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iQOO has confirmed that it will launch at least one smartphone based on the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 top-end processor. Now, according to the latest leaks and rumors, these devices will be called the 9 and 9 Pro, and will come with re-worked rear panels and new display specs. One or both may also have a 50MP main camera.

The Realme GT2 Pro will be one of the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-based Android phones in the world on it early 2022 launch. Now, a reliable leaker asserts that the OEM has made no less than 3 different versions of this device, with their own individual looks and themes.

Lenovo's contenders in the Android gaming flagships have been known as the Legion Phones or Legion Phone Duel devices, depending on their market. Now, however, the company has hinted that it is arranging a new name for the next installment in this series. It may continue to uphold its series' reputation for innovative cooling solutions and speed-focused display tech.

Details of the Xiaomi 12 series are mostly unconfirmed with the exception of Xiaomi's marketed display specifications. A new leak from China purports to lay the vanilla Xiaomi 12 bare, though, by revealing its specs and pricing ahead of launch.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro is set to make its grand debut alongside the Xiaomi 12 next week and Xiaomi has now also revealed some information on the flagship phone's display. While the regular Xiaomi 12 uses a small FHD+ display made by Huaxing, the Xiaomi 12 Pro will sport more premium hardware.

The Xiaomi 12 will make its debut on December 28 and Xiaomi is now marketing the phone ahead of launch. The company appears to believe that the Xiaomi 12's screen is its biggest selling point, and is strongly pushing the phone's compactness as well as its overall display qualities.

Honor has just announced that its long-awaited first-gen foldable smartphone will be here soon. This "flagship" has been rumored to be called either the Magic Fold or Magic X - however, the company has now confirmed that its name is...neither of these.

OnePlus' CEO, Pete Lau, has just confirmed that the brand's upcoming 10 Pro flagship will be unveiled in early 2022. Now, the exec has taken to Weibo again to tease the smartphone's display in terms of what may be one of its most advanced features direct from its supplier Samsung, dubbed "LTPO 2.0".

Foxconn's plant located in Chennai, India is reportedly preparing to manufacture the vanilla iPhone 13 from early 2022. This new production run for the flagship device is projected to fuel exports as well as national sales, thus potentially helping to ease its prevailing supply issues worldwide.

Realme has finally set a date for a formal GT2 flagship smartphone series launch. Meanwhile, its latest official teaser comes in the form of an entire piece commissioned in Vogue Italy, for the devices' "world-first" finish, now revealed as part of a 'green' industrial design that looks nothing like earlier renders.

The Galaxy A52 series offers some of Samsung's best-selling devices, so it's no surprise that the company is also prioritizing software development for the lineup. According to a new report, the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, A52s 5G, and A72 look set to receive the Android 12 update in the near future.

According to the latest rumors, Xiaomi will launch its second-gen foldable phablet in 2022. A new leak purports to make them more of a reality with new and practical details on the possible high-end device. Meanwhile, the same product has again been linked to a main screen of quality similar to that of the Galaxy Z Fold3 or OPPO Find N.

iQOO's latest smartphones are new variants of its Neo5 series. The 5S has the Snapdragon 888 SoC, paired to an "innovative" thermal management system touted to incorporate rare-earth elements for advanced heat dissipation. The 5 SE has the Snapdragon 870 instead, but also has a 144Hz display and a 50MP main camera.

The next top-end smartphone from OnePlus is thought to be called the 10 Pro. Now, the OEM's CEO, Pete Lau, has confirmed this product name, in a Weibo post strongly hinting at a launch for the device in very early 2022. Then again, there are no guarantees that this event would be global rather than for the Chinese market alone.

Realme had hinted at a GT2 series event set for today (December 20, 2021). However, the OEM has not unveiled the flagship smartphones in question as it has confirmed the nature of its 3 industry-first "innovations". This presentation involved more detail on the devices' new build material, ultra-wide cameras and comms array.

A first-party Samsung webstore has reportedly listed the long-awaited Galaxy S21 FE early by accident. The listing in question has now been pulled, but not before allegedly yielding a real-world price in euros for one of the smartphone's SKUs. Suffice it to say, should this leak be genuine, it is to be hoped it was for the new FE's top-end configuration.

A new set of benchmarks have now provided the closest look yet at the performance difference between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, MediaTek Dimensity 9000, and the king of the hill, Apple's A15 Bionic. MediaTek's rise to the top continues, as it challenges Qualcomm every inch of the way.

The Xiaomi 11T Pro high-end smartphone impresses with its blazing fast 120-watt charging speed. Nevertheless, the Xiaomi phone isn't perfect in terms of price-performance. Especially when you compare it with the Xiaomi Mi 11, the price of the 11T Pro is put a bit into perspective...

The Dutch Authority for Nuclear Safety has found that numerous anti-5G products are radioactive. The products include pendants, bracelets and more, which emit ionising radiation.

Qualcomm has just released the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor as its latest flagship processor with a re-worked name to boot. Now, a Weibo-based chip industry leaker asserts that the OEM is working on its successor already. This possibly accelerated timeline might be related to MediaTek's rising status in the same field.

LG started its Android 11 update program for its higher-end phones, the innovative Wing included, some time ago. However, it seemed sluggish even before the company decided to exit the smartphone market. The Wing on Verizon has only now just started to see what might be one of its last ever updates.

MediaTek has teased the Dimensity 8000 as what might be the more affordable alternative to the new top-end 9000 flagship chipset. So far, 2 prominent smartphone brands have allegedly signed up to use it in one of their 2022 devices. They are slated to be of the Realme GT Neo and Redmi K50 series.

One month after unveiling just that its upcoming V20 rugged phone will sport a 2K AMOLED display, Doogee reveals much more about it. This upcoming rugged smartphone sports a 1.05-inch secondary display, 8/256 GB of memory/storage, a 64 MP main camera alongside a 20 MP night vision shooter, and more.

OnePlus has announced the end of its suspension for the build of OxygenOS for the 9 and 9 Pro based on Android 12. The OEM claims that the more prominent of the issues uncovered with the initial version have been removed in this one. Then again, some bugs reportedly still remain.

Honor has already assured its fans that it will release a mobile device based on the brand-new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC. However, according to a famous tipster, it won't be its first-gen foldable. This phablet is now tipped to be the first of its kind to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Realme has confirmed that the second-gen GT-series flagship smartphones will launch shortly in December 2021. Then again, only the GT2 Pro has been officially named thus far. A new leak, based on some website source-code, now purports to identify the plain GT2 as well.

The Find N is OPPO's first-gen foldable smartphone, and has attracted a lot of attention in its first market (China) due to its high-end specs and novel form-factor compared to its main Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 rival. It has been up for limited pre-sale since its December 15, 2021 launch, although some of that event's units have been listed for increased prices compared to retail since then.

Counterpoint Research's latest report on the smartphone processor market shows that MediaTek has once again taken the lead in the latest complete quarter of 2021 (3Q2021). The three-month period has seen a number of intriguing changes, such as Unisoc taking a 10% share of shipments for the first time. Then again, Apple stayed more or less where it was and Qualcomm continues to lead the 5G baseband sector.

MediaTek has now officially launched its first flagship chipset in—the Dimensity 9000. The new SoC is built on TSMC's vaunted 4 nm manufacturing process and will rival the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 when it debuts on the Redmi K50 Gaming and premium phones from OPPO and Vivo.

The Realme GT2 Pro is set for launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 top-end processor later in December 2021. It has been teased as doing so with a photography-related feature completely new to the market, which the OEM has now teased via official channels. Then again, a famous tipster claims to add more detail on the phone's cameras.

MediaTek's putative Dimensity 7000 SoC is actually called the Dimensity 8000, according to a new leak. It is expected to perform on par with the Snapdragon 870 and will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Until now, all renders of the Xiaomi 12 have been mostly baseless concepts. A new leak from OnLeaks has now provided a first look at the Xiaomi 12's design, with one notable standout being its small size—the phone being listed as having a 6.2-inch display and with dimensions to match.

The OnePlus 10 Pro will be OnePlus's next-gen flagship phone and a new leak has now revealed its major specs. Most notable is improved charging speeds, thanks to 80 W wired charging and 50 W wireless charging.

Google rarely sends out destructive updates but when it does, it tends to get rather messy. The December security patch seems to be towing that line, with owners mostly across Europe reporting severe hits to signal reception after installing the OTA.

The Xiaomi 12 series is projected to launch soon, so as to grab that Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 hype while it's hot. A potentially last-minute leak asserts that the new line of smartphones will come with the OEM's under-display camera, heretofore only seen in the ultra-premium Mi Mix 4. Accordingly, it might only be seen in the new line's top-end variant.

The Galaxy A53 will succeed the Galaxy A52 as Samsung's mid-range phone of choice. The A53 appears to have made the trip over to Geekbench, revealing its CPU, GPU, and RAM in the process. Sadly, though, CPU performance as shown looks to be rather disappointing.

According to a recent FCC filing, Samsung is currently working on 25W fast wireless charging technology. While the tech certainly did not make it in time for the Galaxy S21's launch, Samsung's 2022 smartphone lineup could support the 25W wireless charging standard.

Honor has now announced that it will launch the X30 later in December 2021. Prior to that, it is now listed on JD.com ahead of its first retail event. This page reveals that it has a similar design to that of the OEM's current flagship phone, although it will may have a new mid-range 5G chipset instead.

Samsung's rumored Galaxy S22 series has reportedly surfaced in a number of still-image leaks to date. Now, there is a video online that seems to show dummies of all 3 of its putative variants in the wild. The new clip may reveal various interesting details about each model, including that the highest-end of them has extra hardware features, even besides its integrated S Pen.

The Find N is OPPO's first-gen foldable smartphone, and is said to have a main display with many high-end specs in common with that of the Galaxy Z Fold3. This, according to TheElec, is because both panels came from the same company: Samsung. Then again, the OPPO version is projected to vary drastically in its dimensions.

Realme has teased its upcoming GT2 Pro Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship smartphone in some of interesting respects ahead of its December 20, 2021 launch. The premium device is now slated to debut 3 industry-first features. In addition, it may debut alongside a heretofore-unheard-of vanilla model.

We get yet another peek at the OnePlus Nord N20 5G, thanks to an aluminium dummy of the smartphone. Except for the radically different camera layout, its design is quite similar to the Nord N10 5G.

OnePlus is expected to launch the OnePlus Nord 2 CE in early 2022 for around INR 28,000 (US$370). Some of its key specifications include a 90Hz AMOLED screen, a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging, 64MP triple rear cameras and a MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC.

The 12 Pro is projected as one of the higher-end new phones Xiaomi should release soon. A recent leak purported to reveal how its cases might look and, thus, how its rear cameras would be arranged. However, a new tip along the same lines calls the alleged design into question on a specific point.

Motorola's Moto Edge X30 is now officially the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered smartphone on Earth, as it has been released to pre-order in China. This event was originally intended to run until December 15, 2021; however, a company executive now claims that it has ended prematurely as all available stock has now been snapped up.

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra - or, as the latest rumors have it, S22 Note - is believed to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor in some markets. A new Geekbench 5 listing is thought to correspond with this device, although some of its details contradict earlier spec-related leaks.

OnePlus announced it was ready to roll the stable version of its Android 12-based software upgrade for the 9 and 9 Pro not long ago. Now, however, the OEM has stated it is necessary to "suspend" this process, thanks to user reports of multiple bugs and issues found in this official OS version, which its software team now needs to fix.

Redmi is currently tipped to launch one of the most hotly-anticipated line of smartphones as the K50 series, not the least because one of them is tipped to launch with the new MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC. This variant - the rumored Gaming edition - is the one said to have passed through testing by an official Chinese body.