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…
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…
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…
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…
Samsung prototype hints that Galaxy Z Fold 5 will be drastically thinner with no hinge gap
January 17, 2023
We’ve learned a lot about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 just in the past week or so, but it was at CES 2023 that a prototype displaying the new hinge tech supposedly coming to that device that gives us our first idea of what to expect in a much thinner, revamped…
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…
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…
iPhone quality standards require 1,200 workers per production line; only 100 for Android
January 17, 2023
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…
Weekly poll results: OnePlus 11 future still in the balance
January 17, 2023
Last week’s poll shows that people are intrigued by the OnePlus 11, but it will need to prove itself – nearly 40% of those who voted in the poll say they will wait for thorough reviews of the new flagship before deciding whether to get one.
OnePlus is trying something…
Just a couple of weeks ahead of the full launch, Samsung just officially announced the 200MP camera that will make its debut in the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The latest ISOCELL camera from Samsung is the HP2, successor to the 200MP HP1 that launched last year, but never arrived in any Samsung smartphones.
Samsung says that the HP2 packs 200MP of resolution into the same size sensor as the 108MP camera…
