Week 41 in review: S23 rumors, iPhone going USB-C in 2023, Tecno Pova 4/4 Pro official
Welcome to the end of week 41 and the recap of its highlights. Let’s start off with some Galaxy S23 series leaks. The smallest of the series, the namesake Galaxy S23 will keep the 6.1-inch display but the battery will grow to 3,900mAh. The Galaxy S23 Ultra will stick to a 5,000mAh unit.
Samsung made it official that it will drop the OneUI 5 firmware update to the Galaxy S22 series by the end of October. Now, there will be a time difference depending on the market but it’s still great news – Samsung released the previous major update in November last year.
Tecno introduced the Pova 4 series with the Pova 4 and 4 Pro. The two share the Helio G99 chipset and ample 6,000mAh battery and the Pro adds an OLED screen and faster 45W charging. The Pova 4 and Pova 4 Pro are only going to be available in Bangladesh for now, but we expect the duo to hit other markets soon.
Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported that the iPhone is moving to USB-C in 2023. That would make Apple compliant with the EU’s mandate that all portable electronic devices use USB-C from the fall of 2024 a year early.
Getting back to this year, OnePlus will announce the Nord N300 this November with a 90Hz display, 33W wired charging, and a sub-$300 price tag.
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It will have a 3,900 mAh charge.
This could mean sales halt in several markets.
The analyst believes that Apple’s ultimate goal is to make devices that only use wireless (i.e. inductive) charging.
The Dimensity 1080 also gets beefed up photography capabilities.
The firmware will arrive on the Galaxy S22 series by the end of the month, with market variations.
Both phones are announced for the Bangladeshi market with Helio G99 chipsets.
More details about its capabilities have been revealed.
5G connectivity, a 90Hz refresh rate and a sub-300$ price tag.
It’s unclear if it will have Face ID.
This is the same sized battery cell as on the S22 Ultra.
The phone launched in India last week. It features a 6.6″ 120Hz OLED display (HDR10+), stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and a large 5,000mAh battery.
Wednesday’s Microsoft event brought new Surface devices.
Apple previously confirmed it will skip iPadOS 16 and will directly release iPadOS 16.1 to users.
Previous information suggested the latest Google chipset used a 4nm process.
It could be for any of the Redmi K60 phones.
The phone covers all the basics, including a large 5,000mAh battery for hours and hours of YouTube streaming.
The phone will have three cameras on the back.
The Find X6 Pro is rumored to feature three 50MP rear cameras.
Apple is rolling the update out to iPhone 8 and later.
It will likely be a custom version of the Galaxy Z Fold4 for China.
We picked out the best offers for Apple, Samsung, Google, Sony, OnePlus and Xiaomi phones from Amazon’s two day Prime Early Access Sale.
Limited stock and no 512GB variant for Europe.
The Moto flip phone has more advanced hardware, but it will be tough to justify a higher price than the established competitor.
Features a 1.0-type sensor and a fixed 20mm wide angle lens.
