Apart from the Redmi label, Xiaomi's affordable semi-flagships are marketed under the "T" label. We expect the Xiaomi 13T and the Xiaomi 13T Pro to be released soon, with the official release date in China being September 1—at least according to a tipster from Germany. The price and initial technical specifications are already available.
Also read: Best Xiaomi phones of 2023
OnePlus is among the prominent brands that tend to offer high memory configurations in its devices. For instance, the OnePlus 11 that we reviewed came with 16 GB of RAM. A new report speculated that the parent company of OnePlus, BBK Electronics, may include 24 GB of RAM in its phones soon. This suggests the OnePlus 12 may arrive with such a configuration once it launches later this year.
Google rolled out its Pixel Feature Drop for the month of June a couple of weeks ago. The quarterly software release introduced a bunch of features in compatible phones. It turned out the particular update might also cause notable issues for some users, including an unusual battery drain.
For those thinking that there is no more reason for 4G-only phones to exist Qualcomm just announced another good argument for 5G phones. The Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor is another option for entry-level phones with 5G support. Not only that, the chip is fabbed in a cutting-edge 4-nm production node, promising higher performance at a lower battery consumption.
Though we've only recently received our Razr+ 2023 review unit, featuring a large cover display, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 already presents formidable competition! Hailing from South Korea, this new foldable phone is rumored to sport a substantially larger display, a claim supported by a candid photograph taken in real-world conditions.
Also read: The best foldable smartphones this year!
Google's Pixel phones already come with a USB-C port and with the Pixel 7 (review) featuring the USB 3.2 interface which has a fair number of advantages such as faster data transfer and connectivity with external devices. However, the Internet search giant has notably omitted external display support via USB-C on its handsets until now, relying on wireless casting instead. It was reported that this could finally be introduced in the Pixel 8.
Since the advent of noise-canceling wireless earbuds, latency has always been one of the capabilities of wired headphones that these wearables have not been able to match even by the most high-end Bluetooth audio cans to date. Qualcomm is slowly making progress in this department and has announced its new S3 Gen 2 Sound platform for phones and other form factors.
Along with the several improvements and fixes added in the massive June software update, the Galaxy S23 (Plus) and Galaxy S23 Ultra are also receiving new tricks that were not highlighted in the release notes. One of these includes the 2x zoom for the portrait mode in the official camera app, which was only limited to 1x and 3x magnification levels before.
It is our task at nextpit every single week to hunt for the best apps for Android and iOS—ensuring we present you with the top 5 app recommendations to keep you occupied over the weekend. This week, we're featuring a nostalgic retro platformer game, an interesting coin appraisal app called Coin Snap, and much more!
When Meta announced the Quest 3 headset earlier this month, it also pledged to improve the Quest 2 and Quest Pro (review) through a software update. It appears the company has started delivering its promise by rolling out the Meta Quest build which intends to make the current standalone reality glasses a lot faster on top of the other changes in tow.
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