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Samsung Galaxy owners can get same-day repairs at Best Buy locations for phones and foldables

October 25, 2021
One of the areas in which many Android devices fall behind Apple is the lack of easy access to repairs, but that’s something Samsung is actively working to change. This week, a partnership with Best Buy that will bring smartphone repairs even for foldables to US Best Buy locations. Rolling out starting this week for some models, 100 Best Buy stores in the United States will be equipped to…
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Asus announces Android 12 release schedule for ROG Phone and Zenfone series

October 24, 2021
With the stable build of Android 12 released by Google, phone makers have started announcing the Android 12 rollout schedule for their devices, and the latest announcement comes from Asus. The Taiwanese technology company has confirmed the Android 12 update for the Zenfone 7, Zenfone 8, Zenfone 8 Flip, ROG Phone 3, and ROG Phone 5 and 5s. The Zenfone 8 is the first smartphone in line to get the…
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iQOO puts out Android 12 beta rollout schedule

October 24, 2021
The latest Android maker to announce its Android 12 beta rollout schedule is iQOO. The news comes a day after vivo announced its own Android 12-based Funtouch OS 12 beta schedule. According to the released info, iQOO 7 series, iQOO Z3 and iQOO Z5 are first-in-line for the…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 appears in render form

October 24, 2021
Samsung had a total of three Galaxy Tab S7 series Android tablets and based on rumors we’re expecting three successors in 2022 with updated specs and a giant 14.6-inch AMOLED screen on the Tab S8 Ultra model. Now and have teamed up to bring us our first look at the…
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Sony Xperia 10 III is now sold without a charger in the box in some markets

October 24, 2021
The latest company to remove the charger from its smartphone boxes is Sony. However, it seems that the move, at least for now, is limited to the Xperia 10 III. Sony’s German arm has let us know that going forward, in some retail channels the Xperia 10 III will be offered without a charger, for a recommended sales price that will be reduced by €10. In other channels, the phone will still…
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Oppo's first foldable phone is allegedly launching next month

October 24, 2021
Oppo has long been rumored to be working on its first foldable smartphone, and it was always due to arrive at some point this year. And while it didn’t launch in the first half of 2021 as some rumors claimed, it’s apparently still on track to become official…
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Our Huawei nova 9 hands-on video is now up

October 24, 2021
As you may know, Huawei has launched a new phone for the European market yesterday. We’re talking about the nova 9, of course. This upper-midrange offering from the Chinese company will be sold for €499 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. We were there at the…
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Xiaomi's Mi Smart Band 6 NFC is finally available in Europe officially

October 24, 2021
At Xiaomi’s big mid-September global launch event, among many other devices, the company announced the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC for the European market. The non-NFC version of the Band 6 has been out since March, but this time we got the promise of on-wrist payment support, powered by a partnership with Mastercard. Today the Mi Smart Band 6 NFC is finally available in Europe – not…
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