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Samsung has debuted Gorilla Glass Victus Plus in its flagship Galaxy S22 line, asserting that this latest form of Corning protection for smartphones offers extra durability over its predecessor. However, a new YouTube post might cast some doubt on those claims, and may establish that a case and screen protector are advisable purchases for those who have pre-ordered the series' top-end Ultra variant.

Nubia has announced a date on which its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered flagship Android phone, the Z40 Pro, will make its debut. Ahead of this event, however, the OEM has seen fit to reveal this device's design and colorways in advance. Therefore, it is now clear the premium handset will stand out with a new kind of camera hump that puts its apparently groundbreaking main lens front and center.

A new leak asserts that Motorola will update the Moto G series of smartphones with an affordable new variant soon. Should this rumor prove accurate, it may indicate what the OEM will offer for just over US$200 in 2022. This price might get you a 90Hz display, a 5,000mAh battery, a new 4G/LTE MediaTek processor - and even a microSD card slot.

It appears that Xiaomi has impressed its fans with the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition, its latest gaming smartphone. Purportedly, Xiaomi sold anywhere from 70,000 to 85,000 units within one minute of trading. The Redmi K50 Gaming Edition is expected to launch globally as the POCO F4 GT.

Evan Blass has leaked new renders of the Motorola Frontier, the company's first smartphone with a 200 MP camera. The Frontier may not launch until the summer, but Blass has shown what to expect from Motorola's chunky flagship smartphone.

Xiaomi could be equipping its upcoming Mi Mix 5 flagship with a 150 W fast charging solution that can potentially charge the device from 0 to 100% in just about 15 minutes. It is also being speculated that Xiaomi could partner with Leica to offer improved imaging experiences on the 50 MP IMX707 triple-camera setup.

OPPO's latest Find X5 poster contains a launch date for the upcoming flagship series, and that's not all. It shows one of the smartphones in an arrangement of a number of other devices. One might be the OEM's first-gen tablet, whereas the others are wearables that could be of the OPPO Watch and Enco X lines.

Reportedly, Honor could be bringing up to seven cameras to the Magic 4 Pro, one of four Magic4 series smartphones that may launch at MWC 2022. Purportedly, Honor has settled on the names Magic4, Magic 4T and Magic Future for the rest of the Magic4 series.

Motorola has all but confirmed that the Edge 30 Pro will debut globally on February 24. Reportedly, pricing for the handset has surfaced at a European retailer that would see Motorola undercut the likes of Samsung and Xiaomi.

Nubia's high-octane Android phone brand RedMagic has just unleashed its latest 7 and 7 Pro flagships on the world. The 7 Pro in particular is rated for a number of industry-leading upgrades, a world-first under-display camera (UDC) panel in a gaming phone included. However, with its 165Hz screen, the 7 does not lag that far behind.

OnePlus has launched the Nord CE 2 in India starting from ₹23,999 (US$320). The Nord CE 2 sports cameras and display hardware like its predecessor but offers new software features for improved imaging. The Nord CE 2 now uses the MediaTek Dimensity 900 and comes pre-installed with OxygenOS 11.

BenQ has launched the X3000i, a gaming projector revealed in January at CES 2022. The BenQ X3000i offers a 4K resolution, a 240 Hz refresh rate and 4 ms input latency, among other features. The projector retails for £1,699 in the UK and €1,899 in the Eurozone.

Camera samples from the POCO X4 Pro 5G have leaked, one of Xiaomi's upcoming mid-range smartphones. The POCO X4 Pro 5G has a 108 MP ISOCELL HM2 as its main camera, but that cannot save it from taking mediocre-looking photos.

After launching the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in China yesterday, Xiaomi already has its sights set on three other models in the series that will arrive with powerful chipsets. The trio could make their debuts as soon as next month.

Xiaomi is yet to announce the POCO X4 Pro 5G, but SmartDroid has already managed to get its hands on a unit. Not only has the website shown what the POCO X4 Pro 5G looks like, it has also listed the device's specifications, as has a recognised leaker.

Realme's second-gen GT series is rated to pack specs that include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor in its top-end Pro variant. The OEM has now revealed that they are coming to the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, in order to launch worldwide as part of their maker's showcase for this event.

Customers in the market for a new Galaxy S22-series phone in the United States might be assured of a fully-featured and up-to-date messaging experience out of the box. The OEM has pre-installed Google's messaging app and set it to accept and show messages rather than its own stock app that does the same. This allows the phones to use RCS by default.

The POCO F4 GT has stopped by multiple regulatory bodies, including the FCC. The global version of the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition has no set release date, but Xiaomi may have teased it during its POCO M4 Pro presentation in India.

The Lenovo Legion Y700 release date has seemingly been confirmed in new promotional material published by the Chinese OEM. An upcoming product launch event, which has been penciled in for February 28, is likely to feature not only the Legion Y700 tablet but also the Y90 smartphone and a range of gaming laptops.

The Realme 9i has launched as the base model of its series in India (to date, at least). It has a new, 6nm 4G/LTE processor and faster charging compared to its predecessor. Then again, some consumers might find it a downgrade compared to the 8i, particularly in terms of its display.

Realme has officially augmented its 9 series of smartphones with a new kind of top-end variant, the 9 Pro Plus. Despite this name, the 9 Pro has the larger display and battery, not to mention the higher refresh rate, of the two. However, its new sibling may make up for that with the only AMOLED panel of the pair - not to mention a newer and potentially improved main camera.

WinFuture has confirmed the global name of the Edge X30, Motorola's first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. As expected, the Edge X30 will launch as the Edge 30 Pro. Motorola will host a global hardware event on February 24.

Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station says that MediaTek has two new SoCs in store for us, the Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 8100. The latter is essentially an overclocked version of the former and will be unveiled sometime next month in China.

Honor may have announced the Magic3 Pro and Magic 3 Pro+ globally, but it is yet to begin selling the smartphones outside China. The company's announcement that the Magic4 series will appear at MWC 2022 this month has put an end to the idea that the Magic3 Pro or Magic3 Pro+ will launch in the US, Europe or beyond.

Xiaomi has now debuted its first performance-focused device for the year, the Redmi K50 Gaming Edition. The new phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and is equipped with the necessary cooling, as well as cool shoulder triggers that should appeal to smartphone gamers.

The Galaxy A23 has leaked, Samsung's next 4G budget smartphone. Based on several Geekbench listings, the Galaxy A23 4G features a Snapdragon 680 SoC, 4 GB of RAM and Android 12. CAD renders of the smartphone have leaked too, courtesy of OnLeaks.

Reportedly, the Xiaomi 12 series will cost at least €600 in Europe, with the Xiaomi 12 Pro retailing for up to €1,200. The Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Pro will all arrive in the same colourways, albeit without the green leather option that Xiaomi sells in China.

A Nothing smartphone could very well be coming soon, if cryptic tweets by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei are anything to go by. There have been indications that a Nothing phone is on the cards since long given that Pei acquired the defunct Essential company and has also inked a partnership with Qualcomm for developing "new product categories".

Samsung has issued a statement about the state of display refresh rates for the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+. Listed initially as supporting between 10 Hz and 120 Hz refresh rates, Samsung has admitted that it did not use 'widely-recognised' industry standards. When applying industry standards, the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ have closer to 5x higher minimum display refresh rates than Samsung previously advertised.

Xiaomi's sub-brand, Poco, announced its plans for the first batch of its MIUI 13 rollout at the Poco M4 Pro 5G launch event. The company confirms that it will kick things off with the Poco X3 Pro, Poco F3 GT, and others.

With two reviewers reporting that they barely got five hours of active use out of their new Galaxy S22, Samsung's decision to shrink the battery capacity of its smallest flagship smartphone to 3,700 mAh is called into question.

The RedMagic 7 smartphones have now been confirmed as the first of their flagship series to come with a dedicated co-processor. This "Red Core 1" has been developed to boost a number of gaming-focused specs and features on the devices, their haptic feedback, audio and touch-sampling rate included.

Xiaomi is slowly continuing the MIUI 13 rollout and has now graced global Mi Pilot testers of the Redmi Note 10 and Mi 11 Lite 5G with new Android 12-based MIUI 13 builds, with the Indian model of the Redmi phone also getting a similar build.

OPPO has now announced its new, OnePlus-esque strategic cooperation with Hasselblad. The resulting smartphone camera modules might arrive enhanced with one of the OEM's latest and potentially ground-breaking specs, as the tech behind it is now reportedly ready for mass production. It is touted as the new top end of hardware-based stabilization available to mobile devices.

Samsung is no stranger to broken promises, half truths, and retracted statements. Just ask foldable fans who wanted eSIM or Galaxy Buds Plus users who were looking forward to Multichannel Audio. The list could go on. Let’s take a look at where Samsung went wrong with its latest flagships.

OnePlus has announced a new Open Ears Forums event for OxygenOS 13. The online event will take place on February 28, 2022, and will run between 7:30 - 9:30 EST. Only 15 people will be allowed to attend. OnePlus's move to continue the development of OxygenOS may be a sign that company may not ditch its Android skin after all.

YouTuber Erdi Özüağ who has access to both the Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 variants of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra showed that the Xclipse 920 RDNA 2 GPU in the Exynos 2200 SoC puts up an underwhelming performance in benchmarks compared to the Adreno 730 in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. While a future OTA update may potentially reduce the performance deltas, the possibility that Samsung's 4 nm process could be having an impact on the Xclipse 920's performance cannot be ruled out.

The Oppo Watch 2 now supports several new features, courtesy of a ColorOS update. Currently restricted to the Chinese version of the smartwatch, the update enables an always-on display, ColorOS 12-style app icons and a calendar app, among other changes.

Chuwi has started selling the revised HiPad Pro in Europe. The 2.5K tablet relies on a MediaTek Helio G95 SoC, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. Also, it features Android 11 and an LTE modem. The 10.8-inch tablet is 6.9 mm thick, too.

According to new rumours, Samsung plans to equip the Galaxy Z Fold4 with an exciting upgrade compared to the Galaxy Z Fold3. However, the upcoming foldable smartphone will retain its predecessor's display formats, for better or worse.

Xiaomi has brought the POCO M4 Pro 5G to India, a mid-range smartphone with a Dimensity 810 SoC, a 50 MP primary camera and a 5,000 mAh battery. The POCO M4 Pro 5G will be available with up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage and will start at INR 14,999 (~US$198). Xiaomi will begin selling the POCO M4 Pro 5G in India in a week's time.

Reportedly, Google has scheduled the release of its first foldable smartphone, codenamed 'Pipit'. Expected to be called the Pixel Fold, the foldable is tipped to launch with a more compact design than the Galaxy Z Fold3, possibly like the Oppo Find N. The Pixel Fold may arrive with the Pixel 7 series and Android 13.

A new Weibo post from Nubia's CEO, Ni Fei, has led to speculation that the brand's upcoming Z40 Pro flagship will be the first Android phone to launch with magnetic charging. This potential answer to MagSafe in the iPhone 12 and 13 series would allow the device to use wireless chargers capable of much improved accuracy and, possibly, speed.

The prices for the upcoming Realme 9 smartphone range have purportedly leaked for the UK, Italy, Europe, and Russia. The Realme 9i has already appeared in markets such as India, and it will be joined by the Realme 9 Pro and Realme 9 Pro+. Realme appears to be taking a calculated risk, with the Europe price for the top-end Realme 9 Pro+ standing at €439 (US$496).

Nokia has made the rumored successor to the budget G20 official, and has ushered a new G11 in alongside it. The new smartphones are equipped with large batteries for markedly long run-times - which may be handy as the 2 new phones offer a series-first 90Hz refresh rate. The two new phones have been released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland today (February 14, 2022).

OnePlus has hyped its upcoming mid-range smartphone, the Nord CE 2, in a new tweet. It does not offer much new information besides the name of a new colorway the OEM has developed for the device. Then again, it also confirms its design and number of rear cameras. Then again, more interesting specs hinted at earlier remain to be confirmed.

The Galaxy A23 will be the third-cheapest device in Samsung's bread-and-butter Galaxy A series this year. The budget phone has now been showcased in a leak, revealing its expected specs and a modern design in line with Samsung's current devices.

Sony has indicated that its new range of high-end Smart TVs will be cheaper than expected. Reportedly, the Bravia XR A95K could retail for US$4,000 as a 65-inch TV, while the 43-inch Bravia XR X80K may arrive for as little as US$600.

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S22 series with claims of enhanced robustness thanks to their updated premium design. Now, a YouTuber has tested these claims out on its flagship, the S22 Ultra. Can the new phablet's new Gorilla Glass Victus+ and upgraded frame stand up to challenges that culminate in a vehicular onslaught?