Weekly poll results: The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 foldables have many admirers

About a third of voters in last week’s poll just don’t care about foldables. But the rest of them do – would they pick a Samsung foldable? The majority of them say they would, both of the new Z series models proved quite popular. When it comes to the choice between the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4, the former reignited some people’s love for flip phones, the latter appealed to those looking for powerful productivity not possible on a small screen. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 won over 46% of voters with only 14% preferring foldables from other brands. Some might not have that choice as...

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The new phones of week 33

Another week in the books and several new smartphone announcements to cover – here are the new phones of week 33. Starting the list chronologically is the vivo Y35 – a Snapdragon 680 midranger with 44W fast charging. It gets a 6.58” IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. The back houses a 50MP main cam alongside a 2MP macro module and a 2MP depth helper. vivo Y35 in Dawn Gold and Agate Black The phone boots FuntouchOS 12 (based on Android 12) and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with the aforementioned 44W fast charging. The vivo Y35 is already on open sale in...

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$10,000 gets you a pimped up Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 - courtesy of Caviar

The luxury customization company Caviar announced its latest collection, called Heralds of the Galaxy. It includes four new designs for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 smartphone, with meteorite inserts, gold accents and calf leather. Prices begin from $9,470 but selecting one with actual meteor will cost north of $10,000. The star of the show is called Golden Meteor and is essentially a Galaxy Z Fold4 with a redesigned back panel. It has meteorite particles from three different stones - Seymchan, Muonionalusta, and Canyon Diablo. Each fragment is one-of-a-kind, meaning each copy will...

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Motorola teases September 8 launch of new Edge series smartphones

Motorola unveiled the Edge (2022) recently, which is the first smartphone powered by the Dimensity 1050 SoC. But the company has more Edge series smartphones to launch as it teased a September 8 unveiling of new phones. Motorola posted a short video clip teasing the arrival of three new smartphones on September 8. Its caption includes #findyouredge which confirms Motorola will introduce three new Edge series smartphones on the 8th of next month. However, the company didn't reveal the names or anything else about these smartphones. Find yourself closer to the edge...September 8...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra tipped to use a faster fingerprint reader with a larger scanning area

Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 foldable phones, and the next high-end smartphones the Korean conglomerate will unveil are the Galaxy S23 devices, expected to arrive in January or February. The Galaxy S23 series will include an Ultra model, which, according to a new rumor, will feature Qualcomm's 3D Sonic Max fingerprint scanning sensor. This is not a new sensor, though. We've already seen it on the iQOO 9 Pro and vivo X80 Pro, meaning the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will come with a faster fingerprint reader having a larger scanning area. We've used both the...

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Realme 8 5G and Narzo 30 5G get Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0

The Realme 8 5G and Narzo 30 5G launched last year with Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 are receiving the stable Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12. The Realme UI 3.0 update for the Realme 8 5G comes with firmware version RMX3241_11.C.03 while the Narzo 30 5G's update has firmware version RMX3242_11.C.03. However, to receive Realme UI 3.0, your 8 5G should be running the firmware with version RMX3241_11.A.16 and the Narzo 30 5G should have RMX3242_11.A.16. An exciting announcement for all #realme8 5G and #realmenarzo30 5G users!The #realmeUI 3.0 based on Android 12 is now rolling...

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