Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 now getting One UI 4.0 update

The beta testing of the One UI update for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 completed successfully and the phone is now getting the finalized stable update. Units in Serbia are now getting the F711BXXU2BUKM firmware, which is a stable version of One UI 4.0 on top of Android 12 and, of course, it includes the December security patch. Samsung is likely using Serbia as a soak test ground and should it all go smoothly the rest of the world should receive the notification in the following days. Via

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 trio appears in official looking renders

A new set of official renders of the Galaxy Tab S8 series were shared by Evan Blass on Twitter. These show out the 11-inch Tab S8, 12.4-inch Tab S8+ and the 14.6-inch Tab S8 Ultra displays. The two smaller slates have a familiar look to the outgoing Galaxy Tab S7 series while the Ultra variant sports a notch as rumored previously. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ (images: @evleaks) We can clearly spot two selfie cameras in the notch and noticeably slimmer bezels all around compared to the other two models. The Tab S8 Ulta’s notch appears quite compact compared to some other...

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Moto Edge X30 teasers reveal battery life, camera design

The Moto Edge X30 will be unveiled on Thursday as the first smartphone with the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. The brand has started giving more details about the phone in the last few days, and the latest teasers revealed battery life, camera design and sensors. The phone also appeared on Geekbench with 12GB RAM while a company exec shared a video from the production line, confirming the Edge X30 will be ready for the December 9 launch. Moto Edge X30 posters The camera island on the back will have two 50MP cameras - behind the wide and ultrawide lenses. The third...

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Realme 9i specs leak, 90Hz LCD and SD 680 chipset

We’re expecting Realme’s 9 series to launch sometime in January 2022 with at least four models in tow. One of the bunch is the Realme 9i and its key specs recently leaked via ThePixel.vn and were also confirmed by reliable tipster Chun on Twitter. These include a 90Hz refresh rate LCD with FHD+ resolution and Snapdragon 680 chipset which was unveiled earlier in October. It’s built on a 6nm process and features a 4G LTE modem, Kryo 265 CPU cores and Adreno 610 GPU. The leaked renders also show a triple camera system on the back with speculations of a 50MP main sensor floating around. The...

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Honor X30 will arrive on December 16

Honor launched the X30 series in late October, and while the lineup consisted of two phones, none of them was a vanilla version. This is finally about to change, as the brand scheduled a launch for the Honor X30 on December 16. The X phones might be just midrangers, but for Honor, they are the most important. They have been the driving force of smartphone sales for eight years, breaking records left and right with every new series sans the X20 that was caught in limbo during the breakoff from Huawei. We have no specs whatsoever on the Honor X30 yet, but we expect some teasers from...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 48

As we enter the year's last month there are fewer and fewer major announcements, which easily explains the relative stability in our trending chart. The Redmi Note 11 Pro leads from the Samsung Galaxy A52s and the iPhone 13 Pro, all three phones retaining their positions from last week. The fourth-placed Redmi Note 10 Pro is also exactly where we left it last week, with the first change coming in the fifth position that is now occupied by the Galaxy A12. The Poco X3 Pro has risen to sixth place as the Galaxy S21 Ultra slides down to seventh. The Redmi Note 11T and iPhone 13...

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