Week 7 in review: Here’s the iPhone 15 Pro with USB-C, the Galaxy S23 FE could be coming
Week 7 in review: Here’s the iPhone 15 Pro with USB-C, the Galaxy S23 FE could be coming
Welcome to another week’s recap. Samsung has released the yet to be announced Galaxy A54 Repairability Score and it is a solid 8.4 out of 10. Good news for the many potential buyers of Samsung’s hugely popular midranger. .
Even better news is the announced return of the Samsung Fan Edition phone. By Korean Release The elect, it looks like Samsung will unveil a Galaxy S23 FE edition in the second half of the year. The report claims that Samsung will forgo the Galaxy A74 and focus on the Galaxy S23 FE.
We got our first look at the iPhone 15 Pro thanks to leaked CAD drawings. They show a slightly more curved phone with rounded edges cut flat on current models. Renders show thinner screen bezels and a USB-C port – finally! Of course, these are just leaked renders which may not reflect the final result.
Back to Samsung. The company had a record number of pre-orders in its home market of South Korea. According to the figures, Samsung received 1.09 million pre-orders, up 7% from the Galaxy S22 series last year. It’s only ever beaten by the Galaxy Note10 family in 2019 with 1.4 million pre-orders. Even better for Samsung, the Galaxy S23 Ultra accounted for 60% of all orders.
Oppo launched the Find N2 Flip globally this week. Now, buyers in Europe can go ahead and pre-order the flip-top in 8/256GB version. Deliveries will start from March 2.
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The phone is still unofficial, but should be announced soon.
The Galaxy FE series is expected to return this year.
The first CAD-based renders are out, even though we’re over six months away from the official introduction of this phone.
One UI 5.1 debuted with the Galaxy S23 series smartphones unveiled earlier this month.
Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp at Meta, claims that government agencies have access to secret chats in Telegram.
The share of components designed by Apple is increasing.
A Canadian carrier has released a preliminary list of devices ready to receive the big new update.
1.09 million is the highest number of pre-orders ever recorded for a Galaxy S series.
Apple is expected to outsource up to 25% of all iPhone production to India by 2025.
The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4 and Galaxy S22 series are getting the update right now.
Telegram claims that Wired’s article on app security contains several errors.
The Honor Magic5 Pro arrives on February 27.
It is the chipmaker’s first entry for its line of mid-range 7000 series chipsets.
Another foldable is moving beyond China.
You can now remove the voice search button from the taskbar.
The duo comes with the same adapter in the retail box.
The new SoC will power an upcoming entry-level gaming smartphone to be launched in India.
The dominance of the Galaxy S23 series is fading slightly.
The phone is rumored to be a rebranded version of the Moto X40, aimed at international markets.
The phone was launched alongside the Nokia G60 last year and while the G60 is already available in India, the X30 is not (yet).
The design reveal confirms earlier suspicions that the V27 series is related to the S16 series.
Motorola’s next budget pen phone is expected to launch soon.
Pre-orders in France begin on February 20.
It brings several new tests, including background blur in video calls, object detection, and photo filters in social media.
The global unveiling will take place in Barcelona during the MWC.
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