OnePlus 9, 9 Pro leak in all colors, CEO confirms IMX789 sensor

The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are expected to arrive after two weeks, but the devices have already been subjected to a major leak, including press images in all available colors. At the same time, Pete Lau, CEO at OnePlus, officially announced the IMX789 sensor that will be exclusive for the company. And if these leaks and announcements weren’t enough, both phones appeared on Geekbench, revealing both the Pro and the vanilla flagship will have a 12GB RAM variant. OnePlus 9 The OnePlus 9 will be available in three colors - Blue, Black, and Purple. It will have three...

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Huawei P50 Pro leaked renders reveal striking design

Huawei’s next flagship line is the Huawei P50 series and a new leak from @OnLeaks gives us a look at reportedly the first smartphone to launch with Huawei’s in-house operating system that reduces its reliance on Android. Huawei’s gearing up to launch its next flagship smartphone. The P50 series is expected to come and may be the first Huawei device to launch with the company’s in-house Harmony OS. Renders of the Huawei P50 Pro have leaked, and while the handset’s body looks pretty conventional, what stands out is the camera island. The camera bump has two huge circular...

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ZTE S series to launch with four cameras, Axon 30 Pro with only three

ZTE is working on a new lineup of phones, simply called ZTE S series. Ni Fei, Mobile Devices VP at the company, has posted an image of an upcoming phone, revealing the camera setup while talking about the color. Here it is: The new phone will have four shooters, with the main one being 64 MP. The other three are unnamed, but we can easily guess one of them is an ultra-wide-angle snapper (the one beneath the main cam), while the other two will be macro + portrait cams. The dual-LED flash also is nothing impressive, meaning the ZTE S phones might be a midranger lineup that will...

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LG announces Android 11 update rollout schedule

LG is and has always been one of the slowest companies to issue big Android version updates to its smartphones, and this time around things aren't any different. The Korean company has so far sent out the update to Android 11 to the Velvet 5G units in Korea (in January), and some V60 versions in the US (last month). If you're in Europe and are wondering what to expect, LG's German arm has published a helpful table. Helpful, but not necessarily hopeful. The Velvet 5G will be the first to get its update in Europe too, at some point in April. Before the end of June, the G8X should join...

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Apple announces investment for chip design plant in Germany

Apple’s commitment to expanding its chipset designs and producing in-house 5G modems just received a significant boost. In an official press release, Cupertino announced its funding a new R&D facility in Munich, Germany with 1 billion euros over the coming three years. The European Center for Chip Design will serve as Apple’s largest semiconductor facility in Europe and is touted as the largest development site for mobile wireless semiconductors and software in the Old Continent. Apple's European Center for Chip Design will be located in downtown Munich. For this purpose, Apple is...

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Two new images show AirPods 3 without silicone tips

Apple's AirPods 3 are here in the form of yet another image leak. The images below appear to show the third generation of Apple's mainstream TWS earbuds and are in line with the previous leaks. Rumor has it that Apple will use an almost identical design between the AirPods 3 and the AirPods Pro, with silicone ear tips at the end. But we're starting to think that the AirPods 3 will have an open ear design, like the AirPods 1 and 2, without rubber ear tips at the end. It would make sense, differentiating the 3's from the Pro's. In-ear design, like that of the AirPods Pro, offers...

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