LG Velvet is now receiving Android 12 update

Back in April last year, LG officially announced its retreat from the smartphone business, followed by halting manufacturing activities at the end of May. It's definitely been a while since then, but apparently some of LG's mobile division software engineers were kept on the job, and what they've been working on has been released today. We're talking about the update to Android 12 for the LG Velvet. Seriously. This is now out in the company's home market of Korea, and despite the vague forum post announcing this, the market makes us assume we're talking about the Velvet 5G here, not the 4G...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series also banned from Geekbench

Earlier this month Samsung came into a debacle over artificially throttling app performance on some of its devices via its Game Optimization Service (GOS). These include the last four generations of its flagship Galaxy S phones and apparently the latest Galaxy Tab S8 series tablets which have now been delisted from the Geekbench database. A recent report from Android Police tested out the Galaxy Tab S8+ and Tab S8 Ultra and found out the pair reaches significantly lower scores in a modified version of Geekbench which had its app package renamed to popular gaming title Genshin Impact....

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Honor Magic4 Ultimate Edition launching on March 17

Honor already unveiled its Magic4 lineup consisting of Magic4 and Magic4 Pro but it still plans to have an event in its home market where it will also announce a new Magic4 Ultimate Edition/Pro+ model. The event is set to take place on March 17. Based on the provided teasers, Magic4 Ultimate Edition will bring an even larger main camera sensor than the Magic4 Pro but we still don’t get its actual specs. Honor Magic4 Ultimate Edition teasers In related news, China’s TEENA agency received three new Honor phone entries believed to be the Magic4(CMA-AN40), Magic4 Pro (VNE-AN00) and...

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Redmi K50 series is bringing 120W fast charging

The Redmi K50 series announcement is scheduled for March 17, and as goes the tradition, Xiaomi is ramping up the hype with a teaser campaign. The latest bit of info is about the battery - it will have 5,000mAh capacity and will charge from 0 to 100% in 19 minutes, thanks to the 120W fast charging. Xiaomi Redmi K50 series battery teasers The new phone will have the Surge P1 fast-charging chip, guaranteeing its safety and handling thermal management during charging. The Redmi K50 series will also bring WQHD+ OLED displays with Gorilla Glass Victus on top, Dimensity 9000 chipset...

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