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The Realme Pad has appeared in motion in a promo video, although only the rear side of the upcoming Android tablet was on show. Apparent conflicting information about the display has given strength to speculation that multiple variants, such as a Realme Pad Pro, could be part of the lineup. The Realme Pad could hit a sweet spot for many tablet shoppers.

Fans of the brand OnePlus might be awaiting flagships projected to take their numerical series name into double digits for the first time in 2022. However, according to the latest word on these devices, they might fail to provide much novelty on their reveal in that year. They are now slated to emerge as iterative upgrades - in terms of looks, that is.

The RedMagic 6S Pro can be expected to be an iterative upgrade over its immediate predecessor, based on the Snapdragon 888+ platform confirmed by its maker. Now, Chinese regulators may have revealed that this also probably applies to the phone's looks. Meanwhile, the OEM has teased the phone with more impressive claims.

A new leak from Twitter tells us everything we need to know about the upcoming Realme 8i and Realme 8s. Both phones will run new MediaTek chipsets, but only the latter will be 5G-enabled. Realme is expected to unveil both smartphones alongside the Realme Pad on September 9.

Samsung may start offering optical image stabilization (OIS) support across the entire Galaxy A lineup from next year. Currently, OIS is restricted to the Galaxy A72 and Galaxy A52 alongside the flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. However, inclusion of OIS is likely to drive up costs in the highly competitive midrange segment.

Qualcomm's upcoming high-end SoC, the Snapdragon 888, made its Geekbench debut alongside a Vivo smartphone. Its single and multi-cores of 720 and 1,919 are lower than its predecessor, but this could be due to the SoC not operating at peak capacity.

The German company Nitrokey has announced its first smartphone, the NitroPhone 1. Billed as the world's safest Android smartphone, the NitroPhone 1 is nothing more than a Google Pixel 4a running a custom ROM for a lot of money.

Samsung will launch One UI 4 beta testing this month, starting with the Galaxy S21 series. Ahead of that, we look at what devices people should expect Samsung to update to its next OS, which will be based on Android 12. Over 70 devices should be covered, including older and mid-range models.

The rollout of MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition has started globally. The new update brings 'swift performance', 'focused algorithms', 'atomize memory' and 'liquid storage' to Xiaomi devices, starting with the POCO F3 and the Mi 11X.

Redmi has released a teaser for new TWS earbuds that may be pitched at the back-to-school market. Unlike the AirDots 3 line, these Buds 3 have stems, as well as a new square charging case. Nevertheless, a famous leaker asserts the accessories might have something besides looks in common.

Xiaomi has let the Redmi 10 Prime loose in India, its latest entry-level smartphone. The Redmi 10 Prime offers a large display, an even larger battery and a high-resolution main camera. The handset is available with up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, too.

Samsung is now projected to launch a successor to the Galaxy M21, thanks to a recent slew of leaks associated with a new model number suggesting this is indeed the case. It looks like the "M22" will turn out looking and performing much like a pre-existing 2021 smartphone; then again, this makes for potentially bargain pricing in the rumored device.

Vivo is currently hyping its upcoming late-2021 flagship smartphones with some tantalizing details ahead of their launch. It seems the latest of these is the inclusion of an E5 display, the latest generation of Samsung OLED displays for mobile devices. It is slated to have a QHD display in at least 1 X70 variant.

Realme has been teasing the upcoming Realme Pad tablet and the launch time and date have also been revealed. The company is likely targeting users who want a good-looking and slim device and are willing to compromise on the specs in return for affordability. Realme boss Madhav Sheth has described the Realme Pad as “disruptive”.

If you're clumsy like the author, you might have already considered a robust smartphone that doesn't immediately break after each mishap. Nokia presents an enticing offer here.

Lenovo has finally started selling the Yoga Tab 13, its 13-inch Android tablet with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. The US$680 tablet can also be utilised as a second display with a laptop or a console like the Nintendo Switch.

Jabra has added not one but three new pairs to its Elite-series of TWS earbuds. Their new flagship, the 7 Pros, feature the OEM's MultiSensor Voice tech for "best-in-class call performance". The buds are joined by the 7 Actives and the 3s, geared towards steadfast fit during workouts and cost-effective audio quality respectively.

Apparently, Google expects the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro to be a hit, and the most successful smartphones to date. Supposedly, the company has asked its supply chain to produce 50% more handsets than in its most successful year, which was 2019.

The launch of the Galaxy S21 FE has slipped again, this time to late October. Apparently, Samsung's next Fan Edition smartphone will start shipping on October 28, with pre-orders opening a week earlier. An official Galaxy S21 FE user manual has leaked too, confirming numerous aspects about the device.

The Snapdragon Wear 5100 may feature the same CPU cores as its predecessors, contrary to previous rumours and leaks. LPDDR4x RAM support could be headed to the Wear 5100 though, which would offer some performance improvements compared to the LPDDR3 RAM in recent Snapdragon Wear SoCs.

Xiaomi is apparently testing a 1,920 fps super slow motion video capture on the upcoming Xiaomi 12 series. This mode is being tested on the 50 MP primary camera that is speculated to feature in the top end Xiaomi 12 variants. Other specifications are still not clear, but we expect Xiaomi to go all in and offer the latest tech available including the Snapdragon 898 Soc, 120 Hz LTPO display, and more.

Samsung has now unveiled its two new super-premium smartphone camera sensors, the 200 MP ISOCELL HP1 and the 50 MP ISOCELL GN5. The HP1 is the world's first 200 MP CMOS sensor and offers up to 16-in-1 pixel binning, while the GN5 succeeds the GN2 used on phones like the Mi 11 Ultra.

Microsoft has sent out invitations to a launch event that will take place in three weeks. The event may be a chance for the company to showcase the Surface Duo 2 and a next-generation Surface Book 4, among other devices.

RedMagic has announced that it will unveil a refresh of its 2021 Android gaming flagship 6 range later in September 2021. For now, it is hyping this 6s Pro with previews of specs such as its touch-sampling rate. The OEM has also revealed that the phone will have a new, "aerospace-grade" thermal-management system.

Snapdragon Sound is a Qualcomm's audio platform slated to feature in the next generation of audio peripherals from OEMs such as Xiaomi. Its maker has announced that it will support Lossless audio technology, rated to reproduce "CD-quality" audio at a high bitrate.

New certifications have provided some concrete details about two of Samsung's future flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S22+ and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. For some reason, the company has decided against increasing the battery capacity of the Galaxy S22 series relative to the Galaxy S21 series. Worse still, battery capacity has even gone the other way with one device.

Samsung has already seen an uptick in the enthusiasm for foldable devices with the launch of its latest Galaxy Z Fold and Flip models. Now, its Display division is reportedly at the limits of its capacity to produce the requisite displays. Therefore, the OEM is now billed to nearly double the resources devoted to this process.

Nokia has announced the recently-launched X20 smartphone can now upgrade to Android 12. This Beta 1 build is available as an OTA to members of the brand's developer preview program. Therefore, interested parties may now have a way of getting a sneak peek at what the HMD Global company has planned for the OS' next major upgrade.

Samsung has released the second firmware update to its two new smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. The update brings with it a few handy new features, but owners are already complaining about overheating issues and short battery life with LTE models.

More details about the upcoming Xiaomi CC11 and Note 11 series have emerged, courtesy of a TENAA listing. The handset will be available in nine colours, with a 6.55-inch OLED display and up to 12 GB of RAM.

Google is said to be developing custom chips for its Pixelbooks, according to Nikkei Asia. Although not a lot of details about the new chips have been revealed, they will be Arm-based like its new Tensor SoC developed for the forthcoming Pixel 6 range.

For the first time, a leak has provided a look at the upcoming Xiaomi 11T Pro. The images showcase the Xiaomi 11T Pro in all its glory, with notable takeaways including a side-mounted fingerprint reader and a 108 MP camera.

Meizu is set to release its next flagship phones, the Meizu 18s and 18s Pro, shortly. Both phones will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888+, with the Meizu 18s Pro also laying claim to some impressive camera hardware.

Last week, rumours circulated that Google would showcase the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on September 13, 24 hours before the rumoured Apple iPhone 13 launch event. According to the leaker who provided the first glimpses of Google's Pixel 6 series, this may well be misinformation.

Google's highly anticipated Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones will reportedly receive a noticeable improvement regarding their wireless charging function, but the feature might only work with the latest iteration of Google's own wireless charger which is called the Pixel Stand.

Nokia is said to launch a new 5G phone called the G50 soon. New rumored details for the device have emerged, its screen size and potential quality included. It is also projected to have triple rear cameras and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Honor has leap-frogged Xiaomi and Apple to become the third most successful mobile device OEM in its native China for the month of July 2021. This growth is most likely attributed to the sale of phones such as the mid-range 50 series.

Xiaomi is slated to launch a direct successor to the Mi 11 Ultra that might also have a 50MP main rear camera. Now, a reliable leaker claims that this "12 Ultra" will come with not just 1 but 3 sensors of this resolution. This, apparently, will give the potential flagship secondary functions such as ultrawide-angle shooting at a top-quality resolution.

According to a report, Xiaomi is planning to eventually bring Android 12 to over 70 devices, including those released under its Redmi, POCO and Black Shark brands. Older handsets like the Mi 9 and Redmi K20 series are supposedly set to miss out on Google's upcoming OS, though.

MediaTek is rumored to launch the Dimensity 2000 as its next-gen 5G flagship SoC. Now, the latest word on this chipset is that it might be announced prior to 2022 as a processor based on a 4 nanometer (nm) architecture, not to mention ARM v9. Therefore, it is now projected to offer a serious challenge to the likes of Qualcomm's own next top-end mobile processor.

Bose has launched the latest generation of its QuietComfort line of headphones. The OEM asserts that these new 45s live up to their name with a "lightweight" design, not to mention "world-class" Acoustic Noise Cancelling technology. The new Bluetooth 5.1 accessories will be released in September 2021.

A new leak has now given a good look at Realme's next sub-premium device, the Realme GT Neo 2. The Realme GT Neo 2 takes heavy styling cues from its stablemate, the OnePlus 9, and is expected to rival Xiaomi's Redmi K40G.

Xiaomi has started rolling out a new update to the Redmi Note 8 Pro in India. V12.5.3.0.RGGINXM brings several new elements to the device as part of an upgrade to MIUI 12.5. The update finally brings Android 11 to the Redmi Note 8 Pro, too.

The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches are the world's first wearables to rock the Plus version of the Snapdragon Wear 4100 platform, and are also the first of their brand to offer blood-oxygen measurements. They come in a variety of styles and materials, some of which are available to order in the US from now.

A reliable leaker has recently asserted that the Android OEM OPPO is now close to launching its first ever foldable device. Now, the same tipster has elaborated further with a new claim that this phone's main display will integrate LTPO technology. It is also now said to launch with the latest version of Android.

A Weibo-based leaker has posted an in-the-wild image of a phone allegedly set to launch from the OEM Honor soon. It could be taken to be the pre-existing X20 - were it not for the apparent size of the device from the back. The tipster asserts that its display is 7 inches in diagonal length at least, and, thus, belongs to the rumored X20 Max.

Some recent leaks have hinted that the OEM Vivo would launch an X70 Pro Plus as the flagship of its upcoming premium Android smartphone line. Now, the company has posted a new domestic pre-order page that essentially confirms these details. It also reveals the device's launch date for the first time.

Xiaomi is planning to release new MediaTek-backed smartphones, codenamed Evergreen, Evergo, Pissaro and Pissaropro. All models will feature high-resolution primary cameras, with the Samsung ISOCELL HM3 due for Pissaro and Pissaropro.

Realme India has confirmed that one of its upcoming smartphones will run the new MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset. The only device that fits the bill is the Realme 8s. Realme is expected to launch it sometime in September 2021.