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Samsung introduces 200MP ISOCELL HP2 sensor for Galaxy S23 Ultra

January 17, 2023
Samsung Electronics announced its latest 200 MP sensor today, named ISOCELL HP2. It is 1/1.3” in size with 0.6μm pixels and comes with brand-new technology for expanding the dynamic range and enhance color reproduction. The name HP2 might suggest the new sensor is somehow worse than the 200MP ISOCELL HP3, but in reality, the number only relates to the size of the individual pixels. The…
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Oppo Reno8 T 4G appears in leaked renders

January 17, 2023
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…
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Apple taps new suppliers for iPhone 15 Pro Max's periscope camera

January 17, 2023
For months now there have been reports that Apple is working on equipping the iPhone 15 Pro Max (and only the Pro Max) with a periscope lens. However, it seems that its current suppliers weren’t up to the task, so Cupertino had to find new partners. According to , Apple will source OIS actuators for the periscope module from LG Innotek and Jahwa Electronics, the two companies will supply 70% and…
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Oppo Find N2 Flip's global model appears on Geekbench

January 17, 2023
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

January 17, 2023
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…
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Spotify UI scaling issue affects some Google TV and Android TV devices

January 17, 2023
The Spotify app for Android TV and Google TV devices appears to have a scaling issue with certain television sets. Initially reported by those on /r/AndroidTV and /r/Chromecast, the issue appears to affect all manner of Android TV set-top boxes including – in our testing – the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) and the Nvidia Shield TV Pro when running version 1.73.3. For reference, the Spotify…
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iPhone periscope lens coming to both Pro models in 2024

January 17, 2023
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 and Pro Max. All the reports say that the new feature will be exclusive to the top-tier model (which may switch branding from…
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