ...

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Exynos 8890-powered Meizu Pro 6 derivation still possible, according to benchmark

Technically, Meizu execs never ruled out a future flagship smartphone model with a Samsung-made Exynos 8890 processor inside. It merely looks like the Pro 7 will first and foremost go the beaten MediaTek path, favoring universal domestic cellular support over raw power.But why are we talking about a successor for a device unveiled just a few months back? Even by China’s blazing fast progress and upgrade standards, it’d be crazy early to see Pro 6’s sequel launched this year, though a spin-off of sorts is an entirely different story.AnTuTu appears to be tipping off such a product ...

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Meizu M1E detailed in photos and specs prior to August 10 release

Meizu has another phone planned. No, it’s not going to be a PRO, it’s not going to be an MX, but rather, it’s this “E” phone. What’s a new letter to us? It’s more unique than what we’ve seen from the Chinese manufacturer in a while.The Meizu M1E has been leaked to be an

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Meizu VP points away from Exynos 8890 for Meizu PRO 7

The Meizu PRO 6 still feels just about new and it doesn’t seem fair to talk about its successor right now, but the vice president of the company is talking and he’s talking processor power.In a group chat, Li Nan said that the PRO 7 would not be using an Exynos 8890 processor because the ...

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The latest on what to expect from the Galaxy Note 7

This supposed phablet started out in the rumor mills as the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. Since then, we’ve been trying to parse together the ins and outs, the hairpins and straightaways, and all of the jokes claiming that six was too afraid of seven ...

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Rumored Galaxy Golden 4 to be next big Samsung flip phone

Samsung still seems to hold the flip phone in very high esteem. So much so that it’s been said the chaebol will pack in an Exynos 8890 chipset, a pair of AMOLED screens and what sounds to be standard S7-caliber cameras into the fourth iteration of its Galaxy Golden series.In a bit of hubris, the internal name for this “SM-W2017” is internally called Veyron. Yep, it’s a Bugatti model.SamMobile details the screens as 3.9-inchers with HD resolution, the cameras with 12 megapixels on ...

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Exynos 8890 on ZUK Z2 runs well, says exec

Lenovo sub-brand ZUK released its Z2 Pro last month. The irony remains that what is just the Z2 has yet to be launched. But it’s definitely coming soon and we have chief executive Chang Cheng telling us just a little bit of how this new phone runs.He posted onto Weibo that after a whole day of use, he was liking this [Exynos] 8890. Yep, that

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