Week 27 in review: Galaxy F22 goes official, OnePlus gets in hot water with Geekbench
It might be summer and scorching heat in the northern hemisphere, but the smartphone world is not taking a rest, and we saw plenty of smartphone action in the past seven days. Tecno's first premium smartphone went on sale, while Samsung introduced the Galaxy F22 in India.
Oppo Reno6 series is getting a new family member - the Reno6 Z 5G. It will be launched on July 21 and will have 5G capabilities.
Qualcomm launched its Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders phone - a showcase product that demonstrates all the fancy features the Snapdragon 888 can offer in a smartphone. It has a price tag of $1,500, but it doesn't appear that the San Diego company will try too hard to sell it.
OnePlus confirmed the Nord 2 5G launch date. The company also got tangled in a bit of a drama - Geekbench delisted all OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones from its database after alleged manipulation.
It appears OxygenOS limits the performance of apps to extend battery life but did not apply the same filter to the benchmarking platform, which, according to Geekbench, is a form of cheating. OnePlus did confirm it is optimizing apps on its devices, raising the debate whether this is the same type of manipulation that other companies did with enabling special high-performance modes for synthetic benchmarking.
The Phantom X, Tecno's first premium phone, is now available
Initially, the phone can be found in Nigeria and Kenya and it should expand to more markets soon.
Oppo Reno6 5G now available in Purple color, Reno6 Z 5G launching on July 21
The new Purple Reno6 is already up for grabs in China and will likely remain exclusive to that market.
Samsung launches Galaxy F22 with big battery and aggressive price
Prices start from INR12,499 ($170/€140).
Qualcomm announces Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders with Snapdragon 888 and 6.78-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen
The phone will come with a pair of Qualcomm-tuned earbuds, bumper case, and the phone is curated with all of Qualcomm’s technologies.
Mony Mint - The smallest 4G smartphone hands-on review
For just $99 you can have a smartphone with Android 9 the size of a candy bar.
Rumor: Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 will have a completely invisible under display camera, rear display
The display will have 1080p+ resolution and only two curved sides. The secondary display on the rear will be larger than Mi 11 Ultra's display.
Huawei nova 8i announced with Snapdragon 662, 64MP quad camera, and 66W charging
Pre-orders are already up, sale begins on July 21.
New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 renders surface
It's been hotly debated whether the Z Fold3 5G would have a punch-hole or under-display camera.
Rumor: the new MacBook Pros will use the M1X chipset, new MacBook Air coming in 2022 with M2
Apple has traditionally used "X" to denote more powerful chipsets with more cores. The M2 should switch to a new architecture and a new node.
Nintendo announces new Switch variant with OLED display
Also features a larger stand, more internal storage, and improved speakers.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra to come with 108MP main camera, not 200MP
But it will be a newer, more refined version of the current 108MP ISOCELL HM3 unit.
The OnePlus Nord 2 will have a custom Dimensity 1200-AI chipset, the company confirms
OnePlus and MediaTek added additional AI features to the base Dimensity 1200 to help with the camera, media playback and other tasks.
HMD Product Manager says new Nokia flagship is coming on November 11
That's Singles' Day (11.11) in China, a big annual shopping event and a good time to launch a new product - unless the flagship gets delayed, again.
Rumor: the Snapdragon 895 will be fabbed on 4nm Samsung node, the 895+ on 4nm TSMC node
Leakster IceUniverse says that Qualcomm will split the orders between the two foundries. The Snapdragon 888+ stuck with Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE's key specs leak through a TENAA listing
It's going to be smaller than its predecessor.
iPhone 13 to offer faster wireless charging or reverse charging
The upcoming line is said to pack bigger charging coils.
Xiaomi patents foldable phone with a wraparound screen like on the Mi Mix Alpha
This design uses a single panel for both the internal and the external displays.
OnePlus 9's price drops to a very tempting level in new deal
The phone can be had for lower than ever before.
Apple iPhone 13 to be built by Foxconn and Pegatron, Pro's bigger camera confirmed once more
The iPhone class of 2021 will be the last one with a 5.4” device.
All members of the iPhone 14 family to sport 120Hz LTPO OLED panels
LG is gearing up to produce next year's LTPO OLED panels for iPhone 14.
Geekbench delists OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro over benchmark manipulation allegations
Other OnePlus devices will be reviewed as well.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE details confirmed: new 32MP main camera, microSD slot
The phone will be a bit smaller than the S20 FE and will feature a new 32 MP main cam, 12 MP ultra wide and 8 MP tele.
Microsoft Office gets a new UI, Office Insiders can try it
Some of the major changes could take up to two years to be fully implemented.
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Reader comments
- Anonymous
- 12 Jul 2021
- PZa
I don't know why you're getting so agitated. As you said, reviewers use these benchmarks to rank performance of phones but that's just the reviewers and not OnePlus. OnePlus optimises their phones in whichever way that serves their use...
- GSM Boy
- 12 Jul 2021
- y6W
Im not sure what rock you've been living in, but geekbench have been used just like antutu to "bench mark" phones on how good they are running on synthetic test to mimic real time use. The word "test' should be a dead give aw...
- Anonymous
- 12 Jul 2021
- fJ5
Can you point to an example of OnePlus using Geekbench to advertise the speed of their phones?
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