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Analysts: Galaxy shipments drop 16% in Q2, but chip business brings in increasing profits

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 12:47 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics is expected to publish its Q2 financial report later this week, but analysts are forecasting a 15.6% increase in operating profit compared to the same period last year, reports Yonhap News. This is despite declining sales of consumer electronics. Smartphone shipments are down to an estimated 61 million units in the April-June period, a 16% drop compared to the previous quarter. This will bring in KRW 2.6 trillion in operating profit ($2 billion), KRW 600 billion less than last year. Samsung's display panel business is also seeing weaker demand with a predicted...

Xiaomi turns to Vietnam for smartphone production

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 11:31 AM PDT

Smartphone makers in China experienced plenty of hurdles over the past year and are looking for alternative production and supply chain lines. Xiaomi has now turned its sights to Vietnam and has already delivered its first batch of smartphones made in its new production facility in Vietnam. The new facility is located in North Vietnam of the country and represents an $80 million investment covering an area of 200,000 square meters. Hong Kong-based DBG Technology is trusted with the production. Xiaomi's goal is to use its new Vietnam facility as a hub for exports into neighboring...

Disassembly video reveals the bonkers size of Xiaomi 12S Ultra's IMX989 camera module

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 10:20 AM PDT

How do you fit a 1" sensor inside a smartphone? We're sure Sony would like to know, but we're curious ourselves. Check out this video by WekiHome that takes apart the Xiaomi 12S Ultra completely, it really shows how much bigger the main camera module is compared to a module built around the 1/1.3" ISOCELL GNV. We should note that these optical formats are quite misleading, e.g. a 1" sensor doesn't actually have a 1" diagonal. This, along with the fractions, makes size comparisons quite confusing, but here is a visual comparison: Xiaomi 12S Ultra's 1" IMX989 camera module compared with...

Amazfit Bip 3 Pro launches in India

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 09:14 AM PDT

Amazfit started expanding the availability of the Bip 3 and Bip 3 Pro smartwatches last month and the vanilla model did make launch on Amazon India before the end of June. The Pro is taking a bit longer, but it is finally ready to launch in the country. It will be available from July 7 (Thursday) on the official online store and through Flipkart at a price of ₹4,000. For comparison, the base BIP 3 model started at ₹3,000, but now there is only a ₹3,500 version available. Note that the official MSRPs of the two watches are ₹6,000 and ₹5,000, respectively, but there are near constant...

Bungie seems to be working on a Destiny game for Android and iOS

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 08:07 AM PDT

Bungie reportedly wants to grab a piece of the lucrative mobile gaming market pie with a Destiny game for Android and iOS. This hasn't been confirmed officially, but multiple related clues point to the same conclusion. Bungie will be partnering with NetEase Games for the project. CEO Pete Parsons said that NetEase has "a significant amount of experience in mobile we don't have". This comes after reports that Bungie is looking into building its own mobile engine. Job postings reveal that the company is working on an "unannounced FPS mobile game". This appears to be a new game rather than...

Samsung Galaxy A21s, A02s and A03s are receiving Android 12 and One UI 4.1 updates

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 07:11 AM PDT

A trio of Galaxy As phones is receiving Android 12 with One UI 4.1. In addition, the update contains the June security patch, which plugs 65 vulnerabilities. The three phones are the Galaxy A21s and Galaxy A02s (both of which launched in 2020 with Android 10) and the Galaxy A03s (which launched last year with Android 11). The update improves a number of Samsung apps. The Gallery, for example, improves album sorting and offers an enhanced Stories feature. There is also an automatic way to "remaster" old photos, plus any edits you make can easily be undone. A nice privacy feature lets you...

Oppo Reno8, Reno8 Pro launching in India on July 18

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 06:19 AM PDT

The Oppo Reno8 series unveiled in China in May was rumored to debut in India on July 18. Well, that rumor has turned out to be true since Oppo today announced that the Reno8 lineup will be introduced in India on July 18 at 6PM local time. However, it's still unclear if Oppo will host an on-ground launch event or go with a virtual one considering the rise in COVID-19 cases in the world's second-largest smartphone market. Oppo told us they are still contemplating whether to hold an in-person event or not. The Reno8 series consists of vanilla, Pro, and Pro+ models in China, with Europe...

ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro review

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:33 AM PDT

Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro debut with SD 8+ Gen 1 and up to 18GB RAM

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 05:30 AM PDT

Back in 2018, Asus decided to bring its ROG gaming brand to the smartphone realm and four years later we're at ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro - the 2022 installments with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Like the previous ROG Phone generation the differences between the Pro and non-Pro model come down to RAM capacity and looks with the Pro getting up to 18GB RAM and a programmable color AMOLED display on the back. Both ROG Phone 6 models bring 6.78-inch AMOLED displays with 1080 x 2448px resolution and 165Hz refresh rates. The touch sampling rate is now 720Hz while peak brightness now reaches...

Watch the Asus ROG Phone 6 Launch event live

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 04:08 AM PDT

As the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 era ushers in we are starting to see smartphone makers unveil their second half flagships. First it was Xiaomi with its 12S series and now we have a rather different proposition as Asus is about to introduce the ROG Phone 6. The launch begins at 8 PM Taipei time, 2 PM Berlin time, and 8 AM New York time or noon UTC. The event is going to be live-streamed so you can follow the announcement of the new gaming beast as it happens. The ROG Phone 6 is Asus' gaming flagship for 2022. We expect to see vanilla and Pro versions and leaked images revealed a triple...

Motorola’s Moto X30 Pro to feature 1/1.22” sensor

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 02:51 AM PDT

After details on the Moto X30 Pro's unusual focal lengths emerged last week, Lenovo China Mobile GM - Chen Jin revealed the phone will bring a 1/1.22" sensor on its main cam. While not as large as the just-launched Xiaomi 12S Ultra's 1-inch behemoth, the sensor size on the X30 Pro matches Samsung's 200MP ISOCELL HP1 which has been rumored to debut on the X30 Pro for a while now. Moto X30 Pro is expected to debut later this month and we can safely expect it will be the first smartphone with a 200MP main camera. Its 35mm, 50mm and 85mm focal lengths will be interesting options though the...

OnePlus 10T price leaks via Amazon listing

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 01:04 AM PDT

The upcoming OnePlus 10T will start at £799 for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage trim as per an Amazon UK listing. The since-removed page also confirms some of the phone's key specs including Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, a curved AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate and a 50MP main camera. Amazon also confirms the phone will ship with a bundled charger, USB cable, phone case and SIM-ejector tool. OnePlus 10T listing on Amazon UK Last week we came across a new batch of detailed OnePlus 10T renders which showed out the design differences between...

Realme GT2 Explorer Master design revealed

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 12:15 AM PDT

The Realme GT2 Explorer Master is coming on July 12 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, and today we got to see the phone's appearance. The new flagship will have a triple camera setup with a 50MP sensor behind the wide lens, and there is also going to be OIS. The design itself is pretty intriguing as well - according to an official press release, it is a "one-of-a-kind yet classic Travel Trunk design that reflects the urban outdoor lifestyle that young generations prefer." It is also the first collaboration with Jae-Jun, a fashion designer that previously worked with The North Face and...

iQOO 10 series is coming soon with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, Pro model confirmed

Posted: 04 Jul 2022 10:05 PM PDT

Last month we heard that iQOO was planning to launch the iQOO 10 and iQOO 10 Pro in July. While we are still waiting for the iQOO 10 lineup's launch date, the company has announced that the iQOO 10 series is coming soon with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, and the poster shared by iQOO confirms we will get BMW versions of the smartphones. iQOO didn't divulge anything else about the iQOO 10 series, but it indirectly confirmed that the lineup will include a Pro model since it was used for its Weibo post, and that's also the one likely to have the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip at the helm, while...
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