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Motorola has started teasing the Moto X40 as its next-gen flagship Android smartphone, although it has yet to reveal a final design, launch date or even key specs for the device besides its possession of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Nevertheless, a company spokesperson claims not being able to help but reveal that the X40's new platform beats that of a main rival in terms of AnTuTu scores.

iQOO has indicated that its upcoming Android flagship smartphone with an upgrade to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and exclusive BMW Motorsport branding is coming to Malaysia as well as China. Meanwhile, other leaks hint that the 11, its Pro counterpart or both will launch in the latter market with an additional chip rated to augment photography, AI features and more using its new top-end Qualcomm platform.

Released in early 2022, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888-powered Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is now discounted on Amazon. The 256 GB variant is only available in Graphite with a 32% discount, while the 128 GB model comes with four color choices and a 36% discount that brings its price down to US$449.99.

According to a Xiaomi executive responsible for the company's smartphone software, MIUI 14 will launch as a considerably more streamlined and less bloated OS than its predecessor. Not only has the executive teased that MIUI 14 will run more smoothly than MIUI 13, but they have also finally revealed MIUI 14's logo too.

Amazon has slashed the price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. The device, which carries an MSRP of US$999 for the 128 GB version and US$1,059 for the 256 GB SKU, can now be had for as low as US$759. The phone was released in August 2022 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 8 GB of LPDDR5 memory, and a 3700 mAh battery.

Although not the flagship killer some expected, the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G is an interesting Android smartphone that Amazon's ongoing deals are making even more tempting. The discounts offered for this US unlocked handset co-developed with Hasselblad are 31% for the 8/128 GB variant and 36% for the 12/256 GB model.

The well-made Xperia 5 IV has only been on the market for a few months, but the price of Sony's compact 6.1-inch flagship Android smartphone has already dropped by a noteworthy US$200 at multiple US retailers as part of the ongoing price war for the holiday shopping season.

Oukitel has announced that the WP21 rugged smartphone will have 2 displays on its launch. Its extra rear-facing screen is a centerpiece for its camera hump, which also houses a 64MP main sensor. The WP21 is powered by one of MediaTek's latest 4G/LTE-only processors and will launch just before Black Friday 2022.

The Galaxy A14 5G is thought to become one of Samsung's more affordable new smartphones of 2023. According to a new leak, it may have an M-series counterpart with the same new Exynos processor. Should that be the case, either device might launch with Android 13 and Bluetooth 5.3.

Motorola has started to tease the Moto X40 as an upcoming Android flagship smartphone that will upgrade to the latest top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform from Qualcomm. The device - likely to launch as the Edge 40 Pro for the international market - is now backed as an all-round performer thanks to its new silicon with signature profound curves as a primary design cue.

Released in September 2017, the Xiaomi Mi A1 is now half a decade old and one of the few Android 7 handsets that can run Android 13. Official software support for it stopped at Android One, but this Qualcomm Snapdragon 625-powered smartphone is kept alive by the efforts of the custom ROM community.

Available in three storage versions (32, 64, 128 GB) and color choices (Dark Gray, Silver, Pink Gold), the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 tablet is now discounted on Amazon. The discounts range between 12 percent for the 64 GB Silver variant to a generous 40 percent (128 GB in Pink Gold and Silver).

OPPO is now said to have a "Pad 2", or a tablet that will prove an upgrade on its first-gen predecessor with the high-end Dimensity 9000 SoC by MediaTek, in the works. The device is said to launch alongside its OEM's upcoming flagship Find X6 series of Android smartphones.

The Honor Pad 8 belongs to the rare species of large Android tablets, but has another special feature to offer: the 12-inch device only costs around U$300, making it one of the cheapest tablets in this form factor.

OnePlus' top-end 10 Pro smartphone model was the subject of a high-profile durability crisis in 2022. Now, according to a prominent tipster, the brand is taking no chances of a recurrence next year by selecting more premium materials to make its 11 follow-up. Then again, its rear cameras are still tipped not to live up to this upgrade.

Meizu has made a surprise return to the realm of flagship smartphone announcements in 2022, strongly hinting that it will join others such as Xiaomi and OnePlus in releasing at least one device based on the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The new teaser has been joined by leaks purporting to divulge product names and model numbers for the pair of handsets involved.

The ongoing Amazon deals on the Samsung Galaxy S22+ cover two models, namely the 128 GB Phantom Black and the 256 GB Phantom White. The first one gets a 33 percent discount, while its sibling is available for 24 percent off. After these discounts, their prices are US$667.99 and US$799.99, respectively.

The entirety of Vivo's upcoming Vivo X90 series of smartphones has been leaked online. All three devices will use the same 6.7-inch 2K screen. Only the high-end Vivo X90 Pro+ gets the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, while the Vivo X90 and X90 Pro have to make do with the equally powerful MediaTek Dimensity 9200.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series will get an improved Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC with its Cortex-X3 core clocked at 3.36 GHz and its Adreno 740 GPU at 719 MHz. It could be codenamed SM8550-AC instead of SM8550-AB.

OPPO has confirmed that the Reno9 series of smartphones are on the way, with a late November 2022 launch date. They have been painted as differing little from their predecessors in recent leaks - however, their first official teasers hint at unusually premium RAM specs and new charging technology

Alleged Sony Xperia 10 V specifications have been shared online, with the 2023 mid-range Android smartphone seemingly offering few upgrades over its predecessor. However, at least the Xperia 10 V should get a satisfactory processor bump from the Mark 4’s Snapdragon 695 to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 mobile platform.

After updating the flagships it released in 2020, 2021, and 2022, Samsung is now bringing the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update to its mid-range and budget devices. The last one to get the update, which includes the November 2022 security patch, is the Samsung Galaxy A52. Sadly, the update seems limited to Russia for now.

The Bigme Galy has reached Kickstarter, where it sells for US$540. Offered with an 8-inch colour E Ink display, the Bigme Galy also runs Android 11 and supports active pen input, among other features.

The launch of the Vivo X90 series is right around the corner, with Vivo set to present its next flagship smartphones on November 22. In the meantime, the Vivo X90 has emerged on TENAA, revealing several specifications about the handset in the process.

Realme has unveiled new TWS earbuds as well as Pro versions for the 10 series of Android smartphones today. The Buds Air 3S have wireless audio tech that is profoundly conventional by now - then again, it is packaged in an updated, potentially more ergonomic design with some degree of noise cancellation and Bluetooth 5.3 - all for the equivalent of ~US$28.

Realme has crammed a number of series firsts into the new 10 Pro Plus (or 10 Pro+), including the switch to a curved display at its market tier, which, as the OEM asserts, can help it challenge devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra in certain ways. It is also the first Pro+ model to launch with the latest Realme UI 4.0 based on Android 13 out of the box and new fast charging tech.

The Realme 10 Pro is a new mobile device that has dodged all leaks on its path to its launch today (November 17, 2022) as one of its OEM's first ever smartphones to launch with Android 13 out of the box. Not only that, it has a new "Skyline" display touted as having "1mm" bezels. The 10 Pro starts with relatively generous internal storage specs for ~US$223.

With Qualcomm having now announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, numerous smartphone manufacturers have now committed to using the new flagship chipset, as well as the smartphone series in which it will feature. From the OnePlus 11 to the Xiaomi 13 and many others in between, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 should be available in some markets before Christmas.

OnePlus has continued its Android 13 and OxygenOS 13 rollout at impressive speed. Having already updated last year’s OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, it has now rolled out OxygenOS 13 to another six smartphones. From today, the Android 13-based update should be available on the OnePlus 8 series, plus the OnePlus 9T, OnePlus 9RT and the OnePlus 10R.

A device newly registered by Motorola with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is thought to be the brand's next high-end Android smartphone due to its exceptionally fast top charging rate. It also has other features seen in its putative predecessor the Edge X30, also known as the 30 Pro.

For the first time in years, it seems European and Global owners of Samsung's next-gen flagship will get the same hardware as markets like North America, with a Samsung Galaxy S23 model now appearing on Geekbench bearing a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a model number that denotes it as a European model.

Honor's pre-launch campaign for its next crop of premium mid-range Android smartphones has already yielded a number of potentially juicy details. The 80 series is now more officially associated with 160MP as a maximum resolution in terms of main cameras. It is also now tipped to get a brand-new Qualcomm SoC - that is not, moreover, the 8 Gen 2.

Lenovo is preparing to bring a high-end and MediaTek-powered Android tablet to market. While the company has not commented on the device yet, a recent Google Play Console listing reveals that the device will arrive as the Lenovo Tab Extreme with a high-resolution display.

Samsung continues to upgrade its product stack to One UI 5 at breakneck speed. Not only has the company brought the Android 13-based update to the Galaxy Tab S8 series this week, but it has also delivered it to devices that were not scheduled to receive One UI 5 until December. Regardless, the Galaxy XCover6 Pro, Galaxy M32 5G and Galaxy M52 5G are now eligible for the update in several European countries.

A new leak says Samsung's upcoming Exynos SoC will ship with nine CPU cores. Other rumoured specs include an AMD RDNA GPU with 8 CUs. It is expected to be launched alongside the Galaxy S25 in 2025.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is official with one Cortex-X3, four Cortex-A715 and three Cortex-A510 CPU cores, an Adreno 740 GPU, a new Spectra ISP, support for UFS 4.0 memory and Wi-Fi 7. Devices using the chipset will be commercially available by the end of 2022.

Leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy A54 show its rear camera module with three protruding sensors. At the front, there's a 6.4-inch screen with a hole-punch selfie camera.

A new rumor about the Sony Xperia 1 V has surfaced in regard to dealing with the device’s temperature emissions. There have been many reports about Xperia 1 IV overheating issues, and it seems Sony does not want a repeat of this unflattering situation when it comes time to launch the Mark 5 model of the Xperia 1.

Samsung introduced the option of body-composition analysis with the fourth generation of its high-end Galaxy Watch series. The OEM launched the new sensor in question with claims that it was as capable as conventional clinical machines in its job. Now, recently-published research may show how well these assertions hold up under lab conditions.

According to reports, Xiaomi is looking to release the Redmi Note 12 series outside China a couple of months earlier than anticipated. While it took Xiaomi until Q1 2022 to release the Redmi Note 11 series globally, the likes of the Redmi Note 12 and Redmi Note 12 Pro could debut in Asia and Europe as soon as December.

ZTE has announced that its 2021 flagship Android smartphone, the Axon 30, will be offered at 50% off its normal price (or at ~US$250) during an upcoming flash sale. The limited-time, limited-stock event will take place on the OEM's webstore, and is intended to whet the appetite for further deals and offers to become available during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday window.

The unannounced Motorola Moto Watch 70 comes with 23 sports modes, has full compatibility with Android and iOS handsets, and its battery life can reach 14 days. It also sports a 1.69-inch color display with 240 x 280 pixels and a Zinc-alloy case. The price tag for Canada reads C$99 (roughly US$75).

After releasing the Nord Watch and Nord Buds, OnePlus has its sights set on two new non-smartphone products. According to word on the grapevine, the OnePlus Pad is in development, alongside the OnePlus Buds Pro 2.

New hands-on images and renders of the Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro+ have shown up online. They confirm a uniform design language on both devices, complete with a circular camera module and Leica branding. Both phones will be launched in November 2022.

Samsung has started distributing the first major update for the Galaxy Tab S8 series. Rolling out now to the Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8 Plus and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the updates pack many new features, including DeX improvements and greater colour customisation options.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 scored 1,353 and 4,055 points in Geekbench's single and multi-core tests. It powered a Vivo X90 with 12 GB of RAM and Android 12. Vivo will launch it and its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered siblings later in November.