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Meizu 18 series will come without a bundled charger, certification reveals

Meizu will join the growing list of companies that ship premium phones without a charger in the box – and it looks like the first phones to have that “honor” will be the Meizu 18 and 18 Pro, which received certifications in China. One of the phones will have a 4,500 mAh battery and will support 40W wired fast charging. The other will drop to a 4,000 mAh battery and 30W charging. For…
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Sony Xperia Pro finally on sale as a $2,500 US exclusive

We knew it was coming, but boy were we not prepared for the price! Sony has finally released its Xperia Pro spinoff to the Xperia 1 II smartphone, that it announced in February of 2020. It’s a US exclusive that’s primarily available through Verizon Wireless with…
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OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei launches new company tomorrow

After leaving OnePlus in October, co-founder Carl Pei moved on to a new venture – exactly what will be revealed tomorrow. His new company is headquartered in London, so the announcement will start at 11 am UK time (which matches UTC time right now). The new company is working on consumer electronics, a market Pei knows well. The focus will be on music gadgets – headphones and more, but again…
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Samsung resumes One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy S10

Just a couple of days ago, Samsung hit the pause button on the One UI 3.0/Android updatefor the Galaxy S10 series, but it is now seeding the latest software once again. So far, no official statement has cleared the air so we can only suspect that issues were discovered were…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra durability test uncovers two separate screen protectors

Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra, is already on its way to those who pre-ordered one, and while you wait for yours, aren’t you interested in a good old fashioned durability test? Of course you are, and is here to deliver, as always. Weirdly enough, the scratch test reveals that Samsung shipped Zack’s unit with not one, but two screen…
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Realme X7 and X7 Pro are coming to India on February 4

The Realme X7 and X7 Pro introduced last September will make their debut in India on February 4. The launch will be streamed on Realme’s official YouTube channel and social media accounts starting at 12:30PM IST (7AM UTC). Realme sent us a special media invite for the…
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Oxygen OS 11 launcher arrives to OnePlus phones running Android 10

OnePlus is currently rolling out version 5.0.2.4 of its Oxygen OS launcher that’s compatible with OnePlus devices running on Android 10. Users with a OnePlus 6/6T, 7/7 Pro/7T/ 7T Pro and the original OnePlus Nord will be able to get the updated launcher. According to , the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and N100 will receive the updated launcher later this week as confirmed by a OnePlus spokesperson. The…
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