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Oppo’s rumored foldable phone could launch before the Pixel Fold

While Oppo showcased a rollable smartphone in 2020, it has yet to make the device commercially available. Instead of the rollable Oppo X 2021, the company is rumored to be gearing up to launch its first foldable. The Oppo foldable smartphone, code-named “Peacock,” is rumored to arrive by the end of this year, which would precede the rumored Pixel Fold launch.

A tipster on Weibo has claimed that the Oppo foldable smartphone is on its way and could be launched as soon as next month. The tipster goes on to say that the company is working on another high-end foldable, which is code-named “Butterfly.” It is scheduled to be made official next year. Notably, the leak doesn’t mention if it will be a global launch for the first foldable or if the device would be limited to China.

From Digital Trends

Samsung Galaxy A33 renders showcases familiar look but lacks headphone jack

Renders of the upcoming Galaxy A33 come courtesy of OnLeaks and 91Mobiles. The design bears a striking resemblance to the Galaxy A32 5G, which should come as no surprise. However, there is one key omission from this yearly refresh. None of the 3D renders appear to include a 3.5mm headphone jack.

A stalwart of affordable Android phones, the removal of the headphone jack could be a turning point as Samsung may ditch the port on other upcoming Galaxy A-series devices. While that remains unclear, the renders showcase what else we’ll see on the Galaxy A33 5G.

There’s a 6.4-inch flat display with a U-shaped notch. OnLeaks speculates that this will be FHD+ Super AMOLED but no refresh rate information was shared. At the rear, there is a quad-camera setup that includes an LED flash. No details were shared on the camera setup but one would expect at least parity with the Galaxy A32 5G.

From 9to5Google

vivo Y15A debuts with Helio P35, Android 11

Last week vivo announced its Y15s – an entry-level Android 11 (Go edition) powered phone with a Helio P35 chipset and 5,000 mAh battery. Now, the maker is bringing a similar-looking device to the Philippines dubbed vivo Y15A.

There are some differences between Y15s and Y15A with RAM/storage capacity favoring the Y15A with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The RAM boost has allowed the new phone to run the full Android too, instead of the barebones Go edition.

The rest of the spec sheet matches the Y15s down to the Wave Green and Mystic Blue colors. There’s a 6.51-inch LCD with HD+ resolution, 13MP main cam and 2MP depth helper around the back and an 8MP selfie shooter up front.

The phone charges over microUSB at 10W speeds and also sports a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It boots Funtouch 11.1 OS based on Android 11.

Retail for the vivo Y15A is set at PHP 7,999 ($159) and is available from vivo and partnering retailers in the Phillippines.

From Gsmarena

Samsung Galaxy A03 Core debuts with Unisoc chipset, big battery

Samsung has just unveiled its latest entry-level smartphone called Galaxy A03 Core. Confusingly that one is different from the Galaxy A3 Core, sold also as Galaxy A01 Core.

The Galaxy A03 Core is built around a 6.5” LCD of HD+ resolution with a 5MP selfie shooter mounted on the waterdrop notch.

The phone is driven by an octa-core processor, with four of the units running at 1.6GHz and the other four at 1.2GHz. The clock speeds match the Unisoc SC9863A chipset. It’s paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

The camera on the back has an 8MP sensor. There’s a 5,000mAh battery inside, and with no mention of any fast charging support we assume it’s limited to 10W speeds..

Galaxy A03 Core has room for 2 nano-SIM cards, one microSD card, and will be offered in Blue and Black colors. Its pricing and availability details are yet to be confirmed.

From Gsmarena

The Redmi Note 11 5G is soon coming to India in all but name

The Redmi Note series is one of the most popular smartphone lineups that offers excellent value for money. Recently, the Redmi Note 11 series was unveiled in China, and it will soon enter India 一 but with one of Xiaomi’s infamous name changes attached. Redmi is hosting an event in India on November 30 where the company will launch the Redmi Note 11T 5G.

Interestingly, the official tweet and the microsite for the launch suggest that only one device will be unveiled. This could mean that the Redmi Note 11 Pro and the Note 11 Pro+ devices might come to India later in 2022. The Redmi Note 11T 5G will be the successor to the Note 10T 5G which was launched in India back in July this year. Usually, the Redmi Note series is released in Q1 every year in India, so while the 11T 5G will come out a little earlier, the general timeframe still fits.

From Android Police

OnePlus 10 Pro renders, video leak: That camera bump could be here to stay

We got our first apparent glimpse of the OnePlus 10 Pro late last week, with frequent leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer posting renders of what he claimed was an early prototype. Now, the leaker is back with more images and a video of the device.

Hemmerstoffer and Zouton posted renders and a video of what they called the “likely final version” of the OnePlus 10 Pro. You can check out the video above.

From Android Authority

Moto Watch 100 leak reveals the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 rival in full

91Mobiles has obtained what appears to be official press renders of the wearable, along with specs, from a ‘reliable industry source’. The renders – some of which you can see below – show a smartwatch with a circular screen, a matte black finish on the aluminum body, and two metallic buttons on the side.

It’s said to have a 1.3-inch 360 x 360 LCD screen, no rotatable bezel, and to come in at 42 x 46 x 11.9mm, to weigh 29 grams, and to use 20mm straps.

The Moto Watch 100 also apparently has a 355mAh battery, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, a heart rate monitor, and it can also supposedly monitor SpO2 (oxygen saturation), sleep and steps, as well as presumably having various other fitness tracking modes.

From Techradar

Samsung is bringing some of Galaxy Watch 4’s best features to older Galaxy watches

Earlier today, Samsung announced the release of the stable Android 12-based One UI 4 update for its best Android phones. The company has also released a new update for its older Galaxy smartwatches with some features from its Wear OS 3-powered Galaxy Watch 4 series.

The new software update will begin rolling out to Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Watch Active 2, and Galaxy Watch 3 users today. The single biggest highlight of the update is that it brings advanced fall detection to the Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 users can now choose to detect a fall even when they are standing still. When the watch detects a fall, it will send an SOS notification to pre-selected contacts.

Samsung has also updated the Group Challenge feature with this update. Users can now add their friends or family members to a Challenge to either work as a team or compete against each other. There are also ten additional watch faces that were first launched with the Galaxy Watch 4.

From Android Central

Android TV apps can be remotely installed from your phone via new Play Store feature

Google’s Android TV platform is picking up steam with bigger commitments from the company itself as well as exciting new hardware releases. Now, Google is making it easier for those with an Android phone to install apps on their Android TV remotely.

Spotted first by Reddit user avigi, a new option in the Google Play Store allows the option to install an app on a connected Android TV OS device directly from your smartphone. The “Install” button adds a drop-down menu that shows the device you’re currently using as well as Android TV OS devices connected to the same account.

From 9to5Google

IBM says its new quantum chip can’t be simulated by classic supercomputers

IBM claims it has taken a major step toward practical quantum computation. On Monday, the company unveiled Eagle, a 127 qubit quantum processor. IBM claims it’s the first such processor that can’t be simulated by a classical supercomputer.

To make sense of what that means, the company says to simulate Eagle you would need more classical bits than there are atoms in every human being on the planet. IBM is crediting the breakthrough to a new design that puts the processor’s control components on multiple physical levels while the qubits are located on a single layer. It’s a design the company says allows for a significant increase in computing power.

From Engadget