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The person who successfully created the world's first iPhone with a USB Type-C port has now flipped the script by installing a lightning port into a Galaxy A51. The port is fully operational, complete with charging and data transfer functionality.

The new collection of limited-edition products that arrived earlier today is the result of Skullcandy's collaboration with sunglasses brand Pit Viper and includes the popular Grind, Push Active, and Dime TWS earbuds with a new design. The first 100 purchases will come with a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses.

The Moto G52 4G has leaked, expected to be one of two Moto G52 models that Motorola has up its sleeve. The Moto G52 4G is tipped to launch with a Snapdragon 680 4G chipset, a 50 MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery. The Moto G52 4G will also have an OLED and 90 Hz display, unlike the Moto G51.

There is good news and bad news for OnePlus fans in North America today (March 31, 2022). The good news is that the brand's latest 10 Pro flagship is now available to order in the region; however, the latter is that it will do so without one of its most cutting-edge attributes. It will arrive at buyer doors without the newest form of wired charging available to the OEM.

Samsung recently debuted the Galaxy A33 and Galaxy A53, with both devices being powered by its new Exynos 1280 mid-range chipset. The Exynos 1280 has now been put through both CPU and GPU tests in an attempt to gauge how it compares to what would be its closest rival—the Snapdragon 695 powering the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G and Poco X4 Pro.

The OnePlus 10 Pro is now officially the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered flagship Android phone on the North American, European and Indian market. The OEM has now announced the second-gen Hasselblad-branded phone will be available in 8GB and 12GB flavors, and will start sellling it from April 5, 2022.

Vivo and JD.com have confirmed several specifications about the X Note, one of two upcoming flagship Vivo smartphones. Not only have the pair outlined what hardware to expect from the Vivo X Note, they have also detailed the various colours in which the handset will be available.

While Samsung's new top smartphone is a tour de force in our test, it also shows some weaknesses. Find out here where exactly the problems lie and why this probably won't really be such a big deal.

The Black Shark 5 is one of three new Black Shark smartphones released today. The gaming smartphone relies on the older Snapdragon 870, which Xiaomi has paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 flash storage. The Black Shark 5 starts at CNY 2,799 (~US$440) and costs up to CNY 3,299 (~US$518) with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Xiaomi has announced the Black Shark 5 RS, a smartphone that shares more in common with the Black Shark 4 Pro than the Black Shark 5 Pro. Accordingly, the Black Shark 5 RS retains the Black Shark 4 Pro's design, cameras, battery and chipset, among other features.

Xiaomi has added support for Leica camera filters in its MIUI Gallery Editor app. The additions imply that Xiaomi is laying the groundwork for a collaboration with the legendary Leica, which may bear fruit with the Xiaomi 12 Ultra or the MIX 5 Pro.

"Dubai" is a code-name allegedly associated with one of the smartphones set to help complete the Motorola Edge 30 smartphone line in 2022. It has been spotted on Geekbench with a Qualcomm SoC - however, it is now also rumored to have a "Plus" version with a potentially all-new MediaTek SoC instead.

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest gaming smartphone, the Black Shark 5 Pro. The flagship handset has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, plenty of gaming features and an SSD for ultra-fast transfer speeds. Supposedly, the Black Shark 5 Pro has an advanced cooling system too, along with a 108 MP camera set up.

It has taken Samsung a while, but it has detailed what chipsets power the Galaxy A13, Galaxy A23, Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A53 5G and Galaxy A73 5G. Disappointingly, Samsung has re-used older Exynos and Snapdragon SoCs, but there are some newer options available.

Renders of the OnePlus 10R have leaked, just over a month before OnePlus is expected to reveal the handset. Unfortunately for OnePlus fans, the OnePlus 10R is nothing more than a Realme GT Neo3 with a OnePlus logo on it.

The OnePlus Nord 2T has leaked again, with OnePlus set to launch the OnePlus 10 Pro globally tomorrow. Reputedly, the OnePlus Nord 2T will contain one of MediaTek's latest Dimensity chipsets, plus a few other enticing features like 80 W fast charging.

Counterpoint Research has now completed its analysis of the smartphone market in the United States for 2021, and has concluded that Motorola has ended the year as the #3 OEM in the country. It has grown to occupy the vacuum left by LG over the year.

Realme has reportedly leaked the existence of an upcoming 2022 smartphone on its own Indian website. Now, the same device is allegedly in line for the successor to the ISOCELL HM2 sensor that has brought triple-digit resolutions to many phones in the past - despite not even having 5G.

The OnePlus 10 Pro will seemingly not be OnePlus's range-topping model for the year. As it appears, the OnePlus 10 Ultra is set to debut in the coming months with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus.

Expected to ship next month, the MediaTek Helio G96-powered Doogee S98 can be pre-ordered for a discounted price of just US$239 until April 1st, when it will go up to US$339. Its highlights include a 20 MP night vision camera, a smart rear display, a massive 6,000 mAh battery, and much more.

Vivo has showcased the X Fold on social media, its first foldable smartphone. The Vivo X Fold will arrive on April 15 with numerous Zeiss-branded cameras and an eye-catching design, among other features.

Google could be bringing face unlock to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro after all. The feature seemed destined to be ready in time for the Pixel 6 series' launch, although it would not be as accurate or secure as the functionality that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL support.

Xiaomi has released new software updates for the Mi A3 on its global and European branches. The two updates, distributed as V12.0.18.0.RFQEUXM and V12.0.21.0.RFQMIXM, are available as OTA or recovery files.

Vivo is a mobile device OEM tipped to break into tablets (and foldables) as of 2022. Its inaugural Android-powered Pad has now experienced a new leak of marketing material which seems to tout it in terms of its weight, height and specs this time. It also specifies a launch date that points to a marquee product event for the company on the day in question.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi 10 5G, an affordable smartphone with a 90 Hz display, three cameras and a MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset. Xiaomi will sell the Redmi 10 5G in two colours and will ship it with MIUI 13 based on Android 12.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 5G globally, having unveiled the smartphone as the Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge in India. Hence, the global edition has a 120 Hz display, a MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC and a 4,500 mAh battery that it can recharge in 15 minutes, among other features. Xiaomi will sell the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus 5G in three colours and memory configurations.

Xiaomi has launched a new version of the Redmi Note 11S, which now supports 5G connectivity. The Redmi Note 11S 5G also has a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, a 5,000 mAh battery and a 50 MP AI triple camera set up. Unfortunately, the Redmi Note 11S 5G will debut with Android 11, not Android 12.

Xiaomi is predicted to launch a second-gen foldable phablet in 2022. This "Mix Fold 2" is painted as a device with multiple, and potentially crucial, upgrades compared to its alleged predecessor in a new leak, one that even hints its manufacture might be adapted to incorporate the newest and fastest chipset possible.

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi 10A, another budget smartphone and one that contains the same chipset as its predecessor. The Redmi 10A is available with up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, plus a 5,000 mAh battery and a 720p display.

This year, Samsung is expected to increase its presence in the foldable smartphone market with a third handset. However, the successors of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 are now tipped to resemble last year's models. While there will be internal changes, neither the Galaxy Z Fold4 nor the Galaxy Z Flip4 will make any improvements from their predecessor's form factors.

Samsung has now removed the "Z" branding from its foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3, in certain European countries. At the moment, it can be confirmed that the letter no longer exists on the company's Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian pages, with a Europe-wide purge potentially on the cards.

Samsung touts the Galaxy M33 as a phone that can bring a class-leading processor and battery to the mid-tier 5G smartphone market. Now, it is slated to bring these specs to a new country following their launch in Europe. The new M-series device will be an Amazon.in special on its upcoming debut.

Realme has now teased the imminent launch of its upcoming tablet, the Realme Pad Mini. The Realme Pad Mini has been confirmed to launch in the Philippines first, and likely with a lower price tag than the regular Realme Pad.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 has apparently been caught utilizing similar application identifiers to Samsung’s Galaxy S22 smartphone series and Galaxy Tab S8 lineup. The Game Optimizing Service (GOS) issue led to multiple Samsung devices being delisted from Geekbench’s performance charts and the same could happen to the Mi 11.

Although with a price of 850 Euros (~934 USD) the realme GT 2 Pro is no longer a budget phone, it still holds a lot of value. While there are some drawbacks, our verdict is positive overall.

Despite having about three days left until its global launch at the time of writing, the OnePlus 10 Pro has appeared as a product listing posted by an online German retailer. This leak may definitively spoil the OEM's reveal as to how much its new flagship phone will cost in the country. Meanwhile, the company has teased a new colorway for its most premium TWS earbuds.

After reports detailing Motorola's upcoming flagship phone, the "Frontier 22" surfaced back in January, what seems to be a live image of the phone has now made an appearance in the wild—showcasing its massive 1/1.22-inch 200 MP sensor.

GPD has revealed details about the GPD XP Plus, an update on the GPD XP that the company already sells. Purportedly, Qualcomm's high prices and restrictions policy forced GPD to adopt the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 rather than the Snapdragon G3X Gen 1 that it had wanted to use.

Vivo has now set the existence of the X Fold, its inaugural Samsung Galaxy Z Fold-alike mobile device, in stone. Now, it has also confirmed the date on which it intends to unveil this premium smartphone in full. It might land alongside its conventional counterpart, the X Note, and more hardware besides.

The Exynos 2200 has failed to impress in DxOMark's battery tests of the Galaxy S22. The Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra fare better, but none set the world alight when mated to Samsung's in-house silicon.

ZTE has registered a flagship-grade mobile device with TENAA in China. However, it is not the Nubia Z40 Pro, the last device to launch with specs of its caliber: a fact that has led to rumors that the newer handset is the Axon 40 Pro instead. If so, it may be a third-gen under-display camera smartphone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.

Reports from days ago claimed that Samsung was gearing up to release a third foldable that would debut alongside the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 at Unpacked. It appears, however, that those rumors may have been slightly off the mark, with one silver lining being the reveal of the first Galaxy S23 detail.

The Find X5 Pro is OPPO's top-end flagship for 2022. It says a lot for its top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (and Dimensity 9000) processors that the latest kind of first-party case for the device has an all-new cooling solution. Its build and materials are designed to manage the premium smartphone's temperature.

Samsung has released two of its latest Galaxy A-series phones with very similar hardware, albeit with a different SoC and RAM/storage options in the A23, which make it the higher-end of the pair. Nevertheless, they are both affordable, and are now available in a new market: India.

OnePlus is projected to launch a smartphone called the 10R in 2022, as a possible alternative to its top-end device of the same year. A blog has published what it claims to be a nearly full specs list for the handset, which, while potentially encouraging to some tech fans, could have been ported directly from leaks for another rumored phone.

The OnePlus 10 Pro finally got a global launch date a few days ago, and a new leak has now revealed pricing information for the flagship phone in Europe. It appears, thankfully, that the OnePlus 10 Pro will maintain the pricing of its predecessor.

Sony's IMX line of CMOS is one of the best-known series of smartphone camera sensors out there. Now, one of its next generation is linked to a spec that could nearly rival that of the main shooter found in the Xperia PRO-I flagship. Should the leaker behind this rumor be accurate, it could thus be one of the biggest of its kind out there.