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Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman has indicated that Apple has more than one Apple Event in the pipeline before the end of the year. Reputedly, the next will showcase new Mac and iPad hardware, with the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 likely stars of the show. Up to five devices may arrive simultaneously, including an iPad mini 6.

The Snapdragon 898 is on its way and the first GPU benchmarks of the upcoming Qualcomm chip have now been revealed. Peak performance is shown to be lower than on the Exynos 2200 but sustained performance should be similar thanks to lesser throttling.

The Exynos 2200 has now surfaced on Geekbench for the first time. The Geekbench listing, apparently run on a Galaxy S22+, reveals CPU performance merely on par with the outgoing Snapdragon 888. Finer details of the chip make for exciting reading nonetheless, with Samsung potentially trading peak performance for better efficiency and improved sustained performance.

Motorola is currently rumored to have 2 new affordable phones in the works: the Moto E20, a name that has now popped up in multiple leaks, and the Moto E30, of which there have been far fewer signs. However, a device of this exact name has now surfaced on a benchmarking site for the first time.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is scheduled to launch within the next few months. Previous reports based on a leaked user manual claimed the phone would not offer microSD support but new insider information indicates those claims may have been incorrect.

Huawei has started to extend invitations to a new event set to take place later in 2021. The OEM has divulged a location and host for this launch that strongly hints at an international debut for the product in question. Then again, the company has kept this device's identity a mystery for now.

Apple is reportedly working on a successor to the iPhone SE 2—or iPhone SE (2020) as it was marketed. Some details of this compact phone, the iPhone SE 3, have now been revealed in a new leak, but expectant fans will have to wait months for a release.

Two alleged Google Pixel 6 Pro records on Geekbench have revealed different configurations for the Tensor SoC that subsequently results in a substantial performance difference. While the newer record shows the supposed Pixel 6 Pro benching with two X1 cores, the one-day older appearance depicts a single X1 core with faster support cores.

Xiaomi will sell its new budget phone, Redmi 10, in Europe. The Redmi 10 will carry an affordable price tag, the same as last year's Redmi 9 while being a much-improved package, continuing Xiaomi's tradition of offering excellent bang for the buck.

Google's imminent flagship phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, will be powered by Tensor, a semi-custom chipset manufactured by Samsung. Details of that chipset may have now surfaced, with information on ground hinting heavily at performance to dominate the Snapdragon 888.

Previous leaks have hinted at an upcoming OPPO smartphone with a new design intended to recall Xiaomi's Mi 11 Ultra in its camera hump. Now, the latest tips assert that this device will indeed launch soon as the K9 Pro. It is slated to arrive with an up-to-date MediaTek Dimensity SoC and an AMOLED display.

MediaTek is currently believed to unveil an SoC based on an industry-leading 4 nanometer (nm) architecture in 2022. This would mean the OEM would skip the current top-end 5nm standard in the process. Now, the latest leak claims that it is destined for the Taiwanese chip-maker's sub-premium range next year instead.

Xiaomi's code has now revealed the existence of four devices that will be powered by Qualcomm's next-gen flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 898. The phones include the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Ultra, while speculation leans towards the other two being the Redmi K50 Pro and Poco F4.

The well-known leaker Ishan Agarwal now asserts that a new Samsung device with an AMOLED display of 120Hz in refresh rate and a new, upper-mid-range 5G Snapdragon processor is gearing up for launch in India. However, the tip refers not to the Galaxy A52 or one of its variants, as one might think from reading these specs, but to the rumored M52 instead.

Amazon has announced that the latest version of its Fire TV Stick is called the Max variant. The accessory still streams in 4K; however, its new MediaTek processor supports Wi-Fi 6 and is paired to more RAM in this generation. It is shipped with an updated remote that has the OEM's smart assistant built in.

TCL has announced the most budget variant of its latest 20 5G smartphone series. The new R model offers a 6.52-inch display driven by a 4,500mAh battery and runs on Android 11. Then again, the OEM has modulated its specs in order to launch it at an attractive price in Europe.

Alongside the Vivo X70 and X70 Pro, Vivo has also launched the X70 Pro+, a proper flagship with impressive camera hardware, IP68 certification, and a Snapdragon 888+. The X60 Pro+ already delivered excellent camera performance and the X70 Pro+ will hope to build on that thanks to its new V1 ISP chip.

MediaTek has now unveiled its latest chipset for tablets, the Kompanio 900T. The Kompanio 900T sits underneath the Kompanio 1300T in the company's pecking order and will offer excellent performance and efficiency thanks to its Cortex-A78 cores and TSMC's 6 nm manufacturing process.

Realme has launched its first tablet: the Realme Pad. The slate will eventually be available in three different configurations and is powered by the MediaTek Helio 80 processor. Realme has priced the Realme Pad at a stunning starting point of just ₹13,999 (US$190) for the entry-level model. Sales of the tablet in India begin on September 16.

OPPO has announced new pricing and availability data for the Reno6 5G, a phone destined to stand out in the mid-range European market due to its MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC. The device also offers an FHD+ AMOLED display, fast 65W charging and triple rear cameras.

The iBASE MI989 comes in two AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 flavours, each with two SODIMM sockets and three M.2 slots. The Mini-ITX board has four DisplayPort 1.4 ports too, and supports 5G connectivity.

The Banana Pi BPI-R2 Pro is BPI's latest SBC, having already released the BPI-R2. The BPI-R2 Pro utilises a Rockchip RK3568 SoC, up to 4 GB of RAM and has a 40-pin GPIO header. The machine also has five RJ45 Ethernet ports and space for an M.2 E-Key.

Next week, Apple will reveal the A15 Bionic, the SoC that is expected to feature at the heart of the iPhone 13 series. Leaked performance data suggests that the A15 Bionic could pack plenty of GPU power, possibly more so than even the Exynos 2200 and its AMD RDNA 2-based GPU.

The iQOO 8 Pro recently launched as the world's first E5 AMOLED display smartphone. Unfortunately for fans of advanced mobile tech, it only did so in its native China. Now, however, a new Geekbench leak hints its OEM may be arranging wider availability for this flagship device.

Xiaomi has been teasing its upcoming online product launch event again and has seemingly confirmed the global release date for the Xiaomi Pad 5. In addition, the global variant of the Pad 5 tablet also appeared on Geekbench, featured on a Spanish-language retailer site, and it may support the MIUI memory extension feature at some point.

Lenovo continues apace with the launch of new tablets. This time around it's the follow up to last year’s critically acclaimed and value-packed Chromebook Duet dubbed the Chromebook Duet 5.

More details of Xiaomi's upcoming camera champ have surfaced. New information from a notable source heavily indicates that Samsung's latest 50 MP CMOS sensor, the ISOCELL GN5, could find its way to the Xiaomi 12 Ultra.

Samsung is set to equip its next generation of Galaxy A-series phones with a weaker variant of the Exynos 2200 that will debut on the Galaxy S22 series. This chipset, also featuring an AMD mRDNA GPU, will be used on phones like the A53 and A73, while models like the A33 could get an even less powerful version.

Rumours have started circulating that the Apple M2 will deliver exceptional graphics performance, potentially as high as a former flagship NVIDIA GPU. The reality could not be further from the truth.

Reports of Pixel 3 or 3 XL device that enter a state in which they become irretrievably unresponsive out of nowhere in the exact same way are growing in number. Such complaints from their phones' users have arisen as early as December 2020, and have now accumulated in number. To date, there is no solution reported to work for all of them.

Huawei has confirmed a new generation for its mid-range smartphone series in 2021. The device in question has popped up in a new teaser that also furnishes it with a launch date. The Nova 9's suspiciously familiar design is also revealed thanks to the new poster.

RedMagic has made its 2021 flagship refresh official today (September 6, 2021). The 6S Pro may have the same basic build as its immediate predecessor; nevertheless, the OEM has crammed some new features a gaming-phone fan might enjoy into the updated device. They include an advanced ICE 7.0 cooling system, not to mention some potentially next-gen biometrics.

Apple may be transitioning to in-house SoCs, but it will keep at least one Mac product on Intel processors until next year. The MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 are expected to expand Apple's Mac lineup by this holiday season, with a new Mac mini the only replacement for existing hardware.

MediaTek is finally set to deliver a bona fide flagship chipset in the form of the Dimensity 2000. The Dimensity 2000 will do battle with the Snapdragon 898 and Exynos 2200 and could even come out on top efficiency-wise, thanks to TSMC's 4 nm manufacturing process.

Xiaomi's next mid-range champ will be the Redmi Note 11 series, and a new leak has now provided some detail about what to expect from the lineup with respect to charging performance. Supposedly, the upcoming midrangers could get the 67 W seen on current Xiaomi premium phones like the Mi 11 series.

The Exynos 2200 will debut on the Galaxy S22 series next year. The chipset has now been benchmarked, and shows some noteworthy throttling by the third round of benchmarks, with performance dropping by up to 25%.

The Google Pixel 6 series offers big 50 MP main cameras and is expected to offer excellent smartphone photography prowess. Images claimed to be camera samples from the Pixel 6 series have now leaked online, and expectant fans may be disappointed.

The Vivo X70 flagship series only has a few days from today (September 5, 2021) until their debut in China. However, some last-minute leaks purport to reveal pretty much everything about the phones prior to this event. These details range from their screen sizes to what their new custom-designed V1 chipset looks like.

The Xiaomi Pad 5 global model appears to have been leaked in both a product page and brief unboxing video. Even the name of the tablet range, which has commonly been known as either the Mi Pad 5 or Xiaomi Tab 5, seems to have been confirmed for non-domestic markets. This news concerns the Xiaomi Pad 5 variant with a Snapdragon 860 SoC.

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.

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.

The flagship Huawei P50 series launched with options powered by the much lesser-spotted 4G/LTE-only version of the Snapdragon 888 processor. Now, a prominent leaker indicates that the OEM might secure an agreement with Qualcomm to release direct successors for these phones.

The M1 Mac mini has been pitted against the Ryzen 9 5900HX-powered EliteMini HX90 in a clash of processor titans. While the Apple M1 couldn’t completely overpower the AMD Zen 3 part in every single benchmark, it was clearly dominant overall. The M1’s 8-core iGPU also stood up well against the AMD Radeon Graphics 8 iGPU.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.