The Redmi Note 12R might become the first phone with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Xiaomi quietly launched the Redmi Note 12R Pro back in April, a CNY 1,800 ($250/€230/₹20,500) phone with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. But there was no vanilla model – until now. The Redmi Note 12R (23076RA4BC) just appeared on the China Telecom website and, interestingly, has a better chipset. It hasn’t been confirmed, but the phone’s SM4450 chip is expected to be branded “Snapdragon 4 Gen 2” when it is unveiled by Qualcomm. It is allegedly fabbed on a 4nm Samsung node (instead of 6nm TSMC for the 4 Gen 1). The phone can be configured with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB storage and there is a...

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Realme Narzo 60 series teasers emerge

Realme is gearing up to launch its Narzo 60 series phones soon and the first set of teasers are already live. Realme is going for a space-theme launch with the Narzo 60 series with a “Mission Narzo” tagline. The first teasers suggest a focus on affordable storage with the option of having over 250,000 photos on the phone which would mean 1TB of storage. The total storage figure is likely reached via microSD card expansion. Narzo 60 5G was recently spotted on Geekbench with the Dimensity 6020 chipset, 8GB RAM and Android 13. Realme will reveal more details on the Narzo 60 series...

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Don't expect third-party faces for the Apple Watch

Cupertino VPs Kevin Lynch and Deidre Caldbeck confirmed that third-party watch faces for the Apple Watch aren't something Apple is considering. The pair joined Swiss media TagesAngzeiger for an interview. Because the watch face is effectively the homescreen of the watch, Apple would rather it be first-party. The pair illustrated that Apple wouldn't otherwise be able to ensure the third-party watch face would continue to function properly after a software update. The two also shared that the decision to change the single press on the Digital Crown from the app switcher to the Control...

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Asus Zenfone 10 certified by Wi-Fi Alliance

The Asus Zenfone 10 has passed through the Wi-Fi Alliance - a routine check before being cleared for sales. The certification reveals the version of the software - Android 13 - and the supported bands - 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. To recap what we know of the Asus Zenfone 10 - it will launch on June 29 - it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and up to 16GB of RAM, and it will bring wireless charging. Otherwise, the phone looks similar to its predecessor but comes in Red and Green, as well as the Blue, Black, and White or the 9. The display has the same 5.9-inch diagonal but may be bumped in...

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Red Magic 8S Pro leak confirms Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Following the Red Magic 8 Pro which launched back in December of 2022, comes our first bit of news on its successor – the Red Magic 8S Pro which is rumored to be one of the first devices to launch with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset. Red Magic 8S Pro AnTuTu benchmark run Reliable tipster Digital Chat Station shared a live look at the Red Magic 8S Pro running AnTuTu and we can see it managed a chart-topping 1,704,113 combined score thanks to the overclocked chipset. The device (nubia NX729S_V1A) scored 436,089 points on the CPU test and 642,666 points on the GPU...

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