Week 11 in review: Galaxy A34 and A54 debut, official Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

Another week later, so let’s get back to the top stories. Samsung’s Galaxy A34 and A54 have finally been unveiled. The duo, which are sure to be among the hottest phones of the year, boast 1080p 120Hz Super AMOLED displays, 5,000mAh batteries with 25W charging, and IP67 water resistance. The Galaxy A54 has a smaller 6.4-inch display, a 50MP main camera, and a 5nm Exynos 1380 chipset. The A34 has a 6.6-inch display, 48MP main camera, 6nm Dimensity 1080. Both are on sale – the Galaxy A54 starts at €490, while the A34 is €390.

We’ve had a bunch of Google leaks this week. The Pixel 7a has been manipulated in the wild and has even been listed for sale on eBay as a prototype. It has a 6.1-inch display, 8GB of RAM, Tensor G2 chipset, and a 64MP main camera plus a 12MP ultrawide. The Pixel 7a will launch in June alongside the Google Pixel Fold, which we’ve learned will cost €1,700.

We also got a glimpse of the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro through leaked renders. The new design is more rounded at the corners, going from a square look to a more curved look. Camera Island is different, though definitely Pixel-esque. The Pixel 8 Pro is rumored to have a 6.52-inch screen – smaller than the Pixel 7 Pro’s 6.7-inch screen. The Pixel 7 will have a 5.8-inch display – smaller than the Pixel 7’s 6.3-inch.

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 7+ gen 2. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 promises substantial improvements in performance and power efficiency. The main core of the Kryo CPU is clocked at 2.91 GHz and the entire 1+3+4 CPU package delivers over a 50% increase in performance over the SD7 Gen 1. An unnamed Adreno GPU, on the other hand, offers a 2x performance increase. The efficiency gains are a bit more modest – 13% in various scenarios. We hope this chipset makes it to more phones than its predecessor.

That’s it for this week’s recap. You can check out the full list of top stories below.

It looks like the Pixel 7.

The phone boots a custom Android 12 UI with its own app store that doesn’t include games and short video apps.

Prices are higher than the A53 and A33 last year but not as high as some rumors claimed.

It was a very pixel-packed day in trailing space today.

The latest rumor suggests that it will bring a 5.8-inch screen.

The next Infinix GT range is expected to replace the Zero series.

It’s the same hardware as the consumer S23 models, but with additional layers of security and features for large enterprise IT departments.

The pair is set to launch on March 16.

The company is bringing back software-enhanced moon photos.

Qualcomm skips two versions of the Snapdragon 7 series and goes straight to SD7+ Gen 2.

There are posters on social networks.

The duo is already available in France and will need a week or two before it starts shipping to other regions.

Both devices are now certified by 3C.

It appears to be a version of the Realme 9i 5G from last year.

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This is the third launch of these devices, believe it or not.

A bunch of comparison photos have surfaced today.

Reuters sources and government officials clashed over the upcoming changes.

The phone costs INR 7,699 or around $90.

Unfortunately, we don’t yet know what the giveaway will be.

The phone is expected to join the Galaxy A34 and A54 in the Korean company’s portfolio soon.

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Note that this is not the Nord 3 or even the Nord CE 3, which leaked recently, this is a new CE Lite model.

The phone should have a camera + 3D DoF sensor on the front, similar to the P40. Unlike the P40, the pill-shaped hole will be in the center.