Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets June 2022 Android security patch

Samsung has released a new software update for the original Galaxy Z Flip that bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to June 2022. The update comes with firmware version F700FXXU8GVF3 and is rolling for the Galaxy Z Flip units with model code SM-F700F. It's currently seeding in Italy and should expand to other regions soon. If you live in Italy and haven't received the update on your Galaxy Z Flip yet, you can check for it manually by heading to its Settings > Software update menu. Via

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Asus ROG Phone 6 flexes its Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 muscles in a Geekbench test

From what we’ve seen so far, the major upgrade on the Asus ROG Phone 6 will be the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, which will take over from the 888+ of last year’s model. The new phone had a go at Geekbench and left behind a score card. We have already tested the 8+ Gen 1, but that was an engineering unit we received from Asus rather than a retail-ready device. This is the real thing and it scored slightly higher than the results we got. Asus ROG Phone 6 (ASUS_AI2201_F) scorecard from Geekbench This particular ROG Phone 6 unit had 16GB of RAM. The TENAA certification put the...

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Asus ROG Phone 6 visits TENAA: same dimensions, lower weight

One of the upcoming Asus ROG Phone 6 models, ASUS_AI2201_B, has been certified by TENAA. This confirmed some of the key specs, though we’re not sure if this is the vanilla phone or the Pro. Given the memory configuration, it is probably the Pro model. The phone measures 172.8 x 77.3 x 10.4mm, basically the same dimensions as the ROG Phone 5/5 Pro. Only a White colorway is listed, but unfortunately there are not photos attached yet. Despite remaining the same size, the new mode has managed to shave some weight and is now down to 229g (all 5-series models weighed 238g). The current...

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Realme TechLife Watch R100 brings stylish design and week-long battery life

As expected Realme announced its latest TechLife smartwatch today with the Watch R100. It brings a 1.32-inch TFT LCD with 360x360px resolution, aluminum alloy casing and seven-day-rated battery life. Realme TechLife Watch R100 TechLife WatchR100 does the standard health tracking with step and activity monitoring as well as all-day heart rate, blood oxygen and stress tracking. The watch can also track your sleep data and brings activity tracking for over 100 sports modes with personalized training effects and recovery time data as well as custom exercise data. TechLife Watch...

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Samsung introduces ISOCELL HP3 200MP sensor with smallest ever pixels

Samsung announced a new 200 MP sensor, called ISOCELL HP3. It has the “industry’s smallest pixel” at just 0.56 μm, which is 12% smaller than the predecessor. It promises quicker auto-focusing and even clearer HDR thanks to a new algorithm for stacking images. The new sensor arrived nine months after the ISOCELL HP1, which is technically the first 200MP camera sensor for smartphones, even if we haven’t seen an actual phone with it yet. Since then, Samsung managed to decrease the pixel size from 0.64 μm, making the the new sensor 1/1.4” type - about 20% smaller than the...

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Nothing phone (1) runs Geekbench with Snapdragon 778G+ and 8GB RAM

Nothing’s upcoming phone (1) is arguably the most hyped phone in a while and almost every day leading up to its launch is filled with new teasers and leaks. The latest one is a Geekbench listing of the alleged device which reveals its using the Snapdragon 778G+ chipset alongside the Adreno 642L GPU and 8GB RAM. SD 788G+ is an overclocked version of the older SD 778G with a Kryo 670 CPU and a slightly overclocked 2.51Ghz primary core. Nothing phone (1) listing on Geekbench 5 Nothing phone (1) managed 797 single-core points and 2,803 points on the multi-core assessment. The Geekbench...

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