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Oppo Reno8 T 4G appears in leaked renders

Oppo Reno8 T was spotted in multiple certifications earlier this month, and the phone is said to have two different variants – LTE and 5G. Today, images of the 4G version appeared online. They show a design similar to the Oppo A1 Pro, but with a different camera alignment. This version of the Reno8 is pictured with a flat screen that is likely an AMOLED panel, given the lack of any visible…
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Oppo Find N2 Flip's global model appears on Geekbench

Oppo unveiled the Find N2 and Find N2 Flip last month in China. The Find N2 will remain China-exclusive, but the Find N2 Flip has been confirmed to get a global release. Oppo hasn’t revealed the Find N2 Flip’s global launch date yet, but an Oppo device believed…
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LineageOS 20 adds support for Poco X3, plus more Xiaomi devices

After the launch announcement earlier in the month, the Android 13-based LineageOS 20 is already adding extra support for a small pool of devices including the Poco X3 plus more Xiaomi handsets. Arguably the biggest and most well-known third-party ROM, LineageOS 20 offers a different take on Android 13 for devices that might not ordinarily be able to run Google’s latest mobile operating…
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Self-repair kits are now available for Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra

Last year Samsung launched a new program that made it far easier to fix your phone or tablet yourself, and that’s now expanding with repair parts made available for the Galaxy S22 series and more. Self-repair kits from Samsung were launched last year in collaboration with iFixit, offering up official parts for repairs including screens, battery replacements, back glass, and charging ports.
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iPhone periscope lens coming to both Pro models in 2024

We’re expecting a big boost to the telephoto capabilities of this year’s flagship iPhone, as a periscope lens comes to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. This is expected to offer somewhere in the range of 5x to 10x optical zoom, compared to the maximum 3x zoom of the iPhone 14 Pro…
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iPhone quality standards require 1,200 workers per production line; only 100 for Android

A piece on a change of leadership in Foxconn’s iPhone assembly business includes an eye-opening insight into the iPhone quality standards laid down by Apple. The new head of iPhone assembly said that while production lines for Chinese Android phones required only 100 workers each, the equivalent iPhone production lines needed 1,200 workers … The focus of the Bloomberg piece is on the…
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