The Nothing Phone (2)'s official announcement is where we start this week's recap. It's a bit bigger, and slightly curvier than its predecessor, and packs a flagship chip in the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Nothing Phone (2) comes in white and dark grey colors and starts at $599/£579/€679 for the 8/128GB trim. There’s a 12/256GB variant going for $699/£629/€729 while the top-of-the-line 12/512GB model is set at $799/£699/€849. Open sales are live from July 17.
We saw preliminary dummies of both the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5, which didn't exactly show the design evolution that was expected. There are still gaps when the foldable are shut and there is a substantial crease. Of course, these are dummy units and the final form will most likely differ slightly.
The OnePlus 12 was leaked through CAD-based renders, showing a familiar design with one significant change - a periscope zoom camera. All we can guess at this point is that it will be a 64MP OmniVision sensor.
A report from this week claims the Google Pixel 8 will be more expensive than the 7 - around $50 to $100. The Pixel 8 will bring some improvements like a brighter 120Hz display (though slightly smaller). Apparently, it will also feature an ultrasonic fingerprint reader instead of an optical one.
Honor held a big event in China, where it unveiled the Magic V2 alongside the MagicPad 13, and the Magic Watch 4. The Magic V2 is a real design marvel at just 9.9mm in its folded state (4.7mm unfolded) and it weighs just 231 grams. For reference, the thinnest foldable until this point was the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 which measures 11.2mm in its folded state and weighs 262 grams. Magic V2 boasts a 7.92-inch LTPO OLED primary screen with a 2,156 x 2,344 px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The cover screen comes in at 6.43 inches. It’s a 10-bit OLED panel with a 2,376 x 1,060px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Magic V2 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset featuring an overclocked Cortex-X3 prime core at 3.36 GHz. Magic V2 arrives in Black, Silk Black, Silk Purple, and Gold colors. The baseline 12/256GB trim is priced at CNY 8,999. The 12/512GB version is CNY 9,999 while the Magic V2 Ultimate edition with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage will go for CNY 11,999.
The MagicPad 13 has a 13-inch 2880x1840px IPS LCD with a variable refresh rate that switches between 30Hz/48Hz/50Hz/60Hz/90Hz/120Hz and 144Hz. Superb multimedia is guaranteed by 8 speakers and 4 microphones. The tablet packs a Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 10,050mAh battery with 66W charging, and a stylus called the Magic Pencil 3. The Honor MagicPad 13 is on pre-order starting today and will go on general sale on July 20. The tablet starts from CNY 2,999 (€376, INR 34,300, converted) for the 8/256GB model.
The Magic Watch 4 supports eSIM connectivity so you can leave your phone behind. The watch also has dual stand-by for longer running time (up to 10 days). The Honor Magic Watch 4 is on sale for CNY 999 (€125, INR 11,400, converted) but there's a special CNY 50 early bird discount. You can pick between Black, Gold, and Blue.
That's it for this week. Stay tuned for the next one!
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<h2>Enough teasing, the Nothing Phone (2) is finally here</h2>
<p>Pre-orders start today, while open sales are scheduled for July 17 and it's also coming to the US.</p>
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 dummies handled, still have a gap</h2>
<p>The new hinge on the Z5 generation was supposed to close the gap when the phones are folded, but that's not the case with these dummies.</p>
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<h2>OnePlus 12 shows off its periscope zoom camera in leaked CAD-based renders</h2>
<p>The phone's overall design aesthetic is pretty close to its predecessor's.</p>
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<h2>Leak: the Google Pixel 8 will be more expensive than its predecessor</h2>
<p>The Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 before it both launched at $600. On the plus side, the Pixel 8 will have more upgrades than we knew about.</p>
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<h2>Honor Magic V2 announced as the slimmest foldable phone to date</h2>
<p>It measures just 9.99mm in its folded state and 4.7mm when unfolded.</p>
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<h2>Samsung silently launched the SD 888-powered Galaxy S21 FE in India</h2>
<p>Up until now only the Exynos 2100-powered Galaxy S21 FE was available in the country.</p>
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<h2>Nothing opens its first exclusive customer service center in India</h2>
<p>Commits to launch five exclusive centers in 2023 and 20 by 2024.</p>
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<h2>Reuters: Huawei to launch smartphone with 5G connectivity later this year</h2>
<p>The new 5G chips will be fabbed on SMIC’s N+1 manufacturing process using Huawei's EDA software tools.</p>
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<h2>Oppo A78 4G announced with Snapdragon 680 and 67W charging</h2>
<p>The device is already available in Indonesia.</p>
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<h2>Honor unveils MagicPad 13 tablet and Magic Watch 4 with eSIM</h2>
<p>The MagicPad 13 has a 13-inch, 2.8k display with 144Hz and 700 nits.</p>
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<h2>The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra could support 65W fast charging thanks to new battery tech</h2>
<p>Reports claim that Samsung is experimenting with stacked batteries, which have a higher density and support faster charging but are more difficult to manufacture.</p>
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<h2>Android 14 Beta 4 is out, the final release is next</h2>
<p>Google keeps adding polish to the next Android iteration.</p>
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<h2>Asus Zenfone 10 teardown video shows no repairability improvements</h2>
<p>This year Asus focused on upgrades like wireless charging and improved optical image stabilization, not so much on making the phone easier to take apart.</p>
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<h2>Leaked prices indicate small bump for Galaxy Z Flip5, more significant increase for Z Fold5</h2>
<p>The Z Flip5 price may not be anywhere near as bad as the a previous leak made it out to be.</p>
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<h2>MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ announced for future mid-range smartphones</h2>
<p>The first devices powered by it will become available by the end of September.</p>
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<h2>OnePlus Fold/Open: what we know so far</h2>
<p>Flagship specs and an elegant design inspired by the OnePlus 11.</p>
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<h2>Fairphone 5's key specs revealed by Geekbench</h2>
<p>It will come with a punch-hole display and dual rear cameras.</p>
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<h2>Xiaomi 14 schematic leaks</h2>
<p>It appears the Xiaomi 14 will continue the design language of the 13 series.</p>
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<h2>Prime Day 2023: Samsung Galaxy S23 series price slashed to its lowest in US, UK and Germany</h2>
<p>The S23 series pricing is well below what it was at launch day.</p>
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<h2>Samsung Galaxy S23 series gets July 2023 security update in Europe</h2>
<p>It requires a download of about 430MB.</p>
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<h2>Redmi 12 launches in India on August 1 with "crystal glass design"</h2>
<p>The "style icon" is on its way, believe it or not.</p>
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<h2>Samsung Expert RAW camera app updated to improve image quality</h2>
<p>It's supported by most Samsung flagships launched since 2020.</p>
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<h2>Oppo Reno10 Pro in for review</h2>
<p>Fresh off the Reno10 Pro's India debut.</p>
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