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Samsung Galaxy S20 and Note20 series get second One UI 4 beta

November 26, 2021
Aside from sending out a stable One UI 4 update to S21 family members in the US today to fix some lag issues, Samsung is also updating the older Galaxy S20 and Note20 series models with a fresh new build of One UI 4 – although in this case it’s still in beta form. The second beta of One UI 4 based on Android 12 is thus headed to the Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, Note20, and Note20…
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New Oppo to be named K9x, incoming on December 12

November 26, 2021
An Oppo smartphone from the K9 family appeared on TENAA last week, and leaksters in China claim the new device will be called Oppo K9x. It resembles the Realme Q3 from the outside but it is an entirely different device under the shell with a Dimensity 900 chipset. The new…
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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…
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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. You can get the files looking as you like, without worrying about losing the excellent base dynamic range, detail, and…
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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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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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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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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 announcement event next month. The Xiaomi 12X, which only recently started making the rounds in the rumor mill, will be…
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