Month: March 2022

The Samsung Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 unveiled earlier this month debuted in India today. Both smartphones are offered in Light Blue, Black, and Orange colors, with the Galaxy A13 having an additional White option.

The Galaxy A13 comes in 4GB/64GB and 6GB/128GB memory configurations priced at INR14,999 ($195/EUR180) and INR17,499 ($230/EUR210), respectively. The Galaxy A23, on the other hand, has 6GB/128GB and 8GB/128GB options. The former is priced at INR19,499 ($255/EUR230) and the latter at INR20,999 ($275/EUR250). Both phones can be purchased from Samsung India’s official website, but the Galaxy A23’s 8GB/128GB model is unavailable at the time of writing this.

The Samsung Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23 are basically the same phones with slightly different designs and chipsets. The A13 is powered by the Exynos 850 SoC, whereas the A23 has the Snapdragon 680 chip at the helm.

Samsung Galaxy A13 * Samsung Galaxy A23

The rest of the specs include a 6. 6″ FullHD+ LCD, Android 12-based One UI 4. 1, side-mounted fingerprint reader, and 5,000 mAh battery with 25W charging. But Samsung doesn’t bundle the 25W adapter with the phones, so you’ll have to buy it separately if you want faster charging speeds.

For photography, both smartphones have five cameras each onboard – an 8MP selfie shooter inside the notch, with the 50MP primary camera on the rear joined by 5MP ultrawide, 2MP depth, and 2MP macro units. However, it’s worth noting that the Galaxy A23’s main camera comes with OIS, and the smartphone can record 4K videos at 30FPS and 120FPS slow-motion videos in HD resolution, which the Galaxy A13 can’t.

You can head this way to check out the detailed specs of the Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A23.

In other news, Samsung released the Android 12-based One UI 4. 1 update for the Galaxy M52 5G in India which was launched in the country last September with Android 11-based One UI 3.1.

Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

The One UI 4. 1 update has firmware version M526BXXU1BVC6 and requires a hefty download of over 2.5GB. If you haven’t received it yet on your Galaxy M52 5G, you can try checking for it manually by heading to the phone’s Settings > Software update menu.

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Xiaomi launched its flagship 12 series around the world, and while we have an affordable not-really-flagship Xiaomi 12X smartphone in the lineup, the company is also working on a lower-positioned Xiaomi 12 Lite.

The phone with model number 2203129G appeared on Geekbench, revealing a Snapdragon 778G chipset and an 8GB RAM option.

The results of the benchmark are in line with other phones, sporting the same chipset – 778 for a single core and 2,864 for multiple cores. The listing also revealed Android 12 out of the box, which should have MIUI 13 on top.

Last year Xiaomi introduced a Mi 11 Lite in 5G and 4G flavors, but it’s likely that they’ll only do a 5G one this time around.

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The Realme C31 that leaked a few days ago is now official. The smartphone is powered by the Unisoc T612 SoC, runs Android 11-based Realme UI R Edition, and has two memory options – 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. It also comes with a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 1TB.

The Realme C31 sports a 6. 5″ HD+ screen with a waterdrop notch for the 5MP selfie camera. Around the back, we have a 13MP primary camera joined by macro and portrait units. Realme hasn’t revealed the resolution of the last two, but it’s safe to say they are using 2MP sensors.

The rest of the Realme C31’s highlights include a side-mounted fingerprint reader, 3. 5mm headphone jack, microUSB, and a 5,000 mAh battery.

The C31 is 8. 4mm thick and comes in two colors. It’s already available for purchase in Indonesia through Realme’s official website, JD.id, and Tokopedia. The base model with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage is priced at IDR1,599,000 ($110/EUR100), while the 4GB/64GB version will cost you IDR1,749,000 ($120/EUR110). However, both variants will have a limited time discount of IDR50,000 ($4/EUR3).

Realme C31 color options

The Realme C31 will launch in India on March 31, but its pricing and availability details are unknown.

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Earlier today, OnePlus finally revealed the date on which it will announce the 10 Pro for global markets – it’s March 31, narrowly making the oft-rumored unveiling timeframe of “Q1 2022”, after having initially launched the handset in China back in January.

But it turns out the phone won’t be the only new product on stage at the end of this month. It will be joined by the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2, which judging by the name should succeed the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z released all the way back in 2020. It’s been a long time coming for successors to these, and in fact the Bullets Wireless Z2 have been leaked earlier this month.

According to that info, these will be OnePlus’ most affordable wireless earbuds (although as you can see they’re not truly wireless), and will come in blue and black, with physical volume and media controls on the right side of the neckband. The buds will stick together when not in use, thanks to magnets, but none of the internal specs have been outed yet.

That is however set to change very soon: by the looks of the official teaser page, OnePlus plans to slow-drip release information about the earbuds, starting on March 25, when something related to bass capabilities will be revealed. Then, on March 27, we’ll get to know some fast charging specs, and finally on March 29 it will be time to learn about the pair’s water resistance.

While you wait for the March 31 event, you can head to the Source linked below and register to be notified about news regarding the Bullets Wireless Z2. This will give you the chance to win a pair of free pairs.

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Oppo announced the Find X5 Pro a month ago as its latest flagship with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The phone already has an advanced built-in cooling solution, but the company now introduces a special Ice-Skin cooling case that helps keep the temperature further 2-3 degrees C lower.

The case has a special hydrogel layer, developed by Wuhan University. Regular hydrogels draw moisture from the air and then release it through evaporation. However, in order to provide long-term cooling and not just a one-time solution, the researchers developed Glacier Mat – modified hydrogel that re-absorbs moisture from the air over and over again at lower temperatures of the atmosphere, creating a circular cooling cycle.

The Ice-Skin case doesn’t add too much heft or thickness to the Find X5 Pro bulkier compared to a regular protective case.

Some users in China who preordered the Find X5 Pro are receiving the Ice-Skin cooling case with it, but Oppo is yet to say anything regarding a global launch.

Samsung already introduced the Galaxy S flagships for 2022, and now the company is obviously shifting its focus to this year’s foldables, namely Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. The leakster Ice Universe reported these devices will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chipset.

He also corroborates the Korean manufacturer yesterday’s rumor of a third device to launch alongside them – it is code-named Diamond and may even have a scroll screen, similar to the Oppo X 2021 rollable concept.

Is this a Samsung rollable phone?

Samsung does have its own flagship chipset – the Exynos 2200 with a GPU based on ARM architecture, but the Galaxy foldables have so far arrived with Qualcomm SoCs ever since the first Fold three years ago.

As for the rollable phone, Samsung Display is capable of manufacturing flexible panels, but there are still plenty of challenges remaining so it will be manufactured in very limited numbers. Oppo’s prototype was showcased in late 2020, and almost 18 months later we are yet to see a commercial-ready product.

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Dell just announced its refreshed XPS 15 and XPS 17 Windows laptops featuring Intel’s Alder Lake-H 12-gen processors. There are three new CPU options: Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12700H and Core i9-12900HK. The new laptops also get upgraded DDR5-4800 RAM configurable up to 64GB while storage is still of the PCIe4 x4 SSD variety and is capped at up to 4TB. The rest of the spec sheet and design are identical to last year’s models down to the black and white color finishes.

You get a choice of a 3840 x 2400px IPS touchscreen option on both sizes as well as good-old 1920 x 1200px non-touch versions. The 15-inch model can be configured with an OLED display of 3456 x 2160px resolution. You can configure the laptops with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs for the base 15-inch model, all the way up to an RTX 3060 for the 17-incher.

Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17

The new 2022 Dell XPS 15 starts at $1,449 for the Core i5 CPU model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. XPS 17 starts from $1,849.

vivo’s upcoming X80, X80 Pro, X Fold, and X Note specs have surfaced through China’s Weibo network, along with the iQOO Neo6.

The X80 will have a 6. 78-inch FHD+ OLED display with curved glass on top, as well as a 4,500mAh battery with 80W wired charging. It will measure 8. 3mm in thickness. The X80 Pro will have the same size 6. 78-inch OLED but of QHD+ resolution. It will also be curved at the edges. There’s a 4,700mAh battery with 80W wired and 50W wireless charging. The X80 Pro measures 9. 1mm in thickness.

The Vivo X Fold’s 80W charging was seemingly confirmed. The X Fold will have a 6. 53-inch FHD+ external OLED display, as well as a 4,600mAh battery, 80W wired, and 50W wireless charging.

The vivo X Note, which we’ve seen on vivo’s website, will reportedly sport a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, and a 120Hz E5 AMOLED display.

An iQOO Neo6 has also surfaced with a 6. 62-inch FHD+ OLED (no curved edges here), a 4,700mAh battery with 80W wired charging, and an 8. 5mm frame.

Below is a blurry render of what appears to be the vivo X Fold’s rear camera island. We’ve already seen it in schematics, but the render reveals that it will carry a Zeiss certification. According to Digital Chat Station, vivo’s upcoming phones will all have this design.

Here’s a look at the X Fold in the wild.

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