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Samsung and China Telecom have just made the W23 - and W23 Flip - official. The high-end take on the existing Galaxy Z Fold4 has arrived alongside one on the latest Galaxy Z Flip for the first time. Both have been modified to have more RAM than standard SKUs, and to have a new high-end finish with more gold accents, ceramic finishes or both than usual.

Google's Pixel 7 and 7 Pro Android flagships have only just been released; however, according to a new leak, their mid-range 7a counterpart is already coming to join them. The tip alleges that Amazon has let the fact that its "launch announcement" is imminent slip. Then again, should this be the case, the 6a's successor is about to do something it does not do every year.

Samsung has introduced the ISOCELL HPX as the latest in its steadily-growing portfolio of mobile image sensors with the current class-leading resolution of 200 megapixels (MP). It boasts the smallest pixel the OEM makes for CMOS of this caliber for recording at up to 8K/30fps, touted to deliver cinematic levels of image quality and color accuracy. It is also rated to use the Deep Trench Isolation (DTI) technique for potentially improved light sensitivity.

Xiaomi has finally confirmed the existence of Redmi Note 12 models. Due to be released in November, Xiaomi is already hinting at major changes within the Redmi Note series, including 'two major technologies' incorporating a world first.

iQOO has made the latest addition to its flagship-killing Neo series of Android smartphones official. Its top-end MediaTek processor runs a new build of OriginOS Ocean out of the box, whereas its main rear camera is an up-to-date 50MP shooter with OIS. The surprisingly affordable flagship-grade device has launched alongside a range of iQOO-branded TWS earbuds, a smartphone cooler and a clip-on controller.

Another hands-on photo exposing the Xiaomi 13 series has leaked online. Seemingly confirming that the Xiaomi 13 Pro will have a huge camera set up, the leak also points to Xiaomi's ongoing cooperation with Leica and one of the device's launch colours.

According to a renowned leaker, Samsung has settled on a revised design for the Galaxy S23 Ultra, its next premier smartphone. Instead of Samsung moving towards symmetrical display bezels for its Ultra smartphone, the Galaxy S23 Ultra will look like the spitting image of the current Galaxy S22 Ultra.

According to an internal memo at Apple, some iPhone 14 users are experiencing “Sim Not Supported” messages on their smartphones, and, in certain cases, device freezes afterward. Apple has allegedly acknowledged the issue and has offered suggestions to mitigate the problem.

Specifications for Oppo's first foldable flip smartphone have surfaced, positioning it as a worthy foil for Huawei's, Motorola's and Samsung's efforts. Reputedly, the so-called Oppo Find Flip has a larger battery than the Galaxy Z Flip4, Moto Razr 2022 and P50 Pocket, as well as a bigger cover display to boot.

Oppo has teased the launch of the Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G House of the Dragon Edition. As its name suggests, its aesthetic will draw inspiration from the HBO show. The smartphone will be launched in India soon for an unspecified price.

It appears that Xiaomi is preparing to launch four editions of the Redmi Note 12 series, possibly as early as November. Thought to be arriving first in China, a retailer has confirmed that the series will consist of the Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G and the Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G, all direct replacements for their Redmi Note 11 counterparts. There may even be a Redmi Note 12 Pro Extreme Edition too.

A new leak from Weibo has shed light on some key MediaTek Dimensity 9200 specs. It will feature on Cortex-X3 core and an ARM Immortalis-G715 GPU. It could include last-gen Cortex-A710 cores for 32-bit app support and mimic the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2's quad-cluster CPU arrangement.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will supposedly make potential purchases of the Galaxy S22 Ultra “worthless” according to a noted leaker for one particular reason. Along with that statement, the same source has apparently confirmed the charging support and weight of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which could be released in February 2023.

Xiaomi has introduced the Redmi A1 Plus, starting in India. Available from INR 7,499 (~US$91), the Redmi A1 Plus comes in three colours, two memory configurations and shares numerous similarities with the regular Redmi A1.

Specifications for the Samsung Galaxy S23 have leaked online. Reputedly equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, the Galaxy S23 will share many features with its predecessor, the Galaxy S22.

The Dimensity 9200 will be MediaTek's next-gen flagship chipset and is expected to rival the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The MediaTek SoC has now been tipped to win the launch race at least, with word from typically reliable quarters tipping it to debut before Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit.

The first foldable Apple device would be an iPad rather than an iPhone. Market analyst Ben Wood believes that foldable phones would be detrimental for the current premium iPhone lineup. Apple may look to test the waters with a foldable iPad first.

Motorola's latest effort in the foldable/rollable smartphone area, unveiled at the Lenovo Tech World 2022, is a 5-inch handset that extends to 6.5 inches by extending from the top, unlike similar concepts from other brands, which roll or fold from the side. Sadly, this is only a concept for now.

After leading the global mobile DRAM market for over a decade, Samsung unveils the industry's fastest LPDDR5X DRAM solution. With a speed of 8.5 Gbps, up from a previous record of 7.5 Gbps, established in March, the Samsung LPDDR5X DRAM was validated for use on Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile platforms.

According to word on the grapevine, the OnePlus 11 will be the successor to the OnePlus 10 Pro. The 2023-bound flagship was initially tipped to sport powerful camera hardware but it now appears OnePlus has no plans to do that, instead choosing to equip its next-gen premium phone with a 50 MP main camera already used on the OnePlus 9 Pro.

Xiaomiui has discovered multiple MIUI 14 internal testing builds, all based on Android 13. Not only is Xiaomi already developing MIUI 14 in China but also for global audiences on the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro.

TCL has gone to the Broadband World Forum 2022 to unveil its latest pieces of consumer premises equipment (CPE). The LINKHUB HH512 and HH512L are router-like devices that support potentially multi-gigabit 5G speeds, whereas the new LINKZONE MW513 is more of a MiFi-like device with similar connectivity.

Vietnamese YouTuber The Pixel has revealed key details about the Samsung Galaxy M54. The smartphone will reportedly feature a Snapdragon 888 SoC, a 6,000 mAh battery, a 90 Hz AMOLED panel and 64 MP triple rear cameras.

Realme's next generation of mid-range Android smartphones is starting to take shape according to some new leaks. Well, its lowest-end variant has surfaced again in the latest tips, whereas what might be the 10 series' flagship is the only other one to break cover thus far. It seems they might have batteries of roughly the same capacity, although other specs might differ greatly between the two.

The Xiaomi 13 has allegedly joined its Pro sibling on the 3C website, suggesting that both Android flagship variants are indeed on track to launch very soon. Should this be the case, the vanilla model will do so with the same wired charging speeds as its predecessor. It has reportedly even been certified with the same power brick as the 12 before it.

Google's newly released source code for the Pixel 7 series has now made direct references to two unreleased Pixel models. The first is the upcoming Pixel Fold, the second, however, is more interesting and appears to be a smaller, likely compact Pixel phone.

The Galaxy S23 series appears to have made its first trip over to Geekbench, revealing early performance numbers and details of what could be Qualcomm's next-gen flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

A new supposed Samsung Galaxy S23 protective case leak has left fans with divided opinions, especially over the corner design of the Galaxy S23 Ultra. There are cases for each model in the series, including one incorrectly labelled “Galaxy S23 Pro”, which is for the Galaxy S23+. The series should be released in early 2023.

Apple has announced that its Card's app now supports a new Savings account. This new service has been designed to store money accrued through its Daily Cash spending incentive. The new account type, which will apparently be maintained by Goldman Sachs, has been promised "high-yield" growth, although the Cupertino giant has yet to specify the rate of interest involved.

The Samsung Galaxy A13 5G has joined its 4G/LTE-only counterpart in having a next-gen replacement pop up in a new leak ahead of its launch. This one all but confirms the launch of a smartphone with up-to-date software and mobile data specs (even if they are not matched by its Wi-Fi capabilities) in the near future.

The Neo7 has been linked to a certain top-end MediaTek Dimensity SoC long before iQOO confirmed that it would launch. Now, the brand has broken down and admitted that the upcoming Android smartphone will indeed ship with the 9000+ prior to its debut. The powerful chipset will get even more help to drive an up-to-date OLED panel in this case, and may get improved screen-on time on top of that.

The Google Pixel 7 Pro has now been put through a Genshin Impact gaming test in an attempt to see just how well Google's Tensor G2 chip performs. Results are damning, and pose the new Pixel 7 phones as inadequate for gaming purposes.

The Apple iPhone 14 performs very well in our review and achieves top scores primarily in the performance, display, and camera categories. Regardless, not much has changed compared to the iPhone 13 despite its higher base price. Innovative new features are exclusive to the Pro models of this generation.

The Galaxy A13 5G is a viable option for everyone looking for a truly affordable 5G phone. However, some the manufacturer's choices make actually recommending the device difficult...

Motorola's Edge 30 Ultra is an Android super-flagship that introduced the world to the 200MP main camera in 2022. A new teardown of this global-edition smartphone shows how to dissemble it and potentially isolate some of its top-end internals in case of repair. The video also reveals how the 30 Ultra shapes up against some of its rivals in this regard.

OnePlus has announced that its 2021 flagship-alternative smartphone can now upgrade to OxygenOS 13 based on Android 13 - well, technically, anyway. This initial update is a public Open Beta, which might entail the risk of more bugs and the need to move into a whole different 'channel' for OTA updates. Then again, the device's Indian owners can enjoy the very latest UI for their 9RT in this way.

Xiaomi's Poco line of smartphones stand out with their great value for money. The latest addition to the line-up – Poco X4 GT – is no exception. Despite officially costing just 380 Euro (around US$370), the 6.6-inch phone is capable of delivering upper mid-range performance and also features a 144 Hz IPS display.

Samsung appears to be days away from releasing the first One UI 5 public builds, with the company confirming their arrival for later this month. In the meantime, the company has highlighted many of the major changes that it has integrated within its latest OS update, equivalents of which can already be experienced in rival experiences like iOS 16.

Microsoft has showcased its Android 12L update for the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2. Still only earmarked for a release 'later this year', the update takes a different approach to Android 12L than Samsung has with the one pre-installed on the Galaxy Z Fold4.

New display specifications have leaked online for the Pixel Fold, Google's long-awaited foldable smartphone. Reputedly, Google has settled on a 7.57-inch foldable panel with a 1,840 x 2,208-pixel resolution. Like the Pixel 7 series, Google will source its foldable display panels from Samsung Display.

Honor reportedly has a new smartphone in development that, by the sound of it, could make for a competitive Android flagship. It is said to have its putative Magic4 Ultimate Edition predecessor's 100 watt (W) top charging speed, yet may improve on those devices with an on-trend, high-refresh rate display and the highest-res main camera sensor available to it.

With 27 days left in the campaign, 77 backers, and US$13,872 pledged out of the US$19,574 goal, the UDU CONSOLE can be already considered beyond the "Kickstarter project looking for funding" stage. However, it might take a while for it to hit the market. If everything works as planned, shipments should start in April 2023.

The Pixel 7 Pro has finally started shipping and is already receiving praise for various improvements compared to the Pixel 6 Pro. According to DxOMark, the Pixel 7 Pro offers one of the most complete camera experiences for a smartphone, alongside the likes of the iPhone 14 Pro, Honor Magic4 Ultimate and the Huawei P50 Pro. The Pixel 7 Pro only falls short of the iPhone 14 Pro Max in display tests, too.

Based on a new leak, it appears that Lenovo is considering expanding its ThinkPad branding to smartphones. Revealed as the Lenovo ThinkPhone, the smartphone is rumoured to contain high-end hardware and could be the sibling of a Motorola Edge 40 series model.

DOOGEE launched its new GT variant of the S96 Android smartphone some time ago. Now, it has finally revealed that its release will start in earnest tomorrow (October 15, 2022) with some special discounts for its "limited" gold edition. The GT features an updated chipset and selfie camera in addition to the "extreme" durability ratings of the original S96 Pro.

The Redmi K60 series is now thought to launch as a pair of premium Android smartphones with up to 2K displays and extra-large batteries with potentially crucial charging feature updates. Its Pro variant might upgrade to what will be the flagship Qualcomm chipset at the time of its launch, whereas the vanilla model might be left with its immediate precursor.

How would Nothing's inaugural headphones look and work? Yanko Design has set out to answer that question with its latest renders. They propose that these accessories should be called the head (1), adopt some of the phone (1)'s most unique design cues and charge wirelessly via a custom-made cradle.

Google has promised battery life improvements with the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro compared to the Pixel 6 series. However, a new report from XDA Developers claims that the Pixel 7 Pro’s display uses much more power than other flagship phones, resulting in elevated battery drain at increased brightness levels.

Introduced in June 2022, Samsung's digital wallet platform is already very popular in major markets such as China, France, Germany, Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By the end of the year, Samsung Wallet will reach 13 new markets, including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.