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Motorola have designed their new foldable, the Razr+, extremely well - not just in terms of looks, but also in terms of functionality. Even so, you are expected to cough up almost $1,200 for the phone. This article summing up the results of our review will tell you whether it's worth it.

Nothing has confirmed that it will launch its second-gen flagship smartphone with its second-gen skin for Android. Now, the OEM's CEO Carl Pei has confirmed that its inaugural mobile device will not be left behind, although its upgrade to stable Nothing OS 2.0 will come slightly later. The company has indicated that the update may make the Phone (1) look and behave very differently in the near future.

The goal that Xiaomi is pursuing with its Redmi Note series can be summed up as follows: to offer every user the right mid-range smartphone. Accordingly, there are a number Redmi Notes to choose from, making it rather difficult to tell the models apart. Our little overview should help you to find the right Redmi Note.

OPPO has reportedly divulged its Android 14 upgrade plans - and the list of eligible devices in question is markedly short. It also implies that smartphones released two years ago or less are being cut loose in terms of support. Then again, the leak pertain to one region only.

A new side-by-side comparison of three allegedly upcoming premium foldable Android smartphones shows that the OPPO Find N3 will upgrade to its OEM's latest top-end camera hump, whereas putative peers the Honor Magic V2 and Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 will not. Therefore, the former (thought to go global in 2023 under the OnePlus brand) may have more of an on-trend look than the other two hypothetical flagships.

Samsung's tradition of launching ultra-premium versions of its latest foldable smartphones as Chinese-market exclusives is now thought to continue in 2023 with the new "W24" series. They are slated to debut as even higher-end versions of the rumored Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 - however, should that be the case, it seems they will fail to upgrade in one potentially significant respect.

OnePlus' Nord 3 launch event is now thought to be on the horizon, thanks to the arrival of a device with its specs as rumored on the Geekbench database. The leak purports to confirm the smartphone's premium mid-range Android nature, with specs such as 16GB of RAM and Android 13 out of the box.

iQOO has inadvertently helped start the 2023 Android flagship refresh fire with talk of an "11S" that will supplant the current 11 and 11 Pro soon. These rumors have raised yet more steam with hints that the device will in fact combine the best advantages of both its predecessors soon, with, for example, a flat, high-quality AMOLED display driven by an even faster version of their processor.

Motorola touts the new vanilla variant of its Razr Android smartphone series as the one most likely to finally democratize foldable technology, thanks to its mid-range specs. Then again, its predecessor the Razr 22 may have something to say about that, with the same 144Hz main display powered by the same processor as the higher-end Razr Plus/40 Ultra. It is still last-gen, though, with potentially attractive discounts in its future starting with one from its very own brand.

Qualcomm typically introduces its latest top-of-the-line chipset for mobile devices during its yearly Snapdragon Summit conference. The OEM has confirmed that it will hold such an event in 2023 - just about a month earlier than usual. Meanwhile, a famous leaker asserts that it will be followed by the first smartphone to be based on the potentially cutting-edge 8 Gen 3 SoC not long after that.

Motorola India has alerted its fans that it will "Flip the Script" for its next major product event. That is because it is now slated to unleash the OEM's latest foldable clamshell Android smartphone on another new market. It is backed to bring its enlarged cover display and all its new software tweaks with it to its new home.

With generous discounts of over 20% available to some of its siblings as well, the 128 GB green Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is currently available on Amazon with an excellent discount of 33%. Thanks to it, those interested can get this previous-generation flagship device for US$799.99 instead of US$1,199.99.

In our review, the Oppo Find X6 Pro shows off its best side. Its appealing design and strong hardware make it a great alternative to the Galaxy S23 Ultra or Xiaomi 13 Ultra. Unfortunately, it is very unlikely that we'll have the pleasure of being able to buy Oppo's smartphone in Europe.

According to a new report, making the Galaxy S23 Ultra cost Samsung ~39% of its current official retail value per unit. About 35% of this production cost went on the super-premium Android smartphone's class-leading new processor, with another ~14% going on its headlining rear cameras. The total bill is still less than that of an iPhone 14 Pro Max, at least.

OnePlus has announced that it is releasing a special edition of its current flagship Android smartphone for its fans in India. Its new Marble Odyssey finish is made of "3D crystalline rock" that falls into a pattern that may vary from unit to unit, making each one that much more "unique". The new version of the 11 is slated to arrive in early June 2023.

A new leak says the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will feature four Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores, ditching the Cortex-A5xx cluster entirely. Its performance supposedly surpasses that of the Apple A17 Bionic and likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

OnePlus is now thought to launch a second-gen Ace Pro in China - which, if so, is an increasingly sure sign that it might debut as a new variant of the flagship 11 in the rest of the world. However, it might not have that Android smartphone's design this time around - in fact, it could look much more like the latest mid-ranger from OPPO instead.

Tecno has officially brought its latest Camon-series smartphones to the Indian market, its 20 Premier flagship included. It packs a 108MP shooter in its distinctive, angular rear camera hump, and also offers a large AMOLED display driven by a mid-range MediaTek Dimensity processor. It is joined by 20 and 20 Pro siblings slated to start at ~US$180 in their new region.

Xiaomi is projected to unleash an upgrade over its current 13 Pro flagship Android smartphone by the end of 2023. Then again, this "14 Pro" is now thought to launch with the same type of screen as its predecessor - albeit with tweaks that have already come in for praise from a noted leaker. Can Xiaomi finally get the display experience it is going for right in this generation?

iQOO is now thought to launch an updated version of its 11 Pro premium Android smartphone in mid-2023 - however, this one might have the 'overclocked' version of the top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset heretofore exclusive to the Galaxy S23 Ultra. The "11S" is also backed to outdo that Samsung flagship in terms of display quality and charging speed.

The now-cancelled Exynos 2300 scored 456 points on Geekbench's ML benchmark. It packs a tri-cluster, nona-core CPU with a 1+4+4 arrangement.

The Pixel Fold is now officially the most expensive Android device that Google sells through its online Store in the US - and is even more pricey in its top-end 12GB RAM/512GB internal storage configuration. Nevertheless, the Mountain View giant is now out of those SKUs to pre-order in the US.

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is one of the best Android smartphones in 2023 that is - at least currently - only available via import. Even though the Chinese version makes some compromises in the LTE bands, importing the Xiaomi smartphone might still be worth it.

Carl Pei has told Forbes in an interview that the Nothing Phone (2) will launch globally in July and will arrive in the United States at the same time. He also confirms the smartphone will pack a 4,700 mAh battery.

OPPO has announced updated models for its mid-range Reno series of Android smartphones graced with charging and rear camera upgrades across the board. These specs are headlined by the new, MariSilicon X-enhanced, high-res zoom lens found in the 10 Pro+ flagship variant. Then again, the OEM was so busy with these new optics that it forgot about updating most of its internal specs.

iQOO India's announcement that something with the "power to win" is on the way has given rise to hopes that one of the brand's latest Neo8-series smartphones is destined to launch in the country soon. However, it is also possible that the new hype campaign references another Android device with a last-gen flagship chipset instead.

Motorola's 2023 line of flagship Android smartphones has started to land in India, starting with the vanilla Edge 40. The new source of 144Hz display tech is also now touted as the world's slimmest IP68-rated smartphone on its new launch. It falls into the INR ~35,000 (~US$420) price-bracket - however, its pre-order deals bring that price down to the ~US$360 mark.

iQOO has officially beaten other OEMs such as Xiaomi to the launch of the world's first Dimensity 9200 Plus (or 9200+) -powered smartphone. It has the potential to outclass the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 of the Neo8 - then again, this new vanilla model has the same appreciably bright, fast AMOLED display, 120W charging and updated dual rear camera window as its Pro sibling.

The iQOO Neo8 Pro is slated to be the first Android smartphone to rock its new top-end MediaTek Dimensity chipset on its imminent debut. Its vanilla sibling, on the other hand, is now thought to be less blessed in the novelty of its processor. Then again, it has enjoyed a solid record as the latest and greatest silicon in last-gen flagship devices.

OnePlus' introduction of the Ace 2V as a new performance-on-a-budget smartphone for the Chinese market sparked speculation that the same device would also launch as the Nord 3 in other markets. Now, according to the latest leak, that is the case, although the 2V's alleged global version will launch with a different - and potentially superior - main rear camera.

A new leak from Weibo says next-gen SoC from Qualcomm and MediaTek cannot output a steady 60 FPS in Genshin Impact at 1080p. It is unknown if this is due to the SoC's inability to run the game at the said resolution or poor software optimization.

Xiaomi and MediaTek have teamed up to hype the upcoming CIVI 3 as the world's first device with the Dimensity 8200-Ultra processor. Now, the smartphone has allegedly turned up on Geekbench with its new silicon ahead of its launch. Accordingly, it may be announced with Android 13 and 12GB of RAM on its actual debut.

A new leak shows off the Pixel 8 Pro doubling up as an IR thermometer via a dedicated sensor located on the rear camera housing. It has to be in close proximity to a person's skin and can even measure the temperatures of external objects.

A new leak says Qualcomm is planning to dual-source the 2024-bound Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 from Samsung Foundries and TSMC. The former will feature exclusively in Galaxy devices and the latter everywhere else.

The final and highest-end addition to the Redmi K60 series had been linked to the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 in its last leak. However, the "Ultra" has allegedly been upgraded to the newer Plus version of the same flagship silicon instead. The premium Android smartphone may also have a bright, rich, high-refresh-rate display specially optimized for its new chipset.

Kyocera is an OEM that offers rugged, occasionally sapphire-reinforced, smartphones to retail customers - or, rather, it did. The company has decided to quit sales to consumers as of May 2023, having posted a multi-million-dollar loss in its last financial performance report. Its devices may still be available to enterprise buyers, however.

High-quality Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra renders have been leaked by OnLeaks. The flagship tablet's design is mostly identical to that of its predecessor, complete with an S-Pen silo, a notched display, a pogo-pin connector and two rear cameras.

OPPO is now believed to launch its latest Reno-series Android smartphones on a certain date in May 2023. The devices are projected to pack typical mid-range specs into new packages, with most genuine upgrades reserved for the higher-end Pro and Pro+ models. Then again, the vanilla model may be able to graduate to faster charging and triple rear cameras in 2023.

MediaTek has reportedly joined forces with Nvidia to develop mobile GPUs for smartphones. One could get to see it in action as early as 2024 alongside the Dimensity 9400.

The Nothing Phone (2) has made its Geekbench debut, scoring 1,253 and 3,833 in the benchmark. It packs 12 GB of RAM and a Snapdragon SoC, which could be the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Believe it or not, but HTC still has some skin in the smartphone game. The company has taken to its Twitter account to tease the previously leaked U23 Pro 5G, which is set to be unveiled on May 18. The new smartphone is a mid-range device, but it looks to be linked in some way to HTC's VR efforts with Viverse branding included as part of the announcement.

MediaTek is reportedly developing a new SoC with four Cortex-X4 and four Cortex-A720 cores. It is manufactured on TSMC's N4P node and could compete with next-gen laptop offerings from Apple and Qualcomm.

A new leak says the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will feature an eight-core CPU with a 2+4+2 layout, complete with two Cortex-X4 high-performance cores. It will be manufactured on TSMC's N4P node and launched sometime in October.