Oppo shares updated ColorsOS 12 rollout schedule

Oppo’s Android 12-based ColorOS 12 was introduced back in October and we’ve got a few rollout schedule details. A new more detailed list was shared on Oppo’s community forum further detailing both beta and stable release dates and the included devices and regions. Starting with the beta rollout schedule, Oppo will bring Color OS 12 beta to the Reno5 F, Reno4, Reno4 F, F19 Pro and F17 Pro phones in February. Reno5 Lite, Reno4 Pro 5G, Reno4 Z 5G, Reno4 Lite, A94, A93 and A53s 5G will get Color OS 12 beta in March. ColorOS 12 beta roll-out details Moving on the stable ColorOS 12...

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Asus Zenfone 9 and ROG Phone 6 designs spotted in Android 12 update

Asus had a pretty solid phone lineup in 2021 with the Zenfone 8 and ROG 5 Phone series. Zenfone 8 was one of the few compact Android flagships while the ROG Phone 5 and its five variations offered arguably the best gaming phone experience. A new leak coming from within the Zenfone 8 series’ Android 12 update might have just revealed the designs of the Zenfon 9 and ROG Phone 6. Asus Zenfone 9 design The first image comes from the Zenfone 8 running Android 12 and shows a hidden settings menu which details a new double-tap on the back gesture and a sketch of what is presumed to be...

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Google to introduce new connectivity features for your smart devices in 2022

At CES 2022, Google shared its future plans to make device connectivity easier and more seamless for Android phones, Chromebooks, Android TVs and Wear OS smartwatches. Google will begin with Fast Pair for Bluetooth headphones, which will automatically pair with your Chromebook or even use your Android phone to set up a new Chromebook giving it all the information needed of paired devices and Wi-Fi passwords. This should be available in the coming weeks. Looking a couple of months ahead, Matter-enabled smart devices will support pairing with your Google TV or Android TV OS...

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OnePlus 10 series to arrive with HyperBoost GPU tech

The OnePlus series is inching closer to launch so naturally, teasers are becoming more frequent. The latest one comes from the co-founder, Pete Lau. He talks about a new GPU tech called HyperBoost and it's all about optimizing performance and gaming experience. The new feature will be made available with the OnePlus 10 series shipping with ColorOS 12.1 out of the box. It's a chip-level optimization that uses AI algorithms developed by a two-year-long R&D. The machine-translated text from Weibo makes it a bit hard to understand the underlying tech that helps the GPU maintain optimal...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G will indeed have an Exynos 2100 in certain markets

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has the same chip as the Galaxy S21 series, but up until now, we assumed that only meant the Snapdragon 888. However, the S21 FE 5G will indeed have an Exynos 2100 in certain markets as well. One such market is Australia as revealed by retailer Harvey Norman's product listing. It clearly says the Exynos 2100 is powering the phone. Samsung is traditionally mum on the specifics of the chipset in its official pages. Either way - we'll have the Galaxy S21 FE 5G in our office soon - so keep an eye on our homepage to know all about it! Source

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Redmi K50 certified with 67W charging

While we wait for the Redmi K50 series announcement which is allegedly coming in February, China’s 3C agency went ahead and listed the vanilla K50 model on its database. The listing shows a Xiaomi device with the 2201116SC model number and 67W charging which is still plenty fast but nowhere near the 120W fast charging capabilities of the K50 Pro model. We don’t get any other specs for the K50 at this point. Redmi K50 listing on 3C We do know that the K50 Pro will offer a 4,700 mAh battery which charges at the aforementioned 120W speeds. The phone is also expected to debut the...

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