Watch the global OnePlus 11 and 11R launch

OnePlus is having an event today, announcing half a dozen products, including the global arrival of the OnePlus 11 flagship and the official unveiling of the OnePlus 11R. The launch is scheduled to begin at 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET/19:30 CET/9 AM EST. It will be livestreamed on YouTube, and you can tune in from the video below. The OnePlus 11 was already unveiled in China on January 4, along with the OnePlus Buds Pro 2. The global version of the flagship is expected with only one change - OxygenOS out of the box instead of ColorOS 13. OnePlus 11R The OnePlus Pad is another new...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 series breaks pre-order records in India

Last week Samsung announced its brand new Galaxy S23 series and despite the price hike, the company secured around 140,000 pre-orders in the first 24 hours in India. That's about twice the Galaxy S22 pre-orders from last year and it shows a strong demand for premium devices in the country and perhaps Samsung's pre-order deals and goodies tipped the scale in its favor. Samsung's spokesperson didn't reveal the pre-order distribution. The average selling price of a Galaxy S23 member is about INR 99,000 ($1,200), so that would make for $169 million in revenue. Samsung has recently...

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Xiaomi gives Civi 2 a Hello Kitty makeover

Xiaomi unveiled the Civi 2 back in September as a selfie-centric smartphone. It has two front-facing cameras and two dual LED flashes embedded in the top bezel, and comes with four nice colors. Today, the company revealed a new version - Hello Kitty Special Limited Edition. It is already up for pre-order on the Xiaomi China website, but sadly, it will remain exclusive to the domestic scene. Xiaomi Civi 2 The Xiaomi Civi 2 is the same on the inside - a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. There are three cameras on the back, the main one with a 50MP Sony...

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Realme X7 Max 5G gets Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 stable update

Realme announced the Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 open beta for the X7 Max 5G in December, and it seems the testing has gone smoothly since the company has announced the rollout of Realme UI 4.0's stable update for the X7 Max 5G. The stable Realme UI 4.0 is rolling with firmware version RMX3031_11.F.04, but you'll receive it on your X7 Max 5G only if it's running firmware RMX3031_11.C.16 or RMX3031_11.C.17. It's also worth mentioning that the update is rolling out to a limited number of users right now, and a broader rollout will commence by the end of February if no bugs are...

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Samsung Galaxy Buds2 update improves charging

Samsung's Galaxy Buds2 are due for another update, which has so far been rolling out in the company's home market of Korea. The new build is labeled R177XXU0AWA3, and it should make its way to other places very soon. It's a 3.06MB download, which, as usual with updates for Samsung's TWS earbuds, you get through the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. The update improves the charging stability of the earbuds, and might also fix some unnamed bugs as they all generally tend to do. The Galaxy Buds2 have been out for a pretty long time at this point, and Samsung's event at the beginning...

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Tecno Phantom V Fold hands-on video surfaces, February 28 announcement confrimed

Tecno previously confirmed its presence at MWC 2023, and today the company revealed it's bringing a really intriguing device that will be announced on February 28. The new smartphone will be called Tecno Phantom V Fold, and it already leaked on Twitter in a hands-on video. The company’s first foldable will be powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 9000+, which has a slightly more powerful CPU than the chipset in the current flagship - the Phantom X2 Pro. The short video of the foldable reveals a camera design similar to the X2 Pro. We can see a power key on the side that is most likely a...

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