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Oppo launched the Find X7 alongside the Find X7 Ultra back in January, and the vanilla model has so far been available in black, dark blue, light brown and purple. Today, the company has added another color option to the roster: white. The back of the white Find X7 has a glossy finish and the huge circular camera island is silver-colored. The white Find X7 is identical to its differently colored siblings, save for the hue itself. Before becoming official today, it was teased in China by some influencers. The phone comes with a 6.78-inch 1264x2780 120 Hz LTPO AMOLED touchscreen...


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Spotify submitted a new version of its iOS app in the European Union with in-app pricing information, but Apple has rejected it. The reason? Apple wants Spotify to accept its updated rules on the Music Streaming Services Entitlement, according to which Spotify would still need to pay Apple a 30% entitlement commission for in-app purchases. Spotify says it won't be adopting Apple's revised changes. Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran told TheVerge - “Apple has once again defied the European Commission’s decision, rejecting our update for attempting to communicate with customers about our...


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Earlier today Samsung reported a massive increase in profits for Q1 2024 with strong sales of the Galaxy S24 series. The press release from the company also reveals that the company will be making some changes to its wearable strategy.It mentions the introduction of new form factors like the Galaxy Ring. Not mentioned officially, but we have heard rumors that Samsung will build its first rectangular watch in years too.Speaking of watches, the company writes that it will “strive to meet demand for upgrades through the launch of new premium models”. More premium than the upcoming...


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Xiaomi's Redmi launched the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ in India earlier this year, and today, the brand introduced the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ Word Champions Edition in the country to celebrate its 10th anniversary in the world's second-largest smartphone market.The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ shares the hardware with the standard version but comes in a special retail package whose blue-white colored design is inspired by the Argentine football team that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.The package includes a power adapter and a golden SIM ejector tool with the Argentine Football Association...


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The latest report from Canalys estimates that a total of 296.2 million smartphones shipped globally in Q1, 2024. The figure represents a 10% year-on-year growth and the first double-digit growth in ten quarters.Samsung regained the top sport with a 20% market share and 60 million shipments. The positive results were driven by the refreshed Galaxy A series and robust demand for the flagship S24 series. The earlier launch date for the S24 series also helped Samsung as it managed to ship 13.5 million units in the same period with 35% growth compared to last year.Canalys...


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Following its newly launched Pulse series smartphones, HMD has now launched a trio of new 4G feature phones with the Nokia 215 4G, 225 4G, and 235 4G. The three devices share similar specs including the Unisoc T107 chipset and S30+ operating system.Nokia 215 4G, 225 4G and 235 4GNokia 215 4G and 235 4G feature 2.8-inch IPS LCDs with QVGA resolution while the 225 4G gets a slightly smaller 2.4-inch LCD. 215 4G does not get a camera, 225 4G gets a VGA camera on the back while 235 4G features a 2MP main cam. The rest of the spec sheets include removable 1,450 mAh batteries, FM...


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HMD is planning to relaunch the XR21 smartphone and T21 tablet under its own brand in Europe, revealed a source in Finland. These devices, initially introduced with a Nokia logo on the back, have already appeared in multiple databases of Nordic retailers, revealing colors, memory options and tentative prices.Nokia XR21HMD XR21 is going to arrive as the company's first 5G phone and should cost around €450, while the T21 will be anywhere between €225 and €300, depending on storage and connectivity options. Here's the full breakdown:HMD XR21 (Dual-SIM, TA-1592) –...


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Apple is expected to unveil new iPad Pro tablets at its May 7 event. The company hasn't divulged anything about its 2024 iPad Pro lineup, but we recently heard it would be powered by Apple's M4 chip. Now we learn the tech giant will use the best OLED tablet panels on the market for the upcoming iPad Pro.The word comes from DSCC analyst Ross Young, who claimed the OLED panels on the upcoming iPad Pro tablets are "expected to be the best OLED tablet panels on the market."Young further said these panels will come with "LTPO, 120Hz refresh, a tandem stack and glass thinning resulting...


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Samsung posted its detailed financial results today for the first quarter of 2024, and it's really positive. The Korean giant reported an operating profit of KRW6.61 trillion ($4.85 billion), which is a tenfold increase over the same period last year.A major reason why profit is back to 2022 levels are the strong sales of flagship Galaxy S24 phones and higher prices for memory semiconductors, the report states. Overall revenue also rose 13%.Expectations for the second quarter are that smartphone sales will slightly decline. The memory business should stay strong thanks to the...


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Samsung's Galaxy S23 is going to be massively discounted in India later this week. Currently offered for INR 64,999 (approximately $779 or €726) over on Flipkart, the price will drop to INR 44,999 ($539, €502) on May 2 at 12 AM local time. There will also be an instant cashback of INR 2,000, so the effective price will be just INR 42,999 ($515 or €480).This is happening as part of Flipkart's Big Saving Day sale, and there are of course some caveats. First, this is likely to be a limited-stock offer, but it will also be limited in time, so if you've always wanted a Galaxy S23 but haven't...


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Apple is finally announcing new tablets on May 7, and the oft-rumored next-gen iPad Pro will be there of course, in two sizes as always.A new report from the usually reliable Mark Gurman over at Bloomberg now claims that the next iPad Pro could in fact use Apple's M4 chipset, skipping over the M3 entirely.Earlier this month Gurman outlined the M4's release timeline but that only covered new Macs, the first of which are expected to arrive late this year, followed by others in 2025.Launching the M4 with the new iPad Pro would mean this would be positioned as Apple's "first truly...


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The OnePlus Nord 4 has long been rumored to be a rebranding of the China-only OnePlus Ace 3V. Last week this was sort of confirmed by a rumor claiming that the Nord 4 would be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset - just like the Ace 3V.Now a Geekbench listing for a OnePlus phone with the model number CPH2621 has surfaced, and would you know it - it's powered by the same SoC. Thus, this could be the Nord 4.OnePlus Ace 3VIt managed a 1,875 single-core score and a 4,934 multi-core score, and the tested prototype had 12GB of RAM, though more memory options could be...


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