Welcome to our recap of the biggest headlines of week 38.
The Apple iPhone 14 fever is still here – we saw the regular iPhone 14 pass a durability test where it performed quite well. The 14 Pro models have had their fragile camera issue fixed with its latest iOS 16.0.2 update.
In semi-related news, Android makers such as Xiaomi and Realme are gearing up to implement Dynamic Island-like notification systems on their upcoming devices – can’t say we didn’t see that coming . Xiaomi is expected to launch its Civi 2 smartphone on Tuesday, September 27 with a centered pill-shaped cutout on its display.
Google’s Pixel 7 series marketing campaign is in full swing, as we received a new teaser for the phones and the Pixel Watch ahead of the October 6 launch. Pre-orders for the Pixel 7 series begin on the same date as the announcement.
Asus has launched its ROG Phone 6D duo consisting of the ROG Phone 6D and the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate. Both phones share nearly identical specs to the ROG Phone 6 range, with the big change being the Dimensity 9000+ chipset which replaces the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The vanilla 6D starts at £799 in the UK while the Ultimate modification demands at least £1,199. Asus has also launched a Batman ROG Phone 6 edition which costs €1,199.
Nvidia has announced its RTX 40 series graphics cards with a claimed 2-4x performance boost and DLSS 3. The base 12GB RTX 4080 starts at $899 while the top-end RTX 4090 will cost $1,599. Official sales of the RTX 4090 start on October 12 while the RTX 4080 will be available from November.
The big rumors of the week include Samsung continuing to use Exynos chipsets for the Galaxy S23 series and Apple finally bringing 8K video to next year’s iPhone 15 Ultra. We also got some details about the upcoming OnePlus 11 Pro which is expected to bring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip alongside 100W charging.
These are the headlines of this week. See you next time.
Xiaomi President Lu Weibing asked Weibo users if they would like to see an implementation of Dynamic Island.
ROG Phone 6D Ultimate comes with an AeroActive accessory.
This affects both Pro models when users open third-party apps that use the camera. Apple’s camera app is unaffected.
Reports suggest internal conflicts over the use of the internal chipset.
No big surprises here, it’s in line with other smartwatches.
8K video may be exclusive to the Ultra. However, all four models are expected to have USB-C ports and Dynamic Islands.
It arrives on September 27.
It looks like the Redmi Note 10 Pro, except one had the more powerful Snapdragon 732G chipset.
US and Canadian models will get the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset while other regions will boast the Dimensity 9000+ SoC.
At least that will be the case in the United States, according to a new leak.
This trio was launched in the distant 2015, more than 7 years ago. In related news, the newest Galaxy A40 is getting a security patch.
While the smartphone camera scores points with the DxOMark plateau, the brands seem to give the scores less marketing relevance.
It’s basically an iPhone 13 with improved internals and an easier-to-repair backplate.
Will be the first mainstream Pixel phone to launch in India since the Pixel 3.
The camera island design strongly resembles the 12 series.
The front screen can expand horizontally on demand, but when closed the extra part is a secondary rear screen.
We’re watching you, Samsung.
You can watch it from virtually any angle with this new hype effort from the company.
It will drop the previously expected Dimensity 8200.
It will come with up to 16 GB of RAM.
And we still haven’t seen the X80 Pro+.
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