Google surprised us all by announcing a Pixel event in August instead of October. The Pixel 9 series, which will consist of three phones for the first time, is coming out on August 13th!
The OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite is official. It packs a 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED and the Snapdragon 695 SoC. The Nord CE4 Lite packs a 10% larger battery capacity at 5,500mAh. That’s the capacity for the Indian model. The global variant has a 5,110mAh battery instead (110mAh more than the CE 3 Lite). Either way, charging has been bumped up a bit to 80W, so a full 100% still takes a decent amount of time – 52 minutes on the 5,500mAh variant. This is a very versatile phone. It has a microSD slot for extra storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and stereo speakers with 300% Ultra Volume Mode. And you can share some of that large battery with 5W reverse charging.
Pre-orders for the OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite start today in Europe. The phone comes in a single configuration (8/256GB) and costs €330. Make that €280 if you grab the early bird deal. The situation in USA is a little different, and the Nord CE4 Lite goes on sale immediately from June 27 (Thursday). The base 8/128GB model has an MSRP of ₹21,000.
Also official is the vivo Y28s. The smartphone is built around a 6.56” HD+ 90Hz LCD with a Dimensity 6300 SoC and 8GB of RAM. There’s a 5,000mAh battery and IP64 rating. The vivo Y28s 5G will be available in Mocha Brown and Twinkling Purple color options, with pricing and availability yet to be detailed.
And this week another phone has arrived: the OnePlus Ace 3 Pro. Some highlights include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, up to 24 GB of RAM and a powerful 6,100 mAh battery. OnePlus Ace 3 Pro comes in Porcelain White, Green Field and Titanium Silver colors. Prices start at CNY 3,199 ($440) for the 12/256GB model.
The Lite borrows some features from the Nord CE4, but also makes some questionable choices: Snapdragon 695, again?
It comes with an IP64 rating.
The Ace 3 Pro is the first device to feature OnePlus’ new Glacier Battery technology, which brings a more energy-dense cell with a capacity of 6,100mAh.
And believe it or not, there’s another phone official this week: the Motorola S50 Neo for China or the G85 for Europe. Motorola unveiled the Razr 50 and Razr 50 Ultra, then later made them both official. The S50 Neo or G85 arrived alongside it. It has a Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, a 6.7-inch curved pOLED display (FHD+ 120Hz), and a 5,000mAh battery with 30W charging.
The Redmi Note 14 Pro may not have a 200MP camera. Instead, the phone will have a 50MP sensor, hopefully a larger one. The Redmi Note 14 Pro will apparently also have a “1.5K” resolution screen, just like the Note 13 Pro.
It is expected to launch outside China as the Moto G85.
It may not offer a Glyph interface, but the CMF Phone 1 gets removable backs via the Nothing Lock mechanism.
A new rumor reveals some details about the upcoming device.
A rather wild rumor out of Samsung’s home country of Korea today claims that the company is considering using MediaTek Dimensity chips for the Galaxy S25 family, scheduled to launch in January next year. Not just MediaTek chips, but also MediaTek Dimensity chips (likely the Dimensity 9400) alongside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Samsung’s own Exynos 2500. So if this pans out (and that’s a big if), the Korean brand’s next flagship family could see three different SoCs in different markets.
Enough Pro for €100 less.
In addition to the Exynos 2500 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
The launch will take place soon.