Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea confirmed to take place on July 26

A month ago, Samsung announced it would host the Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea for the first time in the last week of July. It was rumored to take place on July 26. That rumor has turned out to be accurate, as Samsung officially confirmed the date today. The Galaxy Unpacked in Seoul, South Korea will begin at 11AM UTC on July 26 and will be livestreamed on Samsung's official website and YouTube channel. Samsung hasn't divulged how many products it will unveil at this Galaxy Unpacked, but the press note shared by Samsung says, "A new cultural driver is coming" and asks us to...

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Modular Fairphone 4 finally lands in the US but isn't running Android anymore

The Fairphone 4 modular smartphone launched back in 2021, at least in Europe. It's only now making its way to the US, believe it or not, but with a twist. The device is being brought to the States by Murena, a company that specializes in "de-Googling" Android phones. As such, the US-only Murena Fairphone 4 won't run Android like its European counterpart. Instead, it will boot Murena's "/e/OS". This is described by the company as a privacy-focused, Google-free OS, aimed at those who are wary of sharing their data with the search giant. The OS has its own app store and Murena Cloud...

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Google Pixel Fold is destroyed by bend test doesn't like heat either

The Pixel Fold is Google's first foldable smartphone, and it's slowly starting to land in people's hands now, although if you order one today from the Google Store in the US you're looking at a month's wait until it arrives. Looks like the company was very conservative with its sales estimates and thus didn't really make a lot of these. Anyway, the Pixel Fold is the latest device to go through the grueling "durability testing" that Zack from the JerryRigEverything YouTube channel has gotten us used to. Only a few slab-style phones have failed his tests in recent years, but this one is...

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Watch the OnePlus Nord 3 announcement event live here

OnePlus is launching its latest midranger today - the Nord 3. The company will reveal the new phone at a live-streamed event which will begin at 3:30 PM CEST/9:30 PM MYT/7:00 PM IST - this is 13:30 UTC. The phone appeared in renders, and we also heard how much it might cost in Europe. According to leaksters, the price will be €449 for the 8/128 GB version, and €100 more for twice the RAM and storage. Specs-wise, we expect a Dimensity 9000 chipset, a 6.74” AMOLED with 120 Hz refresh rate and a big 5,000 mAh battery with 80W fast charging. The specs are not official, but the OnePlus...

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OneUI 6.0 beta firmwares files pop up on Samsung's Indian and European servers

Samsung is getting ready to open the OneUI 6.0 beta program soon. After OneUI 6.0 test builds were spotted on Samsung's South Korean servers, they've now been spotted on its Indian and European servers as well. It ties in nicely with a previous report that Samsung will open up the OneUI 6.0 beta for the Galaxy S23 series in the third week July. Of course, software development is not always a straightforward process so the dates can change. OneUI 6.0 will bring Android 14, starting with the Galaxy S23 series. It's unclear what improvements OneUI 6.0 itself will bring, but Android 14...

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Nothing Phone (2) emerges in more press images

Just one day after its design was officially confirmed, Nothing Phone (2) emerged in a new set of official press images giving us an even better look at the upcoming device from multiple angles. Nothing Phone (2) in white As seen in yesterday’s image, Phone (2) will offer a minor visual update over its predecessor with a slightly curved back, re-organized LED strips for the Glyph Interface and a new grey color option. The updated Glyph Interface now features 11 segmented LED strips with 33 lighting zones compared to 5 LED strips and 12 zones on the Phone (1) from last year adding...

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Red Magic 8S Pro debuts Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset 8S Pro offers up to 24GB RAM

The Red Magic 8 Pro was among the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones, coming at the very end of 2022. Now company is bringing the improved Red Magic 8S Pro with Qualcomm’s next best chip, better cooling and a cooler-looking exterior. The major change on the S-model is that it uses the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2, a faster version of the 8 Gen 2 chip that powered the 8 Gen 2. The Plus version boosts the prime core from 3.2GHz to 3.36GHz and increases the GPU clock speed from 680MHz to 719MHz. What this means is that the 8S Pro should have 5% higher CPU and 5.7% higher GPU performance. Yes, this...

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Honor Pad X9 launch imminent as it gets listed at Google Play Console

Honor is preparing for a big event next week, where a new MagicPad tablet will be announced alongside the foldable Magic V2. The company is also working on a more affordable big-screen device, the Pad X9 tablet, as it appeared on Google Play Console. The Pad X series is Honor's most affordable tablet lineup. This version, with model number ELN-W09, appeared with a Snapdragon 680 chipset that doesn’t even have 5G connectivity. The RAM is 4 GB, while Android 13 will likely be the base for Magic UI. The diagonal of the tablet is not mentioned, although the resolution is - 2000 x 1200...

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