The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 has just been certified in China. The device was spotted on official government websites like TENNA and MIIT, which have apparently revealed certain key information regarding the upcoming foldable smartphone.

As per the official listings, the South Korean tech giant’s new foldable handset will be powered by a large 4,500mAh battery pack and will sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC under the hood. It will also feature two displays, including a large primary screen and an external display on the outer side. The larger display is 7.5 inches while the external panel will be 6.2 inches. While finer details regarding the device are still unknown, a Weibo blogger, a Chinese microblogging website, revealed certain additional details as well.

According to @数码闲聊站, the Galaxy Z Fold3 will support 25W fast charging and will run Android 11 out of the box. Additionally, the blogger expects that the device will be priced at around or more than 15,000 Yuan (roughly 2,317 US Dollars). While the actual release date of the foldable handset is still unknown at the moment, the smartphone maker is expected to announce the device on 11th August 2021 during the Galaxy UNPACKED event, which will also include the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip3, Galaxy Buds 2, and Galaxy Watch 4 as well.

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Sony is said to be working on a new smartphone called the Xperia 5 II. While numerous reports have surfaced in the last couple of months, the device has recently spotted on various certification websites like 3C and TENAA, which was revealed the live images of the smartphone and a few of its key specifications, as per a MySmartPrice report.

Looking at the images found on TENAA, the Sony Xperia 5 II will feature a single selfie shooter on the front and a triple camera setup on the rear. The rear camera module is aligned vertically on the top left corner of the device. On the right, a power button can be observed along with another physical button which is housed a bit below. At the moment, it is unknown what functionality this button might serve and it might just be dedicated to the camera.

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Moving on to the specification, the TENAA listing also revealed that the Sony Xperia 5 II will sport a 6.1 inch display. The device measures in at 157.65 × 68.4 × 8mm and will be powered by a 3,860mAh battery, which will likely support some form of fast charging. The smartphone is a 5G enabled handset, so it will ship with a 5G chip and will probably run Android 10 OS out of the box.

The 3C certification reveals that fast charging will be supported, however, the exact wattage is currently unknown. However, since the device has been spotted on both websites, we can expect an announcement to follow soon after. So stay tuned for more updates that are likely to arrive within the next few weeks.

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An upcoming Oppo smartphone with model number PCGM00 / PCGT00 has been approved by the TENAA telecom authority of China. The specifications and images that have surfaced through the TENAA listing of PCGM00 / PCGT00 suggests that it could be a forthcoming Reno series smartphone.

The OPPO PCGM00 / PCGT00 smartphone measures 161.2 x 76 x 9.4mm and it weighs 191 grams. The smartphone houses a 6.5-inch AMOLED display that produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It is equipped with an under-display fingerprint reader.

The 2.2 GHz octa-core processor that powers the OPPO PCGM00 / PCGT00 phone could be the Snapdragon 710 SoC. The SoC is supported by 8 GB of RAM. The device includes a 3,680mAh battery that carries support for rapid charging.

The internal storage of the PCGM00 / PCGT00 device is 128 GB. There is no support for microSD card on it. The handset is running on Android 9 Pie OS that could be overlaid with the most recent version of ColorOS.

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For capturing selfies, it is a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The front image of the phone reveals that it is fitted with a notch-less screen which indicates that it will be arriving with a pop-up selfie camera module. It remains to be seen whether the selfie camera module includes an LED flash. The backside of the phone has a vertically arranged dual camera setup with a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. The smartphone will be arriving in China in colors like black, blue and white.

The TENAA agency had approved the OPPO PCAM00 / PCAT00 smartphone in March. Its specifications are identical with the PCGM00 / PCGT00 phone that has been spotted today. The only major difference is that the PCAM00 / PCAT00 model features 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup whereas the PCGM00 / PCGT00 has a lower 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera system.

In March, the Chinese manufacturer had trademarked monikers like Reno Pro, Reno Plus, Reno Zoom, Reno Youth and Reno Lite. The Reno Zoom name could be reserved for the Snapdragon 855 variant with 10x hybrid zoom enabled triple cameras. Probably, the PCGM00 / PCGT00 model could be the Oppo Reno Youth phone. The company will be announcing the Oppo Reno series phone on April 10. The real identity of the TENAA certified models will be then revealed.

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