OnePlus plans on launching two flagships in India, here's when

OnePlus is unveiling the OnePlus 16 in China on October 12, and the Ace 7 may join it or launch soon afterwards. Today a tipster over on X has revealed that the company is planning to launch two new flagship smartphones in India, either in December or in "early 2027". One of them will be the OnePlus 16R, which, if history repeats itself, will be heavily based on the Ace 7, if not a full rebrand of it. The Ace 7 / OnePlus 16R is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC and sport a 6.78-inch flat OLED display with a "1.5K" resolution and a 185Hz refresh rate, a 200MP main...

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Nothing's CMF is launching new products next week

Nothing's CMF sub-brand is on its way to becoming an independent Indian company, but that transition hasn't stopped it from churning out new products. Case in point: CMF has just announced that it will be launching two new products next week, on Monday, October 12, to be specific. Here's a teaser video. These will be two speakers. The CMF Speaker S and the CMF Speaker M. Obviously, the former should be a smaller version, while the latter will be bigger, given the naming scheme used here. The teaser image above shows a design that's very recognizable as a CMF...

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HMD Pulse 2T Pro specs and images leak showing a dot matrix rear display

At the beginning of September, the HMD Pulse 2 Pro got prematurely listed by a Swiss retailer, and that revealed its specs. The phone is still not official, but in the meantime we have a new leak from a reliable source of HMD-related information, and this one is all about the HMD Pulse 2T Pro - note the "T" in the name. This device will allegedly sport a 6.78-inch OLED screen with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and it will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G100 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. HMD Pulse 2T Pro leaked images It's said to have a...

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Google is working on HDR emoji for Chat

An APK teardown of the latest version of Gmail revealed that Google is looking to bring HDR emoji to its Chat app. That’s the Google Hangouts successor, which is part of the Google Workspace suite, for those outside the loop on Google software. A specific code string in the newest Gmail build hints at “display-supported emoji in high dynamic range (HDR) with enhanced brightness and contrast”. This feature is simply titled HDR emoji and will likely feature brighter emoji characters with higher contrast for easier legibility. This could be exclusive to custom emoji symbols but the code...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_is_working_on_hdr_emoji_for_chat-news-74984.php

Another vivo V80 is coming, certification reveals

A few days ago, vivo launched the V80, which follows in the footsteps of the V80 Lite that got official last month. But the V80 series isn't done yet - there's (at least) another member of the family on the way. Indonesia's SDPPI has certified a vivo phone with the model number V2624 under the name vivo V80 FE. Unfortunately, the certification doesn't reveal any specs or any details about the phone whatsoever, aside from its name and model number. But this does mean that the V80 FE is on the way and coming soon. It will of course act as the successor to the V70 FE, which came out in...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/another_vivo_v80_is_coming_certification_reveals-news-74966.php

Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 supports photos, messages, and files sync with iPhone

Xiaomi's HyperOS 4 will have a deeper integration with Apple's iOS and the iPhone. The latest additions are pretty impressive. Xiaomi smartphone owners will be able to share photos, files, contacts, and web pages with an iPhone. Even better, HyperOS 4 will let users view cloud photo albums on either smartphone. There are also real-time notifications and instant message replies across the two ecosystems thanks to two-way sync. Xiaomi and iPhone integration Mac and iPad owners will even be able to control their Xiaomi phone through their larger screen using the Mi Connect...

Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomis_hyperos_4_supports_photos_messages_and_files_sync_with_iphone_-news-74963.php