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Flashback: the iPhone 6 introduced a new design in 2014 that still lives

Earlier this week Apple announced the iPhone SE (2022) – the third generation model in the series that spans 7 years. We have already talked at length about the original iPhone SE from 2016, but in truth the new model isn’t really a sequel to that one. No, both the second and third SE models are based on the design of the phone that we will talk about today. And that is the Apple iPhone 6…
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Kuo: Apple’s new A16 chip only included with higher-end iPhone 14 Pro models, base model iPhone 14 uses same chip as iPhone 13

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today tweeted that he thinks Apple might break from tradition this year, and release some iPhone 14 models with the same A15 chip as the iPhone 13. 9to5Mac sources independently corroborated this reporting. The A15 chip would power the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, although the RAM would be upgraded to 6 GB from 4 GB. The new A16 SoC would be reserved for the…
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Geekbench confirms iPhone SE (2022) packs 4GB RAM

Apple’s fresh new iPhone SE (2022) comes with 4GB of RAM as confirmed by benchmarking platform Geekebench. That amount is just as much as the iPhone 13 and 13 mini which also use the A15 Bionic chipset. The Geekbench scorecard for the SE (2022) confirms it managed…
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Oppo Find X5 and Find X5 Pro UK pre-orders start, offering freebies worth £373

Oppo has started taking pre-orders for the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro in the UK today. These will be up until March 23, when the phones finally become available and pre-orders will ship. If you pre-order either device, you’re getting freebies valued at a whopping £373: a 50W AirVOOC wireless charging stand valued at £69.99, a pair of Oppo Enco X true wireless earbuds valued at £169, an Oppo…
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Oppo details the manufacturing process of Find X5 Pro’s ceramic back

Oppo offers a detailed look on how it has achieved the look of the Find X5 Pro’s ceramic back cover, the challenges involved, and the processed needed to make the ceramic back cover and fit it all together. Oppo took inspiration from the back cover of the Oppo Find X3 to translate to the Find X5 Pro. It also took inspiration from nature in that “there are no straight lines or sharp corners in…
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