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Oppo K10 Pro appears on TENAA with full specs and photos

The Oppo K10 series is ready to enter the smartphone market, seven months after the arrival of the K9 lineup. The first phone will be the Oppo PGIM10, which is going to sell as Oppo K10 Pro. This device popped up on TENAA with images and specs, revealing it will be a competitive upper-tier midranger.

The chipset of the Oppo K10 Pro will be Snapdragon 888, as the CPU frequency is listed as 2.8 GHz. RAM will be 8GB or 12GB, and storage choices are 128GB and 256GB. There is a 6.62” AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution, and a fingerprint scanner underneath.

Oppo will stick to a triple-camera solution, but the design is now closer to the Reno7 series with two big circles positioned vertically, while a third one will be on the side. The sensors for the main camera will have 50MP resolution, while the ultrawide snapper will do 8MP stills. There’s also a 2MP unit, which is either a macro camera or a depth sensor. The selfie camera resolution is 16MP.

The battery capacity is listed by TENAA as 2,440mAh, but this is just one of the two cells in the device. The minimal charge is 4,880mAh, meaning the typical will be 5,000 mAh. The PGIM10 phone was already certified at 3C with 80W fast charging capabilities.

From Gsmarena

Realme GT 2 Pro and Realme 9 launched in India alongside the Realme Buds Air 3, Realme Book Prime and Smart TV Stick

In an event today, Realme unveiled a series of new products in India, including the Relme GT 2 Pro flagship and Realme 9. In addition, the company has also launched a new pair of earphones, a Windows-powered laptop, and a new TV stick.

From XDA

vivo Y21G arrives with a 5,000 mAh battery, thin body

The vivo Y21G runs on a Helio G70 chipset by Mediatek. It has an octa-core CPU with two Cortex-A75 units, running at 2.0 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores. The company is selling this smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and there is a dedicated microSD slot for expansion.

The rest of the specs are unchanged and in line with the other six devices in the Y21 family – a 6.5” LCD with 720p resolution, 13MP + 2MP rear camera combo and 8MP selfie shooter.

A key feature of the whole lineup is the 5,000 mAh battery. It supports 18W charging, and vivo is providing the proper adapter in the retail box. Accorgin to the press release the phone runs FuntouchOS12, which is based on Android 12, but the vivo India website has the phone listed with FuntouchOS 11.1, which has the previous-gen Android 11 underneath.

The phone is avаilable for INR13,990 ($185/€170) in two colors – Midnight Blue and Diamond Glow, which is a Silver-ish paint job. Starting today, it can be purchased from mainland and online channels.

From Gsmarena

Samsung and Oppo Seek to Rival iPhone A-Series Chips With Custom Designs and TSMC Fabrication

Samsung and Oppo are planning to transition to custom silicon chips to rival Apple’s A-series chips in the iPhone, according to recent reports.
Earlier this year, Chinese smartphone brand Oppo launched its first custom silicon chip, the MariSilicon X image processor, in the Find X5. Now, the company’s chip design team is developing an application processor (AP) and an entire custom System on Chip (SoC) for future Oppo devices, IT Home reports. Like Apple’s custom silicon chips, Oppo is looking to TSMC to manufacture its chips.

IT Home suggests that Oppo will launch its custom AP, manufactured with TSMC’s 6nm process, in 2023. This will reportedly be followed by a full SoC, integrating the AP and modem, manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process, in 2024. The chips may not be comparable to offerings from Qualcomm and Mediatek in terms of efficiency and fabrication processes, but they could be adopted in entry-level mobile products first before increasing market penetration over time.

From Macrumors

The OnePlus 10 could be on the way without Snapdragon power

The OnePlus 10 Pro wasn’t accompanied by the OnePlus 10, so those wanting an affordable flagship-level phone have to either choose an older device or look elsewhere. Now, a frequent leaker has asserted that the vanilla model could still be in the works.

Tipster Yogesh Brar claimed on Twitter that OnePlus is readying a Dimensity 9000 smartphone for a “limited release.” Brar further suggests that this device could be the OnePlus 10.

From Android Authority

Honor Play 6T and Play 6T Pro arrive with Dimensity chipsets

Honor held a virtual launch today, announcing two new phones, part of the Play series – a vanilla Play 6T and a slightly more powerful Play 6T Pro. Both have 5G-enabled Dimensity chipsets and attractive prices, but there’s a big chance these devices remain bound to the domestic market.

From Gsmarena

Amazfit unveils new, cheaper version of the GTS 2 Mini with the same features

Over a year ago the Amazfit GTS 2 Mini launched in India at ₹7,000 and proved to be one of the more popular smartwatches from the company. Now it has come out with a new version, which knocks the price down to ₹6,000, which will go on sale on the official store and Amazon.in on April 11 (Monday). Note that there will be a special launch discount of ₹1,000 only on the 11th.

The company simply calls the watch “Amazfit GTS 2 Mini (new version)”, although a side by side comparison shows only actual change (other than the price, of course).

The watch has a 1.55” AMOLED display (306 x 354 px, 301 ppi, 450 nits) with over 80 watch faces (nearly 50 of which were professionally designed). The Always On function offers over 60 designs.

From Gsmarena

Nano ink solar cells allow tech to charge in any light

Solar cells printed with a custom nano ink are being made to any shape to charge certain devices under a range of lighting conditions.

While they are unlikely to help charge more power-hungry devices like phones and laptops, the nano inks, developed by Giovanni Fili’s company, Exeger, will help power many other things such as headphones.

From BBC

Why solid-state lithium-metal batteries could revolutionize the EV industry

Researchers have turned to solid-state battery tech, replacing the separator and liquid electrolyte with solid equivalents. These reduce the risk of unwanted chemical reactions and short circuits when they come into contact with the lithium anode.

So far, a number of companies that are applying the technology to lithium-metal batteries are on track to deliver promising products.

QuantumScape has developed a ceramic solid electrolyte and separator, while Solid Power has created sulfide-based electrolyte technology. Funded by the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E, battery company 24M is working on a polymer/solid electrolyte ceramic blend.

From TNW

Meta Reportedly Working on Virtual Currency ‘Zuck Bucks’

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is reportedly planning to introduce virtual currency to its apps, according to a report Tuesday by the Financial Times. Employees have internally dubbed this virtual currency “Zuck Bucks,” according to the report. 

The currency is reportedly unlikely to be a form of crypto based on blockchain. Instead, Zuck Bucks are more likely to work as simple in-app tokens, similar to Roblox’s Robux or Fortnite’s V-Bucks, according to Financial Times. This new project comes after the Meta left behind Diem, its troubled cryptocurrency project, earlier this year.

A Meta spokesperson said the company continuously considers new products.  “As a company, we are focused on building for the metaverse and that includes what payments and financial services might look like.” 

From Cnet