Welcome to another week’s recap. Samsung published the reparability score of its as-of-yet-unannounced Galaxy A54 and it’s a solid 8.4 out of 10. Great news for the many potential buyers of Samsung’s bound-to-be-popular midranger.
Even better news is the reported return of the Samsung Fan Edition phone. By Korean outlet The Elec, it appears Samsung will unveil a Galaxy S23 FE edition in the second half of the year. The report claims that Samsung will forgo the Galaxy A74 and focus on the Galaxy S23 FE.
We got our first look at the iPhone 15 Pro thanks to leaked CAD schematics. They show a phone that’s slightly curvier with rounded edges that are cut-flat on the current models. The renders show thinner screen bezels and a USB-C port – finally! Of course, these are just leaked renders that may not reflect the final result.
Back to Samsung. The company had record pre-order numbers in its home market of South Korea. According to the numbers, Samsung received 1.09 million pre-orders – up 7% over the Galaxy S22 series last year. That’s only ever bested by the Galaxy Note10 family back in 2019 with 1.4 million pre-orders. Even better for Samsung, the Galaxy S23 Ultra accounted for 60% of all orders.
Oppo launched the Find N2 Flip on a global scale this week. Now buyers in Europe can go ahead and pre-order the flip-foldable in 8/256GB trim. Shipments will begin from March 2 onward.
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The phone still isn’t official, but should hopefully be announced soon.
The Galaxy FE series is due for a return this year.
The first CAD-based renders are out, even if we’re more than half a year away from this phone’s official introduction.
One UI 5.1 debuted with the Galaxy S23 series smartphones unveiled earlier this month.
Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp at Meta, claims that government agencies have access to secret chats in Telegram.
The share of Apple self-designed components is rising.
A Canadian carrier posted a preliminary list of devices set to receive the big new update.
1.09 million is the highest ever amount of pre-orders for a Galaxy S series.
Apple is expected to outsource up to 25% of all iPhone production to India by 2025.
The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Z Flip4, and Galaxy S22 series are getting the update right now.
Telegram claims that the Wired article on the app’s security contains multiple errors.
The Honor Magic5 Pro is coming on February 27.
This is the chip maker’s first entry for its 7000 series lineup of midrange chipsets.
Another foldable moves beyond China.
You can now remove the voice search button from the taskbar.
The duo comes with the same adapter in the retail box.
The new SoC will power an upcoming entry-level gaming smartphone set to launch in India.
Galaxy S23 series domination is slightly easing off.
The phone is rumored to be a rebranded version of the Moto X40, destined for international markets.
The phone launched alongside the Nokia G60 last year and while the G60 is already available in India, the X30 is not (yet).
The design reveal confirms earlier suspicions that the V27 series is related to the S16 series.
Motorola’s next budget stylus-wielding phone is expected to launch soon.
Pre-orders in France start on February 20.
It brings several new tests, including background blur in video calls, object detection, and photo filters in social media.
The global unveiling will take place in Barcelona during MWC.
