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OnePlus is limiting the performance of popular Android apps to save battery life [Updated]

OnePlus flagships are among the most high-power smartphones you can buy, and if benchmarks are your deciding factor, they’re often near the top of any list. However, like many other brands before it, OnePlus has just been caught red-handed limiting the performance of most apps but paving the streets in gold for benchmarking apps. Update 7/12: This article has been updated to include a forum post…
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Sony Xperia Pro hands-on - true Pro or half-hearted concept?

Introduction and unboxing When Sony announced the Xperia Pro it made sure the focus was on who this device is for – professionals in the field. Sony doesn’t even want to refer to the Xperia Pro as a phone, but as a tool, as evidenced by sentences like “Learn More about…
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Interview: Oppo's Tasleem Arif talks Reno Glow, rollable phones, and future plans

Oppo will introduce the Reno6 series in India next week, and ahead of the launch, we spoke with Mr. Tasleem Arif – Vice President and R&D Head of Oppo India – to learn more about the Reno Glow design used for the making of the Reno6 Pro 5G, rollable smartphones, and the company’s future plans. You can read the interview below for all the details. Mr. Tasleem Arif – Vice President and R&D…
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Flashback: thanking Android Jelly Bean for the buttery interface and multimedia improvements

As Google prepares to retire Android Jelly Bean to the great farm in the cloud where it can play with the alphabetically smaller versions, we thought this would be a good time to have a look back at a life well lived. Jelly Bean first arrived in 2012 with Android version 4.1, but the name would stick around for two more minor releases (4.2 and 4.3). Nine years is a long time for an operating…
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Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak

We might now know a lot of what’s coming at Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event thanks to a series of tweets from noted leaker Evan Blass. It seems like the event could be a big one, as Blass tweeted a long thread with GIFs of two new Galaxy foldables, a new Galaxy FE phone, two new Galaxy Watches, and even a set of new Galaxy Buds. He also says the event is set to take place one month from…
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