News

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra’s DxOMark scores are out now

Just what you’d expect from a flagship

Published

April 22, 2020

Shivam Vahia

The DxOMark results of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra are out now and the camera setup has scored 132 in the photo segment and 102 in the video department. This gives it a rank of the sixth most powerful smartphone camera setup commercially available right now with an average of 122.

Currently, the leaderboard is headed by the Huawei P40 Pro with an average score of 128. The OPPO Find X2 and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, both have scored slightly higher at 124. The gap between these points is practically negligible, making them all practically stellar phones with class-leading cameras.

Coming to the Galaxy S20 Ultra, it does an amazing job in accurately gauging exposure, autofocus, as well as c0lors. The telephoto camera delivers up to 4x optical zoom and does an excellent job in medium to long-range photos. However, there is a slight issue close-range zoom shoots where the edges don’t look perfectly fused.

On the other hand, the wide-angle lens is a top-scorer in the category and with well balanced geometric distortion. Even low-light shots have no flaws and pixel binning technology works seamlessly. For portrait shots, DxOMark says they are among the best they’ve seen and strong blur is also created unblemished.

On the video side, Samsung’s cameras are known for quick autofocus and top-notch stabilization. This is where it scores the highest. But, the videos show a slight amount of noise in lowlight.

It’s very important to note that these are extremely scrutinized scores and the practical experience of using a phone will be best-in-class. Except for a photography pundit, pretty much every user will be amazed by the camera and won’t be able to easily point out these flaws or drawbacks.

Benchmarks help in understanding the raw power of a component and the phone as a whole. AnTuTu is one of the most popular tools for gauging the power of a mobile processor. Similarly, the DxOMark score has long been an industry-leading benchmark to test a phone’s camera capability. But, shouldn’t be equated to real-life usage.

Read Also: Mi 10 Pro vs OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro vs OPPO Find X2 Pro: Camera shootout

Enterprise

TikTok finally gets a buyer in the United States

The deal targets a closing date in late January.

Published

December 19, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

The year started with a ban. A day before Donald Trump started his second term, TikTok went dark, in anticipation of an impending ban. The platform quickly went back online, leading to an ultimatum that saw TikTok hunt for an American buyer to full stave off a definitive ban in the United States. Now, as the year ends, a buyer is finally here.

Via CNBC, TikTok has reportedly inked a deal to finalize a deal in the United States, as stated in an internal memo from CEO Shou Zi Chew. The memo, which was sent just this week, details a plan that will see the deal close by January 26, 2026.

Fifty percent of TikTok’s newly restructured U.S. arm will be held by a collection of American investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. Meanwhile, already existing investors of TikTok will hold 30.1 percent. Finally, ByteDance will retain 19.9 percent.

Additionally, TikTok’s algorithm in the United States will be retrained with American data. The American arm will also handle the country’s “data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurance.” Oracle will be the “trusted security partner” in charge of making sure the company keeps within regulations in the country.

With a deal pushing through, the long-running TikTok saga in the United States might finally come to a close.

Gaming

Silksong is getting its first major expansion next year

The expansion is called Sea of Sorrow.

Published

December 16, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

I still can’t believe that Hollow Knight: Silksong came out this year. After years of just waiting for the mythical title, it’s surreal to have it in my library. Now, barely waiting to catch their breath, Team Cherry is already working hard towards the next content drop, starting with Silksong DLC.

Just like the original Hollow Knight, Silksong is getting free DLCs to expand its story. The upcoming Sea of Sorrow DLC will be the game’s “first big expansion.”

The expansion’s trailer barely shows anything about the new content, besides vague allusions to what’s coming. At the very least, Team Cherry has confirmed, both via the announcement and the accompanying poster, that Sea of Sorrow will be nautical-themed.

It will feature new locations, new tools, and new enemies. By itself, Silksong is already a huge game. Adding more content then is a massive undertaking. Plus, Team Cherry says that this is just the first expansion, hinting at more coming in the future.

Sea of Sorrow will launch in 2026.

Besides the new expansion, the studio is also working on a Nintendo Switch 2 update for the original Hollow Knight. It will add higher framerates, resolutions, and more graphical effects. PC players will also get some upgrades to support larger screens.

The Switch 2 update, which will be free for those who already own the original game, will also launch next year.

Entertainment

Supergirl gets its first teaser trailer

Milly Alcock stars as the titular character.

Published

December 12, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

Before the new year starts, it’s already fair to assume that Supergirl might be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. Premiering a year after the globally successful Superman, Supergirl will see the adventures of Clark Kent’s superpowered cousin, Kara Zor-El. Now, the next film in the sage finally has a teaser trailer.

As James Gunn mentioned previously, Supergirl will be based on Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Off traveling to other planets to party, Kara finds herself thrust back into the role of being a hero after a young girl named Ruthye Mary Knoll asks her for help.

Though the teaser trailer is mostly a montage of scenes, we already know what we can expect. According to Gunn, Supergirl will be tonally different from Superman, and we see this in the trailer.

However, we can still see influences from Gunn including the usage of “Call Me” by Blondie for the trailer. Also, the film’s space scenes look like they can fit right in with Guardians of the Galaxy.

Still, that’s what we have, and we’re excited. Supergirl will premiere on June 26, 2026.

The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella). Milly Alcock plays the titular character. Meanwhile, she will star alongside Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knoll.