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Chip Battle: The Exynos 2100 challenges the Snapdragon 888.

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Chip Battle: The Exynos 2100 challenges the Snapdragon 888. 14 December 2021. The  Exynos 2100  was announced yesterday as Samsung’s latest flagship processor. It is expected to make its debut tomorrow inside the  Galaxy S21  series that will be sold in some markets. In other regions such as the United States and China, the Galaxy S21 series will be powered by the  Snapdragon 888 . We expect early reviews comparing both variants will surface shortly after the phones are announced, but before then, we want to see how the two chipsets compare on paper. Both the Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888 are 5nm chipsets and the shift to a smaller node size brings upgrades in performance and reduction in power consumption when compared to their predecessors. They also feature ARM CPU cores in the same 1+3+4 arrangement and have built-in 5G modems. The table below shows a spec-by-spec comparison of the two processors: Processor Exynos 2100 Snapdragon 888 Node size 5nm EUV 5nm C...

Samsung Galaxy S21+handled in the wild.

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Samsung Galaxy S21+ handled in the wild 30 December 2020 Take a gander at the  Samsung Galaxy S21+  in the wild, courtesy of @MauriQHD on Twitter. The three images appear to show a legitimate working device with a confidential sticker on the rear. The unit looks to be the Phantom Violet model. It looks like the middle child  Galaxy S21+ .     Samsung Galaxy S21+ hands-on At this point we pretty much  know all there is to know  about the Galaxy S21 family. The trio will become official globally on January 14. They'll be powered by an Exynos 2100 in most countries and the Snapdragon 888 in the US and Korea. The Galaxy S21 and S21+ will have a 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch FullHD+ AMOLED with a constant 120Hz, 4,000mAh and 4,800mAh baterues, 12MP f/1.8 main, 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide and 64MP f/2.0 3x telephoto cameras and 8GB of RAM. The Galaxy S21 Ultra will have a bigger 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED with 120Hz refresh (adaptive) and QHD+ resolution, as well ...

Realme UI 2.0 beta opens for Realme 7 and Realme X2 Pro.

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Realme UI 2.0 beta opens for Realme 7 and Realme X2 Pro. 29 December 2020 Realme UI 2.0 was announced in September and the company promised that by the end of the year, the  Realme 7  and  Realme X2 Pro  will get to experience it albeit in Beta form. Just two days before we turn the calendars, the company has opened the application process through a Google Docs form for which we’ve provided source links in the end of this article. Realme is already pushing the interface, based on Android 11, to some other devices - the 7 Pro is still in  early access stage , the X50 Pro 5G flagship is already  up for a stable update . On top of that, three Realme Q phones,  announced in October , are on the market shelves with UI 2.0 straight out of the box. The Realme UI 2.0 comes with  improvements in three major directions  - Creativity with Always-On Display options and more themes, Sociability allowing for music and files to be easily transfered in a sin...

Xiaomi Mi 11 launched with Snapdragon 888.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 launched with Snapdragon 888, 108MP triple cameras, and more: price, specifications. Mi 11 is the world's first Snapdragon 888 smartphone. HIGHLIGHTS Key M11 specifications include QHD+ AMOLED display, 108MP camera, a 4,600mAh battery, and Snapdragon 888 5G SoC Mi 11 price starts at RMB   3,999 (~Rs 45,000) The  Mi 11  price, specifications, and design have been officially announced at an event in China, as promised. The successor to the  Mi 10  brings quite a few upgrades to the table, primarily the rear-camera module has been redesigned. The Xiaomi Mi 11 design elements include a punch-hole cutout at the top left corner for the selfie camera, extremely slim bezels, and a curved screen for immersive viewing, Harmon Kardon speakers, and a glossy back panel. Key Xiaomi Mi 11 specifications include a 120Hz QHD+ AMOLED display, 108MP camera, a 4,600mAh battery, and the latest MIUI 12.5 custom skin. Mi 11 is the world's first phone to come with the late...

Upcoming 2021 phones.

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Upcoming phones: The future smartphones of 2021. The upcoming generation of phones Before we dive into the detail, here are some of the anticipated handsets for 2020 and 2021: Xiaomi Mi 11 Nokia 7.3 5G Nokia 9.3 PureView - or Nokia 10? Huawei Mate X2 Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20+ Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra OnePlus 9, 9 Pro and 9E Samsung Galaxy Fold E Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 2/3 Apple iPhone SE 2 Plus Apple iPhone 13 Xiaomi flip phone Xiaomi Mi 11 It's expected that Xiaomi will be first out of the door to confirm that it's going to be using the latest Qualcomm hardware - so we're expecting an announcement during the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in December 2020. No other details have appeared, but we'll know something soon enough. POCKET-LINT Huawei Mate X2 Huawei's next-gen folding phone reportedly has the codename Teton and will shift from the design of the original Mate X with the display on the exterior to one with the display on the interior. No...