The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is coming to Verizon likely with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765

Back in April, Samsung announced that they’re bringing the Galaxy A01, A11, A21, A51 5G, and A71 5G to the U.S. The Galaxy A71 5G and A51 5G are essentially the same as their LTE counterparts, the late 2019 Galaxy A71 and A51, but they pack upgraded processors and modems to support 5G connectivity. When Samsung announced the A51 5G and A71 5G for the U.S., they didn’t specify which carriers they would launch on, what price they would be available at, when they would go on sale, and what exact processors they’ll pack. In South Korea, both devices feature the Samsung Exynos 980 SoC, but Samsung devices sold in the U.S. usually don’t have Exynos processor. Now, thanks to information from multiple sources, we know a bit more about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A71 5G.

First and foremost, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has just been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. More interestingly is the fact that Samsung has submitted certification for a custom version of the device for Verizon.

Along with this, we examined a publicly accessible database that lists upcoming device models that will support Verizon’s online services. The database listed a device called “samsung_a71xq” coming to Verizon. The most interesting part of the code-name is the “a71xq.” A71 is, of course, the model number for the Galaxy A71. “x” means it’s a 5G device, in this case. Finally, the “q” means it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

We speculated that this chipset will be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 or 765G because it’s the only upper mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with an integrated 5G modem. (There’s little to no chance these devices would have the much more expensive Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 just for 5G connectivity, especially since that chipset has an external modem which would have resulted in some shifting of the internal components of this device.) Indeed, Samsung’s FOTA testbed and a few Geekbench listings corroborate that the U.S. Galaxy A71 5G will have the Snapdragon 765 processor.

We’re well aware that Geekbench listings can be fabricated, but that’s why we’re only using it as corroboration. Plus, we can verify that the build number submitted along with the Geekbench listing is legitimate, something which is very hard to accurately fake. We can tell that these tests were run on a carrier model, non-Verizon, device. Samsung generally releases all models with the same base specifications, so it is expected that the U.S. Unlocked, U.S. Carrier, and Verizon models will all have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765. The main difference between the Verizon and unlocked/carrier models will likely be the addition of mmWave antennas in the former to support Verizon’s Ultrawide Band (mmWave) 5G network. This will likely increase the price, but it allows for connecting to Verizon’s ultra-fast 5G network (that few have access to).

Samsung Galaxy A71 Forums

Through this FOTA testbed, we were also able to get an approximate release date. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, both non-Verizon carrier and unlocked models, should be launching in late June to early July. I am personally very excited to use this device once it comes out. With potentially the same chipset and pricing as the upcoming Google Pixel 5, the Galaxy A71 5G may be a tough competitor.

		Galaxy A71 5G	Galaxy A51 5G
Display		6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Plus	6.5-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED
		Infinity-O Display (1080×2400)	Infinity-O Display (1080×2400)
Camera	Rear	Quad Camera Main: 64MP, F1.8 Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2 Depth: 5MP, F2.2 Macro: 5MP, F2.4	Quad Camera Main: 48MP, F2.0 Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2 Depth: 5MP, F2.2 Macro: 5MP, F2.4
	Front	Selfie: 32MP, F2.2	Selfie: 32MP, F2.2
Body		75.5 x 162.5 x 8.1 mm, 185g	73.6 x 158.9 x 8.7 mm, 187g
AP		Octa Core (Dual 2.2GHz + Hexa 1.8GHz)	Octa Core (Dual 2.2GHz + Hexa 1.8GHz)
Memory		6GB / 8GB RAM	6GB / 8GB RAM
		128GB Internal Storage	128GB Internal Storage
		MicroSD Slot (up to 1TB)	MicroSD Slot (up to 1TB)
Battery		4,500mAh (typical), 25W Super Fast Charging	4,500mAh (typical), 15W Adaptive Fast Charging
Biometrics		On-Screen Fingerprint	On-Screen Fingerprint
Color		Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver, Prism Cube Blue	Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink

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Google releases Assistant-powered Action Blocks and new accessibility features in Maps, Live Transcribe, and Sound Amplifier

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Google is using the opportunity to announce several new accessibility-minded features. “Action Blocks” are finally ready for a public release, and new accessibility features are coming to Live Transcribe, Sound Amplifier, and Google Maps.

Action Blocks is a feature that Google introduced last year. In a nutshell, it’s an app that allows you to create buttons on the home screen to perform Google Assistant commands. The idea is these buttons are much easier for people with some form of cognitive disability use, rather than interacting with their voice or text.

While Action Blocks were designed as an accessibility tool, the functionality can be useful to anyone. You can create Google Assistant macros to automate things in your home and simply tap a widget instead of reciting a command. Blocks can be resized on the home screen and customized with images. Tapping a block will open Google Assistant and perform the command for you.

Action Blocks (Free, Google Play) →

Next up is Live Transcribe, a tool that was introduced at Google I/O 2019. Live Transcribe automatically transcribes speech to text in multiple languages and it’s super handy. Now, Google is making it possible to add specific words that Google might not recognize, like names and things not found in the dictionary. Users can also search saved transcription by keywords.

The most interesting new feature for Live Transcribe, however, is the ability to be notified when someone nearby says your name. Users can set their name as a keyword and their phone will vibrate when it’s heard. This could be particularly useful for people who are deaf or hearing impaired. Live Transcribe now also includes Albanian, Burmese, Estonian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Punjabi, and Uzbek.

Live Transcribe (Free, Google Play) →

Speaking of sound, the Sound Amplifier tool (which was announced alongside Live Transcribe) now works with Bluetooth headphones. Sound Amplifier allows people to essentially increase the volume of their surroundings, and now that can be done over Bluetooth. Google Pixel devices can now boost the audio of media playing on the device as well.

Sound Amplifier (Free, Google Play) →

Lastly, wheelchair access in Google Maps is getting more prominent placement for those that need it. The information has been available in Google Maps for a while, but it was buried inside the location details. Now, if that’s information that you need, you can select the “Accessible Places” option to have it shown right in the search results. Accessible Places is rolling out now in Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Maps - Navigate & Explore (Free, Google Play) →

Source 1: Google | Source 2: Google

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The Google Pixel 4a launch may have been delayed until July

The Pixel 4a has been in the news a lot lately and we’ve been expecting an announcement to come soon. Rumors from earlier this month pointed at a June launch to coincide with the Android 11 Beta Launch Show. Unfortunately, it’s sounding more and more like we’ll be waiting a bit longer. New reports are claiming the Pixel 4a will launch in July.

The new information has been shared by Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech and David Ruddock of Android Police. Prosser claims the announcement is planned for July 13th, but Ruddock says there’s no exact timeframe. Either way, the device seems to have been delayed again.

Pixel 4a XDA Forums

Ruddock speculates about why that might be, saying if Google is really ditching the 64GB model for the US, manufacturing would have to be adjusted, causing delays (especially right now). Prosser mentions Just Black and Barely Blue as the two color options, the latter was previously rumored. He also reiterates that there will not be a 5G model or an XL variant. All of this lines up with previously rumored information.

At this point, we know a lot about the Pixel 4a. It’s really just a matter of the device officially going up for sale. The latest reports claim there will not be Active Edge on the Pixel 4a. The rumored price of $349 is also beginning to get more evidence. We’ve even seen the device compared to other Pixel phones in a performance test and camera review.

Rumored Google Pixel 4a Specifications

• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
• GPU: Adreno 618
• RAM: 6GB
• Internal storage: 64GB(?), 128GB UFS 2.1
• Display: Single hole-punch 5.81-inch display, 2,340 x 1,080 resolution, 443 dpi, 60Hz refresh rate
• Rear camera: 12.2 MP Sony IMX363, f/1.73 aperture, 1.4µm pixels, OIS, EIS, LED flash, 4K video recording, Autofocus
• Front camera: 8.0 MP Sony IMX355, f/2.0 aperture, 1.14µm pixels, EIS, Fixed focus
• Connectivity: 4G, Dual SIM, GPS, WiFi 5, Bluetooth, GLONASS
• Ports: USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
• Security: Rear fingerprint sensor
• Battery: 3,080 mAh
• Software: Android 10

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Source 1: Twitter | Source 2: Twitter

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Kernel sources for the Moto G8 Play and Nubia Play 5G are now available

The availability of the kernel source code for a particular phone plays an important part in aftermarket development. Not only does it allow third-party developers to dive deeper into the code and tune it to improve the device’s overall performance, but the kernel source release also helps them to build custom recoveries and ROMs for the device. To promote such development as well as fulfilling the legal obligation regarding GNU General Public License v2, most OEMs nowadays publicly release kernel sources sometime after their devices hit the market. Now two major smartphone manufacturers, Motorola and Nubia, have released kernel sources for the Moto G8 Play and the Nubia Play 5G, respectively.

Moto G8 Play

It might be a little bit difficult to spot the Moto G8 Play among the sheer number of variants in the latest iteration of Motorola’s G-series. Launched back in October 2019, the MediaTek Helio P70-powered device comes with a generous 4,000mAh battery, albeit there is no fast charging support. The internal specifications of the Moto G8 Play (code-name: “lima_32”) are surprisingly in line with the Motorola One Macro (code-name: “lima”), thus the Android Pie-based kernel source linked below might be compatible with both of them.

Moto G8 Play XDA Forums || Moto G8 Play Kernel Sources

Nubia Play 5G

The Nubia Play 5G features an impressive notchless 6.65-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz screen refresh rate. You can find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC inside, and the phone packs a quad-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 48MP‌ primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide lens, 2MP macro lens, and 2MP depth sensor. On the software side, the Nubia Play 5G runs Nubia UI 8.0 based on Android 10 out of the box. The phone isn’t available outside China as of yet, but the release of the kernel source is certainly a praiseworthy job.

Nubia Play 5G Kernel Sources

 

 

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[Update: Italian] Google Translate’s real-time translation feature is rolling out now

Update (5/21/20 @ 10:55 AM ET): Google Translate adds Italian to the real-time translation feature.

A few months ago, Google started work on a new feature in Translate called “Continuous Translation.” This feature was eventually shown off to the public in January earlier this year, but now it’s finally ready for primetime. The feature is now called “Transcribe” and it will be rolling out to Google Translate for Android in the next few days.

In a nutshell, Transcribe allows you to record spoken words in one language and have them translated on your phone in near real-time. The use cases for this are easy to see. You can translate your own speech, someone who is speaking to you, or hold it up to a computer speaker or TV. The translation happens without any noticeable processing delay.

This differs from Google Translate’s current transcription feature that requires you to input text or voice and then wait for a translation. Google says that “wasn’t well suited to listen[ing] to a longer translated discussion at a conference, a classroom lecture or a video of a lecture, a story from a grandparent, etc.”

Using the new feature is pretty straightforward. When you open Google Translate for Android, you’ll see a new “Transcribe” button under the text box. Tap this and you’ll be brought to the Listen page where you can select the languages. Just tap the microphone icon to start listening or to pause translation. At launch, Transcribe supports English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai.

Google Translate (Free, Google Play) →

Source: Google

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Update: Italian

Google Translate’s live-transcription feature started rolling out in March with support for 8 languages. That number is now 9 as Italian has been added to the list. Simply go to the Transcribe section and select Italian.

Source: Google Italy | Via: Android Police

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Google Play Movies adds its first Dolby Vision HDR titles

Earlier this year, Google announced support for HDR content on Google Play Movies & TV. The company specifically mentioned HDR10+, but we knew it was preparing to support Dolby Vision HDR as well. Today, we’re seeing a batch of Dolby Vision HDR titles available on the platform.

Joker and A Simple Favor are the first two Dolby Vision HDR titles on Google Play Movies. It appears that Google is preparing to announce official support as there is a “Top Dolby Vision movies” section when you search for “Dolby.” Play Movies is still well behind other platforms when it comes to HDR content. Apple currently offers over 600 DV titles.

So what exactly is Dolby Vision and how does it compare to HDR10+? Dolby Vision is a proprietary standard for HDR, whereas HDR10+ is a royalty-free standard. Dolby Vision has a slightly higher bit depth, which measures the number of graduations of colors in an image. That slightly higher bit depth, however, makes for a huge difference in colors. Dolby Vision can display 68.7 billion colors compared to HDR10+’s 1.07 billion. Overall, DV is better than HDR10+ across the board.

Regardless of the best standard, it’s great to see Google Play Movies finally get more HDR content. With a possible rebrand and refocusing on Android TV on the horizon, it’s important for Google’s in-house content store to offer the best quality possible. The company still has a long way to go to compete with Apple and Amazon, but you have to start somewhere.

Google Play Movies & TV (Free, Google Play) →

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Download the LG Velvet wallpapers in Full HD (2460×1080)

Just a few days ago, LG took the stage to unveil the LG Velvet, a mid-range smartphone under a new branding that replaces the long-standing LG G series. The non-flagship tag is evident in the sense that the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SoC instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Featuring an all-new design language that is quite different from LG’s current portfolio, the LG Velvet comes with a special digitizer in its display that enables Wacom stylus support with up to 4096 pressure levels.

LG Velvet XDA Forums

The LG Velvet is currently available in South Korea, but in case you find the new design language pleasing, you can at least get a glimpse of the new experience on your existing hardware by downloading the stock wallpapers. These are extracted from the Korean firmware of the device. You can check out the set of colorful, vibrant wallpapers from LG’s newest smartphone.

Previewed above are sixteen wallpapers with a unique 2460×1080 resolution, thanks to the 20.5:9 aspect ratio of the LG Velvet’s 6.8-inch POLED display panel. Instead of grabbing them individually, you can also download all of the stock wallpapers together using the ZIP linked below, thanks to MyLGPhones. Note that the wallpapers above are compressed for lighter file size and we recommend downloading them from one of the links below.

Download LG Velvet wallpapers (zip): Google Drive ||| MEGA

Specification	LG Velvet
Display	6.8” POLED display 20.5:9 2460×1080 FHD+
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
RAM and Storage	8GB+ 128GB UFS 2.1 Expandable using microSD card slot
Battery & Charging	4,300mAh Fast wireless charging support
Rear Camera	Primary: 48MP Secondary: 8MP Ultra Wide-Angle Camera Tertiary: 5MP Depth Sensor
Front Camera	16MP
Other Features	3.5mm headphone jack Wacom stylus support with 4096 pressure levels USB Type-C In-display fingerprint scanner
Android Version	Android 10 with LG’s custom UI on top

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Source: MyLGPhones

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