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Motorola Follow Samsung – Google Nearly ready with foldable smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Motorola followed hot on the heels of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 by launching the Moto Razr 2022. The clamshell (Flip-style) phone was launched in China and has …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Google| Motorola| Smartphones

Samsung Patents Variable Refresh Zones for Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Galaxy Club in the Netherlands reported a couple of new Samsung Korean patents that show how a smartphone screen could have several zones that could be updated at different refresh rates. …

Tags:Patents| Samsung| Smartphones

Links Week Ending 29th July 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Meta bumps prices of Quest 2 headsets ahead …

BoM Analysis: Xiaomi’s 12S Ultra Costs $516 After Upgrades

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research published a BoM analysis of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra which, the firm said, is intended to improve Xiaomi’s presence in the >$600 market for smartphones in the Chinese market. …

Tags:China| Pricing| Smartphones| Xiaomi

Samsung says nearly 10 million foldable smartphones were shipped in 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on a blog post by TM Roh of Samsung’s mobile business last week (Samsung Confirms August 10th for Galaxy Unpacked), but we missed the point that the firm said …

Samsung could announce its new Galaxy Z Flip 4 foldable phone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say CNET said that Samsung would launch a Z Flip 4 with a larger cover screen at the Galaxy Unpacked event on August 10th alongside a new Z Flip 4. Samsung is …

Tags:Events| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Samsung| Smartphones

Google Pixel’s Users among the Unhappiest in the US, with 36% Planning to Switch to Other Brands

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A survey from TradingPlatforms.com reports that Google Pixel users are among the unhappiest in the US with 36% planning to switch to another brand. Issues have concerned the speed and reliablity …

Tags:Google| Smartphones

Links Week Ending 8th July 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Football hero John Terry’s Samsung The Wall cinema …

Asus Upgrades Its Gaming Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Asus launched a new ROG Phone 6 gaming smartphone handset with a virtual event. The phone has two variants, the Phone 6 and the Phone 6 Pro. The handset is based …

Tags:Asus| Game Playing| Smartphones

ASUS Republic of Gamers Reveals ROG Phone 6 Series at For Those Who Dare Virtual Launch Event

by Artem Alekseenko

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) hosted the ROG Phone 6: For Those Who Dare virtual launch event to reveal the new ROG Phone 6 series of gaming smartphones, along with new models in the …

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Arm Adds Ray Tracing to Mobile GPUs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Arm has a new GPU, the Immortalis (how modest!) that offers hardware ray-tracing for the first time in one of the firm’s designs. It also claims a 15% boost in performance …

The Nothing Phone LOOKS Different

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Nothing Phone has now been shown to a number of people including a YouTuber who looked at the design. In particular he was impressed by the way that certain patterns …

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