Week 18 in review: OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro dominate, Pixel 3a and 3a XL coming

Like the week prior, this one was dominated by the incoming OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. The pair is due on May 14 and OnePlus is constantly posting teasers to hype up its arrival.

Among these teasers were a few camera samples released from an early review unit and then we got an official teaser from OnePlus' Twitter account showing a bird captured from an ultra-wide, regular and telephoto lenese. We saw a printed ad for the OnePlus 7 Pro in the New York Times, too, teasing no bezel and no notch and hinting at the pop-up selfie camera.

The Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will arrive on May 8 and will get their unveil at Google's I/O the day before. And in proper Google fashion, we already know most about the two phones through leaks.

They'll come in White, Purple and Black, with 5.6-inch and 6.0-inch displays, 3,000mAh and 3,700mAh batteries and will carry the 12.2MP main and 8MP regular selfie cameras of the more expensive Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. There will be no wide selfie cameras, though, and chipsets are downgraded to Snapdragon 670 and 710.

We saw Redmi's next phone this week. It was wrongly named Redmi X but Redmi GM Lu Weibing clarified that that name is not real, although the phone is. Unlike Redmi, Realme's next phone will be called the Realme X, and it too is coming soon.

Asus teased the Zenfone 6 with no notch and no bezels and Counterpoint shared that the iPhone X was the best-selling phone in the world for 2018.

See you next week!

OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro full specs sheet is out

The vanilla will have dual cameras, the Pro variant will have a triple setup.

OnePlus 7 Pro camera samples outed

The phone may not be official yet, but some publications are intriguingly getting their hands on it.

Report: Apple saw 30% decline in shipments in Q1 YoY, Huawei up 50%

Four out of the six top brands in number of shipments for Q1 are Chinese brands and the industry is seeing a steady decline, overall.

OnePlus 7 Pro New York Times ad promises no bezel and no notch

The ad teases the new triple camera and the new pop-up selfie camera.

5G smartphones from Huawei, Xiaomi, and Oppo launch in Switzerland this week

Swiss operator Sunrise will carry three 5G phones from the get-go.

Redmi flagship appears in leaked poster with pop-up selfie camera

The phone looks a lot like the Mi 9 with its gray back panel that appears to be made of glass.

Alleged OnePlus 7 Pro passes through Geekbench revealing key specs

It's all set to be unveiled on May 14.

OnePlus teases the ultra-wide and zoom cameras of the 7 Pro

The OnePlus 7 Pro will be able to challenge all the big boys.

Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL arriving on May 8

A landing page appeared at the Indian online retailer Flipkart.

Counterpoint: iPhone X is the best-selling phone in the world for 2018

The device is second in China, trailing behind the Oppo R15, no Huawei smartphones in sight.

New Asus Zenfone 6 teaser shows no notch, no bezels

The company will unveil its latest high-end phone on May 16.

Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL's specs, pictures, and promo materials leak ahead of May 7 launch

Both these smartphones will have similar hardware.

Kirin 985 to be mass-produced with 5G modems

The chip will be manufactured on the TSMC’s 7nm EUV process.

OnePlus 7 Pro in Nebula Blue and Mirror Grey showcased in leaked press renders

At this rate there won't be anything left to leak come May 14, the date of the official announcement.

Energizer Max Power 18K Pop funding campaign fails spectacularly

Only 11 people pledged $15,005 out of the $1.2 million goal.

Realme’s RMX1901 will be called the Realme X

The new video has a few quick shots of the phone in question.