Huawei recently debuted its Pura 70 series in the global market, starting with Malaysia. The Pura 70 series, including the Pura 70, Pura 70 Pro, and Pura 70 Ultra, have also arrived in the European market.
In the Eurozone, the Pura 70 is priced at €999 and comes in black or white, offering 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
Read more about the EU launch here.
Huawei also recently made headlines for supposedly reaching a big goal: their latest Pura 70 series phones have 90% of parts sourced locally from Chinese suppliers.
But it turns out that this information may not be true. More details on the Huawei story are here.
A Japanese consortium recently unveiled the world’s first high-speed 6G prototype device. It can transmit data at a whopping 100 gigabits per second (Gbps), covering more than 300 feet. That’s a 20x improvement over the current 5G technology.
The prototype device was a result of collaboration among Japan’s leading telecom companies, including DOCOMO, NTT Corporation, NEC Corporation, and Fujitsu.
More details here.
The latest Counterpoint Research publication shows that the global smartphone market recorded 6% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2024. The smartphone market achieved 296.9 million shipments in the first quarter of 2024, with Samsung dethroning Apple for the top position.
Read more here.
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Samsung and AMD have been working together to bring RDNA-based GPUs to mobile processors since the Exynos 2200. The most recent Exynos 2400 also has an RDNA GPU, and the partnership has even expanded into the mid-range segment with the Exynos 1480.
However, rumors from reliable industry insiders Roland Quandt and @OreXDA suggest a shift for the Exynos 2600.
More details here.
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US pressure fails to slow down China’s semiconductor rise: South Korea feels the heat
Despite ongoing US efforts to curb China’s technological advancements, reports from South Korea indicate a reality: China’s semiconductor industry is rapidly catching up, posing a significant challenge to South Korean dominance in the Chinese market.
Read more here.
Redmi K80 series with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 launch timeframe tipped
Earlier this week, we heard a rumor suggesting Xiaomi might be the first to launch phones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip in their premium Xiaomi 15 series.
There’s also talk that Redmi could launch a device featuring Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 but at a more affordable price point. The rumored phone is a part of the upcoming Redmi K80 series.
Now a new leak by a Weibo tipster Smart Pikachu suggests that the Redmi K80 series could hit the market as soon as November.
More details are here.
OnePlus 13 mockup render shows the company is going backward in design
OnePlus is expected to launch its next top-of-the-line phone, the OnePlus 13, later this year. There have been rumors about a brand-new design for the device, but we haven’t heard many details about it so far.
That changes this week, as a mockup render of the OnePlus 13 surfaced on Weibo, showing us the design change on the back.
More details here!
Full Google Pixel 8a Specs Revealed in Leaked PDF, Price Confirmed
Google‘s struggle to maintain the secrecy of its upcoming devices continues. The Pixel 8a which is expected to launch during Google I/O 2024 has been the subject of numerous leaks so far. Recently is another day of it, with the latest one spilling the beans on the complete specifications and European price of the phone.
Here are all the details.
Iconic 90s Nokia 3210 gets 2024 reboot with 4G and more
HMD Global, the company behind Nokia devices, is on a nostalgia kick. Hot on the heels of the Nokia 6310 relaunch, the company is now preparing to re-release the iconic Nokia 3210 from 1999 with a fair bit of a modern touch in 2024.
Thanks to a new leak from Finnish retailer Giganti, we now have details of the revamped Nokia 3210 including its specs as well as the price.
More details in our story here.
