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Samsung Galaxy M51 released with a bonkers big battery

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The Samsung Galaxy M51 was revealed today with a massive 7000mAh battery. That’ll be a big enough battery to last you a day and a half, more than likely – unless you’re doing nothing but streaming video with full brightness on mobile data. But even then, you’ll get a whole lot of video for your one full charge.

This device has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a single centered punch-hole for its front-facing camera. The front-facing camera on this machine is a 32MP piece of hardware made for selfies. You’ll not see the dual-camera setup we’ve assumed on devices like the Motorola One 5G or the OnePlus Nord here, though they do all have very similar displays… if you’re going only by the most basic dimensions.

The Samsung Galaxy M51 has a side-mounted power button and side-mounted fingerprint reader. There’s a set of four cameras on the back, led by a 64MP sensor. There’s a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera with 123-degree FoV, and two 5MP cameras. One of the two 5MP cameras is used for depth sensing, the other is used to capture macro photos.

Inside the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SoC. This processor is ready to roll with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, with a microSD card slot for media storage expansion. Remember when most smartphones had a microSD card slot and a removable, replaceable battery? What a wild time to be alive!

The Samsung Galaxy M51 was released on pre-order starting today in Germany. You’ll find the device there for approximately €360. At this price, if this device is released in the USA in the near future, we can assume we’ll see it for between $350 and $400 USD. The official release date for Europe for the Samsung Galaxy M51 is September 11, 2020, and you’ll be able to purchase this device in black or white.

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Jeep’s Wild Wrangler Magneto 3.0 Concept EV Is Going Out With A Bang

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To go with that, Jeep has added Dynatrac 60 front axles (5.38:1 ratio) and Dynatrac 80 rear axles (5.38:1 ratio), along with 20-inch off-road beadlock wheels and 40-inch mud terrain tires. The whole thing is lifted by three inches compared to a standard Wrangler. The result, the automaker says, is an EV that excels in off-road situations, not least because of how controllable the power delivery is.

“When you’re rock crawling, you need to be very neat and clean with your driving,” Mike Allen, Jeep Design Chief, says, “especially if there’s a cliff next to you, you need to be very controlled with that.”

To help, Jeep has added a power selection switch. On the one hand, you can have the maximum 650 horsepower and 900 lb-ft of torque; alternatively, the standard setting tamps it down to a more conservative 285 horsepower and 273 lb-ft. Allen says the range is around 150 miles, though that — nor charging times —was never meant to be the Magneto concept’s focus.

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The Best Mods & Upgrades That Can Give New Life To A C4 Corvette

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Replacing your restrictive and likely corroded factory exhaust with a new cat-back exhaust is one of the best power adders that you can do to your C4 Corvette. The term “cat-back” refers to the section of the system that is downstream of the catalytic converter, a device that removes harmful emissions from exhaust gases.

An aftermarket exhaust with modern muffler technology will reduce backpressure, allowing more air to flow into the engine, which increases horsepower. According to the popular aftermarket exhaust manufacturer Corsa, a cat-back system for the L98 engine (the most common C4 engine) adds 14 horsepower and 16 foot-pounds of torque to an otherwise stock powerplant — all while adding a deep, muscular exhaust note that’ll make your C4 sound like a Corvette should.

Returning to catalytic converters for a moment, they’re typically long-lasting but may eventually fail by becoming contaminated, clogged, or overheated, leading to decreased horsepower. In the process of installing a cat-back exhaust, it’s worth inspecting or proactively replacing the catalytic converter itself. High-flow performance converters are available which will boost horsepower beyond the cat-back exhaust alone, yet still keep your vehicle compliant with the emissions guidelines of the EPA and local authorities.

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6 Easy Ways To Unlock Your Android Phone Without A Password

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For years, fingerprints have been the de-facto phone unlock method because of the method’s incredible convenience and relative security. While a bad actor can, in theory, replicate your fingerprint, and while some Android phones have had fingerprint reader bugs, the majority of the time it’s secure enough to trust while allowing you to access your device in less than a second.

Many modern Android phones utilize an under-display fingerprint sensor that uses either an optical light sensor or ultrasonics to analyze registered fingerprints, while others place a trusty capacitive sensor on the back of the phone or the power button.

Importantly, optical sensors are the easiest of the three to fool in the event someone gets access to your fingerprint. Law enforcement can be especially aggressive should they invent a reason to search your device, having once tried to use a dead man’s finger to do so. However, Android stores fingerprint data in a Trusted Execution Environment, an encrypted section of the phone’s memory that cannot be accessed by the main CPU or by apps.

Setting your fingerprints up can be a bit of a hassle, as some Android phones can be finicky. It may be a good idea to register the same fingerprint twice if you find that your phone’s fingerprint sensor has a hard time recognizing your preferred digit.

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