OnePlus' iconic alert slider will be confined to Pro models while reaching some Oppo flagships

Earlier today we shared some leaked renders of the upcoming OnePlus 10T. The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed something missing: the iconic OnePlus alert slider, a feature which the company debuted in the Android world, and then kept mainstream ever since. We say "in the Android world" because of course Apple had a similar slider way before OnePlus. Anyway, the alert slider has been a staple of OnePlus phones, and it was sorely missed by some when the company expanded to include entry-level phones which were just rebranded Oppos. The lack of the alert slider in the Nord N models was...

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Telegram confirms Premium tier is coming this month with extra features

Last month a rumor started spreading across the internet about Telegram wanting to launch a paid tier, and today the company's founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, has confirmed that this is in fact happening. Telegram Premium, as it will be known, is launching before the end of the month. Before you start worrying, however, note that all the current features that are free will remain free. Not just that, but there are new features coming to the free tier in the future too. Telegram Premium will allow "anyone to acquire additional features, speed and resources", Durov says. It will also...

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OnePlus 10T rendered: large 6.7" display, full-width camera bump

If rumors are to be believed, the OnePlus 10T will be the last flagship that the company releases this year (no 10 Ultra, no 10T Pro, etc.). Little was known about the phone other than that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. Now leakster Yogesh Brar and Onsitego have uncovered more details, enough to make 3D renders of the phone. The 10T has an unusual design for the company – the camera bump on the back extends across the full width of the phone. The leaksters warn that this design is based on early prototypes so the material finishes may not be accurate. Anyway,...

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ZTE announces Blade A72 and Blade A52

ZTE announced a pair of Blade series smartphones with the Blade A72 and Blade A52 in Malaysia. Both phones bring Unisoc chipsets, 13MP main cameras and larger batteries. Blade A72 brings a 6.7-inch LCD with HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate while Blade A52 gets a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD with a 60Hz refresh rate. Both phones house 5MP selfie cameras inside a waterdrop notch. They also have the same 13MP main cam around the back alongside two 2MP auxiliary modules. ZTE Blade A72 and Blade A52 Both phones also share the same Unisoc SC9863A chipset though Blade A72 gets 3GB RAM while...

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