Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to use Samsung GN1 50MP sensor

Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to use Samsung GN1 50MP sensor The Google Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6 will indeed use the 50MP Samsung GN1 sensor for their main cameras.

The rumor was confirmed by a string of code in Google’s new Camera app, which arrived with the Android 12 Beta 4.

The code mentions ‘p21’, which refers to the upcoming Pixel 6 series, attached to a ‘gn1_wide’, which is very straightforward to decipher.

The GN1 sensor, which Samsung unveiled last May, has 1.2μm-sized pixels before binning. Combining them 4-to-1 turns the 50 million 1.2μm pixels to 12.5 million 2.4μm-sized pixels.

The sensor was used in the vivo X60 Pro+ and…

Watch the Honor Magic3 series announcement live here

Watch the Honor Magic3 series announcement live here Honor will announce the Magic3 series today, introducing its first proper flagship line since its separation from Huawei. The company already teased they will use a Snapdragon 888+ chipset, and pack some serious photography firepower.

The event is scheduled for 19:30 Beijing time/12:30 BST/11:30 GMT and it will be live-streamed so you can follow it in real time.

The circular camera setup on the back of the new phones will have at least five cameras, leaksters claim – a main 108MP or 50MP and three 64MP snappers.

At least some of the new phones will arrive overseas, unlike the…

iQOO 8 Pro renders and pricing leak

iQOO 8 Pro renders and pricing leak We’re eagerly expecting the debut of iQOO’s 8 series phones on August 17 and ahead of next week’s event, we got some more renders and pricing info on the Pro model. The device will come in an exclusive BMW M Sport colorway in white with the automaker’s signature blue, violet and red-colored stripes.

We can also observe the triple camera setup on the back which is said to feature a 50MP main module alongside a 48MP ultrawide lens and a 60mm equivalent zoom lens which should do 2.5x zoomed shots. In addition to the new renders, we are also treated to a leaked pricing of CNY 5,299 which…

Xiaomi exec: Mix 4 is a phone for full-screen experience, not selfies

Xiaomi exec: Mix 4 is a phone for full-screen experience, not selfies Xiaomi launched the Mix 4 smartphone earlier this week, and it is the company’s first device with an under-display camera. The company calls it CUP (camera under panel) and it was designed to offer a full-screen experience at the expense of selfie quality.

That was confirmed by William Lu, Senior VP at Xiaomi, on his Weibo page.

Lu recommended people to buy phones with punch holes if they want selfies with the best possible quality from a front-facing camera.

He also said that if they left the display area over the camera very visible it would have been better to stick with holes…

OnePlus 8 series will get ColorOS update next year

OnePlus 8 series will get ColorOS update next year OnePlus smartphones sold outside China come with OxygenOS, but the ones available in China come with HydrogenOS. However, that changed with the OnePlus 9 lineup announced in March, which came with Oppo’s ColorOS. Now we learn the OnePlus smartphones next in line to get ColorOS are the OnePlus 8, 8 Pro, and 8T.

This revelation comes from OnePlus’s COO, Mr. Liu Fengshuo, who took to Weibo to announce that the OnePlus 8 trio will get the ColorOS update in Q1 2022.

OnePlus 8T

Mr. Fengshuo didn’t reveal if the update will only arrive on the Chinese units or the global models as…

Android 12 Beta 4 rolling out to Pixel phones with Platform Stability

Android 12 Beta 4 rolling out to Pixel phones with Platform Stability Android 12 is currently in the beta phase and today, the fourth release of Android 12 Beta (not including the Developer Previews) is rolling out to Pixel devices now. The Android Developers Blog advises that this is a significant release as it moves Android 12 into the final phase of testing.

Android 12 Beta 4 has reached Platform Stability, a milestone that means all app-facing surfaces and behaviors are now final in Android 12. This includes not only the official SDK and NDK APIs, but also final app-facing system behaviors and restrictions on non-SDK interfaces that may affect apps. So…

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