Week 13 in review: Black Shark 5 Pro official, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, OP 10 Pro global
Another week down, so let's recap. Week 13 was an eventful one, starting with the global launch of the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G (what a name, eh) went on sale globally, while the Redmi 10 5G and Redmi Note 11S 5G were announced.
Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G comes in Graphite Gray, Star Blue, Forest Green colors. The baseline 6/128GB trim starts at $369. While the Redmi Note 11S 5G comes in Midnight Black, Twilight Blue, and Star Blue colors. It starts at $249 for the 4/64GB model. The Redmi 10 5G starts at $199 for the 4/64GB trim.
Xiaomi unveiled the Black Shark 5 series of gaming phones. The Black Shark 5 Pro has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, the Black Shark 5 RS uses the Snapdragon 888+, while the Black Shark 5 has a Snapdragon 870. All three will be exclusive to China initially, with global launch to hopefully follow later on.
Oppo quietly listed the Reno7 4G on its Indonesian website. It comes with a Snapdragon 680, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 6.43-inch AMOLED display. The phone is already on sale, priced IDR 5,200,000 ($365/€325/₹27,400).
The OnePlus 10 Pro is now on sale across the world. It brings 80W charging, a 48MP Sony IMX789 main camera, and 8MP telephoto (the same as its predecessor), and a new Samsung JN1 ultrawide camera. The global OnePlus 10 Pro is running OxygenOS 12.1, based on Android 12. The OnePlus 10 Pro price will start from $899 in the United States and €899 in Europe for the base 8/128GB version.
Those were the key stories of the week, but you can find the full list of hot topics below. See you next week!
Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G goes global, Redmi 10 5G and Note 11S 5G announced
Redmi Note 11S 5G and Redmi 10 5G were also announced.
Black Shark 5 Pro unveiled with SD 8 Gen 1, SSD+UFS storage, two more models follow
Three Black Shark 5 models were announced: vanilla, RS and Pro with Snapdragon 870, 888(+) and 8 Gen 1, respectively.
Oppo Reno7 4G unveiled with Snapdragon 680
One upgrade over the 5G model is the 32MP selfie camera, which uses the IMX709 RGBW sensor. Also, there is a version with a leatherette back.
Motorola Frontier leaks with Samsung 200MP sensor
This could be the first smartphone launched with Samsung's 200MP HP1 sensor.
New iPad Pro to come with Apple M2 chip in fall 2022
Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reveals his expectations in his latest newsletter.
OnePlus 10 Pro launches globally
The device is limited to 65W SuperVOOC fast charging in North America, the rest of the world gets 80W.
The Dyson Zone is a wearable air purifier that doubles as ANC headphones
Fighting air and noise pollution at the same time.
Oppo F21 Pro series is coming on April 12
The lineup will include two phones - F21 Pro 4G and F21 Pro 5G.
vivo showcases the X Fold in first official video, vivo Pad also appears
The images reveal a zero-gap crease on the inside of the foldable.
Realme Pad Mini will launch on April 4, full specs sheet leaks
The tablet is now up on Lazada Philippines.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 may also be throttling certain apps
The Snapdragon 888 powered phone is over a year at this point, so it's not clear if it was doing this from the beginning or of this is a recent change.
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 goes on pre-order globally
A colorful 32-inch VA LCD mointor with 4K resolution.
Nothing will make an announcement on April 1
The brand will announce something regarding its Nothing phone (1).
Apple releases iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1 to fix battery drain issues
Apparently the previous release got really hungry.
Realme Pad Mini launching soon in the Philippines
It will offer an 8.7-inch screen and 6,400 mAh battery with 18W charging.
Honor X9 5G is official - SD 695, 4,800mAh battery and 66W charging
The Honor X9 5G goes on sale in Malaysia today.
Samsung explains the design ideas that shaped One UI 4
A big theme for this version was cleaning up older designs and making everything more cohesive.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Galaxy A33 5G will launch in India in the coming days
Pricing for the two models is yet to be announced. Their siblings - the A53 5G, A23 and A13 - arrived in the country last week.
Counterpoint: Motorola was third largest smartphone OEM in the US for 2021
Motorola overtook LG's place as the third largest smartphone maker in the States.
WhatsApp is improving voice messages with out of chat playback, pause/resume recording
Not just that, but also other features too.
Nokia XR20 starts receiving Android 12 update
The phone was launched last summer with Android 11 on board.
Samsung Galaxy M53 image leaks
The phone was not unveiled alongside the M33 and M23 as originally expected.