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Tecno Spark 10 Pro announced: 6.8" 90Hz display, Helio G88 and glass back

Tecno just unveiled the Spark 10 Pro – a sequel to the Spark 9 Pro from last year with a better screen. The new model has a larger 6.8” IPS LCD with 90Hz refresh rate, compared to 6.6” 60Hz for the older model (both have 1,080 x 2,460px resolution, 20.5:9). Also, for the first time on a Spark, the 10 Pro has a glass rear, something usually reserved for premium units like the Phantoms. The company calls this “hard-wearing Starry Glass” without specifying any brand names. The “starry” part is due to the speckled appearance – the phone comes in Starry Black and Pearl White. Tecno...

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Honor Magic5 Pro and Ultimate come with the new silicon-carbon batteries in China

Honor unveiled a new type of battery – a silicon-carbon battery – during its global Magic5 series event last week. And this isn’t just a paper launch like so many new battery technologies, we have confirmed that the Honor Magic5 Pro and the Magic5 Ultimate units sold in China use the new type power cells. Long story short, the silicon carbon battery has 5,450mAh capacity whereas the more traditional battery inside the global Magic5 Pro has 5,100mAh. The Ultimate, which was announced today, is unlikely to be available globally, so we’ll focus on the Pro. The global Pro measures 8.77mm...

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Honor Magic5 Ultimate announced in China

Honor just unveiled the Magic5 Ultimate. At an event held in China the company introduced the Honor5 series and added this special edition for the local market. Under the posh leather-bound exterior, the Magic5 Ultimate is actually a maxed-out 16/512GB Honor Magic5 Pro. The Honor Magic5 Ultimate ships in Elegant Black or Burning Orange, both in vegan leather trim, with a premium Montblanc Bespoke leather case in the retail package. The Ultimate also features USB-C headphones in the package, unlike the other members of the series. These niceties aside, the Magic5 Ultimate is...

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New leak shows iPhone 15 series' glass panels

The iPhone 15 series leaks are intensifying and the latest addition shows out the front glass panels for the upcoming phones. We get a closer look at the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max panels all of which boast the Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout for the selfie cam and FaceID sensors. The Pro models have noticeably slimmer bezels compared to the regular iPhone 15 – which is likely reusing the panels from the 14Pro series. Phone 15, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max screen glass Based on the information circulating Chinese blogs, the panels for the Pro models get a new 2.5D arc edge...

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iQOO Z7 coming with Snapdragon 695, iQOO Z7x with Snapdragon 782

The iQOO Z7 is arriving soon, the vivo brand revealed earlier this year. According to leaksters from China, the series will have a vanilla vivo iQOO Z7 with a Snapdragon 695 chipset and a second variant called vivo iQOO Z7x with a Snapdragon 782. iQOO Z7 series teaser The Z series is the midrange lineup of the iQOO brand. If the rumor is true and the basic iQOO Z7 really sticks to the Snapdragon 695, it would mean no improvement from the iQOO Z6, at least compared with the global unit. The Snapdragon 782 slightly better than the Snapdragon 778G+, and in theory, the iQOO Z7x...

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