Yesterday rumors started doing the rounds, suggesting Oppo and OnePlus are exiting key European markets, including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. OnePlus representatives quickly declined the rumor, later followed by Oppo, both issuing official statements about their companies’ dedication to the European markets. OnePlus Global PR Manager James Patterson told Tech Advisor: OnePlus will not exit from Europe and the UK and maintains stable operations in local markets. OnePlus will continue to invest in Europe and provide more innovative product and solutions...

Oppo and OnePlus officially decline rumors about leaving Europe

Apple is gearing up to unveil its upcoming MR (mixed reality) headset soon and the device was showcased to the top 100 Apple executives last week at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new report suggests Apple is eyeing a WWDC 23 launch (this June) for the headset which will reportedly debut as the Apple Reality Pro or Apple Reality One and will be one of its most important launches in a long time. According to Gurman, the headset development has been showcased to Apple execs numerous times over the years but the latest preview was...

Report: Apple MR headset on track for June launch, top Apple execs got final preview


Tecno is apparently gearing up for a new release within its camera-centric Camon series. The Tecno Camon 20 Premier 5G just recently popped up online in a couple of images and with some leaked specs to boot. We have only seen the camera island of the phone thus far, and it sure is distinctive. As per the source, the Camon 20 Premier 5G will have a leather back to give it an extra premium look and feel. Techo Camon 20 Premier 5G Regarding specs, the phone is expected to feature an FHD+, 120Hz flat AMOLED display with a diagonal in the 6.X-inch range. Powering the phone, we...

Tecno Camon 20 Premier 5G alleged specs and images leak

Earlier today we found out that the Redmi Note 12 Turbo will become official at an event in China on March 28. This will be the world's first smartphone to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 chipset, which was announced last week. This is by far the highest-performing 7-series Snapdragon ever made, so the Redmi Note 12 Turbo will be a definite step above in terms of raw processing power compared to any of its siblings. On its way to the launch, the Redmi Note 12 Turbo passed through Geekbench today, managing a 1,213 single-core score and a 3,972 multi-core score. Aside from the SoC,...

Redmi Note 12 Turbo passes through Geekbench with Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 on board

Two weeks after its initial announcement in Indonesia, Realme India brought over the Realme C55 to India. The phone sports a Mini Capsule feature which like Apple’s Dynamic Island displays notifications, battery alerts and data consumption alongside the hole punch cutout on the display. The rest of the specs sheet includes a 6.72-inch IPS LCD with a 90Hz refresh rate, Helio G88 chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging. The camera department brings a 64MP main cam and a 2MP depth unit. The software side is covered by Realme UI 4.0 based on Android 13. Realme C55 comes in Sun...

Realme C55 introduced with Dynamic Island-like notifications

The latest smartphone entry from Honor is here with the Honor 70 Lite. As the name suggests this is the Honor 70’s more affordable sibling and it brings a few differences to keep the price down. Honor 70 Lite Honor 70 Lite packs a 6.5-inch TFT LCD with HD+ resolution (1600x720px) and a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s an 8MP selfie camera housed in the waterdrop notch cutout upfront while the back brings a 50MP main cam, 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth unit. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 480+ chipset alongside 4GB RAM and 128GB built-in storage. The software...

Honor 70 Lite announced with Snapdragon 480+ and 50MP camera


Some see them as unnecessary, while others think they are the only innovative phones on the market right now – foldables are not ready to take over the market yet, but they are quickly growing in popularity as can be seen in last week’s poll. Price and durability are still the main concerns and most people prefer to stick with old school rigid phones for now. Though as one commenter points out, you don’t see the full benefits of the foldable form factor until after you have experienced one in person. And while they used to be pretty rare, we see more and more of them in the wild, so...

Weekly poll results: the popularity of foldables is rapidly increasing, horizontal ones in the lead

The flip phone wars are intensifying this year, what with Oppo joining the international fight. Alongside Samsung, Motorola's been in the game the most, and it's readying a new entrant in the space for later this year. We have so far assumed this would end up being called Razr 2023, in keeping with Motorola's previously used naming convention, but apparently not. According to a new rumor today, the actual name of the company's next foldable is Motorola Razr+ 2023. Why "+"? We can't say for sure, but we assume it has something to do with the oft-leaked fact that this device will have the...

Motorola's Razr+ 2023 might have a tiny battery

Oppo will introduce the Find X6 and Pad 2 devices on March 21, the company revealed on its own website. Posters stated users have five days to sign up for a notification when the event begins, which will be on Tuesday at 2 PM local time. Oppo Find X6 and Pad 2 teasers The Oppo Find X6 is pictured with a leather panel, circular camera island and a periscope lens, and we see a glimpse of the Hasselblad logo, as well as a small orange dot, trademark of the Swedish photography company. The tablet (or tablets) will have a thin bezel, a power key on the left side, and a volume rocker on...

Oppo Find X6 and Pad 2 series officially arriving on March 21

After several rumored specs reports and camera samples, Huawei finally revealed the launch date for its P60 series. The new flagships will launch on March 23 at 2:30 PM Beijing time and will also be joined by the Mate X3 foldable phone as well as several other new products. Huawei March 23 event poster Huawei’s official Weibo post does not divulge any further details though we can expect more teasers to appear in the days leading up to the event. Based on the latest rumors, the Huawei P60 series will consist of at least two devices – a vanilla P60 model and a P60 Pro. Huawei P60...

Huawei P60 series and Mate X3 launch event scheduled for March 23



It’s been over 5 months since the Asus ROG Phone 6D series release and we’re patiently expecting the next iteration in the gaming phone lineup. The Asus AI2205\_D believed to be the ROG Phone 7D appeared on the Geekbench 6 benchmark database with a test run of 2,012 single-core points and 5,697 multi-core points. Asus ROG Phone 7D test run on Geekbench We also got confirmation that the device is equipped with the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset as well as 16GB RAM. As expected the phone boots Android 13. A report from last month specified that Asus is working...

Asus ROG Phone 7D spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2


The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 unveiled last August came with a 6.2" cover display, and according to reliable tipster Ice universe, its successor - the Galaxy Z Fold5 - will also pack a 6.2" external screen. However, the tipster didn't mention the panel's resolution, so it remains to be seen if it will be the same as the Fold4's or different. Ice universe also claimed to know most specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 and said that the design of the two foldable smartphones has been finalized and will not be changed. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 While the Galaxy Z Fold5's...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5's chances for a bigger external screen are slim

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5's external screen size tipped

Tecno just unveiled the Spark 10 Pro – a sequel to the Spark 9 Pro from last year with a better screen. The new model has a larger 6.8” IPS LCD with 90Hz refresh rate, compared to 6.6” 60Hz for the older model (both have 1,080 x 2,460px resolution, 20.5:9). Also, for the first time on a Spark, the 10 Pro has a glass rear, something usually reserved for premium units like the Phantoms. The company calls this “hard-wearing Starry Glass” without specifying any brand names. The “starry” part is due to the speckled appearance – the phone comes in Starry Black and Pearl White. Tecno...

Tecno Spark 10 Pro announced: 6.8" 90Hz display, Helio G88 and glass back

The foldable smartphone category is picking up pace as more and more brands are launching foldable phones to get a piece of this pie, but it's still Samsung's foldables that offer the most refined experience. And while others will catch up eventually, it is the Korean conglomerate that's the current market leader in the foldable segment, as it shipped more foldable smartphones in 2022 than all other OEMs combined. According to a Financial Times report citing Canalys research, the foldable smartphones market recorded 14.2 million shipments worldwide in 2022, of which Samsung alone shipped...

Samsung sold more foldables last year than other brands combined

The nubia Z50 Ultra smartphone is set to arrive with a 4th-gen under-display camera, and now we know the official launch date. The brand will introduce the device on March 7 with a UDC technology called Neovision. The device will have a stacked 16 MP selfie camera with a 6P lens, 2.24 µm pixel size, and f/2.0 aperture under the 6.8” AMOLED panel. The official teasers confirmed leaked schematics from before - flat sides all around and an alert slider on the right, above the power key and the volume rocker. There is a tiny sliver between the screen and the top for the earpiece, which...