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OnePlus RT and Buds Z2 to launch in India in December

November 26, 2021
The OnePlus 9RT and Buds Z2 TWS earphones introduced in October in China are tipped to debut in India next month, with the former expected to launch with the OnePlus RT moniker. The source claims that the OnePlus RT will be available in Hacker Black and Nano Silver colors in India, whereas the Buds Z2 will come in Obsidian Black and Pearl White colors. The OnePlus 9RT is powered by the Snapdragon…
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Samsung launches Expert RAW camera app for Galaxy S21 Ultra

November 26, 2021
Samsung has just launched the Expert RAW camera app with support for 16-bit Linear DNG RAW from all four cameras on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The DNG files include the multi-frame-based HDR processing of regular JPEG images, but with the added flexibility of the 16-bit RAM file.
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Six-year-old Fairphone 2 is getting Android 10

November 26, 2021
Dutch phone maker Fairphone has announced it’s updating its six-year-old Fairphone 2 with Android 10. Fairphone has already kicked off Android 10 beta testing and aims to release the final build in early 2022. The Fairphone 2 was announced in 2015 with Android 5.1…
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Xiaomi reports 25% increase in net profit in Q3, MIUI now has 500M users

November 26, 2021
The Xiaomi Group posted its Q3 report, revealing some pretty impressive numbers. There are 500 million monthly active users of MIUI, and the brand is #1 in the Chinese TV market. In the world of smartphones, the company pushed 43.9 million devices, despite the shortage of components, which is a 4.4% increase yearly. Xiaomi Q3 Results The total revenue for Q3 2021 was CNY78.1 billion, 61% (or…
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Four unknown Nokia phones surface, two show off a new design

November 26, 2021
Images of four unknown Nokia smartphones have surfaced, shared by Evan Blass. And while we don’t know much about them – not even their names, just their model numbers – they do hint at a change in design language. We’ll start with the N150DL and N1530DL. Two clearly…
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Motorola to pioneer Samsung's 200MP camera sensor, Xiaomi will be next

November 26, 2021
Samsung announced its 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor back in September but we are yet to see a phone using that. According to popular tipster IceUniverse it’s not going to take long, but the device won’t be coming from Samsung. According to the very reliable tipster the first phone to use it will probably be from Motorola with Xiaomi quickly following. Samsung, on the other hand, will wait…
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Xiaomi 12X to debut at December event

November 26, 2021
Reports so far regarding the upcoming Xiaomi 12 lineup suggest that the company will unveil the series in multiple events over several weeks and months, starting with the vanilla Xiaomi 12 in December. Yet a new report now says we will get at least two members at the initial…
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Nikkei: Apple to use self-developed iPhone modems from 2023

November 26, 2021
Apple has long been looking to transition away from using Qualcomm modems to its own in-house developed solutions. A new report from suggests that Apple will finally start using its custom 5G modems in 2023 and they will be built on TSMC’s 4nm process node. Prior to…
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Xiaomi 12 lineup to feature curved displays, symmetrical speakers

November 26, 2021
Xiaomi is expected to unveil its 12 and 12X smartphones at an event in December, one a Snapdragon 8 Gen1 flagship and the other with a more modest Snapdragon 870. Now, adding to the rumored specs, popular Weibo insider shares that both phones will feature curved displays. Last year’s Xiaomi 11 lineup featured a flat-sided Xiaomi Mi 11 and a curved Mi 11 Ultra. Another tidbit has to do with…
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