The top stories of 2021: Q1

Welcome to our recap of the top news articles of 2021. We'll start with the main events of the first three months of the year and we'll cover the next quarters in the following episodes of the series. The first quarter of the year was transformative and shaped a lot of 2021. Qualcomm had just announced its Snapdragon 888 in the last month of 2020, and the first phones with the new flagship chipset came out at the turn of 2021. The Xiaomi Mi 11 pioneered the SD888, but notable phones with Qualcomm's new silicon included the Mi 11 Pro, the Redmi K40 Pro+, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Mi Mix...

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Lenovo Legion Y90 with 144Hz screen and dual-engine air-cooling is arriving on January 1

The first week of January 2022 is turning out to be busier than expected. We know Realme, vivo, and Xiaomi are hosting launch events on 4th, 5th, and 6th, respectively, to unveil their new smartphones. Now Lenovo has announced it will kick off the new year by unveiling a gaming smartphone on the first day of 2022. Lenovo's new gaming smartphone is called the Legion Y90, and while the company hasn't detailed its specs sheet yet, it did reveal a few specs of the phone's display. The Lenovo Legion Y90 will pack a 6.92" E4 AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate and 720Hz touch sampling...

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iQOO U5 announced with Snapdragon 695 SoC and 50MP camera

vivo sub-brand iQOO unveiled the iQOO Neo5 S and Neo5 SE earlier this week, and today the company further expanded its portfolio with the iQOO U5's announcement. The iQOO U5 is powered by the Snapdragon 695 SoC, runs Android 12-based OriginOS Ocean out of the box, and has three RAM options - 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB. It also comes with Memory Fusion 2.0, allowing virtual RAM expansion up to 4GB. The U5 has a single 128GB storage option, but you can still expand the storage (up to 256GB) via a microSD card. The Snapdragon 695-powered smartphone packs a 6.58" 120Hz FullHD+ LCD with a...

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vivo V23 and V23 Pro with color-changing back panels are coming on January 5

Yesterday we exclusively reported that the vivo V23 series with 50MP dual selfie camera will launch in India next month. Today, vivo confirmed that report as it announced the January 5 launch event of the V23 series in India. vivo will unveil the V23 and V23 Pro at the event, and both will come with color-changing glasses, making them India's first smartphones to have this feature. vivo says the glass's color will change when exposed to sunlight or other sources of artificial UV rays. However, only the Sunshine Gold models of the V23 and V23 Pro will have this feature....

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Realme GT 2 Pro Master Edition's official teaser reveals punch-hole screen with slim bezels

Realme recently shared a few pictures of the Realme GT 2 Pro's Master Edition, revealing its rear panel's design. Now the company is back with another teaser, showing us what the smartphone's front looks like. The GT 2 Pro Master Edition packs a screen surrounded by slim bezels and a punch hole in the top-left corner for the selfie camera. Realme doesn't tell us the smartphone's specs but says it is a high-end flagship customized for young people. You can check out the video clip below. In addition to the video teaser, we've got an image of the Realme GT 2 Pro, which has a...

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Honor Magic V will be the first foldable smartphone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Just yesterday Honor started teasing its upcoming foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V. The company hasn't outed any details about it, aside from letting us know that it is in fact going to be Honor's "first foldable flagship", and that it's coming soon. According to a leaked presentation slide that surfaced in China, however, we get another bit of info about Honor's upcoming foldable - namely that it will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. It will, in fact, be the first foldable device to do so, although definitely not the last - we're expecting a lot more entries in this category in...

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Huawei smart glasses with HarmonyOS and MateBook X Pro 2022 unveiled

Alongside the P50 Pocket foldable phone, Huawei announced a new pair of smart glasses running HarmonyOS as well as a premium 14.2-inch MateBook X Pro Windows laptop. Huawei smart glasses The latest version of smart glasses from Huawei comes in three styles with Boston-style, Wellington and Aviator frames and prescription lenses or sunshades. They come with powerful 128mm speakers and microphones which allow hands-free access to Huawei’s Celia assistant. The glasses run HarmonyOS and are meant for busy users who are always on the go helping you take calls, listen to music or make notes...

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