Is Samsung's next flagship going to be called the Galaxy S20?

While we have been calling the next Samsung flagships the Galaxy S11 series, a new rumour from leaker Ice Universe (@UniverseIce over at Twitter) suggests might be skipping a whole lot of numbers to an aptly named Galaxy S20. Why S20? Well, for the year 2020. As the tipster's tweet says, "Next year is 2020, and 20 is a new beginning." What that new beginning is we don't know. But it's not precisely farfetched for Samsung to skip a generation, it's done so with the Note 6 in the past to align the Note series with the Galaxy S series. And while Ice Universe has a relatively good track record for leaks, it's still important to approach the rumour with a grain of salt.

Samsung Galaxy S11 might kick off the new era for the company

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We know the Galaxy Note 10 isn’t here yet, but that isn’t stopping the rumours from coming in about Samsung’s next flagship. Samsung leaker/insider Ice Universe shared some details about the S11 that we’re anticipating. The phone is reportedly being called “Picasso,” who is known to be a revolutionary painter. (In case you wanted to know, the Galaxy Note 10 was codenamed Da Vinci, who was known for his do-it-all brilliance.) The camera will get a “substantial” upgrade. It’ll reportedly have a smaller front-facing camera than the Note 10. The S11 will supposedly launch with the second-generation version of Samsung’s One UI interface on top of Google’s upcoming Android Q. And it will reportedly run on next-generation memory that won’t work with the Note 10.

There’s a possibility that the S11 will take its cue from the Note 10, which will reportedly drop the headphone jack and get rid of the microSD card slot for the entry-level. But it’s being said that the Note 10 is dropping this to make space for the S Pen. Perhaps with the S11, Samsung might change its mind. It’s going to be quite a wait until we see the S11 and whether it ushers in a new era for the company. 

Source: Forbes

New Google Pixel 4 leak fuels hand gesture control rumours

With the number of sensors adorning the front of the Google Pixel 4, it comes as no surprise why the notched display might be disappearing for this version of the Pixel. The newest leaked photos obtained by Ice Universe show the detached bezels of both the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. Both feature a large ovoid hole on the right side of the phone that hasn’t been accounted for in the past. This makes us believe that the said space is for the Project Soli radar, which would allow gesture control for this phone. The other holes are said to be for things like dual selfie cameras, central speaker, and face recognition or depth sensor. For now, as with any other leak, we still have to take this information with a grain of salt.