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Week 18 in review: Galaxy Z Fold3 to support S Pen, Xiaomi is back in the tablet game

It is time to look back to the more memorable stories that shaped the smartphone world in the past seven days. Leaked promo materials on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 revealed a bigger secondary screen for the clamshell, while the larger foldable phone will finally gain support for S Pen. Apple is… Read more

Weekly poll: Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming promises a lot, but is it worth it?

Xiaomi has its Black Shark gaming division, but the Redmi brand wanted something for itself, so it came up with the K40 Gaming smartphone. It is part of the K40 family, but has its priorities set slightly differently. Last week the phone arrived on sale in China and unsurprisingly sold thousands of units in seconds…. Read more

Weekly poll results: vivo V21 5G excites the right crowd, rest of series get little love

Last week we got three new vivo V-series phones and the V21 and V21 5G in particular brought something you don’t see that often – optically stabilized selfie cameras. We asked your opinion on the matter in our weekly poll and you selected the V21 5G as the most exciting device from the lineup. Most of… Read more

OnePlus 9, 9 Pro receive OxygenOS 11.2.5.5 with camera improvements and May security patch

OnePlus continues to improve the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro as it has released the OxygenOS 11.2.5.5 update for both smartphones. The new firmware bumps up the Android security patch level on the OnePlus 9 duo to May 2021 and improves the HDR effect and white balance performance on the pair’s cameras. Additionally, the new… Read more

Realme 8 in for review

Realme unveiled the Realme 8 and 8 Pro in March. We already reviewed the Pro model, and now we have the vanilla 8 in Cyber Silver color with us for the full review. The Realme 8 looks similar to the Pro variant – it’s built around a 6.4″ FullHD+ AMOLED screen with a punch hole… Read more

Unannounced Lenovo Tab M10 5G shows up online

It seems Lenovo is working hard on a new batch of tablets. Hot on the heels of the alleged Yoga Pad Pro leak form a couple of days ago, detailing a intriguing tablet, with HDMI input support, we are now seeing a more-traditional form-factor tablet also pop-up in various places. As per the name suggests… Read more

Asus Zenfone 8 specs surface in full, detailing all of the hardware

Asus will be introducing the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 Flip in just a few days, on May 12. Thanks to some pretty-extensive leaks, we already have a pretty good idea what to expect, as well as how the two phones will look. Even more so now that a very detailed specs sheet for the… Read more

HMD releases revised Nokia Android 11 update roadmap

Last year HMD Global released an Android 11 update roadmap for Nokia smartphones, including a total of 15 smartphones supposed to get the latest version of Android between Q4 2020 and Q2 2021. Out of those, seven are already running Android 11, while the update for a few of them has been delayed. And while… Read more

Just 12% of global iOS users and 4% of US ones have allowed app tracking since the iOS 14.5 rollout

Nobody was ever in doubt that Apple’s new anti-app tracking (ATT) feature, rolled-out with iOS 14.5 would have a major impact on the way targeted advertisement works and consequently, any company with a business model built around it. Like Facebook and its subsidiaries, like Instagram – some of the most severely-affected parties and naturally among… Read more

Redmi K series phone with Dimensity 1100 chipset allegedly in the works

It really didn’t take long after last month’s announcement for the Redmi K40 Gaming to basically explode in popularity, raking in 100,000 sales in one minute. It should hardly come as a surprise then than Xiaomi could be looking into launching one or more derivative models in the near future. We already know that the… Read more

See the Sony Xperia 1 III’s cameras in action in these alleged leaked photos

Sony is no stranger to extended pauses between device announcement and actual sales. This is definitely the case with the new Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. Both were unveiled back in April and can likely be expected in Japan around mid-June. In the meantime, Sony has been trying its best to keep interest… Read more

T-Mobile’s OnePlus 7T Pro 5G gets Android 11 update

The OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro got the Android 11 update in March, and later in April, units locked to T-Mobile’s network also received the latest version of Android. Now it’s time for T-Mobile’s OnePlus 7T Pro 5G to get a taste of Android 11. OnePlus 7T Pro The Android 11 update… Read more

Samsung Galaxy A52 5G India launch imminent as support page goes live on official website

Samsung announced the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A52 5G in March. The A52 is already available in India with a starting price of INR26,499 ($360/€300), and Samsung will launch the A52 5G in the country soon as the smartphone’s support page has gone live on the Korean conglomerate’s official Indian website. The page doesn’t include… Read more

Alleged renders leak of the Sharp Aquos R6 with Leica-branded camera

Sharp is a brand of smartphones with a presence more prominent in Japan. The latest smartphone rumored for Sharp is the Aquos R6 and alleged renders of the device have leaked. Well known camera leaker @nokishita_c crossed over to report about smartphones. The next Sharp smartphone will have a camera system “Co-engineered with Leica”. 5月10日に発表されるシャープ「AQUOS… Read more

New leaked renders show the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite 5G in pink

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite soon in three variants – Wi-Fi only (SM-T730), 4G (SM-T735), and 5G (SM-T736B/SM-T736N). Last month, leaked renders of the 5G model showed us the Tab S7 Lite in Black color. Now a few more images have surfaced, which show the tablet in a Pink shade… Read more