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Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition announced

China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has successfully landed on Mars, and as a tribute to the mission, Chinese phone maker Oppo announced a special edition Find X3 Pro, dubbed Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition.

The Oppo Find X3 Pro Mars Exploration Edition (machine translated from Chinese) comes in a new gray paint job, making it the fifth color option for the flagship in addition to the already available Blue, White, Gloss Black, and Cosmic Mocha colorways.

Oppo says the gray shade is inspired by outer space, and the phone’s rear panel is made of high-fog AG Glass with metallic luster…

Samsung Galaxy M12 goes on sale in Russia

The Samsung Galaxy M12 unveiled in February is now available for purchase in Russia. It comes in Black, Blue, and Green colors and has two memory options – 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB priced at RUB12,990 ($175/€145) and RUB14,990 ($200/€165), respectively.

The Galaxy M12 is powered by the Exynos 850 SoC and runs Android 11 out of the box. It’s built around a 6.5″ 90Hz HD+ LCD with a notch for the 8MP selfie camera.

Around the back, we get a square-shaped quad camera setup, which is a combination of 48MP primary, 5MP ultrawide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth units.

The rest of the Galaxy…

Realme GT Neo Flash Edition is on the way with 65W charging

Realme’s GT line of flagship smartphones has grown from one device (the eponymous GT) to two with the launch of the GT Neo back in April, and now it looks like a third member might join the Chinese company’s roster.

According to a new rumor from a prolific leakster from the company’s home country, Realme will soon out the GT Neo Flash Edition. If you’re wondering what the Flash in that name stands for, it’s charging.

For some reason, the GT Neo only supports 50W fast charging for its 4,500 mAh battery, and doesn’t go all the way up to 65W, which is currently the top number for…

New Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 available for pre-order with $180 Samsung Credit

Last month, Samsung announced its lineup of new Samsung Galaxy Book computers: The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. The latter has a hinge that swings all the way around to take advantage of Windows 10’s tablet mode. Each one comes in 13 and 15-inch versions and they’re all currently on pre-order.

Today (Friday) is the last day to take advantage of a promotion that Samsung is holding in the US. Anyone who pre-orders one of these Galaxy Book Pros will be eligible for $180 in Samsung Credit, redeemable towards any Samsung accessories or other Samsung products.

Samsung…

LeEco is staging a comeback, schedules major event for May 18

LeEco sprang back to life earlier this year when it announced a pair of TWS earbuds with active noise cancellation. But the company has grander plans and sent out invites for a May 18th event.

The invite is laconic, with “I’m back” written in large font. Below that it unveils the name of the event, “LeTV Smart Ecological Conference”, which is quite vague. So, what’s this about?

Several versions of the invite teasing LeEco’s May 18 event

If you look closely, there’s a mirrored “TV 3D” in the bottom right of hte first invite. And a mirrored “VR” appears a couple of times. You…

Apple iPhone 13 to feature FaceID chip twice as small as the one on iPhone 12 series

Apple is said to finally shrink the notch on its iPhone 13 series. Last month we even saw a leaked screen protector detailing the re-arranged notch looks and now DigiTimes is reporting Apple is looking to source 40-50% smaller VCSEL chips used for 3D mapping face scans for its 2021 iPhones.

Leaked iPhone 13 screen protector

The report further mentions that the decreased chip will play a key role in shrinking the overall notch size. The same smaller image processing chip will also be used in future iPads with FaceID. With the smaller notch, Apple will also look to move up the…

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