Nothing Phone (1) receives Nothing OS 1.5.3 update with faster app loading and improved battery life

Nothing's Phone (1) is now in the process of receiving a new software update. It's the first one since the launch of the stable build of Nothing OS 1.5, which brought Android 13 to the Phone (1). The new build, which started rolling out today as a 91MB over-the-air download, is labeled Nothing OS 1.5.3. It brings with it improvements in app loading speeds and better battery life thanks to a new memory management algorithm that reduces app restart times by over 35% and lowers CPU consumption. Nothing OS 1.5.3 is here! Our first software update since the launch of Nothing OS 1.5, powered...

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Google Pixel 8 Pro renders leak, Pixel Fold and Pixel 7a rumored to arrive in June

The Google Pixel 8 Pro has leaked today in CAD-based renders, and it's keeping the same design language as its predecessor, by the looks of it. It's quite early for these renders as the phone should only be released in October, but Google might tease it on May 10 during its I/O developer conference, just as it did last year with the Pixel 7 series. The Pixel 8 Pro has more rounded corners compared to last year's Pixel 7 Pro, with a less boxy overall appearance. The camera island is different too, even if it's still instantly recognizable as belonging to a Pixel. This time around, it...

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Tecno Pop 7 surfaces, will slot under the Pop 7 Pro

Tecno quietly released the Pop 7 Pro and the beginning of February, but there was no vanilla model at the time. That is coming soon as it just appeared on the Google Play Console. Well, actually this has been in the making for a while since it surfaced on Geekbench in October and the FCC certified it in December. The GPC reveals that the phone has a 720 x 1,600px (20:9) display and while the size isn’t explicitly listed, it should be in the same ballpark as the 6.56” HD+ IPS LCD on the Pro model (the vanilla phone measures 164 x 74 x 8mm per the FCC, roughly the same dimensions as the...

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Poco X5 debuts in India

The Poco X5 finally arrived in India one month after the launch of its sibling Poco X5 Pro. The 5G smartphone was introduced in two memory variants and three color options - Blue, Black, and Green. This phone launched globally in early February with a Snapdragon 695 chipset and a triple camera on the back - 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro. The battery is 5,000 mAh with 33W fast charging. We already reviewed the phone and established it offers solid value for its price. Poco announced special first-day prices - INR16,999 ($205/€193) for the 6/128 GB version and...

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Samsung is ready to begin mass production of third-gen 4nm chipsets

Samsung Semiconductor received the green light to proceed with the mass production of third-generation 4nm chipsets, sources from Korea reveal. The company managed to achieve satisfactory wafer yield of the new generation chipsets that should help lower power consumption. The manufacturing process is expected to start by the end of H1 2023, which is in three months. Samsung Semiconductor plant in South Korea Yields on a single wafer were extremely low at the Hwaseong factory, which pushed chip companies such as Qualcomm to contract TSMC for 4nm platforms. The Taiwanese company had...

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