ZTE to bring the Nubia Z50 series on December 19 with an improved camera

The nubia Z50 series will arrive on December 19, the brand revealed on its official Weibo channel. The lineup will have a device with a new custom-made camera with a 35 mm equivalent focal length, which is the light input of a 1” sensor. However, nubia worded the announcement in such a way that we’re unlikely to see an actual 1-inch sensor; rather, we’re getting a shooter with a fancy lens and some software improvements. Ever since ZTE overhauled its entire management in 2019 and had to pay a $1 billion fine for breaking trade embargoes, we’ve seen its nubia sub-brand release only...

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The best portrait camera is attached to a quirky smartphone

It shouldn't surprise you that we're big photography fans at GSMArena. Most of us had a dedicated camera with a so-called portrait lens attached that we'd lug around on trips. But as smartphone cameras got better and their photos got better, those dedicated cameras slowly faded into the background, and we stopped carrying them around. Then, circa 2016, Apple made something called Portrait Mode mainstream with the announcement of the iPhone 7 Plus and suddenly every phone was now making portrait photos with software-assisted bokeh. That was over six years ago, and those portrait mode shots...

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Week 49 in review: Xiaomi 13, Tecno Phantom X2, iQOO 11 official, Realme 10 Pro global

It was a big week for mobile as Xiaomi, Tecno, iQOO, and Realme held big events. Tecno announced the Phantom X2 series with the X2 and X2 Pro. Both have Dimensity 9000 chipsets and 6.9-inch AMOLED displays. The Phantom X2 Pro has a unique retractable portrait camera with a large 1/2.7-inch type sensor and bright f/1.5 lens. The X2 series will go on sale in the coming weeks. We only have pricing for Saudi Arabia right now; the Phantom X2 costs SAR 2,700 ($720/€685/₹59,000), while the Phantom X2 is SAR 3,500 ($930/€885/₹76,700). Vivo's iQOO sub-brand announced the iQOO 11 and iQOO 11 Pro....

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Germany, the US, the UK and India

It’s that time of the week again; let’s have a look at the best smartphone offers from Germany, the UK, the US and India. Some of the deals from last week are still active, so you can check those out, this week we focused on new offers. Use the links below to jump to the section for your country: Germany The UK USA India Germany The Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro are €55/50 off, and Amazon is taking in old phones – so does Google, but Amazon will add €100 on top of the trade-in value (it calls this “trade-in boost”). These are the best Pixel flagships that Google...

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Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro announced with SD 8 Gen 2, new Leica cameras

Xiaomi just announced its latest flagship series - the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. Both handsets run on Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset based on TSMC's 4nm manufacturing process. Perhaps more importantly, the two devices offer a substantial upgrade in the camera department and flaunt a new design. They are only launching in China, but we expect them to be released globally soon enough. Xiaomi 13 Pro For all intents and purposes, the Xiaomi 13 Pro's display remains unchanged. The Xiaomi 12 Pro had a 6.73-inch display, and we have the same one with almost identical...

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Weekly poll: Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+ global sales start soon, who is getting one?

The Realme 10 Pro and Pro+ are making their global debut with sales set to start next week. Are you interested in picking one up? The vanilla Realme 10 failed to attract many fans, but the Pro duo is much more capable. Let’s have a closer look. The Realme 10 Pro will start at $320 for an 8/128GB unit, the Pro+ model will be $380/€380 with the same memory configuration. In India, the 10 Pro will have 6/128GB memory and will start at ₹19,000, the Realme 10 Pro+ also loses two gigs of RAM and the base model costs ₹26,000 (sales on Flipkart start on December 16 and December 14,...

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