The black Nothing Phone (1) just appeared in an official image Now, this same image popped up yesterday, in the same image as the white model, but with a watermark. This image gives us a better look at the device. The phone is on its own, without a watermark, and it’s a higher-res picture. The notification LEDs on the back will be able to truly shine on this black model. Those LEDs are white, so the contrast is there....
This year, OnePlus seems to be doing what Google did with the Pixel 5. Releasing one model. With one storage and RAM variant. In two colors. Keeping it simple. While it is disappointing to see that OnePlus is only offering the 8GB/128GB model in the US, after only offering the 12GB/256GB model in the US last year (some are seeing this as a downgrade), that did allow OnePlus to come in at a lower price....
Back in April, Steve H.McFly shared what he then thought were the OnePlus 10 specs. Well, now he’s back with a new tweet, claiming these are the possible OnePlus 10T 5G specs. At the time he shared them, he assumed it’s the OnePlus 10. Considering that the phone doesn’t seem to be coming, the OnePlus 10T 5G is the safe assumption. The OnePlus 10T 5G will include powerful specs, and hopefully an appealing price tag So, what can we expect, save for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1?...
The OnePlus 11 price range just leaked, and it brings good news This does give us a general idea of the phone’s price elsewhere too, though. The OnePlus 11 will, allegedly, cost between INR55,000 ($664) and 65,000 ($785) in India. The OnePlus 10 Pro was priced at INR66,999 ($809) at launch. So, based on the info the tipster shared, the OnePlus 11 may even be more affordable than its predecessor. If that happens, the difference will be minimal....
The OnePlus 11 Pro specs leak reveals powerful internals The device will feature a 6.7-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. That display will be curved, and it will have a centered display camera hole. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will fuel the device. That chip will become official before the end of the year. It will become the company’s flagship processor, of course. OnePlus plans to offer up to 16GB of RAM with the OnePlus 11 Pro....
The OnePlus Nord N20 5G wallpapers are now available, and there are only two of them These wallpapers come in a fullHD+ (2400 x 1080) resolution, and there are only two of them. They are shown in the gallery below, but do note those wallpapers are compressed. If you’d like to get them in the full resolution, you’ll have to click the link / button below the article. Both of these wallpapers are abstract, as you’d expect from OnePlus....
The OPPO Find N2 Flip will launch globally in Q1 2023 OPPO confirmed as much, as the device is expected to arrive to global markets in Q1 next year. What about the Find N2, though? Well, we’re still not sure about that one, as OPPO still has no plans for it. The Find N2 launch is not excluded, though. Why did OPPO take this approach? Well, it’s probably due to app compatibility....
OPPO seems to be planning to launch two foldable smartphones in 2022 He claims that OPPO is planning to launch a book-like foldable, and a clamshell foldable. This is in line with rumors that surfaced earlier this year. Do note that OPPO released only one foldable thus far, the OPPO Find N. The OPPO Find N turned out to be an excellent foldable smartphone, despite the fact it’s the first the company ever released....
Android 12 update is already out for AOSP. Taking advantage of this, brands like OnePlus and OPPO have already started rolling out beta updates for their phones. Talking about OPPO, it has released the ColorOS 12 Android 12 beta update in select regions starting today. So, not all regions will get their hands on the latest update by OPPO at the moment. To initiate the process, OPPO is releasing the ColorOS 12 Android 12 beta update for the OPPO Find X3 Pro device in two regions internationally....
RCS is an evolution from the traditional SMS/MMS messaging standards. It is still phone number-based messaging but comes with modern features that you find in OTT messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, and Signal. From typing indicators, read receipts, and end-to-end encryption to no character limits and support for larger files, RCS offers it all. Of course, as said earlier, all these features are already available in OTT messaging apps....
As far as gaming features go, Panasonic has reduced the lag at 60Hz. There’s also HDMI 2.1 support available for 4K 120Hz gaming. No VRR unfortunately. Panasonic also has automatic detection of NVIDIA GPU’s and a Game Control Board overlay so you can adjust some common settings like the viewing mode and HDR tone mapping. Maybe not the dream TV for gamers, but these are features that gamers will still appreciate....
The Paranoid Android team started working on this new release after the Android 12 source code made its way to AOSP recently. The team continues the tradition of naming its releases after minerals, a practice that began with the Paranoid Android Quartz release (Android 10). “These last years we have seen quite a confusion when it comes to our Alpha builds, and we want to give a better and proper information about it....
Partial Motorola Moto G42 specifications got revealed by Geekbench Considering this is Geekbench we’re talking about, we’re not getting an awful lot of spec info. Some did get shared, though. Qualcomm’s ‘hawao’ SoC got mentioned in the listing, and that basically confirms the Snapdragon 680 4G SoC will fuel the device. The variant of the device listed on Geekbench includes 4GB of RAM. That doesn’t have to mean other variants won’t be on offer, though, of course....
The Pebble co-founder said the shortcomings of a smaller Android phone, such as battery life, can be ignored Migicovsky currently has no working concept for this device. However, the executive has set up a webpage to gauge the interest among users. “The drawbacks of a small phone (smaller screen, smaller battery) are fundamentally less of an issue than the size, for me at least,” says Migicovsky. The co-founder of Pebble is motivated by the fact that no major Android OEM has plans for a smaller device....
This was one of the main concerns surrounding this acquisition, as Call of Duty is one of the biggest game franchises in the world. We were all wondering if it would become an Xbox exclusive. While we had news that Microsoft and Sony agreed to three additional Call of Duty games on PlayStation, it appears that this might not be the case. Phil Spencer wants to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation The Verge recently did an interview with Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer, and a major focus of the interview was on what Microsoft plans to do with Call of Duty....
The Pixel 5 did not arrive with a flagship SoC. It shipped with the Snapdragon 765G, which is the same chip that fuels the Pixel 5a 5G. The two devices also have the same cameras, for example. They’re quite similar in many ways. The Pixel 6 series will be a considerable step away in both the design and spec departments. That being said, let’s compare the Google Pixel 5a 5G vs Google Pixel 5, shall we....
Responding to a question from a Morgan Stanley analyst, Pichai cited Ambient Computing as one of the areas where it is focusing investments. This concept was first mentioned last year after Google’s hardware division acquired North, the producer of Focals smart glasses. Ambient Computing was also detailed during the Google Tensor SoC introduction last week. “For a while, we have deeply focused on thinking through computing for the long term....
Pioneer has 43- and 50-inch Fire TV models Pioneer is going to launch two Fire TVs, both in 4K. These will be in 43-inch and 50-inch models. Which are kind of small by today’s standards, but still a good option for a bedroom or another room in the home. They also feature HDR, with the HDR10 and Dolby Vision standards. This is going to give you a really impressive picture. The Pioneer Fire TVs are going to be relatively cheap, starting at $369 for the 43-inch model....
The Google Pixel Watch poses side-by-side with an Apple Watch We’ve already seen an unboxing of the Pixel Watch ahead of time, so we had a chance to check out its real-life images. Well, this new set of images also surfaced on Reddit, from the same source. In addition to a bunch of Pixel Watch shots, you can also see it compared to an Apple Watch. Both are posing side-by-side, on a person’s hand, as shown below....
The first spotted feature is a new download progress indicator that floats on the page and lets you see how the app download process is going. Traditionally, the only way to see the downloading status of an app in the Google Play store is to check it through the notification bar or stay on the page. The download bubble allows you to browse freely in the Play Store while keeping an eye on the downloading process....
