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Android 13-based ColorOS 13 will launch on August 18, OPPO confirmed The company will actually host an online launch event for this purpose. We knew that this was coming, but did not know when, that’s now official. This announcement follows OPPO’s announcement from Google I/O, when the company said that the OPPO Find N and OPPO Find X5 Pro will be the first to receive the Android 13 beta build. That makes all the sense in the world as these two phones are the company’s flagships....

Global mobile app spending has reached $133 billion dollars this year. When mobile apps were becoming a thing, no one ever thought about making a living or becoming rich off of an app. Nowadays, apps like Genshin Impact and TikTok are totaling billions of dollars in revenue yearly. Not only is the market big, but it is growing. According to the report, the Apple App Store and Google Play Store are projected to bring in a combined total of $133 billion dollars in revenue this year....

There’s a lot to talk about here, as these two devices essentially have different approaches to foldable devices. They’re entirely different device categories, in a way. We’ll start things off by listing their specifications, and then we’ll compare their designs, displays, performance, batteries, cameras, and audio performance. That being said, let’s kick off the Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Galaxy Z Flip 3 comparison. Specs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3: Design The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are both made out of metal and glass, but that’s where design similarities end, basically....

The Pixel 6 box leak confirms a few specs The Pixel in the box leak is a base model phone in the “Sorta Seafoam” color. It will keep with the simple design that we see with other Google products. An image of the phone sits on the lower half of the box with the Google logo and the text “Pixel 6” above it. The real treasure trove of information is on the back; we see a lot of details about the phone and its specs on the back label....

There have been reports of Google launching a new wireless charging stand with a cooling fan with the Pixel 6 series. But what we didn’t know was that the company will bump the charging speed to as high as 23W. The original Pixel Stand topped up at just 10W. This would also mark a huge upgrade from 12W fast wireless charging that older Pixels support. By offering 23W of wireless charging speed with the Pixel 6 series, Google is seemingly all set to overtake Apple and Samsung in this area....

The video itself has a duration of around 10 minutes, and it’s embedded below the article. In the article, itself, we’ll talk about that test, and how the phone did across Zack’s usual durability tests. The Pixel 7 Pro barely survived a series of durability tests So, the first test is, as per usual, the scratch resistance. There were no surprises here. The phone ended up being scratched with a level 6 pick, with deeper grooves at a level 7....

Google CEO showed off the Pixel Watch during an interview, indirectly This resulted in a ton of pictures/screenshots, which give us a closer look at Google’s upcoming wearable. We already knew what it will look like, and some other details, but these are real-life images, with the final product, it would seem. Sundar Pichai opted for a gold Pixel Watch, with a so-called ‘Lemongrass’ band. This variant can already be found in the Google Store, by the way....

Plex launches Discover, a one-stop-shop for all streaming services To solve this “streaming struggle,” Plex has developed a one-stop solution that will aggregate content from all popular streaming services. You will be able to search for “anything and everything in the streaming universe from a single destination”. We are not talking about the five most popular services here, or even ten. Plex will let you find content from hundreds of them, depending on availability in your region....

According to the report, Samsung shipped 22.8 million Exynos processors between April to June this year. The figure may not appear big when you see that nearly 300 million smartphones were sold globally during that period. But Exynos chipsets have never been the chart-toppers like the Korean firm’s smartphones. It had only shipped 14.9 million units in the previous three months. So a surge of 53 percent isn’t small. What makes it an even bigger win for Samsung is that none of the top three vendors saw growth in shipment in Q2 2022, let alone match the Korean firm’s growth rate....

To begin with, the new Galaxy Buds 2 bring a completely new design that’s clearly iterating on their predecessors. Like the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, Galaxy Buds 2 keeps a bean-like shape. But that’s a smoother, more curvy design this time around, with rounded edges that more closely resemble Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro or Galaxy Buds Live. That should, at the very least, equate to a more comfortable fit. As should the low weight....

Galaxy Tab S8 & S8+ specifications The Galaxy Tab S8 and S8+ have very similar specs, with the differences being in the display and battery departments. So, let’s talk about those differences first, shall we. The Galaxy Tab S8 features an 11-inch WQXGA 2560 x 1600 LED display. This display has a 120Hz refresh rate, by the way. The Galaxy Tab S8+, on the other hand, features a 12.4-inch WQXGA+ 2800 x 1752 Super AMOLED display....

South Korean regulatory agency Saftey Korea recently certified a tiny battery pack with model number EB-BR900ABY. This power unit should sit inside an upcoming Samsung smartwatch bearing the model number SM-R900, which should be none other than the 40mm Galaxy Watch5. More importantly, this battery pack has a rated capacity of 276mAh (1.07Wh/3.88V). That is notably more than the 247mAh unit that powers the 40mm Galaxy Watch4 (about 11.7% more)....

The stable Android 13 update for the Galaxy S22 trio comes with firmware version S90*BXXU2BVJA. This was previously confirmed by the aforementioned accidental release. For beta users, it will be a small incremental update (likely less than a gigabyte) to the stable version. But those directly jumping from Android 12 will get a massive OTA (over the air) update weighing almost 3GB. Samsung launched One UI 5.0 beta programs for the Galaxy S22 series in the US, the UK, South Korea, Germany, Poland, China, and India....

So, not only are you getting a full-fledged laptop here, but you also get a tablet, that folds into a more compact form factor. Needless to say, there are a lot of use cases here. Samsung patented a hybrid laptop design This patent is classified as a “multi-foldable electronic device”, and it has been released on January 13. It comes with a regular physical keyboard. The display folds horizontally, like a book, not vertically, like one the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold and ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold....

This update for the unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 3 in the US comes with firmware version F711U1TBS2DVEG. The OTA (over the air) rollout is already available on several carrier networks, including AT&T and Cellular South. The remaining few carriers should also get on the act shortly. The 2021 clamshell foldable from Samsung doesn’t seem to be getting any new features or user-facing changes with this update. It’s all about the vulnerability fixes that are part of the July SMR (Security Maintenance Release)....

As of this writing, the stable One UI 4.0 update for the Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Flip 5G is available in Italy and Switzerland. But it should be only a matter of time before users in other countries also get to taste the new version. One UI 4.0 brings tons of goodies to Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone and tablets. From UI changes to new features and improved apps, we have plenty to look forward to....

As of this writing, the original Galaxy Z Flip is receiving Android 13 in Europe. The rollout has begun in Italy, with the handset picking up the firmware version F700FXXUAIVK3 (via). Samsung should soon cover all eligible units in the region, and also update the foldable in other markets, including the US. This update contains plenty of goodies for the Galaxy Z Flip. One UI 5.0 brings the best of Google’s Android 13 software with Samsung’s customizations and add-ons on top....

From what we can see in this listing, the Galaxy A53 5G will feature Samsung’s in-house Exynos 1200 SoC. It is an unannounced 5nm chipset seemingly targeted at premium mid-range smartphones. The octa-core processor has two ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores operating at 2.4GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0GHz. It integrates a 1GHz ARM Mali G68 MP4 GPU for graphics duties. This listing on the Google Play Console shows the Galaxy A53 5G will get 6GB of RAM....

Galaxy S23 buyers will have dozens of official protective cases to choose from According to the new report, Samsung will offer at least six official protective cases for the Galaxy S23 series. The normal Silicone Cover will come in Khaki, Navy, Orange, Cotton, and Violet colors, while that with a strap will be available in Black and White colors. The Korean firm will also offer a Leather Cover in Camel, Black, and Green colors....

According to SamMobile, the Galaxy Watch 5 will be available in two sizes. However, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will only sell in one size. It’s unclear whether Samsung will retain the iconic rotatable bezel of the Galaxy Watch series, but the screen should be circular. Fans can expect the Galaxy Watch 5 series to include an OLED screen, heart-rate monitor, body composition sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, etc. The existence of a Pro variant of the Galaxy Watch 5 is common knowledge based on the rumors....