Week 39 in review: Redmi Note 11R is here, Pixel 7 rumors heat up in the final week

Another week down, so let's take a look back at the biggest events from it. This week saw the announcement of the Redmi Note 11R. It packs a Dimensity 700 chip, a 6.58-inch 1080p IPS LCD of 90Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000mAh battery. It's basically a rebranded Poco M4 5G. The Redmi Note 11R is now on sale in China, starting at CNY 1,099 for the 4/128GB model. Infinix teased the Zero Ultra - a phone with a 200MP camera and 180W charging. It will have a 6.8-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, a Dimensity 920 chipset, and 8GB of RAM. This week brought renders of the entire Galaxy S23 lineup and...

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Flashback: the second megapixel race

The first megapixel race started around 2004 (when camera phones first crossed the 1MP mark) and came to an end in 2013 or so with the arrival of the Nokia 808 PureView. Its 41MP camera would only be beaten in terms of resolution in 2018. During that period phones focused on other aspects of the camera rather than resolution. But now a second megapixel race is upon us. The first one ended in part because common wisdom shifted from “more pixels is better” to “bigger pixels are better”. The arrival of computational photography also played a major role and allowed iPhones, Galaxys and Pixels...

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Weekly poll: vivo X Fold+ hot or not?

The vivo X Fold+ is this week’s biggest release (figuratively and literally) with its 8-inch folding screen, new chipset and larger battery. Does it have what it takes to make you reach for your wallet? The big factor for many will likely be availability – vivo has not yet confirmed whether the X Fold+ will be offered in markets outside of China. The original X Fold from earlier never got its world tour so we’ll just have to wait and see if the Plus model will fix that. vivo X Fold+ We can also get pricing out the way – vivo X Fold+ starts at CNY 9,999 which is roughly...

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Oppo Pad Air in for review

It's raining tablets here at GSMArena.com's HQ, and the latest slate to arrive at our office for a full review is the Oppo Pad Air in Grey color. There's also a Silver color model, but it's not available in all markets. Before we see what the Oppo Pad Air has to offer, let's take a look at its retail package, which includes an 18W power adapter, a USB-C cable, and some paperwork. The Smart Stylus Pen isn't a part of the package and is sold separately. The Oppo Pad Air is powered by the Snapdragon 680 SoC, runs ColorOS 12.1 for Pad, and comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It...

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Weekly poll results: ROG Phone 6D Ultimate loved less than Snapdragon model

Last week we asked you whether you'd be happy owning the Asus ROG Phone 6D with its Dimensity 9000+ chipset and the results are in. The majority of people would rather go with the Rog Phone 6 Pro with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset over the Dimensity-powered phone. Worse yet for the new arrival, the second most popular option was I don't want a gaming phone at all. Still, it's not all bad for the MediaTek ROG - 20% of voters said they want the Ultimate, while 8% more said they'd have the vanilla ROG Phone 6D. Considering that ROG phones were never meant to go mainstream converting even...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE gets October 2022 Android security patch

Samsung released the October 2022 Android security patch for the Galaxy S21 and S22 series smartphones in some markets recently, and now it's the Galaxy S21 FE that's receiving the latest security patch with a new software update. The update comes with firmware version G990EXXU3CVI8 and is currently seeding in India for the Galaxy S21 FE units having model designation SM-G990E. However, the rollout should expand to other regions soon. If you live in India and haven't received the update on your Galaxy S21 FE yet, you can check for it manually by heading to the smartphone's Settings...

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Xiaomi 12 Pro long-term review

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