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UBI Research: 97.5% of OLED phones released in H1 2021 had a 6 to 7 inch display

Almost all smartphones with an OLED display released in the first half of 2021 had a diagonal of 6 inches or higher, according to UBI Research. More specifically, 6 to 7 inch OLED phones have a 97.5% share in the market, compared to 78% in 2018.

That is 119 models out of 122 released in the first six months of 2021. The Asus Zenfone 8 is the only one to go below 6” (just below, it has a 5.9” display), the Sony Xperia 10 III is exactly at 6.0”. On the other end of the scale are the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold and Huawei Mate X2, which are the only models with 8.0” OLED panels. There were no 7”…

Honor to hold a global press conference on August 12

Honor has introduced the 50 series, its first flagship since becoming an independent brand. We saw three smartphones, and since they all are limited to the Chinese market, users overseas can’t really enjoy them.

This is likely to change on August 12 – that’s when Honor will reportedly hold a global press conference, according to @OnLeaks.

While the Honor 50 with GMS is the most obvious and logical smartphone lineup to see, the company might have something up its sleeve. The brand has confirmed a Magic3 device with Snapdragon 888 Plus smartphone will arrive soon, and this global…

Oppo Reno6 and Reno6 Pro 5G launched in India, Enco X gets a new color variant

The Oppo Reno6 5G and Reno6 Pro 5G announced in May in China begin their global rollout today, starting with India. The Reno6 Pro 5G comes in a single 12GB/256GB configuration and is priced at INR39,990 ($535/€455) in the Asian country. The Reno6 5G, on the other hand, is offered in 8GB/128GB configuration and can be yours for INR29,990 ($400/€340).

Both smartphones come in Aurora and Stellar Black colors, but the Pro version will go on sale starting July 20 through Flipkart and mainline retailers, while the vanilla model will be up for purchase from July 29 through the same sales…

Redmi 10 goes through the FCC, is rumored to use the 50MP JN1 sensor

A Redmi 10 has been certified by the FCC, model number 21061119AG. The FCC docs show that this is a dual-SIM 4G phone that will run MIUI 12.5 at launch. It will come in three versions: 4/64 GB, 6/128 GB and 4/128 GB.

There is some conflicting information about the camera, but pretty much all rumors agree that the main sensor will have 50 MP resolution. The development may have started with a Sony sensor, but that was later switched to a Samsung one.

Specifically, the new ISOCELL JN1 for the main cam, according to Kacper Skrzypek. It has a 1/2.76” optical format and 0.64 µm pixels…

OnePlus Nord 2 rumored to be more expensive than the original

The OnePlus Nord 2 will be unveiled on July 22 (Thursday next week) and it could be the most expensive Nord yet, if the information by 91mobiles and Yogesh Brar proves to be correct. And we mean most expensive by quite some margin.

The Nord 2 will allegedly cost INR 32,000 ($430/€365) for the base 8/128 GB model, the version with 12/256 GB will be INR 35,000. We’ve put the prices and some comparison figures in the table below:

Model
Storage
Price (INR))

OnePlus Nord2
8/128 GB
₹32,000 (rumored)

12/256 GB
₹35,000 (rumored)

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Google fined €500 million in France over an antitrust lawsuit

The antitrust ruling of fining Google in France follows almost a 7-month period in which the search giant was supposed to reach an agreement with local publishers to use snippets of their content on Google News. The fine is €500 million and is in line with the latest EU regulations.

Unfortunately, Google didn’t offer a fair deal and couldn’t agree with Agence France-Presse and other publishers on a payment framework. Reportedly, the fee Google was willing to give was less than what it pays for weather data and dictionary definitions.

In addition to the fine, Google needs to enter…

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