Another week is over, so let’s recap. If you’ve seen the Galaxy S22 series, you’ve seen the Galaxy S24 series, if leaked dummies are to be believed. The three S24 phones all look virtually unchanged, for the most part. There will likely be changes under the hood, but on the outside the phones look quite similar to the S23 series.
A new report has reiterated that Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next will be dropping Android support. The operating system is almost ready for release and there has been a serious recruitment of developers to bring talent to Huawei’s new operating system.
The vivo X100 series has arrived in China, previewing the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chip. Both the vivo X100 and the refresh rate of 1-120 Hz. The panels can reach peak brightness of up to 3,000 nits and offer PWM dimming at 2,160 Hz for eye protection.
On the back, the X100 Pro brings three 50MP cameras with a 1-inch Sony IMX989 primary sensor. The X100 Pro features the world’s first mobile telephoto lens certified by Zeiss APO. The apochromatically corrected zoom lens optics aligns green, blue, and red colors on the same plane of focus, which should result in better clarity and less fringing on the contrast edges. The new movable periscope module features an f/2.57 aperture and 100mm equivalent focal length with 4.3x optical and up to 100x digital zoom. On the battery front, the vivo X100 gets a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging while the
vivo X100 and vivo X100 Pro are available in black, white, blue and orange. The X100 starts at CNY 3,999 ($548) for the 12/256GB version and goes up to CNY 5,099 ($700) for the option with 16GB LPDDR5T RAM and 1TB of storage. The X100 Pro starts at CNY 4,999 ($685) for the 12/256 GB version and goes up to CNY 5,999 ($823) for the 16 GB RAM and 1 TB storage version.
This week saw huge momentum in the green-blue bubble saga. First, Nothing surprisingly announced that Nothing Chats would bring iMessage compatibility to the Nothing phone (2), then Apple announced that it would bring RCS support to iPhones in 2024. Apple’s move is likely motivated by the pending decision of the EU on the question of whether iMessage is a core service, which had the potential to force Apple to add RCS support anyway.
Even though the iPhone will support RCS, it doesn’t mean that iMessage will chat freely with RCS-based Android messengers. RCS will bring many iMessage-like features to cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android: read receipts, typing indicators, high-quality image and video sharing, location sharing, and much more. And in the end it won’t matter, because the bubbles will continue to be green.
Below you can see all the hot topics of the week!
The 2024 models are expected to switch to titanium frames and the Ultra will have a flatter display, but from the back all three models appear the same as the older models.
The full list includes EU-based devices across all price categories.
The operating system is ready for launch.
The phones will have unique camera islands.
The Redmi Note 13R Pro is scheduled to launch on November 20 in China.
The X100 Pro features the world’s first mobile telephoto lens certified by Zeiss APO.
The phone also has an AMOLED panel and a 4,500 mAh battery.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset has also been confirmed.
Setting a record for Xiaomi’s high-end sales.
The phone will go far beyond just gaming, the official teaser says.
The new messaging app is based on Sunbird Messaging and will be available exclusively to Nothing Phone (2) users at launch.
It appears to be very sturdy, unsurprisingly.
Google will feel vindicated, but keep in mind that this doesn’t mean blue bubbles on Android.
A Quantum Key Distribution algorithm is used to secure VoLTE calls, messaging and file sharing.
The Galaxy A25 is expected to launch in early 2024.
We can also see the cooling fan on the side.
The feature will allow users to publish stories, reels and posts without unlocking the device.
The large camera island makes it look like a Poco phone.
OnePlus who? This is the Oppo Find N3.
These solid-state speakers aim to replace legacy push-air amplifiers with ultrasonic amplitude modulation.
Qualcomm’s latest 7-series chip slots in between the SD 7+ Gen 2 and SD 7s Gen 2.
All four iPhone 16 devices are expected to launch with the Apple A18 chipset.
You can save $400 on the Pixel Fold.
The ROG Phone 8 series is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024.
The beta rollout has already started, the Oppo Find N2 Flip will be the first to receive the stable version in mid-November.
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