Week 42 in review: Mate 10 trio and Nokia 7 debut
Week 42 begun on a high note as Huawei unveiled a trio of flagship phablets - the Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and the Mate 10 Porsche design.
HMD global had an announcement of its own - the Nokia 7 debuted, but its availability will be limited to China at least initially.
Another device by the Finns - Nokia 9 - keeps appearing in various leaks and gathering a lot of attention.
Check out the complete list of the most popular stories from the past week to make sure you haven't missed anything important.
Samsung aims to bring Portrait Mode to Galaxy S8 with next update
It's yet to be officially confirmed, but the development is seemingly underway.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design unveiled with 6" 18:9 AMOLED screens
Mate phones never liked bezels, but these take things to the next level.
Nokia 7 launches with glass back, Snapdragon 630
The handset comes with a Zeiss-branded imaging solution that lets you capture "bothies".
Xiaomi Redmi 5A announced: very low price, very few changes
This is a minor refresh of the Redmi 4A, which also launched at a sub-$100 price.
Huawei Mate 10 comes with QHD screen, F/1.6 dual Leica camera
Faster chipset, new USB-C tricks, the list goes on.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs. Mate 9 camera shootout
We've decided to make a quick shootout around Munich between the new and the old Mate and see if there is a big difference or not.
HTC U11 Plus renders show a small refinement of the familiar design
The fingerprint reader jumped to the back to free up space on the front.
Apple iPhone 7 outselling iPhone 8
The 2016 phone is more desired as limited updates can't justify price hike.
Nokia 9 leaks in new image; Nokia 2 gets certified in Russia
Specifically, the Nokia 9 leak shows the back plate of phone.
Apple decreases iPhone 8 production as demand wanes
The company asked manufacturers to lower production by half; carriers confirmed the lack of interest.
Making sense of the Huawei Mate 10 lineup
What makes the Mate 10 Pro a Pro? Is the vanilla Mate 10 lacking anything important?
Huawei Mate 10 vs. Mate 10 Pro: screen battle
The non-Pro model has a sharper screen with a better screen to body ratio?
TENAA spilled the beans on a new Xiaomi phone. Likely the Redmi Note 5.
The reported 18:9 aspect ration definitely hints at the eagerly anticipated Redmi Note 5, only minus a second main camera.
Xiaomi Mi A1 gets another update, still not Oreo
Apparently, the latest update is just the October security patch.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 visits Geekbench with Snapdragon 617
We think the benchmark got it wrong, though.
Early photo samples showcase the Nokia 7 camera performance
The stills allegedly originate from HMD's latest upper-midrange device and its Zeiss camera.
Additional Galaxy A5 (2018) and A7 (2018) renders show dual selfie camera
This (if true) would be Samsung's first dual font camera.
Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ and J7 Pro getting new updates
The S8 series update arrives as firmware version G950FXXU1AQI9 and G955FXXU1AQI9, respectively, and weighs in at around 480MB.
New Oppo F5 leak reveals 12MP dual selfie camera
Rumors so far had suggested a 16MP dual camera setup on the front.
Foldable ZTE Axon M is official with dual touchscreens
When you unfold it, you get a 6.75" viewing area, although the hinge separating the screens and the bezels don't help create a very seamless look.
Qualcomm introduces the Snapdragon 636 with Quick Charge 4
The chipset is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 630 and is built on the 14 nm FinFET process technology.