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Realme is working on a proper flagship for early next year, will cost more than current GT models

Realme is working on a flagship phone, this was revealed by company executive Xu Qi at the China Mobile Global Partners Conference. The exec promised a number of new high-end products that will be launched early next year, but kept most details under wraps. For now all that Xu Qi revealed is that the flagship phone will cost around CNY 5,000. That converts to $780/€675/₹58,000, so it will be…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 chipset and memory variants confirmed

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab A8 leaked almost in full back in September but the latest Geekbench listings suggests that the device is just around the corner. It’s also here to confirm some of the hardware from the previous leak. The Wi-Fi only version is SM-X200…
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears in hands-on video, sort of

In a new report from and , a video shows off a live mock-up sample of the rear panel that will come on the upcoming Galaxy S21 FE. Jermain Smit, the himself, appears on video to show this back panel mocked up on the frame of a Galaxy S10. While it’s not exactly a…
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Android 12L Beta will be compatible with Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL

Now that the Pixel 3 and 3 XL have reached the end of their product support cycle, the next ones in line are the Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL. They are scheduled to receive their final security patch in May 2022 and when the update schedule went up earlier today, it wasn’t clear whether the Pixel 3a duo would be eligible for Android 12L beta. Source: Android The Android 12L page was updated…
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Realme GT Neo2 reaches Thailand and Malaysia

Not too long after its official launch in China and subsequent debut in India, Realme’s GT Neo2 is now available in two more countries – Thailand and Malaysia. Buyers in Thailand get the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model for THB 13,990 ($416) while those in Malaysia can…
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MIUI 13 to come before the end of the year, Lei Jun says

Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun has shed some light on the company’s upcoming major MIUI release. MIUI 13 will bring lots of changes that will greatly improve the user experience. More importantly he confirmed the new version of the software is on track to arrive…
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Apple’s market share gets biggest iPhone 13 boost in Europe

Early iPhone 13 sales saw Apple’s market share of the smartphone market climb in both the US and Europe, but growth was reportedly much more dramatic in the latter – where the company came very close to overtaking Xiaomi. iPhone growth was more modest in the US, despite the very favorable timings, but that was of course from a much higher base … We’ve previously explained why the…
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USB-C iPhone eBay listing already at $85K

A robotics engineer dismayed by the lack of a USB-C iPhone decided to take matters into his own hands by making one – and has now put it up for sale. At the time of writing, the USB-C iPhone eBay listing was already at $85K. Ken Pillonel last month modified an iPhone X to…
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Samsung November 2021 security update is rolling out now to these Galaxy devices

While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full, continuously updated list. Samsung November 2021 security update — what’s new Sticking with the excellent track record of…
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