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Apple has released iOS 16.1.2 for the iPhone 8 and later. While the update is available for multiple iPhone models, iOS 16.1.2 primarily addresses an issue that resulted in iPhone 14 series units erroneously thinking they had been involved in car crashes.

The Oppo Find N2 Flip has leaked online, less than a month ahead of its presumed introduction at Inno Day 2022. Showcased in a hands-on video, the upcoming foldable features a huge cover display and will look to steal a march on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4.

The changelog for MIUI 14 has surfaced online ahead of the software’s official introduction alongside the Xiaomi 13 series. Offered up with numerous changes from MIUI 13, MIUI 14 will integrate Android 13’s new features, as well as a few Xiaomi flourishes.

High-resolution renders of the Moto X40 have turned up online, courtesy of @OnLeaks and MySmartPrice. To be offered first in China, the Moto X40 will eventually launch globally as the Motorola Edge 40 Pro with the same specifications.

Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has demonstrated time and again that it is capable of building affordable smartphones with great performance. Is this true for the Poco M5 as well? We'll give you a quick summary of our review in this article.

The FCC has now published documentation for all Samsung Galaxy S23 series models, with the Galaxy S23 Ultra the final piece of the puzzle. With a strange downgrade from the Galaxy S22 Ultra that will affect recharging times, leaker Roland Quandt may have stumbled upon the release date for Samsung's next flagships too.

Corning has announced a successor for its top-end Gorilla Glass Victus product for mobile devices such as smartphones. The company asserts that its latest form of flagship display protection will boost durability when exposed to "rougher" surfaces such as concrete. The first devices with the new attribute is projected to be on the market in early 2023.

The performance-oriented smartphone brand iQOO has now joined Xiaomi in suspending the formerly imminent launch of its new flagships. A mid-range Neo7 SE, set to introduce a new processor, was to have debuted alongside them. Now, this device has allegedly leaked out in further detail, its extra-fast charging large battery included.

Pete Lau holds leading roles at both OPPO and OnePlus, and has just uploaded a possible hint as to the build quality of the former's second-gen foldable flagship smartphone, the Find N2. If so, it may help explain rumors of a reduced total weight in the putative device. Meanwhile, it is also thought responsible for a new entry on the Geekbench database with high-end specs, albeit with slight potential caveats.

More details about the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro have emerged. Not only has Xiaomi outlined the Xiaomi 13 Pro’s ‘floating’ telephoto camera, but full specification sheets for both models have surfaced online.

@OnLeaks has delivered high-resolution renders of the Nord CE 3 months before the device’s anticipated unveiling. Reportedly, the Nord CE 3 will represent a shift in design for OnePlus’s mid-range series, with OnePlus taking greater care to distinguish its cheaper smartphones from its flagship ones.

Moving forward, OnePlus will be providing four major OS upgrades and five years of security patches to select smartphones. This is identical to Samsung's software update policy and guarantees that 2023 flagships like the OnePlus 11 and Samsung Galaxy S23 series will be supported for about the same time.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it and seven federal states will sue Google and iHeartMedia for ‘deceptive ads’. Having paid radio hosts to promote the Pixel 4 without labelling their testimonials as advertising.

The wait for the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro goes on. However, the company behind the upcoming smartphones has now detailed a few camera specifications while also sharing several samples from the pair’s new cameras, with the Xiaomi 13 Pro inheriting the Sony IMX989 from the Xiaomi 12S Ultra.

A reliable leaker has shared renders of the Pixel 7a, Google’s next mid-range smartphone. While the Pixel 7a resembles the Pixel 7, the former is a touch smaller than the latter.

Xiaomi has now officially announced the postponement of the launch event of its imminent flagships, the Xiaomi 13 series. The phones were originally scheduled to debut tomorrow, December 1, but those plans have been temporarily shelved, likely in honor of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin who passed this morning.

The iPhone has made a name for taking stellar photos, but Android phones have largely caught up or exceeded Apple's image quality. However, the iPhone 15 line is rumored to include sensors from Sony that may set it far apart from the competition.

The Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus are expected to mirror the design of their predecessors, albeit with a few Galaxy S22 Ultra-inspired differences. Most improvements for Samsung’s next-generation flagships will be internal though, such as the global adoption of Snapdragon chipsets. Recent FCC certifications have highlighted that larger batteries should be headed to the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus, too.

According to reports from South Korean media, Samsung has settled on a date for the release of the Galaxy S23 series. To be unveiled at another Galaxy Unpacked event, the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra are tipped to make their entrance in San Francisco before embarking on a global release.

Xiaomi has outlined more Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro specifications ahead of the pair’s announcement this Thursday. Meanwhile, Xiaomi 13 Pro colours have leaked online, courtesy of an official-looking render and a hands-on image with three models.

Xiaomi continues to tease MIUI 14 on social media, having recently confirmed the OS update’s inclusion in the forthcoming Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro. Arriving on December 1, Xiaomi claims it enacted ‘Project Razor’ last year to improve MIUI in three major areas.

As a refreshed version of the top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, the 8 Plus Gen 1 (or 8+ Gen 1) has appeared nearly exclusively in flagship-level Android smartphones as a rule in 2022. However, that is now said to change in 2023, as the platform is set to power more mid-range devices as the Gen 2 takes over. Then again, they may come with compromises - with the exception of the Realme "Neo 5", of course.

ZTE has made the Aerospace Edition of its Axon 40 Ultra official today. The OEM has aimed for the stratosphere with this new version of its flagship Android smartphone by combining a re-styled ceramic rear panel with its existing third-gen under-display selfie camera. It can be ordered with up to 18GB of RAM, although this will push its price over US$1,000 in its native China.

OPPO has arguably scored a win with its first-gen foldable Android device, the Find N. Nevertheless, the latest rumors point to even better specs in its allegedly upcoming successor. They include the latest brightness- and efficiency-boosting display technology from Samsung in both the cover and main displays of the phablet, along with a new main camera and faster charging.

Xiaomi will officially present the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro this Thursday, having only announced plans to do so earlier today. However, photos have already leaked online showing the pair side by side, revealing what to expect from Xiaomi’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-based flagships in the process.

Xiaomi has started teasing the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro, a pair of flagships that the company had already confirmed would rely on the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Not only has Xiaomi revealed the Xiaomi 13 series’ launch date, but it has also detailed their launch software and a few hardware features.

iQOO has already effectively confirmed that its new 11 and 11 Pro mobile flagships will launch soon. Now, the brand's latest teasers hint strongly at cutting-edge displays in both upcoming smartphones. Their "peerless screens" will combine some of the highest-end specs available to create a panel type that will apparently be exclusive to them on their launch.

Although it will launch as a rugged phone, the upcoming Doogee V30 sports a back covered with eco-friendly leather and a wood grain-inspired side panel. While most specs have not been unveiled yet, Doogee has confirmed eSIM support as the V30's main feature. Thanks to it, up to 4 different eSIM numbers can be available at a time.

Realme has announced a global launch for the 10 Pro series, a new line of Android smartphones. The brand has confirmed that its curved-display flagship is coming to markets such as India, and has indicated that it might start at INR 25,000 or less in that country.

The Xiaomi 12T Pro offers high-end features in many areas, but it is not a flagship smartphone. Nevertheless, the cameras are a strong selling point, especially the main camera, and so the smartphone attempts to give the camera elite a run for their money. We compare how the 200 MP sensor compares to the "old" 108 MP camera...

OPPO's vice president and president of global business has reportedly laid out a rough timeline for its next-gen Android product range for the coming year. It may indicate that the OEM's next generation of Find X6 and X6 Pro flagships will be first to launch, followed by equally premium Find N-series foldable smartphones. One or both may have cameras enhanced by second-gen MariSilicon ISPs.

The Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro are expected to emerge soon as a new premium Android devices with the latest Qualcomm silicon. Now, the former may have leaked in a new case apparently capable of conferring an edge-to-edge effect on its upgraded flat display. The freshly leaked image also hints at iPhone-esque edges to its potentially compact form-factor.

According to a new report, Xiaomi has decided to kick off the Redmi K60 series with three models, including the mysterious Redmi K60E. Bizarrely, the regular Redmi K60 is rumoured to launch with a more powerful and newer chipset than the Redmi K60 Pro. Meanwhile, the Redmi K60 trio have also stopped by the 3C in China.

Initial RedMagic 8 Pro certifications point towards the flagship offering even more outlandish charging capabilities than the current RedMagic 7 Pro or RedMagic 7S Pro. To be available with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the RedMagic 8 Pro should arrive later this year in China before a global release in early 2023.

The Galaxy A14 5G may look interesting in its alleged renders, yet may seem like a let-down when it reportedly leaked onto Geekbench with an Exynos processor. However, the same device has now apparently re-surfaced on the same benchmark, but with a different SoC, one from MediaTek this time. This variant may or may not be intended for sale in the United States.

Huawei made the potentially underwhelming choice to launch a new foldable mobile device with an outdated form-factor in 2022. However, the OEM is now tipped to have returned to a more Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4-like design in its successor. The "Mate X3" is said to have made it beyond the prototype stage and may now be close to launch.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro is now tipped to launch with a periscope zoom lens for one of its cameras, even though its predecessor missed out on the technology. However, OPPO is also now rumored to have restored the same to its Find X6 Pro. Of the 2 supposedly upcoming top-end Android smartphones, the latter is said to be superior in these terms.

A new OLED-based rumor has led to talk about what Sony might produce in 2023 in regard to its highly regarded Xperia line of smartphones. A giant Xperia 1 V or even a new Xperia Ultra or Xperia 1 Ultra have both been mentioned; however, machine translation of the original supposed leak suggests an Xperia Flip might be in the works.

Nothing has released Nothing OS 1.1.7 for the Phone (1). Not only does the new OS update contain bug fixes and improvements, but it also brings improved AirPods support for Nothing’s first smartphone.

iQOO has decided to turn the launch of its next top-end Android smartphones into a bumper product event, as it will also debut the Neo7 SE on the date chosen. The latter is the brand's inaugural Dimensity 8200-powered device, whereas it seems there will be an 11 and 11 Pro in which the cutting-edge specs only get started with new top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 silicon.

The Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro are right around the corner, with both smartphones set to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Early Geekbench 5 scores suggest that this chipset change alone will yield massive performance improvements compared to the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro, which utilised the much-maligned Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

While the Jabra Elite 7 Active TWS sports earbuds with adjustable ANC go as low as US$95.45 (47% discount, only for the Navy color), the less sporty Elite 7 Pro go down to US$119.99, after a 40% discount. Both feature Alexa integration, 6 mm custom speakers, customization and firmware updates via the Jabra Sound+ app, and more.

Motorola US' online Black Friday 2022 deals include the opportunity to get Android devices such as the latest version of the Moto G Stylus at a 40% discount. It is joined by up-to-date members of the Edge series at nearly half their normal prices. A smart-home-ready tablet complete with its own dock also features in these deals.

To improve the 3 nm yields that are barely reaching 20%, Samsung started working with US-based company Silicon Frontline Technology that specializes in electrostatic discharge prevention methods. Samsung is also developing a second generation 3 nm node, but it is unclear which stepping will be utilized by Nvidia, IBM and Qualcomm.

Reports out of China have suggested that Xiaomi will implement a considerable price hike for the upcoming Xiaomi 13 series over the previous-generation Xiaomi 12 devices. However, a noted leaker has offered some justification for the hefty Xiaomi 13 price tags, with both upgraded components and volatile exchange rates playing their parts.

OPPO has introduced a new, albeit iterative, generation of its Reno series of sub-flagship mobile devices. Nevertheless, the 9 and 9 Pro are keeping track of some prominent smartphone trends, refined dual rear cameras and an Android 13-based UI included. The Pro also steps up to 16GB RAM SKUs for the first time.

The OPPO Reno9 Pro Plus (or Pro+) has launched with aims to become the most premium Android smartphone of its line thus far. To this end, it has become the only device in which the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is augmented by an in-house MariSilicon X image signal processor (ISP). Furthermore, even its base model boasts 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM.

High-resolution renders of the Samsung Galaxy A34 have surfaced, courtesy of @OnLeaks & Giznext. Arriving months ahead of the device’s presumed release window, the Galaxy A34 sports a few changes from the Galaxy A33 5G, including fewer rear-facing cameras.