For the last week of the month, there is a lot to look forward to. From Redmi’s first gaming phone to Vivo’s V21 series to Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, here’s what to expect next week:

Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition

Earlier this year, Redmi announced it will unveil its first gaming smartphone this year. Come Tuesday, April 27, Redmi will announce the phone in China. The Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition will have a Dimensity 1200 processor, a 144Hz refresh rate, retractable shoulder buttons, and a 5000mAh battery. The phone is expected to get released outside China under the POCO brand.

Vivo V21 series – April 27/April 29

Vivo will take the wraps off the Vivo V21 series in Malaysia on April 27 and in India on April 29. For Malaysia, there will be three phones in total – the V21 4G, the V21 5G, and the V21e – but we don’t know if India will get all three models. However, it has been confirmed that the Vivo V21 5G will be announced in the country.

OPPO A53s 5G – April 27

OPPO will also announce a new phone for the Indian market. According to the manufacturer, the OPPO A53s 5G will be the most affordable 5G smartphone under INR 15,000 (~$200) in India.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – April 28

Samsung has a Galaxy Unpacked event set for April 28 but it most likely won’t be unveiling new smartphones. The event is for the launch of its new Galaxy Book line of computers. So far, Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Book Pro, the Galaxy Book Pro 360, and the affordable Galaxy Book Go. We also expect Samsung to announce new tablets such as the Galaxy Tab S7 Lite and the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite.

Galaxy M42 5G – April 28

Samsung will also announce a new smartphone in India on April 28 but this will most likely be unveiled via a press release or small online event in the country. The phone, the Galaxy M42 5G, will be the first of the Galaxy M series to have support for 5G.

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OPPO recently launched the A74 5G smartphone in the Indian market, priced at Rs 17,990. Now, the company is gearing up to launch yet another 5G smartphone in India, which will be priced under Rs 15,000 (~$200).

The company has today confirmed that the OPPO A53s 5G smartphone will debut in the Indian market on 27th April and will be priced under Rs 15,000. It has also been confirmed that the phone will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC.

The teaser image shows that the smartphone features a triple-camera camera on the back and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. From the design, it seems that the device is the same as the OPPO A55 that was recently launched in China.

The smartphone will be available for purchase in India exclusively through the online marketplace Flipkart. To know the phone’s pricing and availability details, we will have to wait for the official launch next week.

The OPPO A53s is expected to come with a 6.5-inch HD+ display with 1600 x 720 pixels screen resolution. It has been confirmed to pack MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor, which is manufactured using the 7nm node.

It is likely to come in two variants — 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM, along with 128GB of internal storage. There could also be a microSD card slot, allowing users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 1TB.

In the camera department, we expect a 13MP primary sensor, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro lens. On the front side, the phone is likely to be equipped with an 8MP snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The smartphone will be running the Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own ColorOS 11.1 on top. It could be powered by a 5,000mAh battery with support for fast charging technology.

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In August, OPPO announced the OPPO A53 smartphone in markets like Indonesia and India. The phone was rebranded as OPPO A32 in China last month.  A listing of an unannounced phone named as the OPPO A53s has appeared at the official OPPO store at Amazon Germany. The listing carries specifications, renders, and pricing of the phone and it also mentions that it will be releasing on Oct. 13 (tomorrow). What’s interesting about the OPPO A53s heading to Germany is that it has the exact same specs as the OPPO A53 that debuted in other markets. Hence, it appears that the A53 will be simply dubbed as the OPPO A53s in Germany and maybe in other European markets.

OPPO A53s specifications

The Amazon Germany listing of the OPPO A53s states that it has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with a punch-hole design. It supports HD+ resolution and a high refresh rate of 90Hz. The phone draws power from the Snapdragon 460, which is at present the latest Snapdragon 400-series SoC.

The listing does not mention the amount of RAM present inside the OPPO A53s. It mentions that it has an internal storage of 128 GB. The handset has a 5,000mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging through USB-C.

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The OPPO A53s has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a rectangle-shaped camera module that includes a 13-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader.

OPPO A53s pricing

The OPPO A53s is mentioned with a price tag of 189 euros (~$223) on Amazon Germany. It comes in Fancy Blue and Electric Black color editions. There is a pre-order bundle that allows the buyers of A53s to get the OPPO W31 TWS earbuds worth 77 euros (~$91) for free.

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